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Eclipse can't use 'Natural Germ Killing' claims anymore

A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against gum giant Wrigley in the US, where the gum maker had claimed its Eclipse products had germ-killing properties.

Under the settlement, Wrigley will create a fund of $6 million (plus up to an additional $1 million if needed to satisfy claims) to reimburse eligible consumers up to $10 for qualified purchases of Eclipse…

Former Michigan inmate, Jerry Flanory, 58, who claims he was denied toothpaste for nearly a year can sue prison officials, citing his constitutional right against cruel and unusual punishment, a federal appeals court said.

Flanory says he developed gum disease and had a tooth removed in 2005 as a result of not having toothpaste. The appeals court reinstated his lawsuit last week against officials at the Newberry prison. His original lawsuit…

This story sounds familiar ($2 million for 16 teeth). A Canadian man’s dentist referred him to an oral surgeon in September 2008, with instructions that his upper teeth be removed. Dick Gregory claims that we awoke from surgery to find not only were is upper teeth removed, but all of his lower teeth were removed as well.

In a lawsuit filed last week, Gregory alleges that three dentists failed to read…

A few weeks after a Michigan woman’s death was blamed on her untreated periodontitis, a Michigan lawyer has filed a lawsuit to try to block the state’s termination of adult dental Medicaid benefits. The suit was filed by Gary Gordon in U.S. District Court on behalf of 400,000 Michigan Medicaid beneficiaries who lost their access to dental care when the governor canceled the benefit in July.

The lawsuit claims that Michigan has…