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Sort by date 16,395 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Woman Sues BP Over Alleged Violations of Texas Labor Law
Apr-5-11 Galveston, TX A woman has filed a Texas labor law complaint against BP Products North America Inc. for allegedly discriminating against her due to her gender and age, the Southeast Texas Record reports. According to the news source, Texas City resident Ann Wagenfuhr filed the lawsuit on March 23 in the Galveston Division of the Southern District o... - Legal Malpractice Lawsuit Filed by University Professor
Apr-5-11 Jefferson County, TX A male professor at Lamar University in Beaumont, Texas, who sued the school has filed a legal malpractice lawsuit claiming his attorney mishandled his discrimination claim, the Southeast Texas Record reports. According to the news source, plaintiff Michael Jordan filed the discrimination lawsuit against the school in February... - Q&A with Open Pit Burn Attorney Ben Stewart
Apr-1-11 Tampa, FL Attorney Ben Stewart of Stewart Law Group, PL is currently in the process of discovery regarding open pit burn litigation. If you want to know whether you qualify for an open pit burn claim, Mr. Stewart answers some basic questions… Q: (LawyersandSettlements) How can I qualify for an open pit burn claim? A: (Ben Stewart) Fi... - Star of General Hospital Suffering from Fosamax Side Effects
Apr-4-11 New York, NY Sharon Wyatt, one of the stars on the soap opera General Hospital , is reportedly battling Fosamax side effects including osteonecrosis, or bone death, the New York Daily News reports. According to the news provider, Wyatt, like a number of other patients across the country, believes that her condition stemmed from her use of Fosamax... - Lawsuit Claims Propecia Side Effects Include Sexual Dysfunction
Apr-4-11 Bristol, CT A lawsuit has been filed in Connecticut against pharmaceutical company Merck & Co. on behalf of a number of men who claim Propecia side effects can include mental issues and sexual dysfunction, the Hartford Courant reports. According to the news source, the lawsuit claims that the drug manufacturer did not properly detail the poten... - WellCare Health Plans Agrees Preliminary $200M Settlement in Securities Fraud Case
Tampa, FL: Preliminary approval has been granted by a federal judge in Tampa for a $200 million settlement between WellCare Health Plans Inc. and plaintiffs who filed a securities class action alleging health care fraud. The settlement calls for WellCare to pay $87.5 million in cash and issue $112.5 million in bonds. A stipulation of the settlemen... - JetDirect Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Benefit and Retirement Class Action
Boston, MA: A tentative $400,000 settlement has been reached between the former owners of JetDirect and a group of ex-employees who claimed some of their benefit and retirement account money was diverted improperly. The plaintiffs filed a class-action lawsuit in 2010 alleging the Weymouth-based company used employee benefit money to pay for compa... - Rechargeable Batteries in Video Baby Monitors Recalled
Washington, DC: Summer Infant is recalling about 58,000 rechargeable batteries sold with certain Slim and Secure® Video Monitors because the battery in the handheld video monitor can overheat and rupture, posing a burn hazard to consumers. Summer Infant has received five reports of ruptured batteries, including three incidents of minor property... - Whistleblowers Go Directly to Attorneys—Bypass Feds
Mar-31-11 Washington, DC Increasingly, attorneys are taking on qui tam whistleblower cases without waiting for the go-ahead from the Department of Justice (DOJ). In fact, about 80 percent of the cases filed under the False Claims Act (FCA), which are mostly Medicare-related, were recently filed without the DOJ's intervention. For instance, whistleblower Se... - Zimmer NexGen Knees—Two Nurses Weigh In
Mar-27-11 Indianapolis, IN Mark, a registered nurse, had a Zimmer NexGen Knee replacement in 2008 and has been in constant pain ever since. "I'm not looking to get rich from a Zimmer NexGen lawsuit ," says Mark. "I just want to get my knee fixed." Pam, also an RN, already had her Zimmer knee removed and replaced due to "separation and slipping" issues. "Sinc... - Generic Drug Lawsuit and the Safety Debate
Apr-3-11 Washington, DC The US Supreme Court is currently debating whether generic drug manufacturers should be held liable for failing to warn users about the safety risks posed by their products, just as brand-name drug makers are. In November 2010, the generic Reglan manufacturer filed an appeal to the Supreme Court. The company contested the court’... - Young Boy Killed at Amusement Park
Apr-3-11 Norridge, IL A three-year-old boy was killed in an amusement park accident Saturday, April 3 when he fell from a roller coaster at ‘Go Bananas’ amusement park in Norridge, a Chicago suburb. Jayson Dansby of south suburban Dolton, was on the "Python Pit" roller coaster with his identical twin brother when he apparently freed himself from... - FDA Grants Hearing for Drugmaker over Avastin Injection
Apr-3-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) recently granted Swiss drugmaker Roche an opportunity to have a public hearing in defense of its Avastin injection for the treatment of breast cancer, The Associated Press reports. According to the news provider, Roche said recently that it will defend the drug as a breast cancer treatment a... - Regions Financial (RF) Unit Morgan Keegan Hit With Award by Houston Arbitration Panel
Atlanta, GA: A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel awarded damages and assessed costs against Regions Financial Corp.'s (RF) brokerage unit, Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. The case is Liles v. Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., FINRA Case No. 09-04638. The fund found subject to the award was the RMK Multi-Sector High Inc... - Dental Malpractice: How Can Three Become Sixteen?
Apr-2-11 Florence, SC The particular case of dental malpractice may have occurred some time ago, but it bears repeating—if for no other reason than to serve as a reminder of just what can happen in the dentist's chair, and how horribly things can go wrong. To wit, a woman who agreed to have three teeth removed wound up losing every tooth she had in her up... - Researcher Warns About Risk of Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning
Apr-2-11 Baltimore, MD A report published in the March/April 2011 issue of the journal General Dentistry warns dentists to be careful about exposing patients to denture cream zinc poisoning . The paper comes after warnings about the risk of denture adhesive zinc poisoning when patients use too much product that contains zinc, such as Fixodent denture cream. ... - Zimmer Inc. Could Suffer Loss of Hip Replacement Sales After Japan Disaster
Apr-2-11 Tokyo, Japan The earthquake and subsequent tsunami in Japan could have a consequential effect on medical device makers in the US such as Zimmer Inc. , Reuters reports. According to the news provider, these medical device manufacturers could experience delayed shipments and approvals for new products as a result of the disaster. Some device maker... - AmerTac Recalls Night Lights Due to Fire and Burn Hazard
Washington, DC: American Tack & Hardware Co. Inc. (AmerTac), of Saddle River, NJ, is recalling about 261,000 LED night lights because an electrical short circuit in the night light can cause it to overheat and smolder or melt, which can burn consumers or result in fire. AmerTac has received 18 reports of the night lights smoking, burning, melting... - 142,000 Wind Tunnel Vacuums Recalled by Hoover
Washington, DC: Hoover Inc., of Glenwillow, Ohio is recalling about 142,000 Hoover® WindTunnel Canister Vacuums because the power cord between the power nozzle and the wand connector can short-circuit posing fire and shock hazards to consumers. This condition can occur even if the vacuum has been turned off but left plugged in. Hoover has receive... - Snow Bikes Recalled by Tech 4 Kids
Washington, DC: Tech 4 Kids Inc of Canada is recalling about 2,100 Outer Edge snow bikes because the front ski can crack or break, causing the snow bike to stop suddenly and posing a fall hazard to consumers. Tech 4 Kids has received three reports of consumers falling off the recalled snow bikes and sustaining injuries as a result of the defect...