Friday, March 29, 2013
A federal judge has dismissed all but one claim in lawsuits filed against Mallinckrodt, in which 29 people believe radioactive contamination in Coldwater Creek caused their cancers.
Those fighting a faceless battle my feel a bit of defeat after U.S. District Court judge Audrey Fleissig on Wednesday, dismissed all but one claim in lawsuits filed against Mallinckrodt (now Covidien, which is based in the City of Hazelwood) regarding Coldwater Creek's radioactive contamination and its link to their cancers and other illnesses. Twenty-nine individuals were involved in the lawsuit, but thousands more believe the correlation like Mary Christine Moore who commented on Patch about the situation. "Many of my 1968 graduating class are dead (of) cancer," said Moore whose family lived on Stoneham Drive in Berkeley. Moore said her mother died of ovarian cancer in 2006. Her aunt and uncle lived next door, her uncle had colon cancer …
Thursday, March 28, 2013
The meeting scheduled for April 4 at James J. Eagan Community Center in Florissant is canceled.
4-3-12 Update: The meeting scheduled for April 4 at James J. Eagan Community Center in Florissant is canceled. ---------------- The legal teams working three lawsuits regarding Coldwater Creek contamination and the health impacts on North County residents, will be hosting two town hall-style meetings next week. The meetings are an effort to inform the public on the proceedings, and to let those who feel living, playing or working near the creek negatively impacted their helath have options. The meetings are slated for Wednesday and Thursday in Hazelwood and Florissant, respectively. Each is a public meeting and is open to all residents. They will take place at the same time on both days, 6 p.m. Meeting locations are as follows: …
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Saturday, March 9, 2013
Stay up-to-date when it comes to news about the contamination and lawsuit affecting North St. Louis County residents, past and current..
Friday, March 1, 2013
Due to public concern, the Missouri Health Department has teamed up with the University of Missouri to compile statistics on instances of cancer in North County.
Because of the growing concern with rare instances of cancer in North County near Coldwater Creek, the Missouri Department of Health & Senior Services (DHSS) has epidemiologists looking into cancer rates. The epidemiologists, which investigate the causes of disease and other public health problems to prevent them from spreading or from happening again, will look at figures from zip codes including 63031, 63033, 63034, 63042, 63134, 63138. Gena Terlizzi with DHSS Office of Public Information said the state will be working with the University of Missouri on the research. "DHSS and the Missouri Cancer Registry and Research Center at the University of Missouri-Columbia are performing the analysis to determine if the cancer rates are higher …
Tuesday, February 26, 2013
TorHoerman Law has been appointed in the Coldwater Creek case to act on behalf of all the North County residents seeking to hold companies responsible for mishandling the storage and transportation of radioactive waste.
There are three lawsuits alleging exposure to radioactive waste the Mallinckrodt chemical company produced, is the reason for the health issues. Federal Judge Audrey G. Fleissig of the US District Court–Eastern District of Missouri has appointed TorHoerman Law as lead legal counsel on the case. The lawsuits include groups of people from Hazelwood, Florissant, Spanish Lake, Berkeley, Ferguson, Black Jack and St. Ann. The residents say nuclear waste was improperly disposed of near North County's Coldwater Creek in the 1950's and 1960's as part of the Manhattan project. leading to an unusually high incident rate of rare cancers, birth defects and early deaths. Hundreds have emailed Patch since it first began covering the situation more than a…
Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Stay up-to-date when it comes to news about the contamination and lawsuit affecting North St. Louis County residents, past and current..
Three lawsuits allege exposure to radioactive waste the Mallinckrodt chemical company produced is the reason for the health issues. One lawsuit filed in April 2012 includes a group of 16 people from Hazelwood, Florissant, Spanish Lake and St. Ann. According to the lawsuit, nuclear waste was dumped near Lambert Saint Louis International Airport and contaminated Coldwater Creek starting in the 1940s through the 1950s. The area is considered an Environmental Protection Agency Superfund site. Documents express the residents report contracting various breast, testicular, brain and pancreatic cancers, Crohn's disease and other autoimmune disorders. The first suit was filed in February 2012 when North County residents had similar allegations of …
Friday, October 26, 2012
The Hazelwood based pharmaceutical giant joins The Partnership at Drugfree.org to launch The Medicine Abuse Project.
Mallinckrodt, the pharmaceuticals business of Covidien based in the City of Hazelwood has began an effort to stop teenagers from abusing the products it produces locally. The company joined The Partnership at Drugfree.org in launching The Medicine Abuse Project. The Partnership is a multi-year effort to raise awareness and curb the abuse of prescription medicine by teens and young adults. The campaign aims to prevent half a million teens from abusing such medications throughout the next five years. “The abuse of prescription medications is a serious problem and requires strong partnerships and innovative approaches to combat it,” said Mark Trudeau, Mallinckrodt's president, in a statement. “As an advocate for awareness and education, we …
Monday, July 9, 2012
The product was originally made by a company Covidien acquired in 2010.
The Food and Drug Administration has issued a warning to physicians and patients about a Covidien manufactured product. The Onyx Liquid Embolic System has an issue where the catheter used to deliver the liquid can get stuck inside the patient’s brain. The product is not one manufactured at the company's Hazelwood location, but is linked to nine deaths, according to Blomberg. In fact, the product is one inherited– formerly made by Minnesota-based ev3 – which Covidien acquired for $2.6 billion in 2010, according to New York Times. The the liquid device is intended for patients who have abnormally-formed blood vessels in the brain. These are known asbrain arteriovenous malformations (AVMs). The Onyx liquid, delivered via a catheter, …
Tuesday, June 19, 2012
The Hazelwood-based company has entered into a co-promotion agreement with Horizon Pharma, Inc. to produce an anti-inflammatory drug to help with the disease.
Mallinckrodt, the pharmaceuticals business of Covidien is entering into a co-promotion agreement with Horizon Pharma, Inc. on a drug designed to help those living with the pain of rheumatoid arthritis. The Hazelwood-based sector of the company will promote the new drug, DUEXIS, which is a combination of ibuprofen and famotidine. According to Mallinckrodt, it is a proprietary single-tablet combination of the non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug ibuprofen and the histamine H2-receptor antagonist famotidine. It is indicated for the relief of signs and symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis and osteoarthritis, as well as to decrease the risk of developing upper gastrointestinal ulcers. (Remember you can like Hazelwood Patch on Facebook at www.…
Thursday, May 31, 2012
Clean Water STL has received roughly $385,000 in monetary support in the last five weeks. The committee wants St. Louis residents to vote Tuesday in favor of Proposition Y, a measure that will affect sewer rates throughout the area.
Financial support has been pouring in for a committee aimed at getting St. Louisans to vote in favor of a sewer proposition next week. The special election for Proposition Y is Tuesday in the City of Hazelwood and other St. Louis County municipalities, as well as parts of St. Louis city. Documents filed this week with the Missouri Ethics Commission show Clean Water STL—the committee formed to back the proposition—received approximately $385,000 in monetary contributions between April 22 and May 24. It received more than $9,000 of in-kind support. The filings also show approximately $308,000 in expenses for that period, largely on direct mailings. Among the highlights: A list of the donors follows: More about the June 5 sewer measure on …
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sharon Schiller
11:32 am on Friday, March 29, 2013
I wonder how much money Mallinckrodt used to pay off the judge. more ›