A Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge is upholding a November 2013 Topamax verdict against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals according to The Legal Intelligencer. Janssen requested a new trial shortly after the $11 million verdict. The money was awarded to Haley Powell and…
More e-cigarette users are complaining about injuries suffered after using the products. The FDA has received more than 50 reports from March 2013 through March 2014. These complaints include cardiovascular and respiratory issues, and burns including hospitalizations for the following: • Seizure • H
On January 31, 2014, the FDA announced they were investigating the safety of testosterone therapy drugs. Studies had linked these drugs to an increased risk of stroke, heart attack, and death. Since then, many men who took testosterone replacement therapy and experienced serious side effects…
Medical errors lead to thousands of deaths every year across the United States. The numbers are staggering at 440,000 per year, but they are preventable. These medical errors can happen due to a wrong diagnosis, being prescribed the wrong medication, surgical errors or infections that…
A FedEx truck collided with a tour bus in Orland, California on April 10, 2014, killing 5 students, 3 adult chaperones, both drivers and leaving 34 others injured. The students were headed to visit Humboldt State University when the accident happened along Interstate 5. On…
Testosterone-replacement therapy may increase risk of brain damage in Caucasian men. That was the conclusion of a recent study published in the Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease, which evaluated the influence of oxidative stress on testosterone’s typically protective effects. Usually, testosterone help
Over the last decade, scientific studies have linked the use of antidepressants during pregnancy with birth defects, including heart, limb, cranial, abdominal, and neural tube defects. Many parents have filed lawsuits against manufacturers of these products, claiming they were not provided with adeq
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…
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…
