OxyElite Weight Loss Products Recalled Over Risk of Life-Threatening Liver Injury Financial compensation may be available to consumers who used an OxyElite dietary supplement and have since suffered from liver damage or liver failure side effects. Product liability lawyers throughout the country are investigating claims of life-threatening liver injury and acute hepatitis associated with OxyElite …
Study Finds Micronutrient May Slow Progression of Mesothelioma Cancer Researchers suggest that taking the micronutrient selenium may actually help slow the progression of the deadly asbestos-related disease in some individuals. According to researchers involved in an important new study, taking the micronutrient selenium may slow the progression of mesothelioma cancer in some individuals. Mesothelioma is …
Health Experts Concerned About “Bizarre” Cluster of Neural Tube Birth Defects in Washington A spike in birth defect rates affecting a three-county area of rural Washington state has health experts stumped as to the potential cause of the devastating malformations. A mysterious spike in major birth defects reported in Washington state has stumped health experts, …
Statute of Limitations May Be Approaching for GranuFlo, NaturaLyte Lawsuits NaturaLyte and GranuFlo lawsuits may be subjected to a two-year statute of limitations for injury lawsuits, which could be as early as March 2014. It has been nearly two years since Fresenius Medical Care issued a NaturaLyte and GranuFlo recall in late March 2012, and …
Large-Scale Studies Necessary to Examine Testosterone Therapy Risks Experts are calling for additional research to study the risk of cardiovascular events among men using testosterone treatments. In light of new information about the potential side effects of testosterone therapy, a group of experts are calling for a large-scale scientific study to aid doctors in understanding …
Biomet Agrees to $56 Million Settlement for Defective Hip Implant Lawsuits Hundreds of individuals adversely affected by Biomet’s M2a hip implants may receive compensation through the recently agreed upon $56 million settlement. Artificial hip implant maker Biomet has agreed to pay $56 million to settle M2a Magnum hip implant lawsuits filed in the federal court …
Settlement Agreement Reached in Stryker Rejuvenate Hip Implant Lawsuit Another Stryker hip implant lawsuit filed over the company’s recalled Rejuvenate hip replacement system has been settled. An agreement has been reached to settle at least one more Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant lawsuit during the early stages of litigation, which means that five of the eight …
Jury Awards $27 Million in Secondary Asbestos Exposure Lawsuit In the largest mesothelioma verdict of its kind in Ohio history, a jury recently ruled in favor of a 40-year-old man exposed to asbestos second-hand as a child. A jury in Ohio recently awarded $27.5 million to a college professor who developed mesothelioma from secondary exposure …
