Individuals are filing thousands of lawsuits against hernia surgical mesh manufacturers alleging design and manufacturing defects and failure to warn of serious side effects.
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Military Ear Plugs
3M Dual-Ended Combat Arms Earplug (CAEv2) Lawsuits Allege Defects and Hearing Loss in Military Veterans
Over 650 lawsuits have been filed in federal and state courts across the United States against the 3M Company for damages incurred from allegedly defective earplugs 3M distributed to the United States Government and used by the U.S. Military and the U.S. Border Patrol.
Amiodarone Antiarrhythmic Drug
Amiodarone, Cordarone and Pacerone Lawsuits
Amiodarone, also sold under the brand names Cordarone® and Pacerone,® are extremely dangerous drugs that were FDA approved for the limited purpose of treating recurring, life-threatening ventricular fibrillation (VFib) but only as a last resort after all other treatments have failed.
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CPAP Medical Device Recall
One of the world’s largest manufacturers of medical devices, Royal Philips, issued a recall for several million CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure), PAP (Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure), and mechanical ventilator devices.
The Off-Label Promotion and Marketing of Amiodarone
The “off-label” promotion and marketing of drugs by the pharmaceutical industry is a huge driver of profits. Take Cordarone® for instance. Wyeth’s campaign to promote this drug for the treatment of Atrial fibrillation was so successful that Wyeth made an estimated $3 billion from this “off-label” use.