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Aug-30-10 Staten Island, NY Some residents who live close to an asbestos abatement project in Staten Island, New York, say they are worried some of the deadly mineral may escape the work site, reports silive.com . The city's School Construction Authority is performing the work at the former Doctor's Hospital with a permit from the Department of Environmenta... - Massive Federal Reforms Fail to Prevent Stockbroker Fraud
Sep-4-10 Kansas City, MO The recent passage of a congressional bill that undertakes a massive overhaul of the financial regulatory system, there will likely be further incidents of stockbroker fraud due to fact that the new law does not require stockbrokers to act as fiduciaries on behalf of their clients. Writing in the Kansas City Star on 8/16/10, lawyer an... - Securities Fraud Stings Delaware Woman for Over $300,000
Sep-4-10 Wilmington, DE Securities fraud can occur when a major corporation is taken to the cleaners or when an individual finds herself at the receiving end of bad advice and cunning deception. Whether undertaken by a practicing stockbroker or an enterprising con man, stock fraud litigation is always a source for recourse for the victim. A Detroit man faces... - Furious with Fosamax
Sep-4-10 St. Catherines, ON "I couldn't believe my eyes when I saw Diane Sawyer on Good Morning America talking about Fosamax ," says Jan. "She described the exact same thing that my doctor told me in the hospital: my right femur snapped in half and Fosamax was to blame. Listening to Diane Sawyer talk, I felt shock on the one hand, but relief on the other—... - Doctor: New Law Important for Management of Brain Injuries
Sep-4-10 Boston, MA A new law in Massachusetts will require those involved with high school sports to undergo training in the recognition and management of brain injuries . Some have criticized the fast implementation of the law, but Dr. David P. Mooney, director of the trauma program at Boston Children's Hospital, wrote in the Boston Globe that the process... - Small Plane Crash Kills 3
Sep-3-10 Redwood City, CA Three people were killed in a plane crash in California, including the 91-year-old founder of an East Palo Alto steel company, Robert Borrmann, of RE Borrmann's Steel Co. The other two people have been identified as the pilot and the pilot's girlfriend. The twin engine Beech 65 Queen Air small plane crashed shortly after take off fr... - New Study Further Clouds Debate over Avandia
Sep-3-10 Washington, DC In the midst of the ongoing debate over whether or not type 2 diabetes drug Avandia will be banished by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) comes word about a recent study that finds that Avandia puts patients at no greater risk for heart attack than its chief rival, Actos. The study, published recently in "Circulation: Cardiovascu... - More Reglan Plaintiffs Dissing Their Dyskinesia in Court
Sep-3-10 Atlanta, GA The number of Reglan lawsuits are reported to number in the hundreds, as patients who took both Reglan and generic metoclopramide are suing the manufacturers after developing tardive dyskinesia and other side effects. A trial involving a Reglan plaintiff took place in US District Court, Northern District of Georgia, Atlanta Division duri... - Study Links Chantix to Violence and Aggression
Sep-3-10 Portland, OR For patients looking to quit smoking, Chantix might seem like the perfect aid. Unfortunately for some, Chantix side effects are far more harmful than smoking. A new study suggests a link between the use of the smoking cessation drug and increased violence and aggression. The study, "Thoughts and Acts of Aggression/Violence Toward Others... - Appeals Judge Finds Woman Negligent in Stevens-Johnson Syndrome Case
Sep-3-10 Chicago, IL An appellate judge recently ruled against a woman with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome , finding that her contributory negligence was partially to blame for her condition. According to the decision written by US Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals Judge Richard Posner, Karen Robinson developed Stevens-Johnson Syndrome after taking children's Motrin... - Missouri Car Accident Leaves One Dead, Three Injured
Sep-3-10 Delta, MO A recent Missouri car accident left one young man dead and three injured four miles north of Delta, Missouri, on Route T. Damian J. Massa of Glenallen, Missouri, was driving a 1997 Chevrolet S10 pick-up truck when the vehicle went off the left side of the road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Massa then overcorrected and we... - Paxil Researcher Pleads Guilty to Charges
Sep-2-10 Washington, DC GlaxoSmithKline is the subject of more bad publicity after a researcher was allegedly found to have falsified data in trials about Paxil. Meanwhile, the drug maker faces lawsuits alleging newborns suffered Paxil Birth defects when they were exposed to Paxil prior to birth. The psychiatrist who reportedly falsified clinical data, Dr. M... - Meridia Found to Increase Risk for Adverse Health Events in Some
Sep-2-10 Atlanta, GA Results from a study of the weight-loss drug Meridia show a connection between increased risk for heart attack and stroke in patients with a history of heart disease who were followed for roughly 3.5 years while taking the drug. The SCOUT study, reported in the New England Journal of Medicine the first week of September 2010, confirms l... - Trash Workers Earn California Overtime Pay from Strike Action
Sep-2-10 Palo Alto, CA Here's a great California overtime story that carries a happy ending for some, a frustration for others and—for the workers directly affected—the sense that they may have won a bit of a lottery when they collected California overtime pay for doing work missed when they were on strike. The 8/31/10 edition of the Palo Alto D... - Checkbook Accounts: Unum Gets a Reality Check
Sep-2-10 Washington, DC In 2008 the US First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Unum after three beneficiaries of an employer-sponsored plan sued the insurer when they were mailed checkbooks, arguing that their policies with Unum stated they would be paid "in one lump sum." According to the 8/6/10 edition of the Wall Street Journal Unum and plaintiffs law... - Shoulder Pain Pump Plaintiff Loses Case on Technicality
Sep-2-10 Atlanta, GA There is little doubt that the use of a shoulder pain pump has proven debilitating to many. Some have won huge awards for shoulder injuries stemming from the use of a machine to feed pain medication directly to a surgical site and, specifically, into irreplaceable shoulder cartilage. But not all shoulder pain pump lawsuits favor the plai... - Doctor: Chinese Drywall Linked with Premature Aging
Sep-2-10 Sun City Center, FL A doctor from the University of Southern California has linked Chinese drywall to premature aging and a number of other symptoms. Dr. Kaye H. Kilburn of USC's School of Medicine is a top expert on hydrogen sulfide, a dangerous gas that has been found in houses that contain Chinese drywall, according to Tampa Bay Online . Kilb... - Health Concerns Partially Cause Byetta to Lose Ground in Diabetes Market
Sep-2-10 Princeton, NJ A new diabetes drug introduced earlier this year will likely challenge Eli Lilly's Byetta for control of the diabetes medication market. Novo Nordisk's Victoza was introduced in America this past February and has quickly gained ground on rival diabetes drugs, according to CBS's bnet . Both Victoza and Byetta are GLP-1 (glucagon-like p... - Accounting Malpractice - Accountant Malpractice, Accounting Malpractice Lawsuit
Accounting malpractice occurs when an accounting professional does not follow professional standards and deviates from General Accepted Accounting Principles (GAAP; for accountants) or General Accepted Auditing Standards (GAAS; for auditors). If an accountant or auditor is negligent, or violates the rules and guidelines of standard accountant practices (su... - Señor Mexicano Avocado Pulp Recalled
Washington, DC: J. Hellman Frozen Foods, Inc. of Los Angeles, CA is recalling 992 cases (4,960 retail units) of Señor Mexican Avocado Pulp, because it has the potential to be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with we...