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“Face of Channel 4 News” Fired -- Too Old to be Female on TV
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Tennessee Drywall Workers Win Unpaid Overtime in DOL Settlement
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Tennessee Minimum Wage Too Low for Many
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Nashville, TN: Although the Tennessee economy is doing well with record low unemployment rates, employers in the hospitality industry are having a difficult time attracting workers due to the state’s minimum wage, which is also a common Tennessee labor law issue.
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Victory for Tipped Employees -- Bad News for Tennessee Based Restaurant Chain
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Donning and Doffing in Tennessee – Clothes or Protective Equipment?
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Six Sue Tristar for Exploding Pressure Cooker Injuries
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Philadelphia, PA On September 19, 2017, six burn victims filed a lawsuit against Tristar Products, Inc. in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. They claimed they were hurt when their Tristar pressure cooker’s advertised “Built-In Safety Features” failed. All of the incidents cited in In Re: Kenneth Christian, et al. v. Tristar Products Inc. involve the same pressure cooker, Model No. PPC-790, but many Tristar products have been implicated in similar pressure cooker explosions. The litigation can be expected to grow.
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Are Risk of Invokana and Invokamet Bone Fractures a Sign of Fractured Regulations?
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Washington, DC: A drug indicated for the treatment of type 2 diabetes already carries warnings for compelling adverse reactions including a heightened risk for lower limb amputations, kidney failure, diabetic ketoacidosis and cardiovascular injuries. To that end, the FDA warns of fracture risk with Invokana and Invokamet. Yet in spite of such serious side effects associated with Invokana (canagliflozin) and Invokamet (canagliflozin and metformin), the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved, last year an expanded indication for Invokamet.
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New Jersey Man Claims Diabetes Medicine Caused His Heart Disease
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Trenton, NJ: A New Jersey man has filed a federal lawsuit against drug manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, claiming he suffered injuries after taking the diabetes drug Saxagliptin, sold under the brand names Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR.
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Unum’s Suspension of Benefits and Outsourcing
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Chattanooga, TN: If you receive disability benefits from the health insurance provider Unum , you might want to seek legal advice if and when they send you a “Suspension of Benefits” letter: it is likely another bad faith tactic to deny your benefits altogether.
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Lead Poisoning Still Happens
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Dallas, TX It was an alert physician who first noticed signs and symptoms of lead poisoning in some of her patients in Flint, Michigan. It was soon discovered water from the Flint River had corroded aging pipes causing lead to leach into the city’s water supply. Dangerous amounts of lead were slowing building up in the blood streams of Flint residents and causing health problems due to lead exposure.
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- Missouri Jury in Talcum Powder Lawsuit sides with J&J By Jane Mundy (Mar-22-17)
- Stockert 3T Infections Widespread By Jane Mundy (Jan-10-17)
- “I Could Be a Ticking Time Bomb,” says IVC Filter Patient By Jane Mundy (Dec-31-16)
- Disability Lawsuit filed, Others say ‘Bah Humbug’ to Unum By Gordon Gibb (Dec-30-16)
- ER Hospital Overcharges: Bat Bite Cost Uninsured $40K By Jane Mundy (Dec-18-16)
- Abilify Good for Casinos and Credit Card Companies, but for Humans? By Jane Mundy (Nov-10-16)
- Unum Proposes Long-term Disability Rate Hikes, Seniors Furious By Jane Mundy (Sep-3-16)
- Canada Reports Death Linked to Airbag Failure By Heidi Turner (Aug-27-16)
- Risperdal Plaintiffs Prevail By Jane Mundy (Aug-1-16)
- Could Unum Insurance Be Changing Its Stripes? Think Again… By Gordon Gibb (Feb-5-13)
- Unum Group in the Black, Leaving Claimants Feeling Blue By Gordon Gibb (Nov-29-12)
- Pradaxa Fast Track: No Place for Bleeding Hearts By Gordon Gibb (Oct-7-12)
- Amusement Park Accidents: Zip Lines a Growing Concern By Gordon Gibb (Aug-19-12)
- Fraternity Injury Verdict Staggering $7.2 Million By Jane Mundy (Jul-20-12)
- Paxil Side Effects Can Include Double Risk of Pre-Term Labor By Gordon Gibb (Jun-15-12)
- The Many Faces of Unum Insurance By Gordon Gibb (Jun-5-12)
- Los problemas no terminan con cirugía fallida de cadera DePuy Revisión By Gordon Gibb (Feb-28-12)
- Unum Group Appoints New Chief Investment Officer By Charles Benson (Apr-24-11)
- Regions Morgan Keegan to Award Damages to Texas Investor By Charles Benson (Feb-19-11)
- Tennessee Residents Included in DePuy Hip Lawsuit By Charles Benson (Jan-24-11)
- Risk of Food Poisoning Prompts Recall of Bright Water Buffalo Krab Dip Products By Lucy Campbell (Dec-22-10)
- Kroger Recalls Pet Food in 19 States By Gordon Gibb (Dec-20-10)
- Kroger Recalls Pet Foods Due to Possible Health Risk By Lucy Campbell (Dec-20-10)
- Unum Names McGuinness New Vice President of Government Affairs By Charles Benson (Dec-8-10)
- Veggies Recalled Due to Fear of Glass Fragments By Gordon Gibb (Oct-18-10)
- Explosion in Tennessee Injures 6 By Lucy Campbell (Sep-14-10)
- "SJS Made Me Feel Like a Bubble Boy" By Jane Mundy (Jul-23-10)
- Fosamax: "It's Been a Bad Ride" By Jane Mundy (Jun-26-10)
- Class Action ERISA Lawsuit Seeking Lead Plaintiff By Gordon Gibb (Jun-10-10)
- Young Mother had Gallbladder Removed, Filing Yasmin Lawsuit By Jane Mundy (May-28-10)
- Romaine Lettuce Products Recalled due to Possible E. Coli Contamination By Lucy Campbell (May-7-10)
- Report: Pilot in Fatal Helicopter Crash Was Trying to Beat a Storm By Charles Benson (Apr-15-10)
- Despite Unum's Reputation, Job Applications Double By Gordon Gibb (Jan-15-10)
- Unum Benefits from Statute of Limitations By Gordon Gibb (Dec-29-09)
- Study Suggests That GPs Disagree With Unum's Claims Management System By Charles Benson (Nov-24-09)
- Unum Continues to Systematically Deny Claims: Advocate By Gordon Gibb (Oct-18-09)
- A Dangerous Delay in Diagnosis By Brenda Craig (Oct-14-09)
- Medtronic CD Horizon: Caveat Emptor By Jane Mundy (Oct-14-09)
- Unum reports fewer claims, blames recession By Charles Benson (Oct-4-09)
- Tennessee child custody ruling reversed By Charles Benson (Sep-28-09)