E. Coli Deaths Linked to Romaine Lettuce, Officials Say
At least two people were killed and dozens sickened by E. coli outbreaks in Canada and the United States that the authorities in Canada have linked to romaine lettuce.
Health officials in the United States are not yet ready to blame the American outbreak to the leafy green. Still, they say, the Canadian finding has...
Consumer’s lawsuits say credit bureaus reported outdated judgments
The three major U.S. credit bureaus have been hit with proposed class actions in Manhattan federal court this week accusing them of reporting old, vacated civil judgments on consumers’ credit reports without checking that the information was current, violating federal and New York state laws.
The lawsuits against Experian, Equifax and TransUnion seek actual, statutory...
FDA issues recall on Johnson & Johnson heart device
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday issued a recall of a heart device made by a unit of Johnson & Johnson due to a faulty valve.
The valve, which prevents blood from flowing back through it, is part of a device used to insert and position cardiovascular catheters in the heart.
About 110 Agilis...
After Equifax breach, anger but no action in Congress
The massive Equifax data breach, which compromised the identities of more than 145 million Americans, prompted a telling response from Congress: It did nothing.
Some industry leaders and lawmakers thought September’s revelation of the massive intrusion — which took place months after the credit reporting agency failed to act on a warning from the Homeland...
California court says Novartis can be sued over generic drug injuries
The California Supreme Court’s ruling broke with decisions nationally to the contrary and created exposure for brand-name drugmakers who could be sued in the state for failing to warn users about the risks of cheaper, generic versions of their drugs.
Leslie Brueckner, the plaintiffs’ lawyer, said the decision was the only one currently by a...
Infection lapses are rampant in nursing homes but punishment is rare
Basic steps to prevent infections — such as washing hands, isolating contagious patients and keeping ill nurses and aides from coming to work — are routinely ignored in the nation’s nursing homes, endangering residents and spreading hazardous germs.
A Kaiser Health News analysis of four years of federal inspection records shows 74% of nursing homes...
Apple sued by iPhone owners over software that slowed older phones
LOS ANGELES — Wednesday Apple admitted that it deliberately slowed down older iPhones to prevent unexpected shutdowns when the batteries were worn out.
Thursday, the lawsuits began.
A proposed class-action breach-of-contract suit was filed by two consumers, via a Los Angeles lawyer, saying they never consented to allow Apple to slow their older iPhones.
"As a...
As Overdoses Mount, Cities and Counties Rush to Sue Opioid Makers
AKRON, Ohio — Citing a spike in overdose deaths, growing demands for drug treatment and a strained budget, officials here in Summit County filed a lawsuit late Wednesday against companies that make or distribute prescription opioids. On Monday, Smith County in Tennessee did the same. And on Tuesday, nine cities and counties in Michigan...
Boehringer to pay $13.5 million to resolve U.S. states’ drug probe
(Reuters) - Boehringer Ingelheim will pay $13.5 million to resolve claims by state attorneys general that the pharmaceutical company used deceptive and misleading marketing to promote the use of four of its drugs for unapproved purposes.
The settlement was announced on Wednesday by attorneys general in 50 states to resolve allegations centered on how the...
GM urges judge to throw out disputed ignition switch deal
(Reuters) - Lawyers for General Motors (GM.N) on Monday urged a federal bankruptcy judge in Manhattan to throw out a settlement that would require the company to pay $1 billion to car owners suing over faulty ignition switches.
The carmaker made its argument on the first day of a scheduled three-day bench trial before Judge...
