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Consumer Alert: Sears offers icemaker water line installation that violates plumbing codes in various states across the U.S. The retail giant (Sears sells almost 40% of new refrigerators sold in America) offers to install the water lines necessary to feed the icemaker for about $90, but in more than ten states - so far - this installation is in direct viola... - Did Cutting-Edge Stryker Process Cut Plaintiff the Wrong Way?
Dec-22-13 Lafayette, LA One could understand Ouita Corley’s frustration with her knee replacement surgery, an operation that has been performed hundreds of thousands of times. But what sets Corley apart from other knee replacement patients, is the use of Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guide in her procedure. The device has since been recalled, and Corley now serve... - Following Suit: Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Updates
Nov-26-13 Some 35,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed against the device manufacturers allege the products are defective and have resulted in severe health issues, ranging from pain during sex, to erosion of vaginal tissue, infection, and even death. The mesh is surgically implanted for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or urinary incontinence. How... - Massive Call Center Lawsuit Granted Conditional Status As Class Action
Oct-18-13 Minneapolis, MN The apparent skirting of overtime pay laws that appears as work performed off the clock has rarely seen a bigger challenge than that of plaintiffs who have launched a class-action lawsuit against one of the nation’s leading call centers. According to various legal briefs, there could be as many as 51,021 potential class members. ... - Families Responsible for Ensuring Safety of Loved Ones at Care Homes
Oct-16-13 Los Angeles, CA When it comes to caring for loved ones live in care centers and nursing homes, it could be up to the families to ensure the residents are safe and not the victims of care center abuse . That is one conclusion that could be drawn from a recent report on care home abuse and care home negligence conducted by The Center for Investigative Rep... - Lawsuit Updates: The Latest on Lipitor & Crestor
Oct-9-13 A mounting number of Lipitor diabetes lawsuits have been filed against Pfizer, the maker of the medication. Lipitor, also known generically as atorvastatin, is a member of the statin class of medications used to reduce blood levels of low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol, or “bad” cholesterol, a contributing factor in heart disease... - For Victims of GranuFlo Heart Attack, It’s No Ordinary Day at Dialysis
Oct-6-13 Boston, MA Any GranuFlo lawsuit will feature a common backdrop: a patient attends a kidney dialysis clinic for the regular filtering of his or her blood through a machine. This is done on a regular basis, generally a few times per week. And it happens like clockwork. You build your weekly schedule around your dialysis appointments, after which you atte... - Surgeon’s View: What to Consider Before Minimally Invasive Robotic Surgery
Oct-4-13 Park Ridge, IL Much has been made about the impact robotic surgery has had on the medical profession, and subsequent impact to patients. Reports of operating room injuries related to the use of the da Vinci surgical robot have fostered headlines and triggered debate over traditional surgery v. a robot-assisted procedure with surgeons operating from a highl... - GranuFlo Lawsuits Keep Flowing
Sep-26-13 Washington, DC Lawsuits can be complex animals even at their basic core. To that end, one has to wonder how the folks at DaVita healthcare clinics would handle the connection to Fresenius Medical Care, in light of the latter’s alleged failure to notify competing dialysis clinics of a suspected, but serious problem with GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, tw... - Fire, Fire Everywhere
Sep-13-13 San Diego, CA A wildfire could be coming to a neighborhood near you. Better get ready. Last month, The National Interagency Fire Center, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, put the nation on high alert for the fifth time in 10 years. A Preparedness Level 5, or PL-5, means that there are so many fires burning in so many regions of the country that firefig... - GranuFlo Recall: When Safety Slips through the Cracks
Sep-3-13 Washington, DC If 2012 was a watershed year with regard to the GranuFlo recall and concern over the actions (or lack thereof) of Fresenius Medical Care, then the month of March has proven to be a watershed month spanning two years, 2012 and 2013. It was in March 2012 when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first became aware of issues involvi... - Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Aug-31-13 Tens of thousands of transvaginal mesh (TVM) lawsuits have been filed against the makers of TVM devices. To date, two lawsuits pending against C.R. Bard Inc, the manufacturer of Avaulta, Faslata, Pelvicol and PelviSoft products have been settled. In March 2013, an $11 million verdict was rendered for the Plaintiff in the first Ethicon trial (In re... - Auto Price Finder Spam Text Message Class Action Settlement Reached
Chicago, IL: A notification program is underway, as ordered by the Circuit Court of Cook County, Illinois (the "Court"), to alert those who received an unsolicited text message advertisement , in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), regarding car price quotes about a proposed class action settlement that may affect their rights... - $2M Awarded in First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit
Aug-21-13 Atlanta, GA A jury hearing the first transvaginal mesh personal injury lawsuit has awarded the plaintiff $2 million in damages. In her lawsuit, Donna Cisson alleges that the mesh, one of the line of Avaulta transvaginal mesh products made by C.R. Bard Inc, which she had surgically implanted, caused her bleeding and pain. The Avaulta transvaginal... - $2M Awarded in First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit
Atlanta, GA: A jury hearing the first transvaginal mesh personal injury lawsuit has awarded the plaintiff $2 million in damages. In her lawsuit, Donna Cisson alleges that the mesh, one of the line of Avaulta transvaginal mesh products made by C.R. Bard Inc, which she had surgically implanted, caused her bleeding and pain. The Avaulta trans... - 2011 a Watershed Year for Actos and Bladder Cancer
Aug-14-13 Washington, DC With the first Actos lawsuit in the federal Actos litigation expected to go to trial in the New Year, Actos watchers are still looking in their rear-view mirrors to the bellwether case involving plaintiff Jack Cooper ( Cooper v. Takeda Pharmaceuticals America Inc., CGC-12-518535, California Superior Court Los Angeles), which was tossed... - EMA Decision on Januvia Class Cuts the FDA Some Slack
Aug-13-13 Washington, DC The oft-maligned US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), currently in the throes of monitoring Januvia side effects with regard to the potential for pancreatic cancer, has been cut a bit of slack thanks to the European Medicines Agency (EMA). The European equivalent to the FDA is often ahead of the FDA in taking positions with drugs thoug... - Januvia Safety Risks: Mixed Messages from FDA and Researchers
Aug-4-13 Washington, DC Although a new study has linked Merck’s Januvia with pancreatitis, the FDA is not changing Januvia’s labeling about potential safety risks - for now. Meanwhile, the agency says a review is “ongoing” as Januvia pancreatitis and data are being collected. Despite a 2011 study from UCLA that showed increased rates... - Expert Warns SSRI Side Effects Could Double Risk of Heart Defect
Jul-13-13 The United Kingdom An expert with the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) in Britain has warned about the risk of SSRI side effects in infants exposed to the antidepressants prior to birth. According to the Daily Mail (6/24/13), Professor Stephen Pilling is so concerned about the risks that he has urged doctors not to prescribe s... - GranuFlo Lawsuit: When You Don’t Come Out Alive
Jul-4-13 Waltham, MA A startling headline indeed, but it does happen. Patients with failing kidneys who depend on life-saving dialysis to clean their blood take solace in a proven process that’s been around for some time. They have no fear that an expectation to simply walk out of the clinic a few hours later may not be the case. There is no pause to fear the...