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The Fleecing of America’s Senior Citizens

Posted on October 20, 2008
Pensacola, FL:One of the most appalling results of the subprime debacle is how it has effected millions of America’s senior citizens. Florida attorney Peter Mougey has dozens and dozens of clients whose life savings have been seriously damaged or depleted by the unscrupulous practices of Wall Street investment firms that promised clients stable returns and then callously signed them up for high-risk mutual funds loaded with toxic mortgages and derivatives they did not understand...

Pfizer Finds a Loophole in Advertising Chantix

Posted on October 20, 2008
New York, NY: It's almost disconcerting, in a way, to see the television ads for Chantix now. Amidst a backdrop of the now-famous Chantix tortoise and hare running in the race to see who arrives at the quitting finish line first, the soothing announcer rattles off a litany of Chantix side effects that now includes Chantix warnings for Chantix suicide.

California Labor Law Frowns on Hostile Work Place

Posted on October 19, 2008
Pasadena, CA: Melissa dreads going back to work even though she loves her job. She is the only woman in her department of 7 and believes her new boss and a woman in HR have singled her out. "Because I don't want anyone else to go through what I had to, I want to pursue this issue," says Melissa, "and let these people know they have violated the California Labor Law...

Antitrust Grows in Complexity in Lockstep With Technology

Posted on October 19, 2008
Washington, DC: With the massive proliferation of personal computers, and their globalized integration into business and society, it is little wonder that any evolution of antitrust laws is moved forward in large measure by issues relating to and driven from the computer industry...

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Judge Denies Sanofi-Aventis' Motion to Dismiss

Posted on October 19, 2008
St. Clair, IL: In a victory for plaintiffs, a judge in St. Clair County has denied a motion by Sanofi-Aventis to dismiss or transfer 59 claims against the company regarding its antibiotic, Ketek. The judge found that Sanofi-Aventis did not show that St...

Daughter "So Angry At VA"

Posted on October 19, 2008
Covington, WA: Rodney H's ordeal with the VA and poor treatment at a veteran hospital started in June, 2008, when he went to Washington to visit his daughter, Gina. Rodney had sugar diabetes and had a low sugar attack. He was hospitalized and it was determined that he had a mass on his lung, which turned out to be a tumor.

Law and the Environment: It's All Around You

Posted on October 19, 2008
Washington, DC: In his book, 'The Making of Environmental Law,' author Richard J. Lazarus recalls fondly his evenings working as a bartender while pursuing his degree and putting the wheels in motion to become, what was a bit of a novelty in 1975, an environmental lawyer.

Byetta far from "Miracle Drug"

Posted on October 18, 2008
Lake Worth, FL: Joseph says his meds for type 2 Diabetes were causing him to eat too much and consequently he gained weight. He saw an endocrinologist who said there was a new drug called Byetta that works miracles—it would control his sugar level, decrease his appetite and he could shed the unwanted pounds...

Paxil and Zoloft "Hurting Babies"

Posted on October 18, 2008
Chicago, IL: Women who take SSRIs such as Paxil or Zoloft when pregnant try to deal with the devastating aftermath, but they often find their lives are forever changed. They have children born with birth defects or other serious health problems. Some have children who do not survive past a few weeks...

Father Died from Allergic Reaction to Heparin

Posted on October 17, 2008
Philadelphia, PA: "My father died from Heparin in 1998," says Melva. "He went to emergency on July 17th complaining of stomach pains and his medical records state that he had three Heparin injections within 30 minutes: 1000 units at 8.40, another 1000 units 10 minutes later and again at 9...

Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads Sparked "Extreme Anxiety"

Posted on October 17, 2008
Houston, TX: Patients who have been affected by the 2007 Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead recall are contacting lawyers to determine whether or not they have a claim against Medtronic. While some people have actually been harmed by fractured Sprint Fidelis leads, others say they constantly live with the fear that their defibrillator will not work as promised, a potentially fatal problem.

Bisphenol-A and its link to Breast Cancer

Posted on October 17, 2008
Washington, DC: Bisphenol A (BPA) may deliver women a double whammy by putting them at risk for developing breast cancer and again by interfering with the treatment for cancer recovery. A study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association found that BPA may reduce the effectiveness of chemotherapy in fighting breast cancer...

Children's Motrin and Stevens Johnson Syndrome

Posted on October 17, 2008
Malibu, CA: Children's Motrin has been linked with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). Unfortunately, many people are not aware of Stevens Johnson Syndrome and may not know that Children's Motrin could be causing their child's health problems. They often do not find this out until it is too late to prevent long-term damage.

Shoulder Pain Pumps—Pumping Pain, No Gain

Posted on October 17, 2008
Phoenix, AZ: How many shoulder pain complaints need to be reported to the manufacturers of shoulder pain pumps before they are either taken off the market altogether or go back to the drawing board? LawyersandSettlements alone has received countless complaints after patients' shoulder surgery against this defective product.

Long Term Care Insurance: The Denial Game

Posted on October 16, 2008
Seattle, WA: Two years ago Scott's father had a stroke; his hospital bills were covered by Medicare and long term insurance care through Life Investors Insurance Company would cover him when he was placed in an adult family home. Sounds simple enough; Scott and his mother went through the process of getting him certified with Life Investors, but it's turned out to be a two-year battle, with no end in sight.

