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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Additional Injuries Prompts Reannounce Recall of Spa Factory Aromatherapy Kits
Washington, DC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with JAKKS Pacific, is reannouncing the recall of 516,000 Spa Factory Aromatherapy Fountain & Bath Benefits Kits. Consumers should immediately take the toy's jars and caps away from children and dispose of any jar lids without vent holes. This children's product was origi... - $3.78 Million Dilantin Settlement Following Death of 9-Year-Old Girl
New York, NY : A $3.78 million settlement with pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer Inc on behalf of the family of a nine-year-old New York girl who died in June 2004 as the result of a drug-induced disease known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome, which caused all of her skin to peel off. The settlement approval was filed Friday following a hearing before... - MRI NSF: Patients with Renal Insufficiency at Risk
Dec-7-10 Des Moines, IA It has only been in the past 10 years or so that MRI contrast side effects have become more widely known, specifically the risks associated with the use of certain MRI contrast agents in patients with kidney failure. In some patients, MRI health risks include a risk of developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF), a potentially fatal c... - VA Benefits: Veterans Fight for Their Rights
Dec-7-10 Bakersfield, CA For veterans who come home following service, obtaining veteran benefits through Veterans Affairs (VA) can be another long battle. Although VA benefits are intended to help those who fought to protect this country, many disabled veterans say they have encountered denial after denial for their veterans claims. Bakersfield Now (12/01... - California Overtime Pay Law Outlaws
Dec-7-10 San Francisco, CA Two recent lawsuits are highlighting disputes with regard to overtime pay laws in the state of California. On the 18th of last month a former employee of Franklin American Mortgage filed an action in federal court in California in an attempt to recover unpaid overtime according to the provisions of state and federal laws. Marketwi... - Drug Tops Warfarin in Important Study
Dec-7-10 Chicago, IL Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG's blood-thinning drug Xarelto was better at preventing strokes in patients with erratic heartbeats without increasing the risk of bleeding than warfarin therapy, according to a new study. According to the study, which was discussed at the American Heart Association's annual meeting in Chicago, patients... - Reforming Ohio Labor Law Could Increase Employment
Dec-7-10 Columbus, OH According to the Salem News , changes in Ohio labor laws could help boost the state's employment by making it more attractive to businesses and industries. Last week, Governor-elect John Kasich revealed his selection of state Senator Steve Buehrer to lead the Ohio Bureau of Workers' Compensation. One of the senator's tasks will repo... - Breakthrough Settlement Reached In Chinese Drywall Litigation
Washington, DC: A breakthrough settlement has been reached to remediate homes affected by Chinese drywall. The agreement was reached with several key defendants including Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin (KPT), builders, drywall suppliers and their insurers including Interior/Exterior Building Supply, Banner Supply Co., the Louisiana Homebuilders Indemnity T... - Ryobi Recalls Cordless Drills
Washington, DC: Ryobi Technologies is recalling about 455,000 Ryobi Model HP 1802M Cordless Power Drills because the switch on the cordless drill can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. Ryobi has received 47 reports of the drills overheating, smoking, melting or catching fire, including 12 reports of property damage to homes or... - Medtronic Settles Defective Sprint Fidelis Lawsuits for $268 Million
New York, NY: Medtronic announced Thursday that it has reached a settlement of $268 million to end lawsuits over defective Sprint Fidelis leads. The leads were recalled three years ago in 2007, due to the alleged defect that made the wires crack. The leads are wires that connect implantable devices to the heart so that an electric shock can be sen... - French Court Finds Continental Airlines and Mechanic Guilty In 2000 Concord Crash
Dec-6-10 Paris, France Continental Airlines and one of its mechanics have been found guilty of involuntary homicide relating to their roles in the crash of an Air France Concorde in 2000. The plane crash, which killed all 109 passengers and crew members and four people on the ground, helped bring to an end the era of commercial supersonic passenger travel. ... - Makers of Avandia Sued by the State of Utah
Dec-6-10 Salt Lake City, UT A lawsuit was recently filed against the makers of Avandia by the state of Utah over what the state's Office of the Attorney General calls misleading claims by GlaxoSmithKline that the Type 2 diabetes drug is a "wonder drug" when in fact, the allegations claim, Avandia increases the risk of heart attack and other serious cardiovascul... - Details Still Sparse on Fixodent Zinc Poisoning
Dec-6-10 Cincinatti, OH The manufacturer of Fixodent denture adhesive continues to resist following the path blazed by rival Poligrip, after GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo) decided to remove zinc from its denture cream formulation. That announcement came on February 18, 2010. Almost a year later, Procter & Gamble (P&G) has not advanced a similar decision, and i... - FDA Links Vandetanib to Risk of Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Dec-6-10 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration said recently that an experimental AstraZeneca pill to treat inoperable thyroid cancer poses the potential risk of developing Stevens Johnson Syndrome , Reuters reports. Vandetanib, which was once seen as a potential blockbuster drug, was dealt a significant blow when it was found that it did not e... - Commission Co-Chair Says Management at Fault in BP Oil Spill
Dec-6-10 Washington, DC The co-chairman of President Obama's commission investigating the BP oil spill says that management should be blamed for the blowout of the PLC's Macondo well that caused the worst offshore oil spill in US history, the Wall Street Journal reports. "The series of decisions that doomed Macondo evidenced a failure of management, and go... - Google Under Scrutiny by European Commission for Alleged Antitrust Activity
Nov-30-10 BRUSSELS Google, the giant internet search engine, has come under the scrutiny of the European Commission (EC), which has just announced an antitrust investigation amidst allegations Google has abused its dominance in the global online search arena. The New York Times is reporting this morning that Google is alleged to have provided "preferential... - DePuy Warned for Three Years About Defective Hips
Dec-5-10 Adelaide, Australia Issues surrounding DePuy Hip Replacement are not limited to the US. In fact, concern over the allegedly defective medical devices in Australia appears to pre-date that of North Americans. Even as the DePuy replacement hips were pulled from the Australian market before they disappeared in the US, it has been reported that the makers... - Crash Caused by Cell Phone Use Yields $14.4M Award
Brevard County, FL: A $14.4 million settlement has been awarded to the victim of head on car accident, allegedly caused by a driver who was using his cell phone at the time of the crash. In 2007, Glen Kroeger, who was 50 at the time, was driving his van when he was struck by Christopher Bevis' vehicle head-on. Kroeger suffered a fractured... - Six Children of Woman Killed in Crash Awarded $6 Million
Fresno County, CA: The family of a woman who was killed when her car became sandwiched between two semi-trailer trucks have been awarded a $6 million settlement. The monies will go to Christina Louise Meza's six young daughters who range in age from 16 years to 18 weeks. Meza's estate filed a wrongful death suit alleging that Meza was, while sto... - Wells Fargo Settles New Jersey State Investigation into Pick-a-Payment Mortgages
New York, NY: Wells Fargo Home Mortgage has reached a settlement of a state investigation into whether mortgages sold by Wachovia Corp., Golden West and World Savings, which were bought by Wells Fargo in 2008, violated the Consumer Fraud Act. They were sold as 'Pick-a-Payment' mortgages and had low monthly payment options. The investigation alleg...