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Asbestos Mesothelioma: A Lawsuit is His Legacy

Posted on September 18, 2008
Irving, TX: You wonder when all this will come to an end. Maybe it never will. The fact remains, however that asbestos exposure keeps claiming lives, and major corporations continue to put their employees in harm's way of asbestos cancer.

California Labor Law: "I was Wrongfully Terminated"

Posted on September 18, 2008
Gilroy, CA: Three days ago, Colleen's boss phoned, ostensibly to drop by her clinic for a site visit. "Instead she came over to fire me," says Colleen, who is still in shock. "I talked with my brother— he is the head of labor law for the state of California and said I have a California Labor Law case if I want to pursue it...

Even Up-scale Eateries Violate Overtime Law

Posted on September 18, 2008
Manhattan, NY: Just about everyone in the hospitality industry knows the work usually involves long hours, especially in small businesses. But no matter if you work for a “Mom and Pop” restaurant or a nationwide hotel chain, overtime law states that you must receive overtime pay if you are paid an hourly wage and work more than 40 hours in a week.

Truck Accident: Driver Likely Fell Asleep at the Wheel

Posted on September 17, 2008
Milwaukee, WI: It was supposed to have been a routine high school band trip, but a truck accident turned the day into a tragedy. Five people died in the trucking accident, which happened when the bus they were riding on struck a semi truck that had flipped over and was on its side, blocking the highway...

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Avandia Roundup: Sales Drop, GlaxoSmithKline Cut Jobs

Posted on June 15, 2008
Washington, DC: A diabetes drug known to contribute to heart complications, fluid retention and weight gain continues to fall from its once-lofty perch. Avandia was at one time a giant in the treatment of Type 2 diabetes, but has fallen on hard times as more and more physicians move their patients away from Avandia, to alternative diabetes drugs that carry less risk.

VA Medical Malpractice: Preventable Mistakes?

Posted on June 15, 2008
Largo, FL: Several years ago, a survey from the Institute of Medicine titled "To Err is Human" reported that 48,000 to 98,000 Americans die each year from preventable mistakes, mainly from drug mix-ups and inattentive treatment. And more medical errors occurred in the hospitals run by the Veterans Health Administration...

Heparin: "We Lost My Dad"

Posted on June 15, 2008
Lexington, NC: More people are learning that Heparin may have caused their loved one's death. Kelly C. says her father was given Heparin right before he fell into a coma from which he never regained consciousness. She believes that Heparin may have been the cause of his coma and, ultimately, his death.

Yamaha Rhino ATV: The Death Toll Rises

Posted on June 14, 2008
Pikeville, KY: As the popular Yamaha Rhino ATVs continue to roll off dealer lots, the allegedly top-heavy 4-wheeler that looks like a golf cart with a roll cage continues to claim lives—some with vast experience with ATVs.

Auction Rate Securities: Inside the Mind of a Conniving Trader

Posted on June 14, 2008
New York, NY: So you were an auction rate securities trader, before the market went south. And now you have a wave of angry clients berating you for failing to fully disclose the real risks of the products you were selling to them. Now they can't get at their money...

Ortho Evra: Risks Known Before Contraceptive Patch was Approved

Posted on June 14, 2008
Amarillo, TX: In yet another example of a drug earning approval in the face of dissenters, the Ortho Evra birth control patch was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2001 despite strong opposition from one of the agency's own medical reviewers.

Tomato Salmonella: Cases Remain at 228, Cause Still Unknown

Posted on June 14, 2008
Miami, FLA: Of the 228 cases of Salmonella Saintpaul poisoning in this latest outbreak involving tomatoes, one person has died. A Texas man in his sixties who had been suffering from cancer was found to have had an infection with the outbreak strain at the time of his death, and officials acknowledge it may have contributed to his death.

Six Hundred Dollars in Early Termination Fees

Posted on June 13, 2008
Lake Arrowhead, CA: Many customers who complain that they were charged early termination fees for canceling their cell phone contracts say they were not aware that they could be charged those fees. Others say that they had no idea their phone was still under contract.

Employees Bite Back in Stock Option Fraud

Posted on June 13, 2008
San Diego, CA: To lose one quarter of a retirement plan in one day sends shock waves through future plans and security. When WellPoint Inc. announced a sharp drop in its profits on March 10, 2008, and shares plunged 28 percent the following day, Lillian was not able to safeguard her stock option based 401(k) fast enough.

Truck Accident: Seven Years for Seven Lives Lost

Posted on June 13, 2008
Lake Butler, FLA: A truck accident that took the lives of seven young children—five from one family alone—has resulted in the sentencing of the semi driver to seven years in prison.

Zurn Pex Plumbing Leaves Homeowners Fretting Over Fittings

Posted on June 13, 2008
Erie, PA: There's little doubt as to the advantages of Zurn PEX plumbing systems over traditional copper: the material is lightweight and easy to handle, and much less expensive. Not quite as popular with thieves, either. It offers freeze damage resistance, and prevention of lime, and mineral build-up.

