- Tiffany Farr | September 29, 2006 1:50 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsOn 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...
- Tracy Beard | September 27, 2006 4:30 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsThe 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...
- Allison Snoddy | September 25, 2006 4:17 PM |
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Wrongful DeathI 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...
- Michael Howell | September 22, 2006 11:01 AM |
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Wrongful DeathThe 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...
- Esmeralda Fuentes | September 20, 2006 3:45 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsRecently 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...
- Christen Wiese | September 18, 2006 5:15 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsA 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...
- Lindsay Bauer | September 15, 2006 3:55 PM |
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Medical MalpracticeI read an article in today's paper that disappointed me but did not surprise me. If you have ever had to visit the emergency room, you might feel the same way. The article appeared in the Houston Chronicle and centered around a woman in Waukegan, IL who at age 49 was exhibiting the classic signs of having a heart attack.She went to the emergency room and upon evaluation, her case was decided...
- Robert Binstock | September 13, 2006 4:01 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsShortly before 8:00 am this morning, my cell phone rang and a friend alerted me to what I already suspected based on the brake lights I was seeing in all five lanes of I-45 North near Spring-Stuebner Road. Yet another major automobile accident on this well-traveled interstate highway was delaying commuters from Montgomery County and adding at least an hour to the daily trip to downtown Houston....
- Allison Snoddy | September 11, 2006 4:59 PM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsToday, another Vioxx trial has gotten under way in New Orleans. This case differs from the previous ones as the Plaintiff started taking Vioxx after April 2002, the date when Merck added information in the "Precautions" section of the label warning of increased risks for heart attacks and strokes.The major issue is whether Merck should have included this information in the "Warnings" section;...
- Robert Binstock | September 07, 2006 2:34 PM |
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Tractor-Trailer AccidentsLuckily no firefighters were seriously injured last week when a fire truck crashed on its way to a house fire, which turned out to be a false alarm. The truck accident stalled traffic in downtown Houston, and one firefighter suffered a shoulder injury in the wreck. Three others who were on the truck escaped injury but were taken to the hospital as a precaution.The driver of the fire truck was on...
- Staff Writer | September 07, 2006 11:47 AM |
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FDA & Prescription DrugsIt seems everywhere you turn these days, there are drug ads on television. If you listen closely to commercials, you will often hear the spokesperson talking about "rare but serious side effects." Well, it looks as if Tom Lamb at Drug injury Watch is about to examine the extent of prescription drugs' adverse reactions in the United States.Part one is up, and Tom gives us an introduction to...
- Staff Writer | September 07, 2006 11:33 AM |
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Medical MalpracticeDC InjuryBoard blogger Kevin Goldberg brings my attention to the story of a young girl who suffered a birth injury when her arm was paralysed during delivery. The girl, now 8, had a condition known as shoulder dystocia which prevents an easy delivery.Her parents filed a malpractice lawsuit against the doctor but didn't want any of the $1.1 million award. They wanted all money to be paid to their...
- Staff Writer | September 07, 2006 10:58 AM |
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Head & Brain InjuriesMichael Kaplen has a blog full of brain injury news and information. I am a big fan of Michael's blog and read all his posts. Yesterday he posted about the family of a football player who has filed a brain injury lawsuit against Orthopaedic Associates of Wisconsin accusing an orthopaedist of allowing the player to return to field after a concussion during practice. He suffered a brain injury in...
- Staff Writer | September 07, 2006 9:13 AM |
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Medical MalpracticePeople often wonder if dentists can be held to the same standards of care as other doctors when it comes to medical malpractice. Fellow InjuryBoard blogger Jack Landskroner reminds us that, yes, dental malpractice can indeed be medical malpractice:Teeth and other areas of the mouth are frequently injured during dental procedures. While there are risks associated with most medical and dental...