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FDA Recalls Dietary Supplement

Posted on November 23, 2009
The FDA recalled three types of dietary supplements known as RockHard Weekend after the supplements were found to contain ingredients related to the active ingredients found in Viagra. The ingredient, sulfoaildenfil, was not listed by the company on the packaging label...

Blair Expands Recall of Robes, Jackets and Tops

Posted on November 23, 2009
A Pennsylvania clothing company has expanded a recall of highly flammable bathrobes, as a Connecticut woman says the company's negligence led directly to her mother's fiery death. Blair LLC, based in Warren, Pa., initially recalled 162,000 of its chenille robes in April, as it announced that it had received reports of three deaths blamed on the robes' extreme flammability...

Vertebral Body Replacement Recall - Georgia/Florida News

Posted on November 18, 2009
I wrote about the recall in a prior post. Here's the lot information: The recall applies to devices manufactured from June 8, 2007 through September 9, 2009 and distributed from July 2, 2007 through September 8, 2009. The devices included are:? Part No...

Vertebral Body Replacement Recall

Posted on November 17, 2009
Our office is investigating these claims:FDA has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I Recall of all lots of the Synthes USA, Ti Synex II Vertebral Body Replacement, a device used in the T1-L5 portion of the spine to replace a collapsed, damaged, or unstable vertebral body...

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FDA: Alcohol and Caffiene -Safe Together?

Posted on November 16, 2009
The FDA has contacted nearly 30 makers of caffeinated alcoholic beverages that it will look into the legality and safety of the products. The FDA has not approved the use of caffeine in alcoholic drinks, so the drinks can only be lawfully marketed if the substance is "Generally Recognized As Safe," or GRAS...

FDA issues Class I recall of Edwards Lifesciences aortic catheter

Posted on November 13, 2009
The FDA has issued a Class I recall of Edwards Lifesciences CardioVations EndoClamp aortic catheter, after reports that the device can rupture during cardiac procedures.The device is a balloon catheter used during bypass operations to block and monitor pressure within the aorta and deliver a drug to stop the heart, "may spontaneously rupture during surgery," according to the FDA recall...

Thank you Veterans

Posted on November 11, 2009
Today I hope folks will take a moment to say thank you to those veterans who have served our country in good times and bad, in the USA and elsewhere. They stand ready to make the ultimate sacrifice for our country. In our groups of friends, I'm lucky to call one of our active military a friend...

Recall of Certain Lots of Tylenol Arthritis

Posted on November 10, 2009
Good to see the folks at McNeil Consumer Healthcare taking a pro-active stance. From their site: In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc., is initiating a voluntary recall of a limited number of product lots of TYLENOL� Arthritis Pain Caplet 100 count bottles, with the distinctive red EZ-OPEN CAP...

Last week, the Georgia Court of

Posted on November 09, 2009
Last week, the Georgia Court of Appeals issued an opinion holding that State Farm, as a UIM carrier could pursue UM subro against a tortfeasor even though the insured hadsigned a Limited Release. Will this decision make it more difficult to settle a claim if the UM carrier doesn't waive subrogation? Stay tuned...

Accusure Insulin Syrine Recall

Posted on November 05, 2009
Accusure insulin syringes (Qualitest Pharmaceuticals, Inc) distributed nationwide from January 2002 through October 2009 are being voluntary recalled because of the possibility of detachment of the needles from the syringes.The current recall is an expansion of a recall made in August for syringes produced between January 2007 and June 2008 as a result of the manufacturer receiving a complaint about a syringe not included in the first recall...

Recall: Madol,Tren, Turinsabol and Andro

Posted on November 05, 2009
The business Bodybuilding.com has recalled 65 dietary supplement products sold online that may contain steroids, says the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.The national and international recalls announced by the Boise, Idaho-based company include all lots and expiration dates of dietary supplements that might contain ingredients that are or should be classified as steroids, including "Superdrol," "Madol," "Tren," "Turinabol," and "Androstenedione...

Prempro Verdict Appeal

Posted on November 04, 2009
Pfizer Inc. doesn?t have to pay more than $27 million in punitive damages to an Arkansas woman who blamed her breast cancer on the company?s menopause drugs, an appeals court ruled in ordering a new trial on the award.The U.S. Court of Appeals in St. Louis today upheld a jury?s March 2008 finding that the hormone-replacement drugs helped cause Donna Scroggin?s cancer and its award of actual damages...

Levaquin

Posted on October 29, 2009
You may have seen more information about Levaquin�, which is an Ortho-McNeil-Janssen pharmaceutical, also called a fluoroquinolone, prescribed for the treatment of lung, sinus, skin and urinary tract infections in adults. Levaquin� has been associated with medical complications serious enough to have required FDA involvement...

Prempro Verdict - Don't Ask I Can't Tell You

Posted on October 28, 2009
A Philadelphia jury awarded punitive damages to an Illinois woman who said Wyeth's Prempro hormone replacement therapy caused her breast cancer, but the world will have to wait at least another month before anyone knows how much.As the jury in Common Pleas Court was nearing a verdict on how much to award to punish Wyeth, which last week completed a merger with Pfizer Inc...

Friday Link: New Georgia Family Law

Posted on October 23, 2009
I don't usually link to others' blogs, but my good friend C.J. Remboldt has a family law blog that is worth a read. You can find her blog here. Here's a post from her blog:GA Trial Court Lacks Authority to Modify Terms of Child Support OrderA GA trial court may not deny a child support contempt hearing because the Temporary Protective Order, ordering father to pay child support, would expire before the hearing date because a trial court lacks authority to modify the terms of a child support order nor may it forgive any child support in arrears...

