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Diseases

If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed with any of the diseases and/or injuries listed below, you may be entitled to compensation.  Many of the diseases listed in this section of our website are directly linked to a dangerous and defective drug or a medical device.  Please use the links below or alternatively you can use the search box to the right to locate information regarding diseases and injuries that are listed on our website.
  • Acanthamoeba Keratitis
  • Anal Atresia
  • Angioedema
  • Argyria
  • Atrial Septal Defect
  • Aortic Stenosis
  • Bladder Cancer
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Cancer
    • Bladder Cancer
    • Pancreatic Cancer
    • Thyroid cancer
  • Clubfoot
  • Crohn's Disease
  • Coarctation of the Aorta
  • Craniosynostosis
  • Ebstein's Anomaly
  • Esophageal Stenosis
  • Fungal meningitis (epidural steroid injections)
  • Gastroschisis
  • Heart Birth Defects
  • Heart Murmur
  • Heart Valve Disease
  • Histoplasmosis
  • Hypoplastic Left Heart Syndrome (HLHS)
  • Hypoplastic Right Heart Syndrome (HRHS)
  • Inflammatory Bowel Disease
  • Irritable bowel syndrome
  • Lung Birth Defects
  • Mesothelioma
  • Mitral Valve Prolapse
  • Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome
  • Neuropathy
  • Non-Arteritis Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy
  • Omphalocele
  • Osteomyelitis
  • Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ)
  • Pancreatic Cancer
  • Patent Ductus Arteriosus (PDA)
  • Post-Finasteride Syndrome (PFS)
  • Pulmonary Atresia
  • Pulmonary Stenosis
  • Persistent Pulmonary Hypertension of the Newborn (PPHN)
  • Postarthroscopic Glenohumeral Chondrolysis
  • Progressive Multifocal Leukoencephalopathy
  • Rhabdomyolysis
  • Serratia Marcescens
  • Spina Bifida
  • Tardive Dyskinesia
  • Tetralogy of Fallot
  • Thyroid cancer
  • Transposition of the Great Arteries
  • Transposition of the Great Vessels
  • Tricuspid Valve Stenosis
  • Truncus Arteriosus
  • Tricuspid Atresia
  • Ulcerative Colitis
  • Ventricular Septal Defect

Most Recent Diseases Articles

FDA Warning for Tainted Tissue Transplants FDA Warning for Tainted Tissue Transplants

December 14, 2012 — RTI Biologics has received a Warning Letter from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) after investigators found contamination issues at the facility. RTI sells human… Read More


Fungal Meningitis Lawsuit Increase in Non-Meningitis Fungal Infections from Contaminated Injections

November 26, 2012 — A new Health Advisory from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) is warning that dozens of new cases of non-meningitis fungal infections have been linked to… Read More


Fungal Meningitis Lawsuit Fungal Meningitis Lawsuits May be Centralized in MDL

November 12, 2012 — As the number of fungal meningitis lawsuits continues to grow, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) appears likely to centralize the litigation into one… Read More


West Virginia C8 Toxic Chemical Lawsuit West Virginia C8 Toxic Chemical Lawsuit

Many years ago, massive amounts of the toxic chemical C8 contaminated the drinking water in parts of West Virginia. You may be at risk of health complications if you drank… Read More


Fungal Joint Infection Lawsuit Fungal Joint Infection Lawsuit

Several cases of peripheral joint infections have been linked to contaminated injectable medications from New England Compounding Center (NECC). Many of the infections have been linked to corticosteroid shots, which… Read More


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