Tax Returns and Other Personal Info Found in Atlanta Dumpster
Tax returns, Social Security numbers and mortgage applications were found in an Atlanta trash dumpster. Investigators from the Georgia Office…
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Philly Hospital Laptop Stolen With Patient Data
A laptop computer containing Social Security numbers and other personal information for 943 people was stolen from a car outside…
Read More →ATTORNEYS TRY TO SETTLE FEMA TRAILER LAWSUITS
Attorneys are attempting to settle thousands of consumers’ claims stemming from hurricane relief trailers that allegedly exposed residents to hazardous fumes. The…
Read More →Cardiovascular Systems Recall
Cardiovascular Systems, Inc., ViperSheath Sheath Introducer Recall Class: Class I Date Recall Initiated: October 21, 2009 Product:ViperSheath Sheath Introducer is…
Read More →Pharmaceutical Manufacturer, Sanofi Aventis, Warns Doctors of Possible Overdose Adverse Effects
Sanofi-Aventis and FDA notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Warnings and Overdosage sections of the Prescribing Information for Norpramin…
Read More →Judge dismisses Fosamax lawsuit
A New York federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit against Merck in which the plaintiff alleged the drug Fosamax causes…
Read More →Laptop Stolen from Aurora St. Luke’s Hospital
A Milwaukee hospital is warning more than six-thousand patients whose personal identifying information may have been stolen. A laptop was…
Read More →FICO reveals credit report damage points data
FICO, for the first time, has publicly disclosed the extent of “damage points” data on consumers’ credit scores (aka beacon…
Read More →$6.3 Million Verdict Against Pfizer, Maker of Prempro
A Philadelphia jury has awarded $6.3 million in damages to a woman who claimed she developed breast cancer after taking…
Read More →Pfizer/Wyeth Pharmaceuticals to Release 300,000 Prempro Documents
Pfizer unit, Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, has agreed to release as many as 300,000 documents related to the development, sales and marketing…
Read More →STRYKER RECALLS SURGICAL NAVIGATION OPERATING SYSTEM
Stryker Corporation’s Instruments division initiated a worldwide, Class 1 recall of 23 Operating Room System II Surgical Navigation Systems because…
Read More →TEXAS COURT DISMISSES VIOXX LAWSUIT
A Texas court recently granted Merck’s motion for summary judgment to dismiss a lawsuit over the withdrawn painkiller Vioxx, reports…
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