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| Avandia Hanging Around Like a Bad Smell |
October 13, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
Washington, DC: It is interesting to note the plaudits surrounding a new posting program sponsored by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), which is an online listing of drugs under scrutiny for safety risk. Well, good on the FDA and the new federal law that requires it. However, the proud rollout begs a reminder that the FDA knew 6 years ago about the risk for Avandia heart attack from the popular drug for Type 2 diabetes. In the last year Avandia and heart attack have left thousands of diabetics living in fear. And still, there has been no Avandia recall.
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| Indiana Children's Fund Hurt by Morgan Keegan Fraud |
October 13, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
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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| In a Troubled Economy, Financial Elder Abuse on the Rise |
October 13, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
Los Angeles, CA: Desperate times call for desperate measures. Unfortunately, with the American economy poised for disaster and Americans facing unprecedented financial pressure, financial elder abuse is beginning to become an even greater issue than it once was. It is feared that in every state, including California, it will rob proud, and well-meaning seniors from their life savings. Financial elder abuse law can help save a senior from potential financial ruin, so long as there is a friend, a family member or an advocate to step up and put a stop to it.
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| A Charles Manson-Like Murderer Meets His End |
October 12, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
McAlester, OK: Criminal defense law can draw few parallels to the Charles Manson case, which saw criminal law convictions for the seemingly possessed Manson, and his followers with regard to the grisly and horrific murders of actress Sharon Tate and her companions in the wee hours of August 9, 1969. The resulting publicity and public disgust over one of the most celebrated criminal law cases of all time seemed to have no end.
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| Ortho Evra Settlements at $68 Million, and Climbing |
October 12, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
New Brunswick, NJ: The accounting offices at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have been kept busy processing Ortho Evra patch claims by women who have suffered blood clots, heart attacks or strokes after using the Ortho Evra birth control product. Some women have died. So far, the bill to settle Ortho Evra birth control patch claims is at $68 million and climbing.
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| Ortho Evra Settlements at $68 Million, and Climbing |
October 12, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
New Brunswick, NJ: The accounting offices at Johnson & Johnson (J&J) have been kept busy processing Ortho Evra patch claims by women who have suffered blood clots, heart attacks or strokes after using the Ortho Evra birth control product. Some women have died. So far, the bill to settle Ortho Evra birth control patch claims is at $68 million and climbing.
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| Civil Rights case of He Said, She Said…in One Body? |
October 11, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
Atlanta, GA: Civil rights law exists to protect every American, regardless of race, creed or religion. Or gender, for that matter. In what is considered a landmark civil and human rights case in the State of Georgia, a transgender politician won her case against two disgruntled opponents who claimed Michelle Bruce's transgender status muddied the political waters and misled voters. Bruce counters that it is a victory for civil human rights.
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| The Latest Line on Botox Risk—New Precautions |
October 11, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
Ottawa, ON: Although the jury is still out on the level of danger for Botox paralysis, it was announced this week that Health Canada has approved updated warnings for Botox, and Botox Cosmetic (Botox injections for wrinkles) after a number of adverse reaction reports, that included Botox death.
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| What Caused Steve Fossett's Plane Crash? |
October 11, 2008. By Heidi Turner.
Sacramento, CA: By all accounts, he was a very experienced pilot and adventurer, one who should not have perished in a plane crash. Yet it appears as though that is exactly what happened to Steve Fossett. While investigators examine the airplane crash wreckage, people who knew Fossett are left wondering what could possibly have happened that would have caused his airplane crash.
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| Re-instatement of Overtime Pay Class Action |
October 9, 2008. By Gordon Gibb.
Boston, MA: A class-action lawsuit against the nation's largest retailer alleging overtime pay and other violations—decertified two years ago— is back on the rails, and Wal-Mart employees in the State of Massachusetts couldn't be happier. The case highlights overtime pay laws and other employee rights, and holds that an overtime pay rule, indeed any regulatory guideline in place to uphold the rights of workers, should be protected.
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