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What Are the Dangers of Zofran?

When you receive a prescription from a doctor, you likely aren’t worried about how that drug might be defective or dangerous. Unfortunately, patients prescribed Zofran discovered the drug to be both defective and dangerous for pregnant women. About Zofran Zofran [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:34:22+00:00December 13th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Signs of Mesothelioma

What Is Mesothelioma? Mesothelioma is a rare cancer that forms in the thin layer of tissue called the “mesothelium,” which covers most internal organs. In most cases, mesothelioma affects the lining of the lungs and chest wall, but it can [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:36:54+00:00November 22nd, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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FDA Recalls Liquid Pharmaceutical Products

Later in September of 2017, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a recall of many liquid pharmaceutical products because of possible bacterial contamination. The products made by PharmaTech LLC in Davie, Florida, included liquid stool softeners, liquid vitamin D [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:38:40+00:00September 27th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Thousands of Cardiac Pacemakers Recalled

Just last month, Abbott (which combined with St. Jude Medical in January) issued a recall of 465,000 pacemakers that will require patients to visit their doctor or hospital for an update on cybersecurity. The devices they’re recalling are cardiac pacemakers [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:39:38+00:00September 12th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Kaiser Gornick Wins $13M Verdict for the Lopez Family

KG attorneys Jeffrey Kaiser, Lawrence Gornick and David Markevitch represented the family of Mark Lopez at trial against Hillshire Brands Co. On August 16, 2017, the jury found the company liable for causing Lopez’s death from mesothelioma and awarded $13 [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:43:36+00:00August 22nd, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Kaiser Gornick Wins $13M Verdict for the Lopez Family

KG attorneys Jeffrey Kaiser, Lawrence Gornick and David Markevitch represented the family of Mark Lopez at trial against Hillshire Brands Co. On August 16, 2017, the jury found the company liable for causing Lopez’s death from mesothelioma and awarded $13 [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-22T10:26:48+00:00August 22nd, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Cobalt Poisoning Mistaken for Alzheimer’s

DePuy is one of the makers of a metal-on-metal hip replacement device, the DePuy’s ASR hip resurfacing system. Thousands of U.S. patients opted to have hip-replacement surgery in Hyderabad, India, using this particular device. The reason for this medical tourism [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:42:33+00:00August 18th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Cantrell Recalls Drug Because of Sterility Concerns

According to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Cantrell Drug Company has recalled almost 30 lots of various sterile drug products because of a concern over their actual sterility. The products were distributed across the country to various healthcare facilities [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:41:14+00:00August 3rd, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Understanding Malignant Mesothelioma

Malignant mesothelioma is a type of rare cancer that usually develops after exposure to asbestos, a product commonly used as a building material prior to the 1970s. It affects about 3,000 people per year in the United States. Mesothelioma is [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:50:32+00:00July 27th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Januvia Side Effects May Include Pancreatic Cancer

Januvia is the marketed name of sitagliptin, an oral antihyperglycemic drug used to manage Type 2 diabetes. Januvia is a prescription drug used in incretin therapy, which signals the pancreas to create more insulin and decrease the sugar made by [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:55:21+00:00June 28th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Invokana Lawsuits Consolidated into Multi-District Litigation

Drug manufacturing mega-giant Johnson & Johnson has faced its fair share of lawsuits over the last several years, and one of the latest involves a class of type 2 diabetes treatment drugs known as GLT-2 inhibitors. Johnson & Johnson, along [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:54:10+00:00June 26th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Powdered Surgical Gloves Banned by the FDA

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently banned the use of powdered gloves in surgery and other medical and dental procedures. Pre-powdered exam gloves, pre-powdered surgeons’ gloves, and absorbable powder use for lubricating surgeon’s gloves are no longer allowed to [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:53:17+00:00June 13th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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DePuy’s Pinnacle Hip Implant System To Be Tried In Court Once Again

