On March 2, 2018, pharmaceutical companies Biogen and AbbVie announced the worldwide withdrawal of the drug Zinbryta (daclizumab), which is used to help treat multiple sclerosis (MS). In a related press release, the companies stated that the recall was “in the best interest of patients,”…
On March 28, 2018, a Minnesota man filed a new Smith & Nephew Birmingham hip replacement lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland. He claims that after he was implanted with the hip replacement, he experienced serious injuries. He seeks both…
On February 9, 2018, a Mississippi man filed a new Medtronic MiniMed lawsuit as a representative of his deceased wife. He claims that his wife’s Medtronic MiniMed insulin pump caused serious injuries that led to her death. He seeks in excess of $75,000 in damages.…
Many parents know that rubber toys can make bath time a lot more fun, which can make it easier to motivate kids to bathe. But according to a recent study, it is important to check those toys over carefully. Turns out that many of them…
On March 1, 2018, an Arizona woman filed a new Jardiance lawsuit against manufacturers Boehringer Ingelheim, claiming the type 2 diabetes medication caused her to suffer from serious injuries. She filed the case in the U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, and seeks…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) recently alerted the public to a new recall of Kidde dual-sensor smoke alarms. About 450,000 units in the U.S. are affected by the recall, with another 40,000 in Canada. The distributor implemented the recall on March 21, 2018,…
In late February 2018, an Ohio woman, as representative of a male family member, filed a new Onglyza lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Ohio. This case now joins a number of other similar cases filed by patients who took…
On April 13, 2018, the FDA announced a recall of all Vuse Vibe power units—a total of about 2.6 million items—because of malfunctioning lithium-ion batteries that may overheat and present a fire hazard. Consumers are advised to stop using the units immediately and to avoid…
Earlier this year, Toyota announced they were recalling over 50,000 vehicles because of potentially defective airbags. Though the company has been heavily involved in the large Takata airbag recalls, this particular recall was implemented for different reasons. Whereas Takata air bags can explode up
There are a couple reasons why you should never put a lithium-ion battery pack or device into your checked luggage. First, it’s against the rules for most airlines, and second, because that battery may just explode in the cargo hold. That’s just what happened on…
On March 13, 2018, the U.S. Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) announced a recall of about 260,000 Amazon Portable Power Banks. The products may overheat and ignite, posing a risk of fire and burn hazards and injuries. This is yet another example of a lithium-ion…
There’s been another lithium-ion battery explosion and fire, this time in the overhead bin of a China Southern Airlines plane. According to Fox News, passengers were boarding the flight when smoke started pouring into the cabin. Soon, flames were spotted in a passenger’s bag in…
