Texas Gilenya Lawyer
Gilenya is a multiple sclerosis medication used by roughly 30,000 people worldwide. Recently, it has been linked to the deaths of 11 people worldwide, which has prompted the FDA to launch an investigation. Several patients died of heart troubles shortly...
FDA Warning Letter for DePuy’s Custom Implants
January 19, 2012 -- The FDA is warning DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. that it is violating the law by selling its “custom” synthetic hip, knee, and ankle replacements without FDA approval. The FDA warning letter has resulted in DePuy halting sales...
New Clinical Trial of Multaq Moves Forward
January 19, 2012 -- Yet another clinical trial of Multaq (dronedarone) is set to move forward, despite the Multaq lawsuits brought against the drug-company by people who contacted a Multaq lawyer following serious, life-threatening side effects. Though the medication has...
FTC Settles Acai Berry Consumer Fraud Lawsuit
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is cracking down on companies making bogus claims that their Acai berry product can help with weight loss, offering “free trials” to consumers, and then charging their debit/credit accounts without authorization and refusing...
$1.5 Million Settlement in 10 Deceptive Advertising Lawsuits
The company behind the Hydroxycut debacle in 2009 will be forced to pay $1.5 million to settle 10 more lawsuits, this time over the misleading advertising practices behind several of its most popular cold, allergy, and flu remedies. The false...
Christian Brothers Abuse Lawsuit Gets $7 Million Settlement
Thirteen men who filed a Christian Brothers abuse lawsuit have been awarded a $7 million settlement. The men say they were physically and sexually abused at Briscoe Memorial School in Kent, WA.
Fen Phen and Death
Many people are aware that Fen Phen was recalled because it was linked to death and permanent, life-threatening injuries to a user’s heart and lungs. Fen Phen Overview Fen Phen was a diet pill that reached maximum popularity in the...
Texas Relafen Lawsuits
New research suggests that Relafen and pregnancy may be a risky combination, because there is evidence that it may cause several serious, life-threatening, disabling birth defects, including: clubfoot, spina bifida, amniotic band syndrome, cleft lip, cleft palate, and two birth...
Texas Celebrex Lawsuits
New research has linked Celebrex and other NSAID painkilling medications to these severe birth defects: spina bifida, clubfoot, two eye defects that cause blindness, amniotic band syndrome, cleft lip, and cleft palate. UPDATE: Study Links Celebrex and Increased Risk of...
Drug Companies May be Required to Reveal Payments to Doctors
New York Times reports that the Obama administration will soon be acting to require companies that manufacture drugs or medical devices to disclose all money that they pay to doctors.