Defective & Dangerous Products

• AMO Urges Consumers to Dispose of Evidence

  John Hopkins | June 27, 2007 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  The OCRegister reported that AMO and the FDA are "...urging people to dispose of Complete Moisture Plus Multi-Purpose solution...", which the CDC and FDA have linked to a rare and unusual eye infection. Acanthamoeba is an organism commonly found in water. Although most acanthamoeba infections occur in contact lens wearers, it is extremely rare; affecting only one or two wearers in every million...

• Its in the Water? Researchers Blame the EPA for Contact Lens Infections

  John Hopkins | June 11, 2007 8:58 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  So, AMO and Bausch want to blame the EPA and the water for their problems with ReNu® and Complete® contact lens solutions. Conveniently, researchers in Illinois stood ready with a study that gave the opportunity to blame the Environmental Protection Agency for the whole problem. The researchers, Drs. Tu and Joslin reported infections from acanthamoeba that were drastically higher than normal....

• Contact Lens Solution Linked to Acanthamoeba Keratitis

  John Hopkins | May 30, 2007 9:12 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  On May 25, AMO (Advanced Medical Optics) announced a recall of their "No Rub" solution, Complete® MoisturePlus ™ Multipurpose Solution. Although the company stands by its product and casts the blame on contact lens wearers who "improperly store, disinfect or handle" their contact lenses, the CDC forced them to recall the solutionThis recall is not so distant from Bausch & Lomb's recall of...

• Advanced Medical Optics does the right thing

  John Hopkins | November 22, 2006 10:28 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Often I write about Big Corporations who place profits over people. It appears that some of the members of Corporate America can, in fact, demonstrate responsible and prudent conduct. Reuters reported today that Advanced Medical Optics recalled nearly three million units of their Complete Moisture Plus contact lens solution. Chris Muller, a senior marketing executive stated that, although they...

• Bausch RoundTable Discussion Spews Out Frail Defenses

  Kevin Walsh | September 28, 2006 8:31 AM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  In an orchestrated, well-choreographed and comprehensive parade of their own corporate opinions in Contact Lens Spectrum's September 2006 edition, Bausch & Lomb appears to have settled upon some of the soundbites we will hear as they defend their corporate arrogance in failing to recall MoistureLok, and the product itself which has blinded some and severely injured others. Bausch never misses...

• Light Cigarettes and Class Action

  John Hopkins | September 16, 2006 12:34 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  The Tobacco Industry began marketing "light" cigarettes because? Anybody, anybody? It seems likely that it involved, at least a little, the need to hedge against the increasing sounds being made by the anti-smoking faction; don't you think? Could a fear of shrinking profits have been involved? Could they have had a desire to create the idea that smoking "light cigarettes" was somehow healthier?...

• Air Tragedy in Kentucky

  John Hopkins | August 27, 2006 5:29 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Forty-nine people were tragically killed in a plane crash on a Comair plane flying out of Lexington, Kentucky. FAA officials are still investigating the cause and have no clear answers at this time:"The cause of the crash wasn't immediately clear, but the location of the wreckage raised questions about the runways at Blue Grass Airport. The burning plane was just off the end of the airport's...

• Big Tobacco Loses

  John Hopkins | February 12, 2009 4:51 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  In a landmark victory for suffering smokers and their survivors, a Broward County jury found that cigarettes are addictive. They also found that Mr. Hess, a 40 year smoker was addicted to...

• The Yin Yang of the Bisphenol A Controversy

  Armand Rossetti | September 17, 2008 4:29 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  The Yin: As the old saying goes, there are two sides to every story. Today, an article appeared in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) raising new concerns about a unexpected...

• Big Tobacco's Lawyers Need Help

  John Hopkins | August 20, 2008 1:50 PM | 0 CommentsWest Palm Beach, FL

  Over 8000 lawsuits and so little time. Big Tobacco's lawyers want to call in fellow Big Tobacco lawyers from other states to assist in defending the lawsuits filed by injured victims in the "Engle"...