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Pennsylvania Man Files IVC Filter Lawsuit

Lawyers accuse Cook Medical of selling defective IVC Filters and downplaying the risk of severe side effects, such as vein perforation, tilting, fracture, blood clots, irregular heart rhythm, and sudden death.

/ July 25, 2017
IVC Filter Lawsuit

Texas Woman Files IVC Filter Lawsuit

A woman from Texas has filed a lawsuit after she was injured by the Denali® IVC Filter, which is C.R. Bard's only blood clot filter still on the market. There are reports of victims who needed emergency open-heart surgery when...

/ July 24, 2017
Maradol papayas are believed to be linked to a deadly outbreak of Salmonella that has infected 47 people in 12 states, including 1 person who died of a severe food poisoning illness.

Deadly Salmonella Outbreak Linked to Papayas

Caribeña Maradol papayas are believed to be linked to a deadly outbreak of Salmonella that has infected 47 people in 12 states, including 1 person who died of a severe food poisoning illness.

/ July 24, 2017

Bayer Pulls Essure Sterilization Device Off Market in Canada

Bayer's controversial sterilization implant Essure will no longer be sold in Canada.

/ July 21, 2017
Bard Eclipse® IVC Filter Lawsuit

Arizona Man Files Retrievable IVC Filter Injury Lawsuit

Blood clot filters are supposed to save lives, but over 4,500 lawsuits have now been filed by people who were seriously injured by side effects. In many cases, "retrievable" filters were impossible to remove.

/ July 21, 2017

Polaris Recalls Over 26,000 ATVs for Brake and Fire Hazards

Polaris issued two recalls this week for 26,670 all-terrain vehicles (ATVs). The brakes can fall off certain 2017 RZR 570 and S 470 vehicles. Fuel can leak and start a fire on the 2014 Sportsman 570.

/ July 20, 2017
Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit

California Man Files G2® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A man who was injured by a G2® IVC Filter has filed a lawsuit accusing C.R. Bard of selling defective devices and downplaying risks. Studies now estimate that 38% of G2 IVC filters fracture in 5 years.

/ July 20, 2017
A man who was implanted with a defective Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) blood clot filter has filed a lawsuit against Cook Medical, joining a consolidated litigation involving around 2,350 lawsuits nationwide.

Idaho Man Files Celect® Blood Clot Filter Lawsuit

A man who was implanted with a defective Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) blood clot filter has filed a lawsuit against Cook Medical, joining a consolidated litigation involving around 2,350 lawsuits nationwide.

/ July 19, 2017
A group of 18 people from 11 states have filed a lawsuit against Merck & Co. for failing to warn about risks of the Zostavax shingles vaccines.

Zostavax Shingles Vaccine Lawsuit Filed in New Jersey

A group of 18 people from 11 states have filed a lawsuit against Merck & Co. for failing to warn about risks of the Zostavax shingles vaccines.

/ July 19, 2017
Tennessee Restricts Dicamba Weed-Killer After Crop Damage

Tennessee Becomes 4th State to Restrict Dicamba

Illegal spraying of dicamba weed-killer on Monsanto's GMO soybeans last year resulted in millions of acres of crop damage in the mid-South. Tennessee, Arkansas, Missouri, and Kansas have now taken action.

/ July 18, 2017