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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Avon Faces FCPA-Related Derivative Suit
New York, NY: An Avon shareholder has filed a federal lawsuit against officers and directors of Avon Products Inc, alleging breach of fiduciary duty for failing to prevent alleged overseas bribery. Specifically, the shareholder derivative suit filed by Murray White of Florida, an Avon investor for more than a decade, claims that shareholders have... - "For Most Patients the Adverse Effects of PPIs Outweigh the Benefits"
Sep-21-10 Chicago, IL The People's Pharmacy column that appeared in the Buffalo Evenings News on 9/14/10 got right to the point about proton pump inhibitor side effects . In response to a question about the effects Nexium might have on a patient's osteoporosis, columnists Joe and Teresa Graedon observed that dozens of drugs have the capacity to weaken bones. H... - Forest Pharmaceuticals Agrees to Pay $300M in Criminal Penalties
Sep-21-10 Washington, DC The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), working in close coordination with the U.S. Department of Justice (USDOJ), has announced that Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc, has entered into a plea agreement in which the company accepted responsibility for criminal actions including distribution of an unapproved new drug, distribution of a misbra... - Former Employee Settles California Overtime Violation
Sep-21-10 San Francisco, CA "Keep track of your hours, no matter what you are classified as," advises Steve, who was paid hourly during a training period, then received a salary, and recently went back to hourly pay when his boss likely figured out that he would have to pay Steve overtime because he was misclassified as exempt. But Steve filed a California overti... - A Hero's Widow Is Forced to Wait for Benefits
Sep-21-10 Albuquerque, NM A common problem with social security disability is the delay many Americans encounter in obtaining their SSDI benefits after applying for them. It is such a problem that Congress included funds in last year's economic stimulus measure in an effort to process a backlog of claims. This year the Obama Administration seeks an additional $3... - Woman Files Appeals in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
Sep-21-10 Mount Vernon, IL A woman is appealing a ruling in her legal malpractice lawsuit against the law firm that represented her in a case regarding her husband's asbestos-related death. Madison County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Crowder let a number of attorneys named as defendants in the case out of the legal malpractice lawsuit, but plaintiff Judy Buckl... - Center Utilizing Pain Pumps Opens in North Carolina
Sep-21-10 Hendersonville, NC Pardee Hospital in Hendersonville, North Carolina, is planning to open up the Pardee Pain Center in September to help patients deal with pain using a variety of techniques, including pain pumps . According to the Asheville Citizen-Times , the pain center will provide comprehensive pain management to patients. The Pardee Pain Ce... - Sorelle Brand Prescott Fixed-Sided Cribs Recalled
Sep-15-10 Washington, DC Albee Baby is recalling about 130 Sorelle brand "Prescott" fixed-sided cribs because the cribs re-labeled fixed-sided Simplicity cribs that contain tubular metal mattress-support frames recalled in April 2010. The mattress support frames can bend or detach, causing part of the mattress to drop, creating a space into which an infant or... - Medical Malpractice Suit Settled for $1.69 Million
Syracuse, NY: In October 2007, then 31-year old Tina Holstein, a nurse who provides residential care, underwent the delivery of her third child. The delivery was performed at Community General Hospital, in Syracuse. During the delivery's aftermath, Holstein began vomiting, which was dealt with by the dministration of an intramuscular injection. Holstein cl... - Ford Settles SUV Rollover Lawsuit for $21M
San Bernadino, CA: On March 23, 2007, plaintiff Cynthia Castillo, 38, a salesperson at a hardware store, was driving a 1997 Ford Explorer on Interstate 15 in Riverside County when the tread separated on the left rear tire. The rear end of the car fishtailed, causing it to veer right and off the roadway. It then rolled over several times and struck a tree... - CDC Researchers Find Hepatitis Outbreak Linked to Anesthesia
Atlanta, GA: Researchers at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) have found that people receiving intravenous administration of anaesthesia may be at risk for infection with hepatitis B and C. According to a report on UPI the CDC investigated reports of an outbreak of acute hepatitis B and C in patients at two gastroenterology centers who ha... - Mice Direct Recalls Frozen Reptile Feed
Washington, DC: Biggers & Callaham LLC, D/B/A Mice Direct of Cleveland Georgia is recalling frozen reptile feed (mice, rats, chicks), because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. Salmonella can affect animals and there is risk to humans from handling contaminated pet products. People handling contaminated pet food can becom... - Beware of Patients Suffering from Chantix Side Effects
Sep-20-10 Cincinatti, OH Chantix has been on the market for only four years, but the smoking cessation drug has gained quite a reputation for provoking some very strange behaviors among its users… A 24-year-old woman on the drug woke her boyfriend up and started beating him without any warning, finishing with an attempt to kill herself. A 21-year-old... - British Medical Journal: Pull Avandia from Market
Sep-20-10 London, England The British Medical Journal recently said that the diabetes drug Avandia , made by GlaxoSmithKline, should be pulled from the market and, in fact, should never have been licensed at all. The journal found that the panel that had approved the medication prior to its entry into the European Union market in 2000 had concerns about pote... - California Labor Rules Central to Governor's Race
Sep-20-10 Sacramento, CA California labor law has featured heavily into the race to the governor's mansion in the Golden State, particularly in regards the pensions of public employees. Meg Whitman, the Republican candidate, has made the reform of public employee pensions a central part of her campaign, according to the Los Angeles Times . Whitman's propos... - PediaCare Products Recalled Due to Risk for Contamination
Tarrytown, NY: Blacksmith Brands, Inc, is recalling all lots of four children's products in the PediaCare line. These products are sold exclusively in the United States. These products were manufactured for Blacksmith Brands by McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc., (a Johnson & Johnson Company) at McNeil's Fort Washington, PA... - PreserVision Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Recalled
Madison, NJ: Bausch and Lomb is conducting a voluntary recall of its PreserVision Eye Vitamin AREDS 2 Formula with Omega 3 soft gels, only available within the United States. Bausch and Lomb chose to initiate this recall based on a small number of reports predominantly within a specific age group, age 70 and older, who reported difficulty swallow... - Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning Class Action in Canada
Sep-19-10 Victoria, BC Imagine you are blessed with good health—the kind of health that allows you to work 12-hour days on top of running, or jogging and maintaining your fitness well into middle age. Then one day, allegedly due to Fixodent denture adhesive , you can't talk, you can no longer walk. "It happened at work," Amanda Davies, from Victoria BC, tol... - Study: Accutane Not Linked to Depression
Sep-19-10 Helena, MO Lawsuits have been filed alleging that Accutane acne medication has caused serious adverse side effects, including depression and inflammatory bowel disease. One recent study, however, suggests that Accutane medication may not be linked to depression. The study suggests that acne itself is linked to suicidal thoughts and depression, mak... - Securities Attorney: Victims Have Nothing to Be Embarrassed About
Sep-19-10 Tampa, FL Investors who believe they are the victim of securities fraud should seek an attorney's advice sooner rather than later. That is the word from J. Benton Stewart, attorney at Stewart Law, P.L.L.C. Stewart says the statute of limitations on securities investment fraud could prevent people from recovering lost money. Although people may feel emb...