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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Is Double Dipping a Violation of Massachusetts Labor Law?
Jul-8-10 Charlton, MA Does a building commissioner who also serves as a call firefighter deserve municipal pay under Massachusetts labor law when a call comes in during work hours? Or should the Massachusetts employee forfeit his municipal pay when performing emergency duties? Is he even allowed to work these two jobs at all? As outlined in the 7/2/10 editio... - Man Dies in Experimental Helicopter Crash
Jul-8-10 Titusville, FL A Florida man was killed in a helicopter crash when his experimental aircraft went down behind a supermarket. Edgar Thompson took off from Dunn Airpark and flew for about a half mile in the aircraft before crashing behind a Publix Supermarket in Titusville, Florida, according to WOFL, a Fox News affiliate. Thompson's wife told the... - Surgeon Dies in Missouri Traffic Accident
Jul-8-10 Columbia, MO A surgeon was killed in a Missouri traffic accident over the 4th of July weekend. Paul Shurnas, an orthopedic surgeon from Columbia, Missouri, was the only casualty in the one-car accident, reports the Missourian. According to the report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 44-year-old Shurnas was driving his 2010 BMW fast eno... - Two Infants Injured in Missouri Car Accident
Jul-7-10 Springfield, MO A car accident in McDonald County has left six people injured, two of them infants, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol reports. State Troopers reported that the accident happened on US 71 south of Pineville. A 1997 Cadillac, driven by 19-year old Maricela Sebastian of Noel, tried to make a left turn and ended up in getting in... - Two Missing in Delaware Boat Accident
Jul-7-10 Delaware River, DL A boat accident on the Delaware River earlier today ended with all 37 passengers in the river. Two people on board have not been accounted for. The rescue efforts were reportedly frantic, and the extent of the injuries is not currently known. The Amphibious Duck, a tourist boat, overturned when it collided with a barge. Two Coa... - Two Crew Missing in US Coast Guard Helicopter Crash
Jul-7-10 La Push, WA Rescue crews are reportedly looking for two crew members who have gone missing after a US Coast Guard helicopter crashed off the coast of Washington State earlier today. In total, four crew members were on board the helicopter when it went down. Two were rescued by a civilian near the scene of the accident and were sent immediately to ho... - Stockbroker Arbitration: Goldman Sachs Ordered to Pay
Jul-7-10 New York, NY A large financial institution was recently ordered by a stockbroker arbitration panel to repay money lost by investors in a Ponzi scheme. Victims of the Ponzi scheme claimed the financial firm was partially responsible for investor's losses in the stock fraud . Goldman Sachs was ordered by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FI... - Avandia Debate Continues at ADA Conference
Jul-7-10 Orlando, FL Three years after Dr. Steven Nissen pronounced a so-called death sentence on type 2 diabetes drug Avandia , there is still confusion as to just how bad the drug is. Discussions and presentations at a recent gathering of the American Diabetes Association (ADA) reveal that medical opinion remains polarized. According to a 7/4/10 summary of... - Canadian Member of Parliament Warns of PPI Side Effects
Jul-7-10 Nanaimo, BC A deadly outbreak of Clostridium difficile (C. difficile) infection at Nanaimo Regional General Hospital in 2008 has one government member in Canada lobbying health authorities to tighten controls on proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). James Lunney, the Member of Parliament for Nanaimo-Alberni in Canada's westernmost province of British Colum... - Illinois Court Sees Record Number of Asbestos Lawsuits
Jul-7-10 Edwardsville, IL The Madison County Circuit Court in Illinois has seen 421 asbestos lawsuits filed as of June 30, marking a 29-case increase from the same date last year, according to the Madison Record. Madison County Circuit Judge Daniel Stack, the judge in charge of asbestos cases, told the news source in earlier interviews that a great deal of t... - Man Involved in Lawsuit Related to Unum Insurance Policy
Jul-7-10 Washington, DC A disabled man has filed a lawsuit against the Commissioner of Internal Revenue, claiming that he was wrongfully taxed on his Unum disability insurance . Ronald W. Parkinson worked for 28 years at Anne Arundel Medical Center in Maryland, often under stressful conditions, according to court filings obtained by Leagle.com. In 1998, Parki... - <Man Injured in Car Crash> Awarded $2 Million Settlement
San Joaquin County, CA: A motorist who claimed that physical damages from a car accident led to his divorce has been awarded $2,175,030 by a jury. In 2003, James M. Lang, then 39, was rear-ended at a Stockton train crossing. He sued the driver's employer, Geweke Motors, which admitted liability. Mr. Lang alleged bulging discs and a protrusi... - Remote-Controlled Helicopters Recalled
Washington, DC: About 46,000 Fly Dragonfly (also called "Queen Bee"), Remote-Controlled Helicopters are being recalled by the distributor, Imagine Nation Books Ltd./Books Are Fun, of Boulder, CO, because the rechargeable battery inside the helicopters can overheat, igniting the helicopter and posing fire and burn hazards to consumers. To date, th... - Science Mixed on Accutane Side Effects but Juries Side with Plaintiffs
Jul-1-10 Philadelphia, PA Recent studies have provided mixed results on the risk of Accutane side effects . Some have identified a link between Accutane and inflammatory bowel disease; other studies disagree. Although Accutane has been removed from the market, generic Accutane (known as isotretinoin) is still available, causing some concern that more patients mi... - Birth Injury Possible in Even Textbook Pregnancies
Jul-6-10 Suwon, SOUTH KOREA Even in so-called textbook pregnancies, the very nature of natural childbirth carries a certain risk of birth injury due to the potential for incomplete fractures of the skull as the head of the fetus passes through the birth canal. New research by a team from the Department of Neurosurgery, School Medical at Ajou University in So... - Anti-Smoking Shot Has None of the Side Effects of Chantix
Jul-6-10 Knoxville, TN Smokers who want to kick the habit but are nervous about side effects associated with smoking cessation drugs like Chantix may find a solution in a simple injection. The Volunteer Research Center at the University of Tennessee Medical Center is one of 26 facilities in the country that is in the second Phase III trial testing of the Nic... - Study Finds Prozac Birth Defects, Other Adverse Reactions
Jul-6-10 Copenhagen, Denmark A recent Danish study found a high number of Prozac birth defects among the children of women who took the drug while pregnant. The study, conducted by the University of Copenhagen, warns that Prozac and other psychotropic drugs can cause serious birth defects and other maladies, according to United Press International. Resear... - FDA Warns Public not to Drink Benadryl Extra Strength Itch Stopping Gel
Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers about potentially serious side effects from mistakenly swallowing Benadryl Extra Strength Itch Stopping Gel, an over-the-counter (OTC) product that should only be used on the skin. The FDA has received reports of serious side effects in people who have mistakenly swallowed... - Wal-Mart Settles Unpaid Wages Class Action with 232,000 Ex-Employees
Oakland, CA: Retail giant Wal-Mart has agreed an $86 million settlement of a wages and vacation pay class action brought by tens of thousands of former California employees who allege they did not receive these monies when the left the organization. According to media reports, some 232,000 former employees will share in the settlement funds. T... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Almost Ruined the Prom
Jun-25-10 Indianappolis, IN For Cierra, Stevens Johnson Syndrome couldn't have happened at a worse time. At the age of 18, Cierra wound up in hospital for about three months and spent 26 days on life support. "My mother had to talk me into going to the prom," says Cierra, "because I was so self-conscious about my facial scars from SJS." Now 23, Cierra still h...