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Sort by date 1,812 pages found matching bank of america- Attorney Eric Gibbs: Dex-cool Case an Example of our Philosophy
Sep-30-08 San Francisco, CA "We've focused on a fairly diverse type of case load that involves product liability , securities, consumer fraud , individual and institutional investors and antitrust cases ," says Co-Counsel Eric Gibbs, from the firm Girard Gibbs in San Francisco. And one case is a factory equipped engine coolant called Dex-Cool . Owners of ce... - Defective Products: The Exploding Gas Can
Sep-25-08 Miami, OK It is something that hundreds of thousands of Americans have in their garage, basement or garden shed. A polyethylene gas can. Used correctly, with care taken to mitigate all risk factors, a gas can should not pose defective product personal injury . But life happens, and in the case of the majority of consumer-grade gasoline cans on the market,... - Chantix Recall: What Recall? Military Now Has Questions
Sep-21-08 Washington, DC The TV commercials still feature the darling little duo of the tortoise and the hare and the announcer still oozes comforting charm as he rattles off all the side effects. However, the message has changed now—and in spite of the viewers rooting for the determined little tortoise while the hare lollygags in the background, losing the raceâ€... - Attorney David Mazie Goes Eyeball to Eyeball with Lasik Surgeon
Sep-9-08 Roseland, NJ You know how some people just seem smart—well that's how attorney David Mazie seems. Smart! At age 46 Mazie has won millions and millions of dollars on behalf of clients lucky enough to get his firm to take on their case. His most recent win is an eye popping $2.1 million settlement recovered for a 47-year old man rendered legally blind beca... - Consumer Fraud: You Are Getting Sleepy…
Sep-8-08 Montpelier, VT A hypnosis enterprise that failed to include a disclaimer regarding the effectiveness of its services has been rapped on the knuckles for committing consumer fraud by the office of the Vermont Attorney General. At issue was the marketing strategy utilized by a network of businesses that offered hypnosis therapy for weight loss and smoki... - Attorney Steven Sprenger: TV Writers' Lawsuits Get Momentum
Sep-4-08 Washington, DC: "Employers aren't that concerned that they are violating age discrimination laws," says attorney Steven Sprenger. "They think there is a relationship between employment and age, and as you get older people should just exit the workforce." Sprenger has a crisp understanding of age discrimination in the modern material world we live in. H... - Ortho Evra: the Known and the Unknown
Sep-3-08 Carmicheal, CA Yet another young woman has died, allegedly from using a birth control device similar in hormone delivery as the Ortho Evra patch . More than 4 million women are using Ortho Evra as a means of birth control--which means a great potential for more deaths. It is not known exactly how many Ortho Evra deaths have occurred since the contracep... - Ketek and the FDA: Medicinal Terrorism?
Aug-25-08 Washington, DC There are those who feel that the real threat to the American people isn't terrorism: it's the seemingly endless supply of dangerous prescription drugs that carry approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Ketek is alleged to be one of them, after patients have died or been seriously harmed from the antibiotic. Ketek ca... - Ronald Goldman: The Flying Attorney's View on Helicopter Crashes
Aug-21-08 Los Angeles, CA Without a doubt, Ronald Goldman is one of America's definitive experts on aviation law. A lawyer, a pilot, a professor and a pioneer in the field of aviation law, Goldman is the lead attorney in the aviation law department of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei and Goldman based in Los Angeles. Lawyers and Settlements asked Goldman to comment on the... - ATV Rollover: Mere Seconds to Risk Injury or Death
Aug-17-08 Twain Harte, CA There is little doubt that Americans love their Yamaha Rhinos. They're cute, and carry the potential to be personalized with a myriad of available accessories. Rhino aficionados gather for 'Rhino Rides' where customized machines are displayed with all the pride of a new father. But either these people are oblivious to the risk, or are thril... - Granite Countertops: Nuke Your Food Without the Microwave
Aug-17-08 Lake George, NY Is your granite countertop radioactive ? Chances are good that it is. However, is it harmful? That's the debate that is raging as the health and granite industries lock horns. The granite countertop has become de rigueur in high-end kitchens as homeowners clamor for the natural esthetics and durability that a granite countertop affords... - The FDA Guerillas of Wonky DrugWonks - Part II
Aug-15-08 Continued from Aug-12-08 The tribe of Guerillas operating a Big Pharma public relations firm under cover of the Center for Public Integrity in Medicine may soon be on the path to extinction and the blogs on DrugWonks by the two out-of-control top bananas will likely be cause. Former FDA officials from the Bush Administration organized this industry fun... - 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... - Consumer Fraud: Attorneys General Aid in the Fight
Aug-6-08 Chicago, IL A lawsuit alleging consumer fraud has been filed by the Attorney General's Office in Chicago against an electronics retailer that reportedly failed to deliver merchandise and dropped the ball with regard to refunding customers their down payments on store items. The defendant, Ellis Computer Consulting Inc and its president Renault J. Ell... - Attorney Camilo Salas behind the Mississippi River Oil Spill Lawsuit
Jul-28-08 News Orleans, LA Just 30 hours after a huge oil spill at the Port of New Orleans on the Mississippi River, lawyer Camilo Salas was preparing a class action complaint on behalf of Stephen Garbarick, a jazz musician from the French Quarter, and taxi cab driver Bernard Attridge. They are the lead plaintiffs and just two of the thousands in similar circumstanc... - Employment Law and Discrimination: "I Have a Dream" Still a Dream for Some
Jul-20-08 Middlesex County, NJ Most would assert that we have come a long way from those dark days when the Reverend Martin Luther King proclaimed that he had a dream, and few Caucasians were listening. But have we come that long way? Even as Barack Obama makes his run for the White House, employment discrimination and racial bias is alive and well in America. ... - Attorney Joseph Balesteri: Avoid Doctors and Hospitals in July, Weekends and Holidays
Jul-18-08 Chicago, IL Joseph Balesteri says medical errors are more likely to occur on weekends, holidays, and in the month of July when new doctors, fresh out of medical school, traditionally begin their residency programs. "It is something that all medical malpractice lawyers are very aware of," says Balesteri, an attorney with Power, Rogers & Smith in Chicago. ... - Despite Suicide Risk, Feds Suggest Chantix Still the Best Way to Quit
Jul-18-08 Indianapolis, IN As one of the first Chantix lawsuits against Pfizer becomes official this week, the entire Chantix issue just gets weirder: on one hand the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) highlights the risk of suicide in the Chantix Medication Guide. On the other, government health officials reportedly continue to urge smokers to use Chantix as... - John J. Page: New Member of the Million Dollar Advocates Club
Jul-17-08 St. Louis, MO John J. Page is on his cell phone, he's getting gas and he sounds busy. That's because he is busy. He says he'll call back in four minutes.He's just recently been accepted to the exclusive Million Dollar Advocates Forum, a group of 3000 lawyers considered to be the best in America. Only lawyers who have shown the ability to perform under... - Fred Pritzker: Litigating Food Borne Injury Cases
Jul-15-08 Minneapolis, MN Fred Pritzker and the lawyers at his Minneapolis firm always have a lot on their plate, so to speak. His firm, Pritzker|Ruohonen & Associates P.A., is one of very few firms in the U.S. that can claim expertise in representing people injured by food borne illnesses, like E. coli, Salmonella and Listeria. It is a highly technical business,...