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3M Company Faces Mounting Legal Claims Over Military Earplugs Alleged to Cause Hearing Loss
The 3M Company is facing mounting lawsuits over allegedly defective military earplugs that were supposed to protect United States soldiers from dangerous, ear-damaging sounds. 11 Military Earplugs Lawsuits Filed Last Month The litigation began to mount last month, when 11 … Continue reading
Gadolinium Deposits from MRI Contrast Dyes May Pass from Tumors to Normal Brain Tissue
Researchers have discovered gadolinium deposits in the brain tissue of patients with primary glioma, suggesting that, after an MRI, the potentially-toxic heavy metal may travel from the site of a pathological brain lesion to adjacent normal tissue. How the Gadolinium … Continue reading
Wyoming Monsanto Roundup Lawsuit Alleges Glyphosate Exposure Caused Cancer
A Wyoming man’s recently-filed Monsanto Roundup lawsuit claims years of glyphosate exposure caused his cancer. According to his federal complaint, Jason Ochs, a resident of Lander, regularly used Monsanto Roundup weed killer at his property from 2008 through 2014. Prior … Continue reading
Sexual Abuse in the Southern Baptist Church Unchecked for Decades
Sexual abuse in the Southern Baptist Church has apparently gone unchecked for decades, according to a damning report published this past weekend by the Houston Chronicle and San Antonio Express. Southern Baptist Sexual Abuse Victims as Young as 3 Among … Continue reading
Breast Implant Cancer Linked to 9 Deaths, FDA Warns Doctors
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) is warning healthcare providers to be on the lookout for anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a rare cancer linked to breast implants. In a February 6th letter, the agency indicated it had received 660 … Continue reading
Catholic Church Faces New Clergy Sexual Abuse Scandal, as Pope Acknowledges Victimized Nuns
The Roman Catholic Church is facing yet another clergy sexual abuse scandal, after Pope Francis admitted that nuns have long been victimized by predatory priests and bishops. The Pope acknowledged the problem earlier this week, during a news conference in … Continue reading
Valsartan Recall a Money-Maker for Some Generic Drug Manufacturers
While many generic drug makers were hit hard by last year’s valsartan recall, it seems some were actually able to profit from the debacle. Aembic Pharmaceuticals, for example, used the “one-off opportunity” to triple prices on 17 valsartan products, with increases … Continue reading
Cook Medical Ordered to Pay $3 Million IVC Filter Verdict in 3rd Federal Bellwether Trial
A jury in Indianapolis federal court has ordered Cook Medical, Inc. to pay $3 million in compensatory damages to a woman who suffered serious injuries after a Celect IVC filter fractured and migrated to her spine. The IVC filter verdict … Continue reading
Pennsylvania Jury Returns $41 Million Transvaginal Mesh Verdict Against Ethicon
A Pennsylvania jury has ordered Ethicon, Inc. to pay $41 million in damages to a woman who suffered debilitating complications after receiving three of the company’s transvaginal mesh implants to treat pelvic organ prolapse. The transvaginal mesh verdict as announced … Continue reading
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