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Sort by date 1,421 pages found matching black box- $43 Million Settlement Preliminarily Approved in Suits Against Conrad Black
Plaintiffs in 2 class action lawsuits against media baron Conrad Black have reached a tentative settlement of $43 million. A court date of August 21, 2009 has been set for final approval. If approved, the settlement would bring to an end 5 years of litigation. The judge presiding over the suits expressed concern that payment of the settlement would be... - Off-Road Motorcycles Recalled by KTM
About 550 KTM Off-Road motorcycles are being recalled by the manufacturer because the front fork inner tube on the off-road motorcycles can crack and separate from the fork axle, posing a risk of injury or death to the operator. This recall involves model year 2009 KTM off-road motorcycles. The model name and KTM® logo are located on the right and left... - Hair Straightener Cancer Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Recent studies have found that hair straighteners and hair relaxers contain toxic chemicals that are known to cause cancer. Increasingly, women who frequently used these products and have been diagnosed with uterine cancer or breast cancer are filing hair straightener cancer lawsuits against L’Oreal, Revlon, and other manufacturers. As well, women who... - ATVs Recalled Due to Brake Failure
About 2,700 KTM All Terrain Vehicles (ATVs) are being recalled because the rear brake caliper support can crack and the front brake operation can experience a loss of pressure, posing a risk of the rider losing braking and steering control and suffering injuries or death. The following models are involved in the recall: 2008, 2009 450XC Black/Ora... - "Avelox Has Taken My Life Away"
Apr-29-11 Bristol, RI For anyone not familiar with the horrific side effects caused by Avelox , the following story seems unbelievable. How could an antibiotic destroy your health and family and leave you financially destitute? "Avelox has taken everything away from me," says Sue, a former nurse, mother of two and now divorced. "I put on my fake happy face for my... - Cribs Recalled due to Toxic Levels of Lead Paint
One Chlid Diagnosed with Lead Poisoning About 3,000 Newport Rubbed Black 4-in-1 cribs and 6,000 matching furniture pieces are being recalled because the red paint which is underneath the black finish paint on some of the cribs and matching furniture exceeds federal lead limits. If ingested by young children, lead can cause adverse health effects. ... - Time Running Out to Contact a Reglan Attorney
Feb-11-11 Seattle, WA Those people who have been watching news about Reglan side effects may realize that the two-year anniversary of the black box warning linking Reglan and tardive dyskinesia is almost up. In some situations, that may also mean that the statute of limitations concerning filing a Reglan lawsuit may also be up. Although cases alleging Reglan tar... - Lucky Country Black Licorice Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Products Recalled Across the US Lucky Country Inc, of Lincolnton, NC, is recalling all of its natural black licorice products from California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Utah, Virginia, and Washington State due to elevated levels of lead. Lucky Co... - Avandia: Do FDA Warnings Help Determine Whether a Medicine Should Be Prescribed?
Nov-19-10 Boston, MA In September 2010, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was severely restricting the use of Avandia , GlaxoSmithKline's diabetes medication. The FDA concluded that in many patients, the risk of serious Avandia side effects outweighed the benefits of using the medication. Following the restrictions, doctors who wish to put th... - Possible Salmonella Contamination Prompts Recall of Dry Soup and Stroganoff Mixes
Washington, DC: MiDAS Foods International of Oak Park, MI is recalling Instant Beef Soup dry mix and Instant Beef Stroganoff sauce mix because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems... - Black Box Warning for Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia More Than a Year Old
Mar-18-10 Washington, DC The Internet is abuzz this week with news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has implemented a black box warning for Reglan and all other drugs containing metoclopramide. A black box warning is the strongest spanner the FDA has in its toolbox short of asking a manufacturer to remove a product from the market entirely. What... - Reglan Side Effects Lawyer Issues Warning to Migraine and Cluster Headache Victims Taking Reglan
Feb-11-10 Los Angeles, CA Reglan is not FDA-approved for people suffering from migraines, chronic headaches or cluster headaches, yet the anti-nausea drug, also known as metoclopramide, is frequently prescribed off-label to treat nausea and vomiting for headache sufferers. Reglan injury lawyer Roger D. Drake explains why people should be concerned: Metoclop... - Navistar International Employee Racial Discrimination Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Aug-06-07) Nearly 350 black employees brought a civil rights lawsuit against Warrenville-based Navistar International, alleging that the transportation solution company that builds trucks, engines and buses, racially discriminated against them. The suit claimed black employees faced harassment because of their race and that the incidents that... - Cabot Corp. Carbon Black Antitrust Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jun-13-07) A federal class action lawsuit was filed against specialty chemicals maker Cabot Corp., alleging that it and other carbon black manufacturers violated antitrust laws in setting prices for carbon black sold in the United States. There are suits pending in several state courts brought by purported classes of purchasers of carbon black... - Michigan Seamless Tube Hiring Racial Discrimination Settlement
Lyon, MI: (Jun-13-07) The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission brought charges against Michigan Seamless Tube, a steel tubing company in South Lyon, Michigan, alleging that the company refused to hire black workers. The suit claimed that the company began hiring former employees of the predecessor in November 2002. The EEOC said that during the compa... - Summer the Season of Reckoning for Cipro
Aug-5-09 Washington, DC This appears to be the summer of anniversaries for Cipro, an antibiotic that has long been a concern for Cipro side effects , including ruptured tendon. Concern over the Cipro antibiotic goes all the way back to 1996 when Public Citizen, the consumer advocacy group founded by Ralph Nader, first raised a red flag over the Cipro drug. I... - Reglan Study Says Metoclopramide Safe for Fetus, But for Mother?
Jul-6-09 Washington, DC A drug that is prescribed for nausea and other gastro-intestinal maladies carries of host of adverse reactions. A black box warning for Reglan tardive dyskinesia , as well as other Reglan side effects, should be sufficient for patients to consider whether, or not treatment with Reglan is a good idea. Reglan and tardive dyskinesia, a con... - "Levaquin Ruined My Life"
Jun-12-09 Washington, DC His name is John Fratti and he walks with a cane. He can barely make it down the stairs. Lest you think that John is a stooped, elderly gentleman, John Fratti is a young man. There's a video of him floating around somewhere of an extremely athletic man shooting hoops with friends. No more. John Fratti's life, he says, has been forever change... - Risks of Oral Sodium Phosphates Known Long Before Health Warning
Apr-30-09 Washington, DC In December of last year the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a black box warning for Oral Sodium Phosphate (OSP) over concern for kidney failure. However the warning came nearly three years after the FDA first issued a health alert about OSP, and allegedly 9 years after the agency was first alerted to the possibility. Anyo... - Levaquin: The Devil in the Details
Apr-11-09 Washington, DC There is little argument that the Levaquin antibiotic is a good one in terms of its capacity to control and eradicate serious infections. Indeed, Levaquin medicine is powerful stuff. But as is the case with many medicines, the side effects can be worse than the cure and in the case of Levaquin side effects the impact on a patient's phy...