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corn-83783_640Recently, a jury found the company Bayer liable in a product liability lawsuit brought by plaintiff Mike Dennis who alleged his non-Hodgkin lymphoma was the result of exposure to Bayer’s Roundup weed killer. The jury ordered Bayer to pay $332 million in damages, of which $7 million is in compensatory damages and $325 million is in punitive damages. If you developed cancer and believe it was caused by exposure to Bayer’s Roundup, call the experienced Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. We represent clients nationwide.

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The $332 million damages verdict was the third trial loss for Bayer this month. The prior verdicts in Roundup trials were $175 million and $1.25 million. However, these wins for the plaintiffs came after a string of nine consecutive trials with similar claims. In 2020, Bayer settled most of the Roundup claims against it for up to $10.9 billion. Around 40,000 Roundup-related cases are still in process against it.

With regard to this verdict, the jury agreed with Bayer in connection with two out of four legal claims. It found that the company failed to warn of Roundup’s risks, but that it was not negligent, and that the product was not defectively designed.

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vial-5774206_1280-e1696439634427Manufacturer Medline Industries initiated a recall of its Hudson RCI Addipak Unit Dose Vial, 0.9% full normal saline solution in July of this year. The FDA has categorized this recall as a Class I recall, which is the most severe kind of recall, reserved for cases in which use of a device could cause death or serious injuries. The recall affects lot 3B085 with distribution dates April 20, 2023 – July 14, 2023. 18,000 devices were recalled across the country. If you were harmed by units from the recalled lot, you should contact the seasoned Chicago-based attorneys of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved. We represent consumers across the country.

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Medline Industries’ recall is based on the Lot 3B085 vials being non-sterile. While the affected lot passed the sterility testing, Lot 3B087, which was within the same cleaning cycle failed testing and exposed the impacted lot to possible contamination. When saline is non-sterile, there may be severe adverse health repercussions including infection, wheezing, nausea, discomfort, and difficulty breathing, along with potentially fatal sepsis and death. However, consumers have not reported injuries or deaths connected to the issue.

The recalled vials are used in connection with irrigation and inhalation therapy. Sometimes it is paired with a non-ventilator nebulizes to cleanse the lungs and irrigate the trachea. When irrigation therapy is used, the saline solution helps to clean wounds and flush the area. With inhalation therapy, the solution returns moisture to the lunches and reduces cold and allergy-created congestion.

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PNG-image-300x200Manufacturer Kraft Heinz discovered that one of the machines that individually wraps Kraft Singles American processed cheese slices permits thin strips of film to say on the slices even after removal of the wrapper. The food company announced a voluntary recall of more than 83,800 cases these slices. It’s believed the strips of film that stays on the cheeses present a potential choking danger or gagging hazard. The director of food safety and testing at Consumer Reports commented that any complicated machine requires adjustments to pieces of the equipment such that if adjustments aren’t right or in alignment with the specs, the machine may not do its job correctly, causing food safety problems. If you were harmed by Kraft processed American cheese slices, call the experienced Chicago-based product liability attorneys of Moll Law Group about the possibility of bringing a claim.

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Several customer complaints about finding plastic stuck to a slice, and 6 consumers’ complaints of choking and gagging as a result of this, led to the company investigating. No reports of injuries or serious health problems were made. The recall affects 16-ounce Kraft Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese products. Their use-by date falls between Jan. 10, 2024, and Jan. 27, 2024. The recall also affects 3-pound multipacks of 72-count Kraft Singles American Pasteurized Prepared Cheese Product that have a best by date of January 9, 2024 – January 16, 2024.

The manufacturer has said that it repaired the wrapping machine and inspected the other machines that process the cheese. Consumer who bought recalled slices can return them to the store where they bought them for a refund or exchange.

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eye-321961_1280-e1696438901920The Food and Drug Administration recently updated the warning label on Horizon Pharmaceutical’s TEPEZZA. The label now includes that one of the “major recent changes” for warnings and precautions is “hearing impairment including hearing loss.”  Hearing loss is just one of four warnings. The others are hyperglycemia, exacerbation of preexisting inflammatory bowel disease and infusion reactions. If you suffered hearing loss or other harm, you should call the trusted Chicago-based dangerous drug lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in lawsuits around the country with which we’ve been involved.

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Tepezza is a drug prescribed to improve symptoms of thyroid eye disease, which is a rare condition in which fatty tissue and muscles located behind the eye become inflamed such that the eye is pushed to the front and bulge outwards. The drug is supposed to mitigate the effects of double vision, proptosis, and chronic bulging eye. Unfortunately it is a drug that carries significant risks.

