Hundreds of residents of a New Jersey town have filed a toxic tort lawsuit against E.I. DuPont and Royle Systems Group for allegedly releasing dangerous contaminants into the community around…
Researchers are ready to move forward with additional testing of a possibly vaccine for mesothelioma cancer after a new study indicates that the experimental drug was safe for human use.
A Louisiana jury has issued a $1.2 million verdict on behalf of 16 workers who filed a radiation exposure lawsuit against Exxon Mobile Corp.
Breaking a five-case losing streak for Pfizer, Inc., a Philadelphia jury ruled late last week in favor of the drug company and its subsidiary, Wyeth, in a Prempro breast cancer…
In yet another loss for Pfizer’s Wyeth unit involving side effects of Prempro, a Philadelphia jury awarded $9.45 million this week to an Alabama woman who said that the hormone…
In response to growing concerns about the side effects of radiation exposure during medical procedures, the FDA has launched a new initiative designed to reduce unnecessary exposure from CT scans,…
Concerns over the increased risk of heart attacks, blood clots, tumors and death from side effects of Aranesp, Procrit and Epogen have led the FDA to restrict the prescribing of…
Actuaries in the United Kingdom are doubling earlier predictions about the potential cost of asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits, estimating that $17.7 billion in asbestos-related claims will be filed between now…
In the wake of growing concerns over CT scan radiation exposure and the risk of cancer, federal regulators have announced that they will begin tracking radiation doses given to patients.
A Los Angeles jury has rejected a claim by a former smoker that a tobacco company should be held liable in a mesothelioma lawsuit filed over the use of asbestos filters…