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Sort by date 1,863 pages found matching %3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27What_Security?%27%29%3C/script%3E- Checkbook Accounts: Unum Gets a Reality Check
Sep-2-10 Washington, DC In 2008 the US First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Unum after three beneficiaries of an employer-sponsored plan sued the insurer when they were mailed checkbooks, arguing that their policies with Unum stated they would be paid "in one lump sum." According to the 8/6/10 edition of the Wall Street Journal Unum and plaintiffs law... - Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Walgreen Co. for Securities Fraud
Apr-20-08 Baltimore MD It was announced on Friday April 18, 2008 that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Walgreen Co. on behalf of those who purchased the company's common stock between the dates of June 25, 2007 and November 29, 2007. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that two of its... - Magistrate Recommends Certification of Some Classes in Amazon Wage Lawsuit
Jul-15-21 Sacramento, CA On June 8, U.S. Magistrate Judge Barbara A. McAuliffe recommended that the Eastern District of California certify several classes of plaintiffs in Trevino v. Golden State FC LLC . In Trevino, workers at various Amazon fulfillment centers alleged that the internet retail giant had violated the California Labor Code by failing t... - Credit Card Rate Hikes: Four Customers Tell Companies to Take a Hike
Mar-30-08 Seattle, WA: What follows are four anecdotes of credit card abuse . Daily, people's lives are being destroyed by unfair rate hikes, by unscrupulous credit card companies. Countless consumers are so deep in debt that any day now, they face foreclosure on their homes. Many have sunk into deep depression and can't find their way out. Isn't it time the govern... - Insufficient Funds Charges Threaten Small-Balance Accountholders
Mar-31-21 Albany, NY Excessive bank fees that are based on insufficient funds (NSF) charges may pose a greater threat to checking accountholders than overdraft fees. Recent lawsuits recognize that, without protections based largely in state contract law, consumers have little protection from NSF fees that result when checks or electronic payments that are presente... - Young Stage Actress Sues Bayer, Alleges Yasmin Stroke
Jun-8-10 New York, NJ A stage actress who understudies for the Broadway musical "Wicked" is suing the manufacturers of Yasmin after suffering a stroke three years ago. Brenda Hamilton, who was 27 at the time, alleges that the birth control pill caused grievous side effects that threatened her life and career. According to a story Monday in the New York Post... - Syngenta Sues Insurers to Mount Defense, Pay Excess Claims
Jun-30-21 Wilmington, DE On May 17 Syngenta, the manufacturer and distributor of paraquat-based herbicides , filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment that would compel nearly 100 insurers to undertake Syngenta’s defense in the growing number of product-based personal injury lawsuits. The underlying lawsuits... - More Damning News about Avandia One Month before FDA Review
Jun-13-10 Washington, DC A well-known and outspoken reviewer for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has released study data suggesting that type 2 diabetes drug Avandia increases the risk of heart attack by 25 percent, the risk of stroke by 27 percent and the risk of death by as much as 17 percent when compared with rival diabetes drug Actos, manufactured... - Guidant Should Be Held to Greater Accountability
Apr-30-10 Minneapolis, MN On April 27 Federal Judge Donald W. Frank of the US District Court in Minnesota rejected a plea agreement between the Justice Department and Guidant Corporation over the sale of potentially defective heart defibrillators . Guidant, which was acquired by Boston Scientific soon after the defective medical device issue emerged, agreed to pl... - Pesticides in Fruits and Vegetables Linked to ADHD in Children
May-19-10 Montreal, PQ One would think it would be good to feed your kids lots of fruits and vegetables—a natural food source, high in fiber and nutrients. However, a recent study found that trace amounts of pesticides on commercially grown fruits and vegetables may associated with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). The pesticides at issue... - Goodbye to Glyphosate?
Jun-18-21 San Francisco, CA In the wake of the Northern District of California’s rejection of a proposed settlement that would have limited Monsanto’s future liability for glyphosate lawsuits, Monsanto has announced that it will reconsider reformulating Roundup products marketed for residential use. Bayer AG has looked to limit its potential fina... - Air Force Veteran Files Kidney Cancer Lawsuit Citing Firefighting Foam
Jun-22-21 Charleston, SC On May 26, Jeffrey Clark filed a lawsuit against 3M and a host of other corporate defendants citing his exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS/PFOA) firefighting foams as the likely cause of his kidney cancer. Clark v. 3M Company will be consolidated for pre-trial proceedings into the Multidistrict Litigation now cur... - PPH Class Action: "I'm Joining a Lawsuit against Diet Drugs"
Dec-15-07 El Paso, TX John Austin, 29, was a semi-pro football player until last year; that was when he was diagnosed with Primary Pulmonary Hypertension PPH . Two years ago, his doctor prescribed the diet drug Adapex to lose weight but he soon experienced chest pains and fatigue -now Austin won't be able to play another football game—ever. "I started taki... - Bizarre Missouri Car Accident Injures Good Samaritan
Apr-13-10 Kansas City, MO A Kansas City car accident near the Pico-Union neighborhood early Sunday morning took a bizarre twist when bystander hijacked the car of a Good Samaritan nurse who stopped to help the accident victim. The nurse, whom police did not identify publicly, was filling up her car at a gas station when 27-year-old Jasen Jack slammed into a t... - Police Identify Driver Killed in Missouri Car Crash
May-10-10 Kansas City, MO The driver killed in a Missouri car crash that backed up northbound traffic on Highway 71 in south Kansas City last week has been identified as 28-year-old Jermaine T. Banks of Kansas City. The wreck occurred shortly before 3 am on April 28 when Banks lost control of his Pontiac Trans Am while speeding along the highway. He crossed t... - Barbeque Fire in Georgia Ruled an Accident
Apr-2-10 St. Simons Island, GA Local officials have ruled that the fast-moving fire that destroyed the Southern Soul BBQ restaurant in St. Simons was most likely an accident, although the investigation will continue. The local fire department arrived on the scene of the blaze at 11:22 am on March 27 and found the building engulfed in flames and spewing heavy... - Avandia Slammed Again by Public Citizen's Wolfe
May-1-10 Washington, DC : Avandia , the type 2 diabetes drug that continues to provoke intense debate in medical circles, has again come under fire from the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. The organization's primary spokesperson, Dr. Sidney Wolfe, told Congress on April 28 that a trial comparing Avandia with Actos should be stopped without delay—and... - FDA's Refusal to Approve New Cancer Vaccine - The Plot Thickens - Part II
Nov-29-07 Washington, DC: On November 26, 2007, CareToLive, the non-profit corporation that is suing FDA officials on behalf of terminal prostate cancer patients over the decision not to approve Provenge, a new life-extending prostate cancer vaccine, announced that a judge had dismissed the lawsuit. Please click here for a free evaluation of your case The... - FDA's Refusal to Approve New Cancer Vaccine - The Plot Thickens - Part I
Nov-27-07 Washington, DC: Dying prostate cancer patients waiting for the approval of Provenge, a new life-extending cancer vaccine, are being held hostage by an FDA infested with industry insiders with enormous financial interests in what has become a multibillion dollar cancer treatment racket for drug companies, cancer researchers, and treatment providers alike. ... - Ninth Circuit Sends "High-Tech Debt Trap" Lawsuit to Arbitration
Feb-27-21 Los Angeles, CA On February 19, the Ninth Circuit held that a borrower, who found herself in what she described as a “high-tech debt trap,” must arbitrate her claims against the lender, having waived her right to sue. Marggieh DeCarlo was trying to build credit but instead found herself entangled instead in a ruinous web of loan charg...