Legal News

FBI Now Involved in PCA Peanut Butter Salmonella

Posted on February 10, 2009
Blakely, GA: In what is fast becoming one of the most sensational food recall stories of all time, it has been reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a manufacturing facility in Blakely, Georgia owned by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) fingered in the peanut butter salmonella case...

Financial Advisor Loses Millions in Employee Stock Plan

Posted on February 10, 2009
San Diego, CA: Many investors have lost money lately, but among those who have been forgotten are financial advisors who invested in their firm's employee stock options plans. With their companies filing for bankruptcy or being bought out by other companies, these employees are finding that the employee savings plans they paid into faithfully for many years are now almost worthless.

Asbestos Mesothelioma and the US Postal Service

Posted on February 09, 2009
Scarborough, ME: Philip was a vehicle service technician with the U S Postal Service, so he worked around asbestos. He can remember his hands filling with asbestos dust when he removed worn out brakes. But he didn't know about asbestos mesothelioma.

Company “Left the Town for Dead”

Posted on February 09, 2009
Daingerfield, TX: The town of Blackwell, Oklahoma wants the owners of a defunct smelter operation to get the lead out--literally! Their kids are testing positive for high levels of lead and their homes are contaminated with traces of arsenic, cadmium, zinc and lead dust...

To access this complete feed in the blog feed reader login or register for free.

Couple's Money Improperly Put in Variable Annuity

Posted on February 09, 2009
Richmond, VA: Bill C says that his money was improperly put into a variable annuity when his financial advisor failed to follow his instructions. By the time she corrected her error, Bill's investment had lost some of its value. Although Bill says he did not lose a lot of money, he would not have lost any money at all if his advisor had acted according to his wishes.

Six Americans Missing in Puerto Rico Plane Crash

Posted on February 09, 2009
San Juan, PR: The pilot and 5 passengers on board a single engine Cessna aircraft are missing after their plane crashed into the Atlantic Ocean, Sunday evening. The private plane, charted by Tropical Aviation Corporation, went down about half a nautical mile off the north coast of Puerto Rico.

California Labor Law Protects Your Rights in Unsafe Workplace

Posted on February 09, 2009
Newark, CA: John (not his real name pending a California labor lawsuit) was unloading a truck at work when the driver jumped into the cab and started to drive away. John's complaint isn't about the injuries he suffered but about unsafe work practices...

AARP Lacking in Advocacy, Value Says Disgruntled Senior

Posted on February 09, 2009
Williams, AZ: It is hardly surprising that the American Association for Retired Persons (AARP) would defend itself vigorously against allegations that cast the massive organization in a less-then-complimentary light. Specifically, a recent Bloomberg News exposé focusing on AARP insurance and AARP health insurance drew a pointed response from AARP, which suggested Bloomberg reporters misconstrued the facts.

Did a Massive Dose of Heparin Cause Stroke?

Posted on February 08, 2009
Kooskia, ID: In 2004, Bertha suffered a heart attack—she was rushed by helicopter to the heart attack unit at Sacred Heart in Spokane, Washington and was immediately given 4,000 units of heparin. Right after receiving the heparin injection, Bertha had a stroke—she believes it was because they administered too much of the blood-thinning drug.

ETHEX Faces Another Recall Over Manufacturing Practices

Posted on February 08, 2009
Washington, DC: A manufacturer with a prior incident for distributing products outside the bounds of good manufacturing practices is having to face the music again: More prescription prenatal and iron supplements made by ETHEX Corporation have been recalled over fear of ETHEX side effects and other concerns...

Requip Put Mother in Rehab

Posted on February 07, 2009
Ocean Springs, MS: Chris M. has her name on a list so she can't step into a casino without being arrested—her choice. However, in the right frame of mind, she wouldn't have chosen to gamble: the prescription drug Requip made that decision for her. Requip compulsive gambling has become a huge problem for people suffering from Restless Leg Syndrome and Parkinson's Disease: they are prescribed the drug without knowing Requip's gambling side effects.

SSRI birth Defects: Why Weren't Warnings Issued Sooner?

Posted on February 06, 2009
Valley Home, AK: When Susan (not her real name) gave birth to her now 5-year old son, he had a lung and heart deformity. Susan had taken the anti depressant Zoloft, albeit briefly, during her pregnancy, and given all she's subsequently read, now wonders if her son's birth defects are SSRI-related birth defects.

Employers Stiffing Employees on Overtime

Posted on February 06, 2009
Las Vegas, NV: You work as hard as you can to make money because you have bills to pay. When the opportunity to work overtime presents itself you jump at the chance. After all, the overtime pay helps you to pay your bills more quickly. So, why not work the extra hours and rake in the money?

Potenial Peanut Butter Salmonella in FEMA Relief Packets, School Lunches

Posted on February 06, 2009
Washington, DC: In an ironic twist of fate, food packets meant to help, and comfort victims of natural disasters may wind up making them sick, after it was discovered that relief packets distributed by FEMA may contain peanut butter salmonella linked to the current outbreak.

