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Sort by date 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- Insurers Facing More Asbestosis Lawsuits
Dec-21-12 Washington, DC Just last year there were reports that asbestosis lung disease and asbestos lawsuits were decreasing, having peaked about a decade ago. Not so, according to The Wall Street Journal (12/17/12). The insurance industry says previous estimates fell short to the tune of 10 billion dollars. Asbestos was widely used right into the 1970s, a... - Plaintiffs Move to Consolidate GranuFlo Lawsuits
Dec-20-12 Philadelphia, PA In the wake of concerns about the GranuFlo recall and NaturaLyte recall, GranuFlo lawsuits have been filed alleging patients were harmed by the use of Fresnius Medical Care's products. The lawsuits allege both GranuFlo and NaturaLyte did not carry adequate warnings to alert patients to the potential risks associated with the products... - The Difficulty with Care Center Abuse Cases
Dec-13-12 Palm Beach, FL Although families send their loved ones to care homes for their safety and security, care center abuse cases show that not all homes are created—or run—equally. Issues such as elder abuse, care center physical abuse and neglect are all the focus of myriad care center lawsuits. Although there can be some difficulty in having c... - GranuFlo Recall Still Rankles
Nov-23-12 Lehigh, PA The closure of a billing office by Fresenius Medical Care does not appear to be in any way related to a GranuFlo lawsuit or alkali dosing errors related to the recalled GranuFlo, a product used in association with kidney dialysis. And aside from a recent GranuFlo lawsuit launched against the manufacturer of the now-recalled product, there... - Washington State Nurses Overtime Decision: Employers Alert
Nov-23-12 Spokane, WA In October 2012 the Supreme Court of Washington held that about 1,200 registered nurses in Spokane who worked through their rest periods were entitled to overtime pay under the Washington State Employment law . This decision will likely put many employers on the alert regarding overtime and Washington employee rights. The Nurses overt... - Pradaxa: a Flawed Drug Due to Bleeding
Nov-7-12 Houston, TX When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released the result of a Mini-Sentinel assessment of Pradaxa, the new-age anti-clotting agent that serves as an alternative to the 60-year-old standby warfarin, the regulator noted that Pradaxa bleeding rates do not appear to be any higher than those of warfarin. The assessment, on the surfa... - Januvia Patients Face Increased Risk of Pancreatitis
Nov-3-12 Boston, MA Patients who take type 2 diabetes drug Januvia could face an increased risk of pancreatitis. That was the word from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) back in 2009, after the agency received word of serious Januvia side effects, including a link between Januvia and pancreatitis. Januvia was approved to treat adults with type 2 diab... - Montana Couple Launches SSRI Birth Defects Lawsuit
Nov-1-12 Butte, MT The potential for SSRI Birth Defects would have been furthest from the minds of Lisa Rooney and Wayne Halvorsen when their infant daughter arrived in 2009. However, after their baby was born with a severe heart defect allegedly due to the SSRI antidepressant prescribed to Rooney, the Butte couple decided to take legal action. Selective ser... - Study Questions Effectiveness of Statins
Oct-10-12 Raleigh, NC A new study suggests that statins—a class of drug that includes Crestor—may not be as effective as previously thought. That calls into question whether the risk of Crestor side effects , which reportedly include a risk of Crestor issues such as rhabdomyolysis and other health problems, outweigh the potential benefits. The study... - Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuit Granted a Second Coming
Sep-8-12 Cincinatti, OH It's been a long road so far for plaintiff Rachael Krumpelbeck, an alleged shoulder pain pump victim who sustained permanent injury to her shoulder, allegedly through the inter-articular use of a pain pump, in 2005. However, following the granting of summary judgment for the defendant and a subsequent appeal by Krumpelbeck, the young wom... - Beyaz Benefits Do Not Outweigh the Risks
Aug-23-12 Seatltle, WA Barbra was prescribed Beyaz when she was 18 years old, as an acne treatment. Sadly, the Beyaz benefits did not outweigh the risks. Imagine your teenage daughter taking a medication that clears up her acne—but then she develops blood clots. “Shortly after taking Beyaz I had a constant pain in my leg and complained to my famil... - A Year Has Passed Since Trial Halted Due to Multaq Side Effects
Aug-21-12 Washington, DC It has been little over a year since a clinical trial exploring the benefits of Multaq and Multaq side effects was halted due to concerns over cardiac events. At the time, the Los Angeles Times (7/7/11) noted Multaq manufacturer Sanofi Aventis had referenced a "significant increase in cardiovascular events" amongst participants of the... - How Voluntary Was the Fresenius Medical Care Recall?
Aug-15-12 Waltham, MA While it may lay claim as the strongest and most serious recall notice in the basket of tools available to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), a Class 1 recall is not a recall at all, per se. In other words, according to ENP Newswire (6/28/12) an FDA Class 1 recall does not require the removal of the recalled products from the market... - Did Zithromax SJS Contribute to Young Boy's Horror?
Aug-7-12 Jackson, FL Like many drugs allowed onto the market by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Zithromax has come under the microscope after the fact for scrutiny over Zithromax side effects . A recent death risk study published in a noted medical journal this past spring has left the FDA reviewing the contents and outcomes. Beyond the death risk... - FDA Sends Pfizer a Zithromax Warning Letter
Jul-16-12 New York, NY Concern about a lack of adequate warnings regarding Zithromax side effects has prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to issue a warning letter to Pfizer. Among the concerns is whether or not the risk of Zithromax reactions, such as Zithromax SJS (Stevens Johnson Syndrome) is adequately represented on a brochure for the drug. Z... - Attorney: Stryker Rejuvenate Shows Same Complications as Metal-On-Metal Devices
Jul-3-12 Palm Beach, FL Patients who received the Stryker Rejuvenate hip replacement system may have initially been relieved that their hip device was not one of the implants under recent scrutiny from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Some patients have come forward, however, alleging they suffered damage similar to that caused by the faulty metal-on-... - Potentially Thousands of Sears Peeping Tom Victims
May-31-12 North Hollywood, CA For the women who were caught on tape by the so-called Sears Peeping Tom , the sense of the loss of privacy is immeasurable. Patrons of the clothing store expected to use the change rooms without falling victim to a Sears secret video tape made by the maintenance worker. Now, the retailer could face a Sears customer lawsuit or a Sear... - Inflated Emergency Room Charges Just a Way of Doing Business
May-4-12 Macon, GA Emergency room charges are now to the point where publications dedicated to helping Americans save money and maintain fiscal responsibility are including emergency room cost in their recommendations. For example, the "Saving Centsably" column carried April 11 in the Macon Telegraph advocated patients ask for a detailed accounting of all e... - Avaulta Lawsuits Reportedly Filed
Apr-25-12 Albany, NY For a patient, being told you have to have a device, such as the Avaulta mesh implanted in you can be daunting. No matter how well made surgical devices are, there is still a chance for something to go wrong. Now, Avaulta lawsuits have been filed, alleging patients who received the Bard Avaulta mesh implant suffered serious adverse effects c... - Man Dies from Reported Pradaxa Side Effects
Mar-29-12 Salt Lake City, UT A case report published in the Journal of Neurosurgery suggests that Pradaxa side effects could be fatal and irreversible. Among side effects reportedly linked to the medication is Pradaxa bleeding, which can allegedly lead to death. Pradaxa lawsuits have reportedly now been filed by families whose loved ones were injured or died a...