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Vytorin: High Priced Dud Accused of False Advertising

Posted on March 02, 2008
Jacksonville, FL: This is the story of a drug company, like most other drug companies, that appears to put the profits ahead of the people. At least, that's the accusation coming from a dear, old 72-year-old grandmother who is serving as the lead plaintiff for a potential class-action lawsuit against the makers of Vytorin.

Improved Instructions for Nobel Direct Dental Implants

Posted on March 02, 2008
Stockholm, Sweden: In October 2007, Nobel Biocare issued a safety notice after evaluating more than 2000 Nobel Direct dental implants involved with 1183 patients. Some patients were seen as having a lower-than-marginal bone level and the company concluded that the implants were not placed according to "the intended protocol...

Chantix: “This Whole Thing Petrifies Me”

Posted on March 01, 2008
Port Charlotte, FL: Tasha M. says she is still a little scatterbrained after her experience with Chantix. She says that she knows what she wants to say but she has problems expressing her thoughts. However, she is clear that she wants to get Chantix off the market.

Faulty Railing Results in Crib Recall

Posted on March 01, 2008
Washington, DC: A massive crib recall was issued on Thursday by safety officials and they warned parents that they should not put their babies in their beds with soft bedding such as pillows due to the risk of suffocation.

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LA Newspaper Violates Labor Laws

Posted on March 01, 2008
Los Angeles, CA: On Friday, one of Los Angeles' largest Chinese-language newspapers was ordered to pay 200 employees millions of dollars because they were denied overtime pay for years. In addition to the compensation ordered to the employees by a federal judge, the company is also subject to various labor law violations in California.

Hospital Hit with Loss of Medicare and Medicaid Payments

Posted on March 01, 2008
Clyde, NC: Litigation has been brought against Haywood Regional Medical Center by former employee Dr. Aloha Bryson. The doctor was pressured to resign for presenting allegations that two patients died due to improper care and four others received improper care as well during October and November 2007.

Stockbroker Arbitration: When Your Stockbroker Stiffs You

Posted on March 01, 2008
Marion, OH: It might make for good laughs on late-night television, as fans of Late Night with David Letterman on CBS saw Wednesday night with his Top Ten List (Signs You Have a Bad Stockbroker), but stockbroker fraud is no laughing matter—especially when you have your retirement nest egg on the line.

Complaint Filed Against Cryocath for Unfair Trade Practices

Posted on March 01, 2008
San Diego, CA: A company that creates medical devices that are used in the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias announced yesterday that a complaint has been filed with the United States International Trade Commission against CryoCath Technologies Inc. The complaint states that CryoCath has engaged in unfair trade practices by infringing on a number of patents owned by CryoCor regarding its Cryoablation System...

Ezetrol: America’s Problems are Canada’s Problems… and You’re Paying for Them

Posted on February 29, 2008
Ottawa, ON: Nowadays, Canada's neighbors include the likes of pharmaceutical giants Merck/Schering Plough; they also include the US federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Merck/Schering and its Canadian subsidiary Merck Frosst is the big pharma consortium that manufactures and sells Ezetrol (Zetia in the US market), the anti-cholesterol drug that is now under close scrutiny after ENHANCE test results released in January indicated that it is no better (and quite possibly worse) than cheaper generic statin drugs at reducing arterial plaque and thus users' risk of heart attack and stroke...

Former Dispatcher Alleges Wrongful Termination

Posted on February 29, 2008
Albuquerque, NM: Busto, 22, has alleged that she was deprived of her constitutional rights and was discriminated against due to a disability, experienced assault and battery, underwent false arrest and imprisonment, was the subject of conspiracy, and was the victim of negligent retention and supervision.

Potential Baxter Heparin Death Rate Rises

Posted on February 29, 2008
Waunakee, WI: In a dramatic turn of events over the last 24 hours, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now saying that as many as 21 deaths may be linked to potentially tainted blood thinners, and Baxter International—having recalled all lots of its multi-dose vials last month—is now recalling virtually all of its heparin products as a precaution.

California Labor Law: We were Silicone Valley SlaveGirls

Posted on February 29, 2008
Auburn, CA: Because Janet Glenn was hired as a salaried manager for the retailer Anne Taylor, she understood that she was exempt from overtime. That was 20 years ago. If she was working in those same conditions today, the company would be violating the California Labor Law.

Trial Begins for Marten Transport

Posted on February 29, 2008
Laramie, WY: An August 19, 2004 pileup east of Laramie on Interstate 80 that led to the death of 25-year-old Sarahy Bringas is said to be the responsibility of Marten Transport Limited and one of its drivers.

D.C. Justices Defend Rights of Defective Products

Posted on February 29, 2008
Washington, DC: US Supreme Court justices have made a ruling that defends the rights of companies that produce defective products. Manufacturers that produce devices for medical procedures such as knee and hip prosthetics, heart defibrillators, and breast implants are being granted immunity from being sued by patients for defects.

U of C Study: Botox Spreads into Neighboring Tissue

Posted on February 28, 2008
Calgary, AB: Research conducted at the University of Calgary in Canada has found that Botox seems to have a mind of its own when injected into the body. This means that it is not as controllable as was previously thought because it spreads into tissues and muscles near the injection site.

