Archive for March, 2010

Pain Pump Lawsuit Update from Chaffin Luhana LLP

March 15th, 2010

On March 25, 2010 a hearing session of the United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) is scheduled to hear additional arguments regarding the centralization of shoulder pain pump lawsuits. Chaffin Luhana, a boutique plaintiff law firm in New York, announces that the decision of the JPML at the end of this month comes amidst their active investigations of pain pump lawsuits. The JPML has previously heard arguments for the centralization of shoulder pain pump cases fil...

Following SuperPoligrip Recall in Japan, Chaffin Luhana Continues Investigation of Denture Cream Lawsuits

March 5th, 2010

Today, the Japanese subsidiary of GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), announced that it will begin a voluntary recall on Poligrip denture cream in Japan.  The news follows GSK’s February 18th announcement that it will cease manufacture, marketing and distribution of Poligrip products containing zinc in the United States.  SuperPoligrip, the American product, and Poligrip EX, the Japanese product, both contain the mineral zinc, which if ingested in excessive amounts may cause extremely disabling side effects. The potential harm of excessive denture cream use was first acknowledged by GSK in 2009 when a ...