In 2003, Florida lawmakers placed a cap on non-economic damages in wrongful death cases caused by medical negligence. Plaintiffs could recover only $500,000 or $1 million, depending on how many survivors were involved in the case. Now, in a landmark decision, the Florida Supreme Court…
Risperdal (risperidone), an anti-psychotic drug, was initially approved by the FDA for use in adults in 1993. It wasn’t cleared for use in children until 2006, though some doctors prescribed it “off-label” to treat symptoms of schizophrenia, autism, and bipolar disorder. That same year, researchers…
The investigation surrounding testosterone therapy treatment has spread into Europe. The European Medicine Agency announced it would be reviewing “testosterone-containing medicines” over safety concerns prompted by two recent studies, one published in JAMA in November 2013 and the other in PLOS One
After reaching a $1.2 billion settlement with the U.S. Justice Department, Toyota has been hit with another class action lawsuit. The company had just put to rest the probe into its alleged mishandling of the sudden acceleration issues in its cars, when at the beginning…
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recently announced that there’s been a dramatic increase in poisonings related to e-cigarettes. According to their recent study, the number of calls to poison centers concerning the liquid nicotine used in these cigarettes increased from one a…
It’s April and the weather is heating up in parts of the United States that were dealing with winter weather. More people will be outside and soon it will be time to tend to lawns and gardens. That also means mowing the law and possibly…
In December 2013, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) announced it would utilize six states to act as research sites for drones, or unmanned aircraft. Those states included New York, Texas, Virginia, North Dakota, Alaska and Nevada. For now, or at least until the end of…
The Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) reported in March 2014 that between 1983 and 2010, a total of 13 women developed unexpected uterine cancer after having gone through uterine surgery. In most cases, fibroids are benign tumors that grow in the uterus. They…
The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) established the Zoloft MDL on April 17, 2012, centralizing all federal Zoloft lawsuits into the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiffs have filed lawsuits against manufacturer Pfizer, claiming the medication increases the risk of birth
For years, antidepressants have been suspected of increasing the risk of birth defects. Several studies over the past decade have indicated that women taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and other similar medications may be more likely to give birth to babies with heart, cranial,…
It’s been nearly three years since the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), along with nine manufacturers, recalled millions of gel fuel products used in firepots, and now, the market has produced new, “safer” alternatives. But how safe are these alternatives, really? Do we still…
If you are a man diagnosed with hypogonadism, your doctor may prescribe you a form of testosterone therapy treatment. A diagnosis of hypogondism means your body does not produce enough testosterone, has difficulty producing sperm, or both. An article in the Orlando Sentinel outlined some…