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Securities Fraud: When Your Securities Are Not Secure

Posted on June 12, 2009
Chicago, IL: Although it has been approximately 6 months since Bernard Madoff's arrest sent shockwaves through the investment industry, the fallout from that arrest still continues. More lawsuits have been filed in the case, alleging securities fraud...

"Levaquin Ruined My Life"

Posted on June 12, 2009
Washington, DC: His name is John Fratti and he walks with a cane. He can barely make it down the stairs. Lest you think that John is a stooped, elderly gentleman, John Fratti is a young man. There's a video of him floating around somewhere of an extremely athletic man shooting hoops with friends...

FDA to Oversee Tobacco Industry

Posted on June 11, 2009
Washington, DC: In a move that could drastically change the tobacco industry, the US Senate has voted to give regulators new powers to oversee the industry. The smoking legislation limits nicotine in cigarettes, regulates ads that glorify smoking, and bans flavored smoking products...

Whistleblowers Allege Wrongful Termination

Posted on June 11, 2009
Indianapolis, IN: You work hard at your job and you expect to be compensated fairly for your work and treated with the appropriate respect, right up until you are the victim of a wrongful termination. Wrongful termination law protects employees from losing their jobs unfairly...

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Maggots in Leg Wound Seen as Nursing Home Negligence

Posted on June 11, 2009
West Palm Beach, FL: When nursing home abuse allows for a departure of not only basic care but also of human kindness and compassion, nursing home negligence becomes more than mere nursing home neglect. When maggots are seen coming out of a wound that has not been properly managed it smacks of cruelty and indifference...

Two Confirmed Dead in ConAgra Food Plant Explosion

Posted on June 10, 2009
Garner, NC: Two people have been confirmed dead and a third person is missing after a massive explosion at a ConAgra food plant yesterday morning. According to officials quoted on CNN.com four people were in critical condition after the 11:30am EST explosion at the ConAgra Foods facility at Garner, North Carolina just south of Raleigh...

Hope for Victims of Defective Medical Devices

Posted on June 10, 2009
Washington, DC: Patients who have been injured by defective medical devices are hoping that a hearing into medical device safety will result in the reinstatement of their lawsuits against medical device makers. Although the same issue has been dealt with regarding medical drugs, there is a difference between drugs and medical devices, so, while US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval does not preempt a lawsuit regarding drugs, it currently does regarding medical devices.

Heparin Contamination a Brown, Gummy Goo at AM2PAT

Posted on June 10, 2009
Raleigh, NC: Heparin contamination at first glance sounds like a medical term-which it is. But when a bad heparin injection with tainted heparin syringes results in the death of a loved one, such a term becomes much more than a simple headline or an entry on a page...

Asbestos Mesothelioma and General Motors

Posted on June 09, 2009
Flint, MI: Dianna's father, Jerrold, has lung cancer, which has also traveled to his brain. Diagnosed in March 2008, his doctor said he had months to live. But he has defied the prognosis and is currently investigating the possibility that his illness may be the result of asbestos exposure - that he may have asbestos mesothelioma.

Former Bodybuilder Discusses Possible Hydroxycut Side Effects

Posted on June 09, 2009
Dallas, TX: Among the people who took Hydroxycut supplements are bodybuilders, who hoped to use the supplement to help obtain and maintain a chiseled look. Melissa P. (not her real name) is among that group. She took Hydroxycut diet supplements in the hope of one day becoming a fitness model...

"Nightmares from Chantix Drove Me Crazy"

Posted on June 09, 2009
Flint, Michigan: Posted on the Chantix website is a litany of side effects: one of the most common is abnormal dreams. But scroll down and in smaller print the popular smoking cessation drug also lists "nightmares". Harriet didn't read the small print and neither did anyone tell her that she would have nightmares so bad she would be afraid to go to sleep, and she would sink into depression.

Rite Aid Overtime: A Fine Line Between Assistant Manager and Hourly Employee

Posted on June 08, 2009
Lancaster, CA: It is not unusual to hear employees say they are not being paid fairly for hours worked, so it is no surprise to hear about Rite Aid overtime and the company's alleged unfair overtime compensation. People who work at Rite Aid stores as assistant managers say Rite Aid overtime and Eckerd overtime are not properly compensated.

Why Raptiva was Withdrawn

Posted on June 08, 2009
Daly City, CA: After getting FDA approval in 2003, Raptiva was used to treat about 46,000 patients worldwide. In April, Genentech's immunosuppressant for psoriasis was withdrawn from the market after it was associated with progressive multifocal leukoencephalitis (PML)-a rare brain disease...

No-Show at Basketball Event Cited as Consumer Fraud

Posted on June 08, 2009
Wichita, KS: There are as many types of consumer fraud as there are goods and services for consumers to purchase-and while consumers shell out their hard-earned dollars in good faith, all too often the providers of those products do not share the same goodwill...

Preventing Foodborne Illness this Barbeque Season

Posted on June 08, 2009
Madison, WI: Who doesn't love a barbeque? It's one of America's favorite summer pastimes, but all too often we hear reports of people getting sick from eating contaminated food. Last month, President Barack Obama pledged to revamp protection of the nation's food supply to help prevent future disease outbreaks: Numerous outbreaks of foodborne illness have exposed "haphazard oversight of the nation's far-flung food supply chain"...

