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Sort by relevance 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- Despite Suicide Risk, Feds Suggest Chantix Still the Best Way to Quit
Jul-18-08 Indianapolis, IN As one of the first Chantix lawsuits against Pfizer becomes official this week, the entire Chantix issue just gets weirder: on one hand the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) highlights the risk of suicide in the Chantix Medication Guide. On the other, government health officials reportedly continue to urge smokers to use Chantix as... - Tomato Growers Want Compensation for Losses
Growers Want Warnings Lifted It is estimated that tomato growers have lost over $100 million as a result of the multi-state warnings of salmonella- tainted tomatoes. However, a link has yet to be established between the food source and the bacterial outbreak. Tomato growers are angry and want federal compensation for their losses, as well as the FDA to... - Switlik Marine Life Rafts Recalled
Reports that Raft Fails to Inflate Switlik Parachute Company has issued a national alert for and recall of its marine life raft. The company has recently had reports from two life raft service stations of Switlik life raft inflation valves failing to operate properly and discharge the gas from the CO2 cylinder into the raft. Legal Help I... - CPSC Suppressed Risks for Death and Injury from Nail Guns
Injury Rate Rises as Private Warnings Ignored. The Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) appears to have failed to properly alert consumers about risk of injuries and death associated with nail guns. In 2005, three years after CPSC engineers issued private warnings to nail gun manufacturers concerning safety standards, the number of product-related... - Botox: Will Jekyll, or Hyde Come Calling on You?
Jun-29-08 Washington, DC Botox may have a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality depending on how it is used, but deep down at the end of the day, it's still the monster that claims botulism as its middle name—a product that has caused death and injury to scores of people. Botox, after all is botulinum toxin, which lies at the basis of botulism. Once you have botulism... - Undeclared Milk in Mislabeled Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup
FDA Annouces Recall Bay Valley Foods is recalling five cases (24 cans per case) of mislabeled Kroger Chicken Noodle Soup because it may contain undeclared milk. The cans actually contain Cream of Celery soup. People who have an allergy or severe sensitivity to milk are at risk if they consume these products. No illnesses have been reported to date in co... - Liquimax Multivitamin Recalled
Food and Supplement Recalls Leiner Health Products Inc. announced that it is recalling its 32 ounce plastic bottles of Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula, labeled with UPC Code 7497052290, 7497023607, or 7497023696 because the product may contain undeclared fish (not shellfish), tree nuts (almonds, pecans and/or walnuts), and wheat. The re... - Newark, NY, Seton Hall University and Argenbright Security to pay $5.5 million settlement in murder/suicide lawsuit.
Newark, NY: (May-29-08) The family of Sohayla Massachi brought charges against the city of Newark, after the Seton Hall student was killed by her ex-boyfriend because 9-1-1 personnel botched a call reporting the woman's abduction. The suit stated that the city was negligent when an operator gave the wrong make and model of the car Sohayla was pulled into... - Spike Lee and Showtime Settlement reached in script copyright infringement lawsuit.
Louisville, KY: (May-27-08) James Lee White, a Louisville writer, brought a lawsuit against Spike Lee and the Showtime cable channel, alleging that Lee illegally used his script to create "Sucker Free City," which was shown on Showtime. He suit alleged intellectual property infringement, stating that Lee and writer Alex Tse infringed on his copyright whe... - Industry giants to pay $500,000 settlement in environmental lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (May-19-08) The Department of Justice brought charges against GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Motorola Inc., and Siemens Corp., alleging that system failures at the companies' facilities led to the release of trichloroethylene, or TCE, into the public drinking water system in Scottsdale, AZ. The federal complaint stated that the three companies f... - Chantix Grounded by Federal Aviation Administration
May-22-08 Washington, DC It still might be okay for YOU to use the anti-smoking drug Chantix in spite of all the warnings over suicidal thoughts and potential psychosis, but as of Wednesday pilots and air traffic controllers are no longer allowed to use the drug. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has just banned the use of Chantix for pilots and ai... - Tainted Heparin Investigation Continues, Lawsuits Keep Coming…
May-15-08 Philadelphia, PA: As the tainted heparin issue continues to reverberate around the globe, lawsuits continue to mount as those harmed by contaminated heparin, or the families of those who have died, seek compensation in the face of a complex and convoluted environment. In a word, whom do you blame? The manufacturer, for sourcing the tainted heparin fro... - Duragesic Pain Patch: Warning Signs Ignored
May-9-08 Houston, TX The recent lawsuits against the maker of the Duragesic Pain Patch are not the first to be filed. In fact, in 2006, the daughter of a woman who died while wearing a Duragesic patch won her lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson's Alza Corp, the company that manufactures the patch. Unfortunately, the companies involved in manufacturing Duragesic pat... - "My Son was given 900 units of Botox and Never Spoke Again"
May-2-08 Chicago, IL Sandra's son suffered a massive brain injury and he was given Botox to control muscle spasms in his arms and shoulders. But Sandra believes that the huge dose he was given (900 units) caused him to lose the ability to swallow; as well, she thinks this deadly toxin migrated to his brain. "On January 27, 2006 my son Jonathan was a... - Death Toll from Recalled Chinese Heparin Continues to Rise
Apr-28-08 Philadelphia, PA: The family of a Missouri man who died after suffering adverse reactions to contaminated Chinese Heparin is suing Tyco Healthcare, claiming that the company waited too long announce a recall of the drug. And the death toll due to tainted Heparin continues to rise, because this case has not been accounted for by the U.S. Food and Drug A... - Deaths of Two People in Truck Accident Could Have Been Avoided
Apr-23-08 Woodford, VT Early afternoon on April 16th, a fatal truck accident occurred on Route 9, killing a 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old man, both residents of Readsboro. They were killed when their pick-up truck got caught between a guardrail and a Readsboro. The 42-year-old man who was driving the tractor-trailer could be facing as much as 15 years in priso... - Understanding What's Behind Medication Errors
Apr-21-08 Horsham, PA: Michael Cohen is regularly called one of the top "100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare". Not surprising, given the scope and impact of his brainchild, the nonprofit Institute for Safe Medication Practices . The ISMP's sole focus is preventing medication errors and to do so, they form a symbiotic relationship with practitioners, health car... - Wichita Resident Killed by Semi
Apr-17-08 Wichita, KA: It was a Tuesday morning, around 8:30 a.m.. Brad Begley was waiting outside an office situated along U.S. Interstate highway 54, between Wichita and Augusta. Suddenly, the noise of the early morning commuter rush was broken by the sound of a truck horn blaring. It forewarned of a fatal truck accident that would occur just minutes later. T... - Preventing Medication Errors
Apr-15-08 Philadelphia, PA The LawyersandSettlements website is chock full of stories of errors and near-misses in medication, inaccurate or misread prescriptions as well as the resulting health complications and tragedies. The Institute for Safe Medication Practices (ISMP) is a non profit charity that exists to help prevent such occurrences by educating both cons... - Attorney Linda M. Dardarian on Structured Negotiation
Apr-12-08 Oakland, CA: Traditional litigation is often an expensive, time-consuming, and adversarial route to resolution. Sometimes it's inevitable, but some areas of law lend themselves to a collaborative approach that yields benefits for both sides. It's called structured negotiation, and Linda M. Dardarian, partner in Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen and Dard...