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Vioxx/Bextra: “They get you fixed but then they stonewall you.”

Posted on March 27, 2008
Tulsa, OK: Jay Sullivan is a cancer survivor, which is an accomplishment in itself. He's also a survivor of Merck's Vioxx and Pfizer's Bextra, two nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) that were pulled from the market because of a dangerously high risk of heart attack.

Wellpoint: Revised Profitability Forecasts Hurt Investors

Posted on March 27, 2008
Indianapolis, IN: When the nation's largest health insurer by membership cut its profit outlook for 2008, stock tumbled—and the fortunes of those holding 401(k) Wellpoint employee plans will have tumbled right along with them.

Avandia: From Healthy to Heart Attack

Posted on March 27, 2008
Breckenridge MI: Colin H. has type 2 diabetes. He has had diabetes for more than 10 years, and up until recently he controlled his blood sugar levels well with diet and exercise. So well, in fact, he didn't need any medications. But during the past couple of years his blood sugar levels started to increase slightly, so in February 2007 his doctor put him on Avandia...

Energy Company Plans to File Bankruptcy

Posted on March 27, 2008
Basehor, KS: Ethanex Energy is seeking bankruptcy protection after failing to raise interim financing in the amount of $1.5 million, according to a March 24, 2008 posting with security regulators.

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Trasylol Studies Continue to Assess Kidney Failure Risk

Posted on March 27, 2008
Boston, MA: There have been a number of studies conducted on the anti-bleeding drug Trasylol that is used during heart bypass surgeries that suggests that it is responsible for kidney failure in patients after their surgery. In fact, one third of patients are believed to have received it during the procedures.

Stuart Ratzan Wins $8.8 Million Verdict in Medical Malpractice Case against Southern Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville

Posted on March 27, 2008
Miami, FL: Miami-based Ratzan & Rubio P.A. today announced that Stuart Ratzan, founding shareholder, won an $8.8 million verdict on behalf of his clients, David and Shirlyn Gallagher on March 22 in the 4th Circuit Court in Duval County, Fla. The medical malpractice claim was filed against the intensive care nursing unit at Southern Baptist Hospital in Jacksonville, Florida.

PPH: Regrets from taking Fen-Phen

Posted on March 27, 2008
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.

Gynecologist Face Malpractice Lawsuit, Possible Indictment

Posted on March 27, 2008
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.

Fierce Competition Coming for Botox

Posted on March 27, 2008
Paris, FR: Despite recent FDA warnings of proven paralysis and death from the popular product Botox, a fierce competitor brandishing a similar injectable toxin is on the horizon.

Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada: “It’s Despicable What These Doctors Have Done”

Posted on March 27, 2008
Cave Junction, OR: Lori P. is extremely upset that she was exposed to Hepatits B, C and HIV through procedures performed at the Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada. Lori has fibromyalgia and post traumatic stress disorder and, during the time she was treated at the Endoscopy Center, had numerous procedures...

Lawsuit Filed to Protect Endangered Species Leads to Improvements

Posted on March 26, 2008
Vancouver, BC: A small endangered fish called the Nooksack Dace that lives in the small streams of British Columbia's Fraser Valley, is moving closer to being protected with a recover strategy that has been re-released that identifies the habitat that it needs in order to survive...

Mutual Fund ERISA: By Law, You’re in the Driver’s Seat

Posted on March 26, 2008
Dallas, TX: It seems like a nice, little cozy deal that on the surface promises convenience. Indeed, it seems to make just so much sense...you're a bank with a large employee base, with a large number of people enrolled in, and holding 401(k) retirement plans.

Icy Hot Patch Leaves Man in Pain for Weeks

Posted on March 26, 2008
Chicago, IL: What started as a sprained upper back turned into a month-long battle with pain and discomfort after a Chicago man used an Icy Hot Patch on his back and was left with an aggravating burn.

Settlement approved for Unlawful Fees Class Action

Posted on March 26, 2008
On February 14, 2008, the Middlesex Superior Court approved an Order for Settlement and Final Judgment in the class action case of Rev. H. Bowen Woodruff et al. v. Niles Company, Inc. et al., Civil Action No. 05-03225, which resolved the unlawful charging of finder's fees to Cambridge tenants by an unlicensed real estate agent working for The Niles Company, Inc.

Jefferson Circuit Court Jury Awards $3.25 Million to Estate of Man who died in Car Fire

Posted on March 26, 2008
Louisville, KY: A Jefferson Circuit Court Jury awarded the Estate of Bernard Mulligan $3.25 million dollars for injuries suffered in a car fire resulting in Mr. Mulligan's death. The jury deliberated for three hours at the conclusion of a four-day trial presided over by Circuit Court Judge Martin McDonald...

