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• Macy’s Takes Steps to Ensure Furniture Flame Retardant Chemicals No Longer Used

  October 22, 2015

  Russell Maas

  Macy's is the latest retailer to agree to discontinue the use of flame retardant chemicals in its products after environmentalists warned that they can be toxic and cancer-causing agents.

• Construction Workers’ Asbestos Exposures in Roofing Incident Results in OSHA Citation

  October 22, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Two companies were cited by OSHA for failing to protect workers on a roofing job from asbestos exposure.

• SawStop Lawsuit Over “Group Boycott” by Table Saw Manufacturers Allowed to Move Forward

  October 21, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  A federal appeals court is allowing SawStop to sue a number of tool manufacturers for trying to illegally boycott it's safety technology from the market.

• Forced Arbitration in Nursing Home Lawsuits Should Be Eliminated, Groups Urge

  October 21, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Lawmakers and consumer protection groups are urging the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services to ban forced arbitration clauses from nursing home entry requirements.

• FDA Rejects Farxiga/Ongyza Combination Drug, Calls For More Clinical Trials

  October 21, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  The FDA has rejected a combination drug involving Farxiga and Onglyza, ordering AstraZeneca to provide more clinical trial data.

• Foodbourne Illness Outbreak Data Made Available Through New CDC Search Engine

  October 21, 2015

  Russell Maas

  The CDC has launched a revamped food poisoning search engine that provides data on foodborne illness outbreaks.

• Class Action Lawsuits over DraftKings, FanDuel Daily Fantasy Sports Begin to Mount

  October 20, 2015

  Austin Kirk

  Plaintiffs are calling for the consolidation of a growing number of illegal and unfair practices class action lawsuits against the fantasy football betting sites, Draftkings and FanDuel.

• Mirena Lawsuit Filed Over Pseudotumor Cerebri, Idiopathic Intracranial Hypertension

  October 20, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Bayer faces a new lawsuit by a Florida woman who claims the Mirena IUD caused a swelling cerebrospinal fluid in the brain the caused migraines, cognitive and memory problems, and vision problems.

• Infant Staph Infections Result in More Deaths Than Superbugs: Study

  October 20, 2015

  Russell Maas

  The findings of a new study indicate that staph infections are still more common and dangerous to infants than drug-resistant superbugs like MRSA.

• Most FDA Warning Letters Issued Over Failure To Warn: Study

  October 20, 2015

  Irvin Jackson

  Drug companies are most likely to receive an FDA warning letter if they fail to warn the public about a drug's side effects in marketing materials and in online social media posts, an industry analysis concluded.