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Nov-27-08 Newport, RI Stanley worked in the shipyards as an electrician for 33 years. He died of asbestos mesothelioma in 2007. His widow recently filed a negligent death lawsuit, and Stanley made an appearance in court. Stanley worked on many different types of ships, including cargo ships and new construction Navy aircraft such as the USS Enterprise and the... - Car Accident: Who's to Blame When a Car Crosses Over?
Nov-25-08 Refugio County, TX A car accident is everyone's worst nightmare, as you never know when, and if it's going to happen. Will your loved ones be hurt in an automobile crash? Will they die? It may be a morbid thought, but death and injury from car crashes is something that weighs in the back of everyone's mind every time they slip behind the wheel. For 27-... - Real Estate Housing Akin to a Jail Cell for Seniors
Nov-23-08 Delray Beach, FL In a truly sad commentary on the current real estate housing crisis, seniors in need of assisted living and wanting to relocate to a home for the aged are instead stranded in homes that won't sell, held hostage by real estate that holds their nest egg like a tightly-clenched fist that refuses to let go. Real estate closings are a rare co... - Asbestosis and the Naval Shipyards
Nov-12-08 Norfolk, WV John signed up for the Navy when he was just a teenager, and he remained in the Navy until he retired decades later. John worked around asbestos insulation and it took its toll. He died of asbestosis after years of suffering. Now his granddaughter would like to know why the Navy doesn't have to answer for this. "I was about 18 when my gran... - ReNu with MoistureLoc - Timeline of Events
Aug-20-07 Chicago, IL: May 2004: Bausch & Lomb's contact lens solution, ReNu with MoistureLoc, wins approval from the Food and Drug Administration. It will make its market debut later in the year. July 2005: Hong Kong Hospital Authority eye specialists express concern about so many patients suffering from Fusarium keratitis. People there are alerted about a rec... - It's Time To Sue Doctors Who Prescribe Drugs Off-Label Part II
Aug-17-07 Washington, DC: Experts say the serious side effects associated with the use of the 3-drug cocktail of Seroquel, Depakote and Clonidine prescribed to Rebecca Riley when she was 2 and a half-years-old that resulted in her slow and torturous death two and a-half-years later should be known to all prescribing doctors by now. According to police reports, Re... - California Employers Fear Huge Overtime Lawsuits
Aug-10-07 San Diego, CA A nurses' strike set to begin today has been averted thanks to negotiation of a tentative three-year contract between the nurses union and Sharp HealthCare negotiators, defusing one of two bombs planted by the nurses on Sharps doorstep. Sharp was accused of not paying its California employees overtime. The San Diego Union-Tribune report... - A Victory, Dead or Alive
Oct-25-08 Nashville, TN The case of a young woman who contracted asbestos mesothelioma through second hand exposure made the news this September. She was exposed to asbestos from the time she was born--literally--because her father came home wearing clothes contaminated with asbestos. She was born prematurely and had to remain in hospital for the first 3 month... - Zimmer Hip: Patient Immune to the Pain
Dec-2-08 Camarillo, CA Patients who have had the Zimmer hip implant used in their hip replacement surgery may have to endure more than one surgery. If their Zimmer Durom Cup turns out to be defective, they may have to undergo multiple surgeries to repair the problem. Unfortunately, those surgeries are major—and there is no guarantee that even 2 surgeries wi... - 150 Lb Weight Gain and 1 Heart Attack
Oct-21-08 Lewisburg, TN Theodore was put on Avandia in 2004. Within 3 months of starting the diabetes medication he had suffered all the reported Avandia side effects, specifically rapid weight gain, severe breathing difficulties and swelling of the extremities. Then he had a heart attack. This all happened before news reports on the problems with Avandia hit th... - Survivor Recounts Helicopter Crash
Nov-27-08 Baltimore, MD Imagine surviving a car accident only to be involved in a fatal helicopter accident moments later. Following the trauma of the car accident, you are probably in a bit of shock but are grateful to be alive and seemingly unharmed. Then, emergency personnel tell you that you will be taken via helicopter to a trauma center so you can be thoroug... - ReNu with MoistureLoc: Bausch & Lomb gets a Pass, but Hurdles Remain
Jul-30-07 Rochester, NY: In spite of its Greenville, South Carolina plant earning a pass after inspection by the FDA, Bausch & Lomb is still in the hot seat, facing more than 400 consumer lawsuits over its' recall last year of ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution. The issue stems from a suspected link to Fusarium keratitus infection, which first surfaced... - "I'm on Oxygen for the Rest of My life"
Oct-15-08 Lorain, OH Larry worked in a steel mill in Ohio for 19 years. Unfortunately, asbestos was used in the mill, around pipes and in the brake shoes of large tractors. So he and his co-workers suffered asbestos exposure the entire time they worked at the mill. Today, Larry can't breathe without supplemental oxygen. "I started working at the mill in 1966,"... - Meet the Man Who Introduced You to Your Lawyer
Oct-14-08 Lakeland, CO A seasoned advertising professional with an eye for what works, Harlan Schillinger hit on one heck of a good idea. It was 1981 and a nasty little recession was kicking the stuffing out of the economy. Around the same time, a law firm in Arizona that wanted to promote its legal services to moderate-income consumers was hammering away at the rul... - Dying for Work
Oct-10-08 Ottawa, ON Like countless hundreds of men of his generation, Gilles started his working life as a young teenager. He learned a trade – he became a plumber and a pipefitter. Over the decades he was exposed to asbestos , with no knowledge of the health effects. He died of lung cancer, very possibly mesothelioma just 3 years after being diagnosed, bare... - The Benzene in your Beverage could Kill You
Jul-23-07 Sugar Creek, MO: Benzene is a word you should get to know--especially when the same chemical that goes into the manufacturing of things like insecticide and petroleum, starts to show up in soft drinks. Benzoic acid is used as a preservative in a host of consumer soft drink products. In its original state, benzoic acid is thought to be harmless. How... - Helicopter Crash Survivor Get His Due
Oct-4-08 Torrance, CA Helicopter accident news has been in the media a lot lately, especially with the apparent increase of incidents relating to medical helicopters—the latest going down in severe weather just a week ago, killing four. But while there have been a lot of helicopter accidents involving TV news crews and medivac helicopters, helicopter crashes... - Damning FDA Letter Bolsters case against Zyprexa Maker
Jul-17-07 Washington, DC A letter sent by the Food and Drug Administration to Eli Lilly in March, 2007 is providing support for claimants suing the company over the under-disclosed side-effects of its antipsychotic drug, Zyprexa , and may even expand the category of potential plaintiffs to include those who took the drug after March 2004, the month the company is... - Attorney Eric Gibbs: Dex-cool Case an Example of our Philosophy
Sep-30-08 San Francisco, CA "We've focused on a fairly diverse type of case load that involves product liability , securities, consumer fraud , individual and institutional investors and antitrust cases ," says Co-Counsel Eric Gibbs, from the firm Girard Gibbs in San Francisco. And one case is a factory equipped engine coolant called Dex-Cool . Owners of ce... - Credit Card Abuse: a Debt that Never Ends
Jul-10-07 Dallas, TX: The average credit card debt in America stands at about $10,000 per household. That's the average. Some are a lot higher than that - especially when you take into account the many households that have many, many credit cards already, and are inundated with invitations to acquire many more. Stories that children, and even dogs receiving cre...