Blog: Product Liability

New Study Links Depo-Provera to Dangerous Brain Tumors — Thousands May Be Entitled to Compensation Depo-Provera, a popular birth control injection manufactured by Pfizer, is now at the center of growing legal action. Women across the country are filing product liability lawsuits alleging that the use of Depo-Provera has been linked to the development of …

Between 2015-2019, MD Labs submitted medically unnecessary testing for billing reimbursement.  The lab would bill federal healthcare programs for presumptive and confirmatory testing at the exact same time, rendering the purpose of the presumptive testing moot.  With laboratory urine drug testing there are typically two types of testing.  Presumptive testing is a relatively inexpensive test which …

Johnson & Johnson has been entrenched with litigation for several years relating to mesothelioma and ovarian cancer related to its talcum powder products.  But Johnson & Johnson is not the only company placing consumers at risk. Other cosmetic companies, including Estee Lauder, are facing similar litigation related to talcum powder.  And it’s not just talcum …

NEC is a serious gastrointestinal problem that often affects premature babies.  The condition causes inflammation to the intestinal tissue and can cause a perforation, leading to sepsis and/or death. Most babies that develop NEC are born premature, or at a low birth weight.  It affects approximately 1 in 1,000 babies.  The risk is greatest for …

Many states have filed litigation against JUUL Labs and other manufacturers of vape and e-cigarette products, alleging that the vape industry improperly marketed its products to minors. North Carolina recently settled its lawsuit against JUUL just prior to the start of trial.  JUUL agreed to pay $40 million in damages over a six-year period and …

Exposure to Paraquat has been Linked to Increased Risk for Parkinson’s Disease. If you or a loved one is an agricultural worker diagnosed with or showing symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, including tremors, after exposure to paraquat, please contact the lawyers at Keilty Bonadio for a free case evaluation. What is Paraquat? Due to its toxicity, …

The FDA has added its strictest warning to arthritis drugs manufactured by Pfizer, Eli Lillly, and AbbVie.  The drugs belong to a class of anti-inflammatory drugs known as JAK inhibitors.  The FDA cited serious adverse events, including death, in patients 50 and over.  The addition of the warning for Xeljanz, follows the FDA’s recent review of a …

Paraquat Lawsuits In June 2021, dozens of lawsuits alleging that exposure to Paraquat, an acutely toxic herbicide, were consolidated in a multi-district litigation (MDL) in the Southern District of Illinois. As of November 1, 2021, there are more than 300 lawsuits in the MDL. What is Paraquat? Paraquat (paraquat dichloride) is an acutely toxic chemical …

Recently, there has been an investigation into the recall of baby formula by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. Inside the Abbott Nutrition’s Sturgis, Michigan facility, there has been a finding of Salmonella and Cronobacter sakazakii bacterial contamination with powdered infant formula. The FDA, along with the Center for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local authorities, are warning consumers not …

Tepezza, formally known as teprotumumab-trbw, is a prescription drug used to treat thyroid eye disease (TED). TED is a rare autoimmune disorder that affects the eyes and can cause them to bulge, become swollen, and move out of alignment. Tepezza is administered intravenously, and has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to …