More Bodies Found From Air France Crash

Posted on June 07, 2009
Recife, Brazil/Paris: Four more bodies-making a total of six--were found today from the Air France plane crash. Search crews also sighted more corpses and plane wreckage about 680 miles (1,100 km) northeast of Brazil's coast.

Sensitive Hospital Records Left on Train a Breach of Civil Human Rights

Posted on June 07, 2009
Boston, MA: A major tenet of basic civil human rights is the right for privacy. So one can imagine the affront to civil and human rights after a sheath of confidential medical records was removed by an employee of a hospital in order to work at home over the weekend, only to leave the documents on a commuter train the following Monday...

Colgan Air and Air France Allegedly Knew of Issues Prior to Crashes

Posted on June 07, 2009
Buffalo, NY: In the wake of a series of National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) hearings into the plane crash of Flight 3407 in Clarence Center, New York, come reports that an inspector warned both Colgan Air and the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) about problems with the Dash 8 plane a year before the airplane crash...

Chrysler Bankruptcy Leaves Auto Defect Plaintiffs Hanging

Posted on June 06, 2009
Washington, DC: Ever since the first Model T came off the assembly line, the auto defect has been a part of automotive life for both manufacturer and consumer. For the latter a defective automobile is not only a frustration, it can also be injurious and defective auto lawsuits are commonplace...

Mothers Suffer Guilt Over Use of Paxil

Posted on June 06, 2009
Montgomery, AL: Unless you have been told that something you did might have caused your child's birth defects, you probably do not know the overwhelming guilt that mothers whose babies were born with alleged Paxil birth defects feel. These women, who believed that taking the antidepressant was better for the baby than if they did not, now face a lifetime of guilt, a lifetime of thinking that Paxil side effects might have caused their child's pain.

Many Questions Involved in Car Accident Litigation

Posted on June 06, 2009
San Francisco, CA: It only takes a second, but in that second your life can change forever, all because of a car accident. Car crashes happen every day. Some are minor and result in little or no damage to either the people or the vehicles involved. However, some are catastrophic, resulting in death and permanent injuries...

When Antitrust Stifles a Move up the Ladder

Posted on June 05, 2009
Washington, DC: When an employee of one company jumps ship and defects to a competitor, is such an event cause to suspect a breach of antitrust laws? Most would agree that such practice is simply healthy competition. However, what happens when companies are alleged to collude NOT to hire each other's employees? Is that a violation? Antitrust policy is a complex animal and the Antitrust Act is brought to bear on a number of different issues.

Defective Product Laws Protect Consumers

Posted on June 05, 2009
Miami, FL: When it comes to making purchases, you are probably very careful about avoiding defective products. After all, who wants to spend hard earned money only to wind up with a defective product personal injury? Surely no one out there would purposely spend money on a product that is known to be seriously flawed-and yet, there are still a lot of defective product claims against a variety of companies...

California Labor Law: More on Overtime for IT Workers

Posted on June 04, 2009
San Jose, CA : According to the California Labor Law, most IT workers are entitled to California overtime for computer professionals. Job duties trump job descriptions and many employees are not performing managerial tasks, thus making them misclassified as exempt...

Wrongful Death Settled for $2 Million, but Questions Remain

Posted on June 04, 2009
Brooklyn, NY: The family of a woman who died while lying on the floor of a hospital lobby in Brooklyn, New York and alleged the wrongful death of their loved one was vindicated late last month by way of a $2 million settlement. Wrongful death lawsuits, while unfortunate can also be necessary as this family discovered after contacting a wrongful death attorney.

Medical Student Suffers Dog Bite Injury in Florida

Posted on June 03, 2009
Fort Lauderdale, FL: In a way, it's ironic that Kailen Gonzalez is studying to be a surgical technician. The native of Fort Lauderdale is hoping that a plastic surgeon can fix the scars from a dog bite injury after she needed 25 stitches to close wounds in her face...

A Close Call with Oral Sodium Phosphates

Posted on June 03, 2009
Missoula, MT: In 2005 Mike was scheduled for his third colonoscopy and had taken Oral Sodium Phosphates as instructed by his physician. "I followed directions completely, from the manufacturer's label and my doctor, and took two full bottles of the Fleet Phospho-soda," says Mike...

Study Links Certain Acid Reflux Drugs to Pneumonia

Posted on June 02, 2009
Boston, MA: A recent study has found a link between certain acid reflux drugs and an increased risk of pneumonia, according to an article in The New York Times. Although you may not think this affects you, some reports estimate that between 40 and 70 percent of hospitalized patients receive some form of medication to prevent acid reflux...

Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia: Cruel Loss of Control

Posted on June 02, 2009
El Dorado, AR: A patient who was prescribed Reglan for longer than the recommended period and allegedly wasn't made aware of Reglan side effects has launched a lawsuit against the manufacturer. The plaintiff now suffers from Reglan tardive dyskinesia, a debilitating condition for which there is no cure...

Hydroxycut Recall a Sign of Wanting Regulation

Posted on June 02, 2009
Washington, DC: The voluntary recall of Hydroxycut supplements last month points to more than a problem with Hydroxycut diet supplements. There appears to be a far larger issue with regard to the regulatory process involved for dietary supplements, a process which-were it more rigid and thorough-might prevent things like Hydroxycut liver damage.

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