Defective & Dangerous Products

• Taser Use in Orlando Analyzed

  Joe Saunders | May 08, 2006 9:57 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Orlando Sentinelran a revealing article on the Orlando Police Department's use of tasers during the past two years. An analysis of the data on Taser use showed that Orlando police have used Tasers against 1,243 people. The computer-assisted analysis, which also tracked 765 Taser cases through the criminal courts, showed that more than half of the people tased were neither violent nor...

• ReNu with MoistureLoc Victims Growing

  Joe Saunders | April 24, 2006 8:26 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention have confirmed that there are 24 new cases of fusarium keratitis. This brings the total to 54, up from 30 just two weeks ago. In the midst of new cases, Bausch & Lomb, the manufacturer of ReNu remains slow to react to the mounting crisis.

• FDA Says Throw Out ReNu with MoistureLoc

  Joe Saunders | April 22, 2006 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Bausch & Lomb, the maker of contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc may have acted hesitantly when it failed to voluntarily pull its product off store shelves but not so for the FDA. Yesterday, the FDA issued a statement that consumers should immediately stop using the product and discard any remaining product they have in their posession. The FDA announcement comes on the heels of the...

• FDA & CDC Still Looking for Source of ReNu Fungus

  Joe Saunders | April 21, 2006 6:28 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  The US FDA and the Centers for Disease Control are still looking for the source and cause of the fusarium keratitis fungus that forced Bausch & Lomb to halt shipments of its once popular contact lens solution ReNu with MoistureLoc. Bausch & Lomb's chief medical officer, Brian Levy, stated that "I think there's more than one factor for sure." The comments were part of the company's thoughts...

• ReNu: Florida's Dubious Distinction

  Staff Writer | April 20, 2006 11:00 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Fellow InjuryBoard blogger attorney Bob Carroll has an excellent post on the latest news on the Bausch & Lomb ReNu contact lens solution problem.

• ReNu Contact Lens Solution Update

  Joe Saunders | April 18, 2006 8:02 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  While the investigation is ongoing, we know thus far that of 30 cases in the US studied by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention, 28 patients wore soft contact lenses and 26 had used the Bausch & Lomb ReNu brand contact lens solution in the month before the onset of the infection. Eight patients required corneal transplantation.In Singapore, of those 39 reported cases of fungal corneal...

• FDA Continues its Bausch & Lomb Investigation

  Joe Saunders | April 17, 2006 2:44 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  In an effort to locate the source of the fungal infection in suspected cases of Fusarium keratitis, the FDA is continuing its investigation of Bausch & Lomb plants. Of the 30 cases that have been reviewed by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 26 people reported using a Bausch & Lomb ReNu brand contact lens solution or a generic made by the same company. ReNu with MoistureLoc is...

• Fusarium Fungus and Your Eyes

  Joe Saunders | April 17, 2006 6:29 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  Last week, Bausch & Lomb told consumers not to use their eye contact solution ReNu with MoistureLoc after serious eye infections resulted. A fungus called Fusarium has been identified as the cause of the reported infections. As of April 9, there were 109 cases of suspected Fusarium keratitis under investigation by the CDC and health authorities in 17 states. The risk of contracting contact...

• Bausch & Lomb Slow to React to Crisis

  Joe Saunders | April 14, 2006 8:11 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  After intense public pressure, Bausch & Lomb finally asked retailers to remove the ReNu contact lens solution from their shelves while an investigation into the product's safety is completed. The question remains as to why the company has not pulled the product from the marketplace altogether. The potential damage as a result of using the product is great-blindness. A lawsuit seeking class...

• Bausch & Lomb Halts Shipments of ReNu Solution

  Joe Saunders | April 12, 2006 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  One of the country's leading manufacturers of eye contact solution has stopped shipments of its popular ReNu and MoistureLoc solutions after investigations have shown the products can cause a potentially dangerous eye infection. However, the company stopped short of pulling the products from store shelves. The fungal infection known as Fusarium can cause blindness. Symptoms can include blurry...