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Apr-10-08 Palmyra VA Lonne D. is angry that her husband was given Trasylol during his two open heart surgeries. Like many people, she is only now learning that her loved one's kidney failure and subsequent death were likely caused by Trasylol. Now, Lonne says she wants to sue Bayer for the pain it caused her and her husband. "In May 2003, my husband went in to... - Yamaha Begins recall for Yamaha Rhino ATVs
Apr-7-08 Cypress, CA: The controversial Yamaha Rhino ATV is being recalled by Yamaha amidst fears of brake failures of the vehicles. The recall involves nearly 7800 Side-by-Side Rhino ATVs. This is the most recent safety issue of many that has plagued the Yamaha Rhino ATV. Many experts and consumer groups believe it to be the most dangerous ATV on the market pr... - Attorney Laura L. Ho on a Large-scale California Class Action
Apr-1-08 Oakland, CA: Laura L. Ho is a partner in Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen and Dardarian (GDBBD), a California firm practicing in a broad range of public interest class actions. A 1991 graduate of the University of Washington, Ho received a JD from the Yale University School of Law in 1994. Recently, as co-lead counsel in a California state class actio... - Nephrologist Blamed Celebrex for Kidney Problems and Hypertension
Mar-29-08 Raleigh, NC Bess W. was referred to a nephrologist to evaluate her kidney function. "All this time she was still on 200mg of Celebrex daily," says her husband Reid. "The specialist reported to her primary care physician that she had progressive renal insufficiency due to analgesic neuropathy from many years of non-steroidal and COX-2 use. He also said that... - Philadelphia Lawyers Win $16 Million Verdict in Syracuse, New York Medical Malpractice Case
Mar-26-08 On March 20, 2008, the Honorable Diane L. Fitzpatrick issued a verdict of $16,033,811 to the family of a now 15-year old girl who suffers from cerebral palsy, mental retardation and seizures as a result of medical malpractice surrounding the management of her mother's high risk pregnancy in January, 1993. The verdict from the State of New York Court of Claim... - Semi-truck Crash Leaves Great Grandmother Unable to Dance
Mar-22-08 Chicago, IL Great-grandmother Patricia used to dance at least once a week but since a semi-truck crossed into her lane and crashed into her car, she spends every day in pain and discomfort. On November 30, 2007, Patricia was driving home after finishing work as a delivery driver. During the day, she would drive a van and deliver electrical conductor... - 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... - Yamaha Rhino Rollover Slices Man's Leg to the Bone
Mar-17-08 Atmore, AL When Mike purchased his Yamaha Rhino in September 2007, he had no idea that within four months, the vehicle would be sitting idle in his mother's garage after a rollover accident left him with a seriously damaged leg. Mike bought the Rhino for work. As a superintendent on a 55-acre worksite, he is responsible for traversing the entire s... - T-Bone Truck Accident Cuts Car in Half
Mar-17-08 Santa Ana, CA A one-ton mining pick-up truck that failed to stop at a stop sign crashed into a two-door Ford Escort, forever altering the life of the father and son inside. And although it happened in August of 2006, the lingering after-effects of the truck accident are still tearing this family apart. Art was driving his Ford Escort to work around... - Motorcycle Student Pays for Instructor's Mistake
Mar-16-08 Broad Brook, CT: A motorcycle accident was the last thing James expected during a motorcycle training course, especially since the instructor was at fault. Yet he found himself with a hefty repair bill and the possible rise in his insurance rates. "Our class had just finished taking a test for the motorcycle safety course," James recalls, "when the... - $20 million awarded to Family of Mesothelioma Victim
Mar-14-08 San Francisco, CA: It was announced today that $20 million dollars has been awarded in a civil suit against Georgia Pacific Corp. on the behalf of 69-year-old Joan Mahoney, a victim of the painful and debilitating form of cancer called mesothelioma . Mesothelioma affects the lining of the lungs. The lawsuit was also filed on behalf of Joan Mahoney's... - Botox: Two Potentially Fatal Accounts
Mar-12-08 Rome, GA Tanya was injected with Botox in September, 2006 for hyperhidrosis—a condition characterized by abnormally increased perspiration. "I just got the one shot and it was supposed to work for six months to control the excessive sweating in my underarms and hands," says Tanya. In 2006, little was known about its adverse side effects. Tanya di... - Ezetrol: Canadian Version of Zetia Questioned
Mar-9-08 Toronto, ON As if the Zetia and Vytorin issue wasn't enough of a frustration on its own, north of the border in Canada the Canadian equivalent of Zetia— Ezetrol —is proving just as mystifying. At issue: does the cholesterol drug work? Is it harmful? And did the manufacturer, as it was accused of doing in the US, withhold important safety a... - Zyprexa on Trial in Alaska: Lilly Accused of Putting Profit Before Patients
Mar-9-08 Anchorage, AK Spectators in a courtroom in Anchorage are getting an earful about how Zyprexa maker Eli Lilly waited, according to a witness, almost nine years to add warnings to Zyprexa with regard to a risk for diabetes, elevated blood sugar levels and weight gain. Instead, Lilly is alleged to have hid data that cast Zyprexa in a bad light, and ins... - Duragesic: Fentanyl Patch Recall Expanded Again
Mar-9-08 Morristown, NJ With the recent announcements of Duragesic and other fentanyl pain patches, some patients are wondering if any of the pain patches are safe to use. Now, following a recall that has already been expanded once, one company is announcing that its recall has been further expanded. Patients are investigating the possibility of a lawsuit again... - Reliving the Terror of Avandia
Mar-8-08 Thunder Bay, ON "The whole Avandia process was not just physically painful but it was like living with a terrorist inside," says Joy. "I never knew from one minute to the next if my eyesight was going or my heart would stop. There was a lot of emotional stress involved." "My family doctor prescribed Avandia over two years ago because it seemed like... - Tainted Heparin Found to Contain Counterfeit Ingredient
Mar-8-08 Washington, DC While the heparin recall by Baxter International reverberates through the medical community, the issue is becoming more and more complex, and further intensifies the concern over the propensity for drug companies to increasingly source their raw materials abroad, and especially China. In so doing, Americans are losing their faith in g... - Pain Pumps Produce Additional Problems
Mar-6-08 Washington, DC: Pain pumps popularly used for pain relief after shoulder and knee surgery are coming under severe suspicion by the medical community. These are intra-articular pain pumps are placed at the site of the surgery. The pumps are designed to run either electrically or from a motor. Two pumps in particular have been suspected of causing difficu... - More PPH Victims Filing Lawsuits
Mar-5-08 Seattle, WA Some people who have been diagnosed with PPH as a result of taking diet drugs such as fen-phen think they are too late to file a PPH class action lawsuit . But that's not the case. (Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories made Pondimin -also known as fenfluramine, an appetite depressant that is the ''fen'' in fen-phen and distributed a similar drug, Re... - Budget Woes May Force Vallejo to Declare Bankruptcy
Mar-3-08 Vallejo, CA: Bankruptcy may be in the near future for Vallejo because of a budget crisis that is only getting worse due to rising payroll expenses, failing tax revenue, and a slumping housing market. On Thursday, the city council is expected to vote on whether or not they agree with the city manager's advice that the city should file for Chapter 9 ban...