Legal

Attorneys for both the Boy Scouts of America and survivors of sexual abuse have reached a compromise in setting a bar date for claims to be submitted to the bankruptcy court.  Attorneys for survivors of Boy Scout sexual abuse had argued for a December 31…

According to recent studies the widely used bladder drug Elmiron may cause eye damage. Recent reports suggest that the drug — known as pentosan polysulfate sodium and used by hundreds of thousands of people for decades — may be toxic to the retina, the light-sensing…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration in February requested that weight loss drug Belviq be pulled from the market due to cancer concerns. Now, a New York woman named Barbara Zottola has filed a class action lawsuit against the drug’s manufacturer, claiming it knew about…

Following the FDA’s recent recall of Zantac and other ranitidine medications, a major pharmaceutical company is voluntarily taking a related prescription drug, Nizatidine, off the market. On April 1, 2020, the FDA confirmed that ranitidine products could produce high levels of a possible cancer-causing substance…

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers who take Zantac, or generic forms of ranitidine, to stop taking the drug following research linking it to a cancer-causing agent. The advisory comes as part of the FDA’s newly issued request for the immediate removal…

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A decision to coordinate all 141 current lawsuits against the makers of heartburn drug Zantac before a single federal judge in West Palm Beach, Fla. could streamline the path for all those seeking compensation and justice for their suffering. It could also help thousands of…

In a stunning allegation a former Juul Labs executive has alleged that the vaping company knowingly shipped 1 million tainted nicotine pods to customers. This allegation comes in a lawsuit filed recently by lawyers representing Siddharth Breja, a one-time finance executive at the e-cigarette maker.…

Arizona, long considered to have one of the most unfair statute of limitations in the country, has now come full circle.  Governor Doug Ducey has signed legislation that places Arizona alongside New York and New Jersey as states that have made significant strides in…