Dr Shezad Malik Law Firm is investigating the connection between SimplyThick and cases of <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/PMH0002133/“>necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in premature infants. What is the Connection Between SimplyThick and Necrotizing Enterocolitis? NEC has no definitive known cause. An infectious agent has been suspected, as cluster outbreaks in neonatal intensive care units…
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SimplyThick Necrotizing Entercolitis Recall
As a Dallas SimplyThick Necrotizing Enterocolitis attorney, I am providing this FDA update and press release. FDA notified parents, caregivers and health care providers not to feed SimplyThick, a thickening agent for management of swallowing disorders, to infants born before 37 weeks. The product may cause necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a…
Steven Johnson’s Syndrome Verdict Against J&J Motrin
As a Dallas, Texas Steven Johnson Syndrome attorney, I am providing this jury verdict against J&J Motrin. A Pennsylvania jury ruled that a Johnson & Johnson (JNJ) unit must pay $10 million in damages to the family of a 13-year-old girl who suffered skin burns and eye damage after she…
FDA Investigates Metal on Metal Hip Manufacturers
The Food and Drug Administration has ordered all producers of “metal-on-metal” artificial hips to undertake studies, which have been linked to high early failure rates and severe health effects. The producers of “metal-on-metal” hips will have to conduct studies of patients to determine whether the implants are shedding high levels…
DePuy ASR Hip Recall Metallosis Explanation
Over the last few months our office has been inundated with phone calls from patients suffering from bone pains, hip dislocations, injuries and concerns over the DePuy ASR Hip Implant Recall that officially began in August of 2010. Texas hip replacement patients with the ASR implant devices in them have…
Antidepressant SSRI Birth Defects & Cranial Malformations
As a Dallas Antidepressant SSRI Birth Defects & Cranial Malformation Attorney, I am writing about the current state of SSRI induced birth defect lawsuits. Selective seratonin reuptake inhibitor drugs are known as SSRI antidepressants. Serious side effects are linked to the following antidepressants when taken while pregnant: * Prozac®, *…
Allergan $212M Verdict in Botox Brain-Injury Lawsuit
Botox-maker Allergan Inc. was ordered by a federal court jury to pay $212 million to a Virginia man who alleged that use of the drug left him severely disabled. The verdict awarded Douglas Ray, 67, $12M in compensatory damages and $200M in punitive damages. Ray was injected with the drug…
DePuy ASR Hip Recall Guide and Metallosis Risk
As a DePuy ASR Replacement and Recall attorney I am providing this guide and update. Over 90,000 US citizens are recipients of the recalled DePuy ASR DePuy hip implant. We think only a fraction of individuals with an ASR DePuy hip implant have been identified, because they do not want…
Can I Get Compensation For a DePuy Hip Replacement Lawsuit?
As a Depuy ASR XL and ASR resurfacing hip recall attorney, I am trying to provide answers for my clients and potentials victims of the DePuy debacle. If you are a victim of an ASR XL Acetabular System or an ASR Hip Resurfacing System, both of which were recalled by…
Veterans’ Case Toxic Tort Claim Over Agent Orange Dimissed
The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has dismissed an Agent Orange petition in a case originally brought by Vietnam veterans more than 30 years ago. This is a sad and tragic verdict for our men who gallantly fought for this country and who have been severely impacted…