Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is an extremely rare disorder characterized by a severe skin reaction to medication Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a rare but serious and potentially life-threatening condition. SJS is defined as a hypersensitivity disorder affecting the skin and mucous membranes. The most severe form of Stevens Johnson…
The AP (8/4) reported, “A BP Texas City refinery that was the site of a massive 2005 explosion that killed 15 workers has a pattern of poor operation and maintenance practices, Texas environmental regulators reported after investigating a 46-day release of toxic and cancer-causing chemicals from the plant this spring.…
A Palm Beach County widow has been awarded over $2 million in a tobacco case over the death of her husband. The jury on Thursday found R. J. Reynolds and Philip Morris had acted recklessly. The same jurors will now decide how much the companies should pay 60-year-old Liz Piendle…
A woman in Florida has filed a lawsuit against Ford Motors over the death of her husband in a fiery car accident. Patrick Ambroise, a Florida Highway Patrol, died in his Ford Crown Victoria cruiser when the rear end burst into flames when it was rear-ended. The suit claims that…
In a column in the Washington Post (8/6), Petula Dvorak writes, “Over their fences, at community picnics but mostly at funerals, the people of one Frederick neighborhood near Fort Detrick wondered whether it was just a horrible coincidence that so many of them had cancer.” They “immediately looked to their…
Bloomberg News (8/9, Feeley, Kelley) reports, “AstraZeneca Plc will pay about $198 million to settle 17,500 lawsuits, or about two-thirds of the total, alleging its antipsychotic drug Seroquel causes diabetes in some users.” AstraZeneca “previously agreed to pay at least $55 million to resolve more than 5,500 cases alleging the…
Bayer drug companies have produced more than 10 million pages of documents to women suing over oral contraceptives Yasmin and Yaz. U.S. District Judge David Herndon, is handling about 2,000 Yasmin and Yaz suits from around the nation, and he has posted an order on July 9, reminding plaintiffs of…
ACCUTANE STEVENS-JOHNSON SYNDROME: In February 2010, Health Canada reported that it had received reports of severe skin reactions, including sometimes fatal reaction known as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome from Accutane. At least 66 reports of Accutane skin reactions were identified by Health Canada, including adults and children, with two of the cases…
The number of Yaz, Yasmin and Ocella lawsuits that are part of a mass tort docket in New Jersey has increased significantly since the product liability cases were consolidated in February. The number of Yaz lawsuits, Yasmin lawsuits and Ocella lawsuits centralized in Bergen County Superior Court has gone from…
A Wyoming jury has awarded $3.7 million to a local man who developed lung cancer after 37 years of working for BNSF Railway. Edward Roger Jolley claimed in his lawsuit that years of breathing in diesel fumes, silicone dust and asbestos while at work caused his cancer. His condition is…