http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/ Articles on Emerging Legal News from www.LawyersandSettlements.com Tue, 09 Feb 2010 09:56:46 -0800 Copyright 2001-2010 Online Legal Media 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/articles/13562/reglan-side-effects-tardive-dyskinesia-31.html?ref=rss 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. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13562/reglan-side-effects-tardive-dyskinesia-31.html?ref=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13566/toyota-brake-recall-prius-lexus-sai-motor.html?ref=rss Tokyo, JAPAN: Toyota has announced a recall of more than 400,000 vehicles worldwide over problems with complex anti-lock braking systems. Papers were filed with the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport in Japan, and filings formalizing a recall in the US are expected today, according to CNN. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13566/toyota-brake-recall-prius-lexus-sai-motor.html?ref=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13556/meridia-sibutramine-side-effects-2.html?ref=rss Abbott Park, IL: In a report published late last month, the FDA claimed that patients with high blood pressure or heart problems or those who have suffered a stroke are at greater risk for Meridia side effects. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13556/meridia-sibutramine-side-effects-2.html?ref=rss Tue, 09 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13561/plane-crash-airplane-crashes-40.html?ref=rss Boulder, CO: Investigators of the plane crash over Colorado that killed three people on February 6 plan to seek input from other pilots in the area for clues. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13561/plane-crash-airplane-crashes-40.html?ref=rss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 13:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13538/california-overtime-laws-17.html?ref=rss Apple Valley, CA: Patrick used to work 50 hours a week with overtime pay, but then his employer started scheduling him 10 hours a day, four days a week—without overtime pay. Patrick wants to know if he’s still entitled to California overtime. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13538/california-overtime-laws-17.html?ref=rss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 10:30:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13537/stevens-johnson-syndrome-sjs-21.html?ref=rss Nashua, NH: "My nightmare with Stevens Johnson Syndrome began 15 years ago," says Darlene, who has a complex pain syndrome but can't take any meds—not even Ibuprofen—to relieve the pain. "After all these years, my doctors have suggested that so many of my problems stem from allergies to drugs and if I take anything at all, I will get another SJS episode." http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13537/stevens-johnson-syndrome-sjs-21.html?ref=rss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13560/connecticut-explosion-kleen-energy-systems-natural.html?ref=rss Hartford, CT: Five people have been confirmed dead in the thunderous explosion that rocked a Connecticut power plant Sunday. Church services were just winding down yesterday at 11:17 am when much of the state shook with earthquake force from the blast at Kleen Energy Systems, located 15 miles south of Hartford. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13560/connecticut-explosion-kleen-energy-systems-natural.html?ref=rss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 07:30:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13552/va-hospital-malpractice-veterans-medical.html?ref=rss Jackson, MS: A retired soldier who sought treatment at the GV Montgomery Veterans Affairs Medical Center has filed a lawsuit claiming that VA hospital malpractice caused him to suffer from several serious conditions. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13552/va-hospital-malpractice-veterans-medical.html?ref=rss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13551/environmental-law-environment-4.html?ref=rss Sacramento, CA: Working on behalf of business interests across the Golden State, several Republican lawmakers in California are signing a ballot initiative to suspend an environmental law designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13551/environmental-law-environment-4.html?ref=rss Mon, 08 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13558/two-plane-collision.html?ref=rss Boulder, CO: Three people were killed in a mid-air plane crash February 6th. One of the planes, a single-seat Piper Pawnee, was towing a glider. The pilot of the Piper was killed. The other plane, a Cirrus SR 20, carried two people. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13558/two-plane-collision.html?ref=rss Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:45:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13557/gas-explosion-Kleen.html?ref=rss Middletown, CT: An explosion at the Kleen Power Plant has killed at least two people and injured about 30 others. Authorities expect the number of dead to increase—they are still searching for people. At least 51 people were in the plant when the explosion occurred around 11:30 am. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13557/gas-explosion-Kleen.html?ref=rss Sun, 07 Feb 2010 11:15:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13547/train-crash-chemical-spill-derailment.html?ref=rss Washington, DC: An investigation into a 2008 train crash that killed 25 and injured 135 people in Chatsworth, California found that the tragic accident may have been caused by an engineer who ran a red signal while composing a text message. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13547/train-crash-chemical-spill-derailment.html?ref=rss Sun, 07 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13555/Illinois-Medical-Malpractice.html?ref=rss Springfield, IL: On February 4, 2010 the Illinois Supreme Court voted against the state's medical malpractice law and decided that limits on damages awarded to victims of medical negligence are unconstitutional. Now, Illinois patients may have greater access to health care and lower medical liability rates. The state capped damages several years ago. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13555/Illinois-Medical-Malpractice.html?ref=rss Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:15:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13554/Tysabri-Warnings.html?ref=rss Washington, DC: US health officials have warned that the multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri (generic name natalizumab) can potentially cause a fatal brain disorder and the risk is greater as patients receive more infusions. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13554/Tysabri-Warnings.html?ref=rss Sat, 06 Feb 2010 14:45:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13553/buzbee-BP-toxic-spill.html?ref=rss 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.” http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13553/buzbee-BP-toxic-spill.html?ref=rss Sat, 06 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13550/california-labor-law-code-11.html?ref=rss Los Angeles, CA: When NBC told Conan O'Brien that the "Tonight Show" would be moving to a later slot, O'Brien had no choice but to leave the show. It put a lot of people out of work, but NBC says they are paying "millions of dollars to compensate every one of them." Not so, according to one former NBC employee who worked 25 years for the network. A California labor law attorney says he might have a misrepresentation case against NBC. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13550/california-labor-law-code-11.html?ref=rss Sat, 06 Feb 2010 07:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13543/criminal-law-penal-criminal-offense.html?ref=rss Burlington, NC: A former police officer accused of sexually assaulting a teenage girl he met through a community outreach program has made his first appearance in court over the criminal offense. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13543/criminal-law-penal-criminal-offense.html?ref=rss Sat, 06 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13546/dog-bite-lawyer-law-injury.html?ref=rss The month began badly for a family from California. On February 1 a woman and her three children were walking along a set of train tracks in San Bernardino County, about 55 miles east of downtown Los Angeles, when a pack of dogs escaped from their enclosure and tore into the children. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13546/dog-bite-lawyer-law-injury.html?ref=rss Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:30:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13549/child-restraint-systems-recalled-infant.html?ref=rss Washington, DC: Dorel Juvenile Group (DJG) is recalling certain Maxi-Cosi Mico infant child restraint systems, models 22-371 HFL, JUC, LMD, PNG, and ORE; 22-372 TTH; and Maxi-Cosi Mico infant child restraint system - base only, model 22-515 BLK, produced from February 18, 2008 through June 28, 2008. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13549/child-restraint-systems-recalled-infant.html?ref=rss Fri, 05 Feb 2010 10:10:24 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13548/toyota-recall-safety-camry-2.html?ref=rss Flint, MN: Guadalupe Alberto didn’t like to drive fast. In fact, the 77-year-old avoided the freeway because of it. She was in good health and drove cautiously to a fault. Never got a speeding ticket. So it was a shock when the former GM worker from Flint, Michigan was killed after her 2005 Toyota Camry, which had only 17,000 miles on the odometer, ran three stop signs on April 19, 2008. The speedometer remained stuck at 80 miles an hour when the car hit a tree in the middle of the day. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13548/toyota-recall-safety-camry-2.html?ref=rss Fri, 05 Feb 2010 09:30:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13545/yasmin-birth-control-pill-yaz-side-effects-24.html?ref=rss London, ON: Silvia experienced anxiety attacks while on both Yasmin and Yaz. She read online about the Yasmin/Yaz class action lawsuit, and now she wants to know if she qualifies. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13545/yasmin-birth-control-pill-yaz-side-effects-24.html?ref=rss Fri, 05 Feb 2010 08:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13544/mri-kidney-contrast-side-effects-health-21.html?ref=rss Evanston, IL: In an effort to curb the growing rates of MRI side effects, scientists at Northwestern University have created a new MRI contrast agent that is about 15 times more sensitive than those currently in use at most hospitals. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13544/mri-kidney-contrast-side-effects-health-21.html?ref=rss Fri, 05 Feb 2010 06:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13530/civil-rights-lawyers-law.html?ref=rss Boston, MA: Members of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) have filed a federal lawsuit against the city of Boston alleging that three officer who arrested a man outside of Boston Commons violated his civil rights. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13530/civil-rights-lawyers-law.html?ref=rss Fri, 05 Feb 2010 05:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13542/medical-device-recalls-coronary-sinus-guid.html?ref=rss Washington, DC: The FDA and Thomas Medical Products Inc, notified healthcare professionals of a Class I Recall of certain lots of the product, tube-like devices placed into blood vessels to insert pacing or defibrillator wires and catheters into blood vessels. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13542/medical-device-recalls-coronary-sinus-guid.html?ref=rss Thu, 04 Feb 2010 15:00:00 -0800 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13541/toyota-prius-braking-problems-recall.html?ref=rss Washington, DC: A formal investigation has been opened by US safety regulators into the braking system on the 2010 Toyota Prius. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/13541/toyota-prius-braking-problems-recall.html?ref=rss Thu, 04 Feb 2010 10:00:00 -0800