Former Police Officer Files Lawsuit over Overtime Pay

Posted on March 26, 2008
Forks, WA: A lawsuit has been filed against the city of Forks by a former police officer alleging that he was not paid for overtime that he worked. The amount of overtime pay that he is seeking is unspecified.

Asbestos: One Man’s Story

Posted on March 26, 2008
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.

Trasylol: “I was in a coma for three weeks.”

Posted on March 26, 2008
Port Jefferson Station, NY: Michael Grosso's troubles date back to 1976, when he was struck by a drunk driver and terribly injured. In addition to a crushed leg, a broken jaw, and other injuries, he sustained several broken ribs that lacerated his aorta...

Philadelphia Lawyers Win $16 Million Verdict in Syracuse, New York Medical Malpractice Case

Posted on March 26, 2008
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 Bear Stearns Blame Game

Posted on March 25, 2008
New York, NY: It seems that Bear Stearns is blaming everyone but themselves. However, the Securities and Exchange Commission is looking into whether or not it was market rumors that led to the firm's demise. If so, such rumors would cause investors to pull their funds and provoke lenders to cut off their credit, leaving the firm wide open for J...

Salmonella Suspected Contaminant in Alamosa Water Supply

Posted on March 25, 2008
Alamosa, CO: As careful as you are to mitigate germs in the kitchen to ward against salmonella, you might be forgiven for becoming angered when despite your best efforts, the salmonella that could make you and your family sick could be coming from your tap water...

Dex Cool Settlement: Interview with Eric Gibbs

Posted on March 25, 2008
San Francisco, CA: "From the perspective of our clients, the Dex Cool settlement is quite an achievement," says lawyer Eric H. Gibbs, of Girard Gibbs LLP. "There are over 100 named plaintiffs and hundreds of thousands of class members, making this one of the largest recoveries arising from allegations of automobile defects that I know of...

Chantix: When the Lab and the Mind Don’t Mix

Posted on March 25, 2008
Rochester, MN: Suzanne Danforth, writing on Seacoastonline.com, suggests a remarkable nugget that brings Chantix into perspective. To wit, Chantix was born in the laboratory. "Problem is," she writes, "we humans are enough divine that chemistry, with its lockstep logic, falls short of predictable; a predictability that may only become apparent when applied to the population at large...

Attorney Charles W. Shipley Speaks on Messing with Farmers and the Environment

Posted on March 25, 2008
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...

Asbestos Victim Given Last Rites

Posted on March 25, 2008
Calgary, AB: On Good Friday, Edgar Blouin was given his last rites at the Peter Lougheed hospital in Calgary. "Edgar started working with his dad when he was only 13," says his step-son Colin MacVicar. "He mixed bags of plaster and the air would be white with asbestos dust...

FDA Did Not Certify Trasylol as Safe

Posted on March 25, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: Those who did not know what Trasylol was six months ago are probably aware of what it is now. For those who don't know, it is an anti-bleeding drug used during heart bypass surgery since 1993 that was taken off the market in November 2007 because of a link found between use of the drug and kidney failure in patients who received it.

Overdose on Duragesic Painkiller Patch

Posted on March 25, 2008
Lawrenceburg, KY: For years, Vicki was pleased with the effective pain management of Duragesic pain patches that drip controlled doses of the potent narcotic, Fentanyl, through the skin. But when the patch started leaking, she found herself in a losing battle against the drug's tight-fisted manufacturers.

Oprah Faces Personal Injury Lawsuit

Posted on March 25, 2008
Chicago, IL: A woman who attended a taping of the Oprah Winfrey Show on December 5, 2006 says that she was seriously injured in a stampede of audience members rushing to find the best seats. The crowd was placed within a waiting room and told to sit wherever they wanted, which caused a frenzy amongst the audience members to rush to the best seats as fast as they could...

Bear Stearns: Personal Fortunes Wiped Out Overnight

Posted on March 25, 2008
New York, NY: As the bewilderment and disgust over the Bear Stearns debacle washes through Wall Street, it is becoming clear that no one is going to let the firm go for the disparaging price of $2 a share. The current figure bandied about by JP Morgan Chase, the hopeful suitor, is now $10 per share—and that figure might go even higher if rival bidders step up to the plate in an effort to gain control of the beleaguered trader...

Former Employee Files $50 Million Suit against CSX

Posted on March 25, 2008
Lewisburg, WV: The former president of the Greenbrier, A CSX-owned resort, filed a $50 million lawsuit against the railroad company, alleging that he was unjustly fired by CSX President Michael J. Ward for revealing and trying to put a stop to unethical practices taking place within the company.

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