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Class Action Investigations

Consumer complaints under attorney investigation; no lawsuits filed yet. When certain consumer complaints affect a larger number of individuals, an attorney may begin a class action investigation. The number of people affected in order to begin an investigation can and will vary depending on the nature of the product in question and the complaint involved. For example, a serious auto defect can lead to a loss of many lives and prompt a class action investigation based on a small number of complaints; a mislabeled food product might be recalled but not result in actual injury to anyone and, therefore, not prompt a class action investigation. If an attorney determines there is cause for legal action, a class action investigation can lead to a class action lawsuit being filed.

  • Health Canada Issues Warning Over Rituxan and SJS, TENs
    Health Canada Issues Warning Over Rituxan and SJS, TENs
    February 25 2013

    Ottawa, ON: Hoffmann-La Roche Limited, in consultation with Health Canada, has informed health care professionals of important safety information regarding RITUXAN (rituximab). Specifically, the agency is warning that severe skin reactions such as...

  • Reports of Deaths Prompt Recall of Anemia Drug Omontys (peginesatide)
    Reports of Deaths Prompt Recall of Anemia Drug Omontys (peginesatide)
    February 25 2013

    Washington, DC: Affymax Inc, and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (Takeda) have decided to voluntarily OMONTYS® (peginesatide) all lots of Injection to the user level as a result of new postmarketing reports regarding serious hypersensitivity...

  • Citalopram, Escitalopram and Amitriptyline Linked to Ventricular Arrhythmia
    Citalopram, Escitalopram and Amitriptyline Linked to Ventricular Arrhythmia
    January 30 2013

    Washington, DC: The antidepressants, Celexa (citalopram) and Lexapro (escitalopram), both selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and amitriptyline, a tricyclic antidepressant, have been linked to increased risk of ventricular arrhythmia...

  • Salmonella Food Poisoning Outbreak Sickens 16 in 5 States
    Salmonella Food Poisoning Outbreak Sickens 16 in 5 States
    January 29 2013

    Washington, DC: At least 16 people in five states have become ill, half requiring hospitalization, due to salmonella food poisoning linked to ground beef. The majority of illness has been reported in Michigan, however several cases have also been...

  • Regular Aspirin Use Linked to Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    Regular Aspirin Use Linked to Wet Age-Related Macular Degeneration
    January 22 2013

    Washington, DC: A new study on regular Aspirin use has shown an association with neovascular or "wet"age-related macular generation(AMD). Medical experts are quick to point out, however, that the study does not prove that Aspirin causes the...

  • Pandemrix H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Linked to Narcolepsy
    Pandemrix H1N1 Swine Flu Vaccine Linked to Narcolepsy
    January 22 2013

    Washington, DC: The Pandemrix H1N1 swine flu vaccine made by British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is being linked to hundreds of reports of narcolepsy, which developed in children inoculated during the Swine Flu pandemic in 2009-2010. Narcolepsy is...

  • FDA Issues Warning on Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, and Zolpimist
    FDA Issues Warning on Ambien, Ambien CR, Edluar, and Zolpimist
    January 10 2013

    Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a notification to the public concerning new information about zolpidem products, which are approved for bedtime use, and are marketed as generics and under the brand names Ambien...

  • Fisher-Price Recalls 800,000 Infant Sleepers due to Mold
    Fisher-Price Recalls 800,000 Infant Sleepers due to Mold
    January 9 2013

    Washington, DC: Fisher-Price and the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) are recalling about 800,000 Newborn Rock 'n Play Sleepers because mold can develop between the removable seat cushion and the hard plastic frame of the sleeper when...

  • Nap Nanny Recliners Recalled Due to Infant Deaths
    Nap Nanny Recliners Recalled Due to Infant Deaths
    December 27 2012

    Washington, DC: The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) and four major retailers are announcing a recall to consumers who own Nap Nanny recliners made by Baby Matters, LLC of Berwyn, PA. Retailers currently participating include...

  • Hepatitis C Drug Incivek Linked to Fatal Skin Rashes, FDA Warns
    Hepatitis C Drug Incivek Linked to Fatal Skin Rashes, FDA Warns
    December 20 2012

    Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is reporting that it has received notifications of serious skin reactions, some fatal, in patients taking the hepatitis C drug Incivek (telaprevir) in combination with the drugs peginterferon...

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