The KIA and Hyundai announced a recall of close to 500,000 vehicles throughout the United States and The Korean automakers are encouraging owners to park the cars outdoors and away from structures due to the possibility of them catching fire, even if the engine is not...
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Class Action Lawsuit Filed against Juul Labs and Altria Group
Leslie O’Leary filed a class action lawsuit against Juul Labs and Altria Group on behalf of U of O student, Kewmarse Imani, and others, for injuries and addiction caused by vaping Juul products. The lawsuit alleges Juul marketed their product without disclosing the...
Endologix Aortic Artery Aneurysm (AAA) Device Recall
The FDA has recalled the Endologix AFX device for safety reasons. These devices were used to treat aortic artery aneurysms by providing a “hose” for the blood to flow through so that it does not fill the aneurysm and cause it to burst. Due to a design failure, the...
Drug Maker Agrees to Pay $15.4 Million
Pharmaceutical company Mallinckrodt ARD LLC ) (formerly Questor) has agreed to pay $15.4 million to resolve claims that they paid illegal kickbacks to doctors to induce prescriptions of the company’s drug “Acthar.” Sales reps wined and dined health care providers to...
Oklahoma Wins Opioid Trial against J & J
An Oklahoma judge has ordered drug maker Johnson & Johnson to pay $572 million for its role in the state’s opioid crisis, which the court says has “ravaged” communities there. The state of Oklahoma previously settled with two other drug companies for a total of...
Allergan BIOCELL breast implants linked to rare lymphoma
Allergan has announced a worldwide recall of its BIOCELL textured breast implants after the FDA reported a link between these implants and ALCL, a rare cancer of the blood and immune system. Of 573 cases of ALCL, 481 were associated with Allergan’s textured implants....
Injectafer Lawsuit for Severe Hypophosphatemia Low Phosphorus
If you’ve ever read a drug label, you know that most medications have side effects – at least in rare cases. But what happens when a drug is designed in a way that causes serious side effects in nearly half the people who take it? Recent studies have found that the...
3M Combat Earplugs Lawsuit
In 2018 3M agreed to pay the U.S. Government $9.1 million in a False Claims Act lawsuit for knowingly supplying the military with defective earplugs. From 2003 through 2015, 3M made and sold dual-ended earplugs to the U.S. military for hearing protection from close...
Texas Man Awarded $4.8 From Ford Window Glass Lawsuit
Car accidents can change lives in an instant when they result in catastrophic or permanent injuries. Sometimes, regardless of who caused the accident, auto manufacturers can be held liable when their designs fail. In 2018, a McAllen, Texas man was awarded $4.8 million...
Gadolinium Deposition Disease from MRI Contrast Dye
MRI (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) is a common test to diagnose injuries to soft tissues such as muscles and organs. The contrast agent or “dye” may contain gadolinium, which is a rare earth metal. Gadolinium exposure has been linked to a serious disease called...