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 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…
On April 3, 2014 a transvaginal mesh patient was awarded $1.2 million in damages after a jury in Dallas found Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon liable for mesh defects and the plaintiff’s injuries. Plaintiff’s attorneys argued that 64-year-old Linda Batiste suffered pelvic pain after the…
Takeda Pharmaceutical and Eli Lilly were ordered by a Louisiana jury to pay $9 billion in damages over Actos being linked to bladder cancer. Takeda, a Japanese drug maker, allegedly knew about the potential serious link between the drug and cancer, but did not inform…
A court order filed on April 2, 2014 showed that Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a Johnson & Johnson subsidiary, settled 76 Topamax cases in Philadelphia, according to The Legal Intelligencer. Plaintiffs claimed the drug, taken while pregnant, resulted in birth defects. Terms of the settlement have yet…
If a woman is diagnosed with “fibroids,” it’s usually not a major concern. Affecting about 20 percent of women, fibroids are typically non-cancerous tumors that grow in the uterus. If they’re causing no symptoms, often they are just left alone. Medications may help to shrink…
A study in the American Society of Clinical Oncology published by a group of German researchers found “no increased risk [of prostate cancer] in hypogonadal men on long-term testosterone treatment.” The study, “Long-term treatment with testosterone undecanoate injections and its effect of prostate c
On March 28, 2014 a motion was filed to combine all of the lawsuits filed against AbbVie Inc., and Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturers of Androgel, a testosterone therapy treatment. Plaintiffs asked the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) to centralize all the cases to the…
Vani Hari, founder of foodbabe.com, made the news when she petitioned Subway to stop using “azodicarbonamide (ADA)” in its breads. Later news reports and investigations revealed that hundreds of companies are using this chemical in foods, and that it could be potentially harmful to our…
