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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Plaintiff Awarded More Than $200 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
May-12-10 Los Angeles, CA In a case of second-hand asbestos exposure , Rhoda Evans developed mesothelioma after years of washing her husband's work clothes, which he unknowingly brought home covered in asbestos fibers. In late April 2010 the Central District Los Angeles Superior Court jury awarded Evans a whopping $208.8 million in a lawsuit claiming negligent a... - 10-Year-Old Boy Sole Survivor of Afriqiyah Airways Plane Crash
May-12-10 San Diego, CA: A disastrous plane crash near Tripoli International airport in Libya has killed 103 of 104 people on board the plane. In what is being hailed by some as a miracle, only one small boy survived the Afriqiyah Airways plane crash. The Libyan Airbus A330-200 was en route from Johannesburg, South Africa, to Tripoli carrying 93 passengers an... - Google in Historic Lawsuit
May-12-10 New York, NY Never irritate an artist, unless you want to get sued. Some of the most successful photographers, visual artists, writers, cartoonists and web designers say that Google is copying and distributing their work without permission. A class action lawsuit filed on behalf of hundreds of artists against Google amounts to the single largest copyrigh... - Workers Who Fall Through Cracks of Florida Labor Law Now Have an Option
May-12-10 Miami, FL A new Florida labor law is set to strengthen protections of Miami Dade employees against wage theft—an admittedly broad term when it comes to Florida employment law. However, the primary intent of this new ordinance (as it applies to Miami-Dade) is to prevent employers from delaying or withholding pay from low-wage earners for any reaso... - Construction Foreman in Wisconsin Sues Former Employer over Wrongful Termination
May-12-10 Madison, WI A Wisconsin Rapids man has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against a local construction company that he claims dismissed him from work for refusing to falsify information on official company reports. Michael Robertson, a foreman working for the Miron Construction Company, claims a supervisor ordered him to falsify time sheets for em... - New Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit Filed in Illinois
May-12-10 Ottawa, IL Yet another lawsuit has been filed in northern Illinois stemming from allegations of nursing home abuse by elderly women in the city of Ottawa. The lawsuit, which was brought against the LaSalle County Nursing Home, charges that a number of the home's female residents had been sexually assaulted by a male resident with a history of sexual... - FDA Adds Boxed Warning to Plavix (Clopidogrel) Over Metabolization
Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has added a Boxed Warning to the label for Plavix, the anti-blood clotting medication. The Boxed Warning is about patients who do not effectively metabolize the drug (i.e. "poor metabolizers") and therefore may not receive the full benefits of the drug. The Boxed Warning in the drug labe... - Man Awarded $224,905 for Unnecessary Medical Procedure
Harris County, TX: A man who underwent a surgical procedure to have his gallbladder removed, unnecessarily, has won his medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctors responsible, and the jury awarded him $224,905. Apparently, the surgeons couldn't find George Knotts' gallbladder during the surgical procedure, so it was deemed that Knotts had alr... - Safety Alert Issued for Ready To Eat Deli Meat Products
Washington, DC: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) is issuing a public health alert due to illnesses possibly associated with ready-to-eat (RTE) deli meat products that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. FSIS was informed by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) that products subject to r... - Toyota Recalls 3.8 million vehicles
Toyota is recalling more than 3.8 million Lexus and Toyota vehicles, its biggest US recall in history. Drivers reported that floor mats slid forward and in some cases jammed the accelerator pedal. Owners of Toyota's seven vehicle lines, including the Camry sedan, Tundra truck and three premium Lexus models, have been urged by the Transportation Secret... - Social Security Disability: If at First You Don't Succeed…
May-6-10 Washington, DC If at first you are denied social security disability benefits , try again. About 60 percent of all initial claims are denied, but social security disability attorneys can help you appeal and win a social security benefits or SSI disability claim. Most claims are denied because people file who have nowhere else to turn: perhaps their u... - Students Get a Break, But Prepaid Debit Card Fees Still an Aggravation
May-11-10 Atlanta, GA The world of consumer credit finance has exploded in recent years with the advent of prepaid debit cards such as the Green Dot Visa—a market segment known as "the underbanked" that is being courted more and more. Amy Errett, a partner with the venture capital and private equity firm Maveron LLC, writes in the 5/5/10 issue of VentureBe... - Study Concludes Air Pollution Can Lead to Stroke, Thrombosis
May-11-10 Ottawa, ON: Continuing research suggests that air pollution delivers more than just a bad smell. A recent study focused on the Chilean population but undertaken by researchers at the Ottawa Hospital and the University of Ottawa Department of Medicine in Canada found that "ambient air pollution is a risk factor for stroke and myocardial infarction , possi... - Missouri Car Crash Claims Life of Promising Track Star
May-11-10 Aryville, MO A Missouri car crash took the life of a promising Northwest Missouri State University student on May 6. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, the car went out of control around 11 pm and crashed, injuring the driver and killing the 19-year-old passenger, Waylon Martensen. The 5/10/10 edition of the US Fed News recounted the result... - One Dead, One Injured in South Carolina Helicopter Crash
May-11-10 Eastover, SC One man was killed and another was severely injured in a helicopter crash at McEntire Joint National Guard base in Richland County, South Carolina. The two men were flying in an AH-64 Apache attack helicopter and had just finished running a training exercise when the incident occurred. Eyewitnesses claim that while the vehicle was taxii... - Dimplex Recalls Remote Control Kits for Electric Fireplaces, Stoves
Washington, DC: About 700,000 remote control kits for electric fireplaces and stoves imported by Dimplex, are being recalled because the plug-in wall unit can overheat, posing a fire and burn hazard to consumers. So far, Dimplex has received about 5,000 reports of the plug-in wall units overheating including 19 reports of damage beyond the remote con... - One Accutane Lawsuit Finished
May-5-10 Atlantic City, NJ The final defendant in a lawsuit related to Accutane acne medication has settled the claims against him, putting an end to the long-running suit. The plaintiff alleged he suffered from serious Accutane side effects, including inflammatory bowel disease, which caused him severe pain and resulted in multiple surgeries. Accutane medicati... - FDA Considers Criminal Penalties Over McNeil Plant Conditions
May-5-10 Washington, DC The Food and Drug Agency (FDA) released a damning report Tuesday on conditions at the Pennsylvania plant where Johnson & Johnson manufacture their liquid pediatric medications Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl. The Agency said it is considering various retaliatory actions, including inflicting criminal penalties against the pharm... - New Jersey Men Charged with Identity Theft
May-10-10 Freehold, NJ Identity theft fraud can occur even when a consumer performs a transaction in person, thanks to sophisticated systems that allow purveyors of identity theft scams to access accounts, passwords and other private information. The 5/6/10 edition of the Asbury Park Press details one of the most recent cases of identity theft and credit card fra... - Police Identify Driver Killed in Missouri Car Crash
May-10-10 Kansas City, MO The driver killed in a Missouri car crash that backed up northbound traffic on Highway 71 in south Kansas City last week has been identified as 28-year-old Jermaine T. Banks of Kansas City. The wreck occurred shortly before 3 am on April 28 when Banks lost control of his Pontiac Trans Am while speeding along the highway. He crossed t...