Measures to Stop Accidental Overdose Considered by FDA
In an effort to curb a rise in accidental overdoses, the FDA is working with physicians to identify high risks medicines that pose the greatest risks. The hope is that the measure will prevent the 4 million emergency room visits each year prompted by drug misuses or larger than recommended doses of pharmaceuticals. These visits [...]
Targets Pays Civil Penalty for Lead Paint based Toys
Government officials recently penalized Target stores for the unusually high amount of lead found within and on in some of their toys. Target in turn agreed to pay a $600,000 dollars in civil penalties for selling toys that contained these dangerous lead levels. Authorities reveal that the lead content in some of the Target [...]
Widow Calls on Toyota to Pull Dangerous Floor Mats
Melodie Bohuchot, widow of Troy Johnson who died 2 years ago in a crash suspected of being caused by the Toyota floor mats, is pleading for Toyota to recall and remove them. This comes shortly after a family of four was killed because of the dangers associated with them. To date, Toyota has informed the [...]
Helicopter and Plane Collision Prompts Widow’s Lawsuit
After husband Steven Altman, a small plane pilot, died in an August 8 collision with a helicopter over the Hudson river, his widow, Pamela Altman, filed a wrongful death suit. The crash occurred between New York and New Jersey killing a total of 9 people between the 2 aircraft. Steven Altman, his nephew and brother [...]
Over Half a Million Kids have bad Drug Reactions
A new study that appeared in October’s Pediatrics on Monday indicated that greater than half a million kids suffer from adverse reactions to common medicines. 5 % of that number require hospitalization. Research indicated that children 5 years and under were the most commonly affected, developing rashes, hives stomachaches and diarrhea after being treated [...]
Infant and Children’s Liquid Tylenol is Recalled
Johnson & Johnson voluntarily recalled at least 57 lots of infant and children’s liquid Tylenol because of a potential bacterial contamination. An official spokesperson for the company stated that an inactive ingredient did not meet normal testing standards. They also detected B. cepacia bacteria in some of the unused test batches. As soon as they [...]
Mistrial Declared in First Fosamax Lawsuit
When 71-year-old Fort Walton, Fla., native Shirley Boles developed severe dental and jaw-related problems after she began taking Fosamax in 1997, she decided to file a product liability lawsuit against the drug’s manufacturer. Now only able to eat soft food, she is seeking restitution for her degenerative injuries Fosamax, Merck & Co.’s primary osteoporosis drug, [...]
FDA Reveals Database to make Food Safety Reporting Faster
Soon to become mandatory, the Food and Drug Administration has set up a system wherein food manufacturers could report potentially contaminated products within a 24 hour period. The move comes after a stern rebuke from congress as well as a slew of product liability lawsuits when tainted foods like peanuts and spinach caused sickness and [...]
Spinach Companies Sued by Wisconsin Woman after E. Coli Outbreak
85-year-old Jane Majeska of Fond du Lac, Wis. is suing California spinach growers and shippers after eating a tainted batch of the leafy green. The Spinach was riddled with E. Coli which killed three people and sickened 200 nationwide. In Jane’s Majeska case, she ended up on a ventilator and feeding tube after developing hemolytic [...]
Important Claim Against Fosomax Dismissed
Posted by Alicia Norman on November 28, 2009 · Leave a Comment
Releasing a statement on Tuesday, Merck & Co. revealed that a U.S. district court dismissed claims against the company in a second “bellwether” or “key” regarding the drug Fosomax. As of Sept. 30, the company has been fighting 953 lawsuits which allege that their osteoporosis drug Fosamax causes a painful ailment called [...]
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