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Attorney Eric Gibbs: Dex-cool Case an Example of our Philosophy

Posted on September 30, 2008
San Francisco, CA:“We’ve focused on a fairly diverse type of case load that involves product liability, securities, consumer fraud, individual and institutional investors and antitrust cases,” says Co-Counsel Eric Gibbs, from the firm Girard Gibbs in San Francisco...

Avandia Heart Attack: Questions Still Remain

Posted on September 30, 2008
Washington, DC: The Avandia debacle continues to daze and confuse in the face of conflicting information. GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo), the makers of Avandia, continue to claim that studies conclude there is no risk of Avandia heart attack. But then, why does Avandia carry a black box warning? And why was there never an Avandia recall? And why should Type 2 diabetes patients have to put themselves through worrying about Avandia and heart attack as well.

California Labor Law: Employees Keep Quiet to Keep Their Jobs

Posted on September 29, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: Just because an employer does not specifically ask employees to work off the clock does not mean that the employer is not violating California labor laws. If the employer knows that work is being done off the clock, then the employer should be paying for those hours worked, even if that means paying overtime.

Plane Crash: Wrongful Death Lawsuit Settled

Posted on September 29, 2008
Glandorf, OH: The family of a man who was killed in a plane crash has settled their lawsuit with NASCAR for $2.4 million. The family filed the wrongful death lawsuit after an airplane crash took the lives of 2 people in the plane and 3 people on the ground, who died when the crash started a fire in 2 homes.

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Avandia – A Slow Killer

Posted on September 29, 2008
Cottage Grove, OR: Robert has lived his whole life without any serious illnesses. And until recently, he considered himself to be a pretty healthy man. Unfortunately, Avandia took that away from him, made him sick, and likely caused the need for triple by-pass surgery.

Digitek caused friend's Blindness

Posted on September 29, 2008
Albany, NY: At first, Jack thought he was suffering from pneumonia but he was diagnosed with congestive heart failure and started taking Digitek in hospital. Luckily for Jack, his cardiologist took him off the medication months before the Digitek recall but his friend suffered loss of vision in one eye—permanently.

Plaintiff Employment Lawyer Christopher Whelan goes after the Bad Guys

Posted on September 29, 2008
Gold River, CA: Attorney Christopher Whelan is way too modest. He has doggedly pursued bad employers on behalf of hundreds of clients for over 25 years and won multi-million dollar employment law verdicts time after time. He also plowed new furrows in his field and found new ways to use existing statutes to slap wrists and get nasty companies to compensate employees who were unfairly terminated and/or discriminated against in the process.

Credit Crisis: Wachovia Taken Over by Citigroup

Posted on September 29, 2008
New York, NY: In yet another result of the credit crisis, the rumored sale of Wachovia to Citigroup has just come to pass only hours ago, further concentrating increased power and influence of the nation's banking industry into just 3 banks. Whether that proves a good, or a bad thing for America is yet to be determined...

Iceberg Lettuce: Another E.coli Risk

Posted on September 28, 2008
Springfield, IL: Reports from 26 people sickened after eating iceberg lettuce supplied by Detroit-based Aunt Mid's Produce Company prompted Michigan health officials to issue a public health alert on September 26th. The E.coli outbreak started at Michigan State University, with reports of bloody diarrhea, cramps and vomiting and 8 Michigan State University students were hospitalized with E...

Yet Another Fatal Helicopter Crash

Posted on September 28, 2008
Capitol Heights, MD: On the morning of September 28th four people were killed when a medical evacuation helicopter transporting two women who were involved in a motor vehicle accident crashed in a park after encountering severe weather. Authorities said the Trooper 2 helicopter crashed in a park near Capitol Heights, killing the pilot, the flight paramedic, a county emergency medical technician and one of the vehicle crash victims.

Trusts and Estates: Put Your Trust in a Good Lawyer

Posted on September 28, 2008
Scranton, PA: So, my Bucko—it is you that has drawn the honor of setting up, and managing what happens with Dad's money. You're the oldest, after all. Well, congratulations. But before you immerse yourself in estate planning, wills and trusts, and all the subtle and complex issues that go along with it, sit down in a quiet spot and stew on it a bit...

Mother warns daughter Never to Use the Ortho Evra Patch

Posted on September 28, 2008
Chandler, AZ: Tania used the Ortho Evra birth control patch for 9 months without incident—the only complaint she had was "unusual bleeding" but her doctor said that was normal. But then her knee started to hurt and during the next few months, Tania saw 3 doctors, none of whom made the link between the Ortho Evra patch and deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Protecting Children in Car Accidents is No Accident

Posted on September 28, 2008
Ashland, MA: Car accidents injure all kinds of different people—adults and children alike. And one would assume that when there are injuries affecting both adults and children in car crashes, that there is some kind of parental, or familial relationship amongst those in the car, affected by the automobile crash.

The Economic Crisis: Wall Street's Responsibility to Joe American

Posted on September 27, 2008
Washington, DC: As the Congress continues to wrestle with undoubtedly the worst single economic crisis to hit the United States since the Great Depression, forgive Americans for thinking that they've been had. And now a proposed $700-plus billion bailout package aimed at rescuing the economy will be borne by the taxpayer, and push the national debt to a level unheard of in modern times.

Melamine Contamination Mounts

Posted on September 27, 2008
Beijing, China: Melamine was first found in tainted pet food, where many dogs and cats developed acute kidney failure and died. Recently melamine was discovered in milk formula, and China says more than 50,000 children have been sickened; many of them have developed kidney stones, a very painful and serious illness...

Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft: Long List of Perks for Docs

Posted on September 27, 2008
Anchorage, AK: Patients who underwent the Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft may be surprised to learn that Medtronic has been accused in a lawsuit of providing surgeons with a number of incentives to use Medtronic products. According to the Wall Street Journal, doctors were given a wide variety of gifts to induce them to use the Infuse Bone Graft.

ESA's: Anemia Drugs Linked to Higher Death Rate, says Study

Posted on September 27, 2008
Washington, DC: An anemia drug that is designed to help patients feel less tired is, in reality, beginning to look like it has the capacity to leave patients dead, according to a report yesterday which suggests the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has Eprex, manufactured by Johnson & Johnson, under review.

Al Gerhart of the Solid Surface Alliance discusses Granite Countertops

Posted on September 26, 2008
Oklahoma City, OK: Al Gerhart, of the Solid Surface Alliance is concerned about the use of unsafe granite countertops in homes. He says that not all granite is unsafe, but some of it is—and the dangerous granite is what the Alliance is trying to get taken off the market...

Morgan Keegan Investment Funds: Individuals Face Financial Ruin

Posted on September 26, 2008
Houston, TX: If you lost money with the drastic drop in value of certain Morgan Keegan investment funds, you are not alone. Many people lost money in the Morgan Keegan stock crisis. Many of them are probably in a similar situation as you: they have lost a lot of money suddenly and are not sure what to do next...

Three More Cipro Cases

Posted on September 26, 2008
Seattle, WA:Sylvia took Cipro antibiotic five years ago for an infection-which cleared up—but she started having problems with her shoulder joints and now her right hand and toes are numb. Sylvia hadn't heard of Cipro side effectsuntil her doctor switched the cipro drug to Bactrim.

Clint Docken: One of Canada’s Original Class Action Litigators

Posted on September 26, 2008
Calgary, AB: Canadians have been a little more laissez-faire, shall we say, than their American neighbors when it comes to diving into class action lawsuits but they are starting to get the hang of it. Over the last 5 years, a virtual blizzard of class actions has been blowing through Canadian courts and the major reason is change to Canadian law...

Medical Malpractice: When you don't Get what you Pay for

Posted on September 26, 2008
Philadelphia, PA: Medical malpractice is something both sides of the equation fear: for the patient, a medical malpractice suggests a botched procedure, or diagnosis that could begat a lifetime of pain and suffering, and invoke medical malpractice law...

"Levaquin has ruined my life in so many ways"

Posted on September 26, 2008
Queens, NY: Therese was prescribed the antibioitic Levaquin in 2001 when she experienced shortness of breath, but just 3 days after taking Levaquin, she couldn't bend her wrists, knees or ankles. Luckily, Therese had the wherewithal to stop taking the drug; others have not been so fortunate.

Chicago Firm Gears Up for Antitrust Class Action over Automotive Filters

Posted on September 25, 2008
Chicago, IL: The lawsuit is barely out of the starting gate, but it is revving up to become a huge antitrust class action lawsuit against some of the most recognizable names in the automotive supply industry. It is all about those pricey automotive filters that drivers regularly replace to keep their engines running smoothly...

Defective Products: The Exploding Gas Can

Posted on September 25, 2008
Miami, OK: It is something that hundreds of thousands of Americans have in their garage, basement or garden shed. A polyethylene gas can. Used correctly, with care taken to mitigate all risk factors, a gas can should not pose defective product personal injury...

Financial Elder Abuse Law: Protecting Those Who Can't Protect Themselves

Posted on September 25, 2008
San Diego, CA: As terrible as it is to conceive, sometimes those who violate financial elder abuse law are family members of the victims. These abusers know their victims well—they know their account numbers, they know their passwords and they know their habits...

Tomato-Pepper Salmonella: Still Some Concerns

Posted on September 25, 2008
La Habra, CA: Marie believes she suffered from salmonella food poisoning after eating both salmonella peppers and tomatoes. "Due to the fact that I’m a nurse I didn’t go to a doctor," she says, "but what really troubles me is that my grandson frequents fast-food restaurants and they continually served tomatoes and peppers on almost everything...

Trasylol: In Their Own Words

Posted on September 25, 2008
Washington, DC: The world by now knows all too well that Trasylol has all the hallmarks of a blockbuster movie—perhaps even with Tommy Lee Jones as the crusading researcher, Dr. Dennis Mangano. And the thousands of patients who died from Trasylol heart failure, Trasylol kidney failure and various other Trasylol side effects might finally get their due as the workings of a manufacturer, and a drug regulator are examined.

Unumprovident’s Stall Tactic

Posted on September 24, 2008
Indianapolis, IN: For the past 9 years, Kevin has been working with a back injury. And all those years both Kevin and his employer paid into an UnumProvident (also known as First Unum) insurance policy. A few months ago, Kevin’s doctor told him—and UnumProvident--that he could no longer work, yet Kevin received just one check before he was denied further benefits.

California Labor Law: Here's a Law You May Not have Known…

Posted on September 24, 2008
Sacramento, CA: This is a California Labor Laws story of a different stripe. California labor laws, of course, are there to protect workers from unscrupulous employers who try to take advantage of them. California workers need someone in their corner, and bully to the State of California for enacting laws that protect workers, as well as all citizens by way of a variety of laws and statutes.

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