Defective & Dangerous Products

• Walgreen Co. pulls ReNu products

  Jeremy Thurman | April 12, 2006 11:07 AM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  algreen Co. (WAG), the largest U.S. drugstore chain, has told its stores to pull all ReNu products from its shelves, not just the MoistureLoc product that has come under fire, a spokesman said Wednesday.

• Bausch & Lomb Halts Shipments of ReNu Solution

  Joe Saunders | April 12, 2006 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  One of the country's leading manufacturers of eye contact solution has stopped shipments of its popular ReNu and MoistureLoc solutions after investigations have shown the products can cause a potentially dangerous eye infection. However, the company stopped short of pulling the products from store shelves. The fungal infection known as Fusarium can cause blindness. Symptoms can include blurry...

• Bausch & Lomb Eye Solution May Cause Blindness

  Staff Writer | April 12, 2006 12:52 AM | 1 CommentPhoenix, AZ

  I heard today that Bausch & Lomb's popular eye solution for consumers who wear contact lenses has been removed from the market because it may cause a fungal infection which could lead to blindness. Can you imagine wearing contact lenses and following your doctors advice only to later go blind because the eye solution you purchased caused a fungal eye infection? How would you feel if this...

• Blindness from contact solution

  Jeremy Thurman | April 11, 2006 4:38 PM | 0 CommentsNew York City, NY

  The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta is reviewing reports of 109 cases of suspected fungal keratitis that may be derived from Bausch & Lomb's contact lens solution. This condition can be linked to a rare fungal infection that can cause blindness .The eye fungus can cause severe corneal infections that can lead to blindness, according to the American Optometric...

• Should You ReNu with Bausch & Lomb?

  Staff Writer | April 11, 2006 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsChicago, IL

  This morning, Bausch & Lomb stopped shipments of its soft contact lens solution ReNu with MoisterLOC, after findings revealed over 100 rare fungal infections worldwide. Earlier this year, the manufacturer stopped shipments to Hong Kong and Singapore after infections surfaced there. The fungal conditions called Keratitis could lead to blindness or the need for corneal transplants. Symptoms...

• Orlando Taser Case Overturned by Judge

  Joe Saunders | April 11, 2006 6:45 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A federal judge has overturned a $100,000 verdict against an Orlando police officer who a jury found had violated the civil rights of a motorist he stopped and shot with a Taser in 2003. The crux of the judge's argument hinged upon the fact that the cop stopped the driver for a non-arrestable offense. However, the real story may be that Orlando police have deployed the Taser stun gun more than...

• Another Taser Death - In Clearwater

  Bob Carroll | April 07, 2006 8:13 AM | 0 CommentsPinellas, FL

  Before the Taser was invented, law enforcement officers were able to subdue unarmed persons with various well-recognized techniques, some of which I learned during my training as an FBI Agent in the mid 1960's. These techniques almost always accomplished their purpose without causing any serious injury. Enter the Taser. With the new, supposedly non-lethal, weapon now being used against both...

• Tampa Bay Taser Incidents

  Joe Saunders | April 06, 2006 8:56 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Yesterday was a busy day for police officers deploying the Taser stun gun. A 92 year old Pasco County man living in an assisted living facility was tasered by police after he assaulted another resident. On Clearwater beach, an unidentified man lost his life after being tasered by police. The police were responding to a complaint of "erratic behavior" before tasering the decedent. While I...

• Sunscreen Manufactures Sued In A Class Action Suit

  M. Brandon Smith | April 03, 2006 1:18 PM | 1 CommentAtlanta, GA

  Five of the nation's top sunscreen manufactures have been named as defendants in a recently filed class action suit for allegedly making false and misleading claims about the effectiveness of their products. The suit claims these sunscreen producers created a false sense of security in its consumers and thereby actually caused increased dangers to them as a result.According to ABC...

• Politics and Drugs

  Steve Klearman | April 03, 2006 11:45 AM | 1 CommentReno, NV

  This set of observations come from the Greedy Trial Lawyer blog at http://www.greedytriallawyer.com. I reproduce this here in an attempt to occasionally touch upon the unsavory relationship between our pharmaceutical companies and our politicians:In the closing days of the 2005 legislative year, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and the White House fail to obtain the needed support for a...