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Opinions and information on topics such as defective products, construction accidents, car and truck vehicle accidents, premises liability (slip and fall) and wrongful death.
By Randall Udelman, Esq.

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Last Entry: February 22, 2013 at 04:20:00

Eighty-nine Percent of Birth Control Users Believe Mirena Should Be Recalled According To New Poll

Posted on February 22, 2013
According to a recent poll by visitors of birth-control-talk.com, the popular Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) should be recalled. At the time this blog was published, eighty-nine percent of the women who visited birth-control-talk and took the poll said Mirena should be recalled...

Metal On Metal Hip Implant Trials Underway

Posted on February 01, 2013
The first Metal on Metal Hip Implant trials began last week in Los Angeles. In the opening statements, Johnson and Johnson was accused of knowingly marketing a faulty hip implant. Johnson and Johnson manufactured the faulty hip implants under the subsidiary DePuy Orthopedics...

Is Mirena The New Dalkon Shield?

Posted on January 22, 2013
In the 1970s and 80s over 300,000 women filed lawsuits against the manufactures of the Dalkon Shield Intrauterine device (IUD). Now, in a new millennium, a new generation of women are seeking legal counsel for IUD injuries. The latest culprit: Mirena...

Was Junior Seau?s Death Linked to Concussion-Like Head Injuries?

Posted on January 11, 2013
Eight months after his death, scientific researches confirmed that former National Football League (NFL) linebacker, Junior Seau suffered from a degenerative brain disease known as chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE). CTE is caused by repeated head injuries, such as concussions...

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Five Year Lie: Energy Drink Falsely Claims ?No Crash? Despite Watchdog?s Warning

Posted on January 08, 2013
A popular watchdog group told the makers of 5-Hour Energy that the 'No Crash' claim was unfounded and asked them to stop making it. That was five years ago. On January 2, 2013, The New York Times published an article reporting that 24 percent of those who used 5-Hour Energy suffered a 'moderately severe' crash hours after consuming the drink...

Distracted Driving-Parents -Always Be The Driver That You Want Your Teen To Be

Posted on January 07, 2013
In giving distracted driving presentations to high school teens across the country I hear at every presentation that the teens' parents often drive distracted . The teens say that mom and dad drive distracted with them in the car and they are often scared that they will be in an accident ...

First NuvaRing, now Mirena: Birth Control Lawsuits Continue to Grow

Posted on December 20, 2012
Over the past decade, woman using hormonal birth control pills have been trading in their daily regimens for more convenient and more permanent forms of birth control. Millions of women across the globe have tried the vaginal contraceptive ring, NuvaRing...

IVC Filter Risks Increase With Lenght Of Use

Posted on October 24, 2012
In August 2010, The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an important safety communication regarding retrievable inferior vena cava (IVC) filters. These filters were originally believed to be a safe long-term treatment for those at risk for suffering pulmonary embolism (PE)...

Free Safety Kits Available for Recalled Bumbo Baby Seats

Posted on September 21, 2012
Over a month ago, Bumbo International, in conjunction with the Consumer Product Safety Commission, voluntarily recalled 4 million of their popular Bumbo Baby Seats. The brightly colored infant floor seats are popular item for mom's and moms-to-be. Most parents swear by these...

Pinnacle Solutions Settles $1.8M Whistleblower Claim

Posted on September 12, 2012
Two recent whistleblower claims were settled within a week from each other. One week after the New Mexico Department of Health settled a $225,000 claim brought by a former manager, a Mississippi based medical supply company, Pinnacle Solutions, settled a $1...

FDA Gives Obese Americans New Weight Loss Options

Posted on August 06, 2012
After the $3.75 Billion Fen Phen settlement in 2000, Obese adults have not seen many safe, FDA approved, weight loss options. Many have resulted to risky gastric bypass surgeries, which has increased dramatically in popularity due to the new lap band procedure...

Johnson & Johnson Halts Sales of Gynecare Prolift 5 Years Too Late

Posted on July 05, 2012
Johnson & Johnson recently announced to a Federal Judge that it will stop selling some of the trans vaginal mesh implants from the company's Ethicon division. After 3 years of marketing the device without regulatory approval, Johnson and Johnson will stop selling the Gynecare Prolift mesh device...

FDA Reports16,800 Metal On Metal Hip Implant Adverse Events

Posted on June 25, 2012
One June 27th and 28th, the FDA is planning an Assembly to examine the safety of metal on metal hip implants. Last year, the FDA ordered all manufacturers of metal on metal hip replacement systems conduct their own post market surveillance and report on the successes and failures of their products...

An Overview of Zithromax

Posted on June 12, 2012
Have you ever visiting a doctor complaining of a sore throat and fever? Odds are your doctor diagnosed you with strep throat, and prescribed an antibiotic for you, most likely Zithromax. Zithromax, also known as Z-Pak and generically called Azithromycin, is an antibiotic commonly used to treat bacterial infections, including strep throat, pneumonia, respiratory infections, urinary infections, and even some sexually-transmitted infections...

How Common are Lawsuits for Zithromax Sudden Cardiac Death?

