Heath experts are now calling for lower doses of over-the-counter acetaminophen in drugs like Tylenol and Excedrin. At a two-day conference hosted by the Food and Drug Administration, approximately 40 health experts came to the conclusion that it would be a good idea to decrease the recommended dose of acetaminophen – currently at 1000mg – [...]

More than 30 personal injury lawsuits have been filed in Illinois and Texas after a tainted medication led to allergic reactions and deaths in 2008. Baxter International Inc. recalled herapin, a blood thinner and anti-coagulant, in 2008 when ingredients in the medication were found to cause adverse reactions. Key components at fault within herapin were [...]

It seems like New York City Transit and the Metropolitan Transit Authority have seen quite a bit of news coverage in the past few months – and almost all of it has been linked to injuries and lawsuits. According to a New York Daily News report, NYC Transit officials say legal quirks in the law [...]

In the latest chapter of the Japanese automaker’s woes, Toyota customers are filing lawsuits against the company with complaints that faulty gas pedals are causing, or could cause, car accidents and injuries if their vehicles suddenly accelerate. About 6.5 million vehicles worldwide are being voluntarily recalled by the auto maker for either sticking gas pedals [...]

Toyota may be facing even more legal problems stemming from their recent recalls, but these aren’t because of sticky gas pedals. Several groups of vehicle owners are now filing class action lawsuits against the Japanese auto maker, alleging that all of the personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits that have been filed against the company [...]

More than 150 different lawsuits against Toyota will be tried in one courtroom in front of a single federal judge in Santa Ana, Calif., including about 100 class action suits against the beleaguered Japanese automaker and another 50 personal injury lawsuits over claims of uncontrolled acceleration. The ruling came down on April 9 from the [...]