September 13, 2019 — On September 13, 2019, the FDA issued a public safety warning about the NDMA found in samples of ranitidine. Reference: “NDMA in Zantac (Ranitidine).” U.S. Food and Drug Administration, FDA, www.fda.gov/drugs/drug-safety-and-availability/fda-updates-and-press-announcements-ndma-zantac-ranitidine.
Continue ReadingSeptember 2019 — A federal jury ruled in Sanofi’s favor in the first bellwether trial to allow the parties to gauge the value of the remaining claims and inform potential settlement talks. Reference: Raymond, Nate. “Warning Label Change for Sanofi’s Taxotere Dooms 200 Hair Loss Cases – Judge.” Reuters, Thomson Reuters, 28 May 2020, www.reuters.com/article/products-taxotere/warning-label-change-for-sanofis-taxotere-dooms-200-hair-loss-cases-judge-idUSL1N2DA1ZO
Continue ReadingMay 13, 2019 — Pilliod v Monsanto — A husband and wife in their 70s from Livermore, California who regularly used Roundup products sued Monsanto. The husband had developed large B-cell non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma (NHL) and the wife had been diagnosed with central nervous system lymphoma which later progressed to NHL. After weeks of trial, the jury in Oakland, California...
Continue ReadingApril 2019 — There were 11,430 Taxotere lawsuits pending as of April 2019. Reference: “Taxotere Lawsuit – Permanent Hair Loss and Illegal Marketing.” Drugwatch.com, 20 Apr. 2020, www.drugwatch.com/taxotere/lawsuits/
Continue ReadingApril 2019 — In April 2019, Judge Chhabria ordered Monsanto to enter into mediation with the plaintiffs. Reference: Weyant, Curtis. “Monsanto Mediation, TVM Takedowns, Talc Transfers & Bad Hip Joints.” ConsumerSafety.org, 12 Aug. 2020 https://www.consumersafety.org/news/monsanto-mediation-tvm-takedown-and-talc-transfers/
Continue ReadingMarch 22, 2019 — The start of the first bellwether trial was delayed until September 16, 2019. Reference: “First Taxotere Bellwether Trial Postponed To September 2019.” Neural IT – Medical-Legal, Voice & IT Services, www.neuralit.com/news/2019-apr-01/first-taxotere-bellwether-trial-postponed-september-2019
Continue ReadingWatching children engage with water is fun. Many take to the water naturally. Others come to the experience a little more hesitantly and need encouragement. In midwestern states like Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky, water access is available through lakes, ponds, streams and, of course, pools indoor and outdoors. Anyone who owns or operates a pool faces an extra duty...
Continue ReadingYou may have heard the term SOL or statutes of limitations. More importantly, if you haven’t, you could be literally SOL. Why? Because the statutes of limitation set a time limit for filing lawsuits. In other words, if your case isn’t filed by the SOL deadline, it can never be filed at all. Statutes of limitations are different for...
Continue ReadingTiming is a critical factor in seeking Social Security Disability because each step of the process is dependent on the step that comes before it. One of the foundation blocks of basic computer programming is the conditional construct. The creator of the program establishes the computer’s task with if-then statements. We use them in real life too. A simple...
Continue ReadingHow does the goverment decide who gets Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)? First, you need to know that SSDI is available when qualifying U.S. workers become totally disabled from working. Second, the Social Security Administration (SSA) determines whether workers are disabled based on a combination of their medical history and an assessment of their realistic job opportunities. And, a...
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