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| Asbestos Mesothelioma – The Legal Down and Dirty |
November 6, 2009. By Lucy Campbell.
Beverly Hills, CA: Asbestos mesothelioma is a devastating and fatal form of cancer caused by exposure to asbestos fibers. Research by the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) shows that the number of deaths from asbestos mesothelioma has increased during the last 10 years.
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| CT Scan Overdose Victims Have Rights |
November 5, 2009. By Brenda Craig.
Los Angeles, CA: It seems that somebody at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center made a serious error when the hospital’s CT Scanner was recalibrated in February 2008. Dozens of patients booked for diagnostic brains scans were blasted with megadoses of radiation – doses usually reserved for treating brain tumors.
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| Cash4Gold Played Fast and Lost with Customers |
November 5, 2009. By Brenda Craig.
New York, NY: With the price of gold skyrocketing to $1000 an ounce and more and millions of people struggling through difficult times, companies offering cash in exchange for old jewelry and other precious metals items are drawing a lot of attention. Unfortunately, many Cash4Gold customers are crying consumer fraud and the company is now the target of a class action suit.
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| Class Action against DuPont’s Teflon Plant Sticks |
October 24, 2009. By Brenda Craig.
Princeton, NJ A well-known environmental law attorney is leading a class action aimed at forcing DuPont to pay for the cleanup of the local water supply for the residents of Penns Grove, NJ. “We are seeking to have safe drinking water for these people,” says attorney Stuart Lieberman of Lieberman & Blecher. “The primary relief being sought is remediation of the drinking water.”
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| Attorney Says Prepaid Debit Cards Can Carry High Fees |
October 20, 2009. By Heidi Turner.
Albany, NY For consumers with a poor credit rating or who are unable to conduct business with a bank, prepaid debit cards may seem like a dream come true. They provide customers with the ability to use a debit card without having to go through the application process with banks. However, many customers have found out the hard way that some of these prepaid debit cards carried high fees. Those customers complain they were not made aware of those debit card fees, which often drain the cards of value.
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| Tenants Intentionally Exposed to Asbestos—Builders Profit |
October 18, 2009. By Jane Mundy.
Denver, CO: It's unfathomable that anyone in America would knowingly endanger the lives of others for sheer profit. But attorney Charles Torres says that Bascom Group, a company that purchases and renovates depressed apartment complexes, needlessly exposed the residents of Highline Terrace to asbestos. "Their intentional actions were outrageous," said Torres, whose firm represents the Plaintiffs--105 residents.
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| $12 million Allocated for PCA Salmonella Foodborne Illness: Make Your Claim Now |
October 15, 2009. By Jane Mundy.
Roanoke, WV: In January 2009 federal officials linked products manufactured by The Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) to the Salmonella foodborne illness outbreak that sickened 677 people in 45 states and killed nine since early September 2008. Attorney Ron Simon of Simon and Luke has been in negotiations on behalf of his clients since April. "The court has finally approved our settlement process," says Simon. "If you qualify you are entitled to part of this $12 million without having to file a lawsuit."
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| A Dangerous Delay in Diagnosis |
October 14, 2009. By Brenda Craig.
Memphis, TN It isn’t easy to sue your doctor in Tennessee. Plaintiffs lose more medical malpractice suits they win in that state. But Courtney Hill’s story of a lump in her breast--that doctors ignored until it was too late-proved to be so compelling that the jury recently awarded Hill and her husband $24 million.
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| Attorney Speaks Out About Gaiam Water Bottles |
October 14, 2009. By Heidi Turner.
Houston, TX: Consumers who purchased Gaiam water bottles because they were marketed as not containing bisphenol A (BPA) were probably surprised to learn that the water bottles actually have BPA in them. For George Niño, attorney with Caddell & Chapman, Gaiam is just the most recent company to have falsely marketed its water bottles. Niño is currently involved in litigation concerning SIGG water bottles, which were also marketed as being BPA-free when they actually do contain BPA.
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