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Oct-15-07 Minneapolis, MN The largest player in the implantable heart defibrillator market announced yesterday that it is halting sales of the Sprint Fidelis lead, a wire that connects the Medtronic defibrillator to the heart, after it was determined the leads could be potentially defective. Medtronic is also urging doctors to stop using the Fidelis lead af... - Cough Medicines for Babies Banned
Oct-12-07 Baltimore, MD Just a few weeks after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an exhaustive study regarding the effectiveness of cough and cold medications for children under two, the manufacturers of many cough and cold syrups for toddlers have pulled them from the market. Yesterday the Consumer Healthcare Products Association (CHPA) announce... - Possible Tylenol infant overdoes and death lawsuit.
McNeil Consumer Healthcare has voluntarily withdrawn concentrated infants' Tylenol drops plus cold; Concentrated Infants' Tylenol Drops Plus Cold & Cough; Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant; Pediacare Infant Drops Decongestant & Cough; Pediacare infant Dropper Decongestant; Pediacare Infant Dropper Long-Acting Cough; And Pediacare Infant Dropper Decongest... - TJX Credit Card Information, TJX Cos. agrees to updated settlement for customers stolen data
Boston, MA: (Oct-10-07) A lawsuit was filed against TJX Cos., the parent of stores including TJ Maxx and Marshalls, alleging that customers suffered ill effects after their credit card information was stolen from the retailer. Previously TJX had offered to give $30 store vouchers to certain customers who had lost time or money as a result of the loss of... - State Farm allegedly low-balling write-offs in California
Oct-11-07 Sacramento, CA: The alleged practice by State Farm in California of [ undercutting policy holders ] on the value of their totalled vehicles contrasts with State Farm's recent 'good neighbor' announcement of a rate reduction for California residents, announced earlier this year. On the surface, the perception is that while one hand giveth, the other ta... - Possible SSRIs Gastrointestinal Bleeding Lawsuit
New research shows that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), a group of drugs commonly used to treat depression, may double the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding, according to researchers from Wake Forest University School of Medicine and colleagues. When the drugs are taken with aspirin and other similar pain medications, the risk is more than... - Plane Crash: It Could Happen to You
Oct-7-07 Bangkok, Thailand The McDonnel Douglas MD-82, a line of commercial aircrafts with a history of crashes , is at the centre of a lawsuit against Boeing, after a Thai airliner went down in heavy rain upon hitting an embankment off the island of Phuket on September 16th. Ninety people lost their lives in the crash of this McDonnel Douglas MD-82, a type o... - Plane Crash: Incidents Rising, Passengers should know their Rights
Oct-5-07 Pikeville, KY Regardless of the statistical risk, a plane crash is a catastrophic event and you sure don't want to go through one. Injuries are pretty much a given, and the chance you may not survive is a substantial risk. Your loss will have a huge impact on your spouse or partner, your children, your family. And their future. Manufacturers of air... - FDA Officials Sued Over Conflict of Interest Part II
Oct-2-07 Washington, DC: The lawsuit filed on behalf of dying cancer victims against FDA officials that describes the intentional rigging of the advisory committee that met to review the application for the approval of Provenge, a cancer vaccine, on March 29, 2007, clearly proves that the industry-controlled FDA is never going to clean up its act. The defendants... - FDA Safety Review Recommends Banning Cough Medicines for Kids Under Six
Oct-1-07 Washington, DC In what is poised to become yet another test of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the release of an exhaustive safety report on children's cough medicines recommends a total ban for children under 6 years of age. Given there are more than 800 products on the market directed at children, this could turn into a closely-watched de... - Zyprexa Suicide: Now You May Have to Watch Your Children
Oct-1-07 Rockville, MD In what may be one of the more astounding moves of the year, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration official has overruled his colleagues and will recommend Zyprexa be approved for the treatment of adolescents diagnosed with mental illness. The move comes despite evidence that Zyprexa has been linked to [ Suicides ], diabetes, weight gain and... - Another Study Confirms Avandia Heart Failure Risks
Oct-1-07 Chicago, IL Yet another study has confirmed that the diabetes drug Avandia raises the risk of heart failure. The study adds fuel to the growing controversy about whether or not Avandia should still be available for diabetes patients. The most recent study was published in the journal [ Lancet ] (September 29, 2007) and found that patients with a histo... - FDA Officials Sued Over Conflicts of Interests Part I
Sep-30-07 Washington, DC A lawsuit recently filed in a federal court in Ohio against FDA officials on behalf of terminal cancer patients provides a rare window into the inner workings of an agency hijacked by pharmaceutical industry giants and stacked with insiders by President George Bush to guard against any threat to the profits of his top campaign contributors... - Acccounting and Contracts, Electronic Data Systems pays fine for fraud
New York, NY: (Sep-25-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought charges against Electronic Data Systems (EDS), alleging that an investigation showed accounting irregularities that occurred from 2001 to 2003. The suit claimed that EDS failed to fully disclose the costs of some derivatives contracts, used faulty assumptions to estimate revenue an... - Ketek and Aventis' Study 3014: Questions still Unanswered
Sep-24-07 Washington, DC The antibiotic Ketek was approved by the FDA more than three years ago, ostensibly to be used for respiratory tract infections. There was no mention of side effects such as liver damage and/or liver failure. Since that time, scandals and treachery—mainly involving study 3014--seem to have held no bounds regarding the drug, its ma... - Gillette, WY City Hall Construction Delay Settlement
Gillette, WY: (Sep-10-07) Hladky Construction Inc. brought a breach of contract lawsuit against the city of Gillette over work the company did on a City Hall project in 2000. The lawsuit stemmed from a construction project at City Hall in which the building was expanded and remodeled. Company owner Mike Hladky signed a construction contract in August 2000... - Attorney Subpoenas J&J AstraZeneca and Lilly for Hidden Antipsychotic Data Part II
Sep-10-07 Washington, DC Attorney Jim Gottstein is the director of the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights, a public interest law firm that has mounted a campaign against forced psychiatric drugging all over the country. He represents mostly indigent clients through his non-profit organization and is not involved in the lawsuits filed against the atypical makers by p... - Attorney Subpoenas J&J, AstraZeneca and Lilly for Hidden Antipsychotic Data Part I
Sep-10-07 Washington, DC Alaska attorney Jim Gottstein has issued subpoenas for the discovery of any suppressed data on the atypical antipsychotic drugs Zyprexa , Risperdal, and Seroquel which he says is necessary before a Forced Drugging Petition can possibly be considered for approval for a client he is representing. Mr Gottstein contends that the informatio... - Crash-worthiness: New standards woefully inadequate
Sep-7-07 Washington, DC Recent changes to side-impact testing, announced yesterday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), amounts to a good first step towards improved crash-worthiness of the vehicles we drive. But according to Public Citizen, the noted advocacy group, much more needs to be done. In the meantime, motorists are still being... - Arbitration Panels Award Damages in Stockbroker Complaints
Sep-3-07 New York, NY Investors who have been wronged by their stockbrokers have the option of taking their claim to Securities Stockbroker Arbitration to regain some of the money they lost due to the unethical practices of their stockbroker. In fact, many investors might be legally bound to go through an arbitration process rather than through the courts. Une...