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Sep-24-07 Washington, DC Just four months after diabetics and their doctors were rudely awakened to the dangers of taking Avandia , Congress passed legislation Sept. 20 boosting the power of the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The new legislation, aimed at transforming the FDA from a passive watchdog into an active hunter for dangerous prescription drugs, r... - Car Crashworthiness: Hyundai Tiburon Worthless
Sep-17-07 Mars, PA Brennan Ringler purchased a Hyundai Tiburon in 2003 and he hadn't even received the registration sticker before he got into a driver-side collision. The man who caused the accident hit Ringler's car at 65 mph. "The side airbag didn't deploy, even though the impact pushed the driver's door handle onto my inner thigh," says Ringler. So much for the... - Veteran Medical Malpractice: From Hand to Foot
Sep-4-07 Redding, PA Marine Corps veteran Michael Sweitzer volunteered to set up a kitchen right after Hurricane Katrina. But he has been unable to work since due to an accident and subsequent surgery at a VA hospital . Larry Hughes also had surgery at a VA hospital that has so far caused him five years of misery. "Because I'm a chef, I figured I would help fee... - Unum Insurance Claims Denied
Sep-2-07 San Diego, CA Having a disability claim denied by a company like Unum (formerly UnumProvident) can be emotionally and financially devastating. Many people have legitimate long-term disability claims but because companies like Unum focus more on the bottom-line than on people's healthcare needs, their claims are denied. Unum, and other long-term disabilit... - Psychotropic Drug Makers Bankroll Prescribing Shrinks Part I
Aug-30-07 Washington, DC: On August 21, 2007, the Associated Press reported that drug companies spend a lot of money on the members of Minnesota advisory panels who help select the drugs which are to be used by patients covered by Medicaid. The news agency's review of financial disclosure records in Minnesota found that a doctor and a pharmacist on the 8-member p... - Oxycontin: A Recovering Addict Speaks Out
Aug-26-07 Vancouver, BC "At first it just made me feel better, painwise," says Richard Dorn (not his real name). "but after a while I had to have it." Lawsuits across the country are alleging that OxyContin's maker knew or ought to have known that ingesting Oxycontin leads to drug dependency and addiction. "If that's the case, it's a shame," says Richard, who k... - Car Crashworthiness: Auto Manufacturers must be held Responsible
Aug-20-07 Crewe, VA William Foster's son survived a collision but his passenger did not. Neither of their airbags deployed--yet another tragic example of auto defects and lack of car crashworthiness. "In November, 2004 my son, William Jr., was driving my 2004 Ford pick-up to work--he had a contract to haul mail for the post office and my vehicle was part of the... - Doctor Told Us Fen-Phen Caused PPH
Aug-18-07 Seattle, WA: Walter started taking fen-phen in 1995, but six months later he noticed a shortness of breath. Only this year his pulmonary doctor diagnosed PPH Primary pulmonary hypertension. "When the doctor found out Walter took fen-phen, he immediately said that was the cause," says wife Susie. "We thought we were hearing a death sentence." "When Wal... - It's Time To Sue Doctors Who Prescribe Drugs Off-Label Part I
Aug-15-07 Washington, DC: Critics say the tens of thousands of lawsuits filed against the drug giants have had little impact when it comes to dismantling the off-label drug marketing schemes and therefore, there needs to be an all out campaign of highly publicized lawsuits filed against the doctors serving as middle man pushers, one by one by one. It is illegal... - Panacryl Sutures: Still Suffering After Three Years
Aug-13-07 Oceanside, CA After shoulder surgery, Timothy Gamble spent three years in constant pain, from a wound that wouldn't heal. Imagine his surprise when a second surgery revealed that Panacryl sutures --supposedly absorbable--were still in his body, and the cause of a nasty infection. In 2004, Gamble was in a motorcycle accident and required surgery for a... - California Employers Fear Huge Overtime Lawsuits
Aug-10-07 San Diego, CA A nurses' strike set to begin today has been averted thanks to negotiation of a tentative three-year contract between the nurses union and Sharp HealthCare negotiators, defusing one of two bombs planted by the nurses on Sharps doorstep. Sharp was accused of not paying its California employees overtime. The San Diego Union-Tribune report... - Medtronic Shareholders Meeting: A Year of Lawsuits and Controversy
Aug-6-07 Minneapolis, MN The board of directors of Medtronic , Inc. will hold its annual meeting of shareholders on August 23 at Medtronic World Headquarters. Given the rough year that the company has had, there should be some interesting debate among the shareholders. It has been two years since Medtronic recalled more than 87,000 of its implantable cardiovert... - Barton Solvents: Are Reimbursements Enough?
Aug-4-07 Valley Center, KS The residents of Valley Center have been issued reimbursement checks from Barton Solvents for clothing expenses, hotel bills and a few other incidentals after they were evacuated following a blast at the chemical company. But not everyone can be paid off so readily. (Barton Solvents tank farm sent about 660,000 pounds of chemicals up... - USERRA Protects The Rights of Military Service People
Jul-30-07 Washington, DC: The men and women who leave their employment for military service put their lives on the line in the service of their country. Unfortunately, some return home to discover that they have been fired or demoted while engaged in military service. People involved in military service do have their employment rights protected by law; however,... - Avandia Warnings might have prevented a Death
Jul-27-07 Dallas, TX Neil Pender's father passed away five years ago from a heart attack and he is angry. "My father started taking Avandia shortly after it was approved in 1999 but we didn't hear about the dangers of this drug until June of this year," says Pender. "My father, Roy, wasn't aware that he was a diabetic, but he did have high blood pressure," say... - Patient Prescribed Avandia was Heart Attack Waiting to Happen
Jul-25-07 Prescott, AR I was diagnosed with type 2 diabetes in 2001 and was prescribed Avandia ," says Gene Cearley. "And I'm still taking it—neither my doctor nor my cardiologist told me otherwise." Since taking Avandia, Cearley was also a heart attack waiting to happen—and he's only 47. "Avandia helped control my blood sugar and that's why I am st... - IT Overtime Abuse
Jul-18-07 Tooele City, UT "When I was hired as a systems analyst in 1997, my boss said there wouldn't be any overtime ," says Andrew Rowley. "Just two weeks later, a manager said I would be fired if I didn't get my job done—I had to be on call 24/7." They called Rowley when he was shopping for groceries, at home with his kids, even in the middle of the nig... - Avoiding Hidden Charges Including the Safe Warranty Fee
Jul-11-07 Anaheim, CA: Hidden charges, such as "safe warranty fees," room services, and phone charges added to hotel bills can cause the price of a room to skyrocket overnight. Guests who stayed at CHOICE Hotels, which operates Comfort Inns, Clarion, and Econo Lodge are investigating potential lawsuits against the company alleging they were unfairly charged "safe... - Court Certifies California Class Action Against Temple-Inland Mortgage Corp.
Jul-9-07 Los Angeles, CA: Superior Court Judge Stephen J. Sundvold (Orange County) on July 6, certified a class action against Temple-Inland Mortgage Corp. of Austin, Texas, which allows claims to go forward against Temple-Inland for failing to timely reconvey home loans. The class representative in Soriano v. Temple-Inland Mortgage Corp. is a former Temple-I... - Big Pharma Implant For-Profit Industry Not Deserving of Preemption Protection Part I
Jul-9-07 Washington, DC: In addition to the question of how many soldiers will be dead or injured by the time self-proclaimed "war President" George Bush leaves office, Americans need to ask themselves how many citizens will be dead or injured as a result of an FDA controlled by the industry most credited with funding his move to the White House. Last year, the...