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Drug Companies Sued Over SSRIs
Philadelphia, PA: GlaxoSmithKline currently faces a number of lawsuits regarding its SSRI antidepressant, Paxil...

Epilepsy Drug Topamax Linked to Birth Defects
The Los Angeles Times reports on a study of 203 pregnant women that finds a connection to an anti-epilepsy drug, topiramate, that raises the risk of birth defects...

Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Linked to Higher Risk of Birth Defects
US News & World Report/HealthDay News: Pre-Pregnancy Diabetes Boosts Risk for Birth Defects: Women who develop diabetes before they become pregnant are three to four times more likely than non-diabetic women to have a baby with at least one birth...

Third Circuit Preemption Win for Manufacturers of Paxil & Zoloft
The Legal Intelligencer (via law.com) reports on a decision filed yesterday by the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit holding that claims that the manufacturers of Paxil and Zoloft failed to warn of a risk of suicide...

Increase In Birth Defect Risk May Be Linked to Topamax
Topamax, an epilepsy and migraine drug, may increase the risk of birth defects in children...

Plaintiff Mother In Ag-Mart Birth Defect Lawsuit Worked in North Carolina Tomato Fields While Pregnant With Son Born Without Limbs
Ag-Mart Produce has agreed to settle the birth defects lawsuit filed by the parents of Carlitos Candelario, a 3-year-old boy born without arms or legs...

Paxil Lawsuit
Paxil Claims, Lawsuits, and Injuries

Ortho Evra Patch Risk
Ortho Evra Side Effects

Have you or a loved one suffered from Ortho Evra side effects?
Ortho Evra Side Effects

Copyright Lawsuits: Critical Issues Before Filing Copyright
Federa Rule 11(b) Considerations

Vioxx Lawsuits
Vioxx personal injury suits are a seroius concern for Merck and patietns

Construction Site Accidents
Lawsuits related to accidents

Can a former employee use photographs of jobs completed whie working for me in marketing material for a new business?
There are several issues here

1. Sub contractor started up a compe...

How do you recover money from a stop payment placed on a personal check given to you?
you can always take them to small claims court and sure them for 3 times the amo...

What is comparative negligence and strict liability in tort law?
A. comparative negligence
B. seller sells to buyer
B. defense of ...

Must I refinance my house aftering taking full ownership after a divorce via a quit claim?
When financing there are at least two documents...the mortgage and the note. The...

What rights does a father have when a woman waits 13 years to tell a man he is a father & he missed out on the growing up of that child?
Actually, he has as much right as she to request a paternity test, plus he can f...

Paxil Birth Defects
alleging link to the birth defect persistant pulmonary hypertention in the newborn (PPHN) and infant death.

SSRI Birth Defects
allegedly causing birth defects, including heart defects and PPHN.

Paxil Heart Defects
alleging Paxil causes heart defects in newborns.

Dysport
Linked to Severe Birth Defects

Zoloft
allegedly linked to heart and lung birth defects.

Celexa
allegedly linked to birth defects persistant pulmonary hypertension PPHN