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Nov-29-21 San Francisco, CA On November 15, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that Amazon had agreed to pay the State of California $500,000 and amend its Covid-19 notification practices to comply with California’s new “right-to-know” law. AB 685, enacted in December 2020, amended the California Labor Code to require employe... - Yasmin Birth Control Targeted for Increased Risk of Blood Clots
Nov-4-11 Washington, DC Safety concerns associated with Yasmin birth control have increased due to a report by federal health scientists regarding the alleged risk of dangerous blood clots resulting from the drug, The Associated Press reported. A new study that was released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reviewed the medical history of more t... - Essure’s Shelf Life in the US Soon to Expire
Jul-24-18 Bayer says it will no longer sell Essure in the U.S. due to decline in sales. Bayer doesn’t say, however, that its decision comes after the FDA threatened the drug giant with civil and criminal penalties if it didn’t warn patients about adverse Essure side effects . The FDA and Essure The FDA in April 2018 issued an order to restrict sales an... - SGLT2 Inhibitor Forxiga Safety Review Launched
Ottawa, Canada: Further to the US Food & Drug Administration' (FDA) warning regarding Invokana, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2 ) inhibitors, Health Canada has initiated a safety review for the prescription diabetes drug dapagliflozin (Forxiga) and the risk of ketoacidosis, a serious condition that leads to high levels of blood acids cal... - Boston Scientific Cardiac Stent Patent Infringement
Los Angeles, CA: A jury hearing a patent infringement and licencing lawsuit filed by the cardiologist who developed two cardiac stents for Boston Scientific has found in favor of the doctor. According to Dr. G. David Jang, that entitles him to $200 million settlement. The jury hearing the case found that the medical device company breached its contr... - Capital One to Pay $31.8M in Overdraft Fee Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
New York, NY: A $31.8 million settlement has been finalized, ending a lawsuit against Capital One Bank NA that alleged deceptive overdraft fees practices by the bank. Approved by US District Judge James Lawrence King, the settlement fund of $31.76 million represents 35 percent of the most damages plaintiffs could expect to recover at trial. The law... - FDA Warns Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Identified With St. Jude’s Implantable Cardiac Devices
Jan-9-17 Santa Clara, CA: Today the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued information and recommendations regarding cybersecurity vulnerabilities for St. Jude Medical's radio frequency (RF)-enabled implantable cardiac devices and Merlin@home Transmitter. The agency, while confirming there is a risk for a breach, has also noted that to date they have n... - The Case for a Fosamax Holiday
Sep-14-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) may resemble a slow-moving juggernaut when it comes to addressing concerns over existing medications. However, once the agency gets around to identifying a concern and calls in a review panel for a second opinion, the FDA shows its nerdy side and produces a plethora of data for their expert panelists... - Crestor Side Effects
Crestor has been linked in some reports to an increased risk of diabetes and rhabdoymylosis. These Crestor side effects , which are also found with similar drugs, are potentially serious Concerns about Crestor issues are strong enough that Public Citizen, an independent watchdog organization, called for the drug to be removed from the market in 2004. ... - Abogado del cáncer de pulmón del asbestos y del mesotelioma
Mesotelioma es un cáncer de la mesothelium, un revestimiento de protección que incluye la mayor parte de los órganos internos del cuerpo. La única causa del mesotelioma conocida parece ser la exposición a partículas de amianto en el aire. El tiempo entre la exposición y la aparición de los sínto... - Surgical Mesh Lawsuit to Proceed
Dec-23-16 Providence, RI: A Rhode Island man who received recalled abdominal mesh just prior to a product recall in 2005, will see his surgical mesh lawsuit go forward after a Rhode Island judge refused to dismiss the case. According to court documents Wayne Smith received the Composix Kugel Hernia patch abdominal mesh for repair of a ventral hernia. Not long... - Denied Hepaptitis C Drug Coverage Lawsuit News and Information
Consumers are filing lawsuits against insurers who deny them access to Harvoni treatment, alleging the drug should be covered by their insurance. Among the insurance companies that currently face Harvoni lawsuits—or those who could potentially face them—are Anthem Blue Cross, Florida Blue Cross and United Healthcare. Harvoni Harvoni, s... - Study Suggests Link between Wellbutrin and Birth Defects
Aug-6-11 Seattle, WA It has been just over a year since a study was published in the American Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology suggesting a link between the use of Wellbutrin early in pregnancy and the development of Wellbutrin birth defects. The study concluded that more data would be needed to confirm potential Wellbutrin side effects on infants. Addi... - Post-Market Clinical Trial for Multaq Halted amongst Concerns
Jul-22-11 Washington, DC A clinical trial designed to assess the effectiveness of a drug to treat abnormal heart rate has been stopped early following a discovery by a data-monitoring committee of a two-fold increase in death, according to a communiqué from the US food and Drug Administration (FDA). The drug agency is reviewing the data from Multaq , manuf... - Justin Perl: Minneapolis Firm Wins 6.5 Million in Back Pay for Minnesota Wal-Mart Employees
Jul-13-08 Minneapolis, MN The next time you are in a Wal-Mart store in Minnesota, you might want to ask one of the staff if they have had lunch that day. The Dakota County District Court in Minnesota has ruled that Wal-Mart violated Minnesota's Fair Labor Standards Act over 2 million times, and awarded 6.5 million dollars in damages to approximately 56,000 curren... - SEC Filing Reveals Unum Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Settlement
Nov-26-16 Los Angeles, CA: Often couched in the financial fine print of regular filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are details pertaining to legal action brought against the submitting corporation. To that end, Unum Insurance (Unum Group) revealed in its 10-Q report filed back in late July that a settlement had been conclusively approved, b... - Navy Veteran Claims PFAS Firefighting Foam Caused Testicular Cancer
Oct-28-21 Spring, TX A former U.S. Navy firefighter has recently filed a civil action against about 18 chemical and safety equipment manufacturers claiming PFAS in firefighting foam caused his testicular cancer. Defendants, the Defense Department and more knew of the dangers but chose not to inform the public. Michael Sloane was diagnosed with testicular cancer... - Stryker OP-1 Putty Linked to Adverse Events
Boston, MA: A number of spinal injury patients who have undergone spinal surgery and/or spinal fusion with Stryker Corp.' OP-1 Implant and Stryker OP-1 Putty have reported potentially fatal adverse events associated with the products. Spinal fusion complications include swelling of neck and throat tissue, resulting in compression of the airway and/or... - Olmesartan Intestinal Problems Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Olmesartan has been linked to serious gastrointestinal side effects, including an increased risk of sprue-like enteropathy . Olmesartan (sold as Benicar, Benicar HCT, Azor, Tribenzor, and other generics) is used to treat high blood pressure, but the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning about the risk of sprue-like enteropathy, a pote... - FDA: Women at Risk of Serious Vaginal Mesh Complications
Jun-10-11 Seattle, WA Women who had Avaulta mesh or other vaginal meshes implanted to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse or Stress Urinary Incontinence may have been put at risk of serious vaginal mesh side effects. Reported Avaulta side effects, similar to other vaginal mesh side effects, reportedly include a risk of erosion of the mesh, infection and urinary problems...