Category Archives: Defective Products

Herndon Reston Virginia Injury and Disability lawyer Doug Landau explains, “Why in dog bite, car crash, bike accident and brain injury cases Insurance Companies and Defense Lawyers like delays, extensions and continuances ?”

In dog bite, car crash, bike accident and brain injury cases, Insurance Companies and Defense Lawyers like delays, extensions and continuances. Why ? In a word, “money.” The Insurance Company has collected premiums. They invest this money in order to make more than just simple bank account interest. And the Insurance Companies are not taxed…

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Doug Landau fortunate to be inspired by, and work with, lawyers named “Influential Women of Virginia”

Among the aspect of my career that have been most fortunate, is the fact that I have been able to work with and learn from a number of wonderful women lawyers in the Virginia Trial lawyers Association (“VTLA“). Three of these friends from VTLA were recently recognized by Virginia Lawyers Weekly last week. Virginia Lawyers…

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Drug for Psoriasis can be deadly; Raptiva linked to fatal neurological disease

Raptiva (or efalizumab), a psoriasis drug, may cause a serious brain infection and even result in death.  The Food and Drug Administration on Feb. 19 issued an advisory citing three confirmed cases — and a possible fourth case — of persons being diagnosed with progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy (PML) after they were treated with Raptiva.  The…

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Doug Landau, Herndon Reston Virginia product liability lawyer, is asked, “What are the side effects of LONG-TERM use of the drug Reglan ?”

In yesterday’s post I discussed the drug Reglan, what it is used for, why it may be dangerous and what kinds of claims are brought when a drug causes harm to innocent users. The negative side effect from this drug include a condition called “Tardive Dyskinesia.” “Tardive” means “late” or “tardy” and “Dyskinesia” (or “dyscinesia”)…

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Long term use of heartburn and reflux drug Reglan may cause serious, permanent side effects

Over 25 years ago, after graduate studies in Applied Anatomy & Physiology, I worked at the Association of Trial Lawyers of America headquarters in Georgetown. At the Drug Product Liability Exchange, we researched cases involving defective and dangerous drugs and assisted lawyers from around the world with cases on behalf of injured drug users. That…

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