Category Archives: Listeria
Pradaxa Associated with more Complications than Warfarin, According to Early Study Findings
Early results from the largest study to date to compare Pradaxa and warfarin indicate that in a real-world setting, Pradaxa causes more complications than decades-old warfarin. The preliminary study results were announced last week, during the 2012 Thrombosis and Hemostasis Summit of North America.
National Law Firms Calls for More FDA Action on Actos Bladder Cancer Threat
A national law firm is not satisfied with the way the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) has handled warnings regarding Actos (pioglitazone) bladder cancer risks. In a statement published today, Parker Waichman LLP called on the FDA to compel Takeda Pharmaceuticals, the maker of the type 2 diabetes drug, ...
Lawsuits over DePuy ASR Metal-on-Metal Hip Implants Continue to Mount
DePuy Orthopaedics and its parent, Johnson & Johnson, continue to be hit with lawsuits over recalled metal-on-metal DePuy ASR hip implants. Just yesterday, the national law firm of Parker Waichman LLP announced it had filed yet another DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit, this time on behalf of a Virginia resident ...
Fracking Should be Kept 600m From Aquifers, Study Says
New research on the safety of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) suggests new wells should not be dug within 600 meters of a water aquifer because underground fractures can extend about that far from a dug well. According to a report from UK’s The Guardian newspaper, researchers and geologists at Durham University have ...
Federal DePuy ASR Hip Implant Trials Likely to Start This Year
It looks as though the first trials in the DePuy ASR hip implant multidistrict litigation could begin sometime later this year. According to a report from Bloomberg News, during a status conference held yesterday in Florida, attorneys for both plaintiffs and the defense told U.S. District Judge David Katz that ...
Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit Filed by West Virginia Resident
Actos (pioglitazone) continues to be named in lawsuits alleging long-term use of the type 2 diabetes drug caused patients to develop bladder cancer. Just last week, the national law firm of Parker Waichman LLP filed suit against Takeda Pharmaceuticals on behalf of a West Virginia man who developed bladder cancer ...
Federal Judge Certifies Medtronic Infuse Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit
A shareholder lawsuit alleging Medtronic Inc. illegally promoted the off-label use of its Infuse bone growth product has been granted class action status by U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson of Minnesota. According to a report from Law360.com, the Medtronic Infuse off-label promotion lawsuit was filed by several institutional investors on ...
Bayer Yaz, Yasmin Blood Clot Lawsuit Settlements Stand at $147 Million
Bayer AG reported yesterday that it continues to settle Yaz and Yasmin birth control pill lawsuits. According to a report from Bloomberg News, the company said in its latest Stockholder Newsletter that it has settled 651 Yaz and Yasmin blood clot lawsuits for a total of $147 million. The average ...
Actos Whistleblower Lawsuit Questions Avandia Researcher's Financial Ties to Takeda
A prominent researcher has been implicated in an alleged cover-up of Actos side effects, according to a report from TheHeart.org. An Actos whistleblower lawsuit unsealed earlier this year has alleged financial connections between the Cleveland Clinic’s Dr Steven Nissen and the maker of Actos “should be considered when analyzing Actos’s ...Federal Judge Certifies Medtronic Infuse Shareholder Class Action Lawsuit
A shareholder lawsuit alleging Medtronic Inc. illegally promoted the off-label use of its Infuse bone growth product has been granted class action status by U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson of Minnesota. According to a report from Law360.com, the Medtronic Infuse off-label promotion lawsuit was filed by several institutional investors on ...
Zip International Group Expands Sliced Herring Recall For Listeria
Zip International Group LLC, has expanded its sliced herring recall over potential Listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced. The expanded recall includes sliced herring fillet (forelka) 330 gram and 600 gram in plastic packaging and with … Continue reading
Egg Salad, Sandwiches Recalled For Potential Listeria
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced two recalls over potential contamination with the Listeria monocytogenes pathogen, a dangerous and sometimes deadly food borne bacteria that thrives in cold temperatures and has an incubation period as long 70 … Continue reading
Julienne Salads Recalled For Listeria Contamination
Salads are being recalled for Listeria contamination in what has been described by the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) as a Class I recall, its most serious. Class I recalls represent a health hazard … Continue reading
Foot-Long Subs Recalled For Possible Listeria Risk
Foot-long subs are being recalled for potential food poisoning risks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. M.E. Thompson, Inc., Jacksonville, Florida, has recalled its Anytime Deli Turkey & Ham Sub Sandwich over concerns the sandwiches might be … Continue reading
Listeria Fears Prompt Extended Recall for Cedar Tree Brand Cheese
Cedar Tree brand cheese has been recalled over potential Listeria contamination. Listeria is a dangerous, sometimes deadly, food borne pathogen. Kradjian Imp Co, of Glendale, California, following notification from its supplier of potential contamination, is now recalling 231 cases containing … Continue reading
Cantaloupe Growers Seek Regulation In Wake Of Listeria Outbreak
In response to the recent cantaloupe Listeria outbreak, cantaloupe growers are seeking increased regulation. The industry is aiming it efforts at minimizing negative perceptions connected to contaminated Jensen Family Farms cantaloupe, which was blamed for the Listeria outbreak. U.S. produce … Continue reading
Listeria Prompts Recall Of Sliced Herring
Potential Listeria contamination has prompted the recall of sliced herring. Zip International Group LLC, of Edison, New Jersey, just issued a recall of its sliced herring fillet (Forelka) over Listeria contamination, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. … Continue reading
Listeria Cantaloupe Producer Ignored FDA Guidelines
The Listeria cantaloupe outbreak that killed 30 people and sickened 146 originated with a cantaloupe producer that ignored U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) guidelines. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) also noted that 142 people required … Continue reading
Green Valley Recalls More Sprout Products For Possible Listeria
Green Valley Food Corp. is recalling approximately 35,159 cases of a variety of products because they have the potential to be contaminated with the Listeria monocytogenes pathogen, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just announced. Random samples tested positive … Continue reading
Massachusetts Issues Alert For Listeria In Cheese, Milk Products Sold At Cedar Market, Bahnan’s Stores
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH) issued a warning to consumers to avoid consuming certain cheese and milk products over potential contamination with the Listeria, said The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the FDA, the presence … Continue reading
