Michelle David was prescribed Paxil, made by GlaxoSmithKline, during her pregnancy. Two months after her son was born, he was diagnosed with heart defects and required five months of hospitalization to repair two holes in his heart. David, who had no history of heart defects in her family, sued the drug maker for product liability.

Paxil is in a class of antidepressants known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI). In September 2005, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration issued a warning that expectant mothers who took Paxil during their pregnancy increased the risk that their child could be born of birth defects.

In July 2006, the FDA updated the warning after studies showed that expectant mothers who took Paxil were six times more likely to give birth to an infant who suffered from a potentially fatal condition known as persistent pulmonary hypertension.

If you have experienced any of the side effects associated with Paxil, contact the attorneys of Carey & Danis. We can help. Carey & Danis is a national law firm that represents individuals injured by America’s largest corporations.

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According to journalist Eric Barton, some construction workers refused to work with the Chinese drywall, afraid that the smell meant the material was rotten. Barton also writes that some contractors told workers to paint the drywall quickly in order to mask the smell.

Homeowners have been driven out of their houses by the rotten-egg smell of sulfur dioxide. The sulfur dioxide can be toxic and has been blamed for corroding wires and pipes leading to the ruin of appliances and household systems such as air conditioners. The Consumer Product Safety Commission indicates that the problems seem to be concentrated in homes built in 2006 and 2007.

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Ciproflaxin is a powerful antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial infections of the bladder, kidney, prostate gland, cervix, stomach, intestine, lung, sinus, bone, and skin and as a preventive measure after exposure to anthrax. Made by Bayer AG, it is sold under a variety of names including Cipro, Ciproxin, Ciprobay, and Cipro XR.

On July 8, 2008, the FDA added a black box label warning to Cipro in order alert patients of possible tendon ruptures and tendinitis.

According to the warning, “the risk of tendon effects is higher if you are over 65 years of age, and especially if you are taking corticosteroids.”

Anyone who has been given ciprofloxacin and experiences pain, swelling or inflammation in the area of a tendon should stop taking the drug and contact his or her physician. Patients who experience a snapping or popping sensation in the area of a tendon, note bruising right after an injury in the area of a tendon or are unable to move or bear weight after taking the drug should also contact a doctor immediately.

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The lawsuits claim that Johnson & Johnson and its Ortho McNeil unit touted Levaquin as a safe treatment for bacterial infections even though the companies allegedly knew that it could cause severe tendon ruptures and tendonitis.

On July 8, 2008, the FDA issued an alert requiring Ortho to add a black-box warning to Levaquin’s label. The warning advises patients that Levaquin increases their risk of tendinitis—inflammation or irritation of a tendon, one of the thick fibrous cords that connect muscle to bone. Some patients who have taken Levaquin have reported the rupture of tendons in the shoulder, hand and heel.

The risk of tendinitis and tendon rupture is increased in patients older than 60; in kidney, heart, and lung transplant recipients; and in patients given Levaquin in conjunction with steroid therapy.

If you or a loved one has suffered a serious complication after taking Levaquin, contact the attorneys of Carey & Danis. We can help. Carey & Danis is a national law firm that represents individuals injured by America’s largest corporations.

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Product Liability. We hear this term every day, but what exactly does it mean? From the lead paint discovered poisoning our children’s toys, to the massive judgments Personal Injury Attorneys are winning against Big Tobacco companies for causing thousands to die of lung disease, Product Liability is a growing concern in this world driven marketplace.

Each year, thousands are injured or die from faulty products manufactured both here and abroad, or from the long-term effects of products known to cause health problems. When death or injury occur, it is necessary to hire a Product Liability Attorney. Drug companies, who now advertise to the masses with mega-million dollar advertising campaigns, attach long lists of potential side effects and potential health risks to their products. Sometimes, the lists are longer than the ad copy itself. Why? They are warning you. Warning because that despite the good their product can do, they know bad things could happen to you. They are covering their legal bases and trying to protect themselves from lawsuits.

Product Liability claims are generally based on one of these three issues: negligence, breach of warranty or strict liability. The term "Product Liability" refers to the liability of manufacturers, and any or all parties associated with that chain of manufacture for damages caused by the product they produce. This definition is broad in scope, but the actual liability of manufacturers can scroll down to the minutest detail of a product that causes it to be dangerous. Product liability cases are generally based on three concepts:

A defect in design,
A defect in the manufacturing process,
The failure to warn of potential for danger.

These concepts assume that the manufacturer has carefully considered the potential and foreseeable dangers inherent in his product’s design. So most claims of Product Liability are not based on negligence, but on a concept called ’strict liability’. Strict liability theory asserts that a manufacturer can be held responsible whether or not he/she acted negligently, because it presupposes that the well-off manufacturer is in a better position to assume the costs of liability than the victim and the manufacturer builds the cost of such liability into the price of his product. California was the first state to assert this theory in 1963 when it stopped requiring victims to prove negligence and allowed for compensation for Product Liability through strict liability. Strict liability theory is rarely applied to anything but manufacturing defect. It rarely includes bad designs or failure to warn. An expert Product Liability Attorney can untangle these issues for you if you feel you’ve been the victim of Product Liability.

