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Sep-25-08 San Diego, CA As terrible as it is to conceive, sometimes those who violate financial elder abuse law are family members of the victims. These abusers know their victims well—they know their account numbers, they know their passwords and they know their habits. They know just about everything about the victim, which makes financial elder abuse seem l... - Green Building Expectations get Red Flag from Attorney Donald Murano
Sep-22-08 St. Louis, MI The Green revolution in the construction business may have unintentionally laid the foundation for a wall of lawsuits. Donald Murano, an attorney with years of experience in the building industry, predicts that energy efficient, eco-friendly construction projects that fail to live up to promises and expectations will be buried in a pile of li... - Granite Countertops: "No Letting Up of Health Problems"
Sep-20-08 Los Angeles, CA Thomas S. (not his real name) and his family were probably excited the day they moved into their new home. Unfortunately, within two years of moving in, all family members suffered from strange medical problems. Thomas believes that the health problems are related to excess radon in his home, emitting from granite countertops and other fu... - Byetta Side Effects a Fact of Life
Sep-18-08 San Diego, CA Rarely, if ever, will you hear pharmaceutical companies claim that drugs are safe. The preferred position is the 'positive benefit-risk profile' for patients suffering from some malady—typically the condition for which the drug was approved. In the case of Byetta acute pancreatitis has claimed lives, while others have been made to deal wi... - Interview with VA Medical Malpractice Attorney Micheal Archuleta
Sep-16-08 Austin, TX When it comes to filing a lawsuit against the VA for medical malpractice, attorney Micheal Archuleta is the expert. His firm regularly litigates Federal Tort Claims Act cases and it has 4 of the largest verdicts and 2 of the largest settlements in the 61-year history of the Federal Tort Claims Act. Perhaps more so than other areas, it is very... - Plane Crashes: Interview with Aviation Expert Herb Velsor
Sep-12-08 Norwood, MO Herb Velsor is an experienced pilot with over 20 years in naval aviation. He was also involved in a plane crash many years ago that resulted in two deaths (he was not piloting the plane at the time of the crash). Herb says that although planes are a very safe means of transportation, there are some issues that come up that can result in crash... - Worker's Compensation: Special Provisions for Those at Ground Zero
Sep-11-08 Manhattan, NY On this day, the 7th anniversary of the what has gone down in the annals of history as a simple date—9/11—it is revealed that thousands of workers who toiled at or near Ground Zero at the former World Trade Center (WTC) site have developed, or are in danger of developing asthma from breathing in the toxic air, paving the way for a Worker... - Salmonella and the Food Chain: Food for Thought…
Sep-9-08 Washington, DC The crisis over salmonella poisoning involving jalapeno peppers and tomatoes has passed. Or has it? It wasn't long after the salmonella food poisoning episode settled down before Whole Foods Market found itself recalling massive amounts of E. coli contaminated ground beef, and in Canada the recent Maple Leaf Foods recall has left the cou... - Granite Countertops: "I Was Shocked"
Sep-3-08 Las Vegas, NV One of the most difficult aspects of any health scare is uncertainty: Not knowing what symptoms of illness to look for, not knowing if something has caused an illness and not knowing what can be done about the problem--except a probable lawsuit. This is what people with granite countertops face. They have read the news about high radon leve... - Fatal ATV Accidents During Labor Day Weekend
Sep-2-08 Seattle, WA With the long weekend over, more news is coming in about fatal ATV accidents that occurred in the past three days. Sadly, there were many ATV accidents this weekend. Some claimed the lives of adults, while others took the lives of teenagers and children. Those who survived their ATV rollovers will likely have serious injuries to recover from,... - Byetta Deaths: And Now There Are Six…
Aug-28-08 Washington, DC Just days after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced two deaths linked to the diabetes drug Byetta , comes word that four more people have died in association with the use of the injectable drug. This time it wasn't the FDA, but the manufacturers themselves coming forward. At a press conference August 26, representatives... - Companies Announce Auction Rate Securities Settlement
Aug-26-08 New York, NY Multiple companies have announced deals with regulators involving auction rate securities lawsuits. Some of the announcements involved the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) while others involved various state regulators. In one settlement, Merrill Lynch & Co. agreed to a preliminary settlement in principle with the SEC. The settlem... - Recalled Kugel Mesh Implanted Months After Recall
Aug-23-08 Virginia Beach, VA A product recall is only as good as the capacity to reach those with the power, and the responsibility to respond. If the message doesn't get through, the result can be a recalled product like the Kugel Mesh Hernia patch continuing to be used, with the potential for serious injury . That's what allegedly happened to Judith Coyne, a... - The Gardasil Vaccine Issue: The Tail that Wags the Dog?
Aug-21-08 Washington, DC An editorial that appears in today's edition of the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) heightens the ongoing debate surrounding the push for mass vaccinations against cervical cancer in women, despite questions surrounding the need. Those questions are deepened when taken in context with the possibility of side effects from vaccines such... - Auction Rate Securities: Remember Consequential Damages
Aug-20-08 Kansas City, MO Recent proposed settlements involving auction rate securities from UBS, Merrill Lynch, Citigroup, and other underwriters may sound very appealing to investors. However, according to Diane Nygaard, founder of the Nygaard Law Firm, investors must look over their paperwork carefully before signing anything, or they may sign away their right... - Air Disaster in Spain Rising: 153 Now Dead
Aug-20-08 Madrid In what witnesses describe as a horrific air disaster , a Spanair jet loaded with what were presumably vacationers on their way to the Canary Islands crashed and burned today on takeoff at the Barajas Airport in Madrid, Spain—killing the majority of its 167 passengers. Late today, reports indicate 153 dead. So far there is no determination as... - ATV Rollover Accidents: Understanding the Warnings
Aug-15-08 Minneapolis, MN One of the few positives about the end of summer is a lessening in the number of ATV accidents that are reported. During summer months, and into the fall, ATV accidents occur on a daily basis. Some of the accidents are not fatal, but too many are. And still, despite the high number of ATV accidents, ATV makers do not seem to be at all int... - The FDA Guerillas of Wonky DrugWonks - Part I
Aug-12-08 Former Bush Administration officials have formed a pharmaceutical industry guerilla group called the Center for Medicine in the Public Interest (CMPI), described on its website as "a non-partisan, non-profit educational charity," and a "new vital force in health care policy." However, for all intents and purposes, the mission of CMPI front group is to pr... - Personal Injury Handicapped Ramp Shows Handicapped Logic
Aug-8-08 Wheeling, WV What were they thinking? William Cross, who filed suit against the City of Wheeling, West Virginia and Anthony Wayne Oil Corporation after suffering a personal injury from the uneven pavement of a handicapped ramp, isn't even handicapped. But imagine the difficulty a handicapped person may have experienced attempting to negotiate the ramp... - Plane Crash: Pilot Not Licensed
Aug-5-08 Tyler, TX: It's one of those stories that makes you think, 'Oh…my…God.' A plane crash : a small plane, carrying a handful of passengers that goes down. In many cases there are fatalities, but luckily in this case there were no deaths. Just injuries, the fear and the emotional fallout that comes with being in a plane that falls from the sky. And then...