Episode 42 Overview In this episode, Sarah and Ben Showard cover the following topics: Update on the Boy Scouts of America sexual abuse case. Huge RoundUp / Monsanto verdict for $2.2 billion. Philips is finally halting sales in the U.S. on their dangerous, cancer-causing CPAP machines. Camp Lejeune trials are expected to begin in April,…
Episode 40 Overview In this episode, Sarah and Ben Showard cover the following topics: Gilead, manufacturer of AIDS/HIV medicine chose profits over lives. 67 products from the Quaker Oats line have been RECALLED. Zantac/GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) caused cancer and is getting hit with major lawsuits. Boeing 737 plane experienced a door blowout mid-flight, causing traumatic experiences…
Exactech is a medical device company that manufactures knee, hip and ankle replacement implants, and recently had to issue a recall on a select number of their products. The recall applies to the following products: Hip implants: Exactech Connexion GXL, ACUMATCH, MCS and NOVTION acetabular liners. Knee implants: OPETRAK, OPETRAK logic, and TRULIANT…
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure (CPAP) machines are a lifesaver for more than 8 million sleep apnea sufferers in the United States. However, Dutch manufacturer Philips voluntarily recalled three to four million CPAP units on June 14th, 2021, because the foam off-gassing may put users at risk of developing cancer. Contact our law firm to start…
There has been a recall of the widely-prescribed diabetes medication metformin by at least one drug maker due to high levels of a cancer-causing agent known as N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA). The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) stated that it is in contact with five pharmaceutical manufacturers about recalling their extended-release versions of the popular diabetes drug. Laboratory…
Zantac was voluntarily pulled from shelves as a “precautionary measure” after it was determined that more safety assessments are needed after 1,500 samples tested positive for a carcinogen impurity. Ranitidine (Zantac) is an H2 blocker used to treat heartburn. It has been on the market since 1981. Doctors write 15 million prescriptions of Zantac a…
The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has announced a recall of Sassy® Hug N’ Tug Puppy and Monkey and Carter’s® Hug N’ Tug Monkey toys because beads could become loose and choke a child. The CPSC has received 12 complaints that beads at the center of the toys became loose, though no injuries were reported.…