Posts tagged va

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: June 1, 2012

  Brett Emison | June 01, 2012 11:50 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Legal, safety, and other news from around the Internet that caught my attention this week: Big Law, Please Meet SmallLaw [Eric Turkewitz at New York Personal Injury Law Blog and Above...

• Pradaxa Tagged as a Dangerous Drug

  Lindsay Rakers | May 17, 2012 4:44 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  As of the end of last year, nearly 12,500 patients experienced a serious adverse event where the anti-coagulant drug Pradaxa was implicated in the cause. The maker of Pradaxa, Boehringer...

• Enterprise Holding Up Rental Car Safety Bill

  Brett Emison | May 07, 2012 12:55 PM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Rental car giant, Enterprise, says, we'll pick you up, but if Enterprise gets its way, it might pick you up in a vehicle recalled because of safety defects. Under current law, rental...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Roundup: April 6, 2012

  Brett Emison | April 06, 2012 11:22 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Miscellaneous
  

  It's been a few weeks since the last Friday roundup (I was preparing for trial), but we're back this week with legal and safety news from around the internet that caught my attention...

• Friday Legal & Safety News Round Up: February 24, 2012

  Brett Emison | February 24, 2012 11:34 AM | 0 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Spinal Cord Injuries
  

  Legal and safety news that caught my interest this week: AAJ calls for transparency of medical industry payments [Katie Gommel at Fighting for Justice] Apple CEO Tim Cook talks...

• Dangerous Medical Devices and Drugs Harming Women

  Lindsay Rakers | February 23, 2012 9:34 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Medical Devices & Implants
  

  Recently, some medical devices and drugs that are used to treat women’s health issues have been in the news for simply making matters worse. From anti-depression medication like...

• Rental Car Roulette: Will Car Rental Companies Stop Renting Recalled Vehicles?

  Brett Emison | February 21, 2012 9:18 AM | 3 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Under current law, rental car companies like Hertz, Enterprise, Avis, Budget, etc. can rent you a vehicle that has been recalled for a safety defect... and you might never even know it. A NHTSA...

• Andrew Cochran: 7 Reasons Why Conservatives Should Protect The 7th Amendment

  Brett Emison | January 25, 2012 12:12 PM | 1 CommentKansas City, MO Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Andrew Cochran at the 7th Amendment Advocate published his latest post today identifying Seven Reasons Why Protecting 7th Amendment Should Be Republican & Tea Party Priority. I urge you...

• Dangerous Injuries Caused by Transvaginal Meshes and Other Pelvic Mesh Bladder Slings

  Lindsay Rakers | December 23, 2011 12:44 PM | 0 CommentsSt. Louis, MO Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Sometimes as we age, our bodies don't function like they once did. Women of any age can experience pelvic organ prolapse (POP) which causes pelvic organs to fall into the vaginal wall(s)...

• Bloomberg News: 10,000 Potential Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits

  Brett Emison | December 02, 2011 10:29 AM | 2 CommentsKansas City, MO Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs
  

  Bloomberg news reported yesterday that Japanese drug maker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., may face 10,000 Actos bladder cancer lawsuits. Since the late 1990s, two diabetes drugs have dominated...