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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Gildan Activewear Reaches $22.5M Securities Settlement
Montreal, PQ: Gildan Activewear Inc has announced that it has entered into an agreement to settle all proposed securities class action proceedings filed in 2008 before the Ontario Superior Court of Justice, the Quebec Superior Court and the United States District for the Southern District of New York (the 'Courts'). The proposed litigation related to,... - Seroquel Manufacturer Sues for Patent Protection
Oct-10-10 Washington, DC The manufacturer of the antipsychotic drug Seroquel has issued a lawsuit against a competitor alleging patent infringement with regard to Seroquel XR (Quetiapine fumarate) in the US market. The lawsuit, filed in the US District Court for New Jersey, names Torrent Pharma, a manufacturer based in Ahmedabad India, as the defendant. Astra... - Georgia Plagued by Small Plane Crashes
Oct-10-10 Jackson, GA The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is investigating seven Georgia plane crashes that occurred in mid-state, known as Middle Georgia. The most recent occurred on October 1 when a Glasair SH-2 with passengers on board was attempting to take off from the Seven Lakes Airport facility in Butts County near Jackson at about 1 pm. A... - Oil Companies Face Asbestos Claims
Oct-10-10 Dallas, TX Texaco, Chevron USA and BP all face asbestos claims from employees or their family members who allege asbestos injury. Exposure to asbestos has been linked to mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer. All three conditions are potentially fatal and have led to asbestos lawsuits. One lawsuit was filed by the widow and children of a man who... - Legal Malpractice Law Case to Be Appealed
Oct-10-10 Champaign, IL A legal malpractice case in Illinois where the judge found in favor of the defendant, a lawyer, will be appealed. The crux of the matter pertains to just what constitutes a conflict of interest, and what defines a financial loss. As summarized in the 10/6/10 issue of the News-Gazette , distributed in Champaign, Illinois, prominent bu... - Study: Antioxidant Quercetin Aggravates Cancer in Lab Rats
Oct-10-10 Washington, DC Many new products like FRS Health Energy drinks tout the benefits of quercetin, but a new study shows that the antioxidant appeared to aggravate kidney cancer in lab rats with diabetes. The study, which appears in the American Chemical Society's Journal of Agriculture and Food Chemistry , also showed that ferulic acid, another antiox... - Taser Brain Damage Suit Settled for $2.8 Million
Santa Cruz, CA: A 49-year old man who suffered permanent brain damage as the result of police use of a taser, has won a $2.8 million settlement against Taser International Inc, the makers of the controversial stun gun. In 2006, Steven Butler who was intoxicated and off his medications, refused to get off a bus he was riding. The Watsonville poli... - Wright County Egg Recalls of Eggs
Washington, DC: Wright County Egg of Galt, Iowa is recalling specific Julian dates of shell eggs produced by their farms because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune sys... - Child Experiences the Agony of Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Oct-9-10 Portland, OR One of the shocking things about Stevens Johnson Syndrome is that it can be caused by a reaction to any one of a number of commonly used medications. People use Motrin, Advil and ibuprofen without realizing they could be at risk of developing Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). Even when Stevens Johnson Syndrome symptoms develop, they do not i... - Doctor: Paxil "Especially Notorious" for Causing Withdrawal
Oct-9-10 Atlanta, GA There are a number of Paxil side effects associated with the antidepressant, and some patients continue to experience these effects even after discontinuing use of the drug. Dr. Charles Raison, an associate professor at Emory University, wrote in response to a reader's question on CNN that about 20 percent of patients experience withdr... - Florida Man Faces $13.6 Million Fine in Securities Fraud Case
Oct-8-10 Fort Lauderdale, FL A securities fraud case in the Sunshine State has result in more than $13 million in fines to an officer of Certified Services Inc., based in Fort Lauderdale, for various violations of federal anti-fraud provisions. The Sun-Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale also reported on 10/2/10 that W. Anthony Huff faces a civil penalty valued at $6... - Stiffed Servers Fighting for Fair Florida Employment Treatment
Oct-8-10 Miami, FL A group of waitresses and waiters working at a South Florida bistro recently posed a question to the Miami Herald about their rights under Florida labor law . The combination of their fixed salary and tips falls below minimum wage—reportedly a violation not only of Florida employment law but also of the US Fair Labor Standards Act (FLS... - "Why Was I given Gadolinium?" Asks Patient with Kidney Problems
Oct-8-10 Burbank, CA Gregory has had four MRIs over the past few years, and each time he was injected with a contrast agent containing gadolinium, also known as GBCAs. Despite the fact that Gregory underwent three MRIs for kidney stones, his doctor said that the benefits of the contrast agent outweigh the MRI health risks . Didn't he know that MRI contrast agen... - Judge Dismisses Yasmin Patent Lawsuit
Oct-8-10 New York, NY A US judge recently dismissed a case filed by the makers of Yasmin , which claimed that other companies had infringed on its patent for the oral contraceptive. Bayer AG filed the lawsuit in US District Court in the Southern District of New York, claiming that Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Novartis AG's infringed on its patent by seekin... - Paxil May Not Be Linked to Decrease in Suicide Rates
Oct-2-10 New York, NY Many patients say the benefits of Paxil outweigh the risk of side effects, which include congenital heart defects and other birth defects. However, new research indicates that Paxil and other antidepressants may not have a significant effect on treating depression, and they might not be linked to a decrease in suicide rates. Pregnant women... - Depakote Tales from the Kitchen Table
Oct-7-10 Gilbert, AZ Living with bipolar disorder or chronic migraine headaches is a challenge—and many doctors put their patients on Depakote to relieve their symptoms and to give them a chance to function. However, various Depakote side effects, including liver problems, temper that advantage. And warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA)... - Allstate Subject of Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit
Oct-7-10 New Orleans, LA When Allstate Insurance filed a statement of claim with the National Flood Insurance Program, it is alleged that Allstate inflated the amount of flood loss suffered by three Allstate clients. In response, a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit has been filed on behalf of the federal government by an attorney serving as a relator in the suit wh... - FRS Clinical Studies: Men are not Mice
Oct-7-10 Baltimore, MD The Wild West prevails when it comes to FRS energy drinks . The US has some of the most lax regulatory requirements of energy drinks, including health warnings and content labeling, which often opens the floodgates to aggressive marketing, false advertising and inevitably lawsuits. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University,... - Some Doctors Question Potential Overuse of Proton Pump Inhibitors
Oct-7-10 Minneapolis, MN Heartburn drugs such as Prilosec and Prevacid are among the best-selling in the nation, but those who take them may end up suffering proton pump inhibitors side effects . Dr. Marcus Thygeson, the president of the Center for Healthcare Innovation at Allina Hospitals & Clinics, told the Minneapolis Star-Tribune that he once prescr... - Attorney Discusses Best Buy Overtime Settlement
Oct-1-10 New York, NY Former and current Best Buy employees are finally getting properly compensated for overtime . "We filed a class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania and another in New York relating to Best Buy's failure to compensate their employees for hours worked," says attorney Gerald Lawrence of Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C. "Best Buy has reached...