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Zicam Side Effects Recall Lawsuit
Zicam Smell Loss
Consumer Justice Attorney Product Alert: Zicam Side Effects
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Seven researchers from the University of Washington, Seattle, found that Zicam use can irreversibly damage nasal tissue leading users to suffer a reduced or absent sense of smell, a condition known as anosmia.
On October 30, 2009, Jae H. Lim and others published the results of treating both mouse and human nasal tissue with Zicam on the Public Library of Science website. The researchers conducted electrophysiological, biochemical, and behavioral assays and compared the effects of commonly used intranasal agents such as saline, Afrin, Nasacort, lidocaine and epinephrine to Zicam.
Unlike all other agents, Zicam caused significant atrophy of the mouse main olfactory epithelium and rapid and significant elevation of LDH levels in human nasal explant tissue consistent with cell death and necrosis. The scientists noted a high degree of cellular damage in the deep tissue layers of the main olfactory epithelium, often rendering the injury irreversible, as well as damage that extended to many subepithelial structures such as mucosal glands, capillary networks and trigeminal nerve fibers – critical to maintaining healthy nasal function. Click Here To Read This Report In PDF Format
Zicam, manufactured by Matrixx Initiatives, Inc., has been suspended from the marketplace after an FDA side effects warning letter was issued. The letter called for the immediate suspension of all sales of its nasal spray products Zicam Cold Remedy Nasal Gel (15mL, NDC 62750-003-10)
Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs (20 swabs, NDC 67250-003-20)and Zicam Cold Remedy Swabs, Kids Size (20 swabs, NDC 67250-003-21). The nasal products, marketed to cold sufferers, have been linked to side effects such as anosmia, a loss of the sense of smell. This loss of smell side effect may be permanent in some cases. In the wake of the product suspension, the company voluntarily agreed to stop selling its product. However, it refused to issue a product recall. Hundreds of lawsuits have already been filed. The zinc-based product has been linked to nasal passage and nasal receptor side effects and injury leading to the loss of the sense of smell.
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Raytheon Class Action Lawsuit Certified
Attorney Joseph Saunders Has Filed A Class Action Groundwater Contamination Lawsuit
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Pinellas Park-Attorney Joe Saunders has filed a class action civil lawsuit against Raytheon Corporation in Pinellas County Circuit Court today on behalf of St. Petersburg’s Azalea neighborhood residents who have been affected by a toxic plume contaminating their groundwater.
Attorney Saunders was contacted several weeks ago by a concerned Azalea neighborhood resident. The Raytheon plant located at 1501 72nd St. North in St. Petersburg has been leaking toxic chemicals including vinyl chloride, 1,4-dioxane, and trichloroethylene. The chemicals have contaminated the groundwater in the neighborhood.
Saunders held a press conference at Azalea Park, 1600 72nd St. North in St. Petersburg on Monday, April 14, 2008 at 3:00pm. Copies of the lawsuit were available at the press conference and can be downloaded here.
Saunders & Walker's special mission is the representation
of seriously injured persons and the representation of families
of persons whose lives have been wrongfully taken by the negligence
of others. Our practice focuses on lawsuits against companies
that manufacture dangerous pharmaceutical products, medical
devices, and medical malpractice. We also represent persons
injured in slip and fall cases, auto accidents, and general
liability cases.
Attorney Joseph H. Saunders founded the law firm over twenty years ago. Mr. Saunders is Board Certified Nationally as a Civil Trial Lawyer as well as by the Florida Board of Specialization and Education. Saunders has been active in nationwide mass tort litigation, class actions, and individual cases involving pharmaceutical drugs such as Fen-Phen, Baycol, Permax, Avandia, Vioxx and Zyprexa. His practice has also included cases involving diet supplements such as Ephedra, Kava Kava and medical devices such as Medtronic and Guidant Defibrillators, Sulzer hip implants and Composix Kugel Hernia Mesh Patches. He has also been involved in consumer product litigation such as Bausch & Lomb Renu Contact Lens Solution cases and contaminated food cases including the recent ConAgra peanut butter recall.
