http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/ Articles on Emerging Legal News from www.LawyersandSettlements.com Sun, 11 May 2008 22:01:31 -0700 Copyright 2001-2008 Online Legal Marketing Ltd. en-us Wed, 11 Jan 2006 06:24:52 GMT http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/images/rss_logo.gif http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/ http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/discrimination-connectiv.html?ref=rss Philadelphia, PA: A racial discrimination lawsuit was filed by four black workers against Conectiv Energy and three subcontractors. The workers claimed in the lawsuit that the workers had to endure racial slurs, a life-size noose hanging for a week, and Ku Klux Klan graffiti targeted them. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/discrimination-connectiv.html?ref=rss Sun, 11 May 2008 19:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/stock-fraud-aig.html?ref=rss New York, NY: Former Chief Executive of American International Group Inc. (AIG) and current controller of the Starr Foundation, Hank Greenberg, has sued AIG for misrepresenting financial losses. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/stock-fraud-aig.html?ref=rss Sun, 11 May 2008 17:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10598/trasylol-tragedy-timeline.html?ref=rss Washington, DC: The tragedy that is Trasylol and the scores of people who have died at the hands of the expensive anti-bleeding drug reads like the plot line of a bad movie. Only in this case, the villain doesn't get it in the end. At least, not yet. That payback may eventually be found in the courts of law as hundreds of lawsuits move forward. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10598/trasylol-tragedy-timeline.html?ref=rss Sun, 11 May 2008 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/whistleblower-settles.html?ref=rss Union City, CA: A whistleblower accused the state Department of Education and Delaine Eastin, the former state schools superintendant, of directing funds to agencies that were either fraudulent or nonexistent. Now, that whistleblower has been awarded $4.25 million in a settlement with the state Department of Education. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/whistleblower-settles.html?ref=rss Sun, 11 May 2008 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10595/interview-diane-nygaard.html?ref=rss Kansas City, MO: Since our first interview with lawyer Diane Nygaard in April, there has been an overwhelming response to the information she provided on Auction Rate Securities. Here, she will bring us up to date on progress made and further insights into the ongoing securities fraud situation. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10595/interview-diane-nygaard.html?ref=rss Sat, 10 May 2008 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10596/cali-labor-law-discriminated-dismissed.html?ref=rss Sacramento, CA: Not only was Violeta wrongfully terminated; she was treated like a criminal and fired in the company's parking lot. "I am 57 years old and a Fillipino woman—this new boss is bringing in students in their early 20s who work on call," says Violeta. He may be saving money for the company but it cost Violeta her livelihood. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10596/cali-labor-law-discriminated-dismissed.html?ref=rss Sat, 10 May 2008 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/chantix-cigarette-which-is-killer.html?ref=rss Chicago, IL: It was just as recent as 2006 when drug makers were confident that drugs could do things such as cure depression, make people stop smoking, and even lose weight. But recently their hopes have been shattered because these drugs that are meant to block pleasure centers in the brain seem to have blocked pleasure in other ways as well. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/chantix-cigarette-which-is-killer.html?ref=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 13:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10593/duragesic-patch-warning-signs-ignored.html?ref=rss Houston, TX: The recent lawsuits against the maker of the Duragesic Pain Patch are not the first to be filed. In fact, in 2006, the daughter of a woman who died while wearing a Duragesic patch won her lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson's Alza Corp, the company that manufactures the patch. Unfortunately, the companies involved in manufacturing Duragesic patches ignored signs warning of defective patches and continued to sell their product, putting many people at risk of an overdose. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10593/duragesic-patch-warning-signs-ignored.html?ref=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 11:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/nypd-stop-and-frisk-policy.html?ref=rss New York, NY: A civil rights group filed a lawsuit on May 7, 2008, challenging the stop-and-frisk policy that is employed by the NYPD. The stop-and-frisk policy has been used throughout the years to stop people for questioning. It is believed that hundreds of thousands per year are stopped through this practice when the police believe there is a need to transport that person to the precinct office. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/nypd-stop-and-frisk-policy.html?ref=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10592/ortho-evra-public-citizen.html?ref=rss Washington, DC: The push to get what many believe is a dangerous product off the market got a helping hand yesterday when Public Citizen petitioned the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to pull the Ortho-Evra contraceptive patch off the market. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10592/ortho-evra-public-citizen.html?ref=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 09:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/antitrust-glaxosmithkline-welbutrin-tactics.html?ref=rss New York, NY: A lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline that accuses the drug maker of boosting its Wellbutrin profits through monopolistic tactics has been awarded class action status. The accusations state that GSK delayed a generic version of the antidepressant from coming onto the market. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/antitrust-glaxosmithkline-welbutrin-tactics.html?ref=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10588/trasylol-gone-through-hell.html?ref=rss Wellington, FL: Loretta M. says she is sure she was given Trasylol during her open heart surgeries because her doctor spoke about using blood-regulating drugs during surgery. She had two open heart surgeries and experienced serious side effects after both. Like many people, Loretta is upset that Trasylol was used despite the risks associated with the drug. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10588/trasylol-gone-through-hell.html?ref=rss Fri, 09 May 2008 05:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/asbestos-in-aging-schools.html?ref=rss Denver, CO: As many school districts throughout the United States build new schools, there are still many teachers teaching in aging school buildings with asbestos in their walls. While the teachers in the new buildings are thankfully able to breathe the air within the building without fear of asbestos exposure, the teachers in aging buildings live with that fear everyday. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/asbestos-in-aging-schools.html?ref=rss Thu, 08 May 2008 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10586/nurse-warnings-against-chantix.html?ref=rss Richmond, VA: "I went from being an active, social person to someone who thought everyone was against me and I thought they would be better off without me," says Stacey. "By the third week of taking Chantix, I had suicidal thoughts." http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10586/nurse-warnings-against-chantix.html?ref=rss Thu, 08 May 2008 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10585/botox-migration-disaster.html?ref=rss Hollywood, CA: As new research continues to reveal that Botox, and Botox Cosmetic may not necessarily be the risk-free, never-give-it-a-second-thought cosmetic treatment that people eat up like candy, there are those who look beyond the potential dangers and even beyond the need. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10585/botox-migration-disaster.html?ref=rss Thu, 08 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10584/ortho-evra-convenience-costly.html?ref=rss Danville, CA: She was just 18 when the Ortho Evra patch claimed her life. A student, studying for a career in fashion. After she collapsed in a Manhattan subway in April 2005 and subsequently died, an autopsy revealed that a blood clot had formed and moved into the young lady's lung. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10584/ortho-evra-convenience-costly.html?ref=rss Thu, 08 May 2008 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/tabloid-photo-editor-anthrax-death.html?ref=rss Tallahassee FL: On May 5, 2008, lawyers told a Florida Supreme Court that the government and a particular laboratory are not obligated under state law to protect the public from materials that are lethal. This claim comes as a result of a lawsuit filed by the widow of a tabloid photo editor who died of anthrax exposure in 2001. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/tabloid-photo-editor-anthrax-death.html?ref=rss Thu, 08 May 2008 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/tonawanda-police-overtime.html?ref=rss Tonawanda, NY: The town board of Tonawanda, New York decided on May 5, 2008 to settle a labor lawsuit for $625,000. The labor lawsuit had been filed by 120 of the town's former and current police officers, who alleged the city didn't pay them for overtime between the years of 2003 and 2005. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/tonawanda-police-overtime.html?ref=rss Thu, 08 May 2008 04:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/bayer-trasylol-new-battle.html?ref=rss Raleigh, NC: Bayer AG is facing a new challenge with Trasylol that doesn't have anything to do with the other 78 lawsuits that the drug company is facing. This lawsuit involves a North Carolina man's claims that he is at a financial loss because Trasylol was used during his 2006 heart surgery. Fortunately, he is not one of the tens of thousands of people who have possibly experienced injury from the anti-bleeding drug. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/bayer-trasylol-new-battle.html?ref=rss Wed, 07 May 2008 16:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10580/cell-phone-early-temination-fees.html?ref=rss Castro Valley, CA: Gloria M. would like cell phone companies like Sprint to change their policies regarding early termination fees. She knew an early termination fee would be charged if she canceled her contract, but the amount charged for a termination fee was high and Gloria says Sprint took that money out of her account without her authorization. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10580/cell-phone-early-temination-fees.html?ref=rss Wed, 07 May 2008 14:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10579/real-estate-overcharge-second-mortgage.html?ref=rss Salisbury, NH: Imagine finding out, almost two years after obtaining a second mortgage on your home, that you were charged over $21,000 in real estate transaction fees that you were not initially told about. Imagine being told that, because the company filed for bankruptcy, your mortgage was sold, your payments were going up, and your house was going to be foreclosed and you would have nowhere to live. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10579/real-estate-overcharge-second-mortgage.html?ref=rss Wed, 07 May 2008 12:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10578/botox-freezes-models-face.html?ref=rss New York, NY: Nancy had four series of Botox injections between 2004 and 2005 but the fifth set would be her last. "This last time I had more injections that made my face feel frozen; I didn't want to tell people why, but my face was stuck in this scary expression," she says. And that's not the only side effect that Nancy endured... http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10578/botox-freezes-models-face.html?ref=rss Wed, 07 May 2008 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10577/ortho-evra-patch-silence-not-answer.html?ref=rss Washington, DC:Currently, more than 3,000 women and their families in the United States are suing Johnson and Johnson, the makers of the Ortho Evra birth control patch, because they have suffered life threatening adverse health effects such as blood clots, heart attacks, and stroke, as a result of using this controversial form of birth control. Some 40 women have died while using it. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10577/ortho-evra-patch-silence-not-answer.html?ref=rss Wed, 07 May 2008 08:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/yamaha-rhino-permanent-injury.html?ref=rss Dallas, TX: With summer just around the corner, more and more people will be out riding their ATVs again. However, more people riding ATVs means there is a higher likelihood of accidents such as Yamaha Rhino rollovers. In fact, as many people are learning, a few minutes of fun on the Yamaha Rhino can result in permanent injury. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/yamaha-rhino-permanent-injury.html?ref=rss Wed, 07 May 2008 06:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10575/heparin-dead-within-weeks.html?ref=rss Louis, MS: Judith's husband, John, had been ill with pneumonia for several weeks when he was admitted to hospital, for the last time, in March. The doctors put him on continuous intravenous heparin, in addition to drugs to treat his pneumonia. Judith watched her husband worsen, until he died in late April. She is convinced that the heparin was tainted and likely killed him. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10575/heparin-dead-within-weeks.html?ref=rss Wed, 07 May 2008 04:00:00 -0700