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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 July 31, 2018December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

Bayer, 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 implants caused serious side effects, including excessive bleeding, heavy menstruation, ectopic […] Read More

FDA Confirms Dangers of Homeopathic Teething Tablets with Belladonna

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on February 7, 2017October 30, 2023 in Consumer Alerts

The 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 teething tablets have inconsistent amounts of the toxic ingredient belladonna, which is a poisonous plant in the nightshade family […] Read More

Volkswagen Reaches $4.3 Billion Settlement, Pleads Guilty to Criminal Charges

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on January 19, 2017December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

On 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 testing.The $4.3 billion includes $1.5 billion to settle civil claims and $2.8 billion in […] Read More

FDA Confirms Increased Bladder Cancer Risk for Actos

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on January 5, 2017December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

In 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, Actoplus Met, Actoplus Met XR, Duetact and Oseni. These medications are used to control blood glucose […] Read More

NHTSA Allows GM to Delay Takata Airbag Recall

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on November 29, 2016October 30, 2023 in Consumer Alerts

The 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 before replacing the defective products . GM has until Aug. 31, 2017 to complete long-term […] Read More

VW Engineer Charged in Emissions Scandal

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on September 16, 2016December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

A 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 reveal that from the inception of the automaker’s clean diesel program in 2009, the company’s engineers intentionally created and […] Read More

Samsung Cellphone Explodes, Sending Jeep Up in Flames

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on September 13, 2016November 1, 2023 in Consumer Alerts

A 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 charge. Luckily, no one was in the vehicle at […] Read More

Gordon & Partners Investigating Potential Sixt Rent a Car Scam

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on August 16, 2016December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

Gordon & 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 vehicle the consumer did not cause, or were victims of bait […] Read More

Study Links Pregabalin (Lyrica) to Increased Birth Defect Risk

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on May 26, 2016December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

A 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 medications.Pregabalin, branded as Lyrica in the U.S., is a drug which is commonly prescribed to treat […] Read More

Statin Users Could Suffer Extreme Muscle Pain, Says New Research

Posted on behalf of Gordon & Partners on April 14, 2016December 7, 2022 in Consumer Alerts

Statin 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, showing that many people who took statins and experienced muscle pain were simply experiencing normal aches and pains […] Read More

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