Defective Products and Recalls

Any manufactured product which is defective and causes injury may entitle the victim to a money recovery. Product defects can be the result of a number of factors and conditions including:

• faulty manufacturing
• unsafe design
• labeling
• inadequate warning

The list of possible products responsible for consumer injuries is endless. Some of the more common claims involve automobiles, tools, industrial equipment, toys, ladders, medical devices, and pharmaceuticals. Too often children or workers are the victims of defective or poorly designed products.

Toronto and York Region Product Defect Law
Ontario law provides a basis for recovery if you or a loved one are injured as a result of a defective product.  The law is complex and proof involves a complete review of the product design, development, manufacture and labeling requirements.

Ontario Pharmaceutical Litigation Lawyer

When your doctor prescribes a drug to help you manage or overcome a health problem, you trust that it will be safe and effective. Unfortunately, some prescription drugs, over-the-counter remedies, and herbal health supplements can have dangerous, and even life-threatening, side effects, including kidney failure, heart attack, stroke, and even wrongful death.


Drugs In the News:

Accutane: Acne treatment; side effects include: birth defects, depression, suicide and more.
Avandia Linked to congestive heart failure and myocardial ischemia
Bextra: Treatment for osteoarthritis, rheumatoid arthritis and dysmenorrhea. Linked to high incidences of heart attacks, strokes and potentially fatal skin conditions.
DePuy Hip Implant: Metal debris causes inflammation, and can lead to damaged muscles and soft tissue.
Digitek: Tablets may contain twice the approved level of active ingredient.
Fosamax: Bisphosphonate medication used for bone loss; linked to jaw bone death.
Gadolinium: MRI/MRA Contrast Agent and Association with Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) and Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD).
Ketek: Or telithromycin;& antibiotic treatment for respiratory infections. Linked to cases of liver toxicity.
Kugel Mesh Patch Recall: Used for ventral or incisional hernias; device ("memory recoil ring") is prone to breakage.
Ortho Evra: Birth control patch - exposes 60 percent more estrogen. Greater risk for blood clots and strokes.
Paxil: (SSRIs) - prescribed anxiety disorder, OCD, depression and more. Linked to extreme acts of violent behavior.
Prisma Dialysis Recall: Kidney dialysis system, alerts caregiver of fluid imbalance. Linked to serious injury or death if not monitored properly.
Reglan: Can cause Tardive Dyskinesia.
ReNu Recall: ReNu with MoistureLoc potentially linked to blinding eye infection, Fusarium keratitis.
Stevens-Johnson Syndrome: Often caused by an allergic reaction to a drug or medication. SJS side effects: painful blistering skin rash, peeling skin, and blistering sores.
Tequin: Or gatifloxacin. Antibiotic associated with hyperglycemia (high blood sugar) and hypoglycemia (low blood sugar).
Trasylol: Drug, prevents bleeding during heart surgery. Risk of kidney failure, increase of heart attack, heart failure and stroke.
Viagra: Drugs increase blood flow; relief for erectile dysfunction. Linked to blindness.
Vioxx: Rheumatoid arthritis treatment. Side effects include heart attack, stroke, even death.
Yaz: Drugs linked to heart attacks, strokes, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism.
Zelnorm: IBS drug linked to cardiovascular events of stroke and heart attack.
Zoloft: Drug used to treat depression.  Linked to birth defects in children where mother took Zoloft during pregnancy.

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