Reuters reports on motorist outrage at the notion that GM sat on information concerning a faulty ignition switch in its cars for years without informing regulators. The article details the experiences of several drivers...
On Feb. 13, 2014, General Motors (GM) recalled 780,000 Chevrolet Cobalts and certain Pontiac vehicles to repair an ignition switch problem that can allow the key to unintentionally slip from its “run†position...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is advising the public that it is evaluating studies showing that prescription testosterone products might cause stroke, heart attacks, and death in men who use them.
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In early 2012, analysis of clinical trial results prompted the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change the labels of the cholesterol-reducing drug Lipitor to state that it increases a user’s risk of...
Thousands of women who have received transvaginal mesh implants to treat stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic organ prolapse (POP) have filed lawsuits in state and federal court to recover compensation for the debilitating...
A federal jury has found that talcum contained in Johnson & Johnson powder products contributed to a woman’s ovarian cancer. The jury found on that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn consumers of...
Approval of BP Plc (BP/)’s $9.2 billion partial settlement of private-party claims from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill was upheld by a U.S. appeals court.
Objectors said the settlement was unfair and couldn’t...
A federal jury has found that talcum contained in Johnson & Johnson powder products contributed to a woman’s ovarian cancer. The jury found on that Johnson & Johnson failed to warn consumers of...