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May 21st, 2012 Joshua
Diamond Pet Foods has now included its Diamond Naturals dry cat food to its ever-expanding recall on dry pet foods it manufactured at its plant in South Carolina that may be contaminated with Salmonella bacteria.
According to a report from The Christian Science Monitor, there has been little attention called to the recall on cat food, [...]
May 17th, 2012 Joshua
Skechers USA has agreed to pay $50 million as part of a settlement with the Federal Trade Commission on charges it made false claims about its line of Shape-Ups toning sneakers.
According to an LA Times report, the U.S. shoe and sneaker company faced charges it illegally touted the benefits of its line of uneven-bottomed toning [...]
May 16th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Michael Werner, Esq.
Acetaminophen, which is the active ingredient in Tylenol, is present in a host of common medications used to treat colds, fever, headaches, arthritis and muscular strains. However, acetaminophen users should not impute unqualified safety to the drug solely because of its over-the-counter market prevalence.
Indeed, as Keith Meredith, the Director of Pharmacy at [...]
May 11th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Nicholas Warywoda, Esq.
As attorneys, our job is to give your case the best possible effort to win. To do this, we must make sure that each witness (whether it is a fact witness or expert witness) is thoroughly investigated, researched, and questioned – and that’s witnesses on both sides.
On our [...]
May 10th, 2012 tmccoy
The FDA is warning MS Patients about the dangers of an experimental treatment that props open internal veins in the neck and chest, because it can cause death or serious injury.
According to the FDA, at least 2 people died from the procedure, which uses stents or balloon angioplasties to widen veins that connect the brain [...]
May 9th, 2012 Joshua
The Food and Drug Administration is taking active steps to ensure that children aren’t over-exposed to radiation during routine medical imaging scans, like CT scans and X-rays.
According to a Fox News and AP report this week, the agency is unveiling guidelines for dispensing child-size doses of radiation to be used in conjunction with common medical [...]
May 7th, 2012 Joshua
A Texas man claims the chemical dispersant Corexit caused him to suffer seizures and believe exposure to it caused two of his co-workers to commit suicide.
According to a report at CourthouseNews.com, David Hogan, along with his wife, have filed a lawsuit against BP and NALCO Co., the makers of Corexit, over its widespread and unchecked [...]
May 7th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Jonathan Macri, Esq.
Pet owners beware: a very rare strain of salmonella has recently been discovered in a popular pet food brand, and has been linked to sicknesses in the owners who feed their pets a number of these products.
Diamond Pet Foods, the maker of pet foods for dogs, cats, birds, hamsters, reptiles, and [...]
May 4th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Stephanie Herschaft, Esq.
Today, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has warned healthcare personnel to avoid using compounded products labeled as sterile from Franck’s Compounding Pharmacy, which were made in Franck’s Compounding Lab. Franck’s Lab has also recalled one additional lot of triamcinolone acetonide P.F. 80mg/ml.
According to federal health officials, Franck’s Compounding Pharmacy [...]
May 4th, 2012 tmccoy
by: Nicholas Warywoda, Esq.
When a company develops a piece of machinery, they must do it in such a way that it is of low cost to them but will result in high profit. This is a normal way of doing business.
When companies make machines or products and shortcut things like safety equipment, they do [...]
