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Diane was never told of the adverse side effects from Botox that included difficulty swallowing (dysphagia), upper respiratory infection, neck pain and more… http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10868/botox-death-paralysis-myobloc-injection.html?ref=rss Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:15:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10866/ortho-evra-patch-birth-control-4.html?ref=rss Grand Prairie, AB: Carlie considers herself lucky to be alive. "The doctors in emergency said I was the youngest person they had ever heard of with a pulmonary embolism," she says. "And then they asked me if I was on birth control. I had been on the Ortho Evra Patch and they told me to take it off immediately." http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10866/ortho-evra-patch-birth-control-4.html?ref=rss Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10865/california-overtime-labor-law.html?ref=rss Sacramento, CA: Diane had been working 10 years for an inventory company when she received a memo about mandatory lunch breaks. "Every employee was told that anytime we were going over 5.5 hours, we were required to have lunch," she says. According to California overtime laws, Diane and her co-workers are entitled to overtime compensation—a lot. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10865/california-overtime-labor-law.html?ref=rss Mon, 07 Jul 2008 19:15:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/avandia-recall-heart-attack-side.html?ref=rss San Diego, CA: Phil had been taking Avandia for about five years, and during that time he had developed worsening shortness of breath and swelling of the lower legs. His doctor had him do two stress tests over a period of about three years, both of which he passed with flying colors. Then, on June 26, 2008, Phil had a massive heart attack. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/avandia-recall-heart-attack-side.html?ref=rss Mon, 07 Jul 2008 16:15:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10863/mesothelioma-cancer-asbestos-4.html?ref=rss Washington, NC: Evie's husband was first diagnosed with bronchitis in 1986: he died four years later from mesothelioma. They received a small settlement but Evie and her son both have lung-related illnesses and they are worried—were they exposed to asbestos fibers from her husband's clothing? http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10863/mesothelioma-cancer-asbestos-4.html?ref=rss Mon, 07 Jul 2008 11:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10862/shanin-specter-kline-personal-injury-lawyer.html?ref=rss Thorough and relentless, Personal Injury lawyer Shanin Specter is a defendant’s worst nightmare. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10862/shanin-specter-kline-personal-injury-lawyer.html?ref=rss Mon, 07 Jul 2008 05:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/unum-denied-disability-insurance-broken-ankle.html?ref=rss Pembroke Pines, FL: It may have happened a few years ago, but the wound is still fresh for the Florida resident who had a run-in with Unum. The entire affair calls into question why, as consumers, we buy insurance in the first place. We pay our premiums religiously, only to be rebuffed when it comes time to make a legitimate claim. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/unum-denied-disability-insurance-broken-ankle.html?ref=rss Sun, 06 Jul 2008 08:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/plane-crash-anniversary-celebration-small.html?ref=rss Flagstaff, AZ: A plane crash is, in itself, a nightmare. However, that nightmare is all the more tragic when circumstances dictate that an occasion meant to be celebrated, or is cause for hope, turns immediately into grief and despair. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/plane-crash-anniversary-celebration-small.html?ref=rss Sat, 05 Jul 2008 07:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/dump-truck-accident-bus-crash-pedestrian-killed-new.html?ref=rss New York, NY: Summer was about to begin, but someone's life was about to end unexpectedly June 23rd just before a loaded dump truck lumbered off the Manhattan Bridge and plowed into a parked bus. A pedestrian was killed, and four people were injured. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/dump-truck-accident-bus-crash-pedestrian-killed-new.html?ref=rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 13:45:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10858/aig-stocks-american-international-group-savings.html?ref=rss New York, NY: A funny thing happened when AIG played fast and loose with its accounting: the stock dropped, which in turns hurts investors, and those enrolled in any AIG savings plan. Such an event can constitute a breach in fiduciary duties under ERISA guidelines, which dictates that AIG savings plan managers and administrators have a responsibility to conduct the plan(s) with the best interests of investors at heart. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10858/aig-stocks-american-international-group-savings.html?ref=rss Fri, 04 Jul 2008 07:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/mri-health-risks-kidney-failure.html?ref=rss Hollister, CA: Albert was injected with a gadolinium-based contrast agent during two MRIs and he believes he also had a contrast agent with two angiograms. Now he wants to know if his kidneys shut down due to MRI health risks. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/mri-health-risks-kidney-failure.html?ref=rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 10:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/heparin-syringes-injection-4.html?ref=rss Boca Raton, FL: News about contaminated heparin continues to be released as more people come forward to report their experiences. Heparin-related illness affects people from many walks of life, young and old, and is not isolated to people who received Baxter-made heparin injections. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/heparin-syringes-injection-4.html?ref=rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 08:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10850/digitek-drug-digoxin-heart.html?ref=rss Jonestown, MS: Frances took Digitek for several years to help control her heart condition—congestive heart failure. She was feeling OK until a few months ago. "My heart started to flutter and race and it really scared me," says Frances, "and I felt sick all the time." It wasn't until weeks later that her pharmacist called and told Frances about the Digitek recall. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10850/digitek-drug-digoxin-heart.html?ref=rss Thu, 03 Jul 2008 05:45:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10857/unauthorized-cell-phone-fees-charges.html?ref=rss Oakland, CA: Simon likens his obligation to paying for unwanted and unauthorized mobile content to being forced to pay to listen to telemarketers or crank callers. Three years ago he filed a complaint about T-Mobile for negligence in not providing a text-blocking device when his girlfriend was receiving unwanted SMS-text messages. The company's succinct response was 'change your number'. Unfortunately, with mobile marketing in rabid development today, you can be sure multiple companies will be text-messaging your number. