Blog Posts in August, 2014

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  • Protecting Consumers From Predatory Interest Rates
    Protecting Consumers From Predatory Interest Rates

    Predatory lending is the practice of imposing unfair or ruthless loan terms on a borrower. It also includes any practice that persuades a borrower to agree to unfair terms through acts of deception, ...

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  • Do Faster Drug Approvals Mean More Dangerous Drugs?
    Do Faster Drug Approvals Mean More Dangerous Drugs?

    Passed in 1992, the Prescription Drug Free User Act marked an agreement under which drug manufacturers would help fund the FDA in exchange for faster drug approvals. The intent was to give patients ...

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  • Medical Errors are 3rd Leading Cause of Death
    Medical Errors are 3rd Leading Cause of Death

    Every year an astonishing 440,000 patients die because of preventable medical errors. In fact, medical errors are so prevalent that they have become the third leading cause of death in the United ...

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  • Johnson & Johnson Recalls Power Morcellator
    Johnson & Johnson Recalls Power Morcellator

    In the wake of mounting evidence that the devices can promote the spread of cancer, Johnson & Johnson has issued a worldwide recall of three laparoscopic power morcellators. In April 2014, the U.S. ...

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  • Lawsuits Against Benicar Manufacturers Begin
    Lawsuits Against Benicar Manufacturers Begin

    In 2013, the FDA warned the general public about the dangers of Benicar and required its manufacturers to update the warning label. These dangers included developing a serous GI disorder, known as ...

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  • Hawaii: $11.3M in Settlements Reached Against Credit Card Companies
    Hawaii: $11.3M in Settlements Reached Against Credit Card Companies

    On August 4, 2014, Attorney General David M. Louie announced that settlements totaling approximately $11.3 million have been reached by the state of Hawaii against JP Morgan Chase, Bank of America, ...

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