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  • Using a CPAP Machine? You Can Seek Damages for Injury.

    On June 14, 2021, medical device manufacturer Philips Respironics announced a recall of several models of its CPAP and BI-PAP machines. The reason for the recall was that sound-dampening foam in the affected models was at risk of breaking apart and reaching the airways of patients using these machines. Not only do the particles themselves pose significant health risks if inhaled or ingested, but ...
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  • What You Need to Know about the Paraquat Recall

    Due to concerns that it can cause significant adverse health effects, a widely used commercial herbicide known as Paraquat is finally being recalled. Throughout its nearly 60 years of history, Paraquat’s purpose was to kill and control weeds in commercial agricultural settings. There are many concerns about the health effects that can come with exposure to the chemical, chief among them being ...
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  • If Baby Formula Caused Your Baby’s NEC, We Can Help

    Right now, the manufacturers of cow-based baby formula brands Similac and Enfamil are being sued by families of preterm infants. The allegations against the companies – respectively Abbot Laboratories Inc. and Mead Johnson Nutrition – are that they failed to warn consumers that their cow-based products were potentially harmful if fed to preterm infants. Specifically, the companies failed to warn ...
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  • What Is the Statute of Limitations for Product Liability Lawsuits in Missouri?

    As with most civil legal claims, there is a limited period during which someone injured by a defective product can file a lawsuit to pursue damages. This period or time limit is commonly referred to as the statute of limitations. If the statute of limitations lapses, then it’s highly unlikely that an injured party will be allowed to proceed with their lawsuit. You Have 5 Years to File Your Claim ...
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  • What Is Product Liability?

    Take a second to look at what’s around you – what do you see? Everything around you is a product of some kind. Like it or not, it’s impossible to escape the products in our lives – but hopefully, there’s nothing we need to be genuinely concerned about when it comes to using them. Every day, however, people are harmed by various kinds of products on the market. Anything from paint to snowblowers, ...
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  • Can I Sue a Drug Company If I Experienced Negative Side Effects?

    When you take a pharmaceutical drug, you expect it to help with whatever ailment you’re trying to treat. Most of us are aware of the potential side effects these drugs can have because we were warned by the manufacturer of them on the packaging. In some cases, though, manufacturers fail to warn consumers of these potential hazards in product liability cases . Can I Sue A Pharmaceutical Company? If ...
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  • How Does a Recall Affect a Product Liability Claim?

    At times, companies will initiate recalls of their products on their own or at the behest of a government agency. While it may seem like the company is admitting fault for any injuries or illnesses that a product causes, it doesn’t always work that way. What Is Product Liability? Product liability refers to a company’s responsibility for injuries or illnesses its products may cause. A product can ...
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  • Following a Child’s Death & Dozens of Injuries, Peloton Recalls Treadmills

    Fitness equipment manufacturer Peloton recalled its Tread+ and Tread treadmills on May 5, after the fighting the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC)’s warning to consumers that the machines were linked to a child’s death and dozens of injuries. CPSC’s warning, published on April 17, states that 39 incidents involving the Tread+, which included one death, were reported to the commission. ...
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  • What Consumers Should Know about Product Liability Claims

    People are injured by products every day. Some of these items are things that carry some risk of using them, others seem completely benign until their defective or dangerous qualities become apparent. A product may be defective or dangerous because of any of these three factors: How it was designed How it was made How much warning about it was provided Keep reading as we’ll discuss each of these ...
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  • Citing ‘Amputation Hazard,’ Toro Recalls Thousands of Snow Blowers

    Turf equipment company Toro issued a recall affecting thousands of snow blowers on Feb. 17, citing an amputation hazard posed by the products. Toro states that approximately 6,700 of its 2021 Power Max Snowthrower are subject to the recall. The stated reason for the recall is the potential for “the auger to fail to disengage when the control level is released, posing an amputation hazard.” ...
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  • How Do I Know if My Medication Has Been Recalled?

    You may not know it but drug recalls happen all the time. These can come from the FDA based on adverse side effects, labelling problems, tainted components, and more. The news lately has discussed the recall and associated dangers of the blood pressure medication called valsartan (also known as losartan). The drug was first recalled in 2018 due to contamination of a cancer-causing chemical in some ...
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  • FDA Recalls 115 Hand Sanitizer Products

    The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has recently recalled more than 115 different hand sanitizers as a result of the products failing testing standards. Most of the products have tested positive for methanol, while others show insufficient levels of alcohol overall and make them ineffective per FDA guidelines. While hand sanitizer has been utilized more than ever this year as a result of the ...
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  • Why Do Medical Devices Fail?

