New Jersey judge calls for consolidation of Reglan lawsuits
April 27, 2010
Pharmaceutical
A New Jersey judge is calling for a statewide consolidation of all lawsuits filed against the makers of the heartburn medication Reglan that involve claims that the drug caused a serious and debilitating movement disorder known as Tardive Dyskinesia. Judge ... Read More
Yaz, Yasmin can be dangerous to your health
April 27, 2010
Pharmaceutical
Even before Bayer Healthcare agreed to change the label on its No. 1 selling birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin, to include an elevated risk of blood clots and other health problems, a citizen’s right advocacy group placed the oral ... Read More
Toyota sudden acceleration defect may exonerate imprisoned man
April 27, 2010
Consumer Fraud
If ever there were a case for the “never should have happened” file, it would be the story of Koua Fong Lee, who immigrated to the United States from his Hmong tribe in Southeast Asia shortly before he lost of ... Read More
I-Flow settles lawsuits from plaintiffs injured by shoulder pain pumps
April 27, 2010
Pharmaceutical
I-Flow has agreed to settle five lawsuits from plaintiffs who say the company’s pain pump device used during shoulder repair surgery caused them to develop a painful and debilitating condition known as chondrolysis. The announcement follows a ruling by a ... Read More
Mother says SJS awareness is a must: ‘Ignorance is not bliss’
April 27, 2010
Pharmaceutical
My son was 2.5 years old when he was admitted to the Children’s Hospital on Nov 7th, 2009, in Winnipeg, MB Canada. I also had never heard of SJS. Today, it is all I think about. The mother of young ... Read More