Consumer complaints under attorney investigation; no lawsuits filed yet. When certain consumer complaints affect a larger number of individuals, an attorney may begin a class action investigation. The number of people affected in order to begin an investigation can and will vary depending on the nature of the product in question and the complaint involved. For example, a serious auto defect can lead to a loss of many lives and prompt a class action investigation based on a small number of complaints; a mislabeled food product might be recalled but not result in actual injury to anyone and, therefore, not prompt a class action investigation. If an attorney determines there is cause for legal action, a class action investigation can lead to a class action lawsuit being filed.
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a final order reclassifying sunlamp products and ultraviolet (UV) lamps intended for use in sunlamp products from low-risk (class I) to moderate-risk (class II) devices. The...
Los Angeles, CA: Questcor Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the maker and currently, the sole provider of adrenocorticotropic hormone ("ACTH"), a drug approved by the FDA to treat certain life threatening and fatal diseases, is accused of violating California...
Washington, DC: Office Depot is recalling about 1,400,000 Gibson Leather Task Chairs due to a defect involving the mounting plate weld, which can break and separate the seat from the base of the chair, posing a fall hazard to consumers. This...
Washington, DC: Bravo Pet Food is recalling select lots its pet food because they have the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. This voluntary recall has been issued because the FDA has reported an independent lab detected the...
Washington, DC: According to an article published April 7, in JAMA Internal Medicine, the use of sildenafil (Viagra, Pfizer) is associated with an increased risk for melanoma. The prospective cohort study was done by researchers from the...
Washington, DC: A new warning that the insomnia drug Lunesta (eszopiclone) can cause next-day impairment of driving and other activities that require alertness has been issued by The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). A study of Lunesta...
Detroit, MI: General Motors Co has issued a new recall of 2.7 million vehicles globally for five different defects. GM has said it is aware of several hundred complaints, 13 crashes and two injuries, but no fatalities as a result of a taillamp...
Washington, DC:About 365,000 units of consisting of a 3-in-1 flashlight, compass and match holder distributed by Marlboro are being recalled because the matches inside the match holder can ignite when in contact with the striker pad beneath the...
Washington, DC: Johnson Health Tech North America is recalling about 1,100 Magnum and Matrix Fitness 900 Pro Series multi-station strength training towers because the plastic connectors that link the strength training stations' towers can slide out...
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that injection of corticosteroids into the epidural space of the spine may result in rare but serious adverse events, including loss of vision, stroke, paralysis, and death. The...