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• New Jersey Environmental Tort Lawsuit Filed By Pompton Lakes Residents

  March 11, 2010

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  Hundreds of residents of a New Jersey town have filed a toxic tort lawsuit against E.I. DuPont and Royle Systems...

• Mesothelioma Vaccine Appears Safe After Limited Human Testing

  March 11, 2010

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  Researchers are ready to move forward with additional testing of a possibly vaccine for mesothelioma cancer after a new study...

• Exxon Lawsuit Over Radiation Exposure Nets $1.2M Award for 16 Workers

  March 10, 2010

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  A Louisiana jury has issued a $1.2 million verdict on behalf of 16 workers who filed a radiation exposure lawsuit...

• Jury Finds Woman’s Breast Cancer Not Caused by Prempro

  March 1, 2010

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  Breaking a five-case losing streak for Pfizer, Inc., a Philadelphia jury ruled late last week in favor of the drug...

• Prempro Lawsuit Results in $9.5M Award for Breast Cancer Survivor

  February 24, 2010

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  In yet another loss for Pfizer’s Wyeth unit involving side effects of Prempro, a Philadelphia jury awarded $9.45 million this...

• FDA Launches Initiative to Reduce Radiation Exposure from Medical Exams

  February 22, 2010

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  In response to growing concerns about the side effects of radiation exposure during medical procedures, the FDA has launched a...

• Side Effects of Aranesp, Procrit and Epogen Lead to New FDA Restrictions

  February 17, 2010

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  Concerns over the increased risk of heart attacks, blood clots, tumors and death from side effects of Aranesp, Procrit and...

• Estimated Cost of Mesothelioma Lawsuits for Insurers in U.K. Doubles

  February 5, 2010

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  Actuaries in the United Kingdom are doubling earlier predictions about the potential cost of asbestos and mesothelioma lawsuits, estimating that...

• NIH to Track Radiation Exposure in Patients’ Medical Records

  February 4, 2010

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  In the wake of growing concerns over CT scan radiation exposure and the risk of cancer, federal regulators have announced...

• Los Angeles Asbestos Lawsuit Ends in Defense Verdict

  February 1, 2010

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  A Los Angeles jury has rejected a claim by a former smoker that a tobacco company should be held liable in...