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Mar-27-08 Walbridge, OH "My weight problem started years ago, in the 1970s," says Leila M. "I was an overweight child and my mother took me to a diet clinic. The doctor put me on a diet drug and I lost 61 lbs; that got me down to 128 lbs. But as time went on, I started gaining it back. Fast forward to the 90s. At that time, another doctor prescribed Fen-Phen and... - Gynecologist Face Malpractice Lawsuit, Possible Indictment
Mar-27-08 Barnstable, MA: A gynecologist is now facing a wrongful death suit after he performed an abortion on a patient at his Hyannis clinic in 2007, allegedly resulting in her death. The doctor is also facing a possible grand jury indictment. On March 10, 2008 Eileen Smith sued Dr. Rapin Osathanondh in Barnstable Superior Court for the wrongful death of her... - Asbestos: One Man's Story
Mar-26-08 Stainforth, UK He may live half a world away, but Dennis Beddoes is a classic example of not only the health hazards of asbestos , but also of the typical delay governing the onset of asbestos-related diseases such as cancer, asbestosis and asbestos mesothelioma. The 70-year-old retired shipbuilder from Stainforth, England suddenly developed a persiste... - Attorney Charles W. Shipley Speaks on Messing with Farmers and the Environment
Mar-25-08 Tulsa, OK LawyersandSettlements heard from Tulsa attorney Chuck Shipley recently when he alerted us to a recent $21 million class action verdict against OK Foods of Fort Smith, Arkansas on behalf of 300 chicken farmers. When we spoke to him, he was just back from a week off. We didn't need to ask many questions! LawyersandSettlements (LAS): Where have... - Our Daily Meds: This New Book is an Eye-Opener
Mar-18-08 New York, NY A new book about the pharmaceutical industry slams drug makers, and makes the case for a nation hooked on prescription drugs—which is exactly what Big Pharma wants. Our Daily Meds' - How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves Into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs by Melody Petersen is a... - Celebrex Has the Scientists Talking
Mar-17-08 Buffalo, NY In what could hardly be thought of as a celebration, labeling revisions to Celebrex approved by the US Food and Drug Administration this past fall warning of adverse renal function with long-term use , has been augmented by a report coming out of the University of Buffalo (UB) that Celebrex has been shown in laboratory studies to induce irr... - Bextra, Bextra! Read All About It! First trial to be heard in May
Mar-17-08 San Francisco, CA Nearly four years after Bextra was taken off the market for cardiovascular risk , the first Bextra trial is scheduled to be heard May 5th. On the heels of the mammoth $4.85 billion Vioxx settlement, the Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Court for the Bextra/Celebrex litigation is finally ramping up in California. Bextra was only on th... - Rochester Meat Recall: Why the Secrecy?
Mar-12-08 Washington, DC It seems that at least a few facts are finally on the table about January's Rochester Meat recall of 188,000 pounds of e. coli contaminated ground beef that was sold to restaurant chains and institutional food services. By "a few facts," we mean very few. We knew from the beginning that the recall was triggered by six cases of e. coli... - Whistleblower Was Asked 10,579 Questions in Court
Mar-11-08 Toronto, ON: Joanna Gualtieri claimed that the Department of Foreign Affairs wasted money by not spending it properly in the 1990s and now the lawyers for the federal government are trying to prove that she was not a victim of harassment when she made the whistleblower claims years ago. In court, lawyers have already asked her 10,579 questions in which s... - 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... - Inadvertently Exposed to Asbestos
Mar-6-08 Lewisville, TX Nate's dad worked at General Motors (GM) for 42 years; he is now on disability and has been diagnosed with asbesteosis . Nate's mother died from lung cancer two years ago. "Is it possible that the whole family could have been exposed to asbestos , just from my dad's clothing, from doing the laundry together?" he asks. "Spots showed up... - Carfax Consumer Fraud Class Action Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached the consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Carfax that alleges the company violated consumer protection laws. The lawsuit, entitled Davis, et al. v. Carfax, Inc., alleges Carfax and a related company violated consumer protection laws by not properly disclosing terms and conditions for, and limita... - $6.6M Discrimination Judgment for Ex-Fresno Basketball Coach
Feb-15-08 Fresno, CA In a high-profile gender discrimination case against Fresno state, the former women's basketball coach has said that she will accept the $6.62 million awarded to her so that she could put an end to her case against the college. Stacy Johnson-Klein was originally awarded $19.1 by the jury who heard her case, but a new trial was ordered last we... - PPH: When Losing Weight Can Kill
Feb-13-08 Washington, DC If you found yourself in the middle of any February prior to 1997 and packing a few extra pounds, you might have been one of the millions of Americans turning to Fen Phen , the magic diet pill that was all the rage until it was revealed that Fen Phen was a suspected link to PPH , an often fatal lung disease. Today, you may be turning to a... - Long-Acting Zyprexa Gets Limited Ok by FDA
Feb-8-08 Washington, DC: The FDA decided Wednesday that the injectable form of Zyprexa , a drug manufactured by Eli Lilly & Co. was safe to use for some patients with Schizophrenia. This decision was made by the panel, which is comprised of outside medical experts, states that there are restrictions that come along with this approval by the FDA regarding the use... - Employment - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$9,000
Case Name : overtime lawsuit class action Case Number : 605116 Verdict Date : 2013-04-19 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : California Plaintiff's Complaint : Overtime lawsuit class action Free Legal Help If you or a loved one has suffered similar damages, please fill in the form at right and your complaint will be sen... - LeanSpa Agrees $7M Consumer Fraud Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Connecticut have reached a settlement with LeanSpa for allegedly engaging in consumer fraud by using fake news websites to promote acai berry and "colon cleanse" weight-loss products, making deceptive weight-loss claims, and telling consumers they could receive free trial products b... - State Farm Auto: Like a Good Neighbor?
Feb-6-08 Sun City, CA Like a good neighbor, State Farm is there. Or maybe not, if the experiences of some California residents, are any indication. It is alleged that State Farm Insurance might be in contravention of California statutes by low-balling customers with regard to the value of vehicles totaled for insurance purposes. This was the experience of... - GSK to Pay $185M in Flonase Antitrust Class Action Settlements
New York, NY: Two settlements have been approved in the antitrust class action lawsuits pending against GlaxoSmithKline PLC, (GSK). The lawsuits allege that GSK deliberately prevented generic versions of Flonase nasal spray from going to market. The settlements total $185 million, with $150 million designated for reimbursement to people and entit... - US Postal Services Settles Discrimination Class Action for $17.3M
Washington, DC: A $17.3 million settlement has been reached in the discrimination class action brought against The U.S. Postal Service by employees with disabilities. Some 41,000 past and current postal service employees are involved in the discrimination class action, which details complaints over restricted work hours from 2000 through to 2012...