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Apr-17-17 Dallas, TX The FDA is taking the unusual step of calling out a specific doctor and warning people to steer clear of the use of TVAM angioplasty as a treatment for serious illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease, Multiple Sclerosis and other autonomic disorders. According to the FDA safety communication issued on March 8, 2017 the procedu... - Australian Researchers Urge Sharing Data On Contaminated Medical Devices
Apr-17-17 Waltham, MA: Three University of Melbourne researchers have recently published a letter to the editor in the New England Journal of Medicine voicing concern that thousands of patients worldwide could be exposed to contaminated medical devices. The letter , written by Australian researchers Deborah Williamson, M.D., Ph.D., Benjamin Howden, M.D., PhD... - Airbag Lawsuits Dismissed as Parties Try to Work Out Settlement
Apr-17-17 Winston-Salem, NC: Two lawsuits filed in North Carolina last year against Takata Corp. over defective airbag injuries were voluntarily dismissed in January 2017 in favor of trying to work out a settlement, according to the Winston-Salem Journal . The Winston-Salem Journal article did not disclose settlement details. The lawsuits, one filed in... - Prilosec Kidney Damage Lawsuits
Apr-16-17 Washington, DC: The risks of taking popular heartburn medications such as Prilosec likely outweigh the benefits. According to a recent study, PPI users may be increasing their risk of serious kidney damage without having any symptoms of kidney problems. Given this latest research and previous studies, attorneys are currently investing complaints inv... - IVC Filter Manufacturer Sued Over IVC Filter Death
Apr-12-17 Statesville, NC: The front-runners in the IVC filter failure litigation file have, and continue to be C.R. Bard and Cook Medical, manufacturers of inferior vena cava filters that have been shown to variously fail. The Bard G2 IVC filter is oft-referenced, lawsuits over which are housed in multidistrict litigation. However, Bard and Cook are not the... - Florida Premises Liability Lawsuit Claims Excessive Traffic in Government Office
Apr-10-17 Boca Raton, FL: Business owners responsible for the management of property and premises traversed by the public may not be conversant with Florida premises liability law that holds the business owner principally responsible for any real, or perceived lack of security. This can run the gamut from slips and falls, to crowd control. Anyone conversant with... - Allegations of Corruption: Monsanto Roundup Lawsuit Plaintiffs
Apr-7-17 San Francisco, CA: When evidence was ordered unsealed last month in the multidistrict litigation that houses Monsanto Roundup lawsuits , the resulting revelations read like a movie plot with allegations of corruption, suppressed data, ghostwritten articles of support, and a toxicological profile of Roundup’s active ingredient that was announced fo... - Latest Risperdal Trial Restarted After Health Emergency Resulted in a Mistrial
Apr-7-17 Philadelphia, PA: The seventh Risperdal lawsuit in the mass tort in Philadelphia has heard opening arguments, with attorneys for the plaintiff suggesting that 8-year-old boys should not be growing male breasts. Legal counsel for the defense shot back that plaintiff Dean Hibbs, now 23, was obese to begin with and only took Risperdal for a period of seve... - Canadians File Ethicon Physiomesh Class Action Lawsuit
Ottawa, ONT: Canadian patients who have suffered harm resulting from Ethicon’s Inc.’s Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh products have filed a class action against the medical device manufacturer. Like their American counterparts who are pursing Ethicon through the American courts in a multi-district litigation, Canadians patients al... - Zip-Line Injuries On the Rise
Mar-29-17 Santa Clara, CA: According to a study in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, zip-line injuries are on the increase with 17,000 people treated for zip-line-related injuries between 1997 and 2012, the period of the study. The data also show a 70 percent increase in zip-line injuries during 2009-2012, which works out to an average of 10 injur... - Plaintiff Asserts Eliquis Side Effects Left her with Permanent Injuries
Mar-27-17 New York, NY: This August we’ll be coming up to the one-year anniversary of an Eliquis lawsuit filed by Rhonda and James Hancock against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Inc. The New York couple alleges that apixaban (Eliquis) has been linked to excessive bleeding and other life-threatening conditions, and that the manufacturers failed to disclose... - Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Legal Information
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued information regarding the Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) made by Abbott Vascular stating that that there is an increased rate of major adverse cardiac events seen in patients receiving the BVS, compared to patients treated with the approved metallic XIENCE drug-elu... - Preliminary $3.75 Settlement Reached in We Vibe Smart Vibrator Wire Tap Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.75 million settlement has been reached potentially ending a wire tap class action brought against the manufacturer of an internet-connected vibrator. The federal lawsuit alleged that Standard Innovation, makers of the We-Vibe Smart Vibrator, improperly tracked customers’ use of the sex toy, including which settings were... - Two Recent Surgical Mesh Lawsuits Assert Ethicon Physiomesh is Defective
Mar-15-17 Washington, DC Two hernia mesh lawsuits have been filed related to failed Ethicon Physiomesh that has since been recalled voluntarily by the manufacturer in several countries. The product was approved in 2010 by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) through the fast-track 510(k) Clearance program as it was deemed to be substantially similar to othe... - Cialis Risk for Melanoma Subject of Lawsuits
Santa Clara, CA: The alleged link between Cialis (tadalafil) and melanoma has become the subject of an increasing number of complaints that claim Eli Lilly, the makers of Cialis, failed to warn of the risk. Approved for erectile dysfunction, Cialis is a competitor drug to Viagra, which is also facing lawsuits over the alleged associated risk for... - The Predatory Lending Cycle of the Car Title Loan
Mar-13-17 Fort Worth, TX: The greed from need cycle of car title loans is far from new. In February, 2015 the Star-Telegram (02/14/15) in Fort Worth was reporting that the average resident of Texas was about $40,000 in debt. The car title loan was one quick and easy way for Texans to deal with short-term financial crises, such as a family emergency. However... - The Watchdog Group that Rang the Bell on Anti-acid Meds
Mar-12-17 Washington, DC The Washington DC based watchdog group, Public Citizen, was among the first to start ringing the warning bell. In 2011 Public Citizen demanded that the FDA warn patients and doctors that the use of the popular prescription acid-reducing drugs came with serious health risks. Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) have been on the market for dec... - $25M Settlement Reached in Home Depot Data Breach Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $25 million settlement has been reached between Home Depot and financial institutions who brought a class action against the home hardware retailer alleging it was negligent in preventing a massive data breach in 2014. The putative class action alleged that the data breach compromised 56 million credit and debit card numbers of... - Synchrony Bank Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Synchrony Bank has been accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Thousands of people nationwide who received artificial or automatic telephone dialing systems were involved in the Synchrony Bank TCPA Class Action Lawsuit and Synchrony Bank settlement . Since the settl... - Auto Manufacturers Claim to be Takata Airbag Victims
Mar-3-17 Miami, FL: The $1 Billion settlement in association with Takata airbag injuries (including at least 11 deaths which have been documented in the US), appears to be setting up a showdown between plaintiffs and automotive manufacturers caught up in a wave of airbag lawsuits involving the defective airbags. The airbags in question have been found to bec...