Pinellas County Schools is now the fourth school district in Florida to join a nationwide lawsuit against e-cigarette manufacturer Juul. According to the Tampa Bay Times, the School Board voted unanimously on April 14 to join nearly 100 other school systems around the country…
In a growing national trend, West Virginia has become the latest state to pass legislation reducing barriers to justice for victims of sexual assault. West Virginia House Bill 4559 effectively gives those who have been sexually assaulted or abused more time to sue their abuser…
In the latest step of a major investigation, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has determined that prescription and over-the-counter (OTC) ranitidine medications, including Zantac, may expose consumers to “unacceptable levels of impurity.” As a result, the FDA is requesting that manufacturers withdraw all ranitidine…
According to the United States Drug Enforcement Agency, which tracks the path of every single pain pill sold in the United States, 76 billion oxycodone and hydrocodone pain pills were sold from 2006 through 2012. During this growing drug epidemic manufacturers increased production about…
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Precious artwork by master American artist and illustrator Norman Rockwell could be among the assets the Boy Scouts of America will have to sell off for settlement money as part of bankruptcy proceedings brought on by sex abuse lawsuits. The Boy Scouts filed for bankruptcy…
The United States Food and Drug Administration announced last fall that they had confirmed the presence of NDMA, a potential cancer-causing chemical, in Zantac and its generic counterpart, ranitidine. Since the FDA announcement hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against drug makers. Sanofi-Aventis…
Thousands of opioid lawsuits against the makers, distributors and retailers of dangerous and addictive drugs such as Oxycontin have forced two major pharmaceutical companies into bankruptcy. Money from those bankruptcies will be set aside for the victims of the opioid addiction epidemic sowed by…
Patients taking prescription weight loss drugs Belviq and Belviq XR showed an increase in pancreatic cancer, colon cancer and lung cancer, according to a study reviewed by the Federal Food and Drug Administration. Potential safety concerns over cancer and heart disease held up the FDA’s…
The Boy Scouts of America filed for bankruptcy protection this week. It was a long-rumored move that will allow the Boy Scouts to settle current claims and lawsuits and to protect the 110-year-old organization from future childhood sex abuse lawsuits. The bankruptcy starts a ticking…
