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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Chemical Plant Explodes in Middleton, Injures 4
Mar-14-11 Middleton, MA A chemical plant explosion in Middleton Sunday night has left four people injured, while shaking nearby homes, and raising environmental concerns specifically about the safety of local water and air contamination. The explosion occurred at the Bostik Chemical Plant around 8:00 pm Sunday night. Bostik manufactures adhesives and plastic... - Aftermath of a Horrific Amusement Park Accident
Mar-14-11 Louisville, KY It is not only a parent's worst nightmare but anyone's worst nightmare??"in this case an Amusement Park Accident at a popular theme park that resulted in a 13-year-old girl having both of her feet severed above the ankle. Kaitlyn Lasitter survived, and doctors were able to re-attach her right foot. But they could not save her left, and K... - Despite Questions about Antidepressant Effectiveness, Some Doctors Are Prescribing More
Mar-14-11 Philadelphia, PA With lawsuits concerning Paxil side effects , such as Paxil birth defects, bringing focus on the effects Paxil allegedly has on unborn babies, some patients might find it unnerving that more psychiatrists are turning to drugs to treat their patients. This despite a study that suggests some antidepressants are barely more effective than... - Study: Zimmer NexGen Knee Replacement Could Last Longer Than Thought
Mar-14-11 San Diego, CA According to a recent study presented at the annual meeting of the American Association of Orthopedic Surgeons in San Diego, California, Zimmer NexGen knee replacement devices can last more than 20 years on average. This number differs from the 15 years that many physicians had previously thought, according to DrugWatch.com . The s... - Yasmin Side Effects Lawsuit in Canada Awaiting Certification Hearing
Mar-14-11 Ontario, Canada A Canadian lawsuit against Bayer Inc. over Yasmin side effects is reportedly waiting on a certification hearing to determine whether claims against the drugmaker are legitimate enough to be given class-action status, the Queen's Journal reports. According to the attorney filing the class-action suit in Canada, the complaint centers... - Death Toll Now 14 in Bus Crash, Questions Remain
Mar-14-11 Brooklyn, NY Investigators want to determine just what the driver involved in a horrific bus crash March 12 in New York was doing in the 72 hours leading up to the crash. Driver Ophadell Williams told police that a truck had clipped his bus, causing him to lose control in a crash that killed 14 passengers and injured more than a dozen others, some crit... - Coca-Cola WithdrawsThemed Drinking Glass Due to Cadmium
Atlanta, GA: The Coca-Cola Company has announced a voluntary withdrawal of 22,000 sets of themed drinking glasses for quality reasons. One glass, which is designed to look like a can of Coca-Cola(R), did not meet our quality expectations. While recent tests indicated some cadmium in the decoration on the outside of the glass, the low levels detected d... - IKEA Recalls Glass Mugs Due to Laceration Hazard
Washington, DC: IKEA is recalling about 13,000 RUND clear glass mugs in the US (an additional 115,000 were sold outside the US including 3,000 in Canada), because the inner walls of the double-walled glasses can break during use, posing a laceration hazard to consumers. IKEA has received one report of a laceration injury requiring medical attent... - Exploding Gas Cans: The Price of Progress?
Mar-13-11 Youngstown, OH Sometimes progress isn't a good thing. Take portable gasoline cans , for example. In the old days, gas cans used to have a vent, that would allow vapors to escape from the can, avoiding a buildup of pressure in the container (often the case if a container is stored in a warm environment, like a tool shed not shielded from the sun…)... - Drugmaker Sued over Failure to Warn of Avandia Side Effects
Mar-13-11 New Orleans, LA Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline has been hit with another lawsuit over accusations that it did not properly warn of Avandia side effects , the Louisiana Record reports. The lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in New Orleans, contends that users of the diabetes medication have suffered strokes, heart attacks and heart failure as a re... - Buzzards Bay Oil Spill Class Action Reaches Preliminary Settlement
Boston, MA: Preliminary approval of a settlement has been reached in the first environmental class action to be certified in Massachusetts. The suit was brought against Bouchard Transportation Company by more than 1000 homeowners in Mattapoisett whose properties were affected when Bouchad barge B-120 spilled 98,000 gallons of oil into Buzzards Bay, c... - Angus Beef Patties Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Washington, DC: United Food Group, LLC of Vernon, CA, is recalling approximately 7,875 pounds of ready-to-eat Angus Beef patties that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The products subject to recall include: 22.5-pound cases of "FULLY COOKED BLACK ANGUS GROUND BEEF STEAK PATTIES," with each case containing 75 individual 4... - Asbestos Injury Lawsuit Becomes Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Feb-25-11 Kansas City, MO The change of status with regard to an Asbestos lawsuit speaks volumes. What began as a personal injury lawsuit in Kansas City sadly turned into a wrongful death lawsuit after the original plaintiff, who filed a Mesothelioma lawsuit last year, died. Nancy Lopez worked as a judicial administrative assistant for Division 7 in the Jac... - Noted Surgeon No Longer Using Durom Cup
Mar-12-11 Los Angeles, CA When Zimmer hip began to make the news with regard to alleged problems with the Zimmer Durom Cup, Zimmer suggested at the time that the product was not at fault, but rather surgical technique was to blame. Specifically, Los Angeles-based Dr. Lawrence Dorr of the Dorr Arthritis Institute incurred Zimmer's wrath after he alerted his fello... - Reps for Pharmaceutical Sales Can Claim Overtime: Supreme Court
Mar-12-11 Washington, DC Major pharmaceutical companies have been facing a new enemy on the lawsuit front—and it has nothing to do with allegedly unsafe drugs. In this case, sales representatives engaged by the major drug companies to facilitate pharmaceutical sales , have been seeking the opinion of the courts on whether or not they qualify for overtime un... - Thirteen People Dead in Bus Crash
Mar-12-11 New York, NY At least thirteen people died in a bus crash when the bus they were traveling in rolled onto its side and was sliced in half by a support pole for a large sign. In addition to the thirteen killed in the bus accident, another eight were in critical condition. The bus crashed on March 12 on a busy highway in the Bronx. According to The A... - Plaintiff Did Not Live to See VA Benefits Victory
Mar-12-11 Washington, DC It's a small VA benefits victory—but a victory nonetheless for proud Americans who serve their country in times of conflict, only to be constricted by regulatory red tape that fails to take their sacrifice and service into account. To that end, a recent ruling by the Supreme Court can no longer help the original plaintiff, but will... - Trench Collapse Could Lead to Need for Los Angeles Construction Accident Lawyer
Mar-12-11 Los Angeles, CA A Los Angeles construction accident lawyer may be needed after a man believed to be a construction worker died when a trench he was working in collapsed, the Los Angeles Times reports. Los Angeles Fire Department spokesman Brian Humphrey said that the accident occurred at a Studio City home, according to the news source. Humphre... - J&J Recalls Millions of Bottles and Packages of Consumer Medicines
Washington, DC: In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. is voluntarily recalling, at the wholesale level, certain lots of TYLENOL 8 Hour, TYLENOL Arthritis Pain, and TYLENOL upper respiratory products, and certain lots of BENADRYL, SUDAFED PE, and SINUTAB products d... - Mom: Did Terbutaline Cause Children's Health Problems?
Mar-11-11 Los Angeles, CA Prior to the US Food and Drug Administration's (FDA) recent announcement about terbutaline sulfate , some people may not have given Terbutaline side effects a second thought. Like Lisa H. (real name withheld), some women may have been given terbutaline during pregnancy to hold off preterm labor, but not realized that they or their babies...