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Madison Square Garden Sued for Fatal Crash

Posted on March 24, 2008
Trenton, NJ: A lawsuit was filed on March 20, 2008 against Madison Square Garden because concession workers allegedly continued to sell alcoholic beverages to an intoxicated off-duty police officer. According to the lawsuit, the officer left Madison Square Garden (MSG) and crashed his SUV, killing a two-year-old boy and injuring his mother.

Recent Drop in WellPoint Stock Sparks Lawsuit

Posted on March 24, 2008
Indianapolis, IN: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed by WellPoint Inc.'s shareholders because of the health insurer's recent drop in their stock market price that occurred the same day it had lowered its earning guidance for 2008.

Endoscopy Hepatitis C: Tragic Stories Are Emerging

Posted on March 24, 2008
Las Vegas, NV: Imagine the shock and horror of getting a medical letter addressed to your husband, warning him that he may have contracted hepatitis C from an infected syringe, and recommending he be tested right away.

The Tragedy of Trasylol: Did the FDA Stonewall Mangano?

Posted on March 24, 2008
Washington, DC: The debacle over the handling of Trasylol and the tragedy of thousands of lives lost during the ensuing delay in getting the blood-clotting drug removed from the market, gets more interesting by the day.

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Chantix: Vast Majority of Trial Participants Failed to Stay Smoke-Free

Posted on March 24, 2008
New York, NY: As Chantix is poised to go on the market in India, questions remain as to its adverse affects related to mood swings, and suicide ideation.

Grieving Daughter talks about Celebrex

Posted on March 24, 2008
Montreal, QC: "Whatever comes of me telling this story, my main motivation is that I want to save other people from taking drugs like Celebrex," says Andrea Whittaker. "My mother was misled when it came to Celebrex. If my mom had known the warning signs, if she had been given the option, she would never have taken it...

Bear Stearns: The Deal is Still at Play, Shareholders Fight Back

Posted on March 24, 2008
New York, NY: The day after the Bear Stearns bailout was announced at the fire sale price of $2 a share, some longtime Bear Stearns employees were seen in the hallways crying. A third of Bear Stearns employees are also shareholders, and suddenly faced losing their life savings if Bear Stearns fails, or is actually sold at such a low price.

Merck/Schering Tries to Wine and Dine Vytorin Back to Health

Posted on March 24, 2008
Kenilworth, NJ: Since the results of the ENHANCE clinical tests for Merck/Schering-Plough's Vytorin combination anti-cholesterol drug were released in mid-January, sales of the drug have plunged as much as 17 percent. That's because the ENHANCE results showed that the $3-a-pill Vytorin, which combines Merck's Zetia with generic simvastatin, did no better than inexpensive simvastatin alone at lowering users' arterial plaque, and thus their risk for stroke or heart attack.

Kid Rock Faces Battery Lawsuit

Posted on March 24, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: Three men have sued Kid Rock for battery after he allegedly lashed out at them physically when they asked him for his autograph. All three plaintiffs say that they were seriously injured in the incident.

Botox: Evidence Mounts that Toxin Migration is Possible

Posted on March 23, 2008
Washington, DC: Try to forget that the needle about to inject a substance in your brow is a derivative of a deadly bacterium.Try not to think about the fact that the same Botox used to paralyze the muscles that cause your crow's feet and furrowed brow, has also been known to migrate away from the injection area and can have the same numbing effect on muscles much more important to your survival than your laugh lines.

Kids Play Shouldn’t Be This Dangerous

Posted on March 23, 2008
Washington, DC: The number of children injured or killed by dangerous and defective children's products has more than doubled in the past five years. Toys head up the list of culprits, followed by furniture and arts and crafts supplies.

Husband Recovering until Given Heparin

Posted on March 23, 2008
Grafton, WV: "Heparin was given to my husband at the hospital," says Betty Soames. "He was supposed to have a coloscopy but they didn't get to that--we had no idea he was going to die. My husband and two nurses told me that he was getting shots of Heparin...

Duragesic Patch: Fentanyl is a Cousin to Heroine

Posted on March 23, 2008
Atlanta, GA: While fentanyl pain patches under the brand name Duragesic and other generics are described as a godsend for people with chronic pain, abuse of the highly potent drug is on the rise, especially by young people.

Wyeth Investors Lose Out to the Pristiq Fumble

Posted on March 23, 2008
New York, NY: Investors in Wyeth, and specifically holders and owners of Wyeth stock in 401(k) retirement plans may have incurred losses due to the alleged mishandling of the company's pending blockbuster drug Pristiq during the approval process. An unexpected delay in bringing the drug to market has been tagged "a disaster" by one financial analyst.

California Labor Law: Is Sick Time Covered?

Posted on March 22, 2008
Banos, CA: Diane Martinez is still working at Kaiser hospital, even though she has chronic, persistent asthma and severe back problems. "I know they are going to fire me and my union won't step in to help," she says. If Martinez is fired while under doctor's orders, this may be a violation of the California labor law.

