The United States Food and Drug Administration, or FDA, is in charge of ensuring that the drugs and medical devices sold in this country are safe. The FDA has a process for approving the use of drugs and medical devices before they hit the open market. Even so,...
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Have you suffered these product liability injuries?
When you buy something, you expect it to work as intended and for it to be safe. After all, these products are supposed to undergo rigorous testing to ensure that consumers aren’t put at unnecessary risk when using them. Yet, all too often, defective and otherwise...
Supplement recalled due to possible contamination
Like many people, you may take supplements to boost your energy or improve your health. You expect these supplements you take to be safe. After all, they are supposed to make you healthier, not endanger you. The company Vital Proteins recently voluntarily recalled its...
Drugs fast-tracked to the market can lack adequate follow-through
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has an accelerated drug approval process to help make medications available to the public in an expedited manner. Once these drugs are fast-tracked onto the market, the drugmaker must perform a study to ensure the drug is...
Toxic threats loom large over Deer Park residents
The Houston Ship Channel is home to one of the largest petrochemical complexes in the world. Giant tanks hold undeniably toxic chemicals which are made or used by the manufacturing facilities there. As reported a week ago by The New York Times, recent assessments...
How are defective drugs classified?
When you hear that a drug you are taking is being recalled, you may necessarily feel concerned and scared about the potential harm. You have a right to expect that the drugs you are prescribed to be safe. When a drug company learns of a defect with one of its...
What does ‘toxic tort’ mean?
You may have heard people talk about toxic torts and wonder what exactly this means. The word tort is a legal term for an act or failure to act that causes injury to someone else. Unlike criminal cases, tort claims are brought in civil court and are based on...
What does it mean if a drug is defective?
When you take a prescription drug, you expect it to be safe and effective for your condition. However, sometimes, drugs can cause serious side effects, injuries or even death due to defects in their design, manufacturing or labeling. In such cases, Southeast Texans...
FDA issues warning regarding Exactech joint replacement device recall
Many Texas residents rely on medical devices and other products for survival. When these products do not work the way they should, they can cause severe injury or illness, or even death. Medical product manufacturers, distributors and sellers of medical products may...
Avoid these common mistakes in your product liability case
When you buy a product, any product, you expect that it’s been vetted for safety. While a product that you buy probably has been tested for safety to a certain extent, all too often, dangerous products find their way onto store shelves. If you end up with one of these...