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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Chantix (Champix) Considered Just as Dangerous in Australia
Aug-23-10 Tasmania, AUSTRALIA Concerns over Chantix side effects, including suicide and aggression, are not limited to the United States. The smoking cessation drug sold as Champix in Australia has lately come under fire for similar reasons. According to the 8/4/10 edition of the Age in Melbourne, the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA), the requisite... - Call Center Reps Entitled to Overtime
Aug-23-10 Columbia, MO How many class action lawsuits and subsequent settlements will it take for call centers to pay their employees overtime ? Just last week a class action suit was filed by a former State Farm claims processor from Columbia, alleging the insurance company required telephone-dedicated workers to work overtime without pay. Federal labor law... - ERISA Advisory Council to Meet in Washington
Aug-23-10 Washington, DC The Advisory Council on Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans, commonly known as the ERISA Advisory Council, will meet in the nation's capital from August 31 to September 2 to hear testimony from witnesses regarding ERISA pension and to discuss other important matters. Over the course of the three days, the Advisory Council will... - Bayer Attorneys Submit 10 Million Pages of Documents for Yasmin Lawsuits
Aug-23-10 East St. Louis, IL Lawyers for Bayer, the makers of the Yasmin birth control pill, produced 10 million pages of internal documents for the plaintiffs, who are suing the drug maker over the oral contraceptives' adverse side effects, including gallbladder problems and an increased risk of blood clots. Despite the impressive output by Bayer's lawyers,... - $173M Settlement Reached in Chip Antitrust Suit
Seattle, WA: A negotiated settlement between state attorneys and six top Dynamic Random Access Memory (DRAM) manufacturers has been reached, in an antitrust class action lawsuit alleging that the chip makers colluded to fix prices of the electronics. The suit was brought by consumers and 33 states, following a federal investigation that began in... - Nurse Broke Both Femurs, Doctor Blames Fosamax
Aug-22-10 Mission, BC Suzanne, a former nurse, was furious when she discovered that Fosamax caused breaks in both her femurs after she had been taking the bisphosphonate for nine years. The first thing Suzanne's rheumatology specialist asked her was if she was still taking Fosamax. "I had been put back on Fosamax between my first and second break," says Suz... - Senator Asks Company About Zimmer Hip Replacement Problems
Aug-22-10 Washington, DC A senator recently asked that the company responsible for Zimmer hip replacements respond to reports of problems with its devices. Republican Senator Charles Grassley of Iowa recently sent a letter to Zimmer Holdings' chief executive officer, David Dvorak, requesting a response to a number of paid medical consultants for the company w... - BBQ Chicken Pizza Recalled
Washington, DC: Great Kitchens, Inc, is recalling approximately 109,800 pounds of BBQ chicken pizza products that may contain foreign materials. The following products are subject to recall: 14-pound, 4-ounce cases of "MARKETSIDE, 16" BBQ CHICKEN PIZZA, 8-16" Pizzas," bearing case codes of "11016611," "11016621," "11016711," or "11016721."... - First DePuy Hip Replacement Lawsuit Launched
Aug-11-10 Fort Meyers, FL In what is believed to be the first of a score of DePuy hip replacement lawsuits, a woman from Florida has launched an action against DePuy Orthopedics —a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson—over the failure of her hip implant. The woman had to undergo hip revision surgery whereby the device in question had to be replaced w... - TIME: Glaxo Knew of Avandia Heart Attack Risk
Aug-21-10 London, England New sealed court proceedings obtained by TIME Magazine reveal that drug maker GlaxoSmithKline may have known about the increased risks of Avandia heart attacks before it convinced the US Food and Drug Administration that studies linking the diabetes drug to heart attacks were inconclusive. In 2007 representatives of the pharmaceuti... - Sibutramine | Meridia sibutramine | Lawyersandsettlements.com
The weight-loss drug Meridia sibutramine continues to be sold in the US, despite serious Meridia side effects , including Meridia heart attack and Meridia stroke . FDA Issues Meridia Contraindications Safety Update Sibutramine, which is marketed as Meridia (sibutramine hydrochloride) in the US, was approved by the FDA in 19... - Meridia Sibutramine FAQ
What is Meridia? Meridia (known generically as sibutramine), was a weight loss drug that was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1997 to manage obesity. A 2009 study of Meridia, however, found an increased risk of Meridia heart attack and Meridia stroke (both non-fatal) in patients with a history of cardiovascular disease. ... - Washington Car Crash Proves Fatal
Aug-20-10 Sedro-Woolley, WA A two-car collision involving an SUV and a smaller car has left one person dead and injured another. Thirty-year-old Sara Cornis of Seattle was killed in the Washington car accident , which occurred on August 1 on Highway 20 near Minkler Road, about five miles east of Sedro-Woolley. According to Washington State Patrol, the victim wa... - Familia afectada por el asbesto gana $11 millones en litigio
Aug-20-10 Dallas, TX Un jurado le otorgó $11 millones a una pareja de Dallas, Tejas que alegó en una demanda que al trabajar con materiales de la construcción que contenían asbesto, uno de los demandantes se enfermó de mesotelioma . Vernon Walker, un jubilado de 67 años, trabajó por muchos años como pi... - Shortage of Parkinson's Drug May Increase Use of Mirapex
Aug-20-10 Whitehouse Station, NJ The deadline recently passed for pharmaceutical giant Merck to explain why it stopped manufacturing the Parkinson's disease drug Sinemet. The shortage of cheap generic alternatives like Sinemet may lead to an increase in demand for Boehringer Ingelheim's Parkinson's medication Mirapex , which has been linked to gambling addiction... - Appellate Court Reverses Decision in Accutane Side Effects Case
Aug-20-10 Atlantic City, NJ An appellate court in New Jersey recently reversed a $10.5 million verdict against a drugmaker in a case regarding Accutane side effects . In 2008, a jury awarded Kamie Kendall $10.5 million after she alleged that Accutane caused her inflammatory bowel disease, according to Bloomberg. However, an appellate court reversed the decisio... - Timeshare Schedulers Getting Their Due in Florida Employment Matter
Aug-19-10 Orlando, FL An operator of a timeshare that employees a posse of seminar schedulers ran afoul with federal regulators and Florida labor law , and must compensate their so-called "off-property consultants" nearly $1 million in lost wages and overtime. The Orlando Sentinel reports that the Florida employment issue came to light primarily as the result o... - BP Securities and BP Employee Plan Lawsuits Headed For Houston
Aug-19-10 Houston, TX While a host of consolidated BP lawsuits target the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, damage to property and loss of income and livelihood, another basket of lawsuits will likely be consolidated under a separate multidistrict litigation: those that represent investors and BP employees who have suffered losses in BP stock and employee benefits . A... - Former Clients Allege Stockbroker Fraud
Aug-19-10 Ballston Spa, NY A number of former clients are suing a stockbroker who was found liable for $1.9 million in a prior stockbroker arbitration case. The latest lawsuit alleges that Mark Casolo embezzled $1.5 million from a number of clients between 2007 and 2009, according to the Albany Times Union . Specifically, the lawsuit accuses Casolo of mov... - Atlanta Offers $4.9 Million to End Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Aug-19-10 Atlanta, GA The city of Atlanta has offered $4.9 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the estate of a 92-year-old woman who was shot and killed by police during an illegal raid of her home. In November 2006, police, acting on a tip from an informant, executed a "no-knock" warrant on Kathryn Johnston's home to conduct a drug raid, accordin...