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Construction company files for bankruptcy, owes as much as $50M

Posted on September 18, 2009
Durham, North Carolina: Mainline Contracting, a company that reported more than $80 million in revenue last year, has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

Resort Company Accused of Inaction Over Reverse Workplace Sexual Harassment Case

Posted on September 18, 2009
Murrells Inlet, SC: The various nuances of employment law goes well beyond issues of unpaid overtime?and one of the most grievous aspects of an otherwise good employment environment gone wrong is when sexual harassment is involved.

2 victims identified in California plane crash

Posted on September 18, 2009
Redlands, California: Two men who died in a recent plane crash have been identified by a California coroner's office.

Wrongful Death Compensation Ordered 28 Years After Death

Posted on September 18, 2009
Boston, MA: In a scene straight out of a crime novel, a wrongful death case dating back 28 years has finally earned a wrongful death judgment worth $30 million after a judge ruled in July that a woman who died in 1981 may have been a victim of government bungling.

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Lawyer Accuses Drug Company of Ignoring Paxil Risks

Posted on September 18, 2009
Philadelphia, PA: GlaxoSmithKline ignored evidence about Paxil birth defects, according to a lawyer involved in a lawsuit regarding Paxil heart defects. The lawyer told the jury that Glaxo told scientists to avoid making public the risks of Paxil defects when the antidepressant was used by pregnant women.

FDA Warns Bayer About Yaz

Posted on September 18, 2009
Washington, DC: The maker of Yaz/Yasmin birth control , Bayer AG, has received a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), regarding the quality of drug ingredients of the oral contraceptive found during the testing process.

Cipro Side Effects Misdiagnosed as Rheumatoid Arthritis

Posted on September 17, 2009
Winston-Salem, NC: Phoebe took the prescribed dose of Cipro ( a ten-day treatment) in early 2008 for a sinus infection. It cleared up the infection but caused horrible and likely irreparable side effects. "I want to see this drug taken off the market," says Phoebe...

Food Poisoning Feared in Mac and Cheese Recall

Posted on September 17, 2009
Eden Prairie, MN: A recall that quietly circulated earlier this summer was triggered out of concern for foodborne illness and potential food poisoning after a batch of frozen macaroni and cheese was identified as a possible source for listeria contamination.

Fen-Phen is Dead, But Phentermine Lives On

Posted on September 17, 2009
Washington, DC: Although the combination Fen-Phen has long been banned in this country by the US Food and Drug Administration, primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) is still serving to haunt those who used the Fen-Phen drug long after they stopped taking it...

Expert Witness Says Chinese Drywall is Spreading

Posted on September 17, 2009
Lockhart, TX: According to Home Inspector Oran Venable, Chinese drywall is showing up in Texas as well as Florida and Lousiana. "I'm seeing homes with Chinese drywall in Austin, Dallas and further east that were built around the same time that contaminated drywall hit US shores," says Venable.

Massachusetts Laws Allow for Triple Damages

Posted on September 17, 2009
Boston, MA: Massachusetts employment law is designed to protect Massachusetts employees from employers who might take advantage of them. Among the labor laws in Massachusetts that protect employees is a new law that triples damages employers must pay when they violate certain employment laws...

The Recession Has Been Kind to Unum Group

Posted on September 17, 2009
New York, NY: The lingering economic recession appears to have helped insurance companies such as Unum, providers of Unum disability insurance, in a way they may not have expected. According to Unum Provident Chief Executive Officer Thomas Watjen, in comments appearing in Bloomberg News, Unum Insurance is recording fewer claims than expected.

Cipro side effects are remembered in wake of September 11 anniversary

Posted on September 16, 2009
The anniversary of September 11, 2001 has led some to recall the mass hysteria that ensued at that time over the threat of an Anthrax outbreak, and the subsequent increase in demand for the antibiotic, Cipro. The current hysteria over projections of a potential swine flu pandemic this year have some feeling like it's deja vu.

3 Levaquin lawsuits filed citing tendon problems

Posted on September 16, 2009
A total of 15 Illinois residents have filed three lawsuits against Johnson and Johnson for the reported adverse Lavaquin side effects that they saw caused muscle problems.

Investors Awarded $7 Million in Stockbroker Arbitration

Posted on September 16, 2009
Boca Raton, FL: When investors suspect they have become the victim of stockbroker fraud they can turn to stock broker arbitration to recover some of their lost money. Recently, investors in Florida were awarded millions of dollars in their stock fraud arbitration.

