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Bladder Cancer Risks Prompt India to Ban Actos
Last week, India’s Ministry of Health and Family Welfare took steps to protect public safety by banning Actos, a diabetes medication that has come under widespread scrutiny for its adverse side effects. On July 5, the ministry followed up on a decision reached in June, effectively banning the manufacture and sale of Actos in…
First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Claim Set for Trial
The first federal claim over a defective transvaginal mesh device manufactured by C.R. Bard Inc. is set for trial this week. The case is the first of roughly 20,000 lawsuits regarding transvaginal mesh products. Other cases have been consolidated into a multidistrict litigation (MDL) action and are pending before a U.S. District Judge in…
Redlands Teacher Arrested After Giving Birth to Student’s Alleged Child
Earlier this week, a Redlands, California high school teacher was arrested on charges of unlawful sexual intercourse with a minor two weeks after she gave birth to a baby law enforcement officers believe was fathered by a student. Twenty eight year old Laura Elizabeth Whitehurst was taken into custody at her home in Redlands…
Proposed California Bill to Extend Statute of Limitations for Abuse Victims
A proposed bill weaving its way through the California legislature intends to extend the statute of limitations for victims of child sexual abuse. Under current California law, child sexual abuse survivors typically have until the age of 26 to file civil sexual abuse claims against a religious or civic institutions where the offender worked….
Corona Teacher Arrested on Suspicion of Sexual Misconduct with Students
A Corona high school teacher was arrested this past Thursday on suspicion of sexual misconduct with students. According to reports from the Corona Police Department, the Corona-Norco Unified School District informed local law enforcement of a possible inappropriate relationship between 31-year-old Summer Michelle Hansen and a former student on Tuesday. Upon investigation, additional victims…
Victims of Alleged O.C. ‘Sexting’ Baseball Coach Encouraged to Come Forward
Following yesterday’s arraignment of an Orange Country baseball coach who allegedly sent sexually explicit text messages to two teenage boys, local authorizes are encouraging other potential victims, as well as anyone with more information about the pending investigation, to come forward. Edwin Alan Wikstrom of Anaheim, a volunteer coach for Katella High School’s baseball…
Sixth-Grade Teacher Charged with Sexually Assaulting Student, Stuns Community
News of a Simi Valley, CA elementary school teacher’s arrest this week stunned local residents. 32-year-old Malia Brooks, said to be an exemplary teacher, was arrested shortly after 4:00 p.m. on charges relating to an “inappropriate relationship” she had with an unidentified boy. The arrest came after a four-month investigation during which Brooks was…
Merck & Co. Offers Transparency in Ongoing Review of Diabetes Treatments
In the wake of U.S. regulators opening a formal investigation regarding the safety of various diabetes medications several months ago, the American Diabetes Association announced this week that they will be conducting an independent review of data about the safety of diabetes treatments, including Merck & Co.’s Januvia. Januvia, a popular type-2 diabetes medication,…