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• Perchlorate poses thyroid problems in women

  Christen Wiese | October 09, 2006 4:28 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  A study done by the Center for Disease Control (CDC) has found that a chemical called perchlorate found in public drinking water of 26 states suppresses thyroid function in women. Perchlorate is a natural occurring and man-made chemical. It is found in milk, cheese, and lettuce and breast milk. It is also predominantly used in making rocket fuel.Perchlorate affects women by blocking the thyroids...

• R & B Settles 409 Zyprexa Cases

  Dian Rosier | October 06, 2006 3:46 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The firm of Reich & Binstock is close to wrapping up a settlement with Eli Lilly, the manufacturer of the antipsychotic drug, Zyprexa. This drug is commonly used in the treatment of schizophrenia and other psychiatric disorders. Though this drug is highly effective for it's purpose, one side effect is the onset of diabetes, further complicating the lives of these fragile patients. Eli Lilly...

• Profits Over Safety: Pharmaceutical Giants Still Not Getting the Message

  John Ghezzi | October 04, 2006 3:55 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  How many people must be killed, maimed or injured by pharmaceutical drug companies before the manufacturers stop emphasizing profits over safety? Late last month, Bayer Corporation issued a statement admitting that "it mistakenly did not inform" the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) of the results of a contract research study that Bayer commissioned on its heart surgery drug Trasylol. The...

• Guidant/Medtronic Litigation Continues

  Vickye Young | October 02, 2006 2:42 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The litigation continues as Guidant Corporation has issued yet another recall of their popular defibrillator and pacemaker devices. This most recent recall affects over 27,000 devices and is in connection to an internal mechanism defect - low-voltage capacitor problem. The June recall affects the following devices: INSIGNIA and NEXUS pacemakers, CONTAK RENEWAL TR/TR2 cardiac resynchronization...

• Verdict Win for Merck in Vioxx Trial

  Tiffany Farr | September 29, 2006 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  On September 26, 2006, a federal jury in Louisiana produced a "Not Guilty" verdict in one of the first trials against Merck, the manufacturer of the painkiller, Vioxx. The plaintiff, Robert Garry Smith, a 56-year old man from Kentucky, alleged the Vioxx he had taken for 4 1/2 months to alleviate knee pain caused his heart attack. So far, ten Vioxx cases have been tried in federal and state...

• September 30th Deadline to file Vioxx Claims Rapidly Approaching

  Tracy Beard | September 27, 2006 4:30 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The upcoming September 30th deadline to file lawsuits involving Vioxx claims has Texas plaintiffs' firms busy reviewing medical records and preparing for the last minute court filings. Attorneys and support staff in our office are working hard to make contacts and rush orders of pharmacy and medical records to get any viable claims filed before the deadline passes. Texas lawyers, including our...

• Boy's death brings toy recall

  Allison Snoddy | September 25, 2006 4:17 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  I just want to say congratulations to Mike Howell and his super paralegal Lindsey for helping to get the Playskool Team Talkn' Tool Bench recalled after our clients son's death. It is a shame that Jake and another boy had to die in order for the company to recall the product.Hasboro said that they were in a meeting discussing the West Virginia's boys death when they received Reich & Binstock's...

• Toy Recalled after Children Choke

  Michael Howell | September 22, 2006 11:01 AM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced today the recall of the Playskool Team Talkin' Tool Bench (TM). Reich & Binstock attorney, Mike Howell, filed the first lawsuit in the country involving this defective product that resulted in the death of a two-year old Texas boy. The lawsuit was instrumental in the recall. Hasbro, maker of the Playskool toy, was aware of another similar...

• Ortho Evra Warning Label Updated

  Esmeralda Fuentes | September 20, 2006 3:45 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  Recently the Food & Drug Administration updated their warning label of the Ortho Evra birth control patch. Recent studies showed that women using the Ortho Evra patch had a higher risk of having blood clots form in their legs or lungs than women using birth control pills. Not only are these people suffering from blood clots but also from strokes and other blood clot linked problems. There has...

• Paxil putting the unborn at risk of heart defects?

  Christen Wiese | September 18, 2006 5:15 PM | 0 CommentsHouston, TX

  A Houston area woman has filed a lawsuit against against GlaxoSmithKline a London based company that manufactures the drug Paxil for depression. The suit contends that GlaxoSmithKline withheld pertinent information about the potential risk of the drug Paxil for pregnant women and their unborn children. The Plaintiff in this case was prescribed Paxil six months before she became pregnant for...