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Wrongful Death in Iowa Could Multiply

Posted on November 27, 2008
Glenwood, IA: In a copyrighted story appearing yesterday in the Des Moines Register, an Iowa mother is accusing a State-run home for the disabled of wrongful death, and indicated that she will be seeking a wrongful death attorney to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit.

Survivor Recounts Helicopter Crash

Posted on November 27, 2008
Baltimore, MD: Imagine surviving a car accident only to be involved in a fatal helicopter accident moments later. Following the trauma of the car accident, you are probably in a bit of shock but are grateful to be alive and seemingly unharmed. Then, emergency personnel tell you that you will be taken via helicopter to a trauma center so you can be thoroughly checked out...

Lawsuits Filed Over Shoulder Pain Pump

Posted on November 27, 2008
Baltimore, MD: Three more lawsuits have been filed against the maker of defective shoulder pain pumps alleging the pain pumps caused serious irreversible damage to patients following shoulder surgery. That irreversible damage is known as "glenohumeral chondrolysis," which involves loss of cartilage in the shoulder joint...

Months of Pain Following Zimmer Hip Implant

Posted on November 26, 2008
Columbus, OH: Don. K knows first-hand the pain of a Zimmer Hip replacement gone wrong. He had a Zimmer Durom Cup implanted in his hip that required replacing shortly after his original surgery. Although his hip is much better now, Don faced months of pain, repeated surgeries and time off work to deal with complications from his Zimmer Durom hip implant.

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Record-Breaking Withdrawals in Mutual Funds

Posted on November 26, 2008
Austin, TX: The economic and financial crisis has now resulted in record-breaking mutual fund withdrawals, according to the Investment Company Institute. The Institute reports that investors pulled $127 billion from US stock and bond mutual funds in October alone, while fund assets were reduced to $9...

"I was Emily in 'The Devil Wears Prada' who couldn't say no to Overtime"

Posted on November 26, 2008
Santa Monica, CA: Kimberly worked in the corporate office of a fashion company until about a month ago." When I was hired, I was told that there would be occasional overtime," says Kimberly. "I was fine with that if I got overtime pay but I didn't even get a lunch break...

Kugel Mesh means Perforation, Infection, and Additional Surgery

Posted on November 26, 2008
Boston, MA: Imagine having a hernia repair, only to find a lump develop in your abdomen. How scary is that? Then you discover that something went wrong with your Kugel Mesh patch, after the defective Kugel mesh memory ring perforated your bowel, and the mesh patch stuck to it...

Investors Misled about Tenants In Common

Posted on November 25, 2008
Denver, CO: For people looking for a place to put their money, tenants in common investments may have seemed like a dream come true—the opportunity to put their money in real estate with other people, thereby lessening their individual risk. Unfortunately, some are learning that their investment was not as "risk-free" as they thought...

Birth Injuries – Keep Your Medical Records

Posted on November 25, 2008
Chicago, IL: One of the largest areas of attorney Robert Clifford’s practice deals with medical malpractice. A genial and clear spoken Chicago lawyer, Clifford has some sage advice for families who have had a child suffer a birth injury. He has represented dozens and dozens of families caught in these kinds of harrowing circumstances...

Taser Death: Attorney discusses the first successful Verdict Against Taser International

Posted on November 25, 2008
Woodland Hills, CA: On June 7, 2008 Attorney Peter Williamson and Co-counsel John Burton were successful in obtaining the first products liability verdict against TASER International in the history of the company as a result of the wrongful Taser death of Robert Heston...

Car Accident: Who's to Blame When a Car Crosses Over?

Posted on November 25, 2008
Refugio County, TX: A car accident is everyone's worst nightmare, as you never know when, and if it's going to happen. Will your loved ones be hurt in an automobile crash? Will they die? It may be a morbid thought, but death and injury from car crashes is something that weighs in the back of everyone's mind every time they slip behind the wheel.

Motrin SJS: The Sufferings of a Child

Posted on November 25, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: There are those who are just hearing about the link between Motrin and Stevens Johnson Syndrome now. However, the Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) link has been a concern for almost four years, since a child named Sabrina went through SJS hell...

SSRI Birth Defects: "My Daughter was Born with four Heart Defects"

Posted on November 24, 2008
Manitowoc, WI:Amy quit taking effexor in her first trimester of pregnancy but she had been taking the antidepressant for roughly 2 years prior to that. Her baby girl was born with heart defects, and given the research she has done, Amy believes effexor may have caused the birth defects.

Unum Provident Benefits Denial Caused Depression

Posted on November 24, 2008
Oceanside, NY: Colleen had surgery for vertigo in 1998 but it caused her to lose hearing in one ear and she suffers from severe headaches--she hasn't been able to work since. And because Unum life insurance denied her claim, she suffers from depression due to financial burdens...

Truck Drivers' Distraction Causing Accidents

Posted on November 24, 2008
Citra, FL: When we are new drivers we are all cautioned not to drive while distracted, but driver distraction is causing some fatal truck accidents. The truth is that there are many distractions out there—we are probably all distracted at some point when we really should be focusing—but it is vital that truck drivers pay attention to the road and to traffic so that they can avoid trucking accidents.

