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• Mother Sues Birth Control Patch Company for Daughters Death

  Christina Cole | December 31, 2006 1:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The mother of a West Tennessee woman who died while she was using a popular birth control patch has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the makers of the Ortho Evra patch.The lawsuit names Ortho Evra developer and manufacturer Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical Company, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. Ortho Evra was approved by the FDA in 2001. The birth control patch delivers the hormones...

• Drug In Same Class as Bextra and Vioxx Approved For Use in Children

  Staff Writer | December 27, 2006 11:11 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Pfizer has received federal approval to market Celebrex, its Cox-2 inhibiting painkiller, as a treatment for Juvenile Rheumatoid Arthritis (JRA). JRA affects tens of thousands of children, and other treatments have seen limited success or resulted in severe side effects.The decision comes after FDA advisers recommended Nov. 29 the drug as an effective but not necessarily safe treatment for the...

• Exec Fired For Questioning Ortho Evra Safety?

  Staff Writer | December 23, 2006 12:31 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Dr. Joel S. Lippman, former VP at two subsidiaries of Johnson & Johnson, claims he was fired for questioning the safety of Ortho Evra, among other faulty products. Johnson & Johnson claims Dr. Lippman was fired for improper conduct, but the former exec says he was terminated for repeatedly raising safety concerns and asking that products be recalled or not launched at all.The lawsuit alleges...

• Taco John's Hit With E. Coli Lawsuit

  Staff Writer | December 17, 2006 12:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The family of a nine year old Iowa girl who was infected with E. coli has filed suit against the Taco John's restaurant chain. Autumn Saul was hospitalized for severe kidney complications believes to stem from lettuce contaminated with E. coli and served on food items at the restaurant chain. She was diagnosed with hemolytic uremic syndrome.HUS is a condition often linked to E. coli poisoning...

• Disclaimer

  Staff Writer | December 10, 2006 11:57 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

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