IVC Filter Lawsuit Filed by New York Woman

The lawsuit was filed by Barbara P., a woman who was implanted with the C.R. Bard Eclipse® Vena Cava Filter on September 20, 2011 at a hospital in New York. Eclipse is a 4th-generation inferior vena cava (IVC) filter. It...

/ February 13, 2017

Lawsuit Claims Enfamil Baby Formula Packaging Unsafe

A whistleblower lawsuit claims the manufacturer of Enfamil baby formula downplayed the risk of defective seals that could result in spoilage or bacterial contamination.

/ February 13, 2017

Sargento Cheese Recalled Over Listeria Fears

Sargento Foods Inc. is recalling a specialty cheese because of potential contamination with the bacterium listeria monocytogenes, the third leading cause of death from food poisoning illness in the U.S.

/ February 13, 2017

U.S. Supreme Court Takes On Railroad Cancer Lawsuit

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed to decide if railroad workers with cancer and other injuries on the job can choose to file lawsuits in certain states.

/ February 10, 2017

Cooking Rice This Way Could Kill You

Scientists are warning that a common method of cooking rice can expose you to a range of serious health problems including heart disease, cancer and type 2 diabetes.

/ February 10, 2017

Illinois Woman Files IVC Filter Lawsuit

Dozens of deaths and hundreds of injuries have been linked retrievable inferior vena cava filters. Over 2,500 lawsuits have been centralized in Arizona against C.R. Bard and in Illinois against Cook Medical.

/ February 10, 2017

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.

/ February 9, 2017

Vaping Safer than Smoking Cigarettes, Study Finds

Cigarette smokers who switch to e-cigs or “vapes” can significantly reduce their intake of deadly chemicals, but only if they quit smoking completely, according to a new study.

/ February 9, 2017

Ohio Woman Files IVC Filter Lawsuit

C.R. Bard advertises IVC filters as life-saving devices, but nearly 1,500 lawsuits have been filed by people who say the filters pose unreasonable safety risks, especially when they are not removed.

/ February 9, 2017

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...

/ February 8, 2017