Texas Legal News & Case Updates

FDA Seizes Products From Medical Device Manufacturer

FDA investigators and U.S. Marshals seized dozens of products from Shelhigh, Inc., Union, N.J., after finding short cuts in their manufacturing processes that may compromise the sterility, safety and effectiveness of their products.The products include pediatric heart valves and conduits (tube-like

By The Legal Examiner

/ 18 Apr 2007

FDA Warns Consumers about Potentially Contaminated Olives

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting consumers to possible serious health risks from eating olives that may be contaminated with a deadly bacterium, Clostridium botulinum. C. botulinum can cause botulism, a potentially fatal illness. The olives are made by Charlie Brown di Rutigli

By The Legal Examiner

/ 16 Apr 2007

Listerine Agent Cool Blue Recalled

Johnson & Johnson recalled a recently launched Listerine plaque-detecting rinse marketed towards children after testing revealed contamination by microorganisms.All 4 million bottles of Glacier Mint and Bubble Blast flavors of Listerine Agent Cool Blue plaque-detecting rinse have been recalled. The

By The Legal Examiner

/ 12 Apr 2007

Ketek Lable and Usage Changes

FDA has removed two of the three previously approved indications for the antibiotic Ketek (telithromycin). This drug is no longer indicated for acute bacterial sinusitis and acute bacterial exacerbations of chronic bronchitis. FDA deleted the two indications because the benefits of using the drug in

By The Legal Examiner

/ 5 Apr 2007

FDA asks for Voluntary Recall of Zelnorn

The Food and Drug Administration has told Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation that it wants it to suspend marketing of Zelnorm, used to treat irritable bowel syndrome. The agency said it requested the voluntary action based on recent findings of an increased risk of serious heart problems associate

By The Legal Examiner

/ 2 Apr 2007

RECALL – HoMedics Heating Pads Upgraded to Class 1

HoMedicsÂ® received complaints of user burns and fires to bedding, clothing and houses that were started by the heating pads. The FDA learned about these complaints during an FDA inspection of HoMedicsÂ®. The inspection also revealed quality system deficiencies related to design controls, complaint

By The Legal Examiner

/ 22 Mar 2007

Boot-Camp Death Settlement – Family to Get $5 Million

Florida Gov. Charlie Crist requested a $5,000,000 settlement for the parents of Martin Anderson, a 14-year-old who died at a Panama City boot camp last year, allegedly due to injuries from the boot camp’s guards. The settlement needs to be approved by the state legislature and came shortly after inc

By The Legal Examiner

/ 16 Mar 2007

Merck ordered to pay $47 Million in Vioxx Case

Pharmaceutical giant Merck & Co. was ordered to pay $47.5 million in damages after a New Jersey jury decided that the company’s Vioxx medication was responsible for an Idaho man’s heart attack. The jury awarded $20 million in compensatory damages to Frederick Humeston and his wife and then tacked on

By The Legal Examiner

/ 13 Mar 2007

FDA RECALL – Possible Arsenic Contamination in Jermuk Mineral Water

FDA Warns Consumers Not to Drink “Jermuk” Brand Mineral Water Due to possible Arsenic ContaminationThe US Food and Drug Administrationis warning consumers not to drink certain brands of mineral water imported from Armenia due to the risk of exposure to arsenic, a toxic substance and known cause of c

By The Legal Examiner

/ 9 Mar 2007

ReNu MultiPlus Contact-Lens Solution Recalled

Bausch & Lomb announced today that it is recalling 1.5 million bottles of ReNu MultiPlus contact-lens solution because trace levels of iron were found in the product. Iron may cause “discoloration” of the solution and may cause its effectiveness to deteriorate before the printed expiration date. The

By The Legal Examiner

/ 8 Mar 2007

FDA Finds Salmonella Contamination at ConAgra Plant

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that evidence of salmonella contamination was found after an inspection of ConAgra’s production facility in Sylvester, Georgia. The samples taken matched the strain of salmonella that was found in jars of contaminated Peter Pan and Great Value pe

By The Legal Examiner

/ 6 Mar 2007

Salmonella Outbreak Cases Still Rising

The first patients fell ill as far back as August, but most cases have appeared in the past three months. Symptoms of salmonella infection include diarrhea, fever, abdominal cramps, and the effects usually last four to seven days. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported th

By The Legal Examiner

/ 1 Mar 2007