Kansas Legal News Articles & Interviews

Kansas City, KS:Of the 18 healthcare lawsuits filed under the whistleblower qui tam provision of the False Claims Act and unsealed last November, 13 of the whistleblowers (relators) are current or former employees of the defendant.

Ramsey County, MN: It’s been almost a year to the day that a small collection of plaintiffs having filed a Bair Hugger lawsuit had their cases transferred to federal court in Minnesota, effectively creating multidistrict litigation cases that were characterized as being several dozen in number.

Kansas City, MO A recent neck injury compensation case is demonstrative of the misinformation that sometimes surrounds such cases, with the end result being a potential detriment to the patient. This point was driven home by a recent communique from the chiropractic community, as they warn about the potential for back and neck injury in association with winter weather and driving hazards.

Washington, DC Creekstone Farms Premium Beef is recalling approximately 14,158 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7.

Washington, DC Pacific American Fish Co, Inc. of Vernon, California is recalling SHI306 Shishamo 4L 5PC (23-28G) Wild, Pack 4/20TR, Lots 202885-2 & 201011-3, Master Carton information. Based on FDA Import Alert, this type of processing and size of product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause food borne illness. Consumers are warned not to use the product even if it does not appear to be spoiled.

Olathe, KS A Kansas man has been sentenced to 32 months in prison after he pleaded guilty to stock broker fraud that reportedly included forging signatures of clients and stealing funds, according to the Dow Jones Newswires.

Lone Star, KS According to full-time herbalist Ocoee Miller, treating osteoporosis does not have to involve pharmaceutical drugs like Fosamax, the Lawrence Journal-World reports.

Atlanta, GA In what will hopefully not turn into an unhappy Christmas for pet owners, a major distributor of pet food has announced a recall of select pet food packages from retail stores in 19 states. The Kroger Co. released details of a recall late Saturday involving certain packages of Pet Pride Cat Food, Pet Pride Kitten Food, Old Yeller Chunk Dog Food, Kroger Value Cat Food and Kroger Value Chunk Food.

Overland Park, KS A Shawnee, Kansas, man has been killed in a Kansas City motorcycle accident, according to the Kansas City Star.

Washington, DC Cal-Maine Foods, has been notified by the Food & Drug Administration (FDA) that one of the Company's suppliers, Ohio Fresh Eggs, LLC, Croton, Ohio, had a routine environmental study sample which tested positive for Salmonella Enteritidis (SE).