Lawsuit claims Delphi and GM in violation of ERISA

Posted on September 16, 2009
Former employees of Delphi Corporation and General Motors Corporation have filed a lawsuit against the federal Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation stating the termination of their ERISA plan was a federal violation.

Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuit - GSK Ordered to Turn Over Emails

Posted on September 16, 2009
Philadelphia PA: "If neg, results can bury", so wrote GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) executive Bonnie Rossello in a 1997 memo. Rossello was referring to what action the pharmaceutical giant should take if it became necessary to do animal studies with Paxil, their blockbuster antidepressant, known generically as paroxetine.

Nashville Faces Potential Employment Discrimination Class Action

Posted on September 16, 2009
Nashville, TN: Nashville Electric Service and the Nashville municipal government are facing a potential class action employment lawsuit over allegations that they engaged in racial discrimination against African Americans related to job promotion and hiring, and forced them to work in a racially hostile environment.

Yet More Levaquin Lawsuits

Posted on September 16, 2009
Madison, Ill: Three lawsuits were filed this week against Johnson & Johnson, Ortho-McNeil, Pharmaceutical, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development and Walgreens, by 15 people who allege they suffered severe tendon problems as a result of using the antibiotic Levaquin.

Man reportedly got $939K in stock fraud scheme

Posted on September 16, 2009
A 41-year-old man from Nevada has been charged in a civil action lawsuit citing stock fraud that reportedly made him more than $930,000.

MRI Health Risks: "I think Gadolinium Killed my Brother"

Posted on September 15, 2009
Richmond, VA:"My brother had several MRI's with gadolinium and I believe it caused his death; he passed away on Sept 10, 2007," says Brian. "On his death certificate there is a check mark next to both natural death and accidental death, and from what I understand, gadolinium was recognized as harmful [MRI health risk] and causing NSF/NFD in 2007, the year he died...

Group Home Violated California Labor Law, Over and Over?

Posted on September 15, 2009
San Jose, CA: Kathy quit her job because she wasn't paid overtime. Her employer's excuse was that "they switched payroll companies in the middle of a payroll cycle and they told us because of this switch we wouldn't be paid for overtime we already worked," she says...

Alli-oops: FDA vs. GSK on Orlistat Liver Damage

Posted on September 15, 2009
Washington, DC: Just a few weeks after the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revealed its safety review of diet drug Alli due to reports of orlistat side effects and orlistat liver damage, alli manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has launched a defense of its weight loss drug.

Home Owners Angry About HELOC Changes

Posted on September 14, 2009
San Jose, CA: They are the latest people allegedly affected through no fault of their own by the current recession: people who had a Home Equity Line of Credit (HELOC account) at financial institutions that are now freezing or decreasing those HELOC accounts...

?Walk, Don?t Run to the Alter? says Attorney Ben Berkley

Posted on September 14, 2009
Los Angeles, CA: Los Angeles attorney Ben Berkley says if you?re thinking about getting married again, best to ?kick the tires and take a look under the hood? before you tie the knot. ?The sad truth is 70 percent of marriages end in divorce, and the second marriages are often shorter than the first,? says Berkley.

Innocent Patients Shouldering the Burden of Misguided Pain Pump Use

Posted on September 14, 2009
Chandler, AZ: A medical device that was supposed to alleviate pain has been shown to aggravate and even cause grievous shoulder injury, according to various reports as well as those who have suffered from the fallout of shoulder pain pump use. Shoulder repair surgery is painful...

Woman's Weakness in Legs Due to Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning

Posted on September 14, 2009
New York, NY: Her case is compelling, although no one knew at the time that denture adhesive zinc poisoning lay at the heart of her troubles. The brand, our 64-year-old subject had been using, wasn't identified: it might have been Fixodent denture adhesive, or it might have been any number of other brands.

Medical device safety issues could lead to future lawsuits

Posted on September 13, 2009
Inaccurate marketing information from medical devices companies like Pedinol Pharmacal could lead to future legal problems, based on federal Food and Drug Administration letters about drug side effects.

Whistleblower protection cited in two wrongful termination lawsuits

Posted on September 13, 2009
In some states, employees who bring potential company wrongdoings to public light are afforded whistleblower protection that can enable them to keep their jobs, but two workers have filed suit saying that their companies still terminated their positions.

New law could increase number of brain injury cases in the Northeast

Posted on September 13, 2009
Legislation in Congress could allow trucks in Maine and other states in the Northeast to travel with up to 10 tons more cargo than allowed on federal interstates, and brain injury advocates are worried about the potential impact of easing those regulations.

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