Many Web sites operate legally and offer privacy, convenience and safeguards for the purchase of medicines. But, that being said, there are also several “rogue Web sites” that appear...
A faulty product lawsuit brought in Richmond, Virginia (VA), made international headlines in April 2011 when a federal civil trial jury awarded a disabled permanently man $212 million. Jurors...
When it comes to medical malpractice, most people think only of lawsuits against doctors and hospitals accused of failing to provide proper care. Some may also include cases involving major drug...
Tests on the body revealed that she died because of a combination of Coricidin [MSD Consumer Care], an over-the-counter cold medication, and a prescription narcotic, fentanyl, that was...
It seems hardly a week goes by without a batch of new lawsuits being filed against Takeda, the maker of the diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone).
The medication was once seen as a promising for...
A chemist working for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and his son have been charged with insider trading in a case that could have alarming implications for public health.
The Securities and...
“I want this drug off the market. It killed my 39 year old son, I am going to fight to have this drug removed…It is killing people!”
That message was posted on our Virginia...
There have been four accidental overdose deaths linked to Fentanyl, also known as the Duragesic pain patch, in Hampton Roads in 2009 and 37 deaths in Virginia (VA) overall, according to The...
The multi-billion dollar drug company, Johnson & Johnson (J&J), has come under fire for allegedly violating the rules in their marketing of Risperdal, an antipsychotic drug. Back in 1999,...
An extensive national study was conducted in 2006 which indicates over roughly 1.5 million Americans are seriously injured or killed by medication errors, according to the Washington Post.
Some...