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The manufacturer of the acne drug Accutane has agreed to pay a 9-year-old boy and his mother an unspecified amount to settle a lawsuit that alleged the drug caused the child to be born with several deformities.

In a decision that may change a hospital’s post-surgery practices, a jury awarded damages to the family of a woman who died in 1990 after allegedly negligent hospital care following back surgery.

Woman’s 1977 Lawsuit Over Failed Breast Implants Foreshadowed Current Furor

Norma Corley has been following the gathering storm of controversy surrounding silicone gel implants with more than passing interest. Fifteen years ago Corley fought her own battle with the manufacturer of her silicone gel implants, one of which she said leaked and caused severe medical problems.

The first case against silicon gel breast implants, won by Richard Mithoff in 1977.

A Liberty County woman says she knew 15 years ago what the American public learned Monday — that the manufacturer of a silicone gel breast implants had extensive knowledge of problems with the product.

The family of a former Harris County assistant district attorney reached a settlement with the hospital whose treatment reportedly left the man severely brain damaged.

The families of two elderly Houston women who developed infections and died after minor surgery have sued the Delaware-based manufacturer of anesthetic drug Diprovan as well as a local hospital and physician.

A Nueces County jury assessed damages to a Corpus Christi couple in their lawsuit against Driscoll Foundation Children’s Hospital and two doctors.