Though the 510(k) approval process used by the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) to quickly and efficiently clear medical devices similar to already approved products has its benefits, the…
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Iowa farmers continue to suffer financial losses as a result of China’s import ban on Syngenta GMO corn. Though China began accepting U.S.-grown GMO corn products in December 2014, the…
As a southern Illinois auto accident attorney, I was very interested in a recent story in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about Toyota’s alleged attempts to intimidate a Southern Illinois University…
Boehringer Ingelheim’s blood-thinning drug Pradaxa (dabigatran etexilate) is a $1 billion industry unto itself. Developed to usurp Coumadin’s (Warfarin) dominance over the blood thinner market, Pradaxa initially showed some promise…
As a defective products lawyer in Missouri, I’m quite familiar with the issue of lead paint in older buildings. Before the 1970s, paint often contained lead as one ingredient. However,…
As regular readers of our Missouri injury blog know, Pradaxa’s side effects, such as hemorrhaging and stroke, have sparked multiple legal actions across the U.S. On August 9, Federal District…
Numerous lawsuits alleging personal injury and wrongful death have been filed against a major dialysis drug manufacturer regarding an increased risk of heart problems after receiving GranuFlo and NaturaLyte dialysis…
Individuals who received Stryker Rejuvenate or Stryker ABG II hip implants were granted some extra time to register to participate in the record $1.4 billion settlement against the manufacturer. Following…
What Birth Defects Do SSRIs Cause? from Jeffrey Lowe Selective Serotonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) have been linked to birth defects when a child is exposed during a mother’s pregnancy….
Despite the best intentions and celebratory nature of Fourth of July fireworks displays, many individuals suffer personal injury as a result of fireworks every year. Usually, individuals who attend fireworks…