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| Canadian Firms Tackle Pfizer’s Smoking Cessation Drug |
March 20, 2010. By Brenda Craig.
Vancouver, BC: Dozens of Canadians have joined the long list of people suing for personal injuries allegedly caused by the smoking cessation drug Chantix. Class actions against Pfizer and its Canadian subsidiary have been filed in the provinces of Ontario, Quebec, British Columbia and Alberta.
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| Attorney Speaks About Accutane and Inflammatory Bowel Disease |
March 9, 2010. By Heidi Turner.
Edwardsville, IL: Patients who feel that they were not adequately warned about Accutane side effects such as inflammatory bowel disease may want to speak with an attorney. Bob Rowland, attorney and partner at Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, says there is still time for patients who suffered inflammatory bowel disease to file a lawsuit against the maker of Accutane.
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| Airlines Scoop Tips from Skycaps |
February 15, 2010. By Brenda Craig.
Boston, MA: Late on a Friday afternoon, Shannon Liss-Riordan is between appointments and looking forward to the weekend. If we talk fast, she has a few minutes to answer questions about a recent certification of an important Massachusetts employment class action case that could ultimately improve the lives of hundreds of Skycaps that work the at airports across the US.
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| Attorney Concerned about Reglan Side Effects in Infants |
February 9, 2010. By Heidi Turner.
Los Angeles, CA: For adults who have suffered Reglan side effects, including tardive dyskinesia, the prospect of suffering from involuntary movement for the rest of their lives can be daunting. For children, the outlook is even more troubling—simply because not much is known about the risk of Reglan side effects in infants, says Roger Drake, an attorney with Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman.
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| Attorney Calls BP Texas City Plant to Account |
February 6, 2010. By Brenda Craig.
Houston, TX: Attorney Tony Buzbee offered BP a chance to settle, but the company denied that there had ever even been a toxic spill at its plant in Texas City and attacked the credibility of the workers who claimed they had been exposed to dangerous chemicals in April 2007. So, Buzbee and the 10 plaintiffs went to trial. “The jury gave exactly the number I asked for—I would say we were very pleased,” he says. “One hundred million dollars is one month's profit at that plant.”
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| Open Your Monthly Statements, Says Securities Lawyer |
January 31, 2010. By Brenda Craig.
Jupiter, FL: The first rule of thumb for investors is “open your monthly statements,” says Marc Dobin, an experienced securities lawyer who has represented hundreds of unhappy investors and brokerage firms in securities fraud cases.
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| Policy Book Told Workers Not to Expect Overtime |
January 30, 2010. By Brenda Craig.
Dallas, TX: Moody International Development, whose clients include major oil companies like Exxon, BP, Mobil and Chevron, may owe thousands of dollars in back pay to hundreds of technical workers. “I have one plaintiff, for example, who worked 160 hours in a single pay period,” says attorney Charles Branham. “That is the equivalent of two eighty-hour work weeks, and they didn’t get paid overtime. That is an egregious violation.”
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| Drainage Problems Spark Construction Defect Suit |
January 15, 2010. By Brenda Craig.
Mesquite, NV: Residents along Desert Tortoise Drive and Shell Turtle Lane in Mesquite, Nevada were taken by surprise when rainwater charged toward their homes. “It doesn’t rain much here in Mesquite or Las Vegas, but when it does, their backyards are flooded,” says Neil Hyman, a young attorney with a good track record for recouping losses in construction defect cases.
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| Child Support Offenders Owe “Millions of Dollars” |
January 14, 2010. By Brenda Craig.
Charleston, WV: Deadbeat parents owe millions in support payments to children in West Virginia, and attorney Charles “Rusty” Webb is doing his level best to make sure they pay up. He recently filed a legal malpractice class action lawsuit against the State Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, alleging that it is negligent in its duty to aggressively pursue parents who ignore court orders to make child support payments.
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