Posts tagged defective products

• $50 Million Tobacco Verdict Stands

  M. Brandon Smith | March 20, 2006 3:22 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The United States Supreme Court refused to review a $50 million damage award against Phillip Morris where a former 2-pack a day smoker died of cancer. The tobacco manufacture, which controls nearly half of the United States tobacco market, asked that the award be declared unconstitutionally excessive. The U.S. Supreme Court declined the request without further comment.According to the...

• Dietary Supplement or Illegal Steroid?

  M. Brandon Smith | March 14, 2006 4:42 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The FDA recently warned several manufactures and distributors to stop selling unapproved drugs that contain steroids promising increased muscle, strength, and weight loss. The FDA expressed concerns that products such as Anabolic Xtreme Superdrol or Methyl-1-P by Legal Gear may cause long-term health problems for the unwary consumer. For more on Illegal Steroids click here..

• New Jersey Vioxx Trial Begins Today

  M. Brandon Smith | March 06, 2006 2:23 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In the latest round of litigation surrounding the controversial drug Vioxx, jurors in New Jersey heard opening statements from both sides today in what could be the most pivotal Vioxx trial yet. Merck, the former producer of Vioxx, has received two defense verdicts involving the pain killer to date but lost a third trial that resulted in a $253 million dollar jury verdict for the widow of a...

• Celebrex: Not A Safe Alternative For Some

  M. Brandon Smith | March 02, 2006 1:56 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  After Vioxx was removed from the market in 2004, many former Vioxx users started taking Celebrex as a safer alternative for arthritis pain. A recent study from the Medical Research Institute of New Zealand has shown that Celebrex may not be as safe as once thought when compared with other arthritis treatments. Institute Director Richard Beasley noted: "These findings are critical as the risk is...

• Time Limits For Next Vioxx Trial Set

  M. Brandon Smith | March 01, 2006 12:08 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  The next Vioxx trial, which will begin on March 6, 2006, will be on an entirely new time frame from any other one before it. Manually operated clocks, like those used in a chess game, will be utilized by both sides in order facilitate the pace of the trial. Lawyer's for the Plaintiffs will have 40 hours to present their case, not including opening and closing statements. Counsel for the...

• Dupont Settles EPA Lawsuit

  Richard Schlueter | December 16, 2005 10:13 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Dupont must pay $16.5 million to settle complaints that the company did not inform the EPA of health risks associated with PFOAs. The compound is used to make Teflon and is commonly found in nonstick and stain-resistant materials. Dupont said they only settled to avoid a court battle and "did not deliberately withhold information from the government." Juliet Eilperin, The Washington Post ...

• Vioxx Lawsuit Ends In Mistrial

  Richard Schlueter | December 13, 2005 3:30 PM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  In the first Federal Vioxx trial, a Houston judge was forced to declare a mistrial when the jury decided they would not be able to reach a unanimous verdict. According to abcnews.com, eight jurors decided it was not Merck's (the maker of Vioxx) fault that Richard Irvin, Jr. died after taking the drug for less than a month to treat his back pain. However, according to the article,one juror, who...

• Defective Product Lawsuit Trial Begins Today

  Staff Writer | December 13, 2005 11:28 AM | 0 CommentsAtlanta, GA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Eight boys from across the country who suffered injuries when the front wheels came off their bikes are expected to testify in a trial that begins today. The lawsuit claims the bicycles, sold at Wal-Mart and imported by a Marin County, CA company, had faulty front-wheel-release devices which malfunctioned, causing the front wheels to come off and resulting in the boys smashing their faces on...