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Washington Woman Files Günther Tulip® IVC Filter Lawsuit

A woman who was injured by a cage-like blood clot filter that was implanted in a blood vessel called the inferior vena cava (IVC) has filed a lawsuit.

/ January 13, 2017

Lawyers Ask to Consolidate 100+ Mirena Brain Injury Lawsuits

Migraine headaches and vision loss are symptoms of a brain injury linked to Bayer's Mirena IUD. There are now 116 lawsuits from women who developed high pressure in the skull, Intracranial Hypertension (IH) or Pseudotumor Cerebri (PTC).

/ January 12, 2017

Big Jury Awards Spark More Railroad Cancer Lawsuits

After a railroad worker with leukemia was awarded $7.5 million last year, a growing number of lawsuits accuse railways of failing to protect workers against toxic chemicals like creosote, asbestos, and lead — and even sun exposure.

/ January 9, 2017

Texas Sues FDA to Get Unapproved Execution Drugs

Texas accuses FDA of "gross incompetence or willful obstruction" for seizing a shipment of lethal-injection drugs it imported from India in 2015.

/ January 6, 2017

Toshiba Recalls Laptop Batteries Due to Fire Hazard

Toshiba is expanding a recall to include about 200,000 lithium-ion laptop batteries because they can overheat and catch on fire, posing burn injury hazards to consumers.

/ January 5, 2017

California Woman Files Bard G2® X IVC Filter Lawsuit

A lawsuit has been filed by a woman who was injured by an implantable filter that is designed to catch blood clots and prevent pulmonary embolisms.

/ January 4, 2017

Michigan Woman Files Bard Eclipse® IVC Filter Lawsuit

C.R. Bard has been sued by a woman who was injured by a blood clot-catching filter that was recently withdrawn from the market without a recall.

/ January 3, 2017

Wisconsin Woman Files Bard Meridian® IVC Filter Lawsuit

Thousands of people who were injured by blood clot-catching filters have filed lawsuits. About half of the lawsuits involve filters made by C.R. Bard that were withdrawn from the market without recalls.

/ January 2, 2017

Millions of Dehumidifiers Pose Major Fire Hazard

Millions of people in the United States have a recalled dehumidifier and have no idea about the risk of it burning their house down.

/ December 30, 2016

Catheter Injury Lawsuits Increase After Slew of Recalls

Millions of catheters were recalled this year due to life-threatening safety risks. Lawsuits have been filed by people who were injured when the tip of the catheter broke off in their body.

/ December 30, 2016