College Student Dragged by Truck on Way to School

Posted on February 28, 2008
Miami Dade, FL: What started as a normal drive to school ended in absolute terror for Mini, when she was involved in a truck accident. Her car was hit by an 18-wheel semi-truck and then dragged. What is even scarier is that the huge tractor-trailer driver didn't even know he had crashed into her, and he dragged her, in her car, for more than a mile.

Heparin Production Linked to Small, Unregulated Chinese Sweatshops

Posted on February 28, 2008
Washington, DC: The heparin recall in January over an unknown bacterial contamination may be linked to small, unregulated production houses in China. Last month, Baxter International recalled nine lots of the injectable blood thinner after hundreds of adverse reaction reports, and four deaths.

Duragesic Pain Patches: Serious Side Effects

Posted on February 28, 2008
Bethel Springs, TN: Duragesic patches are meant to alleviate pain in patients who have moderate to severe chronic pain. They are used to give a continuous dose of medication to patients who are not responding to other pain relievers. However, some patients are experiencing extreme reactions to Duragesic patches, including addiction...

“Kugel Mesh has been a Nightmare,” says Patient from his Hospital Bed

Posted on February 28, 2008
Pickering, ON: Jeff Jones was in the ER at a Toronto-area hospital when he spoke with LawyersAndSettlements. He had come in that morning on his doctor's advice after vomiting all night, and was staying on while awaiting a previously scheduled surgery two days later...

Vytorin: Good for Absolutely Nothing

Posted on February 28, 2008
New York, NY: "My doctor had me on Zetia and Zocor then I switched to Vytorin when it came on the market," says Jeffrey Aaronson. "Every month I spent $200 on this drug and all I got were nasty side effects." He also got two more heart attacks. Aaronson believes that he was duped into taking Vytorin because of the company's fraudulent marketing, even after it knew that Vytorin (and Zocor) had no effect in preventing plaque buildup in the arteries.

Law Firms Announce Filing of Nationwide Class Action on Behalf of Purchasers of ChoiceDek® Decking Products

Posted on February 27, 2008
Seattle, WA: A consortium of law firms announce that they filed a nationwide class action lawsuit on behalf of all purchasers of Weyerhaeuser ChoiceDek® decking products. The Plaintiffs filed their suit in the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington in Seattle against Weyerhaeuser Company (NYSE:WY) (ChoiceDek® seller); Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Inc...

Bayer Claims New Studies on Trasylol are Flawed

Posted on February 27, 2008
Atlanta, GA: A statement issued by Bayer AG this week, they allege that two recent studies regarding their drug Trasylol are flawed. But a consumer advocacy group called Public Citizen's Health Research Group, has made statements that they believe the studies conducted on the drug are convincing enough that the drug is a danger to those who receive it.

Death Risk from Anemia Drugs, New Study Suggests

Posted on February 27, 2008
Chicago, IL: While the jury is still out on the ultimate safety of anemia drugs Procrit and Aranesp, and the potential dangers they allegedly pose for cancer patients, new data from a meta analysis to be published today in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) suggests the jury will remain aloof for at least another few weeks.

Is it Safer in the Air or on the Runway?

Posted on February 27, 2008
Washington, DC: Yet another pair of planes have clipped each other's wings on the runway. The latest incident of an on-ground plane crash occurred February 24th at Washington's Dulles Airport.

Rochester Meat Recall: E. Coli Vaccine Approval is only One Step in the Right Direction

Posted on February 27, 2008
Belleville, ON: Consumers may finally receive some better protection against E. coli related illness following the conditional approval of an E. coli vaccine for cattle developed and produced by Belleville-based Bioniche Life Sciences. E. coli O157:H7 contamination in ground beef produced by Rochester Meat of Rochester, MN was responsible for six known cases of food-borne illness in Wisconsin and California earlier this year.

Wrongful Death Suit Reinstated Against Cleveland Doctor

Posted on February 27, 2008
Cleveland, MS: Dr. James Warrington Jr. was sued by Helen Grimes in 2001 for the death of John Grimes, her husband. In August 2000, John Grimes was treated by Dr. Warrington for pain in his stomach that extended down into his right side. According to court documents, Warrington prescribed medication for pain and inflammation and let him go home.

Does California Labor Law protect Older Workers?

Posted on February 27, 2008
Simi Valley, CA: Donna, aged 63, filed an age discrimination complaint against her employer when part of her job was given to a "young kid." A few months later, instead of getting her job of 30 years back, she was told it was eliminated. And so was she...

Cell Phone Termination Fees: “Don’t Give Them the Money”

Posted on February 27, 2008
Palominas, AZ: Like many other cell phone customers, Charles G. thought his contract had expired and become month-to-month when he decided to cancel his service. He had his two year contract with Sprint for three and a half years and had not made any changes to either his phone or his plan...

Unum: Does Re-branding Deliver New Philosophy?

Posted on February 26, 2008
Portland, MN: The collection of happy faces and focused statements filling the screen of the Unum re-branding video currently making the rounds on You Tube belie the company's checkered past.

Wrongful Death Covers Many Situations

Posted on February 26, 2008
Pittsburgh, PA: Wrongful death lawsuits can be filed in many situations involving countless circumstances and situations. What they all have in common is that the victim's death was preventable and was caused by the actions of a different party (a person or organization) who acted improperly...

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