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Below is a list of current hot topics and subjects that are under investigation at McGowan, Hood & Felder, LLC.
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If you or a family member has had heart surgery and suffered complications involving stroke, heart attack, kidney failure or death, the drug Trasylol may have been used in the procedure. Although Trasylol has the ability to reduce blood loss during heart surgery, it has been found to have serious side effects that may threaten your brain (stroke), heart or kidneys. Click here to read more.
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Toys manufactured in China and distributed by US toy makers may be harmful to children - Toys manufactured in China may contain lead in the paint on the toy. Toys that have been made in China and then imported into the U.S. put children at risk for lead exposure. Click here to read more.
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Pharmaceutical company paid doctors to prescribe Abilify to children for off- label use - Bristol Myers Squibb Company and its subsidiary, Apothecon, have agreed to pay more than $515 million to settle a broad array of federal and state civil allegations involving their drug marketing and pricing practices. There are allegations that from 2000 to mid 2003, Bristol Myers Squibb paid illegal compensation to physicians and other healthcare providers to get them to promote the company's drugs. The allegations are that the payments to physcians and other healthcare providers were in the form of consulting fees and other programs, some of which involved travel to luxurious resorts. Click here to read more.
- Company issues recall on Pot Pies - Earlier in the week, Conagra Foods advised consumers not to eat these products while it looked into the food poisoning concerns but refused to issue a recall and maintained the products' safety. Click here to read more.
- Beazer Home Mortgage - The attorneys at McGowan Hood & Felder, LLC, have recently filed a lawsuit seeking class action status in the United States District Court, Columbia Division. This lawsuit is one of the first federal lawsuits in the country against Beazer Homes and Beazer Home Mortgage. Click here to read more.
- Salmonella Peanut Butter - ConAgra has extended their recall of all Peter Pan peanut butter, and all Great Value peanut butter beginning with product code 2111, including peanut butter toppings, back to October 2004. Click here to read more.
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