http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/ Published by Carey, Danis & Lowe en-us 2010-03-09T07:45:08-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/03/toyota_stuck_accelerator_takes.html On March 8, a Toyota Prius owner experienced a frightening ride when his stuck accelerator sent his car hurdling down a California highway at 94 miles per hour, ABC News reports. James Sikes, 61, attempted to pass a slower car... Toyota Auto Recall Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-03-09T07:45:08-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/03/developmental_delays_linked_to.html A Danish study that appears in the March issue of Pediatrics reveals that babies of women who took antidepressants such as Paxil experienced some developmental delays, Health Day reports. The study, which looked at data from 81,000 births in Denmark,... Paxil Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-03-04T04:46:47-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/03/california_county_sues_avandia.html Last Friday, Santa Clara County filed a false-advertising lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline claiming it hid the heart attack risks associated with the diabetes drug Avandia, the Mercury News reports. The suit is believed to be the first one filed by a... Avandia Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-03-02T11:34:25-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/02/fdas_slow_review_of_avandiahea.html Despite the findings of a new Senate report that underscores the link between the diabetes drug Avandia and heart attacks, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has not moved to pull the drug off the market. Instead, the Wall Street... Avandia Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-02-25T08:21:00-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/02/toyota_bragged_about_curbing_s_1.html According to the Associated Press, documents turned over to lawmakers reveal that Toyota boasted about saving over $100 million by curbing the scope of a sudden acceleration recall. In a July 2009 internal presentation, the so-called “Toyota-Safety Group” indicated that... Toyota Auto Recall Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-02-24T18:35:36-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/02/toyotas_safety_problems_trigge.html The sudden acceleration safety problems that have dogged Toyota are no longer limited to recalls and public relations. Criminal investigations are now a consideration, the Associated Press reports. On Feb. 8, Toyota received a grand jury subpoena from the Southern... Toyota Auto Recall Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-02-23T05:30:37-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/02/report_finds_avandiaheart_atta_1.html Thousands of heart attacks have been linked to Avandia, a diabetes drug made by GlaxoSmithKline. Now, a Senate committee has issued a report concluding that the drugmaker knew of the risks but hid them from the public. On Feb. 20... Avandia Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-02-21T16:40:46-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/02/paxil_birth_defect_litigation_1.html The antidepressant Paxil was introduced in 1992 by GlaxoSmithKline. Over the past 18 years, the drugmaker has paid out nearly $1 billion to resolve lawsuits and $4 million of that amount involves claims that Paxil caused birth defects, the Health... Paxil Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-02-16T15:59:04-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/02/glaxo_memo_suggested_burying_p.html Worried that animal studies would link the antidepressant Paxil with birth defects, an executive with the drug’s maker, GlaxoSmithKline, suggested burying the evidence, Bloomberg News reports. Written in 1997, the memo urged scientists to withhold information about the birth defect... Paxil Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-02-15T13:37:48-06:00 http://www.productliabilityattorneyblog.com/2010/02/wrongful_death_suit_claims_pri_1.html The widow of a man who died after the Prius they owned crashed into another car has filed a wrongful death suit against Toyota. The suit, filed in Los Angeles federal court, alleges that sudden intended acceleration of the 2006... Toyota Auto Recall Carey, Danis & Lowe, L.L.C. 2010-02-15T07:51:16-06:00