InjuryBoard Jefferson City Archives

• Gleevec Linked to Heart Failure

  Staff Writer | July 27, 2006 1:28 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: FDA & Prescription Drugs

  Jamie Sheller at Philadelphia Personal Injury Lawyer brings my attention to the news that Gleevec, a successful treatment for chronic myelogenous leukemia, had been linked to congestive heart failure in rare cases.Ten CML patients treated with Gleevec at the M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston developed congestive heart failure, although they had normal heart function when they began taking...

• Asbestos Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed

  Staff Writer | July 25, 2006 2:13 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Wrongful Death

  A Tennessee woman filed a $20 million wrongful death lawsuit last week claiming that her husband's death was a result of his exposure to asbestos while he was on the job. Donald Welch died of esophageal cancer in July 25. His wife is seeking $10 million in compensatory damages and $10 million in punitive damages.``Even though ALCOA was familiar with reports of family member contraction of...

• Folding Beds Recalled Due to Amputation Hazard

  Staff Writer | July 21, 2006 2:00 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  IKEA Home Furnishings and the Consumer Product Safety Commission recently announced the recall of around 100,000 LYCKSELE folding chair beds and sofa beds after the company received a report that a consumer amputated a finger tip when using the folding mechanism. Description and Models: This recall involves LYCKSELE chair beds and sofa beds produced before July 2005 and date stamped (year/week)...

• Bus Accident Caused by Negligent Driving

  Staff Writer | July 07, 2006 1:16 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Bus driver Ellen Daak was citied for negligence nearly a week after the bus she was driving veered into a roadside ditch while Daak was reading a map.Daak was transporting 44 passengers - 39 nine-year-old YMCA campers - to a field trip at a state park. She and 16 campers were injured in the accident and taken to the hospital. Daak also drives a school bus in Jefferson City during the school...