Class action lawsuits were introduced as efficient methods to litigate against securities fraud and other stock fraud where individual complainants would not have the financial stake to seek redress on their own, but as a group could seek redress together with minimal outlay of cash. Today class action suits are filed in all manner of situations including toxic exposure like Asbestos, defective drugs like Vioxx or even to seek improved benefits from FEMA in the case of a class action lawsuit filed on behalf of victims of Hurricane Katrina. Learn more about Class Action Lawsuits
Product liability is only valid when a product has been purchased in a traditional method and through a traditional retailer. If the product that has been purchased then causes any injury, the retailer, distributor and manufacturer are all liable.
There are three main methods by which a product can be determined to be liable due to defect. They include a defect in design, a defect in manufacturing or a defect in marketing. Learn more about Product Liability
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· Lay's Estate Not Worth Going After? - Times Online
7/5/2006 7:04:00 PM | Lay's estate bereft of past riches 
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The Times newspaper in the UK reports that Enron investors who are pursuing a class action lawsuit may not find it worthwhile to go after Kay Lay's estate now that he has died. The lead plaintiffs, the Regents of the University of California, are expected to meet soon to decide whether to remove Lay as a defendant in their suit to try to reco...
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· Other Causes for Eye Infections Leads to Boost in B&L Stock - Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
6/28/2006 11:58:00 AM | Bausch stock rises on ReNu study news (0)
Bausch & Lomb stock, and no doubt company morale, went up after a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association revealed it was probably not totally responsible for the recent outbreaks of the serious eye infection, fusarium keratitis. The study of users in Singapore revealed a high percentage there did not use proper contact lens h...
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· Singapore Eye Infection Outbreak May Have Multiple Causes - TODAYonline
6/28/2006 12:07:00 AM | Infections may continue among contact lens wearers: Study (0)
Researchers in Singapore suspect that the outbreak there of the eye infection fusarium keratitis was not solely caused by a defect in Baush & Lomb's contact lens cleaner, ReNu with MoistureLoc. When the outbreak began, in March 2005, a third of those affected had not used that product, but more than 80% had failed to use proper contact lens hy...
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· Vioxx Study Retraction Issued by New England Journal of Medicine - Lex 18
6/27/2006 10:11:00 PM | Journal Corrects Vioxx Article to Reflect Short-Term Heart Risk (0)
The New England Journal of Medicine has issued a correction with regard to a study on the heart risks of Vioxx. The study, released in 2005 and funded by Merck, the drug company that made Vioxx, concluded that the risks of heart attack began only after 18 months of Vioxx treatment. A followup study, however, adds more data which suggests...
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· Surgeon General Reports on Secondhand Smoke - Los Angeles Times
6/27/2006 8:21:00 PM | Study Cites 'Indisputable' Evidence Against Secondhand Smoke (0)
The US Surgeon General confirmed what was long suspected: secondhand smoke is dangerous, leading to about 50,000 deaths a year in the US. Smoking can cause or aggravate diseases such as lung cancer, breast cancer, childhood cancers, asthma and heart disease. It has also been associated with sudden infant death syndrome. The Surgeon Genera...
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· ReNu Fungal Eye Infections in Singapore Studied - Forbes
6/27/2006 4:29:00 PM | Singapore Eye Infections Heighten Contact Lens Concerns (0)
The Journal of the American Medical Association reports on the ongoing outbreak of fusarium keratitis, a rare but serious eye infection, in Singapore. Outbreaks of this infection worldwide are connected to Bausch & Lomb's Renu with MoistureLoc contact lens cleaner, which was withdrawn from the market in May. Bausch & Lomb thinks that the ...
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