On Feb 5, 2021, a class action lawsuit was filed against a Campbell Soup’s subsidiary Plum, PBC, (Plum) makers of the “Plum Organics” brand of baby food. The Lawsuit (PDF), filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California brought on behalf of a nationwide class, alleges that despite being marketed as “organic”…
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Amid growing concerns about the link between side effects of Elmiron and vision problems, Canadian health officials have announced new label warnings for the bladder medication, indicating it should not be used by any individuals with a history of any macular pathology. Elmiron (pentosan polysulfate sodium or PPS) is the only oral medication approved for…
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Merck & Co. continues to face a growing number of lawsuits filed by individuals nationwide who say they suffered shingles outbreaks after receiving a vaccine injection, which included a version of the live virus that was not sufficiently weakened to avoid causing the very injury it was intended to prevent. In complaint (PDF) filed this…
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According to allegations raised in a recently filed product liability lawsuit, complications from the shingles vaccine resulted in zoster-related visions loss for a North Carolina user. A Complaint (pdf) was filed by Terry Green in the U.S. District for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on September 4, indicating the Zostavax vaccine manufactured by Merck &…
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With more than 1,800 Zostavax shingles vaccine lawsuits pending in the federal court system, parties involved in the litigation have selected four claims that will be prepared for a second wave of bellwether trials, which are expected to go before juries in mid-2022. Each of the claims raise similar allegations, indicating that Merck & Co. failed to…
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Plaintiffs are pushing back against an attempt by generic drug manufacturers and repackagers to dismiss ranitidine class action lawsuits filed over the risk of cancer from high levels of the chemical byproduct found in all versions of the heartburn drug, which was more commonly known by the brand name Zantac. Over the past year, ranitidine…
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Exposure to high levels of ozone air pollution may increase the risk of cardiac arrest, according to the findings of new research. In a study scheduled to be presented next week at the American Heart Association Resuscitation Science Symposium, researchers with Saint Luke’s Mid America Heart Institute indicate that ozone exposure not only increases the…
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