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Radon, the second leading cause of lung cancer after smoking, may be leaking from your countertops, if you have granite. According to recent news reports, more and more concerned consumers and radon inspectors are contacting the environmental protection agency with radon measurements several times higher than those considered to be acceptable background leve... - Demanda Colectiva por la Comercializacion Fraudulenta de Vytorin
Los fabricantes de la droga de colesterol Vytorin están bajo fuego por supuestamente hacer falsas reclamaciones en su campaña de marketing. El General Fiscal de Nueva York, Andrew Cuomo está investigando si la campaña de marketing de Vytorin viola de las leyes estatales relativas a la publicidad falsa. Specifically, offici... - Death by Taser: A Stunning Development
Nov-2-08 Washington, DC According to the US arm of Amnesty International (AIUSA) the number of people who have been Tasered to death since 2001 has grown to 320. So many deaths by Tasers, and all this amidst a growing medical concern and a growing outcry from the general public that such weapons exceed a law enforcement official's normal capacity to subdue a thre... - When a Train Accident Takes a Life…
Oct-31-08 Washington, DC When it comes to railroad worker safety, most people will assume that the most pronounced issues relate to a train accident, railroad worker deaths or the emotional and physical trauma that come with an injury. In fact the Federal Employer's Liability Act (FELA) exists for that very reason—to serve as a resource, and a series of protecti... - The Whistleblower and the Voting Machine
Oct-27-08 Washington, DC With one of the most important Presidential elections in US history mere days away, concern is resurfacing over the integrity of voting machines and the potential for tampering, according to two whistleblowers . Indeed, there has been a lot of whistleblowing going on with regard to one of the most closely guarded freedoms inherent with demo... - Byetta Lands a Plum as Safety Concern Remains
Oct-25-08 Alexandria, VA In an, 'it happened on the way to the courthouse' moment, the makers of Byetta—the diabetes drug that has been associated with six deaths from Byetta acute pancreatitis —would have been overjoyed to hear this week's news that GLP-1 analogs have been added to treatment guidelines as a secondary option for patients. In spite of concerns o... - Message to Zimmer: We Are Not Machines
Oct-22-08 Washington, DC Forgive me if I've missed something here, but what the hell is going on with medical products manufacturers, such as the people who make the Zimmer Durom Cup ? A Zimmer hip replacement patient should not be made to suffer through the pain and trauma of a failed Zimmer Durom, only to have to require a second surgery to have it fixed or repla... - Is Unum Provident Still a Hungry Vulture?
Oct-22-08 Chattanooga, TN It's been awhile since Unum Provident was pilloried in the press, the subject of investigative reports by 60 Minutes and Dateline: NBC for dubious practices with regard to the provision of Unum long term disability and Unum life insurance. Indeed, Unum's corporate web site extols the virtues of 'people serving people.' Just don't ask L... - Law and the Environment: It's All Around You
Oct-19-08 Washington, DC In his book, 'The Making of Environmental Law,' author Richard J. Lazarus recalls fondly his evenings working as a bartender while pursuing his degree and putting the wheels in motion to become, what was a bit of a novelty in 1975, an environmental lawyer. He recalls a conversation with a customer in the bar one autumn evening that year... - Pfizer Reaches Tentative Bextra and Celebrex Settlements of $894 Million
Pfizer Inc announced today that it has reached agreements in principle to resolve substantially all of the personal injury cases, consumer fraud cases and state attorneys general claims involving its non-steroidal anti-inflammatory (NSAID) pain medication Bextra, which Pfizer voluntarily withdrew from the U.S. market in 2005. Additionally, following key cour... - Cancer Causing Chemicals, Acetaminophen, and Caffeine Found in Bottled Water
Levels Exceed California's Health Standard A number of potentially toxic contaminants have been identified in every day brands of bottled water. The chemicals were identified during testing conducted by Washington-based Environmental Working Group, an organization founded by scientists that advocates stricter regulation. The organization bought bot... - Are Granite Countertop Radon Emissions Dangerous?
Oct-9-08 Houston, TX With people becoming increasingly concerned about granite countertop radon emissions, some organizations are taking matters into their own hands, offering to conduct tests to determine radon exposure in homes. Meanwhile, the debate rages on as to whether people who have granite countertops in their homes are exposed to unsafe levels of rado... - Eli Lilly Settles Zyprexa Investigations for $62 Million
Eli Lilly has settled Zyprexa lawsuits with 32 states and Washington DC, for a reported $62 million, putting an end to investigations into the company's marketing practices of the antipsychotic medication. According to the attorney general for Indiana, Lilly allegedly marketed the drug for pediatric use, and for use in dementia patients at high dos... - $3 Million Settlement in Bullitt Train Class Action
A federal class action lawsuit filed in January 2007, over the derailment of a train in Bullitt County, KY, has been settled for $3 million. During the derailment 500 local residents were evacuated and some taken to hospital, as the area was smothered in a thick, black smoke caused by the hazardous chemicals the train was carrying. The suit claimed th... - Ninety Year Old Shoots Herself After Foreclosure
Oct-3-08 Cincinnati, OH Amid the talk of economic bailouts, takeovers and mergers from Wall Street and Washington, two shots rang out in Ohio, possibly an omen of what is to come. While the big wigs in Washington figure out what to do about the economic crisis, including the failures of AIG, Lehman Brothers, Washington Mutual and Fannie Mae and Freddie Ma... - Pleasant Care Corp. Elder Abuse Settlement
Following two deaths linked to inadequate care, the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the elder care facilities company. The suit claimed elder abuse and criminal negligence at Pleasant Care's 30 facilities in California. The nursing home chain must pay a $1.3 million settlement and are required to enhance staff training and increase t... - Merck agrees to pay $58 million settlement in multistate lawsuit.
Harrisburg, PA: (May-20-08) A lawsuit was brought against Merck & Co., alleging that the once-popular painkiller Vioxx deceptively played down the health risks. The suit, brought by AZ Attorney General Terry Goddard, stated that owing to aggressive marketing through direct-to-consumer television ads that began in 1999, hundreds of thousands of consumers... - Wal-Mart Recalls General Electric Toasters
Appliance can Cause Fire And Shocks About 210,000 General Electric toasters are being recalled because an electrical short circuit can occur between the heating element and the bread cage, posing a fire and electrical shock hazard to consumers. To-date, there have been 140 reports of fires or sparks coming from the toasters or the toasters trippin... - Tenative Farmers Insurance Verdict of $130 Million in Class Action Settlement
A class action suit brought by 76,000 people against Farmers Insurance Co, has received a tentative settlement verdict of $130 million. The suit had alleged that the insurer had failed to pay for general contractors, claimed breach of contract, bad faith and fraud. The average cost per person for unpaid bills and for fixing damaged homes was $575. ... - Financial Elder Abuse Law: Protecting Those Who Can't Protect Themselves
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...