Daily Archives: March 17, 2011

Cardiac injuries prompt three Louisianans to file Darvocet lawsuits

March 17, 2011 Pharmaceutical

Three Louisiana residents are taking Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals Inc., the maker of Darvocet, to court along with a number of other manufacturers of generic Darvocet equivalents over injuries the plaintiffs allege they received by taking the drug. Darvocet, Darvon, and other ... Read More

Consent decree filed against McNeil for substandard OTC drugs

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March 17, 2011 Product Liability

A consent decree of permanent injunction has been filed against McNeil-PPC and two of its officers for failing to comply with current good manufacturing practice requirements established by federal law. McNeil, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, will not be ... Read More

FDA approves new warnings on Avandia packaging

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March 17, 2011 Pharmaceutical

New warnings for the type 2 diabetes drug rosiglitazone, better known by the brand name Avandia, has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The warnings, including a black box warning, will be immediately added to the safety ... Read More

Truck driver saves the day after fiery Texas crash

March 17, 2011 Personal Injury

“Thank God for seatbelts, airbags, and fire extinguishers,” Texas state trooper Roy Tower told ABC affiliate KLTV after responding to a fiery crash involving a passenger car and a commercial truck Tuesday morning. Those three items, plus the help of ... Read More

Gold medalist fights to recover from serious brain injury

March 17, 2011 Personal Injury

Olympic gold medalist James Cracknell suffered a serious head injury and nearly died last July when he was struck from behind by the wing mirror of a truck during an endurance race. The accident had broken his skull in two ... Read More