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San Diego, CA: (May-23-07) Regis Reilly, 53, filed a medical malpractice lawsuit against dermatologist Dr. James Powers, alleging that the doctor failed to biopsy a cyst that later metastasized into cancer. Reilly had a family history of skin cancer. As a result of the oversight, Reilly went through several surgeries to remove the cancer and is now confi... - Verizon Communications Inc. Antitrust Class Action Dismissed
Washington, DC: (May-23-07) Class action plaintiffs William Twombly and Lawrence Marcus filed an antitrust lawsuit against Bell Atlantic Corp., which merged with GTE Corp. in 2000 to form Verizon Communications Inc. and several other large telephone companies. Twombly and Marcus represented a class that consisted of virtually everyone who uses landline tel... - Feds Investigate Profits From Off-Label Stent Procedures - Part II
May-25-07 Washington, DC: In addition to the federal investigations into the off-label marketing of drug eluting stents by Boston Scientific and Johnson & Johnson, on May 10, 2007, Rep Maurice Hinchey (D-NY), who serves on the House Appropriations Subcommittee, announced the introduction of the FDA reform bill which addresses the issue of doctors using product... - Sumrall Oil, Prince Oil, Spaceway, Southern Oil, and Moak Petroleum Gas Price Gouging Settlement
Jackson, MS: (May-25-07) Mississippi Attorney General Jim Hood filed suit against several gas companies, alleging that they were guilty of price gouging after Hurricane Katrina. Hood's office was conducting studies in the current gasoline market, and came up with a consumer awareness pamphlet. The suit stated that the AG's office had thoroughly investigate... - American National Insurance Co. Car Fraud Settlement
Houston, TX: (May-24-07) The state of Texas filed a lawsuit against American National Insurance Co. (ANICO) over vehicle related insurance policies. The suit discussed the policies sold through auto dealerships for new vehicles by Galveston-based American National. The policies cover payments owed to financing institutions in the event the borrower dies or... - Upper Peninsula Power Co. Dam Flooding Settlement
Marquette, WI: (May-23-07) Marquette County filed lawsuits against Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO), MWH Engineering of Broomfield, CO. and Moyle Construction Co. of Houghton in 2005 for $79,230.86 of the $100,000 losses the county sustained during the May 2003 flood on the Dead River. The Dead River flooded when the Silver Lake Basin dike was breached du... - Avandia Concerns Known Since 2000
May-24-07 Chapel Hill, NC The diabetes drug Avandia , which has been in the news this week following a report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) over concerns of a link to heart problems, continues to percolate throughout the prescription drug world - and telling information, lurking beneath the surface almost since the drug fist came onto the market, is... - In Case of Car Accident: A Lawyer Can be Your Best Friend
May-23-07 Parsippany, NJ If you were ever in the market for a good lawyer, chances are it would be after a car accident. Not to soften the consequences of an accident for which you might have been at fault, but rather to represent your interests - and plain, old-fashioned fair play - in the face of the other guy, having caused the accident in the first place, gett... - Baltimore, MD Juvenile Detention Center Updates Settlement
Baltimore, MD: (May-22-07) The Justice Department brought charges against the Baltimore City Juvenile Justice Center after federal investigators discovered staffing shortages and inadequate behavior management plans at the juvenile detention center. The DOJ claimed that investigators found the detention center, which opened in 2003, was being run in an u... - Se vincula a Cymbalta con defectos cardíacos cóngenitos y HPPR
Cymbalta (duloxetina) se encuentra dentro del grupo de drogas conocidas como ISRSN (inhibidores selectivos de la recaptación de serotonina/norepinefrina, similares a los ISRS) y es un antidepresivo utilizado en el tratamiento de la depresión y la ansiedad. Se ha vinculado a los ISRS con graves efectos secundarios, entre los que se incluyen d... - Bonneville Power Administration: Electricity rates to increase as $28 million dollar residential exchange credit suspended.
Salem, OR: (May-21-07) The Bonneville Power Administration agreed to suspend the residential exchange credit it extended to its customers as a result of a long standing legal dispute. The credit meant a $28 million dollar monthly savings for customers by passing the benefits of low-cost federal hydroelectric system onto residential and small-farm customers... - Mellon Bank: $18 million payout in federal tax returns malpractice suit.
Pittsburgh, PA: (May-21-07) An investigation carried out by the US Attorney General Mary Beth Buchanan's office into the tax returns of Mellon Bank resulted in a settlement of more than $18 million to be paid to the federal government. The investigation stemmed from the destruction of thousands of federal tax returns. Mellon Bank agreed to cooperate with a... - More Studies Examine SSRI and Birth Defects
May-20-07 Seattle, WA: More studies are now underway to determine the link between certain types of antidepressants, known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs), and birth defects . Currently, The Yale Pink and Blue Study is being conducted to determine the association between depression, anti-depressant use during pregnancy, and the risk of del... - $5 million settlement to purge landfill of hazardous waste.
Albany, NY: (May-17-07) State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed charges against several companies, local businesses and municipalities that once sent their trash to the Orange County landfill. The suit alleged that the dumping had caused environmental damage and asked that they be made to pay to cover state costs of purging hazardous waste fro... - $5 million compensation in wrongful incarceration lawsuit.
Hartford, CT: (May-16-07) James Tillman, an east Hartford man who spent 18 years in prison for a crime he did not commit, was awarded $5 million by the unanimous passing of a bill by the general assembly. The vote in the House to give James Tillman a $5 million dollar check was 148 to 0 and it was immediately sent to the Senate. James Tillman was release... - Debt Relief of America, Fidelity Debt Consultants, Freedom Group and New Horizons Debt Relief
Charleston, WV: (May-16-07) The West Virginia Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office filed charges against four companies that offer debt settlement services, Debt Relief of America, Fidelity Debt Consultants, Freedom Group and New Horizons Debt Relief, alleging that they were not properly licensed as credit service organizations. Debt settlement is a... - Investigations Focus on Illegal Marketing by Medical Device and Supply Companies
May-18-07 Washington, DC Government law enforcement agencies have made it known that illegal marketing and promotional practices of medical device and supply companies are now the targets of investigations basically because lawmakers who oversee spending by public health care programs say the booming business in this field of medicine is a little too good to be true... - California Labor Lawsuit: Help for Latino workers
May-18-07 Los Angeles, CA California labor law plaintiffs have just received a great boost from activists.The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund (MALDEF) and civil rights lawyer Bill Lann Lee announced May 16 that they are both joining a California labor law class action filed by more than one thousand construction workers, most of whom are Latinos,... - Antitrust: Making Violators Cry Uncle
May-17-07 Melbourne, FL Rumours surrounding the long-alleged price fixing of petroleum products, which suggests a reason for today's high gas prices, was on everyone's mind May 15th during the national protest against the high cost of simply getting around. But such a grassroots consumer product that we all use brings home the issue of antitrust violations, and th... - Immigrant Workers in California Denied Overtime Pay
May-17-07 Los Angeles, CA Workers in California are entitled to basic rights, including overtime pay, regardless of whether they are immigrant workers or not. However, some unscrupulous employers are mistreating their immigrant workers by denying legally protected wages and breaks. Some immigrant workers are starting to fight back, but officials believe there are...