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Jan-17-17 Washington, DC: With some four million allegedly defective catheters having been recalled from the market, such a number extrapolated across risk factors suggest defective catheters causing injury lawsuits will result, given the number of fairly common medical procedures for which catheters are routinely employed. The usefulness and benefit of cathe... - Walmart Recalls GE Food Processors Due to Laceration and Fire Hazard
Washington, DC: Walmart is recalling about 255,000 General Electric food processors because the safety interlock system on the recalled food processor can fail; allowing operation without the lid secured which poses a laceration hazard. In addition, the product can emit smoke, or catch fire, posing a fire hazard. Walmart has received a total of... - Illinois Freight Train Derailment Potential Threat to the Environment
Jul-3-09 Rockford, IL Compared with other laws and statutes that have been around since the dawn of time, environmental law is a relative newcomer and arrived in step with recent revelations that not protecting the environment is, in the end not very good for you. Thus, the need for environmental law when modern-day environmental issues such as chemical spills... - Eight-Year-Old California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit can go Forward
Jan-9-17 Los Angeles, CA It’s been a long haul for California Donning and Doffing lawsuit plaintiff Pamela Silva, who filed her unpaid wages lawsuit against her employer See’s Candy Stores Inc. (See’s Candy) back in 2009. And it’s not over yet, as a three-judge appellate panel ruled that Silva’s claims related to unpaid wages for me... - What Caused 7-Year-Old Parking Garage in Atlanta to Collapse?
Jun-30-09 Atlanta, GA A multi-level parking garage no more than 7 years old has collapsed in Atlanta, destroying numerous vehicles. So far, officials on the scene combing through the debris have not found any bodies or survivors. There have been no reports of missing persons thus far in the building collapse , according to reports from the Associated Press (AP). ... - Unfair Car Title Loans a Growing Trend
Jan-8-17 Washington, DC: As consumers enter into loan agreements with the best of intentions, loan providers often don’t come to the party with equal good faith. To that end, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in June of last year included car title loans in new proposals aimed at tightening regulations, and preventing loan providers from fle... - Attorney Sues Americash for PayDay Loan Hell
Jun-17-09 Chicago, IL Out of control payday loans can feel like a kind of purgatory—where borrowers swim as fast as they can but still find the shoreline getting farther and farther away. In the state of Illinois, the attorney general's website specifically warns consumers about payday loans and advises them to consider all other possible options for entering into... - Law Firm Takes Google to Court
Jun-3-09 New Haven, CT: So what do lawyers do when they feel they have been dealt with unfairly? Well they go to court, that's what they do. Stratton & Faxon, a personal injury firm in New Haven, Connecticut is more than a little perturbed about Google selling its hard-earned firm name to one of its competitors. "Basically every time someone searched our firm... - Royal Sweet Bakery Issues an Alert on Uneviscerated Fish
New York, NY: Royal Sweet Bakery, Inc is recalling HERRING IN VEGETABLE OIL FILLING discovered by New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets Food Inspectors during a routine inspection and subsequent analysis of product by Food Laboratory personnel confirming that the fish was improperly eviscerated prior to processing. This product may... - Unum Life Insurance No Guarantee of Benefits
May-20-09 Reno, NV It's not too difficult to find a policyholder disgruntled with their insurance provider and Unum life insurance in particular. In general insurers are only too happy to relieve people of their premiums each month only to balk when it comes time to give back. Such is often the case with Unum Provident. A recent lawsuit over Unum long-term disabil... - Commercial Contract Whistleblower Gets $19 Million
May-10-09 Washington, DC A commercial contract sets out definitive parameters governing the relationship and actions of two parties. An agreement. And commercial contracts are designed to be observed and followed, not cast aside. When one of the parties decides not to play by the rules, commercial contract law comes into play to fix it. Last month a commercial... - Bad Faith Insurance: Computers Do the Dirty Work
May-9-09 Seattle, WA He is one of the current faces of bad faith insurance —a good guy now, given that he's no longer giving folks a hard time over their bad faith insurance claims. And Richard Dietz would certainly be a handy aid for any bad faith insurance attorney looking for an ally in the often-murky world of insurance. Dietz is a former claims supervis... - Hospital Overcharges Up in the Air
Dec-8-16 Lubbock, NM: Not only do hospitals overcharge patients, mostly uninsured patients, for emergency room visits. One air ambulance company that provides emergency air medical service is facing several class action lawsuits alleging overpricing. The air transport company (it has several names including Rocky Mountain Holding Co., Native Air and Air Me... - 3000 Cases of Canned Pickled Beets Recalled due to Possible Botulism Contamination
Washington, DC: Lakeside Foods, Inc. of Manitowoc, WI is recalling of 3000 cases of 105-ounce canned pickled sliced beets because some cans may have been under processed. While no illnesses have been reported, these cans have the potential to be contaminated with harmful organisms including Clostridium botulinum. Botulism, a potentially fatal form of... - Wells Fargo in Hot Water Over Auction Rate Securities
Apr-30-09 San Francisco, CA The state of California has jumped into the auction rate securities fiasco, accusing Wells Fargo & Co of fraud for its role in the auction rate securities market. California is not the first state to get involved with auction rate securities and how they were marketed. Other states have taken action against what they allege are misleadi... - Hope For Patients With IVC Filter?
Dec-5-16 Chicago, IL: A team of radiologists say they have developed a way to remove inferior vena cava filters that is 100 percent successful, even in removing filters that were previously considered irretrievable. The news might provide hope to patients who worry they are stuck with a temporary filter that is causing permanent damage, similar to claims made i... - Pradaxa Bleeding Risk Increased With Certain Statins: Study
Dec-4-16 Toronto, ON: In tandem with oft-cited Pradaxa bleeding associated with the frequently-prescribed blood thinner, a new concern has emerged from a Canadian study suggesting that Pradaxa use with certain statins can heighten the risk for bleeding for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. The latter, characterized by an irregular and rapid heartb... - Shishamo Roe Capelin 4L Recalled Due To Potential Of C. Botulinum
Washington, DC: Pacific American Fish Co, Inc. of Vernon, California is recalling SHI306 Shishamo 4L 5PC (23-28G) Wild, Pack 4/20TR, Lots 202885-2 & 201011-3, Master Carton information. Based on FDA Import Alert, this type of processing and size of product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause fo... - 92,000 TrueLiving Heater Fans and Portable Quartz Radiant Heaters Recalled
Washington, DC: Atico International USA is recalling about 92,000 TrueLiving Heater Fans and Portable Quartz Radiant Heaters because the heaters have caught fire, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Atico has received eight reports of the A14B1053 Heater Fan overheating and 21 reports of the A14B0979 Quartz Heater overheating. Reports for th... - Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable--Part 1
Feb-19-09 Washington, DC: Last September, the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights filed what is sure to become a landmark case against the State of Alaska aimed at stopping the over-prescribing of psychiatric drugs to children covered by public health care programs in that state. "The massive over-drugging of America's youth is an unfolding national horror," sa...