The Institute for Safe Medicine Practices has published a report on the harmful effects of Chantix. The article states that “[f]rom May 2006 through December 2007, the FDA had received 227 domestic reports of suicidal acts, thoughts or behaviors, 397 cases of possible psychosis and 525 reports of hostility or aggression. These totals included 28 [...]
Well, the other day I wrote a blog entry on Facebook bringing a lawsuit against StudiVZ. You can read that entry HERE. StudiVZ is apparently denying copyright infringement. Another company, Redlasso, is not. Redlasso claims that it “is the only site that enables users to search National and Local TV and Radio broadcasts, create clips [...]
A study at the Indiana School of Medicine reports that “cochlear implants in both ears significantly improves quality of life in patients with profound hearing loss and that the cost of the second implant is offset by its benefits.” Read more HERE at Science Daily. Important to this study, the School of Medicine’s findings may [...]
A Pennsylvania jury has ordered a Pittsburgh hospital to pay $2.5 million in Wrongful Death Act damages after finding the facility was negligent in the death of a patient. However, the jury awarded no Survival Act damages, saying that no monetary award would adequately punish the hospital. Attorneys for the plaintiff say they will seek [...]
Bobbie Dyal and Robert Dyal, from Talladega, Alabama are suing Actavis Totowa, the maker of a heart drug Digitek, which was used to treat heart failure and abnormal heart rhythms. The FDA ordered a recall of Digitek in 2005. Read more HERE. The lawsuit claims that defective Digitek pills caused Bobbie Dyal to suffer permanent [...]
Advanced Bionics agreed to settle their dispute with the FDA by paying $1.1 Million Dollars. The CEO agreed to pay $75,000. The Company, conveniently, has denied wrongdoing. If you have been injured as a result of the recall of Cochlear Implant Model HiRes90k, and have settled a claim with Advanced Bionics, your settlement may not [...]
Advanced Bionics held a webinar to address the settlement between the company and the FDA. Allegedly, the company on this webinar attempted to persuade those who have received a now recalled cochlear implant to not sue their company. Persons should be wary of such a corporate tactic. Those who have been injured as a result [...]
Expect a massive lawsuit between StudiVZ and Facebook. As reported by TechCrunch, and the Financial Times, Facebook has filed a lawsuit against a German entity that created a near lookalike of the popular social networking site founded by a Harvard student. The difference between the two sites? The German site contains red coloring and is [...]
While not totally related to law, I recently read an entry on the Official Google Blog on password safety. As a trial lawyer, I try and focus on helping injured persons and businesses. One way to minimize becoming injured is to prevent yourself (or your company) from becoming the victim of identity theft online. One [...]
Nearly 50,000 plaintiffs will begin receiving checks next month from Merck & Co. as part of a $4.85 billion settlement over the recalled painkiller Vioxx. More than 97 percent of eligible claimants have enrolled in the settlement program, according to the drug maker. At least 250 pending Vioxx-related class-action lawsuits have yet to be resolved. [...]
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