May, 2011Dream on Me Recalls Drop-Side Cribs Due to Entrapment, Suffocation, Laceration, and Fall Hazards

The drop-side rail hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop-side rail partially detaches, it creates a space between the drop side and the crib mattress. An infant or toddler’s body can become entrapped …

Black Lung Disease Rates Rising in Miners

Black lung disease, a disease that traditionally had impacted coal miners, is on the rise again after retreating in the 30 years after Congress passed harsher safety regulations. The news comes after 29 miners killed in the blast at the Upper Big Branch mine in West Virginia were analyzed for evidence of black lung disease. Almost 75 percent of them showed signs of the deadly condition, health experts reported. Authors of the report suggested that the rise in coal prices …

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for May 24, 2011

A Pennsylvania jury awards a 13-year old girl $10 million in a Children’s Motrin case, and, the 2nd Circuit finds a publisher must arbitrate a dispute over an expired collective bargaining agreement. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Meal…

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Diabetes Drug Avandia Unavailable in Retail Pharmacies after November

Avandia, the controversial diabetes drug introduced by GlaxoSmithKline in 1999, will no longer be available in retail pharmacies after this November. The FDA announced in September that it would take this action after a study showed Avandia was associated with increased cardiovascular risks. New rules governing the distribution and prescription of Avandia are now being announced. In a 2007 study, cardiologist Dr. Steven Nissen found that Avandia caused a 40 percent increase in the risk of cardiovascular disease, heart attack, …

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for May 23, 2011

A Macondo well lessee agrees to a $1 billion settlement with BP over the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, and, a $212 million settlement is reached with two Madoff feeder funds. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s™ Publications. Copyri…

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Pentrexyl Forte Natural: Recall – Misleading Packaging

Audience: Consumer, Pharmacy ISSUE: Phoenix Import & Distribution LLC and FDA notified the public of a recall for Pentrexyl Forte Natural because the packaging is believed to be misleading, causing it to be confused with an antibiotic.  Pentrexyl…

Federal Prosecutors Want $1 Billion from J&J

Federal prosecutors are demanding that Johnson & Johnson pay about $1 billion to settle an investigation into whether the company marketed antipsychotic drug Risperdal for unapproved uses. The probe started in 2004 with a subpoena demanding documents on J&J’s sales practices, payments to physicians related to the marketing of Risperdal, and clinical trials related to the drug. Marketing drugs for unapproved purposes has become more common in past years, as pharmaceutical companies seek to compete with and outsell their rivals. …

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for May 20, 2011

A credit card check loan multidistrict litigation class is certified, and, a California appeals court says there is no expectation of privacy in information provided to an internet service provider. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mea…

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SimplyThick: Public Health Notification – Risk of Life-Threatening Bowel Condition

Audience: Consumers, Pediatrics, Emergency medicine ISSUE: FDA notified parents, caregivers and health care providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders, to infants born before 37 weeks. The product…

LexisNexis® Legal News Podcast for May 19, 2011

The Supreme Court asks the solicitor general to file a brief in a lawsuit over unearned settlement fees, and, the high court will not review a welder’s appeal of a $20 million verdict reversal. Hear these and other stories from LexisNexis® Mealey’s

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