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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- One Man's Battle with a DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement
Jan-23-11 Washington, DC His name is Juergen Schaberick and his life has been turned upside down thanks to the DePuy Pinnacle . His failure to bounce back from what would ordinarily be a routine hip replacement procedure has cost the man his job, his health insurance and his livelihood. In an e-mail to LawyersandSettlements blogger Hunter West, Schaberick reco... - Philadelphia Is a Center for Government Whistleblowers
Jan-23-11 Philadelphia, PA The US Attorney's Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has become a hub for government whistleblowers and their lawsuits over the past few years, the Philadelphia Inquirer reports. In one of the first of many significant whistleblower cases that have been brought against drug companies, federal prosecutors were used to... - Woman Awarded $5.6M for Fall in McDonald's
Maui, HW: A woman who fractured her spine after fallling at a McDonald's restaurant in Kahului has been awarded a $5.6 million settlement by the jury hearing her case. In November 2007,Beverly Munguia, then 57, slipped and fell, resulting in a burst compression fracture of the L1 vertebra. She underwent a lumbar fusion, but claimed she was left... - J&J Recalls Mylanta and Alternagel Liquid Products
Washington, DC: In consultation with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), Johnson & Johnson-Merck Consumer Pharmaceuticals, Co. (JJMCP) is recalling, from the wholesale and retail level, twelve MYLANTA liquid products and one AlternaGEL liquid product. JJMCP is conducting the recall in order to update the labeling for these products. The specif... - Near Strangulation Prompt Lowes to Recall 11 Million Roman and Roll-Up Blinds
Washington, DC: Lowe's has added its name to the retailers joining the voluntary recall announced in December 2009 of ALL Roman shades and roll-up blinds. The company is recalling about 6 million Roman shades and about 5 million roll-up blinds. The CPSC is aware of two incidents of children that became entangled in the exposed cord found on the ba... - When Times Get Tough, the Tough Get a Lawyer
Jan-7-11 Sacramento, CA With incoming Governor Jerry Brown signaling tough economic times for California, it behooves every employee to ensure they are meeting or exceeding performance expectations. That said, if cutbacks emerge as a result of Brown's announced no-nonsense budget, then rest assured that California labor laws are in place to protect your rights. ... - Truck Accident Kills Two, Injures Four
Jan-22-11 Palm Bay, FL Advocates of taking the big trucks off the road and putting freight back onto the rails need only point to the carnage that occurs when the unthinkable happens. To wit, a truck accident can cause horrific damage, due to its size and heft, to other vehicles. In most cases, the truck driver walks away unscathed thanks to the veritable tank h... - Are Student Athletes at Risk of Brain Injury?
Jan-22-11 Baltimore, MD For people who experience a traumatic brain injury , the results can be devastating. A brain injury can result in life-long health problems, including memory loss, confusion and symptoms of dementia, assuming the person survives his brain injury. Athletes, such as those who play professional football or hockey, are reportedly at a high ris... - Zimmer Durom Cup through the Words of a Young Man
Jan-22-11 Los Angeles, CA He is identified as William Long, MD, of the Dorr Arthritis Institute. In a past video posted on YouTube, Dr. Long appears as a calming influence in the unnerving debate over the Zimmer hip recall, amidst the pain, frustration and inconvenience encountered by patients looking for a mobility savior—and instead acquiring an enemy th... - French Company to Warn US Doctors of Side Effects of Drug Similar to Amiodarone
Jan-22-11 Paris, France France's largest drugmaker, Sanofi-Aventis SA, is expected to send a letter to US doctors to inform them of two cases of liver failure in patients taking a drug similar to amiodarone , Bloomberg reports. While company spokesman Jean-Marc Podvin said that the drugmaker will inform the US doctors, he added that there has not been a caus... - Feraheme(R) Label Updated to Reflect Risk for Serious Adverse Events
Lexington, MA: AMAG Pharmaceuticals, Inc has reached agreement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding an update to the product label for Feraheme(R) (ferumoxytol) Injection ) for intravenous (IV) use. Feraheme is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adult patients with chronic kidney disease. The updated pr... - $11 Million in Two Months against Regions Morgan Keegan
Jan-21-11 Memphis, TN After a couple of healthy arbitration awards in the fall of 2010 against Morgan Keegan with regard to the failed RMK funds , it will be interesting to see what will lay ahead in 2011 for this portfolio. Like all investments, a lot rides on having good information to begin with. In the case of Regions Morgan Keegan Funds, that may not have be... - Halliburton Securities Lawsuit Goes to Supreme Court
Jan-21-11 Washington, DC Some securities fraud lawsuits can feel as though they take forever, and for plaintiffs who file securities fraud litigation against large corporations, the time from the start to the end of the lawsuit can be years. One lawsuit, involving Halliburton stocks and securities seeks to represent investors who bought stock in Halliburton betw... - Tales of Mirapex Gambling Direct from the Gutter
Jan-21-11 Washington, DC The stories are heartbreaking—the pain flowing from the pens and keyboards of real people who have been stung by Mirapex gambling . Pramipexole is indicated for the treatment of restless leg syndrome (RLS) and Parkinson's. A diagnosis of Parkinson's is bad enough. However, the words of Mirapex patients who have left comments with as... - Should Pregnant Women Risk Reported Effexor Side Effects?
Jan-21-11 Seattle, WA It is a question pregnant women who suffer from depression must face: should they take an antidepressant and risk the reported Effexor side effects or should they try to forgo the antidepressant. By taking Effexor, the women could be at risk of reported side effects such as Effexor birth defects. But having untreated depression runs its own... - Is a UBS Fraud Arbitration Claim Better Than Class Action?
Jan-21-11 Washington, DC It has been alleged that UBS Lehman Principal Protected Notes were little more than unsecured Lehman Brothers debt and are worthless in the wake of the failure of Lehman Brothers. Now, various lawsuits have been filed—including a class action—in an effort to recover damages. Meanwhile there are those in the legal community... - Levaquin Maker Joins Sanford-Burnham Institute to Research Alzheimer's Drugs
Jan-21-11 Orlando, FL The maker of the pneumonia drug Levaquin has teamed up with Sanford-Burnham Institute in order to explore new drugs that would treat Alzheimer's disease and certain psychiatric disorders, the Orlando Sentinel reports. Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals recently announced a three-year partnership with the Institute worth more than $85... - Fifth Third Bank Class Action Settlement Involving Overdraft Fees
Chicago, IL: A notification program begun, as ordered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the "Court"), to alert people who have or had a bank account with Fifth Third Bank ("Fifth Third") about a proposed class action settlement. The lawsuit alleges that Fifth Third improperly assessed overdraft fees for in... - Worker Awarded $6.9Million for Injuries From Chemical Fire
Harris County, TX: Carl Cotright has been awarded a $6.9 million settlement in his workplace injury lawsuit. In 2007, then 39-year old Cotright was employed by K-Solv, a chemical storage and transportation company to work in its Houston yard. During the course of his work, a flashfire was started when fumes from a chemical called xylene, which wa... - Recall of Rolaids Extra Strength Softchews
Washington, DC: McNeil Consumer Healthcare, Division of McNEIL-PPC, Inc. has initiated a recalling of one product lot of ROLAIDS Extra Strength Softchews, Cherry Flavor, 36 count package distributed in the United States. This is a wholesale and retail level recall. The recall was initiated as a precaution following consumer complaints of an unchar...