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Reno, NV: The $25 million settlement of a nationwide class action brought against vitamin companies that allegedly cheated customers through illegal price fixing, will be used to help fund food banks and feed hungy elementary school children in Nevada, according to state officials. Nevada was one of 22 states to join a suit filed in November 2009... - $6.4 Lawsuit Filed Against JPMorgan Chase
Dec-4-10 New York, NY The largest example of stock broker fraud in US history—if not the world—is back in the news with the announcement December 2 of a $6.4 billion lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase by trustee Irving H. Picard, in his continuing quest to recover funds for clients bilked by Bernard Madoff's massive Ponzi scheme. There will likely be a... - B. Braun Recalls Potentially Tainted Heparin
Dec-4-10 Irvine, CA California-based B. Braun Medical Inc. recently announced the recall of seven lots of heparin , an anticoagulant, due to concerns that they could be tainted with small amounts of oversulfated chondroitin sulfate (OSCS), according to the FDA. OSCS is reportedly the same substance that was implicated during a heparin crisis in 2008 that led... - Mercedes-Benz Recalls 85,000 Vehicles for Power Steering Defect
Washington, DC: Mercedes-Benz USA LLC is recalling 85,078 model year 2010 C-Class, model 204, E-Class, Model 212, and model year 2010-2011 E Class coupe/cabriolet model 207 vehicles. The recall is being issued because the power steering system is the subject vehicles may fail due to loss of power steering fluid. This may result in owners not ha... - Vermont Bus Accident Injures 37
Dec-3-10 Putney, VT A bus accident on Interstate 91 has injured 37 people, six critically, MSNBC.com is reporting. The bus was carrying students from the University of Massachusetts in Amherst to Quebec, Canada for a skiing holiday. It was one of three buses transporting students on the ski trip. Two helicopters and around 12 ambulances arrived at the sce... - Tractor-Trailer Slams into School Bus, Injures 21 Children
Dec-3-10 Port Barre, LA Three children have been critically injured and a further 18 hurt after a tractor-trailer crashed into a school bus that had its lights flashing and stop signs extended. The crash happened around 7:30 a.m., about 50 miles west of Baton Rouge on a straight, clear stretch of U.S. 190 between Port Barre and Opelousas. The driver of t... - Was Fatal Missouri Accident an "Act of God?"
Dec-3-10 O'Fallon, MO A Missouri rail accident back in March that killed a rail conductor and injured an engineer was found to have been caused by the railroad track's drainage system, according to an investigation by the Federal Railroad Administration (FRA). Such Missouri accidents , like all rail accidents, are thoroughly investigated. However, as reported... - Woman Charged with Illinois Nursing Home Abuse
Dec-3-10 Belleville, IL A woman from Belleville, Illinois, is accused of Illinois nursing home abuse after she allegedly stole the identities of three women at a home in Collinsville, KSDK.com reports. The Collinsville Police Department began the identity theft investigation on September 21 after it received a complaint from a woman who had attempted to ge... - New Jersey Man Pleads Guilty to Unlawfully Accepting Social Security Disability Benefits
Dec-3-10 Newark, NJ Moments prior to a jury selection, a Livingston, New Jersey, man pleaded guilty in an $800,000 investment scheme in addition to unlawfully receiving social security disability benefits, the Star-Ledger reports. The scheme, which was carried out by Paul LoPapa, who reportedly has a history of fraudulent behavior, affected victims from ar... - Study Finds Hospitals Still Unsafe
Nov-27-10 North Carolina The first large study in a decade finds efforts to make hospitals safer for patients are falling short, reported The New York Times yesterday. The most common problems were complications from procedures or drugs— medical mistakes —and hospital-acquired infections. The New England Journal of Medicine study reviewed the... - Experimental Drug Linked to Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Dec-2-10 Boston, MA An experimental drug designed to treat thyroid cancer has been linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). Stevens-Johnson syndrome is a potentially fatal reaction to medication that causes burn-like blisters over the patient's body. Any medication has the potential to cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome symptoms, although SJS has been linked to ib... - Would Face Shield Protect Soldiers from Brain Injury?
Dec-2-10 Cambridge, MA It is heartbreaking to note that according to the US Department of Defense, upwards of 130,000 US servicemen and women deployed in Afghanistan and Iraq have sustained blast-induced traumatic brain injury from explosions in the field. However, a new study published in the November 22nd issue of Proceedings of the National Academy of Scien... - DePuy Hip Replacement Suits Coming
Dec-2-10 Chicago, Il DePuy Orthopedics has recently issued a voluntary recall of two of its hip replacement implants. In a statement on its Web site, the company says, "Data recently received by the company shows that more people than expected who received the ASR Hip System experienced pain or other problems." The two systems are the ASR XL Acetabular System a... - North Carolina Man Files Zimmer Durom Cup Lawsuit
Dec-2-10 Raleigh, NC A North Carolina man has filed a lawsuit over a defective Zimmer Durom Cup hip replacement , Bradenton.com reports. Following his hip replacement surgery in 2007, 58-year-old Raleigh resident John Chisnell claims he suffered tremendous physical pain and agony because the Durom Cup was not properly attached to his hip bone, according to... - Washington State Labor Law Taken to Court
Dec-2-10 Kittitas County, WA The Washington State Farm Bureau and a group of local businesses have filed a lawsuit in Kittitas County, Washington, challenging a Washington labor law that would increase minimum wage by 12 cents next year, the Bellingham Herald reports. State Attorney General Rob McKenna's staff is reportedly planning to bring in outside cou... - Fresh Express Salads Recalled
Washington, DC: Fresh Express is recalling 2,825 cases of Veggie Lovers Salad with a Product Code of I208 and Use-by Date of August 10, 2010 due to a possible health risk from Listeria monocytogenes. No other Fresh Express salads are included in the recall. No illnesses have been reported in association with the recall. Only the Veggie Lovers sala... - More Lawsuits Concerning Zimmer Hip Filed
Nov-26-10 New Orleans, LA More lawsuits have been filed regarding the Zimmer hip replacement systems. Although much news lately has been focused on the DePuy hip replacement systems, the Zimmer Durom Cup also faces lawsuits alleging the hip replacement is defectively designed. Lawsuits filed against Zimmer Inc. allege the company failed to warn patients about th... - Paxil Birth Defect Trial Tossed Out of Court
Dec-1-10 Summerville, SC It was a heartbreaking end to a Paxil birth defects trial in Philadelphia, after a judge ended the proceedings at about the midway point, finding for GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo), the defendant. The lawsuit, the first Paxil trial to be undertaken since Glaxo agreed in July to settle 800 cases by paying out more than $1 billion, attempted to... - Millions of Roman Shades and Blinds Recalled
Dec-1-10 Washington, DC It's an old story, but new chapters are being written with the announcement this morning that Lowe's is recalling a whopping 11 million Roman shades and blinds due to the potential for strangulation. This follows a similar recall last year by other retailers. CNN reported this morning that the recall has been undertaken in concert w... - Yasmin Side Effects Lawsuit Filed in Canada
Dec-1-10 Edmonton, Canada A Yasmin birth control lawsuit alleging serious Yasmin side effects has been filed in Canada. The lawsuit also includes users of Yaz birth control pills, who allege they were seriously affected by side effects from the medication. Side effects linked to the birth control pills include an increased risk of Yasmin blood clot. Accordin...