Fentanyl Patch Lawsuit Settlement Reached Over Fatal Overdose
A settlement has been reached by parties involved in a fentanyl patch lawsuit stemming from the fatal overdose of an Illinois man on the powerful painkiller.
Tag Archives: Johnson & Johnson
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Nursing Home Antipsychotic Misuse Cited in 2,500 Massachusetts Cases
About 2,500 Massachusetts nursing home residents are being given powerful and sometimes dangerous antipsychotic medications like Seroquel and Risperdal that they do not need, according to federal investigators.
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DePuy ASR Metal Hip Replacement Linked to High Failure Rate
DePuy Orthopaedics, a division of Johnson & Johnson, has indicated that its ASR metal-on-metal hip replacement system, has been linked to a high failure rate and the device will be…
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DOJ Joins Whistleblower Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson Over Kickbacks for Nursing Home Prescriptions
Federal prosecutors have intervened in a whistleblower lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, accusing the company of paying kickbacks to Omnicare, a nursing home pharmacy supplier, to push its antipsychotic drug…
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Recall for Tylenol, Motrin and Other Drugs Issued Due to Moldy Smell
Johnson & Johnson has expanded a Tylenol recall issued last month, to include Motrin, Rolaids, Benadryl and a number of children’s products because of a moldy smell caused by chemical…
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New Pedicle Screw Spinal Implants Need Further Safety Studies: FDA
The FDA has ordered the manufacturers of new, flexible pedicle screw spinal fusion implants, known as dynamic stabilization systems, to conduct more research on potential problems with the devices, including…
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Evra Birth Control Patch Class Action Lawsuit Settled in Canada
A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit involving the Canadian version of the Ortho Evra birth control patch, resolving claims brought by women…
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First Levaquin Tendon Tear Lawsuit Scheduled For Trial August 2010
U.S. District Judge John R. Tunheim, who is overseeing all federal lawsuits alleging tendon ruptures from Levaquin, has issued a pretrial order which identifies 15 cases that will begin case-specific…
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Duragesic Pain Patch Lawsuit Results in $16.5 Million Verdict
The family of a 38-year old mother of three, who died in 2004 as a result of a fentanyl overdose, has been awarded $16.56 million by a Chicago jury in…
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Mylicon Recall: Infants’ Gas Relief Drops Could Contain Metal Fragments
Approximately 12,000 plastic 1 ounce bottles of Infants’ Mylicon Gas Relief Dye-Free Drops (simethicone-antigas) sold since October 5, 2008 have been recalled after it was discovered that some of the…
