September, 2009Former Surgical Tech Admits Infecting Patients With Hepatitis C
A former Colorado surgical technician has pleaded guilty to federal charges she stole pain drugs then shared the dirty needles with patients, exposing thousands of people to a risk of Hepatitis C.
Continue →Drug Side Effects Injure Thousands of U.S. Kids Each Year
Side effects from medications were responsible for sending more than 500,000 American children to emergency rooms and outpatient clinics each year during the decade that ended in 2005, a new study finds.
Continue →LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for September 28, 2009
The Chrysler bankruptcy court judge allows a $24 million settlement for the family of a man killed by a Dodge pickup truck, and, a California jury returns a $49 million verdict to a man injured in a truck accident. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyright© 2009 LexisNexis, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. For the latest litigation news headlines, visit www.lexisnexis.com/mealeys.
Children’s and Infants’ Tylenol Oral Suspension Products – Recall
Audience: Consumers and Healthcare professionals
[Posted 09/25/2009] McNeil Consumer Healthcare and FDA notified consumers of a nationwide recall of certain Tylenol products as a precautionary measure because of potential manufacturing…
Enrollment in Cancer Drug Avastin Study Halted Due to Heart-Failure Cases
Drug maker Roche said it has stopped enrolling breast cancer patients in a study of the drug Avastin after some patients developed heart failure.
Continue →Quaids Want Illinois Supreme Court to Hear Heparin Case
Hollywood actor Dennis Quaid and his wife have asked the Illinois Supreme Court to order a state court to hear their lawsuit blaming confusing labeling on the blood-thinning drug Heparin for causing a medical mishap that nearly killed the couple’s infant twins.
Continue →Vioxx Settlements to Cost Merck Another $4.85 Billion, Attorneys Say
Settling thousands of legal claims regarding heart attacks and strokes suffered by people who took the painkiller Vioxx will cost the drug’s maker at least $4.85 billion, according to the law firm administering the settlement fund.
Continue →FDA Reviewing Reports of Kidney Failure, Death in Exjade Users
The Food and Drug Administration is looking into reports of kidney failure, gastrointestinal hemorrhage, and death in patients taking the drug Exjade for treatment of Myelodysplastic Syndrome (MDS).
Continue →Tainted Drinking Water Found at Thousands of U.S. Schools, AP Report Says
Students at thousands of schools across the U.S. have for years been drinking water that contains potentially dangerous amounts of pesticides, lead, and other toxic chemicals, a new Associated Press investigative report has found.
Continue →NY Opens Window for State Court Filings of 9-11 Injury Lawsuits
People who were injured by exposure to asbestos and other toxic materials during rescue and clean-up efforts following the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks on New York City, but failed to meet lawsuit filing deadlines, have been given a new chance to seek compensation for their injuries.
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