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Bayer Ending All U.S. Sales of Essure Birth Control Implants by the End of 2018
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Jul 30, 2018 in Consumer AlertsBayer, the manufacturer of the Essure permanent birth control system, recently announced it will stop all U.S. sales of the drug at the end of the year. Thousands of Essure lawsuits have been filed against Bayer by women who claim their Essure birth control…
Read MoreFDA Confirms Dangers of Homeopathic Teething Tablets with Belladonna
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Feb 07, 2017 in Consumer AlertsThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is urging parents to immediately stop using homeopathic teething tablets containing belladonna because they pose an unnecessary risk to infants and children. The agency has confirmed that certain homeopathic…
Read MoreVolkswagen Reaches $4.3 Billion Settlement, Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Jan 19, 2017 in Consumer AlertsOn Jan. 11, Volkswagen agreed to plead guilty to three criminal felony counts and pay $4.3 billion in criminal and civil penalties to settle its diesel emissions scandal in which 590,000 U.S. vehicles were equipped with defeat devices to cheat emissions…
Read MoreFDA Confirms Increased Bladder Cancer Risk for Actos
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Jan 04, 2017 in Consumer AlertsIn December 2016, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released a safety communication confirming that the use of the type 2 diabetes medicine pioglitazone may be linked to an increased risk of bladder cancer. Pioglitazone is marketed as Actos,…
Read MoreNHTSA Allows GM to Delay Takata Airbag Recall
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Nov 28, 2016 in Consumer AlertsThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) will allow auto giant General Motors (GM) to delay its recall of suspected defective Takata airbags. GM will now have the opportunity to prove that the Takata airbags in its vehicles are safe…
Read MoreVW Engineer Charged in Emissions Scandal
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Sep 15, 2016 in Consumer AlertsA veteran Volkswagen engineer entered a guilty plea last week to a criminal charge for his participation in the automaker’s emissions scandal, bringing to light new information regarding Volkswagen’s deceitful practices over the past decade. Court documents…
Read MoreSamsung Cellphone Explodes, Sending Jeep Up in Flames
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Sep 13, 2016 in Consumer AlertsA Jeep in St. Petersburg went up in flames on Sept. 5 after it appears that the owner’s Galaxy Note7 smartphone exploded while charging in the vehicle. The Jeep was parked in the driveway of the man’s home and was left running so the cellphone could…
Read MoreGordon & Partners Investigating Potential Sixt Rent a Car Scam
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Aug 16, 2016 in Consumer AlertsGordon & Partners is currently investigating claims and complaints on behalf of Sixt Rent a Car consumers who believe they were scammed and ripped off by Sixt. Some consumers claim that Sixt Rent a Car charged excessive fees, charged for damage to a rental…
Read MoreStudy Links Pregabalin (Lyrica) to Increased Birth Defect Risk
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on May 25, 2016 in Consumer AlertsA new study has found that the use of pregabalin during pregnancy could increase birth defect risks. The risks for developing defects were three times higher among women taking pregabalin during their first trimester than women not taking anti-seizure…
Read MoreStatin Users Could Suffer Extreme Muscle Pain, Says New Research
Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on Apr 13, 2016 in Consumer AlertsStatin drugs prescribed for high cholesterol have been shown to cause painful side effects including muscle pain and a condition known as rhabdomyolysis, which eats away at muscle tissue. Previous research on the effects of statins was contradictory,…
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