Looking at a Plane Crash from the Inside

Posted on October 16, 2008
Richland Twp., MI: Adam Goldstein remembers taking his shoes off and falling asleep before the Lear jet he was traveling in taxied down a runway in September but never made it into the air. The plane crash killed the two members of the plane's crew and two friends...

Car Accident Ruined Victim

Posted on October 16, 2008
Hamilton, AL: There are many people who are victims of car accidents, that do not seem to have serious injuries but suffer a lifetime of pain following their crash. They do not have broken backs and do not suffer brain damage, but they do have severe pain and other problems that can be debilitating and can impact their life.

Medical Helicopter Crash: It Has Happened Again

Posted on October 16, 2008
Aurora, IL: In what appears to be becoming a tragic epidemic of helicopter crashes, another medical helicopter has gone down in flames—this time in a Chicago suburb. Three crewmembers and the patient were killed.

Study Links Gadolinum Contrast Agents to NSF

Posted on October 15, 2008
Nashville, TN: A recent study conducted by researchers at Vanderbilt University Medical Center has found an association between gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs) and Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF). Researchers found the association in patients who were injected with a GBCA for an MRI scan and had chronic kidney disease or acute kidney injury at the time of the MRI.

"I'm on Oxygen for the Rest of My life"

Posted on October 15, 2008
Lorain, OH: Larry worked in a steel mill in Ohio for 19 years. Unfortunately, asbestos was used in the mill, around pipes and in the brake shoes of large tractors. So he and his co-workers suffered asbestos exposure the entire time they worked at the mill...

Not Enough Research on SSRIs and Pregnancy

Posted on October 15, 2008
San Antonio, TX: Kerri T. wants women to know that antidepressants and pregnancy don't mix. Kerri says that she was never told about the link between SSRIs and birth defects and she believes her daughter's health problems are the result of exposure to an SSRI antidepressant.

The Fall of the House of (Credit) Cards in the Subprime Meltdown

Posted on October 15, 2008
Washington, DC: The subprime mortgage meltdown that served as the catalyst for the global credit crisis was akin to a house of cards. Check that, a skyscraper of cards—built by greedy investors who took leave of their senses and ignored the early warning signs of a subprime meltdown...

Ortho Evra Patch Complaints Span Six Years

Posted on October 15, 2008
Washington, DC: Although Johnson & Johnson has paid at least $68.7 million in out-of-court settlements for lawsuits filed after females used its Ortho Evra birth-control Patch, is that enough? The healthcare maker says more than 5 million women have used the Patch but it doesn't say how many (countless) women have suffered blood clots, heart attacks or strokes...

Is Unum Provident Profiting from People with Disabilities?

Posted on October 14, 2008
St. Pete Beach, FL: UnumProvident (also known as Unum) stopped Cindy's long term disability benefits because she collected from her Unum policy at the same time she received social security benefits. Unum is now suing Cindy for $55,000 but Cindy says she didn't receive anywhere near that amount from her social security benefits...

The Trials and Tribulations of Trasylol

Posted on October 14, 2008
St. Clair County, IL: Trasylol heart failure, and the sad state of affairs behind the Trasylol story serves to paint a grim picture of the US pharmaceutical industry, and the regulators who are supposedly watching over it. Meantime, Trasylol kidney failure and various other Trasylol side effects are still an issue—that's because Trasylol was never banned...

A Tale of Two Contracts

Posted on October 14, 2008
Hollywood, CA: Like any grade-school promise, commercial contracts are just that—a legal pledge, or a guarantee that a promised service will be carried out. A commercial contact is a covenant, and when it is breached commercial contract law comes into play.

Seriously Injured in Helicopter Crash

Posted on October 14, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) will pay $4.5 million to settle a civil lawsuit filed after a young man was seriously injured in a helicopter crash. A federal judge ruled that the accident was caused by air traffic controller error...

Blood Clots, Stroke, Death: is NuvaRing Really Worth the Risk?

Posted on October 14, 2008
Boise, ID: Nicole nearly died because of a blood clot in her lung, a blood clot that was very likely caused by the NuvaRing contraceptive. Her death would have been tragic at any age, but Nicole is only 32, with a young child and a husband. She is one of the lucky ones: some women have died from NuvaRing blood clots.

Meet the Man Who Introduced You to Your Lawyer

Posted on October 14, 2008
Lakeland, CO:A seasoned advertising professional with an eye for what works, Harlan Schillinger hit on one heck of a good idea. It was 1981 and a nasty little recession was kicking the stuffing out of the economy. Around the same time, a law firm in Arizona that wanted to promote its legal services to moderate-income consumers was hammering away at the rules that prevented attorneys from advertising...

Indiana Children's Fund Hurt by Morgan Keegan Fraud

Posted on October 13, 2008
Indianapolis, IN: Long before the markets began crashing in the wake of the global credit crisis, investors were weathering their own Morgan Keegan stock crisis. Hundreds of investors who had purchased Morgan Keegan investment funds are alleging Morgan Keegan fraud, after investing in funds that were heavily promoted as safe and conservative, but were anything but.

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