One of the more recent contraceptive pills to come out on the market and which became quite popular very quickly was the Yaz pill which is manufactured by Bayer. Yaz claimed that it could treat moderate acne and that it would treat the symptoms of premenstrual dysphoric disorder. However, Yaz…
As a general rule, all hormonal birth control medications are associated with side effects and health risks, and the oral contraceptive pills YAZ, Yasmin, and Ocella are no exception. Blood clots can cause serious side effects; stroke, heart attack, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis. A blood clot, or thrombosis,…
Yamaha Motor Co., the world’s second-largest motorcycle maker, is not liable for damages to the family of a Texas teenager who died while driving the company’s Rhino all-terrain vehicle. Jurors in state court in Orange, Texas, deliberated about two hours before ruling the vehicle wasn’t to blame for the death…
A District Court jury has awarded nearly $4.4 million to the widow and children of a UT Payson man who suffered fatal injuries in 2006 when he tried to swerve around backed-up traffic on Interstate 15 and hit other vehicles. That amount will be reduced by almost $2 million because…
Since the Chantix black box warning was announced earlier in July 2009, the focus has been on the increased risk of suicides. Pfizer also quietly added new information to the warning label about reports of serious skin reactions, such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome. Stevens-Johnson Syndrome, referred to as SJS, is a…
Johnson & Johnson warned doctors of reports of a deadly skin reaction and liver failure tied to its HIV medicine Intelence. The skin condition called toxic epidermal necrolysis has killed one patient and injured another since Intelence was approved in January 2008. Another patient taking the tablets reported a hypersensitivity…
It only took a few hours for Southeast Texas jurors in the first trial over Yamaha Rhino all-terrain vehicle rollovers to return a swift ruling of no negligence — a verdict in the company’s favor that could have far reaching effects. With hundreds of Yamaha ATV suits pending in courts…
A jury returned a nearly $3.8 million verdict against a Montgomery hotel where a 19-year-old football player suffered injuries that led to his death two years ago. Derrick Marshall was a standout receiver who had signed with Alabama State University. Marshall was about to start two-a-day workouts with the Hornets…
Altria Group Inc., parent company of Philip Morris USA, the Marlboro cigarette maker, must pay $13.8 million in punitive damages to the daughter of a lifelong smoker who died of lung cancer in 2003, a jury found. The verdict for Jodie Bullock, daughter of Betty Bullock, who smoked Marlboro and…
Camp Lejeune residents blame rare breast cancer cluster on the water. For three decades, dry-cleaning chemicals and industrial solvents laced the water used by local Marines and their families. Mike Partain and at least 19 others developed male breast cancer. One night in April 2007, as Mike Partain hugged his…