In what is apparently the largest jury award in New Hampshire history of this kind, a woman who went blind after taking a drug for shoulder pain has won $21 million in court for her injuries. Karen Bartlett, 51, took the FDA-approved non-steroidal drug Sulindac (also known under the brand name Clinoril) for shoulder pain….
In his latest post to the Norfolk Injuryboard, my colleague Rick Shapiro alerts readers to a recall of Chinese-made infant and toddler toys imported by Fun Stuff Inc., which is based in Newport News, Virginia (VA). The recalled rubber toys can snap when overstretched, and pieces can lodge in young children’s throat, choking them. Click…
One of the first purchases a new parent usually makes is a stroller. Some parents spend days, or even weeks, researching various stroller models to find a suitable transportation device for their newborn child so they will be safe and comfortable. This is why the recent recall of Zooper Tango Double Strollers is so disturbing….
A Cabell County woman is suing both her surgeon and medical device company C.R. Bard after her pelvic organ prolapse was fixed by poorly working mesh that eroded into her vaginal wall. This is one of many defective product lawsuits regardig Bard’s Avaulta product.
The London-based pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca will pay $198 million according to the Associated Press to settle roughly 18,000 U.S. lawsuits claiming that the drug Seroquel caused diabetes and other dangerous side effects. About eight thousand similar product liability lawsuits against the drug company are still pending in court. Seroquel (generic name quetiapine fumarate) was approved…