The new Tepezza warning provides that it can cause serious hearing impairment including hearing loss that could be permanent. Doctors are advised to evaluate a patient’s hearing before, during and after treatment with the drug and also weight the risks and benefits of treating a patient with the drug. The warning came a little less than a month after the Brazilian Health Regulatory Agency approved its use as a thyroid eye disease treatment.

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happens-770461_640-e1696440252665Bard’s PowerPort devices are implanted under the skin and pump intravenous chemotherapy and other fluid into a patient’s bloodstream. These are two-part devices with an injection reservoir and a catheter. Recently, plaintiffs in eight lawsuits against Becton, Dickinson & Company, C.R. Bard, Inc., and Bard Access Systems made a motion under 28 U.S.C. § 1407 to centralize litigation arising out of Bard’s Power Port devices in the Western District of Missouri. They allege that due to the catheters on the devices breaking, they suffered blood clots, infections, chest pain, and other life-threatening complications; many of them needed to undergo emergency surgeries to extract pieces of catheter. If you or a loved one suffered harm as a result of a Bard Power Port device, you should call the seasoned Chicago-based attorneys of Moll Law Group about your potential claim. Billions have been recovered in product liability lawsuits around the country with which we’ve been involved.

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The Panel determined that the lawsuits involved common questions of fact and that just and efficient litigation would be promoted by centralizing the case in the District of Arizona. They found that the common factual questions involve allegations that there is too great a concentration of barium sulfate used during the manufacturing of the catheter in the port devices.

This concentration, purportedly, reduces the catheter’s material integrity, which can in turn result in fracture or migration of the catheter, infection, and thrombosis. The multidistrict litigation will be looking at whether the design of the Bard port catheters requires too high a concentration of barium sulfate, as well as whether the defendant’s tested the devices sufficiently and whether they appropriately monitored and reported adverse events related to product failures.

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woman-698964_1280-e1695661666719Phenylephrine is an ingredient in popular oral decongestants branded as Vicks Nyquil Sinex Nighttime Sinus Relief, Sudafed PE, and Benadryl Allergy Plus Congestion. It was believed that the drug worked to reduce blood vessel swelling in the nasal passages, and that this got rid of congestion. These decongestants generated nearly $1.8 billion in sales in 2022. A Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel has advised that data shows over-the-counter cold and allergy medications that contain phenylephrine don’t effectively eliminate nasal congestion. A unanimous vote by the panel declared that the drug is not useful.

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The FDA only started to review over-the-counter cold medicines in 1976. Over the last 30 years, Florida pharmacy professors have pressured the FDA to do something about the efficacy of phenylephrine. Back in 1993, Dr. Leslie Hendeles wrote a paper published in a medical journal that phenylephrine didn’t work because it was destroyed in the stomach and never made it to the bloodstream. Further research over the years determined the drug was not any better than a placebo. Pandemic legislation changes FDA staffing and procedures so that they’re more in line with the rules surrounding prescription drugs, and this caused the FDA to produce an 89-page review.

While the FDA makes final decisions about drugs, they sometimes use advisory committees to give them advice and recommendations. FDA considers a committee’s advice and recommendations when deciding; in this case the advisory committee’s opinion was based on the FDA’s 89-page review.

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treatment-4099432_1280-e1693590345228The Carina Sub-Acute Care Ventilator was recently recalled in a Class I recall, which is the most significant kind of recall. With a Class I recall, it has been found that using the product could cause severe injuries or death. The manufacturer of the Carina ventilator, Draeger Medical, is voluntarily correcting the product. Adult patients can continue to use the device, but health care providers are not supposed to use these devices with their pediatric patients. If you were injured by a Carina Sub-Acute Care ventilator, please call the experienced Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group. We represent clients around the country and billions have been recovered in lawsuits with which we’ve been involved.

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Hospital providers use the Carina Sub-Acute Care Ventilator to help people who need assistance to breathe. This type of ventilator can be used for invasive ventilation through the trachea or for noninvasive ventilation that makes use of a mask. Draeger has recalled the ventilator because contaminants, polyether polyurethane (PE-PUR), are produced in the airpath of the device. This can cause a potential carcinogen, contaminant 1,3-Dichloropropan-2-ol, to be released. The contaminants go beyond the appropriate levels when patients who are children or infants use it for over a month.

