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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... - Pilot Error Causes Plane Crashes
Oct-25-08 Madrid, Spain When you board an airplane, you expect the pilot is fully capable of dealing with any situation that might arise and will always make the right decision to avert a plane crash. Of course, pilots are humans and humans make mistakes. Sadly, when pilots make mistakes the result can be a fatal airplane crash. A recent analysis, conducted a... - Ortho Evra—Out of Court, Out of Mind
Oct-21-08 Columbus, OH Despite the fact that Johnson & Johnson recently paid the seemingly staggering sum of $68.7 million to settle lawsuits brought by young women who nearly died using their Ortho Evra birth control patch, this dangerous contraceptive device remains on the market and is still causing damage. Case in point: a young woman in the southern US wh... - Fosamax Causes Fractures
Oct-20-08 Vancouver, WA Long-term use of the controversial osteoporosis medication Fosamax is ringing more alarm bells with bone experts. Why? Something called spontaneous non-spinal fractures. As if osteonecrosis of the jaw and a risk of stroke weren't enough, a series of case reports published in medical literature shows a clear association between Fosamax and t... - Ortho Evra Settlements at $68 Million, and Climbing
Oct-12-08 New Brunswick, NJ The accounting offices at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have been kept busy processing Ortho Evra patch claims by women who have suffered blood clots, heart attacks or strokes after using the Ortho Evra birth control product. Some women have died. So far, the bill to settle Ortho Evra birth control patch claims is at $68 million and climb... - ESA's: Anemia Drugs Linked to Higher Death Rate, says Study
Sep-27-08 Washington, DC An anemia drug that is designed to help patients feel less tired is, in reality, beginning to look like it has the capacity to leave patients dead , according to a report yesterday which suggests the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has Eprex, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, under review. It was revealed Friday that a German s... - Trasylol: In Their Own Words
Sep-25-08 Washington, DC The world by now knows all too well that Trasylol has all the hallmarks of a blockbuster movie—perhaps even with Tommy Lee Jones as the crusading researcher, Dr. Dennis Mangano. And the thousands of patients who died from Trasylol heart failure , Trasylol kidney failure and various other Trasylol side effects might finally get their d... - 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,... - ATV Accidents: Interview with Carolyn Anderson
Sep-23-08 Brockton, MA Carolyn Anderson, co-founder of Concerned Families for ATV Safety knows all too well the pain of losing a child in an ATV accident. Her son, James, died at the age of 14 in an ATV crash. It was his first time on an ATV and the accident occurred while James was on a vacation with family friends. Now, Anderson is fighting to make sure that... - Helicopter Crash Claims 2 Lives
Sep-19-08 Blue Eye, MO Although they are in the news less frequently than plane crashes, helicopter crashes can be just as deadly. In fact, helicopter crashes occur more frequently than people realize. They can be caused by any number of factors, including pilot error, poor weather, mechanical malfunctions and electrical malfunctions. No matter what the cause of a... - AIG, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch: A Turbulent Week
Sep-18-08 New York, NY It has been a week of shocking news for the financial industry, particularly involving AIG, Lehman Brothers and Merrill Lynch. One company has been taken over by the fed while another declared bankruptcy. The third institution has been bought out by Bank of America. And while things appear to have leveled off a bit, investors wonder if thi... - Worker's Compensation: Special Provisions for Those at Ground Zero
Sep-11-08 Manhattan, NY On this day, the 7th anniversary of the what has gone down in the annals of history as a simple date—9/11—it is revealed that thousands of workers who toiled at or near Ground Zero at the former World Trade Center (WTC) site have developed, or are in danger of developing asthma from breathing in the toxic air, paving the way for a Worker... - NexStent Recall: Not for All?
Aug-26-08 Washington, DC Boston Scientific is recalling its NexStent carotid artery products because part of the stent's delivery system can detach and cause injury, U.S. health officials said on August 14, 2008. NexStent was approved in October 2006 for patients with clogged neck arteries, which carry blood between the heart and the brain. The stent is threade... - California Labor Law Violations: Check in the mail, no company car
Aug-25-08 Bakersfield, CA Kevin believes his former employer violated the California labor law on two separate issues: first, he was discriminated against because all managers, with the exception of Kevin, got a company car and second, he didn't receive a final check in a timely manner. Kevin was a terminal manager in the milk hauling business. It was his job... - Trasylol: Never Forget Joe Randone's Hellish Journey
Aug-23-08 New York, NY Two years ago this month Joe Randone died after receiving Trasylo l for a heart operation. We should never, ever forget him—because there are as many as 22,000 people just like him. Consider how many people that number really represents: an entire town, or the capacity of a large stadium. Imagine seeing that stadium filled with 22,000... - Asbestos – It's Still in Use and Causing an Epidemic
Aug-22-08 Albuquerque, NM: Charles Perea is the founder of the Johnny O. Perea Foundation , a charitable organization dedicated to educating the public about the still very present dangers of exposure to asbestos. Charles named the foundation after his father who died of asbestos mesothelioma , just four years after retiring. Charles' father was a carpenter... - 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... - Long Ordeal with Levaquin
Aug-18-08 Springville, MO Three years ago Janice was flown to hospital with a severe infection and high fever. She was treated with the antibiotic Levaquin and just days later, she was ready to go home. But because of Levaquin, her ordeal hadn't even begun. After a few days recovering at home, she started to get other problems. "I was talking with my doctor in... - FDA says Bisphenol A is Safe, But Debate Rages On
Aug-17-08 Washington, DC A chemical found in everything from water bottles to CDs has been given a reprieve by the US Food and Drug Administration. According to the FDA bisphenol A does not pose a risk for humans, although "there are always uncertainties associated with safety decisions," the agency says in a statement. But the story doesn't end there. Despite its r... - 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...