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Eight-hours is all it took for a St. Louis jury to hand Johnson & Johnson their largest legal setback yet for their talc-based products – a $4.69 billion verdict for the role J&J played in asbestos-induced ovarian cancer of 22 women.  Unlike prior talcum trials, […]

A new Center for Disease Control study uncovers the danger of exposure to diacetyl by various workers at coffee processing plants.  Studies reveal that diacetyl occurs naturally in coffee roasting even without flavoring and dangerous fumes from diacetyl coffee are released in greater quantities during […]

The FDA is alerting consumers that there is an Invokana amputation risk associated with the popular diabetes drug.  The FDA is now requiring a black box warning on the label so that consumers are aware of the foot and leg amputation risk. Invokana Amputation Following […]

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently provided an update regarding the agency’s ongoing investigation into the link between Stockert 3T heater-cooler units and serious non-tuberculous mycobacteria (NTM) infections.  People diagnosed with this infection after having open-chest surgery are filing 3T heater-cooler lawsuits to […]

Essure, a permanent birth control device comprised of tiny metal coils that are implanted in the Fallopian tubes, has spurred thousands of complaints and may soon be the subject of an Essure class action lawsuit in Canada.  Today, the U.S. shields multinational corporations from federal […]

Lawyers are currently talking to individuals who experienced an aortic dissection and believe it may be related to a popular antibiotic they took such as Levaquin, Avelox, Cipro, Noroxin, Floxin or Factive.  Recent studies show a 2-fold increased risk of aortic dissection with use of […]