Archive for August 15th, 2012

Lawsuits Claim CR Bard’s Blood Vessel Filters Pose Serious Health Risks, Including Device Failure

Filed August 15th, 2012 tmccoy

by: Michael Werner, Esq. Class action suits have been filed in both the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas and California Superior Court in Los Angeles County against C.R. Bard, Inc. (“Bard”) in connection with the company’s blood vessel filters. While the Plaintiffs themselves have not yet suffered direct injury from these devices designed to filter [...]

Codeine May Increase the Risk of Breathing Problems and Death in Children

Filed August 15th, 2012 tmccoy

by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq. Recently, three children have died and one child has almost died after taking codeine prescribed for pain after they had a tonsillectomy and or adenoidectomy to cure their sleep apnea. The four children between the ages of two and five had evidence of genetic ability to convert codeine into very high [...]

Bayer Facing Growing Legal Battle Over Mirena IUD Uterine Perforation Injuries and other Side Effects

Filed August 15th, 2012 tmccoy

By: Gerard Ryan Due to the increasing number of plaintiffs, Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently requested the centralized management of 16 lawsuits in a New Jersey state court regarding accusations that the company had defectively manufactured the contraceptive Mirena and failed to adequately warn consumers. Seven similar cases are also pending in state and federal [...]

Alleged Sex Abuse at Orthodox Jewish Summer Camp

Filed August 15th, 2012 tmccoy

By: Jessica Yee In the early morning hours of Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Camp Shalva in South Fallsburg, New York, 7th and 8th grade campers were allegedly awoken by a kosher-food deliveryman, later identified as Yoel Oberlander, a registered New York sex-offender. New York State Police are now investigating the allegations made by the [...]

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