Potential Neurovascular Stent Claims Following Recent FDA Safety Alert
Parker Waichman LLP is investigating potential personal injury and defective medical device claims related to adverse events associated with the use of Neurovascular Stents for Stent-Assisted Coiling (SAC) for the treatment of unruptured brain aneurysms. The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has received adverse event reports … [Read more...]
Justice Department on General Motors Actions on Ignition-Switch Defect
Investigation In General Motors Failure To Address a Safety Problem. The Justice Department has begun a criminal investigation into General Motors’ ten-year failure to address a deadly ignition-switch safety problem before announcing a 1.6 million vehicle recall last month. People briefed on the matter say the inquiry by federal … [Read more...]
Lawmakers Investigating PediaCare Recall
PediaCare Are Being Recalled. A Congressional committee is seeking information regarding last week’s recall of PediaCare medicines made at a facility operated by Johnson & Johnson’s McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit. The House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform was already investigating manufacturing practices … [Read more...]
Another Yamaha Rhino Warning
CPSC Investigating Yamaha Rhino. The Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) is reminding owners of the Yamaha Rhino to be safe this summer. Figures from the agency indicate that accidents involving the Yamaha Rhino continue to be reported. We have long been reporting about the dangers associated with the Yamaha Rhino. Last … [Read more...]
Pa. Health Officials Investigating Four E. Coli Cases
Health Department Is Investigating E. Coli Cases. The state Health Department is investigating an E. coli outbreak that sickened four people in suburban Philadelphia to determine whether it is linked to an outbreak in New York and New Jersey, a department spokesman said Tuesday. Two of the four people who fell ill in … [Read more...]
CDC Investigating Salmonella Outbreak
Salmonella Has Sickened People In 18 States. A salmonella outbreak potentially linked to produce has sickened at least 172 people in 18 states, health officials said Monday. Health officials think the bacteria may have spread through some form of produce; the list of suspects includes lettuce and tomatoes. But the illnesses have … [Read more...]
E. coli Strain May Be More Potent
Health Officials Are Investigating E. Coli Strain. Federal health officials are investigating whether a more potent strain of E. coli is behind an outbreak linked to fresh spinach that has sickened at least 131 people, half of whom have been hospitalized. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday that fully 50 … [Read more...]
Health Canada probes Accutane side effects
Health Canada Investigating Accutane Side Effects. Health Canada is investigating reports of strokes and heart attacks in people taking Accutane, the controversial acne drug that causes birth defects and has been linked with psychiatric problems. Twenty-nine cases of patients who developed a vascular disorder after taking … [Read more...]
Fungus haunts Bausch & Lomb
Officials Are Investigating Bausch & Lomb Contact Lens Solution. After two days in a tailspin, shares of Bausch & Lomb edged up Thursday as federal officials investigate whether its newest contact lens solution is to blame for a fungal eye infection that can cause blindness. Major U.S. retailers, led by Wal-Mart, Walgreens and … [Read more...]
N.C. Officials Continue Investigating Water Tower Death
Scaffolding Collapsed At A Water Tower Killed One. Labor investigators say they are not yet sure why scaffolding collapsed at a water tower in Madison, killing one of three painters who were suspended 80 feet high when the accident occurred. A painter who fell to the ground, Pedro Hernandez Encarnacion, 34, of Eden died Thursday … [Read more...]
Red Cross Investigating Blood Contamination In Georgia, North Florida
Red Cross Blood Contamination With White Particles. The American Red Cross warned hospitals in Georgia and northern Florida to halt use of some of its blood because it could be contaminated with unidentified white particles. In the Savannah region, seven hospitals were asked to look for possibly tainted blood. They … [Read more...]