Pediatric patients may experience severe health conditions as a result of exposure to the chemicals including death and toxic responses such as irritation, hypersensitivity, nausea, vomiting, and carcinogenic impacts. No deaths, complaints, or incidents have been reported in connection with the emission of contamination so far, but it’s still important to be alert to the issue and to seek remedies when appropriate.

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baby-1531059_1280-1024x576The new feature length documentary “Born Free: Birth in America” is a 95-minute investigation into maternal mortality in the United States, and why it’s increasingly dangerous for mothers to give birth in this country. The movie was made by Paula James-Martinez, a British journalist who became a mother in 2018. It was released on May 14, Mother’s Day, of this year. For the documentary, Ms. James-Martinez went cross-country with an all-female crew to figure out why the United States is the most expensive and dangerous developed country in which to give birth. If your loved one died while giving birth and you suspect professional negligence, call the seasoned Chicago-based medical malpractice attorneys of Moll Law Group. We represent clients around the country and billions have been recovered in lawsuits with which we’ve been involved.

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Maternal mortality is defined to include any deaths during pregnancy or deaths that occur within a year after giving birth. Common causes of maternal mortality include excessive bleeding, infection, drug overdose, and suicide.

“Born Free” includes testimony from a wide range of parents who suffered birth trauma. One of the women went through an episiotomy, which results in the vagina being cut to be wider for childbirth, against her will. A Black man whose wife bled to death after a c-section delivery was interviewed; he filed a civil rights lawsuit against the hospital alleging discrimination in treating his wife. Ms. Martinez’s goal was to get the mortality information in front of those who might otherwise not have access and give them a way to advocate for themselves.

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corona-6278444_640-e1693590561384The manufacturer Hamilton Medical Inc. has recalled its Hamilton-C1, C2, C3, T1 ventilators because they have software problems that provide no warning before a stop in the ventilators is triggered. Hamilton ventilators are used by health care providers for those who need full or partial breathing help from a mechanical ventilator. They are used when trying to transport patients within hospitals and outside them. If you were injured or a loved one died because of any of the affected ventilators, you should call the trustworthy Chicago-based product liability lawyers of Moll Law Group to determine whether you have a claim. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we’ve been involved.

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The Hamilton ventilator recall was initiated June 15, 2023. The FDA classified the recall as a serious one, a Class 1 recall, because using this type of ventilator could result in death or acute injuries. These ventilators support adult and pediatric patients, including infants and newborns. When a ventilator is used for over 91 days without a restart, it will shift to an ambient state, during which time the ventilator will alarm and display a technical fault banner on its screen. A health care provider may need to intervene, giving air to the patient with a manual resuscitating device or using a different type of device. When patients don’t breathe on their own or get a timely intervention, they could die or otherwise suffer serious health consequences.

The manufacturer sent customers an advisory that asks them to provide alternative ventilation, to switch off the ventilator power to get out of the ambient state, and to service the ventilator once the patient is safe. The model numbers that are affected are C1, T1 V2.2x, C2, and C3. They were distributed December 10, 2010 – May 1, 2023. These ventilators were installed with specific software and had neonatal options installed on them. In the United States, 21,429 units have been recalled. While there have been 80 reported complaints, there have been no injuries and no deaths connected to the recall.

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Recently, 3M agreed to pay $6.01 billion to settle lawsuits that cover about 240,000 military veterans and service members who sued due to hearing loss they alleged was the result of the manufacturers’ Combat Arms earplugs. Earlier this year, 3M tried to move the lawsuits into bankruptcy court to avoid being held liable for the full scope of damages; the deal failed.

Aearo Technologies made the Combat Arms earplugs, which the military used to train service members, including those in Iraq and Afghanistan, from 2003-2015. 3M bought Aearo. When they sued, the plaintiffs alleged that the manufacturer had concealed design flaws, altered test results, and failed to provide proper instructions for the earplugs, and that, as a result they suffered hearing loss, tinnitus and other hearing damage. Plaintiffs claimed that the defendants had used their own lab to test the earplugs and used improper testing procedures that skewed the results of a mandatory test, in order to get a different Noise Reduction Rating label than it should have gotten.

In 2019, the 3M lawsuits were consolidated before a federal judge in Florida. Aearo filed for bankruptcy in 2022, but the bankruptcy judge dismissed it on the grounds that Aearo was financially healthy and therefore shouldn’t pursue bankruptcy. In the course of the 3M litigation, 16 earplug cases went to trial. The manufacturer lost 10 cases, and around $265 million was awarded to the plaintiffs. The verdicts are included as part of the $6.01 billion settlement.

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