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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