Mutual Funds Losses Linked to Internet Gambling

Posted on February 05, 2009
New York, NY: It is one thing to suffer mutual fund losses when the economy has taken a downturn and everyone is in the same boat. However, it is another situation entirely when your mutual fund loses money because it was invested in companies that were involved in illegal activity...

The Horror of Financial Elder Abuse

Posted on February 05, 2009
Fresno, CA: With more officials and regulators becoming concerned about financial elder abuse, more of the public learns about this horrible crime committed against a vulnerable population. Unfortunately, seniors are increasingly becoming victims of financial abuse and, too often, they think there is nothing they can do about it...

The Car Crash Didn't Kill You, But the Flight to the Hospital Could…

Posted on February 05, 2009
Washington, DC: Testimony at a 4-day hearing conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is uncovering some startling insights as to why there have been so many medivac helicopter crashes over the last several years.

Attorney Bill Marler on Tainted Peanut Butter Outbreak

Posted on February 05, 2009
Seattle, WA: Attorney Bill Marler is on the phone—he’s arranging for two families with children affected by the salmonella tainted peanut butter outbreak to appear before a Congressional hearing later this year in Washington D.C. “Call me back in 5 minutes, I’m on another line,” says Marler...

Bicycle Accidents Need Bicycle Lawyers

Posted on February 04, 2009
San Francisco, CA: More and more Americans are pedaling bicycles—sometimes for recreation and sometimes for transportation. Unfortunately, according to attorney George Choulos, it means more cyclists are tangling with motorists. The consequences for the cyclist can be disastrous...

"Extreme Pain" from Kugel Mesh Complications

Posted on February 03, 2009
Hardinsburg, KY: Tyler C. is a young man—far too young to be facing lifelong complications from the use of the Kugel Mesh Patch. Although he is only in his early 20s, Tyler has already had numerous surgeries to fix problems likely caused by his hernia patch...

Peanut Butter Salmonella Recalls Continue, Obama Promises FDA Reform

Posted on February 03, 2009
Washington, DC: A federal regulator desperately in need of reform had to wait until the company at the center of the massive peanut butter salmonella recall approved the wording of a recall, before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was able to publish it.

The Case of the Stinking “Chinese Drywall”

Posted on February 03, 2009
Washington D.C: Drywall is the latest suspect product to be imported from China with apparently disastrous results. Hundreds of homeowners say the drywall in their new homes is giving off a nauseating rotten-egg smell that is not only making them sick, but also corroding pipes, wiring, air conditioning systems and metal surfaces in their houses...

Reality Check: California Labor Law and the Dreaded Furlough

Posted on February 03, 2009
Sacramento, CA: California labor law is designed to protect workers from unfavorable behavior on the part of employers. The problem: recent efforts by the State of California to mandate furloughs as a means to save money serves as an affront to California state labor law and the very statutes the state sponsored in the first place...

Unum Provident's 'Pre-existing Condition' Policy often Bad-Faith Practice

Posted on February 03, 2009
Washington, DC: One tactic that Unum Provident employs to deny countless Unum long term disability claims is to invoke the pre-existing conditions clause--usually defined as any health condition you already have --including an injury that happened prior to the effective date of the insurance--when you enroll in a health insurance plan or policy...

Asbestos Mesothelioma – The Ultimate Price

Posted on February 03, 2009
Fort Monroe, VA: In December, 2008 the family of James King was awarded a million dollar settlement in a wrongful death suit. James had died from asbestos mesothelioma on December 24, 2004 just a year after being diagnosed. He had contracted the fateful disease as a result of his work as a boiler operator.

Mushrooms Recalled, Potential Risk for Listeria

Posted on February 02, 2009
Kennett Square, PA: Mushrooms that could cause serious illness—or even death—have been recalled due to a potential for listeria, it has been learned.

California Labor Law, Discrimination and Permatemps

Posted on February 02, 2009
San Diego, CA: In 2006 Sagun was hired as a chemist by a large corporation and was told that after 6 months, his temporary position would change to full-time. But more than two years later, Sagun was still a 'permatemp', whose rights are murky when it comes to the California labor law...

One Fentanyl Patch Almost Lethal Dose

Posted on February 02, 2009
Haliburton, ON: A few years ago Stuart suffered a back injury from a boating accident that caused two herniated discs and a great deal of pain. Stuart was taking a lot of painkillers and discovered he was allergic to many narcotics, including morphine...

A Stock Option Contract Should Be Honored

Posted on February 01, 2009
New York, NY: A billion dollars is a lot of money. $1.5 billion is even more. And when one thinks of the losses incurred by employees with their employee stock options, little wonder that so many are seeking the advice of an attorney for help from ERISA law...

A Train Accident, A Death and a Lifetime of Pain

Posted on January 31, 2009
Council Bluffs, IA: For one man, his life was over in an instant. For another, a life became bedeviled with chronic pain from a lifetime of work with the railroad. For both, railroad worker safety has been an issue for rail workers for more than hundred years—ever since 1908 when railroad worker deaths and train accidents fostered the creation of the Federal Employers' Liability Act (FELA).

Bloggers, promote your law blog by nominating your blog for inclusion in USLaw.com's Law Blog Directory and RSS Reader. Benefits described.