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Jul-4-07 Los Angeles, CA Lawyers are investigating a possible class action lawsuit against hotel chains that routinely overcharge their customers for services such as in-room safes, mini-bars, and resort amenities, even if customers do not use them. In many cases, customers are not informed of these extra hotel billing charges when they reserve their rooms and on... - Follow-Up with Ortho Evra Patch Victim
Jul-1-07 Warsaw, NY Last week I spoke with [ Jennifer Gardner ]; she suffered two strokes at the age of 18, allegedly caused by the Ortho Evra Patch. Because of the damage done, Jennifer had to quit her job but in spite of her disability, she remains optimistic: shortly after our conversation, she was on her way to a job interview. Hello Jane, I just want to... - The Pain of Kugel Mesh Patches: One Account
Jun-29-07 Queen Creek, AZ Although Kugel Mesh Patches were recalled in 2006, many patients still have them implanted and may be experiencing serious side effects from patches that have broken. Some patients may also not realize that their health problems are related to the Kugel Mesh Patch, thinking instead that the problem is with their body adapting to the herni... - Unum's Tricks of Deception
Jun-14-07 Seneca, NY "On May 13, 2005 we were evicted from our home of 32 years," says Mary P. "We are homeless and destitute and it's all because of Unum Insurance Company and their deceptive practices." Mary and her husband Pete explain from a dingy motel room (where they are now living), the course of events that led to their tragic state of affairs today, a... - Worker's Compensation: Benefits Vary by State
Jun-8-07 Hartford, CT The benefits of Worker's Compensation far outweigh the costs, even in the face of some employers crying foul over legislated benefit improvements in some states that will result in premium increases. Still, with 450 deaths attributed to workplace accidents each year in the state of Texas alone, the need for compensation funding to support... - Lawmakers Want to End Big Pharma Recruitment Schemes - Part 2
May-30-07 Washington, DC: The whole idea of mining for psychiatric drug customers by screening all Americans for mental health disorders came to fruition as the result of the campaign contributions by the pharmaceutical industry, which in large part helped George W Bush take up residence in the White House. To repay his enormous debt to the industry, on April 29,... - Zelnorm Canada: Lucky to be Alive
May-22-07 Vancouver, BC "Thank God I didn't have enough money to take Zelnorm every day because I don't think I would be alive now," says Jacquie M, age 45. "I told my doctor I was really mad because health care should be for everyone, not just for those who can afford it. But it turned out to be a blessing in disguise." "I had a pre-existing heart condition an... - Increased Risks for Motorcyclists: Are Auto Drivers to Blame?
May-22-07 Simi Valley, CA Since 1997, motorcycle rider fatalities have increased by 89 percent. And although motorcyclists are often stereotyped as reckless and fast drivers, it is most often negligent automobile drivers that are the cause of motorcycle accidents. Deadly Accidents on the Rise Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administrati... - Medical Malpractice: Fear has its Price
May-14-07 Miami, FL They're only human, after all. And like us, medical practitioners can have a bad day. A sleepless night, trouble with the kids, a bitter divorce. However, when someone in the medical community has a bad day, for whatever reason, it's often the patient that pays for it, in what is sometimes a lifelong struggle. And that could mean medical malprac... - Ethicon's Sutures: Post-Operative Nightmare
May-9-07 Kenner, LA It has been a hell of a year for Lisa Johnston. In May of 2006, she went into the hospital for what she believed would be routine surgery, requiring 5 weeks of recovery. One year and two major surgeries later, she is in chronic pain and just beginning to pick up the pieces of her life. "I feel lucky to be alive," Lisa Johnston (not her real n... - Zelnorm - what recall?
May-8-07 Columbus, GA Zelnorm was pulled from the market on March 30, 2007. But Nancy Harris didn't know about the recall until her doctor phoned the pharmacist to get her prescription renewed. Isn't it the duty of Novartis, the manufacturer of Zelnorm, to notify the medical community when its drug has been linked to heart problems and even death? When its drug h... - Zyprexa Hole Gets Deeper
May-1-07 Washington, DC: On March 7, 2007, Montana's attorney general, Mike McGrath, filed the latest Medicaid fraud lawsuit against Eli Lilly, under the False Claims Act, for illegally promoting the sale of the atypical antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for off-label uses and concealing its link to serious health problems. Considered to be one of the most effecti... - Merck has no Plan to pay Vioxx Victims
Apr-30-07 Newark, NJ: In 2006, Merck spent $500 million, including $175 million in the fourth quarter, in legal defense costs worldwide related to Vioxx litigation, according to SEC filings. In addition, after reviewing actual costs and estimating future costs, the company says it has recorded a charge of $75 million to increase the reserve for future defense c... - Judge Approves Final Terms of Improved National Pediatric Paxil Class Action Settlement - Consumers Get a Better Deal
Apr-27-07 Madison County, IL Madison County Associate Judge Ralph Mendelsohn today approved and amended the national pediatric Paxil class settlement which will provide more payment to people who paid for Paxil for use by a minor. The case was based on documents showing that GSK had determined that Paxil failed to out-perform placebo for depressed minors yet GSK rec... - Interview with Permax lawyers Paul R. Dahlberg and Anthony J. Nemo
Apr-17-07 Rochester, MN Over 500,000 people have taken Permax and lawyers Paul R. Dahlberg and Anthony Nemo of Meshbesher & Spence estimate that tens of thousands of those people are likely affected with heart damage, particularly moderate to severe valve regurgitation, because of this drug. Dahlberg and Nemo are currently representing people injured after usin... - Black Box Warning Added To Epogen, Aranesp, and Procrit
Apr-12-07 Thousand Oaks, CA: A black box warning has been added to the labels of Epogen, Aranesp, and Procrit , a sign that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is concerned about the risks associated with using the anemia drugs. Doctors have also been warned that patients should be given the lowest possible dose in order to avoid blood transfusions. The... - No Overtime, No Business
Apr-4-07 Los Angeles, CA "We were short-staffed so my boss asked me to work six days a week, ostensibly for a short time," says Andrew Jones. "But it went on for months, then he bought a new Mercedes and vacationed in Costa Rica - at our expense." "I was hired in February 2005 as a retail sales person in an imported home furniture store; it was a privately owne... - To the Makers of Kugel Mesh: Cover My Medical Expenses
Apr-2-07 North Lauderdale, FL "I was reading some of your articles about Kugel Mesh and realized that the same thing happened to me," says Richard Keough. "I got my medical records and sure enough, the mesh used to repair my hernia from my first surgery was on the recall list." In 2005, Keough had a hernia repaired with Kugel Mesh. He had an impacted bowel and... - Fen Phen: Heart Problems Surface
Mar-19-07 Bakersfield, CA Alicia A. took fen phen back in the 90s when "thin was in." She joined a class action lawsuit against the drug company and received a settlement. "Back then, I didn't have a heart problem," says Alicia. Now she is hopeful that she can join another lawsuit that will compensate her for more than the cost of fen phen. "I started taking f... - Off-Label Stenting For Profit
Mar-12-07 Washington, DC: On March 1, 2007, US House of Representatives, Henry Waxman (D-CA), the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee, asked two medical device makers to turn over documents as part of an investigation into the safety and off-label marketing of drug-eluting stents. Stents are small wire-mesh tubes inserted in arteries...