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Jul-19-10 Washington, DC With more than 1,000 lawsuits percolating through the courts alleging that Yasmin and Yaz birth control caused blood clots and other adverse reactions, comes the news that a sizeable lot of Yaz birth control pills was recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November of last year. Jim Edwards, writing on BNET (CBS Busi... - CalTrans Had Head in Sand, Says Attorney
Jul-17-10 San Francisco, CA There are none so blind as those that will not see, as the saying goes. That's the back story on the $12.2 million verdict Doug Saeltzer recently obtained on behalf a woman injured for life in a pedestrian crosswalk in San Mateo, California in 2006. Saeltzer recalls the four and half years he worked diligently on behalf of Emily Li... - Johnson & Johnson's Headache
May-29-10 Washington, DC On the heels of its recall of 40 nonprescription drugs for children, including Tylenol and Motrin, Johnson & Johnson may face criminal charges due to failure of good manufacturing principles, lack of quality control and possibly deceptive practices . The New York Times reported that The FDA is "considering additional enforcement... - FDA Investigating Adverse Event Reports Associated with Tylenol Recall
May-25-10 New York, NY The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it is investigating some 775 reports of serious side effects associated with 50 over-the-counter children's medicines made by McNeil, a division of Johnson & Johnson, which were recalled earlier this month due to quality and safety issues. Among the adverse events are reports of seven dea... - Baby Slings Linked To 13 Deaths So Far
Mar-23-10 Washington, DC It was in 2008 that Consumer Reports first warned about the risks associated with baby slings . Now the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has come out with a product warning after investigating at least 13 deaths linked to baby slings over the last 20 years. Baby slings are chic accessories designed to couch the baby in such a... - Flavor Additive in Hundreds of Foods Recalled for Salmonella
Mar-8-10 Washington, DC A food enhancer used in hundreds of products has been subjected to a food recall due to the presence of salmonella in food samples. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg stresses that the problem was identified and dealt with before anyone became ill. Hydrolyzed vegetable protein, known in the indust... - The ETHEX / KV Pharma Recall: One Year Later
Feb-16-10 St. Louis. MO It has been a little over a year since ETHEX Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical , also known as KV Pharma, recalled a number of drugs due to the fact that the tablets were oversized, putting patients at risk of accidentally overdosing on prescribed medications. On February 3, 2009, ETHEX distributed an updated... - Securities Lawsuit Against Stryker Corp. Proposed as a Class Action
Jan-22-10 Mahwah, NJ Early in the New Year a securities lawsuit seeking class action status was filed in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York on behalf of those who purchased Stryker common stock over a three-year period ending in 2008. The plaintiffs allege that a certain collection of executives and officers failed to disclose the true f... - Chrysler Recalls New Vehicles over Potential Brake Failure
Jan-21-10 Washington, DC One of two automotive manufacturers that emerged from restructuring last year has issued a product recall affecting numerous 2010 models. The Dodge Chrysler recall recall, affecting many of Chrysler Group LLC's most popular models, was announced late Tuesday by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The recalled v... - Serious Complications Caused by Hospital Infection
Dec-21-09 San Antonio, TX David is one of over two million people who acquire hospital infections each year (according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). An investigation conducted by the hospital determined that David's MRSA infection originated from a staple used during his back surgery. The massive amount of antibiotics he took to treat th... - Massive Window Blind Recall Announced
Dec-15-09 Washington, DC A recall of near historic proportions comes after the deaths of eight children and the near-strangulation of 16 others. Good Morning America (GMA) on ABC announced this morning a voluntary recall negotiated by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in concert with the US window blind industry. About 50 million sets have been... - Prepaid Debit Cards "a Rip Off"
Nov-26-09 Buffalo, NY Although prepaid debit cards may seem like a fantastic idea for people with poor credit, consumers are learning that the fees can be exorbitant. Shirley S. says she used a Green Dot debit card for a few months, until she realized she was paying too much in fees and closed the account. Shirley has had bad credit since college, when she go... - Largest Crib Recall in US History Announced
Nov-24-09 Washington, DC It's the largest crib recall in US history. Late yesterday the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a massive voluntary recall of 2.1 million Stork Craft baby cribs with drop-down sides. There have been 110 incidents reported in the US and Canada when the drop-down sides of the crib became detached as a result of poo... - Flammable Bathrobes at the heart of defective product personal injury lawsuits
Nov-11-09 Hartford, CT Consumers may want to re-think giving bathrobes to friends and relations this holiday season, as a Connecticut woman is suing the Blair Company after her mother was burned to death while wearing one of the company's allegedly flammable chenille bathrobes, in the first of a potential string of defective product personal injury lawsuits . Th... - Foodborne Illness Results in Two Separate Recalls
Nov-8-09 Chautauqua, NY Two recent cases of foodborne illness —which may or may not be related—bring more attention to the food production industry and alleged lapses in safety and quality control that have resulted in food poisoning, including two deaths. Within the last several days Fairbank Farms of Ashville, New York recalled nearly half a mil... - The Latest Defective Product from China: Titanium
Sep-5-09 Washington, DC Yet another defective product issue has originated in China—and while personal injury in connection with the product has yet to be identified, the alarm bells are once again ringing over the potential for yet another defective product personal injury case. This time, the battles lines are being drawn over titanium. The latter i... - What Role Did Antiquated FDA Computers Play in Heparin Deaths?
Jul-8-09 Washington, DC The roots of the heparin contamination which allegedly contributed to the deaths of up to 246 people since 2007 run a little deeper than the importation of tainted heparin from China and the availability of tainted heparin syringes. According to the Drug Industry Daily (DID) newsletter, part of the blame with regard to the heparin inject... - Heparin 's Recall--One Year On
Jul-1-09 Toledo, OH It has been over a year since the massive Heparin recall was announced in the wake of numerous deaths and reports of serious illness following exposure to Heparin syringes. In that year, patients have learned a lot about Heparin contamination and the factors that can result in their being exposed to contaminated medications. In April, 20... - Is Foodborne Illness Increasing?
Jun-29-09 Washington, DC According to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), rates of foodborne illnesses have been holding steady for five years and have even been declining from the mid-1990s until the beginning of this decade, due mainly to improvements in the meat and poultry industry. And one report says that frequent outbreaks of foodborne illness have bee... - JBS Swift Beef Recall Expanded Over E. coli Concerns
Jun-29-09 Greeley, CO It might have been Sunday, but a weekend never appears to deter the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) from pulling the trigger on the recall revolver—especially when it comes to bad beef. And a recall announced last week of beef potentially contaminated with E. coli was expanded yesterday to about ten times the size of the initial E. c...