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Recall of Magnetic Floating Stackers Due to Risk of Serious Injury or Death

Tegu’s Magnetic Floating Stackers are children’s wooden toys that have a base, six pieces of different colors that stack, two posts, and two figures. All of these connect with magnets. Recently, Tegu recalled the Magnetic Floating Stackers toys due to the risk that a child would ingest the magnet, risk…

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Select Newport Ventilators and Service Parts Have Been Recalled.

In May of this year, the manufacturer Medtronic voluntarily recalled Newport HT70 and HT70 Plus ventilators, along with specific service parts related to those models. Consumers were asked to remove these devices from use and substitute an alternative ventilator for patients. In June, the FDA designated the voluntary recall as…

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Plaintiffs Bring Motion to Centralize Port Catheter Litigation

When there are a number of different cases pending in various districts against common defendants and featuring common factual and legal issues, it may be appropriate for plaintiffs to seek to have the cases centralized in a single district. When cases are centralized in this way, pretrial proceedings and discovery…

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FSIS Issues Public Health Alert for Ground Beef Products

The United States Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) recently issued a public health alert for one-pound vacuum packed packages of Organic Rancher 95% lean and 15% fat ground beef. These were products sold at Whole Foods Market that carry the risk of E. coli O157:H7 contamination…

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FDA Elevates Tomato Recall to Highest Risk Warning

A tomato recall was announced in May in connection with possible salmonella contamination. It affects three states, and recently was upgraded to Class I recall, which is the highest recall designation for health dangers. It means that the FDA believes that there is a reasonable probability that the recalled product…

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FDA Warns of Itching Risks with Popular Allergy Medications

Seasonal allergies are triggered by pollen and blooming flowers and other plants. Allergy symptoms include runny noses, itchy eyes, sneezing, and sometimes coughing. Patients have been prescribed medications, and in some cases, take over-the-counter allergy medication. Recently, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned the public that when patients…

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Failure to Disclose Increased Risk to Leqembi and Kisunla Patients

Two Alzheimer’s drugs Leqembi and Kisunla were approved by the FDA to treat mild dementia or a pre-Alzheimer’s condition called mild cognitive impairment. Data had suggested that Leqembi could slow cognitive decline in Alzheimer’s patients by five months over a period of 18 months for patients who had only mild…