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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Man Dies from Injuries Sustained in Washington State Car Accident
Oct-31-10 Ballard, WA A father who was trapped in his vehicle with his daughter as the result of a Washington state car accident has died recently. Authorities believe that the accident that claimed the life of Andy Kotowicz was caused by a driver who was speeding on 15th Avenue Northwest in Ballard, Washington, according to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer... - WaMu Mutual Stock Class Action Settlement Proposed
Seattle, WA: If you were a participant in the WaMu Savings Plan and invested any of your 401(k) money in Washington Mutual stock at any time between October 19, 2005 and September 26, 2008, both dates inclusive, your rights may be affected by a proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit. The settlement has been preliminarily approved... - Zumiez Overtime Settlement Increased to $2.1M
Washington, DC: Zumiez Inc has increased the settlement cost of a class action overtime lawsuit in California from $1.3 million to $2.1 million. According to documents filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Everett-based you apparel retailer said "the lawsuit is similar to numerous lawsuits filed against retailers and others with ope... - Kansas City Motorcycle Accident - Kansas City Motorcycle Crash, Kansas City Motorcycle Accident Laywer
Kansas City motorcycle accidents are life-changing events that can result in catastrophic injury to the motorcycle driver or motorcycle passenger. Victims of a Kansas City motorcycle crash may face time off work and loss of future wages, not to mention massive medical bills and pain and suffering, as they recover from their Missouri motorcycle accident... - UK Man Files Mesothelioma Lawsuit Against British Government
Oct-30-10 Leigh, England A former coal worker in the UK has filed a mesothelioma lawsuit against the government, claiming he contracted the deadly cancer as a result of his work for the National Coal Board. Benjamin Derbyshire received his diagnosis of mesothelioma earlier this year, according to Wigan Today . Mesothelioma is a rare cancer caused by asbestos... - Group: Drug Companies are Feds' Top Source of Fraud Settlements
Oct-30-10 Washington, DC Multimillion-dollar settlements for illegal marketing of Seroquel and other drugs have made the pharmaceutical industry the Department of Justice's top source of fraud-related settlements, says an advocacy group. According to Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund, last year pharmaceutical companies handed out eight of the 10 largest... - Man Seriously Injured in Springfield Truck Accident
Oct-30-10 Springfield, MO A man was seriously injured in a Springfield truck accident when he was run over by a flatbed trailer. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Jeffrey Miller either fell or jumped from a moving Ford truck and was run over by the flatbed trailer it was towing, reports the Springfield News-Leader . The 39-year-old Springfield nat... - Hartz Mountain Recalls 78,700 Bags of Dog Treats
Secaucus, NJ: The Hartz Mountain Corporation is recalling one specific lot of Hartz Naturals Real Beef Treats for Dogs due to concerns that one or more bags within the lot may have been potentially contaminated with Salmonella. Hartz is fully cooperating with the US Food and Drug Administration in this voluntary recall. Salmonella is an organism w... - St. Louis Motorcycle Accident - St. Louis Motorcycle Crash, St. Louis Motorcycle Accident Laywer
St. Louis motorcycle accidents are life-changing events that can result in devastating injury to the motorcycle driver and the motorcycle passenger. Victims of a St. Louis motorcycle crash may face time off work and loss of future wages, not to mention massive medical bills, as they recover from their St. Louis motorcycle accident. St. Louis Motorcy... - What Should I Do If I Have the DePuy Hip Implant?
Oct-24-10 Houston, TX When a medical device is recalled, patients are understandably concerned about how the recall affects them; but when the recalled device is implanted in the patient, such as the DePuy Hip Replacement , an extra level of uncertainty is added to the situation. Patients might wonder how an implanted device like the DePuy Hip can be recalled and... - Hole Blows Open in Boston-Bound Boeing 757, Forces Emergency Landing
Oct-29-10 Miami, FL Passengers aboard Boston-bound American Airlines Flight 1640 are grateful to be alive, having narrowly avoided a plane crash shortly after take-off at Miami International airport Tuesday night. The Boeing 757, carrying 154 passenger and six crew members, began to rapidly lose pressure as a result of a 1 foot by 2 foot hole that opened up... - Chinese Drywall Company Agrees to Repair Homes
Oct-29-10 Miami, FL A Chinese drywall company, accused of leaving homeowners with Chinese drywall problems, has agreed to repair 300 homes in four states. The company, which is accused of allowing defective Chinese drywall to be used in homes, will fix homes in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi. Homes made with certain Chinese drywall have reportedl... - Report: California Overtime Pay Increased While Brown Was Oakland Mayor
Oct-29-10 Oakland, CA Public employees in Oakland received a great deal of California overtime pay while Jerry Brown, who is currently the state's attorney general and Democratic nominee for governor, was mayor of the city, according to the Los Angeles Times . Brown was mayor of Oakland from 1999 to 2006, and in that time, 82 public employees were able to do... - BP ERISA Lawsuits Moved to Texas
Oct-29-10 Houston, TX The ERISA lawsuits filed by employees against BP that allege the oil company mismanaged their retirement savings plans have been moved to a federal court in Texas. The employees had hoped that the cases would be combined in Chicago, where the ERISA pension plans are administered, but a federal court decided to move them to Houston, where... - Defective Whitco Stadium Light Poles Recalled Following Reports of Collapse
Washington, DC: About 2,500 lighting poles 70 feet or greater in height are being recalled by the manufacturer, Whitco Company of Forth Worth, TX, because the poles can fracture or crack and fall over, posing a risk of serious injury or death to patrons and bystanders from being hit or crushed. The poles range from 1 to 4 tons increasing the risk of de... - Neurologist Tells Patient Reglan Caused Tardive Dyskinesia
Oct-28-10 Phoenix, AZ Ron suffers from a rare condition called cyclic vomiting syndrome and was given Reglan for the past 10 years, until he developed symptoms similar to Parkinson's disease. Only recently did he connect the dots—his neurologist diagnosed Tardive Dyskinesia as a result of Reglan and other stomach drugs. "The tardive dyskinesia [TD] didn... - Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuits End in Verdicts for Defense
Oct-28-10 Portland, OR A federal jury in Oregon recently sided with the defense in three similar but separate shoulder pain pump lawsuits. The three plaintiffs in the cases, Christina McClellan, Danny Arvidson and Juan A. Huerta, all reportedly underwent arthroscopic shoulder surgery, according to the LexisNexis legal database. After the procedures, surgeo... - Qui Tam Whistleblower—$750 Million Medicaid Fraud Settlement
Oct-28-10 Boston, PA Judging from the increasing number of Qui Tam Whistleblower lawsuits—and huge settlements—Medicaid fraud is rampant in the US. The latest settlement has cost GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) $750 million in civil and criminal charges for manufacturing and selling adulterated drug products to Medicaid and other government health plans. Th... - DePuy Attempted to Acquire Medical Records, Failed DePuy Hips: Lawyer
Oct-28-10 Seattle, WA The recall of the DePuy Hip Replacement , the hip replacement system that suffered from a failure rate of 12 to 13 percent within five years, has been dogged by accusations that the manufacturer was attempting to dampen its liability during litigation by persuading DePuy patients to sign over their confidential medical records. According... - Kentucky Gets Part of Lexapro Settlement
Oct-28-10 Frankfort, KY The state of Kentucky will receive $3.1 million as part of a settlement with generic pharmaceutical manufacturer Forest Laboratories, Inc., which was accused of providing misleading information about Lexapro birth defects and other potential adverse reactions to some of its drugs, Attorney General Jack Conway recently announced. Kentuc...