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Jun-9-10 Washington, DC In the wake of the disastrous BP oil spill , regulators are considering changing the rights of family members whose loved ones die at sea. Although the focus of the media is on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, the families of the men missing and presumed dead following the explosion of the oil rig have filed lawsuits alleging negligence on t... - More Questions About Paxil Side Effects
May-29-10 Chicago, IL A new article in ScienceNews raises questions about the risk of Paxil side effects and Paxil birth defects in children exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. The article cites studies that suggest subtle changes in the brains of babies exposed to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor (SSRI) antidepressants. Paxil is one of the dru... - Good News for Homeowners with Chinese Drywall, says Attorney Gary Mason
Jun-19-10 Washington, DC Two Chinese drywall cases that were set for trial June 21 have just been settled. "This is great news for homeowners with Chinese drywall ," says attorney Gary Mason, who represents about 700 homeowners in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and North Carolina. His firm also represents hi-rise buildings in Florida and Alabam... - Attorney Greg Porter Speaks about BP ERISA
Jun-19-10 Washington, DC The repercussions of the massive Gulf of Mexico oil spill on those who worked on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig and those who live on the Gulf of Mexico have been well-documented. One group that has gone largely unnoticed, however, are BP employees who participate in BP's savings and 401(k) plans . Their plans' assets have lost approx... - Chinese Diet Pill Has Same Dangerous Ingredient, Sibutramine, as Meridia
Jun-19-10 Boston, MA A Chinese weight loss drug that contains sibutramine, the same dangerous ingredient found in the diet pill Meridia , is still being sold over the counter in America despite warnings from the US Food and Drug Administration. The pill, pai you guo, is still being sold and used, reports the Boston Globe. "I've been shocked by the use," Dr... - Attorney Tad Draper: Accutane Verdicts Positive for Patients
Jun-24-10 Salt Lake City, UT Patients who took Accutane acne medication and believe they have suffered Accutane side effects still have time to contact an attorney. Tad Draper, attorney at The Law Office of Tad D. Draper, says patients have a two-year window of opportunity between taking the acne medication and linking it to their symptoms. "I think the num... - 180-Day Hold Sparks PayPal Suit
Jun-24-10 Chicago, IL There's no way to know how many PayPal users have been frustrated by the online payment service's 180-day lock-down on their accounts, but attorney Julie Miller says there could be "millions of people" with the same complaint. "I've heard from people who have a few dollars locked up and others with thousands in an account they can't access," sh... - Missouri Car Crash Leaves One Dead
Jun-24-10 St. Louis, MO A Missouri car crash has left one woman dead and three others injured. April Faulkner, 35, was killed while riding in the front passenger seat of a car that struck a guardrail on Interstate 44, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch. Witnesses said that the car was speeding at the time of the accident. Police reports indicate that... - BC Ferries in Denial over Asbestos Exposure
Jun-18-10 BC Ferries recently closed the cafeteria on one of its ferries due to an asbestos risk , but the news didn't come from the government-owned company that runs the ferry system. Instead, the public found out about the asbestos risk from an assessment report written by Grant Rogers, an occupational hygienist with North West Environmental Group. It would... - Graco-Branded Drop Side Cribs Recalled
Wahsington, DC: About 217,000 Graco®-branded drop side cribs made by LaJobi are being recalled because the drop side hardware can break or fail, allowing the drop side to detach from the crib. When the drop side detaches, a hazardous gap is created between the drop side and the crib mattress in which infants and toddlers can become wedged or entra... - Infant Death Prompts Recall of Simplicity Cribs
Washington, DC: The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is announcing the recall of all Simplicity full-size cribs with tubular metal mattress-support frames. This recall includes fixed-side and drop-side cribs. These cribs pose a risk of serious injury or death due to entrapment, strangulation, suffocation and fall hazards to infants and to... - GSK Settles 200 Paxil Lawsuits Alleging Birth Defects
Jun-23-10 Pennsylvania, PA GlaxoSmithKline, the pharmaceutical company that makes the antidepressant Paxil, has agreed to settle nearly 200 cases brought by plaintiffs who allege that their use of the drug during pregnancy caused their children to be born with birth defects . The cases, all scheduled to go to trial, have been settled pre-trial for undisclosed sum... - IRS Working to Bring "Church" Pension Plans under ERISA
Jun-23-10 Washington, DC The Internal Revenue Service is currently working to move the pension plans of employers with religious affiliations partially under the purview of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA . When ERISA was enacted in 1974, religiously affiliated employers were exempted from the regulation, according to the Wall Street Jour... - Study Reveals Serious Accutane Side Effects
Jun-23-10 Chapel Hill, NC A recent study revealed that users of Accutane may suffer from a number of serious side effects, including inflammatory bowel disease. The study by the American Journal of Gastroenterology looked at tens of thousands of patient histories through insurance databases. The research concluded that previous exposure to isotretinoin, the g... - Possible Salmonella Contamination Prompts Recall of Dry Soup and Stroganoff Mixes
Washington, DC: MiDAS Foods International of Oak Park, MI is recalling Instant Beef Soup dry mix and Instant Beef Stroganoff sauce mix because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people, and others with weakened immune systems... - Toyota Announces Voluntary Recall on 2003 Model-Year Sequoia
Torrence, CA: Toyota Motor Sales (TMS), USA, Inc, has announced it will conduct a voluntary safety recall on approximately 50,000 early-2003 Model-Year Toyota Sequoia sport utility vehicles to upgrade program logic in its Vehicle Stability Control (VSC) system. The VSC system can help control a loss of traction in turns as a result of front or re... - Court Favors Whistleblower on Johnson & Johnson's Qui Tam Suit
Jun-22-10 Washington, DC Whistleblower Mark Eugene Duxbury filed a qui tam suit against Johnson & Johnson's Ortho Biotech Products unit, alleging that kickbacks paid by the company led to inflated reimbursements under the federal Medicare program for the elderly and disabled. The pharmaceutical manufacturer appealed in an attempt to stop the suit, but today... - Three Die as Plane Slams into House
Jun-22-10 Lock Haven, PA Three people aboard a Cessna 210 were killed Monday after the small plane crashed into a house west of the William T. Piper Memorial Airport near Lock Haven, PA. The elderly couple who lived in the house narrowly avoided being killed. The plane, which had been chartered by the US Department of Agriculture, was on its final approach w... - BP's $20 Billion Claim Fund: Should Victims File a Claim?
Jun-22-10 Panama City, FL BP has announced a $20 billion claim fund to compensate victims of the BP oil spill . The announcement, however, may complicate matters for people affected by the oil spill who are not sure whether they should file a claim with BP or file a lawsuit. Wes Pittman, attorney at The Pittman Firm, P.A., has some advice for people wondering how... - European Study Links Depakote to Birth Defects
Jun-22-10 Groningen, Netherlands A recent European study revealed that pregnant women who use the antiseizure drug Depakote during their first trimester put their babies at risk of six types of birth defects. ABC News reports that the study, led by Lolkje T.W. de Jong-van den Berg of the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, analyzed more than 98,000 preg...