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May-7-08 New York, NY Nancy had four series of Botox injections between 2004 and 2005 but the fifth set would be her last. "This last time I had more injections that made my face feel frozen; I didn't want to tell people why, but my face was stuck in this scary expression," she says. And that's not the only side effect that Nancy endured... "I believe this to... - Parents of Teen Killed in Bus Crash Sue
May-6-08 Falmouth, KY While riding in a school bus on May 1, 2008, eleven students were taken by surprise when a dump truck struck their bus. This resulted in the death of 16-year-old Daniel Wood and caused minor injuries amongst the others. Now the parents of the boy killed in the accident have filed a lawsuit against the driver of the dump truck and the trucking... - Man Sentenced to 330 Years for Investment Fraud
May-1-08 Denver, CO On April 29, 2008 a 72-year-old man was sentenced to 330 years in prison for a high yield investment scheme. The scheme included securities fraud, mail fraud, and wire fraud. The man, Norman Schmidt, was found guilty after an eight week trial concluded on May 29, 2007. In the fraud scheme, Schmidt and his group scammed people by guaranteeing... - Falling Through the VA Benefits Cracks: "I've Been Abandoned"
Oct-12-10 Bonne Terre, MO A disabled Iraq vet from the Army reserve who receives VA benefits and would be in line for additional funds that he desperately needs has been denied. Why? Because five years after he became permanently disabled, Army Reserve Spc. Michael Pyatt has yet to see his name taken off the active duty roster. Until that happens, he cannot rece... - Oil Companies Face Asbestos Claims
Oct-10-10 Dallas, TX Texaco, Chevron USA and BP all face asbestos claims from employees or their family members who allege asbestos injury. Exposure to asbestos has been linked to mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. All three conditions are potentially fatal and have led to asbestos lawsuits. One lawsuit was filed by the widow and children of a man who... - Lawsuit Pending Against Wells Fargo due to Illiquidity of Securities for Investors
Apr-26-08 San Francisco,CA The effects of the fallout in the auction rate securities market is being felt everywhere across the country. A crop of lawsuits is springing up for brokerage firms that dealt in securities that are now in a state of illiquidity for investors. Wells Fargo and Co. and its non-bank subsidiary, Wells Fargo Investments that is based in San Fra... - To TD Ameritrade: "I Want My Money!"
Apr-21-08 Omaha, NE: Class action lawsuits against Ameritrade TD over their auction rate securities are flying everywhere right now because investors are not able to get their money out of their accounts. Jeffrey Cohen, a lawyer out of Denver, went to TD Ameritrade with $75,000 of his firm's money in his hands in order to hold that money in a money-market account... - Auction-Rate Securities: $333 Billion in Assets Frozen
Apr-17-08 New York, NY: The latest victim of the credit crisis— Auction Rate Securities —are producing victims of its own: thousands of investors who either assumed, or were told that their investments were as good as cash. The reality, is that their money is now unavailable to them—akin to going to a bank and expecting to undertake a withdraw... - From Half a Million to Uncertain Worth with Auction Rate Securities
Apr-16-08 San Bernardino, CA On the advice of a respected broker, Lisa invested a sizeable inheritance into auction rate securities , counting on a healthy return when she was ready to cash them out. That day may never come; the $330 billion ARS market is being devalued and the bonds are increasingly hard, if not impossible, to sell. "My mom died and left me som... - California Labor Law: Get Your Last Check on Time
Apr-12-08 Sacramento, CA "When my boss fired me I asked for my last two paychecks," says Ben J. His boss told him that the checks would be directly deposited to his bank account, but Ben knew something about the California Labor Law. "I told him that is a violation of the state labor law and I am to be paid immediately upon termination, with no waiting period." ... - Salmonella Tainted Eggs Injure Thousands and Thousands
Sep-24-10 Chicago, IL Attorney Ken Moll thinks it is high time the egg farms of America cleaned up for good. "Salmonella enteritis is the leading cause of foodborne illness in this country," says Moll. "And most of those cases from shell eggs. Farmers have not done a good job of self-policing." Moll's firm has just filed a nationwide class action against Wrig... - Asbestos Fall-Out after 9/11
Mar-31-08 San Diego, CA Elliot R. moved to New York when he landed a job at the World Trade Center. Ten days later it came down and Elliot volunteered on the cleanup crew. "The air quality was overwhelming, the amount of particulate matter in the air was palpable," he says, "and a lot of asbestos was in the air." Elliot has asthma but it was under control when... - Unum Said They Own all My Social Security
Mar-28-08 Salisbury, NH Lu had an accident that destroyed his right shoulder, ruptured a disc in his neck and damaged his other shoulder. As a respiratory therapist, his doctor certified that he was unfit to work. As well, he had four opinions from specialists, all with the same prognosis; nothing could be done. So Lu went on short-term-disability (STD) through his... - Veterans May Receive More Disability Pay Linked to Agent Orange
Sep-7-10 Dallas, TX In what might be welcome news to veterans who receive VA disability benefits , the list of conditions approved for benefits is about to get longer. The change concerns VA benefits and how they are given to veterans who were exposed to Agent Orange. The Department of Veterans Affairs says it will add more health problems to the list of conditi... - Furious with Fosamax
Sep-4-10 St. Catherines, ON "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America talking about Fosamax ," says Jan. "She described the exact same thing that my doctor told me in the hospital: my right femur snapped in half and Fosamax was to blame. Listening to Diane Sawyer talk, I felt shock on the one hand, but relief on the other—... - Health Concerns Partially Cause Byetta to Lose Ground in Diabetes Market
Sep-2-10 Princeton, NJ A new diabetes drug introduced earlier this year will likely challenge Eli Lilly's Byetta for control of the diabetes medication market. Novo Nordisk's Victoza was introduced in America this past February and has quickly gained ground on rival diabetes drugs, according to CBS's bnet . Both Victoza and Byetta are GLP-1 (glucagon-like p... - FTC Alleges Internet Fraud Over Acai Weight Loss Supplement
Aug-26-10 Washington, DC The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) is warning consumers about internet fraud relating to advertisements for acai weight loss products. The FTC is suing Central Coast Nutraceuticals, the maker of AcaiPure and colon supplement colopure, for fraud. The company runs ads on the television, internet and radio claiming that the products can... - Unum: Does Re-branding Deliver New Philosophy?
Feb-26-08 Portland, MN The collection of happy faces and focused statements filling the screen of the Unum re-branding video currently making the rounds on You Tube belie the company's checkered past. That past includes lawsuits over unpaid and unduly-denied claims, a 2002 expose on the landmark CBS investigative program 60 Minutes and thousands, if not hundred... - Several Virginia Homes For Sale have Chinese Drywall
Aug-10-10 Williamsburg, VA A 2,700 square-foot, five bedroom home in Williamsburg, Virginia, is listed at just $206,000, just four years after it sold for $383,000 because it contains tainted Chinese drywall . The Virginian-Pilot reports that this seemingly too-good-to-be-true property is just one of a number of houses that are on the market that contain Chi... - ERISA Plan Violations Don't Always Generate Massive Headlines
Aug-6-10 Boston, MA The potential for wrongdoing inside an ERISA plan , where workers take part in an employee savings plan, does not always culminate in massive headlines and millions of dollars. Sometimes it is the conduct of a smaller employer, who may own the company and also serves as the ERISA benefits fiduciary, taking liberties to try to get through the...