Posted on June 03, 2012
Zithromax or Z-Pak is a commonly prescribed drug. In 2010, Zithromax was one of the 10 most commonly prescribed drugs in the United States, according to WebMD. That year more than 52 million prescriptions were written for the drug. It is currently unclear whether the recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine will change the popularity of the Zithromax antibiotic...

Distracted driving-How close are you to becoming a criminal?

Posted on May 14, 2012
The riskiest activity most of us engage in is driving our cars. There is a chance we could be seriously injured or killed in a car accident. But there is another risk, the risk that we, law-abiding citizens-could become criminals and go to jail. That was one of the points discussed at a recent distracted driving presentation sponsored by the Boulder Valley School District's Lifelong learning program and held at Fairview High School...

Will Seau?s Death Impact Concussion Lawsuits?

Posted on May 11, 2012
The NY Times announced on May 4th that the family of Junior Seau, the prominent football player that committed suicide last week, has asked that his brain be donated to the study of football injuries and their impact on the brain. Seau's death devastated fans and players alike...

Sales Of Jack3d And Other DMAA Products Halted by FDA

Posted on May 03, 2012
On April 30th, the FDA ordered that sales of body building supplements containing DMAA be halted due to potentially fatal side effects. After much controversy, the FDA concluded that DMMA, or 1,3-dimethylamylamine, methylhexanamine, or geranium extract is in fact a synthetic substance, not a naturally occurring product of the geranium plants, as the manufacturers claimed...

How To Find Out If Transvaginal Mesh Is Recalled

Posted on April 27, 2012
On July 13, 2011, The FDA issued a warning about serious complications associated with transvaginal mesh used to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse and Stress Urinary Incontinence. The warning was not a recall and did not necessarily order surgeons to stop using this device...

What Is The FDA Doing About Metal On Metal Problems?

Posted on April 13, 2012
Since the recent Order for Post market Surveillance, requiring all Metal on Metal Manufacturers to monitor the effectiveness of their hip replacement and resurfacing systems, the FDA has begun their own review on metal on metal hip implant system data...

National Safety Council Calls Drivers To Take The Pledge

Posted on April 04, 2012
In Honor of Distracted Driving Awareness Month, the National Safety Council is asking everyone to Pledge to Drive Cell Free. After taking the Pledge yourself, you can spread the word and encourage others to do so by downloading Posters to get theri attention and Fact Sheets to show evidence of what an important cause this is...

Are Boys Better Drivers Than Girls?

Posted on March 28, 2012
A recent conducted by AAA, Distracted Driving Among Newly Licensed Teen Drivers, reveals that teenage girls are twice as likely to use a cell phone or electronic device than boys. This was the first study conducted using in-car video footage to specifically focus on teen distracted driving habits...

How Long Does Fosamax Remain In The Body?

Posted on March 13, 2012
Fosamax is a drug from a category of drugs called bisphosphonates. Bisphosphonates are used to treat and prevent osteoporosis and bone loss, something that many women, and even some men experience as they get older. This is a condition that can come with age, and is not curable...

QNEXA: Weight Loss at What Cost

Posted on March 01, 2012
Many of us are trying to find a way to shed a few pounds. Americans have been gaining weight steadily for the last two decades. The Center for Disease Control estimates that 34% percent of adults and 17% of children in America are obese. That trend may be changing...

Are Metal On Metal Hip Joints Dangerous?

Posted on February 15, 2012
On July 24, 2008, Zimmer Holdings issued a recall of their Total Hip Replacement system with Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Socket Implant. This was just the beginning of a rash of prosthetic metal on metal hip devices that would be subject to recalls and warnings over the next three years...

Arizona distracted driving laws see red

Posted on February 03, 2012
Should cell phone use in cars be banned? A highway safety group rated Arizona's traffic laws the second worst in the country, behind South Dakota. The lack of distracted driving laws contributed to Arizona's 'red' rating from the Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety...

Drugged Driving - New Epidemic

Posted on February 01, 2012
The National Institute of Health, National Institute of Drug Abuse reported some alarming facts from a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)2007 survey. According to NHTSA's 2007 National Roadside Survey, more than 16 percent of weekend, nighttime drivers tested positive for illegal, prescription or over-the-counter medications while 11 percent tested positive for illicit drugs...

Is Actos Still On The Market

Posted on January 12, 2012
On June 15, 2011, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety alert informing the public that using the diabetes medication Actos for more than one year may be associated with bladder cancer. Many people who rely on Actos are wondering 'Is Actos still on the Market?' The FDA's Safety Alert was not a recall...

Quality Control for Santa Claus

Posted on December 12, 2011
This year, the hardest part of my holiday shopping list was ginding a gift for a three- year- old boy. Although gift cards are the way to go these days for tweens and older children, we all know how much smaller children love unwrapping toys, and playing with the packaging...

Should Nursing Homes Do More to Prevent Burnout?

Posted on December 01, 2011
A Nursing Home facility can be an extremely stressful place to work. Often, employees are working long hours and are responsible for numerous patients that have various levels of need. There is no question that employee burnout often leads to patient neglect and abuse...

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