Louisiana State Files Suit Over GranuFlo, NaturaLyte Dialysis Treatments Fresenius Medical Care faces yet another lawsuit over side effects of its recalled GranuFlo and NaturaLyte dialysis products. The attorney general of Louisiana has filed a lawsuit against Fresenius Medical Care over its GranuFlo and NaturaLyte dialysis solutions, claiming that the company defrauded the state’s Medicare […]
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Connection Between Talcum Powder and Ovarian Cancer Ignored for Years The first evidence of a potential link between talc-based powders and ovarian cancer was published decades ago. A growing number of talcum powder lawsuits are being pursued on behalf of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, citing a wealth of research indicating that concerns about the
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RJ Reynolds Ordered to Pay $20 Million in Smoking Cancer Lawsuit Thousands of smoking cancer lawsuits are expected to be filed against major tobacco manufacturers, thanks to the Engle progeny trial structure. A Florida jury has ordered tobacco giant R.J. Reynolds to pay $20 million in compensatory and punitive damages to the daughter of a
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Takata Airbag Recall Affects Vehicles from Seven Car Manufacturers An expansion of the original Takata airbag recall affects vehicles with airbags that could fail to inflate or shoot metal debris at passengers during an accident. Defective airbags manufactured by Takata Corp. continue to cause problems for car manufacturers, with recalls affecting close to 10 million
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NHTSA Review Launched Over Risk of Exploding Airbags in Millions of Vehicles Faulty airbag inflators in various makes and models of vehicles may put drivers and passengers at risk of serious injury caused by exploding shrapnel. Government safety officials have announced an investigation into potentially dangerous airbag inflators used in millions of vehicles throughout the
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Ford Escape Vehicles Recalled Due to Sudden Loss of Power Steering Several recalled models of Ford vehicles have been named in reports of serious car accidents and injuries. Ford Motor Company has announced a recall of about 1.4 million vehicles for a variety of reasons, including reports of at least 20 car accidents that may
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Surgery to Remove Vaginal Mesh Often Fails to Correct Problems, Study Finds A new study suggests that women who undergo vaginal mesh removal surgery may continue to suffer complications like pain and urinary incontinence. Serious concerns have been raised in recent years about the potential side effects of transvaginal mesh products like Bard Avaulta mesh,
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$22 Million Settlement Agreement Reached in Medtronic Infuse Lawsuit Close to 1,000 Infuse bone graft lawsuits will be resolved per Medtronic’s recent $22 million settlement agreement. Medical device maker Medtronic has agreed to pay about $22 million to resolve approximately 950 Infuse lawsuits filed on behalf of patients across the country who have suffered complications
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Endo Agrees to Settle AMS Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits for $830 Million Endo Health Solutions will resolve approximately 20,000 surgical mesh claims with a $830 million settlement agreement. Medical device maker Endo Health Solutions has agreed to pay $830 million to resolve the majority of the transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed against its American Medical Systems subsidiary,
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Patient Deaths Prompt Class I Recall of Thoratec HeartMate II Pocket Controllers Medical device recall issued by FDA following reports of injuries and deaths linked to Thoratec’s HeartMate II Pocket Controller. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a Class I recall of the Thoratec HeartMate II pocket controller, following reports of at
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