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• Gambling Addiction Lawsuit Filed Against Sports Betting Platform DraftKings

  February 20, 2025

  Michael Adams

  A lawsuit against DraftKings claims that the company has designed its betting platform to capitalize on customers’ gambling addictions.

• Brighter Path Tuskegee Youth Facility Faces Child Abuse Lawsuit

  August 30, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A lawsuit filed against the Brighter Path Tuskegee youth detention facility alleges staffers encouraged fighting and gambling among young male inmates, leading to numerous child abuse injuries and trauma.

• JPML Rejects Calls to Create Video Game Addiction Lawsuit MDL

  June 10, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Panel of federal judges determined the growing number of video game addiction lawsuits involve too many different developers and companies to benefit from coordinated pretrial proceedings as part of a federal MDL (Multi-District Litigation).

• Lawsuit Claims Video Games Are Designed to Cause Addiction in Children

  June 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A 19-year-old man from Georgia has filed a video game addiction lawsuit against several major developers and game platforms, claiming they designed their products to addict and exploit minors.

• Ozempic Side Effects May Cause “Risky Behavior” Among Users, Study Warns

  June 3, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  A new study warns Ozempic and similar drugs could lead to impulse control disorders, resulting in patients making sudden, and risky, life choices.

• Video Game Addiction Lawsuits Seek Damages From Microsoft, Google, Sony and Other Developers

  March 26, 2024

  Irvin Jackson

  Game publishers like Nintendo, Microsoft, Epic Games and Ubisoft face a growing number of video game addiction lawsuits, accusing them of purposefully addicting children to their games.

• Teens Who Use Social Media Are More Likely to Endanger Their Own Health: Study

  December 6, 2023

  Martha Garcia

  A new study finds that teens frequently using social media have an increased risk of engaging in risky health behaviors, such as drug and alcohol use.

• Commonly Used Drugs Linked To Four Serious Adverse Side Effects: ISMP Report

  October 2, 2018

  Irvin Jackson

  A number of drugs, including Abilify, Lipitor and Zoloft, were linked to several uncommon, potentially deadly drug side effects in 2017, according to a new report.

• Top 10 Health Concerns in 2016

  December 30, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  Ovarian cancer, kidney failure and exploding electronic cigarettes are just some of the health concerns that dominated headlines in 2016, and are likely to continue into next year.

• Lawsuit Over Abilify Generic Competition Filed by Otsuka Pharmaceuticals

  September 14, 2016

  Irvin Jackson

  A patent lawsuit has been filed by the makers of Abilify, who say another company is violating its patent by planning to release multiple generic versions of the drug.