    When you go to a hospital or clinic to get treated for a medical condition, you expect any medical equipment your doctor uses to help your condition improve. Unfortunately, this is not always the reality. Defective medical devices hurt thousands of patients each year, sometimes even causing permanent disability and even death. More than 1.7 million medical device injury reports have been filed to ...
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  • Plaintiffs Affected by Zantac Request Consolidated Pre-Trial Proceedings

    Zantac and its active ingredient, ranitidine, were first linked to the carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) in September of 2019. The drug has been on shelves for more than 30 years and plaintiffs state : “ every one of the millions of the drug’s consumers have been exposed to dangerous levels of NDMA and many thousands of those consumers have contracted cancer as a result .” While legal ...
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  • Essure® Is Off the Shelves—But Many Women Are Still at Risk

    At the end of 2018, Bayer ended sales of Essure® permanent birth control: The device, touted as a non-surgical alternative to tubal ligation, faced complaints from thousands of women who blamed it for undisclosed side effects. Facing complications such as ectopic pregnancy, autoimmune disorders, and uterine or fallopian perforation, these patients successfully rallied to bring addition FDA ...
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  • Essure® Permanent Birth Control Pulled for Undisclosed Risks

    Essure®, introduced by Bayer as a method of permanent birth control for women, was pulled from shelves at the end of December 2018 due to complaints about the device’s side effects. The FDA has been monitoring the product since 2015 after patient reports signaled a possible cause for worry. To ensure that all patients were fully informed about the risk of using Essure®, the agency introduced ...
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  • What’s Wrong with Monsanto?

    What Is Monsanto? Monsanto is an American agrochemical and agricultural biotechnology corporation that was founded in 1901. Generally known for producing genetically modified organisms (GMOs), having a bad environmental record, using dangerous pesticides, and clashing with local farmers. But how did they get this reputation ? Read on to find out! Frankenfood and the Terminator Seed The company ...
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  • Johnson & Johnson Voluntarily Recalls Over 30,000 Bottles of Baby Powder

    On Friday, October 18, 2019, Johnson & Johnson voluntarily recalled 33,000 bottles of its baby powder after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) found trace amounts of asbestos in one bottle purchased online. Although the company maintains that its talc-based products are safe to use, it made the decision to pull lot number 22318RB as a precautionary measure. Johnson & Johnson stated that it has ...
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  • California Woman Awarded $12M in Lawsuit Against J&J for Carcinogenic Talc Products

    In a recent development in the ongoing story of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talcum powder products causing various forms of cancer, a California jury recently ruled out of favor of the corporation and co-defendant Colgate-Palmolive (Colgate). The plaintiff, a woman dying of terminal mesothelioma, was awarded $12 million by the jury, who concluded that regular use of J&J talcum powder products “more ...
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  • Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $300M in Punitive Damages in Talc Powder Case

    For years, families have trusted the household brand Johnson & Johnson to supply them with a safe, effective product. However, their popular talc products have since been associated with serious health issues, including the development of certain rare, aggressive cancers. As a result, several individuals are suing J&J for producing and selling such a dangerous product. In the most recent case, a ...
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  • What Is The FDA’s Black Box Warning?

    The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approves, reviews, and filters what is safely available for public consumption. It is the agency’s job to protect public health by ensuring consumers are not unknowingly exposed to dangerous or defective products or medications. The FDA issues a “black box” warning label on prescription drugs presumed to lead to serious injury or death. Any medication with ...
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  • Defective 3M Earplugs Harm Military Members

    The company responsible for supplying the US military with earplugs, 3M, recently agreed to pay $9.1 million in a settlement after a lawsuit revealed serious product defects and company negligence. 3M allegedly knew about the product defects before they sold their Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplugs, Version 2 to the US military for their exclusive use. Due to these defects, countless men and women ...
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  • WATCH Nominates 10 Worst Toys for 2018 Holiday Season

    Earlier this month, World Against Toys Causing Harm, Inc. (WATCH) announced its nominees in the 2018 edition of their “10 Worst Toys” list to help consumers avoid purchasing the most dangerous child products available in stores and on the internet this holiday season. This non-profit organization has been spreading awareness about the issue of dangerous toys for more than 40 years. However, there ...
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  • FDA Warns SGLT2 Inhibitors Linked to Fournier's Gangrene Outbreak

    In late August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning after 12 cases of Fournier’s gangrene linked to FDA-approved sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2) inhibitors, which is a class of type 2 diabetes medicines. Fournier’s gangrene is a rare but serious—potentially fatal—bacterial infection of tissue underneath the skin surrounding muscles, fat, nerves, and blood vessels of ...
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  • Who Is Liable for Defective Drugs?

    Millions of Americans take pharmaceutical drugs every day to treat a variety of conditions. The majority of these medications are safe, but defective or harmful drugs do get introduced to the market. If you’ve been injured by a pharmaceutical drug, you may have an injury claim, but the details of your unique case can affect your claim greatly. Here are some of the factors that can affect your ...
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