During 2017, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) reported nearly 3,000 product recalls affecting more than 9,000 different products. These products included a wide range of items, including food, dangerous drugs, medical devices, and …
PFOA Lawsuits: What’s So Dangerous About PFOA?
In March, we discussed a new Teflon lawsuit filed by the Ohio attorney general against DuPont Co. and its spin-off, Chemours Co. The lawsuit alleged that DuPont had been dumping dangerous chemicals into the Ohio …
Roundup® Lawsuits in Ohio: What You Need to Know
In early August 2018, a jury in California awarded $289 million to a man named Lee Johnson, a former school groundskeeper who developed cancer after repeated exposure to the popular herbicide Roundup®. Johnson’s was one …
Bayer Caught Paying Doctors to Push Harmful Essure System
Article at a Glance In late July, CNN reported that Bayer had paid doctors $2.5 million to push its Essure system between 2013 and 2017. Essure has been associated with nearly 27,000 injury reports to …
Medtronic Defibrillator Recall: What You Need to Know
Article at a Glance Medtronic has recalled some of its cardiac defibrillators and implantable devices, with 48 models identified as “high risk.” Their defect might result in “arcing” during charging, which would result in the …
Injured by Essure: What to Do If You Live in Ohio
Article at a Glance Essure is a form of permanent birth control on the market since 2002. Generally, it’s been without incident, but a growing number of women have reported injuries and are discontinuing Essure …
Issues with Generic Medication Claims in Ohio
When your doctor prescribes medication for you, your pharmacist will often fill that prescription with a generic version of the drug prescribed, rather than the brand-name drug. Brand-name medicines are so called because they were …