No Signal Protection for Railroad Workers Cause for Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority Accident

Posted on March 22, 2008
Washington, D.C.: A conclusion has been reached by the National Transportation Safety Board in relation to the train accident that included a Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority (MBTA) train with a maintenance vehicle. The train accident involving the injury to railroad workers occurred in Woburn, MA on January 9, 2007.

Merck & Co. to Pay $4.85 Billion in Personal Injury Cases Due to Vioxx

Posted on March 22, 2008
Trenton, N.J.: Vioxx is the impetus feeding the fire of over 44,000 personal injury lawsuits being exacted against Pharmaceutical manufacturer Merck & Co. The drug has caused several incidences of heart ailments, strokes, and even cases of death from its side effects...

Semi-truck Crash Leaves Great Grandmother Unable to Dance

Posted on March 22, 2008
Chicago, IL: Great-grandmother Patricia used to dance at least once a week but since a semi-truck crossed into her lane and crashed into her car, she spends every day in pain and discomfort.

Darden Restaurants Accused of Inflating Stock

Posted on March 22, 2008
Orlando, FL: Darden Restaurants, which operates the Red Lobster, LongHorn, and Olive Garden restaurants, is now the subject of a lawsuit filed March 19, 2008 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on behalf of its stockholders.

Heparin Recall Expanded Yet Again

Posted on March 22, 2008
Bethlehem, PA: While yesterday was Good Friday, there was no rest for those caught up in, and trying to manage the heparin scare—and it certainly was not a good Friday at all, after B. Braun Medical recalled 23 lots of heparin infusion bags linked to a plant that is, in turn linked to tainted heparin originating in China.

Is Trasylol Still Being Used?

Posted on March 22, 2008
Portland, OR: For quite some time, Trasylol has been under fire by the medical community because of the fact that it is estimated the drug has caused approximately 22,000 deaths between being approved by the FDA in 1993 and being voluntarily removed from the market by Bayer, its manufacturer, in November 2007...

Will Botox Leave You Divine, Damaged or Dead?

Posted on March 21, 2008
Rockville, MD: Are the FDA reports of Botox-caused death and paralysis enough to deter the millions who use the drug as a beauty tool? Let the numbers speak for themselves. Allergan, the manufacturer of Botox, posted a 24 percent leap in its profits in its 2007 fourth quarter alone...

Patients Remain At Risk - Despite the Baxter Heparin Recall

Posted on March 21, 2008
Boston MA: Dialysis patients should beware--they are more exposed to heparin than any other single group of patients in the US, and remain at serious risk for allergic reactions to tainted product, despite the national recall of Baxter heparin.

Overcharges at Real Estate Closings: Interview with Lawyer Bob Perkins

Posted on March 21, 2008
Washington, DC: Millions of real estate transactions take place yearly in the US. Countless consumers put their trust in Escrow Agents that utilize the HUD-1 Settlement Statement in most, if not all of these transactions. Financial institutions and associated businesses rely on the accuracy of the information inserted into the HUD-1 by the Escrow Agent...

California Overtime: What the New Exemption Threshold Means

Posted on March 21, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: A change in the California Overtime Law, and a lowering of the exemption threshold that came into effect in the New Year, translates to a win for employers in the computer industry, and a loss for those spending endless hours staring, hunched over, into a screen.

First Unum: Long Term Disability Denial

Posted on March 20, 2008
Fairfax, VA: "First Unum has destroyed me," says Angie Summar, "and by the end of this summer, we will likely be looking at foreclosure on our home." Summar has been denied further long term disability benefits because her doctors changed her diagnosis—from bad to worse...

Dex-Cool Customers Losing Their Cool

Posted on March 20, 2008
Houston, TX: A disgruntled Malibu owner from Albany, New York was not pleased that she had to replace the intake manifold on her GM vehicle after only 47,000 miles. Grace drives a Malibu, but she couldn't drive it for the time it was in the shop having a repair that cost her $683 out of pocket after the factory-installed Dex-Cool antifreeze destroyed the manifold gasket.

Trasylol: “It’s somebody’s fault, it’s not mine.”

Posted on March 20, 2008
Oceanside, CA: Like many older workers with long experience, Roy Bishop chose to stay on the job long after he could have retired. That was his plan but Trasylol, Bayer's clotting drug, may have put an end to that.

USU Crash Lawsuit Heard in 10th U.S. Circuit Court

Posted on March 20, 2008
Denver, CO: Several Utah State University students were either killed or injured in a 2005 van crash in which their families are claiming was due to defective tires. The case was taken to federal appeals court on Tuesday March 18, 2008 in hopes to gain access to the internal files belonging to the tire manufacturer.

Yamaha Rhino: “Put the Safety Doors On”

Posted on March 20, 2008
Howell, MI: Jeff M. says his daughter's foot will always be scarred from the Yamaha Rhino rollover she was involved in during the summer of 2006. He had taken his Yamaha Rhino ATV up north in Michigan for a family reunion, knowing that where the area had a lot of RV trails...

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