Ortho Evra is a transdermal contraceptive patch that releases synthetic estrogen and progestin hormones to prevent pregnancy. Data from recent studies have found that women using Ortho Evra have higher rates of blood clots (thrombosis) and strokes than women taking oral birth control pills.

In 2006, Ortho McNeil, the manufacturer or Ortho Evra, admitted for the first time that women who use the patch are exposed to up to 60% more estrogen than they would be exposed to if they were taking a birth control pill with 35 micrograms of estrogen. It is widely understood that any increase in the exposure to estrogen also increases the risk of blood clots.

In 2004, the Associated Press reported that the risk of death from using the patch is three times the risk of death from oral contraceptives. Specifically, the death rate for oral contraceptives is 1 in 200,000 users per year, while the death rate for contraceptive patch is 3 in 200,000 users per year.
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Fosamax is a bisphosphonate drug manufactured by Merck that is used for to treat osteoporosis and several other bone diseases. Fosamax has been linked to Osteonecrosis of the Jaw, also known as Jaw Necrosis, ONJ, Bis-Phossy Jaw or Dead Jaw. This serious condition causes the jaw bone to decay and die

Osteonecrosis of the jaw or(ONj) is a severe bone disease that can damage or kill the maxilla and mandible bones in hte jaw. ONJ is the result of reduced local blood supply. The condition has been linked to several bisphosphonate drugs, but appears to occur most often amongst Fosamax patients.

The number of women who use bisphosphonates has increased dramatically in recent years. Over 36 million women are taking them to prevent or slow osteoporosis.
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On May 15th, 2006, Bausch & Lomb announced that they would permanently withdraw ReNu with MoistureLoc. This recall came after the CDC announced, on April 11, 2006, that it was investigating 109 patients in the United States suspected to have Fusarium keratitis.

Fusarium or fungal keratitis is a serious eye infection that can develop through the whole depth of the cornea. The infection can cause permanent vision damage and corneal transplant surgery. Symptoms of fungal keratitis include eye pain, eye discomfort, decrease in vision and light hypersensitivity.
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Workers’ compensation is insurance that provides cash benefits and/or medical care for workers who are injured or become ill as a direct result of their job. if you were injured on the job, there are important timing and notice considerations that need immediate attention.

In a workers’ compensation case, no one party is determined to be at fault. The amount that a claimant receives is not decreased by his/her carelessness, nor increased by an employer’s fault.
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To qualify for benefits, you must first have worked in jobs covered by Social Security. Then you must have a medical condition that meets Social Security’s definition of disability. In general, Social Security pays monthly cash benefits to people who are unable to work for a year or more because of a disability.

Benefits usually continue until you are able to work again on a regular basis. There are also a number of special rules, called “work incentives,” that provide continued benefits and health care coverage to help you make the transition back to work.
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If you were injured as a result of the negligence of a federal government employee, government vehicle, or on federal government property and wish to file a claim for damages, you must file according to the rules set forth under the Federal Tort Claims Act.

Specific guidelines for filing a claim under the FTCA must be adhered to or your claim will be summarily denied. Contact Hach & Rose today to discuss your claim under the Federal Torts Claims Act.
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Every year, over 100 securities fraud class actions are filed, seeking to recover billions of dollars in damages. Many of these cases are led by municipal or state retirement systems. Our monitoring services are designed to assist public plan trustees fulfill their fiduciary duties.

For example, in Florida, public plan trustees are governed by Part VII, Chapter 112, Florida Statutes, entitled, "The Florida Protection of Public Employees Retirement Benefits Act", which provides in part that retirement systems should be “managed, administered, operated and funded in such a manner as to maximize the protection of public employee retirement benefits.”
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Millions of Americans are victims of consumer fraud each year. Consumer Fraud exists when a consumer purchases something that turns out not to work or be as valuable as advertised. Consumer fraud can occur with merchandise, services and property. Consumer fraud protection shields consumers from these deceptions primarily through enforcement of state and federal consumer protection and product safety laws. If you suspect that you were the victim of consumer fraud it is important to seek action by filing a report with government agencies and contacting a consumer fraud attorney.
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When unions we work with are paying too much for a prescription drug because the manufacturer engaged in illegal anti-trust practices to keep cheaper versions of the drug off the market, we fight to end the practice - and to get illegaly gained profits back in the hands of unions and their members.

We consider it a privilege to be the attorneys of record for numerous organized labor unions on matters pertaining to injuries sustained by their members. In performing this function we come across and even develop new methods of recouping money for union health funds and other union trust funds which is of keen interest to the fiduciaries of such funds as well as the members they benefit.
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