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• Hydroxycut: The Latest Gun in DSHEA’s Wild West

  Don Greiwe | May 11, 2009 9:32 AM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  As you probably have heard, hydroxycut has been taken off the market. On April 30th the FDA warned consumers to immediately stop using all 14 Hydroxycut products. This comes after the FDA...

• Consumers v. Huge Corporations: The Medical Device Debate

  Joe Saunders | September 20, 2008 11:59 AM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  It's a classic David vs. Goliath scenario with the US Supreme Court appearing to side with the large corporations instead of individual consumers. Last February in Riegel v. Medtronic, the Supreme...

• Recall of Digitek (Digoxin Tablets)

  Brenda Fulmer | May 08, 2008 3:39 PM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  The FDA and Actavis Totowa recently announced the recall of Digitek (digoxin) tablets due to manufacturing defects that caused the pills to contain excessive doses of the drug which can lead to toxic reactions, especially in patients with kidney problems.

• Raytheon's Groundwater Contamination Problem in St. Petersburg

  Joe Saunders | May 01, 2008 9:50 AM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  In the last month, reports of groundwater contamination in the Azalea neighborhood have been directly linked to the Raytheon Corp.'s plant located at 1501 72nd St. North in St. Petersburg. The...

• Repeal Of The Motorcycle Helmet Law - Now The Head Hits The Road

  Bob Carroll | October 05, 2005 11:17 PM | 3 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A report by the National Highway Traffic Administration entitled Evaluation of the Repeal of the All-Rider Motorcycle Helmet Law in Florida shows what happens when unprotected heads hit the road. The report "reviews the crash reports after the repeal of the mandatory motorcycle helmet law [and] it indicates that motorcycle fatalities have increased 81% when comparing 2001-2003 fatalities...

• Free Drug Samples: Does it Really Benefit a Patient?

  C. Todd Alley | September 08, 2009 2:40 PM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  A problem we have come across time and again in our personal injury practice is that drug samples handed out by medical providers are often not well-documented (if even documented at all) in our...

• FDA: They Don't Know What They Don't Know

  Joe Saunders | July 21, 2009 6:56 PM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  According to the Government Accounting Office, the FDA doesn't have enough data to even make a decision about what it needs to keep consumers safe. While this isn't surprising to those of us who've...

• Baseball's Maple Bat Controversy - Does Someone Have to Die?

  Matthew Leeth | July 21, 2009 3:18 PM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Maples bats are a clearly dangerous hazard that MLB will continue to ignore until someone is killed or seriously injured. Strong language, I know, but MLB’s actions thus far can only be...

• Chantix - A Cure Worse Than the Disease?

  C. Todd Alley | July 21, 2009 12:00 PM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Chantix has become the leading prescription to help smokers kick the habit. Pfizer, Manufacturer of Chantix, has reported skyrocketing sales since its introduction in 2006. Sales totaled $101...

• Obama Asked To Ensure a Clean Slate at the FDA

  Jim Clark | April 20, 2009 4:18 PM | 2 CommentsTampa Bay, FL

  Bold assertions were made against the Food and Drug Admistration to President Obama in a letter written April 2, and most of the assertions do an excellent job at capturing the frustration of...