Defective & Dangerous Products

• FDA Warning - Peanut Butter and Salmonella

  Jamie G. Goldstein | February 15, 2007 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The FDA posted a warning on February 14, 2007 that specific jars of Peter Pan peanut butter and jars of Great Value peanut butter may be contaminated with Salmonella. The jars with a product code beginning with 2111 should be discarded. The peanut butter would have been purchased on or after May 2006. The affected peanut butter was manufactured at a ConAgra facility in Georgia. Great Value...

• Bausch & Lomb Disclosure Delays

  Staff Writer | May 19, 2006 12:07 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Hey Bausch & Lomb, "what took you so long"? The first reports of the Fusarium fungus concerning ReNu with MoistureLoc arose from Hong Kong last November, but in its filing with the FDA on December 15, the company denied any problems with the product. Later, in February, Singapore reported a cluster of cases from the month before. Still later, on March 3rd, a New Jersey opthamologist complained...

• Heart Device Makers Feeling Heat

  Staff Writer | May 18, 2006 3:10 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Several Medical Safety Groups have criticized the makers of heart devices, like defibrillators and pacemakers, for failing to alert doctors to life-threatening flaws in their products. The physicians believe the these companies don't fully assess the patient consequences because engineers, rather than doctors, made the decisions. Finally, two of the companies have agreed to broaden their...

• RENU with MOISTURE LOC Suits Filed

  Staff Writer | May 03, 2006 3:48 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Attorney Chris Searcy has filed suit against Bausch and Lomb on behalf of two clients who were permanently injured by using its Renu with Moisture LOC solution. Fellow InjuryBoard Attorney Joe Saunders in Florida has also filed suit on behalf of users of Bausch & Lomb's MoistureLoc Renu solution who have suffered eyesight loss or injury. One 69 year old woman lost her eye and the other gentleman...

• Does PREMPO Cause Breast Cancer?

  Staff Writer | May 01, 2006 3:23 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  This July, the first trial is scheduled to commence against Wyeth on the question of whether its menopause drug PREMPO causes breast cancer. Thousands of women who took the drug to combat night sweats and hot flashes, now claim that Wyeth failed to disclose its carcinogenic health risks. The FDA approved PREMPO in 1995. Women who have used the drug for long periods of time should consult...

• Birth-Control Patch Doubles Risk of Pill

  Staff Writer | February 27, 2006 4:04 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The Food and Drug Administration recently published a new study that shows that women using the Ortho Evra birth-control patch have double the risk of developing blood clots compared with those who take the pill. Last November, additions to the patch label warned women that they would be exposed to about 60% more estrogen than those who used birth-control pills. Over four million have used the...

• Multi-Million Dollar Ephedra Settlement

  Staff Writer | February 23, 2006 4:59 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Two years after filing for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection, Nutraquest has agreed to contribute $34.2 Million to settle 138 pending lawsuits. The New Jersey pharmaceutical company joined with dozens of other companies to resolve these suits, but has many other suits still pending. In 2004, the FDA banned Ephedra, an herbal dietary supplement used to lose weight, after linking the drug to 155...

• Rhode Island Wins First Lead Paint Cleanup Case

  Staff Writer | February 23, 2006 11:24 AM | 1 CommentChicago, IL

  Three paint manufacturers will have to spend millions of dollars in clean up costs to protect Rhode Island children from being poisoned by lead paint. This is the first time that any State has sued the paint industry for clean up costs. This week, the jury found the defendants to be a public nuisance, and next week arguments will begin on whether punitive damages should be awarded against...

• Asbestos Bill Supported by Secret List of Corporations

  Staff Writer | February 10, 2006 1:03 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  The Committee to Protect Mesothelioma Victims (CPMV) is demanding that Congress reveal the names of the companies required to pay into a proposed national asbestos trust fund. Proposed bill S.852 will establish a $140 billion national trust fund for individuals suffering from asbestos-related illnesses. Companies that profited from the sale or production of asbestos would be responsible for...

• Consumer Develops Popcorn Lung

  Jamie G. Goldstein | January 24, 2008 10:40 AM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  Wayne Watson filed a lawsuit against The Kroger Company after developing "popcorn lung." Popcorn lung, which is officially known as bronchiolitis obliterans, has in the past been associated with people who work in plants where popcorn is made. It is caused by inhaling the vapors from the popcorn flavoring.The disease has also been linked to flavoring in baked goods and candy, but has only...