Unum Group Insurance |
| Unum Group, formerly UnumProvident, continues their bad faith practices by unfairly denying dissability benefits to their customers, while Unum's income soars. Read more |
Ketek Risks |
| Significant risks associated with Ketek, including liver damage, blurred vision, and neuromuscular disease, leave some officials wondering why Ketek was approved. Read more |
Digitek Recall |
| The heart medication Digitek was recalled in April 2008, apparently due to a manufacturing error. The FDA classified the Digitek recall a Class I recall, meaning that the defective "double dose" Digitek tables may contain twice the approved level of active ingredient than is appropriate. Read more |
ReNu with MoistureLoc |
| The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it is considering stricter labeling standards for contact lens solutions such as Bausch & Lomb's ReNu with MoistureLoc. Read more |
AMO Lens Solution |
| The US Food and Drug Administration has announced that it is considering stricter testing standards for contact lens solutions including AMO (Advanced Medical Optics) Complete MoisturePlus. Read more |
Ketek Clinical Trials |
| Clinical trials for the antibiotic Ketek (Telithromycin) have proven to be fraudulent and investigations into Sanofi-Aventis, the manufacturer, are ongoing. Read more |
Yamaha Rhino Prone to Rollovers |
| The Yamaha Rhino rolled off the production line and into the marketplace in 2004, but in the wake of many serious rollover accidents, certain Rhino models should go back to the drawing board. Read more |
Digitek: More Harm than Good? |
| Sam had a heart attack several ago and was taking Digitek daily until his pharmacist informed him of the recall. Sam has no idea how many times he took double the dosage but he believes that Digitek is to blame for his declining health. Read more |
Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products |
| Chattem, Inc. issued a voluntary nationwide recall of its Icy Hot Heat Therapy Products after receiving hundreds of reports from consumers who suffered skin irritations and first, second and third degree burns from using these products. Read more |
Digitek Heart Medicine Recall |
| Actavis Totowa recalled all lots of its heart medicine Digitek (generic name digoxin) due to a manufacturing defect: tablets were found to have double the appropriate thickness and potentially twice the amount of the active ingredient. Read more |
Yamaha Rhino Injuries |
| The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) reported about 500 deaths in 2006 due to all-terrain vehicles (ATV's) such as the Yamaha Rhino and 20 percent of those were children. Read more |
Yamaha Rhino Rollovers |
| Yamaha Rhino all-terrain vehicles (ATVs) were allegedly built with a design defect that has caused many injuries and even deaths due to rollovers. Read more |
Maritime Law |
| Maritime Law covers varied situations including accidental injury, catastrophic injury, cruise ship illness, employee’s rights, and harassment. Read more |
Car Crashes |
| Although car crashes may seem fairly simple, in reality there are many complex questions that must be answered in determining compensation for injured parties. Read more |
Shoulder Pain Pumps |
| Some patients who used shoulder pain pumps have developed Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis (PAGCL), which is a progressive loss of cartilage of the glenohumeral joint. Read more |
Medtronic Defibrillator Leads |
| At least five deaths have been linked to fractured Medtronic Sprint Fidelis defibrillator leads which can deliver unnecessary shocks, or not deliver shocks when necessary. Read more |
Unum Insurance Company |
| Insurance companies such as Unum practice bad faith when it fails to pay a claim without justification or if it violates the insurance coverage policy. Read more |
Ketek Comes with Black Box Warning |
| Ketek is an antibiotic used to treat respiratory infections such as pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, and acute bacterial sinusitis and it is also used to treat some infections that are resistant to other drugs. It also comes with a black box warning stating that Ketek may cause fatal liver damage. Read more |
Kugel Mesh Expanded Recall |
| Davol has notified health care professionals of the expanded Kugel Mesh recall and the FDA has warned surgeons and hospitals to stop using the recalled product and return unused units to the company. Read more |
Depakote |
| Depakote has been linked to birth defects, pancreaitis and liver damage. Read more |
Panacryl Sutures |
| Panacryl sutures were recalled in March 2006, when Ethicon found that the body was not absorbing the sutures, leading to possible infections. Read more |
Drug Eluting Stents |
| Drug eluting stents (DES) are being have been linked to heart attacks and strokes. Stents were originally developed to open arteries that were clogged with plaque. Read more |
Ortho Evra Lawsuits Increasing |
| Lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Evra patch are still mounting. Earlier this year, the company settled several cases involving Ortho Evra(R) and its link to the development of blood clots. Read more |
UnumProvident Won't Pay Up |
| Susan Baker (not her real name to protect privacy) worked full-time for a Liz Clairborne outlet where she had an Unumprovident Insurance group policy which covered short and long term disability. In 2002, the bomb hit: she was diagnosed with breast cancer. Read more |
DA Knew About Benzene in Soft Drinks for Years |
| Although the information was never shared with the public, between 1995 and 2001, the FDA tested 24 samples of diet soda for benzene in its "Total Diet Study," and determined that 19 out of the 24, or 79% of the samples, contained levels of benzene above the federal safety limit set for tap water, which is 5 parts per billion (ppb)." Read more |
Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) |
| Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare but serious allergic reaction to various medications. It has been linked to antibiotics, anti-convulsants, and pain relievers, and is associated with both prescription medications such as Celebrex and Daypro, and over-the-counter drugs including Motrin, Children's Motrin, and Ibuprofen. Bextra, a Pfizer drug prescribed for rheumatoid arthritis, was removed from the U.S. market in April, 2005 following its link to SJS. Read more |
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