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Apr-23-10 Gulf of Mexico An oil leak from a collapsed oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico could prove to be an environmental disaster. According to the UK Times on 4/23/10, the oil poured from the site where Deepwater Horizon exploded and burned for two days before collapsing. Officials report that there were 700,000 gallons of diesel fuel on the rig before the explos... - Lyrica Birth Defects Cause for Concern
Oct-10-16 Washington, DC: Is Lyrica safe? It depends who you ask. Studies indicate the risk of birth defects is high, but Pfizer, the manufacturer, disagrees. And perhaps the benefits outweigh the risks for an epileptic patient. Maybe not so much for women taking the anticonvulsant drug off-label… A study published earlier this year in Neurology fo... - Living with the Pain of Hip Replacement
Oct-14-16 Ashton, ML: Grant has been living with constant pain—and oxycontin—since getting a hip replacement in 2007. “In this day and age nobody should have to walk around in chronic pain,” he says. Thousands of people have filed lawsuits after their hip replacement began to fail. And most all metal-on-metal hip implants continue to fa... - Study: IVC Filters Don't Save Trauma Lives
Oct-12-16 Boston, MA: A new study suggests that not only do IVC filters not save the lives of trauma patients, but leaving the IVC filters in for too long could put patients at increased risk. The study, which examined the use of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in trauma patients, was published online in the journal JAMA Surgery (9/28/16). Lawsuits have been... - Will Recalled Surgical Catheters Spark Lawsuits?
Oct-12-16 Marlborough, MA: While allegedly defective medical devices such as the IVC filter have commanded major play in the press of late, the relatively quiet recall of Defective Catheters Causing Injury back in the spring appears to have slipped under the radar. However the risk is no less compelling. Millions of the devices have been recalled, including 21,0... - Force Placed Insurance is a Forced Relationship of the Worst Kind
Oct-11-16 Los Angeles, CA: Anyone having trouble believing that their insurance company, or bank could collude in such woeful, self-interested activity as Lender insurance need only look to the alleged activities of State Farm, and Wells Fargo as an indication of behavior unbecoming to their clients, customers and American values. Last month, State Farm polic... - Taxotere Canadian Hair Loss Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Taxotere (generic name docetaxel) is a chemotherapy drug used in the treatment of certain cancers, including breast cancer. One drug side effect includes permanent hair loss, called alopecia. Taxotere lawsuits have been filed against Sanofi-Aventis, the manufacturer, claiming the drug company failed to warn of Taxotere hair loss . Canadian women first... - Thoratec Heartmate II Lawsuit News and Legal Information
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about potential adverse events linked to the Thoratec HeartMate II) and other left Ventricular Assist Devices (LVADs). Specifically, the FDA is concerned about Thoratec HeartMate II adverse events including bleeding complications and an increased risk of blood clots inside the Thoratec p... - Youth Sports Concussion Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Youth involved in sports are at a risk of youth sports concussions especially in high impact sports, or in situations where they are not given adequate protective gear or are not given enough time to recover from a head injury or brain injury before continuing play. Virtually all youth sports are linked to a concussion risk, according to reports. Ed... - California Labor Law Expanded to Protect Janitors
Oct-7-16 Sacramento, CA: California lawmakers have expanded California labor law to increase protections for janitors, who are often vulnerable workers and at risk for sexual harassment and assault. Assembly Bill 1978 sets up registration and training requirements to help workers in the janitorial industry protect themselves against sexual harassment and assaul... - Airline Moves to Ground Plaintiff’s California Labor Lawsuit
Oct-9-16 Oakland, CA: A California labor lawsuit has pitted a California resident against her former employer, Hawaiian Airlines Inc. At issue is whether, or not plaintiff Kathryn Otico was entitled to payment for time spent training in a program operated by the airline. The plaintiff claims she is owed wages for the 10-day training program under regulations en... - Janssen Knew About Issues With Alere INRatio Device
Oct-6-16 Boston, MA: A new report from BMJ suggests Janssen Pharmaceuticals knew about problems with the Alere INRatio device used during a trial to test a drug's safety but did not inform regulators about those issues. The report, published online September 28, 2016, involves an investigation conducted by The BMJ into whether Janssen and Bayer, co-makers o... - Benicar Lawsuits Move Ahead
Oct-8-16 Trenton, NJ: More Benicar lawsuits have been added to the multidistrict litigation for pretrial proceedings and more Benicar side effects lawsuits are still being filed against the maker of the medication. Plaintiffs allege they developed serious gastrointestinal issues after using the blood pressure drug. As of September 15, 2016, there were 1,728... - Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for Women Morcellation Lawsuits Continue
Oct-8-16 Washington, DC: It remains a juxtaposed irony that advancements in medicine and surgical procedures, including Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for women , is succeeding in both speeding the healing process, and putting women at risk for the spread of undetected cancers. To that end, lawsuits stemming from Laparoscopy continue to flow through the courts as... - Fosamax ONJ Jaw Death Case Goes To Trial Mid-April
Apr-10-10 Muncie, IN It seems somewhat paradoxical that a drug designed to protect bone may be causing bone fractures, writes Jill U. Adams in the 3/22/10 edition of the Los Angeles Times. The incidence rate of Fosamax osteonecrosis (bone death of the jaw) is low, but two reports presented this month during a gathering of orthopedic surgeons have indicated that... - AirTran Airways Ruins Christmas Vacation
Apr-9-10 Mt. Pleasant, SC When AirTran Airways decided to cancel its service to and from Charleston, South Carolina, the low-cost-carrier told the media, the chamber of commerce and its local contractors that it was pulling out. Unfortunately, it seems the airline didn't tell its customers. The airline's failure to notify passengers was much more than an inconvenie... - Saudi Arabia Suspends Avandia
Apr-8-10 Washington, DC Saudi Arabia has suspended Avandia for six months, saying the risks of the drugs outweigh the benefits. The type 2 diabetes medication has been shown to increase the risk of cardiovascular events, including congestive heart failure. The Saudi Food and Drug Authority announced that the risk of using Avandia "outweighs its benefits, es... - Mesothelioma Plaintiff Suffers Setback, But Receives New Trial
Oct-6-16 West Palm Beach, FL: The appeal in a recent Asbestos lawsuit did not go the way the plaintiff might have hoped, although there is another avenue available for the asbestos mesothelioma victim. While a verdict for one of two plaintiffs was required to be entered by an appeals court, a new trial has been ordered for the other. The case is Crane et al... - Many Talcum Powder Lawsuit Plaintiffs May Not Survive to See Their Day in
Oct-5-16 Washington, DC: An effort to centralize body powder and cancer lawsuits to a federal court in Illinois is being met with opposition from body powder lawsuit attorneys representing plaintiffs who have just a few years to live and may not survive to see their day in court. One plaintiff associated with a Johnson & Johnson lawsuit, Tanashiska Lumas... - Plaintiffs Move to Consolidate Invokana Lawsuits
Oct-5-16 Trenton, NJ: Enough Invokana lawsuits have been filed making similar allegations that the Invokana side effects lawsuits should be consolidated for pretrial proceedings, plaintiffs have argued. Lawsuits filed in both the US and Canada allege the use of Invokana caused damage to patients' kidneys but that the makers of Invokana (known generically as can...