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Mar-20-08 Howell, MI Jeff M. says his daughter's foot will always be scarred from the Yamaha Rhino rollover she was involved in during the summer of 2006. He had taken his Yamaha Rhino ATV up north in Michigan for a family reunion, knowing that where the area had a lot of RV trails. Unfortunately, his daughter wound up in the hospital after the Rhino she was ridin... - Man Survives Plane Crash, Fights Insurer in Court
Mar-18-08 Nipawin, SK Returning home from a teachers' conference should have been the easiest part of Gint's trip but the erratic behavior of the pilot lead to an airplane crash. For Gint, the crash was followed by a year long nightmare as he continues to fight with the insurance company. It was February 27, 2000 and Gint, a physical education teacher in Black La... - Medtronic: It's Not Just Sprint Fidelis
Mar-11-08 Rancho Mirage, CA Sandy Wells never had an implantable cardiac defibrillator with defective Medtronic Sprint Fidelis leads in her body. That's the good news. The bad news is that she did have a Medtronic Synergy neurostimulator implanted under her arm in hopes of relieving her chronic migraine headaches. The unsurprising news is that, like the Sprin... - Hidden Car Accidents
Mar-8-08 Salt Lake City, UT Jonathan had no reason to double-check the clean title on a vehicle he was about to purchase. That clean and clear designation guaranteed the car had no record of accidents, falsified odometer, theft or other incidents that could affect its viability and selling price. But less than a week after laying down his money, Jonathan discovered... - Homeowners Have Added Protection Against Mortgage Fraud
Mar-6-08 Albany, NY: The Governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, is an advocate of homeowners throughout his state. He has just revealed a comprehensive proposal to assist homeowners throughout New York who have been hard hit by predatory loans and astronomical subprime rates on loans. The nation's Feds have failed to properly address the loan issue, so New York a... - Man's Suit Alleging Age Discrimination Nears Trial
Mar-4-08 Mount Vernon, IA: An age discrimination lawsuit filed against Bankers Life and Casualty Co. and one of the company's managers will go to trial in April. The plaintiff, Doug Smith, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in October 2005, alleging that the federal Age Discrimination in Employment act was violated by his for... - Flathead Company and Residents Accused of Securities Fraud
Mar-3-08 Big Fork, MT: What Style 'N Tile said they wanted to do was successfully sell their bathroom and kitchen tiles, displaying the licensed artistic works of Van Gogh and other artists, to large retailers. Instead, those investing in the company's innovative idea found themselves missing $1.1 million dollars. John Morrison, the State Auditor, filed an orde... - Kugel Mesh Patch: "It feels like your belly's going to fall out on the ground."
Mar-2-08 Port Allen, LA Chris Fordham (not his real name pending possible legal action) had abdominal surgery a few years ago. Unfortunately for him, well after the original operation, the incision area unexpectedly herniated. Surgical hernias can be the most difficult type to repair, because the tissue is already compromised. That was why, when Fordham's incision... - Daniel Troy - Bush Administration's Preemption Gang - Part II
Feb-26-08 Washington, DC: In the fall of 2004, Daniel Troy left the FDA armed with the preemption policy he put in place. Now a partner at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Mr Troy works for a firm that he told Lily Henning of the Legal Times on September 20, 2005, "represents pretty much almost every company" in the brand-name drug industry. In fact, Sidley Austin i... - Truck Accident: Dealing with the Aftermath
Feb-24-08 Fountain Valley, CA When people think about truck accidents, they usually think about the physical injuries involved. They imagine the physical consequences but do not consider how they will be treated by the truck's owners after the accident. Unfortunately, how victims are treated after an accident can be almost as difficult to endure as their physical... - Asbestos Exposure: "None of us had a Clue"
Feb-23-08 St. Petersburg, FL Steve S. had a job back in the 1980s removing asbestos from a huge General Electric plant. Now, his chronic cough is getting so bad that his doctor wants Steve to have lung tests next week. What really worries Steve is that his uncle has been diagnosed with mesothelioma —a form of cancer that is directly linked to asbestos exposure-... - Asbestos Exposure could have Asthma Symptoms
Feb-20-08 Cincinnati, OH In the last year, Bob J. developed asthma. His doctor can't explain why or how. "I don't smoke, nothing has changed in my life and nobody in my family has asthma," says Bob. But he was exposed to asbestos in the workplace for many years. "We were young and stupid and didn't know any better." "I talked to my doctor about my exposure to asb... - Zetia: How Did It Get Here?
Feb-18-08 Washington, DC The emerging scandal surrounding Merck/Schering-Plough's Zetia and Vytorin cholesterol-lowering drugs has raised questions about some related issues. To recap: on January 14, after nearly a two-year delay, Merck/Schering released the results of its ENHANCE testing program for their combination Zetia/simvastatin (Zocor) drug called Vytori... - Fosamax: One Woman's Story
Feb-15-08 Fort Myers, FL: Karol K. took Fosamax for a year and a half before she developed problems with her teeth and jaw. However, when the problems started, they were severe, requiring the removal of all her original teeth. Compounding the problem is that Karol is a diabetic, so tooth and jaw health are extremely important. "I didn't go longer than six month... - Fosamax Triples Risk of Bone Necrosis
Feb-8-08 Rockville, MD On January 7, 2008 the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert highlighting the possibility of severe and sometimes incapacitating bone, joint, and/or muscle (musculoskeletal) pain in patients taking bisphosphonates, such as Fosamax . The severe musculoskeletal pain may occur within days or even years after starting a bisphosph... - Securities Fraud: MBIA Gambled... and You Lost
Feb-7-08 New York, NY The trouble with tottering giants is that they can take down a lot of smaller people with them if they fall. That's the trouble with the tottering bond insurer MBIA as it struggles to stay afloat after a plethora of risky investments have undermined its stability. Those investments, and MBIA's less than forthright communications about them,... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis: A Twisted System
Feb-5-08 Washington, DC: Nearly a quarter million people today are carrying implantable cardiac defibrillators (ICDS) in their chests that use Medtronic Sprint Fidelis leads . If someone's heartbeat suddenly becomes dangerously irregular, these medical devices are supposed to apply a properly calibrated electric shock to restore normal heart function and save a li... - Jury Trials in 2008 Expected to Expose SSRI Maker's Dirty Secrets
Jan-23-08 Washington, DC: The blockbuster sales figures for the new generation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants ( SSRI 's), which have resulted from their promotion for so many unapproved uses, represents the most profitable off-label marketing coup in the history of modern medicine. Sales total about $21 billion a year, according to IMS Hea... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Patients Unsure of What to Do
Jan-20-08 Miami, FL: In what may be the ultimate case of being stuck between a rock and a hard place, patients with implanted Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads face a difficult choice between keeping their leads implanted and potentially having the leads malfunction or undergoing risky surgery to have the leads removed. Each option carries its own risks, neither of t... - Preemption - Bush Administration Backs Medtronic in Supreme Court - Part I
Jan-1-08 Washington, DC: Under the arguments made before the US Supreme Court on December 4, 2007, by Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler, on behalf of the Bush Administration, in support of the medical device maker Medtronic, American citizens injured by a defective device would not be allowed to sue the manufacturer of a product, ever. In a nutshell, the g...