According to a recent court order, a group of ten cases, this time with New York plaintiffs, are currently being worked up for another bellwether trial scheduled to take place in September of this year. Expert disclosures have been submitted [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:51:46+00:00June 5th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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GSK Recalls Thousands of Inhalers with Defects

GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), a British pharmaceutical company, is recalling more than half a million asthma inhalers in a Level II voluntary recall. Ventolin HFA 200D inhalers have been recalled because of a possible malfunction with the delivery system of the medication. [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:56:40+00:00May 30th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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TRT Manufacturer AbbVie Unable to Avoid Bellwether Trials

On May 8, 2017, US District Judge Matthew F. Kennelly ruled on several matters regarding the upcoming MDL bellwether trials (In e: Testosterone Replacement Therapy Products Liability Litigation). AbbVie, the manufacturer of AndroGel, had filed motions to exclude expert testimony [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:57:22+00:00May 17th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Defibrillators Used in Patients Recalled

St. Jude Medical defibrillators were implanted in patients even after a formal recall of the defective devices last year, according to a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The warning letter to St. Jude indicated the agency [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:59:21+00:00May 4th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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EpiPen Makers Recall Products Nationwide

Epinephrine autoinjectors, otherwise known as EpiPens, are medical devices used to inject a measured dose of epinephrine to help treat anaphylaxis. Many people depend on these devices to survive potentially life-threatening allergic responses. Just last month, Meridian Medical Technologies, a [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T11:03:29+00:00April 24th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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AndroGel May Increase Risk of Arterial Plaque

AndroGel is one of many brand names of testosterone prescribed for a number of different uses. This brand is a topical gel used to provide patients with higher levels of testosterone, a naturally occurring hormone necessary for many processes in [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T11:02:09+00:00April 7th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Are IVC Filters Overused? New Study Sheds Light On Possible Complications.

A recent study published in the JAMA Surgery journal suggests that IVC filters – commonly thought of as life-saving devices – might not be the safest option for some patients; especially those who didn’t need them in the first place. [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T11:00:58+00:00April 3rd, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Taxotere Hair Loss Lawsuit Filed

Taxotere is the brand name of docetaxel, a chemotherapy medication used to treat various types of cancer, including cancer that affects the breasts, head and neck, stomach, prostate, and non small-cell lung. Like most chemotherapy drugs, it does have side [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T11:09:55+00:00March 21st, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Essure Complaints Rise

Essure is a kind of permanent, less-invasive sterilization procedure that women who want to avoid pregnancy have the option to use. The device is a coil designed to cause fibrosis and block the fallopian tubes to prevent fertilization. Many women [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T11:08:39+00:00March 10th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Dangers of Atrium C-QUR Hernia Mesh

Serious complications have been reported among patients implanted with Atrium C-QUR hernia mesh. Used to treat patients in need of hernia repair and reconstruction, C-QUR is different from many other mesh products out there in that its omega 3 gel [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T11:07:18+00:00February 15th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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FDA Warns of Exploding Medical Carts

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning to hospitals and healthcare providers about dangerous medical carts that can catch on fire and explode. Nearly every hospital and medical facility uses battery-powered mobile medical carts which are [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T11:06:08+00:00January 19th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Heartburn Medication Linked to Stomach Cancer

Heartburn medication is often used to control stomach acid and treat conditions such as heartburn, acid reflux, peptic ulcers, and other related health conditions. Millions of people nationwide use over-the-counter or prescription heartburn medication to help them reduce the most [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T11:04:59+00:00January 10th, 2017|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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Popular Birth Control Recalled

Baltimore-based company Lupin Pharmaceuticals recently recalled some of its Mibelas 24 Fe tablets after it was found that a packaging error had switched the contraceptive tablets with the non-hormonal placebos. Women using this form of birth control may have been [...]

By Kaiser Gornick LLP|2019-05-23T10:46:58+00:00July 7th, 2010|Blog Posts in 2017, News Blog|0 Comments
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