An Oregon-based food manufacturing company is expanding a nationwide product recall of refrigerated packaged foods – including potato, pasta, tuna and chicken salads as well as coleslaw and salsa – due to possible contamination.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has alerted healthcare providers and patients that the St. Jude Amplatzer Atrial Septal Occluder – a cardiac implant used to treat an abnormal hole between the upper left and right chambers of the heart – can cause tissue break down – resulting in serious health issues.
According to a report from Bloomberg News, five manufacturers of vaginal-mesh implants are in negotiations to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits. Read the Bloomberg Report
The companies – including C.W.
While the government is up and running now, during the 16-day shutdown, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had an alarming 60 percent of its 1,602 investigators on furlough – which means routine inspections were suspended.
Mark Ankcorn, of counsel to CaseyGerry, recently settled a class action suit with Bank of America for more than $32 million.
The suit charged that the bank violated federal law by harrassing consumers repeatedly with phone calls over mortgage and credit card debt.
SAN DIEGO (October 16, 2013)
Marking the largest settlement since the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) was enacted in 1991, a San Diego attorney has settled a milestone “robo-calling” class action lawsuit against Bank of America for more than $32 million.
OxyElite Pro, a popular dietary supplement used for both weight loss and muscle building, is under increasing scrutiny following an outbreak of liver disease in which two patients required liver transplants, and a third died.
More than 20 San Diegans have fallen ill with Salmonella poisoning as the result of contaminated Foster Farms chicken products. The tainted chickens were processed at three California facilities owned by Foster Farms, but may not say Foster Farms on the packaging – other brands include Ralphs, Safeway, O Organics, Eating Right and Kirkland, according to San Diego’s 10News Report
According to Ron Foster, President and CEO, of Foster Farms, the company is taking the necessary steps to ensure safety.
