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NewsStolen Body Parts and Tainted Tissue Transplants Authorities are looking into cases of diseased body parts being stolen from corpses and transplanted into patients. Guidant Corp. recommends replacing pacemakers On January 23, 2006, the Guidant Corporation announced that doctors should consider replacing about 19,300 cardiac pacemakers currently implanted in patients throughout the world. ED Drugs Viagra, Cialis and Levitra Currently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating 50 reported cases of vision loss linked to the use of the ED drugs Viagra, Cialis, and Levitra. Ortho Evra birth control patch On November 5, 2005, the FDA warned that use of the patch exposes women to about 60% more estrogen than birth control pills, increasing the risk of blood clots according to the agency. Texas Jury Awards $160 Million in Nursing Home Assault Case The Estate of Tranquilino Mendoza sued Summit Care Corporation on a negligence theory for the injuries sustained by Mr. Mendoza when he was assaulted and battered by a mentally ill patient of the nursing home where Mr. Mendoza was living... H&R Block Allegedly Defrauded Clients with Express IRA's Lawsuits have recently been filed agaisnt H&R Block alleging that the tax preparer's "Express" IRA's costs more in fees that they generate in interest. The suit further alleged that about 500,000 people purchased the IRA, seeking damages in upwards of... Illinois Dept. of Financial Regulation Orders Malpractice Insurer to Reduce Rates In the wake of the medical malpractice bill passed by the General Assembly last summer, Illinois largest medical malpractice insurer, ISMIE, was recently ordered to reduce rates charged to Illinois doctors. The medical malpractice reform law capped awards on non-economic... $9 Auto Fuel Tank Safety Improvement Could Have Saved Family From Burns In 1993, Patricia Anderson and her four children were rear ended in their Chevy Malibu. The impact caused the fuel tank to leak, and the gas ignited setting the car ablaze. Everyone in the car was seriously burned, with 3... Companies Held Responsible for Lead Paint Injuries Motley Rice, a powerhouse for plaintiff's rights and one of our co-counsel, recently added victims of lead paint poisioning to its list of victories. Last month, a Rhode Island state court jury found that peeling lead paint constitutes a public...
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