In the legal sense, a tort means that a company or person has committed a wrong against another person. This may include emotional distress, physical damage or financial damage. In West Virginia, this is often caused by some form of negligence. There are cases in...
Doctors in West Virginia and elsewhere prescribe around 15 million patients the heartburn medication Zantac, and some people buy it without a prescription. Zantac contains a chemical called ranitidine, and it has been tied to cancer risks. Ranitidine has also been...
People in West Virginia deserve to know when a common medication has been pulled from the market. That's what happened recently with ranitidine, marketed under the brand name Zantac. Tests showed that Zantac didn't just block histamines to treat heartburn; this drug...
Some West Virginia patients have undergone surgery that placed filters in the inferior vena cava (IVC) to deal with blood clots. Unfortunately, many IVC filters have proven to be defective by breaking off small pieces or shifting out of position. Small pieces of...
In recent years, talcum powder brands in West Virginia and elsewhere in the U.S. have come under fire for allegedly causing ovarian cancer. A study showed that women who regularly use talcum powder have a nearly 30% risk of developing ovarian cancer. Additionally,...
The FDA has ordered a massive recall of the prescription drug Zantac after learning that the drug contains potentially cancer-causing agents. In January 2020, the FDA learned that Zantac contained NDMA, which is known to cause various forms of cancer. Several months...
Blood clots are potentially deadly, and so is one of the most commonly used medical solutions: the IVC filter. Some IVC filters wind up migrating from their intended location or having small pieces break off and pierce veins or internal organs. A new medical...
A blood clot is potentially deadly and the cure should not be equally risky to West Virginia patients. Unfortunately, many defective IVC filters intended to catch blood clots are proving to be as potentially deadly as a freely moving blood clot. Many IVC filters have...
In April 2020, the drug Zantac was pulled from the shelves after the FDA learned that it contained harmful amounts of NDMA, a toxic chemical. The drug had been used since the 80s as a treatment for acid reflux disease. However, hundreds of people have come forward...
Virginia residents may have heard about a judge ruling that the company Johnson and Johnson must pay a $100 million settlement after a lawsuit alleged that the company's baby powder contained harmful amounts of asbestos. In 2018, the New York Times discovered that...
