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As if you didn’t have enough to worry about as a new parent: Four deaths have been blamed on the older model versions of the Quattro Tour and MetroLite strollers made by Graco Children’s Products Inc. of Atlanta. For this … Continue reading →

Today, the obesity drug Meridia has been withdrawn from the U.S. market because of an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. Pharmaceutical giant Abbott Laboratories voluntarily agreed to pull the drug after a U.S. Food and Drug Administration review … Continue reading →

DePuy Othopedics Inc has announced the recall of their ASR Hip Resurfacing and Replacement Systems due to an abnormally high rate of failure associated with the devices. In total about 93,000 DePuy hip resurfacing and replacement devices are covered under … Continue reading →

It is so frustrating to us that misrepresentations continue to be made by insurance companies in order to create fear in people. Nowhere is this more apparent than in the “tort reform” of medical malpractice cases. A new study by … Continue reading →

Zicam-maker Matrixx Initiatives agreed to settle certain Zicam class actions related to false advertising and warnings. Zicam has agreed to add warning labels to their products should the FDA allow the return of zinc-containing Zicam products to the market. We … Continue reading →

A jury returned an $8 million dollar verdict against Merck this week for its drug Fosamax which causes osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). Basically, it is a rotting of the jawbone that is irreversible. Along with last year’s $3 million … Continue reading →

As most of our Zicam clients know, the MDL is moving along with the first phase of written discovery through the completion of fact sheets. In November of 2009, the Judicial Panel for Multi-District Litigation assigned all of the Zicam … Continue reading →

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Trial is so much more fun when you bring your dogs. They have really enjoyed the Ramada Inn–they got walked 5 times a day and got to watch Animal Planet. Anyway, closing arguments postponed until Wednesday…here is some news from … Continue reading →