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Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about a potentially harmful product represented as "Generic Tamiflu" sold over the Internet. FDA tests revealed that the fraudulent product does not contain Tamiflu's active ingredient, oseltamivir, but cloxacillin, an ingredient in the same class of antibiotics as penicillin. T... - Marie Callender's Cheesy Chicken and Rice Recalled
Washington, DC: ConAgra Foods Packaged Foods, LLC, is recalling Marie Callender's brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals following reports of salmonellosis. The company is recalling all Marie Callender's brand Cheesy Chicken and Rice frozen meals in commerce, regardless of production date. These products are being recalled after the company... - SpaghettiOs with Meatballs Recalled
Washington, DC: Campbell Soup Supply Company, LLC, is recalling approximately 15,000,000 pounds of "SpaghettiOs with Meatballs" canned products due to possible under-processing. The following products are subject to recall: 14.75-ounce cans of "SpaghettiOs" with Meatballs, bearing the identifying product code "U5" on the bottom of the can... - Chantix Can Drive You Batty
Aug-11-10 Seattle, WA "I have never in my life experienced any psychological problems until I took Chantix ," says Charlie, who says he tried to commit suicide??"twice. "I would like to see Chantix taken off the market right now ." Charlie (not his real name) took the smoking cessation drug for about 45 days in 2008. Chantix side effects weren't well known tw... - Customers Affected by Excessive Overdraft Fees
Aug-11-10 Dallas, TX It may seem simple enough to stay out of overdraft in a bank account, but some bank customers say they are being forced into overdrawing their accounts and then paying excessive overdraft bank fees as a result. They say bank practices such as holding check deposits and reordering transactions are costing them dearly in excessive overdraft fe... - Tragic Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Ends in $2 Million Plaintiff Award
Aug-11-10 Marysville, OH A medical malpractice lawsuit with horrific emotional consequences has been settled with a $2 million judgment against a doctor who performed tonsillectomies on twin boys at Memorial Hospital of Union County in Ohio, in 2006. Following a two-week trial that amounted to a painful ordeal for the family, the jury on August 6th returned a ve... - Feds Intervene in Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit
Aug-11-10 Waycross, GA A Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuit has been elevated to a formal complaint by the US Government after the feds decided to intervene in an action originally brought by a qui tam government whistleblower. According to the federal whistleblower act a private citizen can bring a lawsuit on behalf of the federal government and share in the proceed... - Two Killed in Major Missouri Auto Accident Involving School Buses
Aug-11-10 Grays Summit, MO A Missouri auto accident involving a tractor trailer, a pickup truck and two school buses full of high school band members has left two people dead and dozens of others injured. The John F. Hodge High School band was on its annual summer trip to Six Flags when disaster struck, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Details of th... - Teen Recovering from Dirt Bike-Caused Brain Injury
Aug-11-10 Santa Cruz, CA A German teen living in California is recovering from the brain injury he suffered as the result of a crash on a motorized dirt bike a number of weeks ago. Konstantin Thiess wasn't wearing a helmet when he crashed his bike into a brick and concrete column, which caused him to suffer a traumatic brain injury, according to the Santa Cruz... - Medical Marijuana and Job Loss
Atlanta, GA: According to media reports people are losing their jobs - are being fired - for using medical marijuana. A recent report on CNN.com details the story of a 29-year-old Michigan man who was fired from his job at Wal-Mart after failing a drug test. Joseph Casias has a rare form of cancer that affects his nasal cavity and brain. His doct... - Tour Bus Crash Kills 3
Aug-10-10 Salt Lake City, UT Three Japanese tourists are dead after the driver of the tour bus they were riding in lost control of the vehicle. A further 11 others were injured. The bus accident happened on Monday evening just outside Cedar City, the Utah Highway Patrol report. There were 14 passengers in the tour group, half of which had to be flown to hos... - Three Car Accident Kills Six Students
Aug-10-10 Bishop, CA Six people have been killed and 12 others injured in a multi-car accident just south of the town of Bishop. California Highway Patrol reports that one of the victims was a member of California Baptist University's cross country team. Dennis Cleland, speaking for the Highway Patrol, told MSNBC.com that three vans carrying the members of th... - Massive Securities Fraud and Ponzi Scheme Are Alleged in Florida
Aug-10-10 Hialeah, FL A massive securities fraud that has been described in terms ranging from stock investment fraud to a mushrooming Ponzi scheme has been uncovered in the Sunshine State, according to the August 9th edition of the Miami Herald . Luis Felipe Perez was indicted last week on federal charges, accused of conspiring with two others in a scheme to f... - NASA Chief, Former Senator in Fatal Alaska Plane Crash
Aug-10-10 Dillingham, AK A small plane crash in Alaska has killed at least five people, and unofficial reports suggest that former NASA Administrator Sean O'Keefe and former Alaska Senator Ted Stevens maybe among the dead. The private plane, en route from GCI Lodge on Lake Nerka to the town of Dillingham, crashed Monday night in rugged terrain near Dillingham... - Fired Detention Officer Sues Under Texas Labor Law, Seeks Reinstatement
Aug-10-10 Greenville, TX A Hunt County woman who has filed a Texas Employment lawsuit against her former employer will have her case heard in federal court. In her Texas labor and employment lawsuit, Laurie Stafford claims that the Hunt County Sheriff's Office knew about her disability when she was hired in late 2009—only to be placed on administrative lea... - Industrial Accident in China Kills 12
Aug-10-10 Nanjing, China An industrial accident in eastern China has left 12 people dead and another 300 injured. A major explosion caused by a broken gas pipeline recently rocked a plastics factory in Nanjing, the capital of the Jiangsu province, according to the Los Angeles Times . Chinese state news reports indicate that the blast happened when factory wo... - Several Virginia Homes For Sale have Chinese Drywall
Aug-10-10 Williamsburg, VA A 2,700 square-foot, five bedroom home in Williamsburg, Virginia, is listed at just $206,000, just four years after it sold for $383,000 because it contains tainted Chinese drywall . The Virginian-Pilot reports that this seemingly too-good-to-be-true property is just one of a number of houses that are on the market that contain Chi... - Stabbing Victim Sues Cops for Negligence
Aug-10-10 New Milford, CT A woman who was stabbed by her estranged husband outside of her home is suing the town of New Milford, Connecticut, for negligence , claiming that police should have prevented the attack. The Danbury News Times reports that Catherine Fergus was in her car at her home when her husband, who she was planning to divorce, stabbed her a n... - Reports of Injury Prompt Entertainment Unit Recall
Washington, DC: About 24,000 entertainment centers imported by American Signature Inc are being recalled because the centers' shelves can detach and fall onto consumers when the entertainment centers are moved. American Signature Inc has received four reports of the shelf above the television collapsing, causing two injuries. Injuries include a c... - California Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. coli
Washington, DC: Montclair Meat Co Inc, a Montclair, CA, establishment is recalling approximately 53,000 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The products subject to recall include: Various pound packages of "MONTCLAIR MEAT CO. GROUND BEEF" Various pound packages of "MONTCLAIR MEAT CO. ALL BEEF...