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10857/unauthorized-cell-phone-fees-charges.html?ref=rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 17:45:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/unpaid-california-overtime-labor-law.html?ref=rss Los Angeles, CA: Okay, so you’re working away at work, happy as a clam, oblivious to any potential slight-of-hand your employer might be wielding against you in an effort to avoid paying what is your due. In this way, you may be a victim of unpaid California overtime, and not even know it. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/unpaid-california-overtime-labor-law.html?ref=rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:15:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10853/heparin-syringes-injection-5.html?ref=rss Los Angeles, CA: Lawsuits are now being filed against Heparin's manufacturers alleging those companies are responsible for the recent Heparin contamination and subsequent illness of patients exposed to the drug. Some lawsuits have already been filed; however as more news about the contamination is released, many more people will likely realize that they, too, were a victim of Heparin and file lawsuits. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10853/heparin-syringes-injection-5.html?ref=rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 12:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10856/avandia-diabetes-drug-heart-attack.html?ref=rss Washington, DC: In an apparent attempt to put an end to the sugarcoating of the diabetes drug industry, and in the aftermath of Avandia, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has just wrapped up a two-day meeting of the minds to vet the possibility that standards should be changed. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10856/avandia-diabetes-drug-heart-attack.html?ref=rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 09:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10849/ortho-evra-patch-birth-control-2.html?ref=rss Washington CourtHouse, OH: Chastity has been through hell and back, all because she wore the Ortho Evra Patch. She had no idea how dangerous this method of birth control was until her doctor said she almost died due to a huge blood clot caused by too much estrogen from the patch. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10849/ortho-evra-patch-birth-control-2.html?ref=rss Wed, 02 Jul 2008 07:45:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/ortho-evra-patch-birth-control-3.html?ref=rss Vancouver, WA: In August 2008 it will be six years since the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began noting adverse events such as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), blood clots, pulmonary embolism (PE), heart attack, and stroke associated with the use of the Ortho Evra birth control patch. Yet, astonishingly, the product is still on the market. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/ortho-evra-patch-birth-control-3.html?ref=rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 19:15:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/hedge-fund-companies-investor-funds-2.html?ref=rss Memphis, TN: More and more investors are losing money as their hedge fund investments collapse. Some have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars after they made investments based on misleading information from hedge fund managers and other financial advisors. Investors are now filing lawsuits, alleging they lost a lot of money because of unethical financial advisors. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/hedge-fund-companies-investor-funds-2.html?ref=rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 10:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/truck-accidents-semi.html?ref=rss San Leandro, CA: In another example of how deadly truck accidents can be, an accident on Interstate 880 resulted in a five-car collision and two deaths. The accident began when a big rig lost control and plowed into a median, colliding with two other vehicles. The two deaths are believed to be the driver of the rig and the driver of one of the vehicles he collided with. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/truck-accidents-semi.html?ref=rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 07:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10845/primary-pulmonary-hypertension-pph-fen-phen.html?ref=rss Anaheim, CA: “I found an attorney to help obtain my medical record that shows I was diagnosed with PPH [Primary Pulmonary Hypertension or Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension (PAH)],” says Carolyn, “and he filed a lawsuit on my behalf against American Home Products Corporation, the makers of fen-phen.” http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10845/primary-pulmonary-hypertension-pph-fen-phen.html?ref=rss Tue, 01 Jul 2008 05:00:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/atv-crashes-accidents-rollover-2.html?ref=rss San Antonio, TX: Most people think of summer as a great time to spend outdoors, enjoying life. For many people, that outdoor time involves riding their ATV. Unfortunately, every year people are killed when their ATV is involved in a rollover accident. Those that survive their accident are often left with serious, permanent injuries. People who have been involved in rollover accidents are now investigating lawsuits against ATV makers, alleging that the vehicles all poorly designed and not equipped with proper safety gear. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/features/atv-crashes-accidents-rollover-2.html?ref=rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 20:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10839/auction-rate-securities-2.html?ref=rss Kansas City, MO: People who are still wondering if they may have been misled by financial advisers who urged them to buy auction rate securities can stop wondering. Recent news from Massachusetts confirms that at least some financial institutions knowingly gave false information to investors, leading them to believe that auction rate securities were safe investments. Investors are now being urged to file arbitration cases against those financial institutions, before it is too late. http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10839/auction-rate-securities-2.html?ref=rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:30:00 -0700 http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10843/unum-long-term-disability-unumprovident.html?ref=rss Orlando, FL: Joe had a back injury at work and was transferred to another department to decrease his workload: the last thing Joe wanted was to go on disability or worse, lose his job. But his injury got worse and because he tried to stick it out, Joe was denied disability benefits by Unum (formerly UnumProvident). http://www.lawyersandsettlements.com/articles/10843/unum-long-term-disability-unumprovident.html?ref=rss Mon, 30 Jun 2008 05:00:00 -0700