Defective & Dangerous Products

• Wyeth Ordered to Pay Millions By Nevada Jury

  Gary Shipman | October 12, 2007 5:31 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Wyeth, the manufacturer of Premarin and Prempro has been ordered to pay $134.5 million to three women who contended that these hormone replacement drugs caused their breast cancer.Late Wednesday, a jury in Reno, Nevada returned its verdict in favor of the plaintiffs, who took the medications to offset menopausal symptoms. Each of the women developed breast cancer, and stopped taking the...

• Manufacturer Warns of Deaths Linked to Fentora

  Gary Shipman | September 13, 2007 5:25 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Cephalon has sent a letter to doctors across the US warning of deaths and serious sides effects associated with the use of the cancer pain drug, Fentora.The FDA posted Cephalon's letter on its website, in which the drug manufacturer reported the deaths of patients who had taken the drug. In 2006, the attorney general for the State of Connecticut reported the results of an investigation in which...

• Over the Counter Laxative Causes Kidney Damage, Death

  Gary Shipman | August 17, 2007 4:07 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Lawsuits filed across the United States allege that a popular, over-the-counter laxative, Fleet Phospho-soda, used to flush out a patient's bowels prior to undergoing colonoscopies, has caused kidney damage and even death.The laxative, manufactured by C.B. Fleet Company, is the subject matter of at least 50 lawsuits currently pending in 20 states. The laxative has been on the market for over...

• FDA May Regulate Tobacco If Bill Passes

  Gary Shipman | August 02, 2007 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  A bill cleared the United States Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions Committee that would allow the FDA to regulate tobacco products. The legislation, sponsored by Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.), and co-sponsored by 52 other members of the Senate, would allow the FDA to place restrictions on advertisements, prevent cigarette sales to minors, require stronger warning labels, and sets...

• The CPSC's "Top Five Hidden Home Hazards"

  Jenny Albano | August 01, 2007 1:39 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  Every year, 33.1 million people are injured by consumer products in their homes. Some of these products have warnings from the CPSC and others are new products and technologies. Either way, the home is supposed to be a place where families can feel safe and secure. This list contains products families may use everyday and don't realize what a hazard they can be. Injuries and incidents are...

• Know your Builder: Construction Defects

  Matt Buckmiller | July 24, 2007 2:56 PM | 1 CommentWilmington, NC

  Lennar Corp, one of the largest home builders in the United States has instituted two lawsuits against a real estate broker, Mike Morgan for trademark infringement and defamation. Allegedly Mr. Morgan spread false information about the quality of Lennar's construction through a web site that he started. The web site provided a method in which Mr. Morgan could collect complaints about Lennar...

• Reports on Problems with Avandia Triple

  Gary Shipman | July 13, 2007 12:30 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  In the month since the publication of the risks associated with use of the diabetes drug Avandia reports of side effects to the federal government have tripled.On May 21, the New England Journal of Medicine published a report that linked Avandia and various heart related problems, and since that time, reports of heart attacks, deaths and hospitalizations have tripled, according to information...

• Duragesic patch death yields verdict

  Gary Shipman | July 11, 2007 6:11 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  A federal court jury in Florida has found Johnson and Johnson and its subsidiaries liable in the death of a 21 year old man who was wearing a poweful pain killing patch, Duragesic, when he passed out and died. The jury returned a verdict of $5.5 million in favor of the man's family, after finding that Johnson and Johnson was negilgent in producing the patch and in failing to provide adequate...

• Dietary Supplements: Where is the FDA?

  Matt Buckmiller | June 28, 2007 2:54 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  To put it mildly, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") regulates dietary supplements much differently then their regulation of prescription and over the counter drug products. "Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed. Generally,...

• Dietary Supplements: Where is the FDA?

  Matt Buckmiller | June 28, 2007 1:51 PM | 0 CommentsWilmington, NC

  To put it mildly, the Food and Drug Administration ("FDA") regulates dietary supplements much differently then their regulation of prescription and over the counter drug products. "Under the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 (DSHEA), the dietary supplement manufacturer is responsible for ensuring that a dietary supplement is safe before it is marketed. Generally,...