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• Supplement Manufacturers Will Have to Comply with More Stringent FDA Regulations

  Joe Saunders | August 29, 2007 1:44 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The FDA has published a final rule establishing good manufacturing requirements for the manufacturers of supplements. The rule requires that all supplement manufacturers evaluate the identity, purity, quality, strength, and composition of dietary supplements. In addition, they are required to provide accurate labeling information on all their products. The FDA ruling is supposed to protect...

• Another Ford Truck Recall

  Joe Saunders | August 23, 2007 9:50 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Ford has recalled 3.6 million cars, vans, trucks, sports utility vehicles, and vans due to a faulty cruise control system. A similar recall occurred in January 2005 when Ford had to recall 6 million vehicles to a fire hazard linked to faulty cruise control switches. The recall involves the following vehicles: 1998-2002 Ford Ranger, 1992-1997 Lincoln Town Car, 1992-1997 Ford Crown Victoria,...

• Florida Jury Awards $28.5 Million in Misfilled Prescription Lawsuit Against Walgreens

  Joe Saunders | August 21, 2007 12:09 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  A jury in Bartow Florida awarded the family of a cancer patient $28.5 million who was given the wrong prescription, suffered a stroke, and subsequently died. According to the Associated Press article, "Beth Hippely was prescribed Warfarin, a blood thinner, in 2002 to treat breast cancer. The prescription filled at a Walgreens pharmacy was 10 times what her doctor prescribed, court documents...

• Nail Salon Health Hazards

  Joe Saunders | August 20, 2007 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The NY Times reported today the hazardous working conditions found in nail salons across the country. Both environmental groups and women's groups have voiced concern over the chemicals manicurists use on a daily basis. According to the story, "The intensity of exposure for salon workers is 1,200 times what it would be for the average American," said Sonya Lunder, a senior analyst for the...

• Kugel Mesh Class Action Update

  Joe Saunders | August 19, 2007 8:43 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The Judicial Panel has granted the plaintiff's request to pretrial coordination of 13 cases concerning the Kugel Mesh hernia patch. Thirteen (13) lawsuits were filed in 13 different courts located in 11 different states against various defendants, including C.R. Bard and its wholly-owned subsidiary Davol (common defendants in all class actions) and Surgical Sense and WCO Medical Products...

• FDA Panel to Review Safety of Children's Cold Medicines

  Joe Saunders | August 16, 2007 6:46 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The FDA will convene a panel to review the safety and efficacy of over the counter children's cold medicines. A group of doctors are pushing the FDA to put a warning on these over the counter products that they have not been proven safe and effective for children under six years of age. The petition was filed with the FDA earlier this year after a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

• Mattel Recalls Toys Due to Lead Paint Concerns

  Joe Saunders | August 15, 2007 12:51 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Mattel has recalled millions of toys that may pose dangers to children due to the high content of lead paint. The products were manufactured in China and the announcement comes on the eve of the Christmas shipping frenzy for the toy company. For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Defective and Dangerous Products.

• Novartis Pulls Pain Relief Drug from Australian Market

  Joe Saunders | August 14, 2007 7:32 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  After two people died, Novartis AG has pulled its pain relief drug Prexige from the market in Australia. According to a story published in the Wall St. Journal, "Australia's Therapeutic Goods Administration said it had received eight reports of serious liver reactions in patients taking the drug. "It seems that the longer people are on the medicine, the greater the chance of liver injury," its...

• Discovery Leads to More Priest Abusers in Orlando

  Joe Saunders | August 13, 2007 11:14 AM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  The deposition of Sister Lucy Vasquez, O.P., the former Chancellor of the Diocese of Orlando, has led to a very good piece of investigative journalism by Mark Pinsky of the Orlando Sentinel. Pinsky, read the deposition transcript and began his own investigation. He found that two Philadelphia priests who had been credibly accused of sexual abuse in Philadelphia had moved to Orlando and may...

• Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against United Healthcare

  Joe Saunders | July 24, 2007 3:41 PM | 0 CommentsSarasota, FL

  Today, I filed a class action lawsuit against United Healthcare for misrepresentation and fraudulent marketing in violation of The Florida Medicare Supplement Act. The lawsuit states that the defendants, United Health Group, Inc. and United Healthcare of Florida Inc. enrolled Medicare recipients into their Medical Advantage HMO and PPO plans without obtaining their signatures and consent to...