by Chris Smith | May 12, 2023 | Medical Devices & Drugs
Latest Updates in Chemical Hair Straightener Cancer Lawsuits: What You Need to Know This post follows our previous post in December 2022 where we explained the dangers of chemical hair straighteners and the potential cancer risk associated with these products. Please...
by Chris Smith | Jul 16, 2021 | Medical Devices & Drugs
Johnson & Johnson has announced a recall of popular sunscreen products because of the risk of cancer. Affected sunscreen products contain the chemical Benzene, a known carcinogen. The products identified in the recall are marketed under the brand names...
by Chris Smith | Jun 14, 2021 | Medical Devices & Drugs
Royal Philips has issued a “recall notification to mitigate potential health risks related to the sound abatement foam component in certain sleep and respiratory care devices.” The recall applies to certain Bi-Level Positive Airway Pressure (Bi-Level PAP),...
by Chris Smith | Mar 25, 2021 | Medical Devices & Drugs
The Tennessee medical device injury law firm David Randolph Smith & Associates is pleased to announce that the Allergan breast implant lawsuits have survived a motion to dismiss in federal court. This means that the BIA-ALCL lawsuits will proceed to discovery, an...
by Freya Cartwright | Oct 26, 2020 | Medical Devices & Drugs
In early October, the FDA announced a recall of diabetes drug metformin hydrochloride due to the presence of a possible cancer-causing agent. In its announcement, the FDA explained that drug manufacturer Marksans detected unsafe levels of NDMA, a probable carcinogen,...
by Dominick R. Smith | Oct 14, 2020 | Medical Devices & Drugs, Recent Cases
In an official statement released Wednesday, the FDA requested that breast implant manufacturers impose strict warning standards on their products. The statement comes after numerous cases of lymphoma, an immune system cancer, have been linked to certain kinds of...