For example, in Virginia a man was using an industrial nozzle and hose to wash down some machinery. The defective nozzle exploded in his face, inflicting catastrophic facial, eye and traumatic Brain Injuries. The manufacturer in China was found to be negligent and strictly liable in its manufacturing of the nozzle. One wall of the nozzle was doubly thick and the other side only a few hair-widths wide. Examination of other similar nozzles found many more examples of such a defect. The Product Liability Attorney recovered $4 million for his injured client.

"Breech of Warranty" claims in Product Liability can cover a broad range of problems. If, for instance, in advertising or marketing a product, the manufacturer makes claims that are not only untrue, they pose a danger to the user, they can be held in breech of warranty. Let’s say the manufacturer of a chain saw claims that it’s great for cutting turkeys. That also implies it might be useful for cutting other, non-tree limb objects. The company has given instruction on what is a reasonable expectation of the product. But when Sam Dolt uses the chain saw to carve his Thanksgiving turkey and impress his friends, the turkey not only flies off the table injuring his guests, the chain saw jumps off the metal carving plate and hits Sam in the shoulder injuring him, too, who is at fault? Sam, because he was an idiot for carving a turkey with a chain saw? Or the chain saw manufacturer for suggesting it was a good idea. Sam’s Product Liability Attorney argued that under breech of warranty theory, the manufacturer is liable because he expressly stated in his marketing campaign that this was one of the product’s possible uses. Sam, who does not need to prove negligence, would likely win this case.

Claims of "Failure to Warn" are often considered to be based on negligence. First, manufacturers owe a duty to the consumer to warn of potential problems. If they shirk that duty, then they are negligent. Secondly, if there is an injury and the breech of duty caused that injury, they are negligent. This is why you see little warning labels stuck to electric hair dryers that warn against using near water. The manufacturer can rightly assume that you will be using this dryer in the bathroom (where water is plentiful) and it is their duty to warn you of that potential and foreseeable danger. If they breeched that duty, that would constitute negligence on their part.

If you live in Southern California and feel you have been injured because of product liability, contact an expert Product Liability Attorney in Los Angeles. It is important to take this crucial step as soon as possible. There is a time limit on filing Product Liability claims.

By Dietrich Elliot Published: 9/26/2008

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Dr. Jorge Armenteros was not only AstraZeneca’s paid speaker, he is also the chair and voting member of the FDA advisory committee that will decide whether Seroquel XR, an extended-release version of Seroquel, should be approved to treat depression and anxiety. However, the day before the Philadephia Inquirer story appeared in print, it was announced that Armenteros would not be voting on the request.

Seroquel is currently approved only for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Last year, it generated $4.45 billion in sales. There are approximately 20 million people in the United States who suffer from anxiety and depression. If the FDA approves the expansion, sales of Seroquel could soar.

So too could the number of people suffering dangerous Seroquel side effects such as diabetes, high blood pressure and sudden cardiac death.

Lawsuits have been filed against AstraZeneca alleging that the drugmaker hid the dangers associated with Seroquel from patients and many were seriously injured as a result.

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AstraZeneca, the London-based company that makes the drug, wants the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to approve Seroquel for depression and anxiety disorder patients. According to the Associated Press, millions of patients already use Seroquel for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. If the FDA expands the list of approved conditions, more than 20 million people in the United States could potentially receive Seroquel.

But there are serious safety concerns.

A recent New England Journal of Medicine article indicated that drugs like Seroquel can increase the risk of sudden cardiac death. Seroquel side effects also include high blood pressure and diabetes.

AstraZeneca is also facing a number of lawsuits that claim the drugmaker kept the dangers associated with Seroquel hidden.

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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Seroquel for the treatment of schizophrenia, a condition that may include hearing voices, seeing or sensing things that are not present, mistaken beliefs or unusual suspicions. Seroquel is also approved as a treatment for bipolar disorder, a mental illness that causes extreme mood swings. Seroquel has also been prescribed to treat dementia even though the FDA has not been approved it for that purpose.

Seroquel has been associated with some severe and deadly side effects. The Seroquel side effects lawyers at Carey & Danis believe that AstraZeneca kept the dangers associated with Seroquel secret. As a result, a number of patients prescribed Seroquel suffered serious injuries.

The Food and Drug Administration now warns that there are several risks and side effects associated with Seroquel therapy including:

An increased chance of death in elderly person

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome (NMS), a life-threatening nervous system problem that can cause high fever, muscle stiffness, sweating, a fast or irregular heartbeat, a change in blood pressure and confusion

An uncontrollable muscle movement condition known as tardive dyskinesia

High blood sugar and diabetes

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