Chantix Update: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly
Jacksonville, OR: There has been much development on the Chantix portfolio in recent months that speaks to the Jekyll-and-Hyde personality of the smoking cessation drug introduced by Pfizer in 2006. Released amidst much fanfare and embraced by smokers …
Avanza Demanda Contra Actos
Lafayette, LA: La demanda a gran escala de Actos se está moviendo hacia adelante, con un juez nombrando a abogados de los demandantes para gestionar los litigios. La primera audiencia en el juicio el cáncer de la vejiga Actos estaba prevista para el …
Asbestos Lawsuits: Companies Put Workers’ Lives at Risk
San Francisco, CA: More and more asbestos lawsuits, alleging employers knowingly put their employees’ lives at risk by exposing them to asbestos—and the possibility of mesothelioma, asbestosis and other asbestos injuries—are being filed against the…
Australian Girl Left Brain Damaged Allegedly from Chicken Wrap
New South Wales, Australia: A tragic tale of Foodborne Illness that happened on the other side of the world could easily have occurred here. In fact, the defendant in the Food Poisoning lawsuit was none other than Louisville, Kentucky-based KFC
Panelistas de la FDA quienes señalaron que los Beneficios Superan los Efectos Secundarios de Beyaz tenían vínculos con Bayer
Washington, DC: Los asesores de la EE.UU. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), en una votación reciente, dijeron que los beneficios de los cuatro populares medicamentos de Bayer superan el riesgo de coágulos de sangre, pese a los efectos secundarios c…
Neck Injury Compensation 10 Years in the Making
Washington, DC: As far as neck injury compensation goes, this settlement was a long time coming—and while the individual upon whose behalf the lawsuit was fought and subsequently won, the outcome can at least bring some closure to the family of Curti…
Patients Rely on Administrators to Ensure CardioGen-82 Is Used Correctly
Washington, DC: Following the announcement that patients receiving an injection of chemicals generated by the CardioGen-82 may be at risk of receiving an increased PET radiation dose, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that the pro…
Contraceptive Patches and Vaginal Rings Increase Risk for Blood Clots
Copenhagen, Denmark: Women may be at higher risk for blood clots with non-oral contraceptives, which include the Ortho Evra patch and NuvaRing compared with birth control pills, according to results of a study just published in the British Medical …
Costa Concordia Victims Seek $200M in Lawsuit vs Carnival Cruise Lines
New York, NY (Press Release) – Four Hungarian performers on the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship are collectively seeking $200 million in damages in a Federal gross negligence complaint (12CV-3498, filed May 3, 2012) that has been filed in U.S. …
Consumer Reports Takes On DePuy Hip Replacement
Washington, DC: One has to wonder if we might be better off if the Consumers Union regulated the country’s medical device industry, rather than the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Consumers Union publishes the venerable Consumer Reports magazine…
