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Depakote Birth Defects That Linger Even After Repair

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Washington, DC: While Depakote is an important drug used to help control and treat seizures, concern remains with regard to its association with Depakote birth defects. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), in fact, recently identified divalproex sodium (Depakote) as having a link to severe birth defects and Depakote side effects as evidenced by some studies

Number of Actos Lawsuits Growing

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Houma, LA: It may still be early in 2012, but the number of Actos bladder cancer lawsuits is already increasing. Multiple Actos lawsuits, alleging a link between Actos and bladder cancer, have been filed by patients who say they were harmed by Actos side effects

New Zealand Firm Targets US Acne Market to Fill Void Left by Pulled Accutane Medication

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Auckland, New Zealand: The US represents the promised land for prescription drug companies, as Americans consume more medications than any other nation. This has motivated a New Zealand company to enter the American acne market to fill the void left by the pulled Accutane medication, according to the New Zealand Herald

FDA Issued Multiple Terbutaline Warnings

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Washington, DC: It has been almost a year since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about Terbutaline side effects. It has been more than 10 years since the FDA issued an initial warning about the use of Terbutaline during pregnancy, following reports of death in women who used Terbutaline sulfate while pregnant. Since that time, however, terbutaline was still used to treat preterm labor, putting women's lives at risk

Two Entertainment Icons Felled by Asbestos Mesothelioma

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

Los Angeles, CA: They are names synonymous with the entertainment industry: Steve McQueen and Warren Zevon. The first, an iconic actor. The second, a revered musician. Both men, sadly, are no longer with us. Mesothelioma claimed them both. And this spring, one will be feted with a posthumous award named in memory of the other

Chase Adjustable Rate Mortgage (ARM) Lawsuit

Class Action Lawsuits — Sat, 04 Feb 2012 03:15:20 +0000

Individuals who obtained an adjustable rate mortgage (ARM) from Chase ( either JP Morgan Chase Bank or Chase Home Finance) before April 2006 are seeking compensation as part of a class action lawsuit. This is happening only in California at the moment – though borrowers in other states can instigate legal action if Chase set their interest rate wrong.

The loan documents stated that the initial interest rate would be the sum of a specified Index plus a set Margin or, a rate less than that sum. The documents also stated “Your interest rate will be based on the weekly average yield on United States Treasury securities adjusted to a constant maturity of 1 year (the ‘Index’) plus an amount called a ‘Margin.’”

Later in the document, the disclosures stated that “Your initial interest rate may be discounted and will not be tied to the Index.” Thus the bank allegedly charged the borrowers an initial interest rate higher than the sum of the Index and Margin.

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Study Suggests Lexapro Side Effects May Include PPHN

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 21:30:00 +0000

Philadelphia, PA: A recently released study suggests newborns could be at risk of Lexapro side effects, including serious Lexapro birth defects. The study, which found that infants exposed to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) prior to birth had an increased risk of persistent pulmonary hypertension, was published in the British Medical Journal. Meanwhile, Forest Laboratories Inc., maker of Lexapro, faces allegations that it paid a researcher to fix study results

Yasmin Complaints Have No Borders

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 18:30:00 +0000

Paris, France: Elina took Yazmine, which is the French equivalent of Yasmin, for more than 10 years before she realized that her health issues are likely related to the oral contraceptive. "I've had gallbladder problems and I have varicose veins and my doctor told me that I need to have them taken out before blood clots form," Elina says. "I can't help but worry that I might develop deep vein thrombosis [DVT] or even worse because of Yazmine.

Will 2012 Be a Year of Reckoning for Fosamax Lawsuits?

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 16:00:00 +0000

New York, NY: There should be some movement on the Fosamax side effects front in 2012, according to a prolific legal blogger close to the various lawsuits involving Fosamax and femur fractures, and Fosamax osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)

FDA Panelists Who Noted Beyaz Side Effects Outweighed by Benefits Had Ties to Bayer

Lawyers and Settlements :: Emerging Legal News — Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:00:00 +0000

Washington, DC: US Food and Drug Administration advisers, in a recent vote, said the benefits of four popular Bayer drugs outweigh the blood-clot risk, despite the reported Beyaz side effects. However, the FDA didn't disclose that three of the advisers have had ties to Bayer, serving as researchers, speakers or consultants, The Wall Street Journal reported