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Multiple Lawsuits Filed Over Recalled Contact Lens Solution
Santa Ana, CA July 30, 2007 -- Four more products liability lawsuits were filed yesterday against the manufacturer of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, California. The product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration in the wake of data collected and reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control linking the solution to a serious corneal infection known as Acanthamoeba keratitis. The new cases add to a growing number of injury and class action claims arising out of the recall.

Schmidt & Clark Represents Plaintiff in First U.S. Products Liability Case on Recalled Contact Lens Solution
Santa Ana, CA June 4, 2007— The Dallas-based law firm Schmidt & Clark announced today that it represents a Southern California couple in what is believed to be the first personal injury lawsuit brought against the manufacturers of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution since the product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration...

First U.S. Consumer Class Action Filed Against Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. for Recently Recalled Contact Lens Solution Complete® MoisturePlus™
Santa Ana, CA June 8, 2007 — What is believed to be the first class action lawsuit brought in the United States against the manufacturer of Complete® MoisturePlus™ contact lens solution was filed today in Orange County Superior Court in Santa Ana, California.  The product was voluntarily recalled on May 25 at the request of the Food & Drug Administration in the wake of reports of an association between the solution and serious corneal infections...

Sears Dangerous Stove Class Action Settlement Agreement Sears Must Stabilize 4 Million Dangerous Stoves Under $546 Million Class Action Settlement Agreement Case Highlights Need for Congress to Pass Stronger Consumer Product Safety Law WASHINGTON, D.C. ? After more than 100 deaths and severe injuries caused by household stoves that tipped over onto people, Sears, Roebuck and Co. ? one of a number of companies [...] 20 Additional Lawsuits Filed Against Advanced Medical Optics Over Recalled Contact Lens Solution California Court Orders Coordination of a Growing Number of Cases Alleging Blindness and Other Serious Injuries Santa Ana, CA December 13, 2007 ? Twenty more products liability lawsuits* were filed this week against contact lens solution maker Advanced Medical Optics, Inc. in California state courts in Los Angeles and Orange Counties. The plaintiffs reside in [...] Del Rey Flour Tortilla Recall Source | FDA November 12, 2007 — Del Rey Tortilleria, Inc., Chicago, Illinois, is announcing the recall of its flour tortilla products. Included in the recall are flour tortillas of all sizes [White Flour Tortillas; Tortillas de Harina(6 inch); Burritos 2, 3, and 4; and Fajita 8″ size] with the name “Del Rey” on the label, and [...] Cargill Meat Solutions recalls ground beef Source | Cargill Meat Solutions  Action due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination November 3, 2007 –Cargill Meat Solutions said it is voluntarily recalling approximately 1,084,384 pounds of ground beef produced at its Wyalusing, Pa., Cargill Regional Beef facility because of the possible presence of E. coli O157:H7. The ground beef products subject to recall were produced [...] UPDATE: Cargill Meat Solutions Ground Beef Meat Recall List - November 3, 2007 Recall Expansion The recall list below includes ONLY products included in the November 3, 2007 meat recall. The Cargill Meat Solutions ground beef products subject to the most recent recall are as follows: 1.3-pound packages of ?Century Farm 80/20 Ground Beef.? Use by/freeze by 11/03/2007 3.0-pound packages of ?Century Farm 80/20 Ground Beef.? Use by/freeze by 11/03/2007 1- pound packages of ?Century [...] Cargill Meat Solutions recalls frozen ground beef patties Source | Cargill Meat Solutions Action due to possible E. coli O157:H7 contamination October 6, 2007 –Cargill Meat Solutions said it is voluntarily recalling approximately 844,812 pounds of frozen ground beef patties because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall is based on an investigation by the Minnesota Department of Health and Minnesota Department of [...] Cargill Meat Solutions Ground Beef Meat Recall List The following products are subject to the October 6, 2007 recall and were produced on Aug. 9, 10, 15, 16 and 17, 2007, and were distributed nationwide. Each package bears the establishment number ?Est. 924A? inside the USDA mark of inspection. The products include: Products distributed at the retail and subject to recall are: 6-pound boxes of [...] FDA Requests Marketing Suspension of Trasylol Source | FDA The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced that, at the agency’s request, Bayer Pharmaceuticals Corp. has agreed to a marketing suspension of Trasylol, a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery, pending detailed review of preliminary results from a Canadian study that suggested an increased risk for death. FDA requested the [...] FDA Issues Early Communication About an Ongoing Safety Review of Aprotinin Injection Source | FDA Background: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an Early Communication about an Ongoing Safety Review of Aprotinin Injection (marketed as Trasylol), a drug used to control bleeding during heart surgery. Last week, FDA was notified that a Canadian research group stopped a study on Trasylol because the drug appeared to increase the [...] Adverse effects of Accutane Source | Wikipedia Increasingly higher dosages will result in higher toxicity, resembling vitamin A toxicity. Adverse drug reactions associated with isotretinoin therapy include:[4] Common: mild acne flare, dryness of skin, lips and mucous membranes, infection of the cuticles, cheilitis, itch, skin fragility, skin peeling, rash, flushing, photosensitivity, nose bleeds, dry eyes, eye irritation, conjunctivitis, reduced tolerance to [...]

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