Product Defect

Pain pump manufacturers did it wrong. If we are practical, the conclusion is inescapable… pain pump manufacturers have been sued in hundreds of cases because they deserved it. They gambled…they were caught… and they should pay patients who have suffered devastating injuries. Opinion? I suppose, but let’s look at the […]

Toyota Motor Company has announced the recall of more than 2 million vehicles because of concerns over sudden acceleration problems caused when the accelerator pedal sticks in eight different models. Toyota models which are part of the recall are: 2009-2010 Toyota Rav4, Corolla and Matrix; 2005-2010 Avalon; 2007-2010 Camry; 2010 […]

A jury in Oregon state court delivered a verdict of $5.5 million against I-Flow Corporation for causing devastating, permanent injuries to Matthew Beale by promoting the use of I-Flow pain pumps in joints. The pain pumps, like those used on Mr. Beale, were promoted by manufacturers including Breg, Stryker, McKinley […]

According to World Health Organization (WHO) there are one billion overweight adults worldwide and 300 million are categorized as obese. The World Health Organization cited several contributing factors among which are: “increased consumption of energy-dense foods high in saturated fats and sugars, and reduced physical activity, Economic growth, modernization, urbanization […]

Most parents want the best for their children. We meticulously search labels, check sugar and salt contents, pack balanced lunches, and try to fix healthy meals for our families. But before you pack that applesauce or tuna fish sandwich into your child’s lunch box, you might want to check the […]

FDA investigations occurred during February to April of 2009 at a drug manufacturing plant. A drug recall was instituted in July of 2009. A voluntary nationwide recall of drugs is instituted on December 21, 2009. In January of 2010, I am just hearing about it. The drugs that were recalled […]

The Food & Drug Administration has recently notified Eli Lilly & Co. and Bayer Healthcare that it has objections to ads used for some of their drugs. For Eli Lilly, it was print advertisements for its depression drug, Cymbalta. Print ads used on WebMD Little Blue Book; a publication to […]

A recent study out of UCLA, published in the January issue of the “American Journal of Ophthalmology,” has found that Age-Related Macular Degeneration (AMD) occurs more than five times more often among female smokers over 80-years-old compared to non-smoking women of the same age. Although this recent study was gender […]

You just have to love Big Tobacco. Produce a product you know kills people; hide or deflect all the information that would alert the public of the totality of the dangers; engineer nicotine delivery in a way that maximizes addiction and write memos talking about the whole scheme as if […]

Wyeth’s marketing “revolution” called Premarin has been proved responsible for the deaths and injury to women across the country. In documents released in court litigation, Wyeth demonstrates absolute giddiness over their “revolution” to sell, sell, sell Hormone Replacement Therapy (HRT) to all women everywhere. What Wyeth and other HRT manufacturers […]