Recall of sterile compounded products impacts Illinois residents

A Massachusetts-based pharmacy is recalling all of its products manufactured in 2013. Pallimed Solutions, Inc., doing business as Pallimed Pharmacy, announced the recall after state inspectors found particles floating in vials of the pharmacy’s compounded products. Federal health officials warn that the particulates (filaments) can lead to blood vessel damage, induce emboli, and cause other>> Read More

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Superabsorbent Toy Product Investigation

The Consumer Product Safety Commission recently launched an investigation into toys made with superabsorbent polymers which can serious child injuries when swallowed. The toys are often marble-like objects which expand to many times their original size after being placed in water. The CPSC and Consumer Reports are investigating the safety of these materials as several>> Read More

Death Of Cook County Lotto Winner A Mystery

he wrongful death of an Illinois man is making national headlines today after the Cook County medical examiner ruled his death a homicide. The 46-year-old man won $1 million in the Illinois lottery’s “$3 million Cash Jackpot!” game but then died suddenly a few weeks later. The man reportedly woke up one evening screaming after>> Read More

Johnson & Johnson President Testifies at Chicago DePuy Trial

In our last post we discussed a recent $8.3 million verdict awarded to a retired prison guard who received a defective hip implant manufactured by J&J’s DePuy orthopedic subsidiary. The jury found that DePuy’s all-metal ASR hip implant was defectively designed and caused the plaintiff substantial amounts of pain and suffering. The second of thousands>> Read More

Feds Fine Naperville Concrete Manufacturer

A Naperville concrete manufacturer was recently cited after a serious workplace accident that nearly killed a worker at its facility. U.S. Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration announced $70,000 in proposed fines and penalties against the Dukane Precast Inc. for an incident in which a worker at its facility became engulfed in a>> Read More

Mega NFL Lawsuit Consists Of More Than 80 Incidents

Recent headlines have highlighted a number of lawsuits being filed against the National Football League (NFL), alleging that the professional sports league knew that head trauma resulting from hits in the game could result in permanent brain injury – and hid that information from its players. The latest headline announced that these lawsuits have been>> Read More

Efforts To Reduce Injuries To Children In Accidents

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has changed its guidelines regarding children and booster seats. In addition, it announced the successful development of a new, child sized crash test dummy that can hopefully be used to reduce child injuries through a greater understanding of children and car accidents. The latest developments are just a few>> Read More

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