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• State Medical Boards Disciplined Less Doctors in 2010: Report

  May 18, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Throughout the United States, fewer doctors are being disciplined by state medical boards than in prior years, which the consumer...

• Zimmer NexGen LPS Lawsuits Filed Over Knee Replacement Problems

  May 9, 2011

  Staff Writers

  In recent weeks, at least three product liability lawsuits have been filed by individuals who experienced problems with Zimmer NexGen...

• Whey Protein Recall Expands to Nutrition Express Products

  March 31, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Concerns over salmonella contamination of whey protein, which led to the recall of a number of Universal Nutrition protein supplements...

• Millar Mikro-Tip Catheter Recall: Risk of Embolism

  March 23, 2011

  Staff Writers

  The potential presence of particulate debris, which could get into the bloodstream and cause patients to suffer an embolism, has...

• Levaquin Lawsuits Scheduled For Trial in April and May

  March 17, 2011

  Staff Writers

  State and federal court trials are scheduled to begin in April and May, respectively, for claims over tendon ruptures from...

• Hazelnut Recall Issued Due to Risk of E. Coli O157:H7

  March 7, 2011

  Staff Writers

  An E. coli food poisoning outbreak in three states has led to a recall of Sunripe hazelnuts and mixed nuts. 

• Lawsuit Over Guidant Heart Devices Filed by DOJ

  January 28, 2011

  Staff Writers

  Federal prosecutors have filed a lawsuit against Boston Scientific Corp. and their Guidant subsidiary, alleging that Guidant heart devices that...

• Supreme Court to Hear Generic Drug Side Effects Label Exemption Case

  December 13, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The U.S. Supreme Court has decided to hear an appeal filed by generic drug makers, who say that federal laws...

• First Levaquin Tendon Rupture Lawsuit Ends in $1.8M Verdict

  December 9, 2010

  Staff Writers

  A Minnesota jury has awarded $1.8 million in the first bellwether Levaquin lawsuit, including $1.1 million in punitive damages against...

• Levaquin Trial Over Tendon Damage Underway in Federal Court

  November 16, 2010

  Staff Writers

  The first Levaquin trial, involving allegations that the popular antibiotic increases the risk of tendon ruptures, is underway in federal...