Heparin Contamination Still Under a Cloud of Questions

Posted on November 24, 2008
Washington, DC: The heparin contamination story that has dominated the medical news in the last year, touching everything from heparin injection with heparin syringes to the exposure of Americans to lax quality standards in China, continues to play out.

Taking Stock of Morgan Keegan Stock Crisis

Posted on November 24, 2008
Memphis, TN: Just imagine that investing in Morgan Keegan investment funds was like buying a car or a toaster. If your wheels break down under warranty, you take the clunker back to the dealer. If the toaster fails to work, you take it back to the store...

AARP Insurance Not the Medical Advantage Most Believe

Posted on November 23, 2008
Washington, DC: Imagine going into hospital for treatment armed with your AARP health insurance plan. Your AARP insurance gives you peace of mind that your bills will be paid. Or maybe you have United Health Group insurance. No matter. You're good—at least until you get there, and you are told that your insurance is grossly inadequate and you are asked to cough up a check for $45,000 on the spot.

Dog Bite Injury: What Happened When the Pit Bulls Attacked

Posted on November 23, 2008
Indianapolis, IN: There is nothing worse than a dog bite injury. It's especially hard for a child, who might carry much more than just the physical scars for the remainder of a lifetime. And while the owners of dogs accused of inflicting horrific bites on unsuspecting humans, or even other pets, will defend their animals, a dog bite lawyer does yeoman's service in using dog bite law to represent the interests of innocent people who have been made to suffer from an unprovoked attack.

Real Estate Housing Akin to a Jail Cell for Seniors

Posted on November 23, 2008
Delray Beach, FL: In a truly sad commentary on the current real estate housing crisis, seniors in need of assisted living and wanting to relocate to a home for the aged are instead stranded in homes that won’t sell, held hostage by real estate that holds their nest egg like a tightly-clenched fist that refuses to let go...

Pharmaceutical Industry Hustlers - Part II

Posted on November 23, 2008
Pushers of SSRI Antidepressants

SSRI Birth Defects: This Experience will go on for a Lifetime

Posted on November 22, 2008
Oak Harbour, WA: Sara was prescribed Symbyax, which contains the SSRI Prozac, in her third trimester of pregnancy because her psychiatrist was concerned that she would have issues of post-partum depression. Unfortunately, Sara's son was born with serious birth defects—birth defects that are very possibly SSRI-related.

Slip and Fall Attorneys: Walk in for a Meal, Leave on a Stretcher

Posted on November 22, 2008
Beaumont, CA: Slip and fall attorneys wouldn't be quite so busy if restaurants, stores and other establishments that attract pedestrian traffic took better care to prevent hazardous conditions in their premises. Indeed, coupled with an aging population, slip and fall lawyers have their work cut out for them...

Variable Annuities: Financial Advisor Victimizes Senior

Posted on November 22, 2008

Chantix Suicide a Real Possibility

Posted on November 22, 2008
Mound, MN: Amy M. can tell you that the possibility of a Chantix suicide is very real, especially for people who already experience depression. She was on Chantix for just over a week when she began suffering serious side effects. Amy has since stopped taking Chantix, but says she is worried about other people who may be severely affected by the drug.

Human Error a Common Theme in Plane Crashes

Posted on November 21, 2008
Washington, DC: We are expected to make split-second decisions many times in our life and luckily for the majority of us, our decisions will not result in a plane crash or other catastrophe. Pilots, flight crew, maintenance workers and air traffic controllers are all required to make many, many decisions in a single day...

How Big Can Mutual Fund Losses Get?

Posted on November 21, 2008
Memphis, TN: The question that faces people who have money invested in mutual funds is, how big can mutual fund losses get? The answer is, they can actually get much bigger. As stocks, hedge funds and even the price of oil drop again and again, invests who relied on mutual funds to see them through the tough times are discovering that even those relatively safe investments will not get out of this unscathed...

Antitrust Act Violations Could Cost Rail Operators Billions

Posted on November 21, 2008
Chicago, IL: Antitrust laws are there to protect the consumer and to ensure the honesty of a service provider, and the antitrust act serves as a governor to business and commerce. Otherwise, quite frankly, all hell can break loose—as has been alleged with a recent accusation that certain rail companies have colluded to fix fuel surcharges...

Bike Accidents: Bicycle Advocate Weighs In

Posted on November 21, 2008
Santa Cruz, CA: "There are no statistics regarding how many people ride a bike or how many miles are ridden because they only count us when we are dead," says Micah of People Power, Santa Cruz County's advocate for human-powered transportation. Alarmingly, bike accidents and bicycle accident injuries are increasing, but that's mainly because more people are riding bikes since the price of gas went through the roof...

California Car Wash Takes its Employees to the Cleaners

Posted on November 21, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: When writing about California labor law it's easy, and in fact tempting to address more sensational and top-of-mind occupations such as the computer industry—and there is little doubt there are significant California state labor law issues there...

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