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May-29-06 Cleveland, OH My doctor put me on Fosamax eight years ago and just like most patients, I trusted my doctor and did what he told me to. My health began to decline and I didn't even question him," says Nancy Davis (not her real name) from Texas, "I just lived with it." "I was prescribed Fosamax for bone density. Once you get to a certain age (I would ha... - Kids Dying From Off-Label Use Of Antipsychotics
May-5-06 A recent USA Today sponsored review of the FDA database from 2000 to 2004 found at least 45 deaths in children under 18 with atypical antipsychotics listed as the "primary suspect," and 1,328 reports of other serious side effects, some life-threatening. Atypical antipsychotics are a relatively new class of drugs approved by the FDA for the treatment of a... - Tequin's Serious Injuries - Bristol-Myers Feigns Ignorance
May-1-06 On April 27, 2006, Dow Jones reported that Bristol-Myers Squibb had decided to stop selling Tequin, an antibiotic found to increase the risk of blood-sugar problems. BMS made a "recent decision to stop all our commercialization efforts" for Tequin and to return the rights to Kyorin, Dow quoted Chief Financial Officer, Andrew Bonfield, as saying. BMS licen... - Lethal Defects Of Bjork-Shiley Heart Valve
Apr-24-06 An estimated 25 million Americans have one kind of medical implant or another. However an analysis of implant recalls over 10 years show that the average number of recalls per year was 40 and by 2001, the number rose to 117. The FDA regulates the implant industry, but many products reach the market with insufficient clinical testing, followed by very litt... - Fosamax Does More Harm than Good
Apr-14-06 Dayton, OH The osteoporosis drug Fosamax has been on the market for a little over ten years now. Drug maker Merck promoted it heavily by selling women the fear of a disabling hip fracture and the necessity of regular bone-density tests. Merck's initial TV advertising campaign featured a slim woman in her mid-40s, conveying the notion that testing was app... - California Overtime: Advice from a Lawyer
Apr-5-06 Are you owed overtime? If so, take this advice from Todd Schneider, California employment lawyer: Keep track of the hours you work and let your employer know if you are owed overtime. If your employer refuses to pay, contact a lawyer. And remember, never sleep on your rights. "California is more protective of its workers than any other state in the... - Fentanyl Deaths - Severe Math Problems at FDA
Mar-27-06 Describing fentanyl as a "very strong narcotic," on July 15, 2005, the FDA issued a Public Health Advisory regarding the safe use of transdermal fentanyl patches in response to reports of 120 deaths in patients using the patch for pain management, stating that some patients and doctors might not be fully aware of its dangers. A cursory investigation of dr... - Life After Depo-Medrol - Sheer Hopeless Hell
Mar-10-06 Complaining of a sudden localized hip pain, in January 2002, Dennis Capolongo, was diagnosed with a disc herniation and given 2 epidural injections of the steroid Depo-Medrol that resulted in two trips to the ER, a stint in the hospital, and horrific back pain that continued nonstop for months. A short time later, when reviewing his original MRIs, new doc... - McDonald's: Fried Again
Feb-27-06 John Davies (requests anonymity pending possible lawsuit) from Saskatchewan, Canada has been inadvertently harming his three-year-old son. Every few weeks they went to McDonald's for an order of his son's favourite food - French fries. "My child has a severe milk allergy - he has been dealing with a serious lung issue for most of his life - and we dilige... - Bad Faith Insurance Companies and Consumer Recourse
Feb-22-06 What recourse is there for the claimant (also referred to as victim) against Insurance Companies acting in Bad Faith? As told by Paul Cohen, Director of Communications, FBIC, (Fight Bad Faith Insurance Companies) at www.badfaithinsurance.org About FBIC:[ badfaithinsurance.org ] The idea of our website is simple - we want to show consumers that... - Psych Drugs - Doctors Serve As Middle-Man Pushers
Feb-21-06 Although peddling psychiatric drugs for off-label treatment of every ailment known to man is highly profitable, it is also illegal. Marketing schemes that increase the rates at which drugs are prescribed for off-label use, result in the sale of drugs that have not been proven safer or superior to FDA approved medications already on the market. That said,... - State Farm Insurance refuses Coverage
Feb-19-06 Steve Haase, from Bloomington, Minnesota was badly injured in a car accident May, 2004. State Farm insurance compensated him but now considers Haase "high risk" and refuses to insure his home. Because of his no-fault insurance policy with State Farm, Haase was paid out a total of $20,000, which exhausted his benefits. But what infuriates Haase is that he... - Interview with a Class Action Lawyer
Feb-13-06 An interview with Michael Kelly, a lawyer specializing in class action lawsuits. What unique challenges does the legal profession face in terms of promotion and marketing? The legal profession has always been confused on how to advertise. Advertising is, for any profession, bringing the client to the professional, without making promises that you ca... - Vaccinating For Profit - From Cradle to Coffin
Feb-2-06 Due to the flooding of special education classrooms, along with the rising medical costs of treating injured children, local taxes will soon go through the roof, at which time the public will be forced to face the unthinkable truth about the poisoned generation. And when that happens, government officials had better not even think about trying to feign i... - Stock Options and Your Retirement Fund: Is Your Employer Obeying ERISA?
Jan-26-06 A number of lawsuits have been launched against companies who don't follow the laws around stock options, 401k plans and retirement funds. ERISA, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, has special rules for companies that offer stock options as a retirement plan investment. This includes a company's fiduciary duties to their employees. Simply put,... - Employers' neglect of the law goes far beyond overtime, includes abuse, study finds
Jan-24-06 While lawyersandsettlements.com has shed light on the growing number of overtime lawsuits in [ California ], workers are exposed to many other kinds of abuse as well. A new [ study ] by McMaster's University, (one of the top 100 schools in the world), shows that almost half of American workers face violence, threats, intimidation, mental abuse and harras... - Myth: You don't have to pay overtime to your salaried employees
Jan-23-06 It's tough to work in retail management - sometimes you're damned if you get promoted to management and you're damned if you don't accept a promotion. Jim Friderici should know: he has been working in the retail business for over 20 years in and around Albany, New York, the last five of which he managed an Electronics Boutique of America store (recently b... - Unpaid Overtime: Questions answered by a lawyer
Jan-20-06 From a phone interview with Robin Workman, Trial Attorney, Qualls & Workman, LLP Q: Why would some companies rather pay fines than pay overtime? A: It is simply a cost benefit analysis. From a fiscal standpoint it is more cost effective for some companies not to pay overtime. Companies can roll the dice and they may never get sued. A large corporati... - California Overtime Lawsuits Expanding to EB Games/Gamespot
Jan-7-06 Adding to the overtime lawsuits dotting California's legal landscape, EB Games - also known as Gamespot - is now on the radar. It seems that LA county managers at the video game retailer may not have been paid the overtime due them under California law. Managers and assistant managers are often entitled to overtime pay. If you don't earn at least twice th... - Vioxx Cover-Up
Dec-31-05 The first federal lawsuit over the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx ended in a mistrial in the US, even after it was proven that key evidence was withheld in clinical trials. According to the [ The New England Journal of Medicine ] authors of the Canadian-led clinical trial on the safety of the arthritis drug Vioxx withheld important information on heart att...