Benicar Settles Lawsuits for $300 Million

On August 1, 2017, Daiichi Sankyo – the manufacturer of Benicar, a drug used to treat high blood pressure – settled the more than 2,300 defective drug lawsuits filed against it by agreeing to pay out $300 million to victims. If you were prescribed Benicar to treat your high blood pressure before May of 2015,…

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As DuPont Dumps New Chemical into Waterways, Local Health Issues Surface

When residents of the Wilmington and Fayetteville, North Carolina areas began suffering from increased rates of cancer, immune issues, and liver problems at dramatically escalating rates, doctors suspected DuPont, a large local chemical manufacturer, of involvement. DuPont had previously been dumping a toxic chemical nicknamed C8 into the waterways of the Cape Fear river system,…

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Another Physiomesh Lawsuit Moves Forward

Gary Goodson thought he was going into the hospital to repair a recurrent hernia. Instead, since his hernia surgery, he has had continuous complications. In May of 2017, he filed a suit in the Southern District of Illinois against Johnson & Johnson and Ethicon, Inc., stating, “the multi-layer coating prevented adequate incorporation of the mesh…

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Is AT&T Overcharging You?

A recent CBS story reported that AT&T and DirecTV might be overcharging its customers for promotions on cable and Internet services. The investigation revealed over 4,000 complaints from disgruntled customers about their bills being higher than they agreed. The catch? When they signed up for a promotional deal, the fine print has them signing away…

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An Exploding Takata Airbag Linked to Another Death

We wrote about the fact that Takata airbags are still in the news back in September. We are covering this issue again today because, according to an article in The State, many owners of Honda vehicles have not yet had their defective airbags replaces. The automaker and federal safety regulators have sent recall notices to…

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