A baby from Onslow County had all the toes of his left foot chewed off by a Pit Bull. As the sheriff’s department reported, the infant could lose his foot from the injury. The baby’s mother told the Sheriff’s Deputy that she never heard the child cry out. The mother was horrified at her discovery…
Four separate lawsuits were recently filed against Bayer Pharmaceuticals due to safety concerns relating to two popular birth control pills, Yaz and Yasmin, according to Law.com. Bayer recently spent $20 million in an ad campaign to correct and clarify the potential side effects associated with taking Yaz and Yasmin. They initiated the campaign after receiving…
The American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine recently published a study that found that nearly one in five tuberculosis patients had received fluoroquinolones in the year before they were diagnosed with TB. Fluoroquinolones, or super-strong antibiotics, are typically given for about 10 days. It was noted that for every additional ten days a…
A jury awarded $8.4 million to Jack Reynolds after they determined Hamilton Materials was responsible for Mr. Reynold’s mesothelioma stemming from exposure to asbestos while on the job. Mr. Reynold’s, who served in the U.S. Navy for 10 years, worked for Hamilton Materials from 1964 to 1973, according to Newsguide.us. He retired in 1999 and…
Jason Jenkins, an industrial worker for Occidental Petroleum Corp., was awarded $9.6 million by a jury after incurring a serious eye injury after being doused in the face with acid by a machine while working. Jenkins lost a majority of his vision in one eye and claimed Occidental’s system lacked a pressure indicator which failed…