Attorneys Margaret Walker and Richard D. Kriseman have each practiced law for over twenty years. Attorney Kriseman serves in the Florida Legislature as the Representative of State District 53.
Darlene Korab R.N., RAC, a registered nurse, has years of experience in regulatory compliance with major pharmaceutical companies. She provides and arranges medical reviews and investigates pharmaceutical corporate negligence and fraud. Another member of our team, Peter Schweitzer, M.A., M.Div., is dedicated to achieving justice for survivors of sexual abuse. These individuals, combined with our staff of experienced and dedicated paralegals, use the latest electronic technology to serve our clients. Our firm contracts with clients on percentage contingency fees only and does not bill clients for hourly work.
The firm handles a wide range of cases and is always open to seeking justice for those wronged by corporate misconduct and individual negligence or wrongdoing..
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Metoclopramide Side Effects Lawsuit
Reglan Side Effects Lawsuit
 Reglan is the brand name for the generic metoclopramide. Reglan was manufactured by Alaven Pharmaceutical. The brand name Reglan is no longer on the market. However, metoclopramide is still prescribed to treat GERD (gastroesophageal disease) and those who suffer from diabetic gastroparesis.
Metoclopramide should only be prescribed and ingested for short term use. In this instance, such short-term use consists of 90 days or less. Longer use of metoclopramide has been associated with a serious side effect, tardive dyskinesia, a permanent neurological disorder that is characterized by involuntary muscle movement. Metoclopramide has also been linked to other neurological disorders such as dystonia and neuroleptic malignant syndrome.
There are no known cures for tardive dyskinesia and its permanent. Reglan and metoclopramide lawsuits have been filed against doctors and the drug manufacturers for a failure to warn patients about the side effects connected with the long-term use of the drug. It’s estimated that 20% of metoclopramide patients have used the drug longer than the mandatory 90 day period.
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FDA to Consumers: Stop Taking Hydroxycut
After the FDA received 23 adverse health reports about the diet supplement Hydroxycut, the federal agency has warned consumers to immediately stop taking the diet pill. Hydroxycut has been associated with side effects such as elevated rates of liver toxicity. If you’ve taken Hydroxycut and and experienced any side effects such as jaundice, jaundice-like symptoms, elevated liver enzymes, rhabdomyolysis, seizures, and cardiovascular disorders, please contact us today for a free case evaluation.
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Hydroxycut has been marketed as a weight loss, fat burner and energy booster. Hydroxycut is manufactured by Iovate Health Sciences, Inc.
Three States Considering "Windows" for Sexual Abuse Victims
Colorado, Wisconsin, and Maryland are the latest states considering legislation that would allow victims of sexual abuse to confront their abusers in civil court. The state legislatures are among a growing trend across the country to open up statutes of limitations for childhood sexual abuse victims who seek redress in the courts for their abuse.
The Catholic Conferences have lobbied hard to kill such measures and have been successful previously in both Colorado and Maryland. However, there is strong evidence that such statutes of limitations present an unfair barrier for victims of sexual abuse. Many childhood victims of sexual abuse bury the trauma long into adulthood and only begin to come to terms with the abuse when they are much older. Under present law, most victims are denied the right to seek justice from their abusers and the institutions that allowed the abuse to continue.
Taser Death
Recent taser death leads to lawsuit filed against taser company, which marketed the weapons as non-lethal, for failing to properly warn police departments and falsely promoting the product as safe.
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Kava Kava Side Effects
In March 2002, the FDA issued a consumer advisory
concerning the potential for liver damage to
those using Kava Kava and Kava Kava-containing
products have been associated with liver-related
injuries – including hepatitis, cirrhosis,
and liver failure -- in over 25 reports of adverse
events in other countries. Four patients required
liver transplants. In the U.S.,
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Bausch & LombClass Action
One of the country's leading manufacturers of eye contact solution has stopped shipments of its popular ReNu and MoistureLoc solutions after investigations have shown the products can cause a potentially dangerous eye infection.
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