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"I had an Allergic Reaction Immediately after the MRI Gadolinium Injection"

Posted on April 24, 2009
San Diego: Jason says he has been having complications from a gadolinium based-contrast agent he was injected with during an MRI (magnetic resonance imaging). "I had an allergic reaction immediately after the gadolinium injection," says Jason. "Nobody told me beforehand about the risk factors, or even what it was...

ERISA Law Difficult for the Average Person

Posted on April 24, 2009
Phoenix, AZ: Employee stock options are one way that companies can provide extra benefits to their employees. Many employees are part of some sort of employee savings plan or employee stock plan, which they believe will help to provide for their future...

Decades Later, The Pill Found to Have a New Side Effect

Posted on April 24, 2009
College Station, TX: The problem with many drugs and medical devices are the side effects-some of which might come as a surprise. While the adverse impact delivered by a medical device is somewhat more tangible, medical drugs are a bit of a wild card due to the ingestion of chemicals that can evoke slightly different responses from different people.

Heparin Contamination Left Doctors Scrambling for Answers

Posted on April 24, 2009
Costa Mesa, CA: Brenda G. (not her real name) believes she suffered a severe reaction to Heparin contamination. She did not receive a Heparin injection, instead she was given a Heparin IV. In fact, she was given a Heparin IV for 2 hip replacement surgeries, and both times she experienced life-threatening side effects...

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Texas Lawyer Inspects Peanut Butter Corporation Plants

Posted on April 23, 2009
Blakely, GA: Yesterday attorney Ron Simon investigated one plant at the Peanut Butter Corporation (PCA) in Texas and the second PCA plant in Georgia today. The evidence that the PCA's products were contaminated is overwhelming. And he has photos from both plants-incriminating evidence indeed...

Lucite and DuPont Fined for Pollution in Belle

Posted on April 23, 2009
Belle, WV: Two days before Earth Day this year, two giant corporations agreed to pay a combined $2 million in fines for polluting the air. Such activity is not only an affront to environmental law; it also appears to be a corporate thumbing-of-the-nose at wise stewardship when it comes to environmental issues...

Attorney Eleanor Hamburger puts the Heat on Nationwide Insurance

Posted on April 23, 2009
Seattle, WA: Hundreds of people in the state of Washington have been left with costly medical bills and no healthcare insurance, despite the fact that they thought they had purchased comprehensive coverage plans from Nationwide Insurance. Instead, they found Nationwide had collected premiums for policies that were not licensed for sale in Washington and were not approved by the state's Insurance Commission.

Amex Blue Cash Didn't Deliver

Posted on April 23, 2009
Manhattan Beach, CA: Ron was one of the first American Express Blue Cash card holders, back in 2003. But he stopped using the Blue Cash credit card when it didn't deliver the cash back percentage he was expecting. " You have to read the fine print because I thought Amex was giving 5 percent cash back across the board," says Ron.

Despite Tough Times You Can Still Sue Automakers

Posted on April 22, 2009
Newport Beach, CA: Bisnar Chase is a small but mighty little law firm that specializes in automotive product liability cases. It has laid to claim to millions of dollars in lawsuits from its southern California location against Ford, Chrysler and GM, as well as Japanese automakers like Toyota and Honda on behalf of hundreds of clients across the US "who got the short end of the stick", as attorney Brian Chase says.

Two 9-Year-Olds Suffer Dog Bite Injury

Posted on April 22, 2009
Kulpmont, PA: It's the worst fear of any parent: the potential for harm to a child through a dog bite injury. From a legal standpoint there is justice through dog bite law and the involvement of a dog bite lawyer. However, no amount of compensation will undo the pain, the fear and the lasting emotional trauma when a dog turns on an innocent child.

Hidden Overtime: Interview with Wage and Hour Lawyer Greg Jones

Posted on April 22, 2009
Willmington, NC: Wage and Hour lawyer Greg Jones says that many people are unaware of overtime laws; they don't realize that issues such as donning and doffing or unpaid meal periods may constitute overtime. "Most people think of overtime as working more than 40 hours a week, but there are other types of overtime that aren't apparent, and a lot of these employees are getting screwed," says Jones.

Whistleblowers to Receive Almost $8 Million

Posted on April 22, 2009
Norwalk, CT: While the whistleblower has often been romanticized in the movies as swashbuckling characters driven by testosterone and appearing larger than life, actual whistleblowing is more often than not carried out by ordinary people who are often scared, but speak up anyway out of a sense of duty...

Who is Protecting You From Avandia?

Posted on April 22, 2009
Beaumont, TX: The list of Avandia side effects that patients are complaining about is staggering. At the top of the list is the Avandia heart attack, one of the more severe side effects that have been linked to the diabetes medication. There has not yet been an Avandia recall announced, leaving some people wondering who is protecting patients from the risks of Avandia.

Manufacturer Dropped the Ball with Defective Fitness Balls

Posted on April 22, 2009
Washington, DC: Defective products are the bane of a manufacturing industry that some argue has invited consumer angst by importing so many manufactured goods from China. Now, weary Americans wary of defective product personal injury only adds to the economic stagnation...

