Shannon Law Group - March 2020

MEMORIES FROM MARQUETTE BASKETBALL AND GOOD PEOPLE

When you think about the month of March, March Madness probably crosses your mind pretty quickly. As a college basketball tournament, it offers

Wesley Matthews, and Jae Crowder. When Jon Svitak and I were juniors, we lived in Humphrey Hall on the same floor as the basketball team. My mom still considers Jimmy Butler to be among her favorite players after he told her she had “sweet kicks” on the Humphrey elevator. In terms of in-game experiences, I don’t think anything will top the old Bradley Center for No. 12 Marquette vs. No. 11 Georgetown my freshman year. The stadium was absolutely on fire the entire game — the loudest I ever heard it. Up by 3 points with less than three seconds to go, Marquette fouled a 3-point shooter. The Georgetown Hoya knocked down all three free throws with ice in his veins, and Marquette ended up losing in a heartbreaking overtime. While college basketball is what drew me to Marquette and what keeps me coming back to Milwaukee year after year, it is by no means the only reason I love Marquette today. For me, Marquette will always be about the relationships I made during the four years I was there and the friendships I’ve made with Marquette alumni since I left. It doesn’t hurt that I can also count

some of the most entertaining sports weekends of the year. When I was in high school, my friends and I would go straight from school to Buffalo Wild Wings on the first Friday of the tournament so we could watch every second of action. In some ways, March Madness and college basketball had a significant impact on my life. When I was looking at colleges, there were two main criteria: the quality of the school and the quality of their hoops team. Mind you, I wasn’t being recruited by any of these schools. I just knew that I wanted to have a horse in the race whenever March Madness rolled around. Because of Dwyane Wade and his Final Four run in 2003, I wound up going to Marquette University during the Tom Crean and Buzz Williams eras. During my four years at Marquette, we were spoiled with four very good basketball teams that yielded four tournament appearances and many NBA players, including Jimmy Butler,

my sister, Maureen, and my wife, Caitlin, among Marquette’s great alums. Marquette’s hoops are good, but the people are better. Ring out ahoya!

– Pat Cummings

HOW YOUR FAVORITE ANTACID MAY CAUSE CANCER ZANTAC RECALL:

For over two decades, Zantac has been America’s trusted choice for over-the-counter antacid. The active ingredient in Zantac is ranitidine. Ranitidine works by decreasing the amount of acid produced in the stomach. Like many Americans, you’ve likely reached for Zantac or its generic counterpart to help soothe acid reflux or indigestion. Millions of folks used it daily to treat more serious conditions, such as severe heartburn or Zollinger- Ellison syndrome.

is very toxic to the human body (especially the liver), and the evidence that it causes cancer is not disputed. NDMA has been recognized as a human carcinogen since the 1970s by the World Health Organization, the International Agency for Research on Cancer, and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. People who took Zantac on a daily basis may have unknowingly ingested incredibly high levels of NDMA. If you took Zantac frequently, you may be at a significantly increased risk for many types of cancer. From past studies, we know that NDMA is linked to certain cancers, including liver cancer, stomach cancer, colorectal cancer, and intestinal cancer. NDMA ingestion from Zantac may cause all types of cancer. In the next few years, we expect to see thousands of Zantac lawsuits filed on behalf of victims and their families alleging that the NDMA-contaminated ranitidine caused their cancer. At Shannon Law Group, our team is currently investigating Zantac cancer lawsuits. If you or someone you love used Zantac frequently and was diagnosed with cancer, we encourage you to reach out to our team to explore your options. You can also contact us if you have any questions about the Zantac recall. We will continue to update you as we learn more.

In September 2019, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a safety recall on Zantac and other generic ranitidine antacids. The FDA had tested Zantac’s main Ingredient ranitidine and discovered “unacceptable” amounts of a carcinogen called N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA).

NDMA is an unstable organic chemical that is created unintentionally as a byproduct of industrial processes. NDMA

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