Category Archives: Camp Lejeune Toxic Water
Pennsylvania Health System Proposes Comprehensive Fracking Study
A proposed study would examine the health effects of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling on the people living closest to active natural gas wells.
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 ...
First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits Head to Trial in December, January
The first trials involving lawsuits filed against DePuy Orthopaedics by recipients of its recalled ASR Hip Implants will begin later this year, and early next year. The first is slated to start on December 3, 2012 in state court in Las Vegas, Nevada. A second DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit ...
Knee Replacement Patients Should Consider Nickel Allergies before Surgery
Individuals considering undergoing knee replacement surgery should ask their doctors to run a test to determine if they have a nickel allergy. Determining if a patient suffers from a nickel allergy will ensure the right knee implant is chosen for their surgery, and possibly save them from considerable pain and ...
1,000+ Australians Join DePuy ASR Hip Implant Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit filed in Australia over DePuy Orthopaedics’ recalled metal-on-metal ASR Hip Implants has signed up more than 1,000 plaintiffs. The attorneys representing the Australian ASR Hip Implant lawsuit plaintiffs recently told The Courier-Mail that damages in the lawsuit are expected to be worth more than $200 million. One ...
Study Finds SSRI Antidepressant Side Effects Outweigh Their Benefits
A new study is raising more concerns about the safety of commonly used antidepressants, including selective serotonin reuptake (SSRI) inhibitor antidepressants. Investigators who conducted the study, which is published in the journal Frontiers in Psychology, posit that increased knowledge of the negative effects of SSRIs and other antidepressants could reduce ...
Fracking Boom Changing Way of Life in Pennsylvania's Northern Tier
In just a few years, the impact of hydraulic fracturing (fracking) drilling on northeastern Pennsylvania is hard to miss. Thousands of natural gas wells have been opened in that area specifically in the last five years as companies look to exploit the vast Marcellus shale formation about two miles below the ...
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, ...
Newly-Filed Plavix Lawsuits Claim Drug Caused Gastrointestinal Bleeds, Cerebral Hemorrhage, and TTP
The manufacturer of Plavix continues to be named in lawsuits alleging the blood thinner caused some patients to suffer from serious bleeding side effects. Most recently, the national law firm of Parker Waichman LLP filed nine Plavix bleeding lawsuits in state court in New York.
First DePuy ASR Hip Implant Lawsuits Head to Trial in December, January
The first trials involving lawsuits filed against DePuy Orthopaedics by recipients of its recalled ASR Hip Implants will begin later this year, and early next year. The first is slated to start on December 3, 2012 in state court in Las Vegas, Nevada. A second DePuy ASR hip implant lawsuit ...
Feds Look to Feres Doctrine in Bid to Dismiss Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuits
The federal government is trying to convince a federal court to dismiss lawsuits filed on behalf of former U.S. Marines who were allegedly sickened by polluted water while stationed at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. In several of the lawsuits, … Continue reading
Camp Lejeune Male Breast Cancer Reports Likely to Grow
It is believed that cases of male breast cancer tied to contaminated drinking water at the Camp Lejeune Marine Corps base in North Carolina will rise in number. According to a report from the St. Petersburg Times, the Agency for … Continue reading
Bill to Help Camp Lejeune Tainted Water Victims Clears Senate Committee
Described as the worst drinking water contamination in United States history, < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Camp-Lejeune-Benzene-Poisoning">Camp Lejeune water impacted some one million people from the 1950s to the mid-1980s with exposure to dangerous, often carcinogenic chemicals including benzene, trichloroethylene (TCE), tetrachloroethylene (PCE), and … Continue reading
Marine Testifies At Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Hearing
As we’ve long reported, many scientists have called the drinking < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Camp-Lejeune-Benzene-Poisoning">water contamination at Camp Lejeune the worst in the nation’s history. From the mid-1950s to the mid-1980s, an estimated 1 million people were exposed to water that was poisoned … Continue reading
Bill to Help Some Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Victims Reintroduced in U.S. Congress
A proposed new law that would be a huge help to some – but not all – alleged victims of < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Camp-Lejeune-Benzene-Poisoning">toxic water at Camp Lejeune has been reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives. Among other things, the federal … Continue reading
Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Lawsuits Consolidated
Lawsuits involving toxic water at Camp Lejeune have been consolidated in a multidistrict litigation and transferred to the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. The < "http://www.yourlawyer.com/topics/overview/Camp-Lejeune-Benzene-Poisoning">Camp Lejeune toxic water lawsuits will be presided over by Judge J. Owen … Continue reading