Whistleblowers from Outcasts to Heroes

Posted on April 21, 2009
Washington, D.C. It is late on a Friday afternoon and you might expect lawyer Erika Kelton from the renowned Washington firm of Phillips & Cohen to be out celebrating. Just 24 hours earlier Kelton and her client, a California scientist and businessman, learned the case judge had approved a $302 million settlement against Quest Diagnostics-the largest qui tam (whistleblower) lawsuit settlement in US history...

Silicone Injections Caused Bronx Woman's Wrongful Death

Posted on April 21, 2009
New York, NY: They're called 'pumping parties' and you definitely don't want to go to one if you value your life. That's because, more often than not non-licensed purveyors of silicone inject gobs of medical, or even industrial-grade silicone into thighs, buttocks and other places to enhance the human body...

Levaquin Side Effects "Ridiculous"

Posted on April 21, 2009
Vero Beach, FL: Maureen K. says she was given the Levaquin antibiotic repeatedly for urinary tract infections even though she had a bad reaction to the medication. She says that Levaquin side effects were hard on her, requiring hospitalization and physical therapy...

Man Receives Fentanyl Patch Recall Letter Days After Wife's Death

Posted on April 20, 2009
Sanford, FL: Imagine getting a letter from your pharmacy, duly informing you about the Duragesic fentanyl patch recall. Now just imagine receiving that letter just days after your wife had died from a fentanyl patch…

Hostile Work Environment Contrary to the California Labor Law

Posted on April 20, 2009
Palm Springs, CA: Mark says his supervisor is making his life "a living hell" so that he will quit-she can't justify firing him because he is good at his job. Although working in a hostile environment is contrary to the California Labor Law, Mark should be very careful before he says, "I quit", and he should get advice from a labor lawyer first.

License Suspension for New Jersey Oncologist Possible Malpractice

Posted on April 20, 2009
Trenton, NJ: While it might be too early for a case of medical malpractice, suspicion continues to swirl around a doctor in New Jersey after his license to practice medicine was revoked earlier this month. Medical malpractice law governs any case involving medical malpractice negligence.

Salmonella Spice Recall Expanded to Additional Products

Posted on April 20, 2009
Union International Food Co. is further expanding the salmonella spice recall of Lian How and Uncle Chen brand retail and institutional products. The recall now includes various size packages of all Uncle Chen and Lian How sauces, oils, and oil blends because the products may be contaminated with salmonella...

South Carolina Tax Firm Taken to Task by Texas

Posted on April 20, 2009
North Charleston, SC: When it comes to consumer fraud, you don't want to mess with the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Little wonder that Americans with issues relating to their taxes enlist the aid of experts to make sure that their numbers add up...

Chantix Patient Knew She Would Die

Posted on April 19, 2009
Grand Rapids, MI: Her name is Valerie and she's a sales rep in Michigan. She is 55 years old and like many people of her generation she is a smoker. She is also a survivor-a survivor of Chantix danger.

Clearwire Early Termination Fees Charged Despite "Terrible" Service

Posted on April 19, 2009
Saint Paul, MN: People who have signed up for Clearwire Internet service are complaining that they got less than they bargained for. They say that the Clearwire service is terrible and they are charged ridiculous Clearwire early termination fees for canceling a service that they can barely use...

Long Term Care Insurer Fined

Posted on April 19, 2009
Washington, DC: If you are reading this article, then you or a loved one has probably had difficulty getting a long term care insurance claim approved. In fact, you may feel that your long term care insurance benefits were denied unfairly. If so, you are not alone...

Having the 'Rite' Name, Doesn't Make it Right

Posted on April 18, 2009
Camp Hill, PA: Rite Aid is a powerful force in the business world, a Fortune 500 company with total sales of $24.3 billion in fiscal 2008. But according to employees with claims of unpaid Rite Aid overtime,Rite Aid is not a happy place to work.

A Victory for Asbestos Patients in Texas

Posted on April 18, 2009
Austin, TX: Business and industry may not like it, but victims of asbestos mesothelioma and other asbestos-related illnesses are cheering the passage of a bill in the Texas Senate that will make it easier for plaintiffs to pursue damages for health-related asbestos cancers triggered by asbestos exposure in the workplace.

One Mother, Three Children with Birth Defects

Posted on April 18, 2009
Washington, DC: It is certainly sensational and beyond the normal scope of pharmaceutical intervention. However, the plight of a young mother and the affect various drugs and SSRI antidepressants had on her children only serves to galvanize public opinion with regard to SSRI birth defects and birth defects in general.

"Why Should I Pay for Nissan's Brake Defect?"

Posted on April 18, 2009
Cleveland, OH: You spend over $30,000 on a luxury car and expect it to last a very long time, especially if you only have 19,000 miles on it. But for many consumers, the 2005 Infiniti G35x brakes are following in the tracks of the 2003 and 2004 models, i...

Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis: A Sad Story in Canada

Posted on April 17, 2009
St. John's, NL: It was in the spring of 2005 that the first signs of a massive medical malpractice case involving misdiagnosed breast cancer and cancer testing reared in eastern Canada.

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