Tagged 'Recall'

Drugs
Drug and Device Safety During the 2019 Government Shutdown
As the partial federal government shutdown stretches into its third week, even people who don't work for the government are beginning to feel its […]
January 8, 2019
Author Katy Moncivais, Ph.D.
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Legal
Essure Recall Issued Ahead of Netflix Documentary
Essure Lawsuit Update: Late last week, Bayer Health Pharmaceuticals announced that it was going to completely discontinue its Essure birth control device in the United […]
July 23, 2018
Author Curtis Weyant
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Health
6 Products that Still Have Asbestos
When someone mentions asbestos, your first thought may be of a condemned building from the 1970s. Certainly it's nerve wracking to walk by an […]
January 11, 2018
Author Curtis Weyant
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Drugs
2017 Consumer Safety Year in Review
This past year has seen some really concerning - and in some cases, downright scary - news stories related to consumer safety issues. Whether it's […]
December 27, 2017
Author Curtis Weyant
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Drugs
The Legal Look: Pressure Cookers, Hoverboards and Big Money Wins
Xarelto Victims Win $28 Million in Bellwether Trial On December 5, a Philadelphia jury ordered Johnson & Johnson and Bayer to pay $28 million […]
December 6, 2017
Author Curtis Weyant
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Drugs
The Legal Look: Pain and Death in Product Liability
When products aren't held to a high enough standard, it's consumers who are at risk. This week, we take a look at some recent […]
November 8, 2017
Author Curtis Weyant
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Food
Equifax Lawsuits, Coffee Cancer & Vaginal Mesh Settlements
The Equifax data breach continues to make big headlines, but we should not let it overshadow the other threats to consumer health, safety, and […]
September 27, 2017
Author Curtis Weyant
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Drugs
Big-Money Verdicts, Food Safety Lawsuits & More
Some big things are happening in the world of product liability litigation, with huge verdicts against major corporations coming in left and right. On […]
September 5, 2017
Author Curtis Weyant
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Legal
The Legal Look: Breast Implant Cancer, J&J Vaginal Mesh and Roundup Relationship Problems
With many courts on summer break, product liability lawsuits have slowed down some as we enter August. But that doesn't mean anything's truly slowed […]
August 9, 2017
Author Curtis Weyant
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Children
Justice Stores Makeup Contains Asbestos and Heavy Metals
On Sunday, the news broke by a team of investigative reporters that a popular line of makeup for girls and tweens sold by Justice […]
July 18, 2017
Author Curtis Weyant
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Products
Are Product Recalls Preventable?
This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by former Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector Doug Pinheiro. The answer to this question is both yes and […]
March 8, 2017
Author Staff
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Products
Anatomy of a Recall Part 3: Spreading the Word
This post was contributed to ConsumerSafety.org by former Consumer Product Safety Commission Inspector Doug Pinheiro. It is the third of a three-part series on […]
November 14, 2016
Author Staff
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