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• NeutroSpec Warning Leads to Recall

  Richard Schlueter | December 20, 2005 12:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  On December 19th the FDA identified that serious safety concerns exist with a drug administered to patients for diagnostic imaging. This drug has been approved for marketing only since June 2004 and is administered intravenously. The drug is used to detect appendicitis in patients five years of age and older. The drug Neutrospec is manufactured by Palatin Technologies. The FDA received...

• Atlanta Premises Liability Lawsuit Ends in $9M Verdict

  Richard Schlueter | December 16, 2005 10:17 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Lawyers for a victim of Sexual assault received a verdict before Judge Al Thompson in the amount of 9 million Dollars. The action was premised upon a claim of premises liability by a victim of sexual assault. This action as well as others exemplify that apartment complexes and management companies that run them have a duty to protect the safety of their residents. Too often prior incidents...

• Dupont Settles EPA Lawsuit

  Richard Schlueter | December 16, 2005 10:13 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Dupont must pay $16.5 million to settle complaints that the company did not inform the EPA of health risks associated with PFOAs. The compound is used to make Teflon and is commonly found in nonstick and stain-resistant materials. Dupont said they only settled to avoid a court battle and "did not deliberately withhold information from the government." Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post ...

• Bextra Lawsuits Mounting

  Richard Schlueter | December 13, 2005 3:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (Ten) are commonly associated with an accute drug reaction. Bextra is known to be a risk factor. Despite the drug having been pulled from the market, many patients or representatives of the patients have sought legal help in prosecuting legal claims.The likely delay of many to understand the causal link and ability to make a claim...

• Vioxx Lawsuit Ends In Mistrial

  Richard Schlueter | December 13, 2005 3:30 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  In the first Federal Vioxx trial, a Houston judge was forced to declare a mistrial when the jury decided they would not be able to reach a unanimous verdict. According to abcnews.com, eight jurors decided it was not Merck's (the maker of Vioxx) fault that Richard Irvin, Jr. died after taking the drug for less than a month to treat his back pain. However, according to the article,one juror, who...

• Defective Product Lawsuit Trial Begins Today

  Staff Writer | December 13, 2005 11:28 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Eight boys from across the country who suffered injuries when the front wheels came off their bikes are expected to testify in a trial that begins today. The lawsuit claims the bicycles, sold at Wal-Mart and imported by a Marin County, CA company, had faulty front-wheel-release devices which malfunctioned, causing the front wheels to come off and resulting in the boys smashing their faces on...

• Avoiding Premises Liability Lawsuits

  Staff Writer | December 12, 2005 12:01 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Property Owner's Liability (Slip & Fall)

  Sure, it's not often we are faced with ice and snow here in Atlanta, but since that is the case, we are not accustomed to the necessary precautions needed to be taken when we are hit with that unexpected snow or freezing rain. Michigan attorney Terry Cochran provides a press release with some valuable advice for home and business owners and how to protect themselves after winter...

• Car Accident Uninsured Motorist Protection

  Staff Writer | December 11, 2005 10:48 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  A colleague in Austin, Terence Davis, does a nice job of summing up why Uninsured Motorist protection is so important in car accidents. Mr. Davis notes:Uninsured motorist coverage generally provides protection for you and your passengers if you are involved in a collision with an uninsured driver or hit-and-run driver. If this coverage applies, it basically serves as a substitute policy for the...