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Sort by date 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- Accutane - Another Case of Too Little Too Late
Apr-12-06 Accutane is prescribed to treat a type of severe acne called nodular acne which causes red, swollen, tender lumps to form under the skin. Accutane is supposed to be used only when all other treatments, including antibiotics, have failed. The treatment usually lasts 4 or 5 months, at a cost of about $3000, including lab tests and doctor's visits. The drug... - Students Charge Donald Trump with Racketeering in “University” Scheme
Nov-27-14 Two class action racketeering lawsuits and a lawsuit by the New York Attorney General have been filed against Donald Trump for swindling student-victims out of upwards of $35,000 each through their enrollment in his fictitious institution, Trump University. The supreme court of New York ruled earlier that Trump University, now renamed Trump Entreprene... - 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... - Breast Implant Anaplastic Large Cell Lymphoma Lawsuit News
Washington, DC: Individuals with breast implants are at risk of developing a type of cancer called breast implant associated with anaplastic large cell lymphoma, known as BIA-ALCL, which was first identified over 20 years ago. Most current data suggest that BIA-ALCL occurs following implantation of breast implants with textured surfaces rather than those wit... - Unum Claims Denials Cited as Defying Medical Science: Court
Jul-8-12 Chattanooga, TN When the American Association for Justice (AAJ) put out its Top 10 List of worst insurance companies in the US, critics of Unum insurance were not surprised to find Unum named as the second-worst insurance company in America behind Allstate. And blogger Linda Nee writes that it's operational undertakings like systematic requests of poli... - Intragastric Balloon Surgery Lawsuits Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Intragastric balloon lawsuits are now taking shape after a dozen deaths were attributed to the recently-approved form of weight-loss surgery. As of June 2018, the Food and Drug Administration linked 12 deaths to the implantation of what appears to be a defective medical device. The most recent reports implicate the Orbera Intragastric Balloon, manufactur... - FDA Takes Tougher Stand on Zocor 20 Years After Initial Approval
Jun-26-11 Washington, DC The announcement earlier this month by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with regard to serious Zocor side effects has prompted critics to wonder what cumulative damage the 80mg dose of Zocor (simvastatin) has wreaked in the 20 years since its approval by he FDA in 1991. That's the point made by blogger Matthew Herper, writing... - Avandia's Safety Questioned
Mar-14-10 New York, NY It's the stuff movies are made of: company executives arrange a secret meeting with a scientific expert who is trying to discredit the company. The expert secretly tapes the meeting and releases the tape to the media. Yet this is no movie script—according to the New York Times, this is exactly what happened when GlaxoSmithKline, maker of... - Cipro Side Effects Patients Describe Being 'Floxed'
Oct-10-09 Hackensack, NJ Of all the Cipro side effects one hears about most often is Cipro tendon rupture . To that end the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated a black box warning for Cipro last year with regard to Cipro tendonitis and Cipro rupture. However there are many more side effects inherent with the Ciprofloxacin antibiotic, as the physical tr... - Wells Fargo Fake Account Scandal Grinds On
Apr-23-20 Oakland, CA The Northern District of California has approved attorneys’ fees in the settlement of the latest lawsuit arising from the massive Wells Fargo fake account fraud. The scandal came to light in 2016 after account holders raised questions about mysterious bank overdraft fees that they were charged. The bank’s misconduct, however, ma... - More Trouble for Ethex Corporation, More Drugs Recalled
Jan-9-09 Rockville, MD The troubles continue for Ethex . Just weeks after the pharmaceutical manufacturer announced a recall of five generic drugs having the potential to be oversized, yet another generic drug in its roster has been put on the recall block for the exact same reason. Just before Christmas, Ethex Corporation triggered a voluntary recall of a... - Digitek: "This Pill is Too Thick"
Sep-23-08 Tucson, AZ Sue took Digitek for about 10 years to control her irregular heart beat and palpitations and she was doing OK until last fall, when Sue believes she was given pills that were on the Digitek recall ." I got my prescription by mail from Medco and right away, I felt that the pills were too thick," says Sue. "I learn to feel everything because... - Another Levaquin Lament
Aug-11-08 Philadelphia, PA: For no apparent reason, Lynn had damaged her Achilles tendon; it got so bad that she could barely walk. Then she had problems with the rotator cuff tendon in her right shoulder. Her injuries were baffling Lynn and her doctors, until she discovered the link between damaged and ruptured tendons and Levaquin . "The first time I took Lev... - "Losing Weight wasn't worth taking Fen-Phen: PPH was the Outcome"
Jul-22-08 Atlanta, GA Margaret was given a script for Fen-phen and took it every day for two years, right up until it was pulled from the market. "It worked, I lost 100lbs," she says, "but in retrospect, this drug is so dangerous that I wouldn't have taken it had I known that PPH (Primary Pulmonary Hypertension) would ultimately be the outcome." "This drug ma... - 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... - Chantix Led Smoker to the Psych Ward
Apr-11-08 Las Vegas, NV Donna's experience with Chantix was like a fast descent into hell and she's lucky to be alive to tell her story. It started out with bizarre dreams and ended with a suicide attempt that put her in a psychiatric ward. Today she is dealing with embarrassment and remorse. And she's back to smoking a pack a day. She took Chantix for three... - Credit Card Abuse Takes on Many Forms
Mar-13-08 Freeland, MI Credit card abuse can take on many forms—including the personal data you entrust the credit card company to hold safe on your behalf. However, that is not always the case, as witnessed in January when data from 650,000 credit cards was at risk of being compromised after a computer tape went missing. GE Money handles credit card oper... - Head Games: Meat Packing Plants Pose Risks to Workers
Feb-8-08 Austin, MN You've often heard the phrase, "he's got more brains than he knows what to do with..." In the town of Austin, Minnesota that phrase has taken on new meaning, thanks to a bizarre health issue that appeared to be affecting certain employees of a meat processing plant there. In fact, as truth is stranger than fiction, you would be forgiven if... - Unpaid Overtime: Never too Late to Claim in New York State
Dec-14-07 Albany, NY It's almost never too late in New York State to claim for [ unpaid overtime ], a contentious workplace issue that is haunting employers both large and small. If you think you have been unfairly denied overtime pay, you have up to six years to launch a claim. And, if you're successful, you can collect money owing—and penalties—for p... - Legal News and Information on Johnson & Johnson Gynecare Mesh
Johnson & Johnson has about 33,000 Gynecare lawsuits filed against its Ethicon division alleging Gynecare transvaginal mesh is defective. Rather than relieve women with Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Urinary Stress Incontinence, Gynecare Mesh side effects include severe pain, bleeding and infection. Some of the first transvaginal mesh or bladder...