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Jul-19-10 Washington, DC With more than 1,000 lawsuits percolating through the courts alleging that Yasmin and Yaz birth control caused blood clots and other adverse reactions, comes the news that a sizeable lot of Yaz birth control pills was recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November of last year. Jim Edwards, writing on BNET (CBS Busi... - Chantix User Loses Cool, Unleashes Chantix Aggression on Own Home
Jul-19-10 Forks Township, PA It's been a little more than a year since a Pennsylvania man was derailed by Chantix . Charles Brinker of Forks Township, Pennsylvania was attempting to quit smoking using Chantix when he lost complete control and attempted to bring down his own home using a Bobcat loader. His wife was inside the house at the time. A Bobcat loader... - Government Reaches Settlement in Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit
Jul-19-10 Los Angeles, CA The federal government has settled a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit for $3.6 million against an Orange County, California-based medical services company. The lawsuit claimed that National Cardio Labs, along with its manager Adrienne Stanman and her husband, Robert Parsons, defrauded health insurance carriers and Medicare by billing th... - Tests to Begin on Leaking Well in BP Oil Spill
Jul-19-10 New Orleans, LA BP, the company responsible for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill , plans to test the leaking oil well to determine whether it can be sealed off. A twice-delayed pressure test on the leaking well will be conducted shortly, according to Bloomberg BusinessWeek. The test will allow BP to determine if the containment cap on the well can be sea... - Fresh Express Recalls Romaine-based Salads
Salinas, CA; Fresh Express, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Chiquita Brands International, is recalling a specific selection of Fresh Express Romaine-based ready-to-eat salads with the expired Use-by Dates of May 13th through May 16th and an "S" in the Product Code because they have the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The recall extends... - Employment Discrimination Suit Settled for $2.5 Million
Minneapolis, MN: A tentative settlement is set to be approved in a discrimination class action brought by Latino employees against Mulcahy Inc., a major commercial construction company. The suit alleges that the construction company and its owner, Gary Mulcahy, discriminated against the workers based on their race and national origin, paying them l... - $4M Preliminary Settlement Reached with Polo Ralph Lauren Employees
San Francisco, CA: A $4 million settlement has been preliminarily approved by a federal judge, which could end a wage and hour class action brought against Polo Ralph Lauren by 6,700 former California employees. The four-year old lawsuit alleges that the high-end fashion retailer denied employees rest breaks and contained them for as long as 30 m... - A Litany of Depakote Birth Defects that Are Not Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
Jul-13-10 Seattle, WA When Cindy was a teenager, she was diagnosed with epilepsy. Her neurologist prescribed Depakote . "I became pregnant and wasn't told to stop taking the medication," she says. "My first child was born with a heart malformation and my second child was recently diagnosed with fetal alcohol syndrome, but I didn't drink when I was pregnant." C... - Canadian Teacher Awarded Nearly $1 Million in Back Injury Compensation Claim
Jul-18-10 Coquitlam, BC A Canadian woman who suffered back and neck injuries in a car accident was awarded CDN $1 million after a judge decided that her injuries impeded her ability to earn a living. While Stella Kasidoulis was initially treated for soft tissue injury immediately following the accident, the part-time school teacher continues to be plagued with c... - Can Comp Time Replace Overtime?
Jul-18-10 Miami, FL "Today's employers believe that they can give comp time—one hour time off for every hour worked passed 40 hours—but I know that is an overtime violation ," says Martin. Martin (not his real name) is correct: although comp time is legal in the public sector, it is generally illegal in the private sector. In 1978 Congress passed... - One Person Killed in Florida Van Crash
Jul-18-10 Deerfield Beach, FL One person has died and 16 were injured after a van crashed on the Florida turnpike. According to CNN (07/18/10) the Ford passenger van was returning to Deerfield Beach from Orlando when the driver lost control. The van overturned and struck the guardrail. A 68-year-old woman was partially ejected from the van and died at the sce... - Tanker Truck Driver Sues for Horrific Burn Injury
Jul-18-10 San Antonio, TX A truck driver who sustained a horrific burn injury when a tanker truck exploded on May 5 has launched a lawsuit against AGE Refining Inc., alleging that the defendant was negligent when it failed to eliminate all sources of ignition near combustible fuels. According to the 7/3/10 issue of the San Antonio Express-News, Allen Ramirez... - NTSB Investigation of Denver Plane Crash: Little the Pilot Could Have Done
Jul-18-10 Washington, DC An investigation by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) into a 2008 Denver plane crash has concluded that both the pilot of the Boeing 737 passenger jet and the air traffic controllers tasked with guiding the plane's take-off that fateful day in December played a role in the accident. However, there was little the pilot co... - Unum Insurance Client Cries Foul over Alleged Unum Stonewall Tactics
Jul-18-10 Chattanooga, TN : There is little doubt that Unum has been working to move beyond a reputation tarnished by various accusations that the insurance company, also known as Unum Provident and First Unum, systematically denied the claims of long-term disability insurance clients. However, accusations remain. Witness the plea for help penned by a blogger who... - Financial Reform Could Affect Stockbroker Arbitration
Jul-18-10 Washington, DC With financial reform fast approaching, some of the key provisions of the proposed bill would regulate stockbroker arbitration . Currently, most brokerage agreements have a clause that locks consumers into a binding arbitration if they have a dispute with their stockbroker, according to USA Today. The new regulation could give the Secu... - $1.5 Million Verdict for Injured Worker
Houston, TX: A verdict of more than $1.5 million was handed down late Friday on behalf of a worker who suffered a knee injury after being struck by a tractor trailer driven by an employee of Conglobal Industries Inc. of California. Michael LaFleur suffered a torn meniscus on August 29, 2008, when he was struck by a Conglobal tractor trailer while... - Alfalfa Sprouts Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: Caldwell Fresh Foods, of Maywood, CA, is recalling all alfalfa sprouts manufactured under the Caldwell Fresh Foods, Nature's Choice, and California Exotics brands, because the alfalfa sprouts may be contaminated with Salmonella. Caldwell alfalfa sprouts have been associated with an outbreak of Salmonella Newport that has sickened... - How Does the Statute of Limitations Affect Reglan Patients?
Jul-12-10 Philadelphia, PA Patients who believe they suffered Reglan side effects and are considering legal action should be aware of the statute of limitations. Time is running for potential plaintiffs to file a lawsuit over Reglan and tardive dyskinesia. One of the worst things a potential plaintiff can hear is that she is no longer eligible to file a lawsu... - CalTrans Had Head in Sand, Says Attorney
Jul-17-10 San Francisco, CA There are none so blind as those that will not see, as the saying goes. That's the back story on the $12.2 million verdict Doug Saeltzer recently obtained on behalf a woman injured for life in a pedestrian crosswalk in San Mateo, California in 2006. Saeltzer recalls the four and half years he worked diligently on behalf of Emily Li... - After One Year, New Jersey Labor Law Considered a Success
Jul-17-10 Trenton, NJ A one-year-old New Jersey labor law that allows for paid family leave has been considered a success thus far, according to the Asbury Park Press. Last year the Garden State introduced a paid family leave program that allows mothers to be paid while taking time off to give birth and care for their newborns. Some business advocates were...