Georgia Supreme Court rules against State Senator in Accident Case

Posted on October 23, 2009
State Sen. Cecil Staton did not prevail before the Georgia Supreme Court this week.The court said Staton, a Republican from Macon, was not entitled to additional coverage ($200,000) in coverage after a truck accident near Rome that broke his leg. Staton contended he should be allowed to ?stack? $100,000 policies on three vehicles owned by his company, Smyth & Helwys Publishing, even though only one of the three cars was actually in the crash...

Zometa Verdict in Montana

Posted on October 22, 2009
A Missoula jury on Wednesday awarded $3.2 million to a woman suing the maker of a bone-strengthening drug in a decision that could have a bearing on hundreds of cases against the company nationwide.Peggy L. Stevens, 57, of Missoula filed suit against Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp...

Safety Investigation of Certain Medical Device Power Cords

Posted on October 21, 2009
The power cords on a variety of medical devices may cause sparking, charring, and fires, according to reports received by the FDA.Device manufacturer Hospira has recalled all affected power cords, while Abbott Nutrition has recalled its Flexiflo Quantum Entreal Pumps, used for feeding patients through tubes...

FDA Checking Claims on Food Labels

Posted on October 21, 2009
U.S. regulators areexamining the growing number of nutrition claims found on thefront of food packages after complaints that they give amisleading picture of their health benefits, officials said ina warning to food companies on Tuesday. The Food and Drug Administration is trying to determine ifany claims violate federal food labeling rules and "will takeenforcement action against any egregious examples," FDACommissioner Margaret Hamburg told reporters...

Defective Women's Robes Recalled (Blair LLC)

Posted on October 14, 2009
Blair LLC. has reported 162,000 of its defective products -- women's robes -- after six women reportedly died when the chenille robes caught fire. Some of the robes caught fire while cooking, according to an MSNBC news report. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issued an alert stating that women who own these robes should stop using them...

Vytorin Litigation

Posted on October 14, 2009
An amended lawsuit filed over the Schering-Plough pension plan alleges that executives at the company suspected as early as 2005 that the ?Enhance? Vytorin trial was a bust. Citing a ?confidential informant,? it also names.The Plaintiffs claim: "Defendants had intimate knowledge of, or an active role in, improper business activities that allowed Schering-Plough to artificially inflate and manipulate the Company?s earnings...

Trials

Posted on October 14, 2009
I've been a little scarce on here for the past couple of weeks. Was preparing for multiple trials, and actually went to trial last week on a case. I'll discuss the trial in a later post. For those lawyers who read this blog, I will tell you a few key items from the trial: Always prepare a Trial Notebook for the Judge...

Georgia Supreme Court holds SOL Tolled while Traffic Citation Pending

Posted on September 29, 2009
The Supreme Court held yesterday that O.C.G.A. � 9-3-99 tolls the statute of limitations for any tort action from the date of the defendant?s traffic offense until the prosecution of the traffic offense becomes final or is terminated, as long as that time does not exceed six years...

Exjade and the FDA

Posted on September 26, 2009
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reviewing adverse event information for Exjade from a database that tracks all patients who are prescribed deferasirox (Exjade). This information suggests there may be a greater risk for adverse events such as kidney failure, gastrointestinal haemorrhage, and deaths in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) compared with patients without these conditions...

Januvia/Sitagliptin: Pancreatitis Risk?

Posted on September 26, 2009
The Food and Drug Administration said on Friday that there may be a connection between Merck & Co.'s diabetes treatment Januvia/Sitagliptin and occurrences of acute pancreatitis, the same issue that sunk sales of Amylin Pharmaceuticals Inc.'s Byetta.From the FDA site:FDA notified healthcare professionals and patients of revisions to the prescribing information for Januvia (sitagliptin) and Janumet (sitagliptin/metformin) to include information on reported cases of acute pancreatitis in patients using these products...

Tylenol Infants and Children Recall (Certain Lots)/More

Posted on September 26, 2009
It?s a voluntary recall, which according to NY Pediatrician Dr. Seth Gordon came because ?examination of bulk raw material detected that one of the inactive ingredients contained gram-negative bacteria Burkholderia cepacia (B. cepacia). The portion of raw material in which the bacteria was found was isolated and was not used in the production of any finished product...

Tylenol Infants and Children Recall (Certain Lots)

Posted on September 24, 2009
From tylenol.comYou may have heard that McNeil Consumer Healthcare (the makers of Tylenol) is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Children's and Infants' TYLENOL� liquid products that were manufactured between April, 2008 and June, 2008 in consultation with the U...

Seroquel Litigation News

Posted on September 24, 2009
A federal judge in Orlando, Florida, ordered AstraZeneca to unseal certain sales-call notes by Sept. 11 after Bloomberg News filed a motion to gain access to company files turned over in Seroquel litigation. The judge allowed AstraZeneca to withhold physicians? names on privacy grounds...

FDA Bans Flavored Cigarettes

Posted on September 23, 2009
The FDA this week banned cigarettes with fruit, candy or clove flavors.Authorized by the Family Smoking Prevention and Tobacco Control Act enacted in June, the ban represents an effort to reduce an easy entry point for youth into smoking and tobacco addiction...

Study Finds a Possible Link Between Denture Cream and Imbalance

Posted on September 21, 2009
From ABC.com:Thirty- four million Americans rely on dentures to replace their missing teeth. But a small number of denture wearers have had difficulty with balance and walking -- a medical mystery that some experts have linked to their denture creams...

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