Recent Posts in May, 2010

• NHTSA Raises Death Toll Linked to Toyota Cases

  May 26, 2010
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has increased the number of deaths related to Toyota Sudden Unintended Acceleration from 52 ...
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• Wyeth, Pfizer Promote Off-label Rapamune Use Despite Risks

  May 26, 2010
  Wyeth and Pfizer are being sued for promoting the drug Rapamune for uses unapproved by the FDA, and specifically targeting African-Americans despite ...
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• FDA to Add New Warnings on PPI's

  May 26, 2010
  The FDA has announced that it will require new warnings on all prescription and over the counter Proton Pump Inhibitors (PPI) as a result of multiple ...
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• Supreme Court Considers New Preemption Issues

  May 25, 2010
  Yesterday the Supreme Court granted certiorari to Williamson v Mazda Motors of America, Inc. , a case that will challenge how far preemption extends ...
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• Queens Man Dies from Uterine Cancer

  May 20, 2010
  The widow of a Queens man has a suit filed against NYU Medical Center for allegedly implanting a kidney from a woman with uterine cancer into her ...
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• Another Bike Frame Recall

  May 18, 2010
  The Consumer Product Safety Commission announced a recall of bike frames due to the risk that the frames can crack causing rider to loose control and ...
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• Nexium, Prilosec, and Other PPI Increase Risk of Bone Fracture

  May 14, 2010
  New studies released in 2010 show an increased link between popular acid-reducing drugs like Nexium, Prilosec, and Protonix and an increased chance of ...
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• NHTSA Investigating Another Toyota Recall

  May 14, 2010
  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is now investigating a recall by Toyota in 2005. The recall involves steering relay rods on Toyota ...
  Posted By Rheingold, Valet, Rheingold, Ruffo & Giuffra LLP
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