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Sort by date 2,533 pages found matching nerve damage- Vietnam Veterans File Class Action Over Alleged Toxic Testing in the 1960s
Oakland, CA: A Veterans disability class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of several Veterans Affairs associations including Vietnam Veterans of America as well as individual Vietnam veterans, over allegations that several government agencies including the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), The United States Department of Defense, The United Sta... - Edgewood Arsenal Veterans Come Forward with Chemical Testing Claims
Washington, DC: Complaints are surfacing from veterans who served in the United States Armed Forces in the 1960s, during the Vietnam war, that they were used as test subjects as part of a cold war chemical research program involving potentially toxic substances. The veterans also claim they were not informed of what substances were used on them... - Farmers Worldwide Filed Monsanto Herbicide Lawsuits
Aug-17-19 Denton, MT: A Montana farmer recently filed a Monsanto glyphosate lawsuit claiming its herbicide Roundup he used since 1982 caused his Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In a similar case filed in France, a French court found Monsanto guilty of poisoning a farmer and in June the first Australian legal action was filed against Bayer, which bought Monsanto in 2018. ... - The Dangers of Gentamycin
Dec-18-05 Gentamycin or Gentamicin is an antibiotic used to combat infections. With extended use and high dosages, it can result in serious injuries and permanent damage. In some studies, the risk for hearing impairment of patients prescribed Gentamycin has been as high as 25 percent. It has been known to cause neurological damage to the inner ear that affects bala... - Under Pressure, Elmiron Manufacturer Updates its Label
Jul-17-20 Harrisburg, PA Only after pressure from scientists and consumers and mounting Elmiron vision loss lawsuits , Janssen Pharmaceuticals has finally updated its Elmiron interstitial cystitis drug label, adding the risk of developing permanent eye damage to its side effects. But a quick scan online shows that numerous health sites and pharmacies have not recei... - hurricane damage insurance claim denial
Unfair Claim Denial and other issues related to Hurricane Katrina Property Insurance Damage Claims In light of the incredible disaster and tragedy suffered by the recent victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama and Florida, billions of dollars in homeowner and other property insurance claims, including automobiles, bo... - Avonex liver damage
MS Patients who are taking the medication Avonex, an injectable medication manufactured by Biogen Idec of Cambridge, Massachusetts and approved for use in 1996, should be monitored closely for liver problems according to the manufacturer and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The warning states that "patients should be monitored for [liver] injury."... - New Lawsuit against NFL Alleges Drugs Used to Cover Neck Injuries
Jun-4-14 San Francisco, CA Many people are now familiar with the NFL brain injury lawsuit, where former players allege they were not warned about the risks associated with repeated brain injuries. A new lawsuit filed against the league alleges players were illegally given drugs and painkillers to hide serious problems such as neck injuries . Athletes are at a hi... - Medical Malpractice Suit Settled for $1.69 Million
Syracuse, NY: In October 2007, then 31-year old Tina Holstein, a nurse who provides residential care, underwent the delivery of her third child. The delivery was performed at Community General Hospital, in Syracuse. During the delivery's aftermath, Holstein began vomiting, which was dealt with by the dministration of an intramuscular injection. Holstein cl... - Botox Linked To Paralysis & Death
On August 3, 2009 the FDA updated its safety alert to a Black Box Warning on the popular anti-wrinkle drugs Botox and Myobloc . All Botox product labels now warn that the effects of the botulinum toxin may spread from the area of injection to other areas of the body, causing symptoms similar to those of botulism. Those symptoms, which have mostly been see... - Class I Recall Issued for Synthes USA, Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement
Wahsington, DC: The FDA has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I Recall of all lots of the Synthes USA, Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement, a device used in the T1-L5 portion of the spine to replace a collapsed, damaged, or unstable vertebral body. Reports of moderate to severe loss of vertebral body replacement height (caused by failure... - Airline Fume Event Leaves Attendent Sickened by Toxic Air
Terry Williams, a flight attendant for 17 years with American Airlines, has filed a product liability lawsuit against Boeing and McDonnell Douglas, aircraft manufacturers associated with the MD-82 aircraft she worked on when she was allegedly exposed to toxic air. On April 11, 2007, on flight No. 843 she says she noticed a "misty haze type of smoke"... - Clarion Cochlear Implant Malfunction Recall
Clarion Cochlear implants (Implantable Cochlear Stimulators) have been recalled several times: the latest recalls, in 2004 and 2006, were due to a potential moisture failure within the implant. Adverse events such as pain, hearing loss and other problems have been associated with the cochlear implant's malfunction. As well, the implants can cause scar tissue... - Gulf War Syndrome is Real, Panel Confirms
Neurotoxic Insecticides and Pyridostigmine Bromide Pills Identified as Causes A report just released by a Veterans' Affair advisory panel has stated that scientific evidence leaves no question that Gulf War Illness is real. Furthermore, it has identifiable causes, and carries serious consequences for affected veterans. Exposure to neurotoxic compou... - Epilepsy Drugs Linked to Risk of Suicide
People taking anti-seizure medications are at a 0.43 percent increased risk for suicidal thoughts and behaviour, according to findings by the FDA. This compares with just 0.22 percent of people taking placebo in the near 200 studies evaluated by the agency. Consequently, 11 epilpsy drugs will have new suicide warnings on their labelling his change will come... - Viagra, Cialis y Levitra
Viagra El viagra fue introducido en el mercado en 1998 y obtuvo 1.680 millones de dólares en ventas el año pasado. El medicamento contra la impotencia ha sido utilizado por 23 millones de hombres en todo el mundo. Hay un número creciente de casos en los que los hombres presuntamente pierden la visión debido a una condici&oa... - Texas Plaintiff Joins Flood of Lawsuits Citing Ethicon Physiomesh Problems
Nov-4-17 Atlanta, GA: Ethicon Physiomesh may be off the market at the behest of its manufacturer, but that hasn’t stemmed the flood of lawsuits that have been piling up in multidistrict litigation. In this case, the surgical mesh lawsuit has been filed by a plaintiff with the surname Flood. Plaintiff Amy Flood, a woman from Texas, received Ethicon Phys... - Pittsburgh Woman Wins $3 Million Medical Malpractice Verdict
Pittsburgh, PA: Lynn and James Flaherty, of Bethel Park, were awarded a $3 million judgment, following a jury trial before Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Jeffrey A. Manning. Lynn and James Flaherty were awarded the judgment, after Mrs. Flaherty's sinus infection was misdiagnosed resulting in complications that left her unable to regulate her emo... - “The More I Find Out about this Hernia Mesh, the Angrier I Get, “ says Surgical Mesh Victim
Aug-29-17 Toronto, ON: Linda has been suffering from debilitating pain since she had routine abdominal mesh surgery. “I was better off before surgery with a little discomfort. Now I find out, too late, that some of the mesh is defective,” she says. “And to make me even angrier, studies show that not all hernias need surgery. I should have sat t... - Delaware County, OH Inmate Back Injury Settlement
Delaware County, OH: (May-24-07) Steven Foster, a Galena man who claimed he was beaten by corrections officers in the Delaware County Jail, filed suit against the county. The suit alleged that when Foster was sent to the county jail for a probation violation in September 2001, he was writing a letter in his cell when three corrections officers allegedly en...