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• Jury Awards $2.5M in Paxil Birth Defects Case

  Last month, a Philadelphia jury awarded $2.5 million to a woman whose son was born with severe heart defects after she had taken the antidepressant drug Paxil during pregnancy, the Associated Press reports. Michelle David…

• CCC Valuescope Accused of Rigging Appraisals

  Consumers pay premiums to their automobile insurers with the expectation that in the unfortunate event their vehicle is in an accident and the vehicle is deemed a total loss, they will be paid a fair…

• Toyota floor mat recall impacts 3.8 million vehicles

  Late last month, Toyota announced it was recalling 3.8 million vehicles due to concerns that an all-weather floor mat could cause accelerators to stick and lead to a crash. According to the Associated Press, the…

• Toyota issues a floor mat recall after fatal crash

  Toyota/Lexus has issued a recall that warns its floor mats could cause a car’s accelerator to stick. The advisory was issued on September 29 – approximately one month after a fiery crash killed four family…

• Contaminants in Synthetic Gypsum may be Linked to Chinese Drywall

  The failure to remove sulfur and other contaminants from synthetic gypsum may be to blame for the problems associated with Chinese drywall, the Wall Street Journal reports. Drywall, used in home construction, is a layer…

• Chinese Drywall Could Delay Housing Rebound

  Experts in Florida worry that the fear of buying a home containing Chinese drywall may hurt the real estate market, The Tampa Tribune reports. Home buyers are wary of purchasing a house with Chinese drywall.…

• CPSC Nominee Faces Questions about Chinese Drywall

  This week, the nominee to head the Consumer Product Safety Commission was grilled about the problem of tainted Chinese drywall during her U.S. Senate confirmation hearing. According to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune, nominee Inez M. Tenenbaum…

• Raptiva Pulled from Canadian Market

  Raptiva, a drug used to treat psoriasis, has been pulled from the market in Canada because of its link to a fatal brain infection, The Canadian Press reports. Canadian health officials suspended marketing of the…

• Chinese Drywall Stench Detected by Construction Workers

  Construction workers hanging Chinese drywall complained of the off-putting stench to home developers, according to a Broward-Palm Beach New Times online report. According to journalist Eric Barton, some construction workers refused to work with the…

• Seniors Taking Cipro Risk Tendon Tears

  Patients over the age of 65 who are taking Cipro are at risk for tendon tears, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has warned. Ciproflaxin is a powerful antibiotic that is used to treat bacterial…