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October 28th, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning about health risks associated with homeopathic teething tablets and gels for …
Tags: belladonna, CVS, FDA, homeopathic teething gels, homeopathic teething tablets, Hyland’s, nightshade, Orajel
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Product Liability |
October 24th, 2016
Legal experts say that new rules proposed by the Food and Drug Administration regarding warning labels for generic pharmaceutical products could …
Tags: dangerous drugs, FDA, generic drugs, pharmaceutical liability, Pliva Inc. v. Mensing, product liability
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Pharmaceutical Liability |
October 10th, 2016
The family of a Pennsylvania man who died from an overdose caused by the fentanyl lollipop Actiq has filed a …
Tags: Actiq, addiction, CDC, Cephalon, drug abuse, FDA, fentanyl, methadone, opioid overprescription, OxyContin, painkillers, Percocet, Teva, Wrongful Death
Posted in Fentanyl, HO&P Legal Blog |
September 7th, 2016
A Wisconsin federal judge has ruled that a wrongful death lawsuit filed on behalf of a patient who died after …
Tags: Amiodarone, arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, Cordarone, FDA, irregular heartbeat, Nexterone, off-label, Pacerone, paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia, preemption, ventricular fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, wide complex tachycardia, Zydus. Wyeth
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Pharmaceutical Liability, Wrongful Death |
June 13th, 2016
A bipartisan bill introduced to Congress recently would require doctors to report potentially serious medical device defects to the Food …
Tags: black box warning, Ethicon, FDA, hysterectomy, Johnson & Johnson, Karl Storz GmbH, laparoscopic power morcellators, medical device, Medical Device Guardian’s Act, uterine cancer
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Product Liability |
June 10th, 2016
The attorney generals of Washington and California have filed transvaginal surgical mesh lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson over complications from …
Tags: Boston Scientific, Endo International, Ethicon, FDA, Johnson & Johnson, pelvic mesh, Pelvic Organ Prolapse, Stress Urinary Incontinence, surgical mesh, Transvaginal Mesh
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Product Liability, Surgical Mesh |
June 6th, 2016
A Louisiana man who suffered complications from an inferior vena cava filter (IVC filter) manufactured by Cook Medical has filed …
Tags: Cook Celect, Cook Gunther Tulip, Cook Medical, FDA, inferior vena cava, IVC Filters, pulmonary embolism
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, IVC Filters, Product Liability |
May 24th, 2016
A Food and Drug Administration advisory panel has unanimously voted to recommend mandatory training for doctors who prescribe opioid painkillers …
Tags: addiction, CDC, FDA, fentanyl, Hydrocodone, morphine, opioids, overdose, oxycodone, painkillers, prescription drugs, Robert Cardiff
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Opioid Painkillers, Pharmaceutical Liability |
April 11th, 2016
The Food and Drug Administration has launched an investigation into whether a faulty blood monitor may have compromised testing results …
Tags: anticoagulants, Bayer, bloodthinners, clinical trial, FDA, gastrointestinal bleeding, INRatio, Johnson & Johnson, Rocket AF, severe bleeding, Warfarin, Xarelto
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, Pharmaceutical Liability, Xarelto |
April 4th, 2016
Patients who are implanted with an inferior vena cava filter (IVC filter) may be at risk of suffering serious and …
Tags: blood clots, C.R. Bard, Celect, Cook Medical, FDA, G2, Gunther Tulip, inferior vena cava, IVC Filters, pulmonary embolism, Recovery
Posted in HO&P Legal Blog, IVC Filters |