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Johnson & Johnson Recalls Infants’ Tylenol Due to Dosing Difficulty

Johnson & Johnson issued a recall notice on Infant’s Tylenol because some parents have complained that the newly redesigned bottles didn’t work correctly. Johnson & Johnson changed the bottle design in an effort to make measuring doses easier and to limit spillage if the bottle is knocked over.  The new infant Tylenol bottle comes with

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Recalls this week include play slides, toys, teapots, chainsaws, ottomans

Washington Post by Associated Press Children’s products top this week’s list of recalls. A playground slide lacks a platform at the top. The difficulty of moving from the ladder to the slide has led to falls, and more than a dozen reports of children suffering fractures. Also recalled this week were toy vehicle sets with

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Zoloft Birth Defect Cases May Be Remanded to State Court

Last month Pfizer, the manufacturer of Zoloft, asked the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to create a Zoloft MDL in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, for all Zoloft birth defect lawsuits filed in federal court. Pfizer reasoned that an MDL for the Zoloft lawsuits, wherein Plaintiffs allege the

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Beware of the Crest and/or Arm & Hammer Spinbrush

On February 16, 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety communication alerting consumers of serious injuries and unexpected hazards reported with the use of ALL models of the Spinbrush. Some serious injuries that have been reported to the FDA include cuts to the mouth and gums, chipped or broken teeth, swallowing

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Judge Schedules First Hearing for Federal Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits

On Monday, Judge Rebecca Doherty scheduled an initial court hearing for March 22, 2012, wherein she will be appointing lead counsel to the consolidated Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits. In December 2011, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation voted to centralize and consolidate all federal Actos lawsuits in the U.S. District Court for the Western District

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Majority of Avandia Cases Settle In Mediation

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) recently settled almost 25,000 additional Avandia diabetes drug claims in mediation, reports Bloomberg Businessweek. In November, U.S. District Judge Cynthia Rufe appointed Patrick Juneau, a Louisiana lawyer, to mediate the cases, giving a 75-day period in which to resolve 85 percent of the cases. As for the cases that did not settle, Rufe

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RegenArouse Recall

Regeneca, Inc. issued a voluntary recall on RegenArouse, Lot Number 130100.  An FDA lab analysis confirmed the presence of Tadalafil, a drug used to treat male erectile dysfunction. Tadalafil is not listed on the label for RegenArouse and can pose a threat to consumers because it can interact with nitrates found in some prescription drugs

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Metal Hip Implants May Increase Risk of Cancer

According to The Telegraph, early findings from a study on the effects of “metal-on-metal” devices suggest the implants could increase the risk of cancer and genetic damage.The devices are now thought to be causing “systemic toxicity” in the body as friction between the metal ball and cup is causing tiny metal filings to break off

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Continued Use of Fosamax After Suffering Initial Femur Fracture Increases Risk of Suffering Another Femur Fracture

A recent study revealed that continued use of bisphosphonates, the active ingredient in Fosamax, after suffering an initial atypical femur fracture can increase the risk of suffering yet another atypical femur fracture in the other leg, reported WebMD Health News. This is not the first time that biphosphonates have received great scrutiny.  In 2010, the U.S.

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Vaginal Mesh Lawsuits Consolidated and Transferred Before One Judge

Ennis & Ennis, P.A. reports that the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued an Order to consolidate and transfer three vaginal mesh multidistrict litigations (MDLs) into a single proceeding before Chief Judge Joseph R. Goodwin in the U.S. District Court Southern District of West Virginia. The three MDLs to be consolidated include: In

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