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EICHEN LEVINSON & CRUTCHLOW, LLP
40 Ethel Road
Edison, New Jersey 08817
Tel. (732) 777-0100
Fax (732) 248-8273

Hot Topics in Personal Injury Law

It seems as if nearly every day a drug which we thought was safe is taken off the market due to undisclosed dangers. We often see product recalls on everything from cars to toys. EICHEN LEVINSON & CRUCHLOW, LLP is committed to representing consumers and patients who have been injured by dangerous drugs and defective products. Below, you will find a brief list of some of the dangerous products we think you should know about.

If you or a loved one has suffered injury or death because of any of these products, please contact our office and speak to a personal injury attorney. We will respond to your email within 24 hours. Eichen Levinson & Crutchlow, with offices centrally located in Edison, New Jersey, provides excellent legal services in the tri-state area, and nationally in matters involving catastrophic personal injury, mass torts, class actions, and consumer fraud litigation.

MOLD

Different species of fungi have probably caused human suffering since the dawn of time. In fact, the adverse health effects of fungal exposure are mentioned in the Book Of Leviticus...

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THIMEROSAL

A chemical compound containing mercury, a substance known to be poisonous and toxic, is being used as a preservative in vaccines for children. This additive is called THIMEROSAL...

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FOSAMAX® WARNING

The Journal of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons established a connection between FOSAMAX® and other bisphosphonates and a serious bone disease called osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ)...

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CRESTOR

Crestor was approved as a cholesterol-lowering drug by the FDA in August of 2003. Like Baycol, use of Crestor may result in a potentially deadly muscle-damaging side effect called Rhabdomyolysis...

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CEREBRAL PALSY

Do you have a child with cerebral palsy? If you do, you are acutely aware of the immense responsibilities this has placed upon the lives of every member of your family...

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DEFECTIVE KNEE REPLACEMENTS

Smith & Nephew, the medical products concern that lost out in the $3bn (£1.8bn) battle for Switzerland's Centerpulse, has suffered a further setback after deciding to withdraw a recently launched orthopedic implant from the US market...

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ZYPREXA AND DIABETES

In a November 2001 Journal of the American Medical Association, medical officers from the FDA's Center for Drug Evaluation and Research and a Duke University Medical Center physician first reported a possible link between Zyprexa and hyperglycemia in adolescents...

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ORTHO EVRA BIRTH CONTROL PATCH

It has recently been disclosed that the Ortho Evra contraceptive patch contains higher levels of a hormone than birth control pills, exposing women to 60 percent more estrogen than the pill, the FDA said in a statement...

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DEFECTIVE IMPLANTABLE CARDIOVERTER DEFIBRILATORS

Guidant Corporation has recalled the following defibrillators because they can develop an internal short circuit without warning, resulting in failure to deliver a shock to the heart when needed...

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RADIOPHARMACEUTICAL IMAGING AND APPENDICITIS

NeutroSpec is indicated for radiologic imaging of patients with unclear signs and symptoms of appendicitis who are five years of age and older...

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HEMODIALYSIS MACHINE FAILURE

FDA Class I Classification has been given to Baxter’s September 2005 urgent product recall for a meridian hemodialysis instrument...

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STRATTERA FOR ADHD

FDA recently alerted health care providers that treatment of children and adolescents with Strattera increases suicidal thoughts...

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GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX DISEASE (GERD) SUFFERERS

FDA recently issued Public Health Notification about serious adverse events, including death, occurring with Enteryx®, a product made by Boston Scientific that's used to treat gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)...

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MENINGITIS VACCINE & GUILLIAN-BARRE SYNDROME

FDA and CDC are alerting health care providers and consumers about six reports of Guillain-Barre Syndrome following administration of Menactra, a Meningococcal vaccine manufactured by Sanofi Pasteur...

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ANTIDEPRESSANT PAXIL® AND PREGNANCY

GlaxoSmithKline has notified healthcare professionals that new precautionary information is being added to the labeling for the antidepressant Paxil® (paroxetine hydrochloride)...

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ERECTILE DYSFUNCTION DRUGS AND VISION LOSS

FDA notified healthcare professionals of updated labeling for Cialis®, LEVITRA® and VIAGRA® to reflect a small number of post-marketing reports of sudden vision loss, attributed to NAION...

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