Blog Posts in 2010
Posted on Dec 21, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
According to the Chicago Tribune, the family of Sean Bowman blames Ford Motor Company for a defect in its Windstar minivan that caused his death. Mr. Bowman was driving a Ford Windstar when it's rear ...
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Posted on Dec 17, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
According to the New York Times, the DePuy artificial hip implant's failure points to serious problems in the way devices are approved by the FDA, a problem it dubs the "Implants Loophole". The DePuy ...
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Posted on Dec 10, 2010 By Product liability lawyers
December 8, 2010 - A New York jury returned a verdict against premium exercise equipment maker, Cybex International, Inc. in the amount of $66 million. The case was filed by a woman who was made a ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
Today a federal court jury in Minneapolis, Minnesota determined that Johnson & Johnson failed to adequately warn of the risks of tendon rupture in users of its antibiotic, Levaquin. This is the ...
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Posted on Dec 7, 2010 By Dangerous Drug Lawyers
Lawyers for Plaintiffs and Defendants gave their closing arguments in the first Levaquin trial of more than 2,600 claims nationwide. Levaquin is an antibiotic marketed by Johnson & Johnson. ...
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Posted on Dec 6, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
Congratulations to Director, Susan Saladoff, for the selection of her documentary to the Sundance Film Festival. Her movie, "Hot Coffee", follows subjects whose lives have been devastated by an ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2010 By Roman Shades Recall Lawyer
On Wednesday Lowe's announced its the latest company initiating a major window blinds and Roman shades recall. The blinds and shades are being recalled due to choking and strangulation dangers. Lowe's ...
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Posted on Dec 1, 2010 By The Pharma Lawyers
According to the New York Times, documents surfaced this week indicating that SmithKline Beecham, now GlaxoSmithKline, hired a writing company to develop the outline and text for a 1999 book teaching ...
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Posted on Nov 26, 2010 By Pharma Lawyer
According to Pharmalot.com, the Nevada Supreme Court has upheld a $58 million judgment awarded to three Nevada women who alleged they developed breast cancer after taking Wyeth's Prempro hormone ...
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Posted on Nov 24, 2010 By Dangerous Toys Lawyer
A report out yesterday from the U.S. Public Interest Group (PIRG) titled, "Trouble in Toyland" noted that a number of dangerous or toxic toys can still be found in stores. Luckily, the number of ...
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Posted on Nov 23, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, Bassett Furniture Industries, Inc. recalled about 90,000 drop-side cribs after over 154 reports of hardware failure. Luckily none of the ...
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Posted on Nov 19, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
The FDA is reporting today that Xanodyne Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the maker of Darvon and Darvocet, has agreed to withdraw the medication from the U.S. market at the request of the FDA. Darvon and ...
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Posted on Nov 17, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
November 2010 - Hanover Direct, Inc. recalled 523,500 window blinds after a child was strangled by a pull-cord. The recall includes Roman shades and roll-up blinds sold through Hanover's ...
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Posted on Sep 23, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
Today drug regulators in Europe and the FDA made a coordinated announcement regarding the fate of the diabetes drug, Avandia. The joint announcement by European and United States regulators is very ...
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Posted on Sep 22, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
The experienced attorneys at Jackson Allen Williams are currently evaluating cases for individuals who took Wellbutrin during pregnancy and have a child who is suffering from heart-related birth ...
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Posted on Sep 20, 2010 By Jackson Allen & Williams
On September 17, 2010, the FDA announced it is conducting an ongoing safety review of the diabetes drug, Actos (pioglitazone). The FDA notified healthcare providers and patients that it is reviewing ...
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Posted on Feb 23, 2010 By Ben Licas
Our attorneys are pleased to announce the launch of our Personal Injury Blog with an RSS feed available at http://www.jacksonallenfirm.com/Recent-Blog-Posts/RSS.xml
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