FDA Warns of Weight-Loss Stomach Balloon Side Effects
Dozens of injuries and four hospitalizations have been linked to ReShape and Orbera stomach balloons that were over-inflated with too much fluid or caused pancreatitis by putting pressure on organs.
Study: Laundry Pod Eye Injuries in Kids Skyrocketing
Experts at Johns Hopkins are warning about a growing number of reports of kids suffering eye injuries from laundry detergent "pods." These single-use laundry packets look like candy, but they contain highly-concentrated liquid chemicals that can cause devastating vision loss...
Leaking Breast Implant Lawsuits Filed Against Johnson & Johnson
Two lawsuits have been filed in California by women who got sick when their Mentor MemoryGel silicone breast implants leaked.
CHG Antiseptic Wipes Linked to Allergic Rashes and Baby Deaths
Hospitals in the U.S. are routinely bathing ICU patients in a powerful broad-spectrum antibiotic called chlorhexidine (2% CHG wipes). Are they putting patients at risk of serious skin reactions and wasting expensive nursing resources without good evidence it works?
Abbott Wins Depakote Birth Defect Trial But Lawsuits Continue And Plaintiff Lawyers Remain Confident
Less than 3 months after judges in Missouri upheld a $38 million jury award to a girl with birth defects from Depakote, another trial in Ohio has ended with a jury clearing Abbott Laboratories of wrongdoing.
$38 Million Depakote Birth Defect Lawsuit Survives Appeal
A judge in St. Louis has upheld a $38 million payout to a 12 year-old girl who is severely disabled by birth defects caused by Depakote, an anti-seizure drug associated with a 2,060% higher risk of spina bifida.
Heart Surgery Infection Lawsuits May be Tip of Iceberg
South Carolina hospitals recently told 5,000 open-heart surgery patients they might be infected with bacteria from a machine called a heater-cooler — but it's just the tip of the iceberg. Millions of patients were likely exposed in the United States...
Insulin Class Action Blames 1000% Cost Increase on Price-Fixing
A class action lawsuit accuses drug-makers of illegally jacking up the price of insulin so they could profit off diabetics who need it to survive.
The Road to Recalling the Power Pressure Cooker XL
We explain what it would it take for the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall the Power Pressure Cooker XL. Instead of waiting, many consumers are filing lawsuits.
Class Action Lawsuit Filed Over Un-Hatched Hatchimals
A class action lawsuit has been filed by a California mother who says her daughter's Hatchimal was a dud — it never hatched. The manufacturer is accused of falsely advertising a defective toy to kids.