Defective & Dangerous Products

• Bausch & Lomb's Failure to Report

  Staff Writer | November 07, 2006 8:22 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  According to a federal warning letter, Bausch & Lomb, the maker of ReNu contact lens solution, failed to report more than 35 foreign cases of fungal eye infection. According to an Associated Press report, "Bausch & Lomb didn't report the 35 serious injury reports by April 7, as required by law, after Singapore health officials had alerted the Rochester, N.Y. company, the Food and Drug...

• New Twist in Tobacco Cases

  Staff Writer | September 26, 2006 1:26 PM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  When federal judge Jack Weinstein ruled yesterday that he had found substantial evidence that the so-called light cigarettes were just as dangerous as regular cigarettes and the manufacturers knew it, it opened a potential flood gate of litigants. That's why Judge Weinstein argued in favor of granting the class action status. Interestingly, the case which was first filed in 2004, does not...

• Big Tobacco and Big Oil Make Strange Bedfellows

  Staff Writer | September 20, 2006 8:24 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  As the 2006 election season heats up, two of the largest industries in the country are pouring millions of dollars into campaigns to keep their corporate profits rolling. A recent San Francisco Chronicle article on big tobacco, the author states that oil and tobacco are pouring huge sums of money into campaign coffers. Hopefully, voters will be swayed by good public policy and not the big...

• Bausch & Lomb Infections Lead to Corneal Transplants

  Staff Writer | August 23, 2006 6:24 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  About 1/3 of those who've experienced eye infections as a result of the use of Bausch & Lomb's ReNu eye contact solution are schedule to undergo corneal transplants. These new findings will be published in the Journal of the American Medical Association at the end of this month.

• Big Tobacco Better Exhale

  Staff Writer | August 22, 2006 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A US District Judge ruled yesterday that big tobacco companies conspired for years to hide the deadly effects of cigarette smoke from the public. This isn't suprising to most of us who've followed these battles. However, it will most likely lead to a groundswell of lawsuits against big tobacco. For decades now, the tobacco marketing strategy has focused on youth and many have suffered the...

• Taser Will Settle Lawsuits

  Joe Saunders | August 10, 2006 8:52 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  After initially fighting each individual lawsuit, Taser International has decided to settle claims against the company for a reported $20 million. The company also agreed to appoint a lead independent director as part of the settlement.

• More Problems for Bausch & Lomb

  Joe Saunders | July 26, 2006 9:30 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  According to a report published today in the Wall St. Journal, there were reports nine years ago suggesting that multipurpose solutions might pose certain health risks. This comes after Bausch & Lomb tried to minimize the fusarium keratitis scare by stating such a fungus only grew in "unique circumstances".

• Canadian Cop Forced to Apologize for Taser Use

  Joe Saunders | June 01, 2006 8:04 AM | 0 CommentsOrlando, FL

  A Canadian police officer has been ordered to apologize to a man he assaulted with a taser in a jail cell.The apology forms part of the conditional discharge handed to Corporal Brendan McKenna after he pleaded guilty to assault. He will escape jail time and a criminal record, but will be on probation for 12 months and must do 100 hours of community service.

• 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...