California Overtime Laws Include Small Businesses

Posted on June 13, 2008
Norwalk, CA: Frequently it is the large companies that are accused of trying to save money by not paying proper overtime wages, especially in California. The media regularly carries stories about large organizations that owe hundreds of employees millions of dollars in overtime pay.

Exposure to Asbestos Growing Concern

Posted on June 13, 2008
Long Island, NY: Eddie B. has polyps and scarring on his lungs and so does his mother. Eddie's father was Captain of a New York fire department in the 70s: he received a small settlement years ago due to asbestos exposure. Another firefighter and friend of the family wasn't so fortunate: he died from mesothelioma before receiving a dime from the settlement.

Boat Accident Lawsuits

Posted on June 12, 2008
New York, NY: If you think that maritime laws apply only to people who are working when they are involved in boat accidents then you may be surprised to learn that these laws actually cover passengers and recreational boaters as well. In fact, injuries that occur to cruise ship and ferry passengers can be litigated under general maritime laws.

Duragesic: "If I Went to Sleep I Would Have Died"

Posted on June 12, 2008
Binghamton, NY: In 2003, Pattie`s doctor prescribed her the duragesic patch for severe neck pain. However, the patch nearly cost Patty her life. If she hadn`t had the good sense to call her doctor as she was experiencing a life threatening reaction to the drug, she would have died.

Near Death Experience on Avandia

Posted on June 12, 2008
Galvaston, TX: Otis is a coach and teacher at a high school in Texas. He was put on Avandia for his diabetes approximately five years ago. In the fall of 2006 he was hospitalized for a heart attack, possibly an Avandia heart attack. At the time he was unaware of the problems with avandia--but that was about to change.

MRI Health Risk: Say NO to Contrast Agents

Posted on June 12, 2008
Detroit, MI: Leon L. lives in a state of uncertainty: he has had six MRIs and each time, was injected with a gadolinium-based contrast agent. Nobody can give him a definite answer whether or not the side effects he has developed will lead to NSF—nephrogenic systemic fibrosis...

Landlord and Tenant: Let's Get Personal…

Posted on June 12, 2008
Miami, FL: This is about Landlord and Tenant rights, taken from the tenant's point of view. And this also gets personal, because this is about me. And this is what happens when no one does anything, to right a wrong.

Chantix Suicide: One Woman's Miracle of Survival

Posted on June 12, 2008
Minneapolis, MN: While Pfizer continues to put a positive spin on Chantix, and the risk of suicide, at least one doctor acknowledges the risk of any medication that directly targets brain chemistry, given that the latter is such an individual thing, there is little room to predict how one person will fare on a drug, when compared against another.

California Unpaid Overtime: Electricians Taking Contractors to Court

Posted on June 12, 2008
Santa Barbara, CA: A class action lawsuit has been filed against two regional contractors based in California, alleging various labor violations including unpaid California overtime.

Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada: More Revelations

Posted on June 12, 2008
Las Vegas, NV: As lawsuits continue to mount with respect to the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and the Hepatitis C outbreak linked to the facility, new questions are surfacing as to just how much malpractice insurance Dr. Dipak Desai, the majority owner of the clinic, carried for the Center.

New Labeling Considered for ReNu with MoistureLoc

Posted on June 11, 2008
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has met with an advisory panel to discuss stricter standards for contact lens solutions such as ReNu with MoistureLoc. The panel, which involves a number of outside advisers to the FDA who are experts in ophthalmology, was convened after two massive contact lens solution recalls...

FDA Looks to Stricter Rules for AMO Solution

Posted on June 11, 2008
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is considering stricter testing standards for contact lens solutions such as AMO Complete MoisturePlus. The organization's move is in response to recalls of two lens solutions after they were linked to hundreds of serious eye infections...

Securities Class Actions - Making a Difference

Posted on June 11, 2008
New York, NY: Citigroup is in the news again, this time concerning high-risk hedge funds, in which investors could lose everything they invested. Christopher J. Gray, P.C. has represented plaintiffs in securities class actions, shareholder derivative actions and other complex litigation in the state and federal courts.

Rail Worker Fatigue: Tired, and Working the Trains

Posted on June 11, 2008
Madison County, IL: A tired worker is a threat to himself as well as those he serves. In the case of a railway worker diagnosed with Circadian Rhythm Sleep Disorder (CRSD), the impairment from lack of sleep could carry significant consequences, and falls within the responsibility of Norfolk Southern Railway according to a FELA lawsuit that has recently been launched.

California Labor Law: Relocation Woes

Posted on June 11, 2008
Bakersfield, CA: The California Labor Law (labor code section 970-972) states that an employer cannot relocate an employee under fraudulent promises or circumstances. But Sam (not his real name pending a lawsuit) did his homework and filed a breach of contract and relocation complaint against his employer in May, 2008.

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