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Great Neck, NY: Elysa Shatoff, who suffered a perforated small intestine as a result of a routine surgical procedure, has won her medical malpractice lawsuit with a negotiated pretrial settlement of $2.7 million. Ms. Shatoff, 47-years old at the time of the incident, was undergoing ablation of uterine fibroids. Her physician performed a procedur... - Study Links Effexor to Miscarriage Risk
Jun-17-10 Montreal, Quebec A new study has linked Effexor (known generically as venlafaxine) to an increased risk of miscarriage. Although the risk of miscarriage in women who took Effexor is not as high as in those who take Paxil (paroxetine), the risk is still higher than among women who take no antidepressant at all. The study, conducted at the University... - Health Canada Issues Warning for MIRENA and Risk of Uterine Perforation
Jun-17-10 Ottawa, ON Bayer Inc and Health Canada have issued a joint safety information statement about reports of uterine perforation in women treated with MIRENA. MIRENA, a therapeutic intrauterine system, is authorized in Canada for prevention of pregnancy and treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding. Uterine perforation is a rare complication associated wit... - Rochester Plane Crash Kills Three
Jun-17-10 Rochester, MN A plane crash near Rochester airport has killed three people aboard the plane, according to the Federal Aviation Administration. The plane narrowly missed a house before flying into a nearby wood. According to Captain Terry Walestski of the Olmsted County Sheriff's office, a distress call was received by air traffic controllers in the... - Hardware Store Chain Faces Second Lawsuit for Unpaid Overtime
Jun-17-10 Kansas City, MO Overtime pay is a protected right for hourly employees, but many employers circumvent the law by misclassifying workers as exempt. To that end, a hardware store chain that just settled an overtime lawsuit with a handful of employees is now facing a second lawsuit involving several hundred more. According to yesterday's issue of the K... - Chinese Drywall Plaintiff: "This Has Been a Horrible Experience"
Jun-17-10 Miami, FL A Florida family whose high-end home was constructed with Chinese drywall has been forced to rip their new house apart and rebuild due to the release of gases and noxious fumes from the drywall. They are now suing the supplier. In a Florida courtroom yesterday, Armin Seifart told of how he and his Jamaican-born wife Lisa paid $1.6 million... - Illinois Judge Hearing New Arguments in Ongoing Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
Jun-17-10 St. Clare, IL A Madison County judge will hear arguments to reconsider an earlier decision to deny a summary judgment for a local law firm in an ongoing legal malpractice lawsuit . The suit stems from a case in which local attorney John Simmons, working under the Hopkins Goldenberg law firm, earned a summary judgment for Judy Buckles' malpractice law... - Avandia Increases Heart Risks and Deaths over Rival Drug
Jun-11-10 According to a Food and Drug Administration reviewer who worked on a recent study, U.S. government scientists found GlaxoSmithKline Plc's diabetes drug Avandia increased heart risks and deaths compared to Actos, a rival pill. The findings have not yet been published, but the analysis by U.S. government scientist come only a few weeks ahead of a publi... - Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Motrin Scheme Exposed
Jun-11-10 New Brunswick, NJ The FDA charges that in June 2009, Johnson & Johnson's McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit attempted to disguise its efforts to remove Motrin from store shelves without initiating a formal recall. The agency is looking into possible criminal penalties against J&J because of the Motrin recall . The FDA said it became aware of t... - Class 1 Recall Issued for LIFEPAK 15 Monitor Defibrillator
Washington, DC: Physio-Control Inc, and FDA have issued a Class I Recall of the LifePak 15 Monitor/Defibrillator because there is the potential for the device to unexpectedly: Power Off then On by itself. Power Off then NOT turn On. Power Off by itself requiring the operator to turn it back On. Stay powered On and not allow itself to be turn... - Three Injured in Pleasant Hope Car Accident
Jun-16-10 Pleasant Hope, MO A tragic car accident that occurred Tuesday in Pleasant Hope MO, has sent three people to hospital with injuries. According to media reports, the Missouri Highway Patrol stated that 33-year old Sonia McCart, who lives in Cabool, was driving her 1994 Mercury van when she crossed the center of Country Road 558 while taking a curve... - Benadryl Added to Tylenol Recall
Jun-16-10 Washington, DC McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a division of McNEIL-PPC Inc, has announced that it is recalling five product lots as an addition to the list of products included in the company's product recall on January 15, 2010. In a press release issued 6/15/10, the company stated that action was being taken because the additional products were "inad... - After a Dozen Years, Unum Insurance Lawsuit Finally Settled
Jun-16-10 Minneapolis, MN An Unum long-term disability insurance case involving a complaint over unpaid benefits dating back 14 years appears to finally be resolved. According to a recent issue of Leagle Inc. , the dispute was between Unum and a urologist who claimed he could no longer perform the duties necessary to his profession. The plaintiff in the matt... - "Yasmin Has Cost More than My Health"
Jun-16-10 Los Angeles, CA "I'm hopeful that by describing my symptoms, I might save another woman's life," says Janet (not her real name). "I don't smoke or drink or do drugs but I did take Yasmin birth control for two years, until I was diagnosed with deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) that almost killed me." "'Are you still on Yasmin?' my doctor asked. 'Stop taki... - BP's Hayward to Testify Thursday Amidst Mounting Evidence That BP is to Blame for Oil Spill
Jun-16-10 Washington, DC The expected testimony on Thursday of BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward before the Congressional Subcommittee on Oversight and Investigations will be closely watched, in light of the damning revelations recently summarized in the New York Times. It appears that the well, which has spilled millions of gallons of crude into the Gulf of M... - Toyota Faces Lawsuits Over Reduced Value of Recalled Vehicles
Los Angeles, CA: Legal action is being considered for owners of Toyota vehicles affected by the recent spate of safety recalls to recover damages for the reduced value of the cars and the lost use of vehicles during repairs. According to a report on Reuters.com "major automobile valuation services like Edmonds and Kelley Blue Book have downgraded... - Possible E. coli O157:H7 Contamination Prompts Recall of 135,000 lbs of Beef Trim
Washington, DC: Beltex Corporation is recalling approximately 135,500 pounds of beef trim products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, and therefore may pose a threat of food poisoning. For a detailed list of affected products, see the link below. Each box containing affected product bears the establishment number "EST. 07041B" inside... - Tidy Little Payday for Qui Tam Whistleblower
Jun-15-10 Washington, DC A qui tam whistleblower recently collected $176,000 as her share of the settlement after filing a lawsuit against Cochlear Americas on behalf of the federal government. In 2004 Brenda March brought the lawsuit against the implant manufacturer for allegedly paying illegal remuneration to health care providers in an effort to induce purcha... - Paxil Linked to Risk of Miscarriage
Jun-15-10 Montreal, Quebec A new study suggests that the list of Paxil side effects might include an increased risk of miscarriages. Use of certain antidepressants during pregnancy has also been linked in studies to an increased risk of birth defects. The study, conducted at the University of Montreal, found that the use of antidepressants during pregnancy wa... - ESPN Facing Wrongful Termination Lawsuit from Former Production
Jun-15-10 Hartford, CT ESPN is facing a wrongful termination lawsuit from a former production assistant after a sex scandal with Major League Baseball commentator Steve Phillips led to her dismissal from the sports network. Brooke Hundley alleges that ESPN was willing to end its internal investigation of the incident after she and Phillips agreed to resolve t...