FDA Announces Recall of Hydroxcut Weight-Loss Supplement

The FDA is warning consumers to immediately stop using Hydroxycut products. The Hydroxcut products are associated with serious liver injuries and the FDA has received 23 reports of serious health problems ranging from jaundice to liver damage requiring a liver transplant. Additionally, other problems include seizures, and rhabdomyolysis, which is a type of muscle damage that can [...]

Posted Under: Developing Litigation, Product Recalls
This post was written by Frank Dito on May 1, 2009 Comments (0)

Staten Island man awarded $22.5 million

A Staten Island Jury awarded a 61 year old man stricken with polio $22.5 million dollars. The jury reached the verdict in favor of Dominick Tenuto, a former Wall Street executive who contracted polio 30 years ago after his then infant daughter received the polio vaccination produced by Lederle Laboratories. The vaccination given to his daughter contained the live [...]

Posted Under: Verdicts and Settlements
This post was written by Frank Dito on March 23, 2009 Comments (0)