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Product Liability Articles
Am I eligible to file a Zoloft personal injury claim?
Published: Sep 30,2011
Pfizer, the manufacturer of oral antidepressant Zoloft (sertraline), has been sued numerous times, for numerous reasons, for millions of dollars since Zoloft’s inception in 1992. Originally used to treat only depression, Zoloft is now also used to treat Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD), panic disorders and Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), makings the drug's use increasingly widespread.
Could my side effects from Accutane justify a law suit against the manufacturer?
Published: Sep 29,2011
Many sufferers of severe recalcitrant nodular acne, after exhausting other prescription and non-prescription treatments, have turned to Accutane (Isotretinoin) to remediate the situation. Despite extreme regulation, extensive warning materials, and even a mandatory program called iPledge which users must join before obtaining a prescription for Isotretinoin, some patients have experienced extreme rare side effects that have been permanent and life altering
What should I do if I suffer a heart attack after taking Darvocet?
Published: Sep 23,2011
Darvocet, a prescription pain medication, was officially banned by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in November of 2010 after numerous calls for a recall of the drug.
What should I do if I had to have another hip replacement after having a Biomet Hip Replacement?
Published: Sep 15,2011
Biomet Hip Replacements, manufactured by Biomet, were one of the 8 American medical devices companies that were recalled in 2001 by the Food and Drug Administration because of its links to hip fracture and consequent further surgical hip replacements. Thousands of people have filed claims against Biomet since then for millions of dollars in injuries incurred from these faulty hip replacements.
What should I do if I am injured by a Medtronic Defibrillator?
Published: Sep 13,2011
Medtronic Defibrillators, manufactured by Fortune 500 Company Medtronic, Inc., first underwent recall by the FDA in 2005. A battery shortage in the company’s Marquis™ VR/DR, InSynch I/II/III Marquis™, InSynch III Protect™ CRT-D models Maximo™, and VR/DR ICDs, which are all either implantable cardioverter-difibrillators (ICDs) or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillators (CRT-Ds), linked the devices to at least 3 deaths.
What should I do if I am injured by a Dangerous or Defective Medical Product?
Published: Sep 08,2011
Dangerous and defective medical products are classified by a design or manufacturing defect or lack of sufficient warning or labeling to warn of potential risks. Manufacturers have a product liability to warn consumers of possible problems or side effects that their medical products may cause.
What should I do if I am was injured by a mislabeled ReliOn Insulin Syringe?
Published: Aug 28,2011
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration, in October of 2008, issued a Class 1 Recall, the most severe warning possible, on a batch of ReliOn Insulin Syringes. Manufactured by Tyco Healthcare Group, or Covidien LP, and sold only by Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club pharmacies, the 1cc 31-Gauge single-use, disposable hypodermic syringes in lot number 813900 were mislabeled, meaning that patients could accidentally receive as much as 2 and a half times of the intended dosage of Insulin.
What should I do if I am injured by a Duragesic, or Fentanyl, Pain Patch?
Published: Aug 22,2011
Duragesic pain patches, which deliver the pain-relieving opioid Fentanyl into a person for up to 72 hours, are used to manage constant, chronic pain ranging from moderate to severe. Such pain patches can be as much as 100 times stronger than morphine. Although such patches deliver much-needed and sought-after relief for many suffering from chronic pain, the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory about Fentanyl Skin Pain Patches in July of 2005 because of numerous deaths linked to how easy it was to overdose with the medical products.
