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Jul-17-09 Wichita, KS With much of the media focused on financial scams and lawsuits involving large sums of money, it might surprise people to know that even small employee stock options plans can be hit with lawsuits. The truth is that employee savings plans and employee stock plans are subject to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974, me... - Crash of US Military Helicopter Claims Four Members of Elite Team
Aug-23-09 Washington, DC Four soldiers who died August 19 in a helicopter crash have been identified. As it turns out the four killed in the military helicopter accident were four members of an elite special operations unit. Needless to say, the helicopter crash news was devastating not only to the families of those killed, but to the military as well. The h... - Ortho Evra Patch: Silence Is Not the Answer
May-7-08 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 w... - Jury Selection Begins in Plane Crash Lawsuit
May-5-08 Marshfield, WI Before the jury selection had began in a lawsuit involving a September 2001 plane crash, settlements involving two of the defendants were made public. The first was between the defendants and Aero Aviation, which is a manufacturer of airplane parts. The settlement amount was for $100,000. The second was with Duffy's Aircraft Sales and Leasin... - Heparin Victim Widow: "We Have a False Sense of Security."
May-5-08 Washington DC Joanna Marie Staples of Toledo, Ohio told a congressional subcommittee on April 29, 2008 that there is a false sense of security in a country where people expect to feel safe and protected. Her husband Dennis had died shortly before his 60th birthday after he had received an injection of contaminated heparin. The same contaminated heparin... - PPH and Fen-Phen: Herbal Recipe Just as Dangerous
Aug-9-09 Washington, DC Many people equate the words "natural", "organic" and "herbal" as safe and harmless, and good for you. But when it comes to herbal Fen-phen, nothing could be further from the truth. The association with PPH and Fen-phen has been known since 1997, and since that time, some companies put herbal Fen-phen on the market. But this herbal versi... - Summer the Season of Reckoning for Cipro
Aug-5-09 Washington, DC This appears to be the summer of anniversaries for Cipro, an antibiotic that has long been a concern for Cipro side effects , including ruptured tendon. Concern over the Cipro antibiotic goes all the way back to 1996 when Public Citizen, the consumer advocacy group founded by Ralph Nader, first raised a red flag over the Cipro drug. I... - Deaths of Two People in Truck Accident Could Have Been Avoided
Apr-23-08 Woodford, VT Early afternoon on April 16th, a fatal truck accident occurred on Route 9, killing a 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old man, both residents of Readsboro. They were killed when their pick-up truck got caught between a guardrail and a Readsboro. The 42-year-old man who was driving the tractor-trailer could be facing as much as 15 years in priso... - Don't Ask Wendy Williams, "How Ya Doin'?"
Apr-22-08 New York, NY Known for her "How ya doin'?" catchphrase, Wendy Williams may not be asking one of her staffers that question when it comes to the young female talent booker's claims that she was sexually harassed while on the job. The young booker, named Nicole Spence, has scheduled such acts as Janet Jackson and other notable celebrities to appear on Wil... - Playing the Trump Card in Commercial Contract Dispute
Jul-30-09 Camden, NV: A commercial contract dispute has erupted between a New York City developer and the current owners of the Trump Marina Casino Hotel in Atlantic City. The former is attempting to get back a $17 million deposit that Coastal Marina LLC/Coastal Development LLC had paid when it agreed last year to buy the property that carries the famous Trump na... - Veterans Malpractice: Will More Money Help?
Apr-14-08 Cleveland, OH: Families who have been adversely affected by Veterans medical malpractice and the often deplorable conditions at some VA hospitals, are hoping that new congressional funding for VA hospitals—the largest single infusion of cash in the 77-year-history of Veteran's Affairs—will finally eradicate the crisis, and give veterans of all ages and s... - Asbestos Mesothelioma and General Motors
Jun-9-09 Flint, MI Dianna's father, Jerrold, has lung cancer, which has also traveled to his brain. Diagnosed in March 2008, his doctor said he had months to live. But he has defied the prognosis and is currently investigating the possibility that his illness may be the result of asbestos exposure – that he may have asbestos mesothelioma . "My father worked... - Wrongful Death Settled for $2 Million, but Questions Remain
Jun-4-09 Brooklyn, NY The family of a woman who died while lying on the floor of a hospital lobby in Brooklyn, New York and alleged the wrongful death of their loved one was vindicated late last month by way of a $2 million settlement. Wrongful death lawsuits, while unfortunate can also be necessary as this family discovered after contacting a wrongful death atto... - JBS Beef Recall Expanded - Now 23 E. coli Victims in 9 States
Jul-13-09 Washington, DC On June 24, 2009, JBS Swift Beef Company recalled 41,280 pounds of assorted pieces of beef (beef primal products) because of potential contamination with E. coli O157:H7. The CDC, FDA, and state health departments are continuing their investigation of a multi-state foodborne illness outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 that has sicken... - Oral Sodium Phosphates—a History
Jun-2-09 Washington, DC: It is necessary for the colon to be free of solid matter to allow a doctor to examine the large colon and part of the small bowel during a colonoscopy. Purgatives (also known as bowel cleansers) such as oral sodium phosphates , which were readily available over-the-counter until recently, are generally administered to clear out the bowels... - Bextra: The Kind of Pain That Never Leaves You
Apr-1-08 San Francisco, CA Joann Simmons is a name on a court docket now—just two words in a legal document. But those two words represent someone's life partner, who is no longer here. And the life partner left behind, James Simmons, has filed a wrongful death suit against the makers of Bextra. Bextra, a pain medication manufactured by Pfizer, is off... - New Study Finds Gadolinium in Rodents Lingers for One Year
Jun-1-09 Washington, DC As more is written about MRI health risks in relation to MRI and kidney failure, more research is emerging with regard to the length of time gadolinium can linger on the skin. Gadolinium, an imaging agent commonly used during MRI to enhance the image for doctors, is thought to be relatively safe given the body's capacity to expel the mater... - Asbestos Mesothelioma: Family Sues 33 Companies on Behalf of Deceased Father
May-30-09 Beaumont, TX The family of Lawrence Baggett have had enough. Having watched as their father died a painful death from asbestos mesothelioma , and faced the emotional and financial outcome of his illness, they filed a lawsuit alleging their father was not warned adequately about working around asbestos. Larry worked around asbestos most of his life. He... - Fierce Competition Coming for Botox
Mar-27-08 Paris, FR Despite recent FDA warnings of proven paralysis and death from the popular product Botox , a fierce competitor brandishing a similar injectable toxin is on the horizon. The most recent pharmaceutical company to announce its intention to muscle in on Botox's chokehold on the cosmetic enhancing and therapeutic market, is a French firm. Ipsen S... - Stay Out of the Nestle Cookie Dough Bowl
Jun-19-09 Glendale, CA On June 19, 2009, Nestle USA of Glendale, California, issued a nationwide cookie dough products recall after the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention FDA (CDC) officials linked consumption of uncooked cookie dough to 66 E. coli illnesses in 28 states since March. According to the New...