By Libby Vish, Esq. | VP, Business Development As 2022 commences, we profile newsworthy litigations that saw significant movement and resolution, those emerging and others still on the horizon. The following are our Top 5 Mass Torts, starting with those closest to the finish line and ending with those just getting started. 1) TALC By …
By Jonathan Sharp Ever since the congressional report that found heavy metals lurking in commercial baby food was made public in the winter of 2021, parents have been outraged, and for a good reason. Some of the infant and toddler food tested had a concentration of heavy metals exceeding the safe limit by hundreds of …
By Martha Rosenberg Women approaching menopause today probably have no idea how stigmatized their natural aging used to be. In 1966, a bestselling book called Feminine Forever, written by Robert A. Wilson, a Wyeth-funded gynecologist, called post-menopausal women “flabby,” “shrunken,” “dull-minded,” and “desexed.” Ads for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) in medical journals accused women of …
By Sara Papantonio Premature infants who are fed Similac or Enfamil formula while being treated in the neonatal intensive care units are developing necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) at an alarming rate. For years, cow’s milk-based formulas, like Similac and Enfamil, have been associated with a higher risk of NEC in premature babies when compared to breast …
By Martha Rosenberg Anti-osteoporosis bone drugs such as Fosamax, Boniva, and Prolia have become a billion-dollar market for drugmakers thanks to aggressive marketing. To sell its “bisphosphonate” bone drug Fosamax, Merck began marketing the dangers of osteoporosis in hopes of reaching a market” far beyond ailing old ladies,” according to Fortune magazine. It hired an …
By Sara Stephens The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has called out Philips Respironics for its inadequate efforts in notifying patients, suppliers, and healthcare providers of a massive recall of some of the company’s breathing assistance devices. On March 10, 2022, the agency ordered the company to notify these users of the recall and …
Did you know that the biggest civil litigation settlement happened in 1998 when four of the largest tobacco companies had to pay $206 billion (over 25 years)? They had to fund healthcare for people with tobacco-related illnesses and anti-smoking campaigns using these monies. If you factor in inflation and other factors, this $206 billion is …
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By Madeline Pendley INTRODUCTION Zantac, a popular anti-heartburn medication, was once the world’s best-selling drug. Largely due to marketing strategies that emphasized the product’s safety, Zantac became the first drug to reach one billion dollars in sales, just five years after it was approved by the FDA. But on September 24, 2019, the FDA announced …
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Posted by Libby Wish, Esq. As 2022 commences, we look back on the top torts of last year—from litigations that saw significant movement and resolution, to those emerging and others still on the horizon. Here are our Top 5 Mass Torts of 2021, starting with those closest to the finish line and ending with …
