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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Will Jones Act Help or Hurt Offshore Drilling Expansion?
May-3-10 New Orleans, LA The Jones Act is integral to the health and viability of the US shipping industry and its ability to compete with a growing number of fleets from offshore countries. However, previous interpretations of the Jones Act could be a serious setback for the industry in light of the Obama administration's decision in March to expand offshore d... - Video Game Developer Faces New Lawsuit over Alleged Violations of California Labor Law
May-3-10 Encino, CA Activision (ATVI), the popular video game developer responsible for the Guitar Hero and Call of Duty series, is facing a lawsuit from 38 employees of its Infinity Ward imprint for alleged violations of California labor law stemming from unpaid royalties. The employees, 26 of whom have already resigned over the incident, are suing ATVI for... - Parents of Man Killed in Kansas City Car Accident Sue Party Host
May-3-10 Kansas City, MO The parents of a pedestrian killed in a Kansas City car accident are suing the hosts of a party that they believe may have contributed to the hit-and-run death of their son. The 2008 incident claimed the life of 25-year-old Daniel Rieman, who was struck by a drunk driver while walking home one day. The driver of that vehicle, Curtis... - Power-Max Diet Supplement Recalled in Canada
Ottawa, ON: Health Canada is warning Canadians that an unapproved health product that contains sildenafil, a prescription medication was found on the Canadian market in Ontario. Sildenafil may pose serious health risks, particularly to people with heart problems. Health Canada is working with the Canada Border Services Agency to stop future importation... - Will Reglan Side Effects Worsen with Health Care Reforms?
Apr-27-10 Washington, DC Earlier this month the US District Court for the Western District of North Carolina ruled in favor of two brand drug manufacturers of Reglan in an action brought by a plaintiff who claimed that her use of a generic form of the digestive drug caused her serious injuries. Plaintiff Mary Couick claimed that her use of Reglan (metoclopram... - From Construction Worker to Asbestos Attorney
Apr-27-10 Edwardsville, IL Before attending law school and working at Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, PC, one of the foremost asbestos litigation firms in the US, attorney R.J. Abernathy was a union laborer for more than 20 years. "I worked in construction from 1983 until I went to law school," says Abernathy. "My father died of asbestos-related lung canc... - Consumer Fraud, Investor Fraud Investigated at Goldman Sachs
May-2-10 Washington, DC A few weeks ago it was alleged that banking giant Goldman Sachs committed what amounted to consumer and financial fraud when it sold clients a complex investment linked to the value of homes. The investment was secretly designed to fail—which would have benefitted another firm that allegedly assisted the bank in the creation of the inv... - Boat Maker Ordered to Pay in Boating Accident
May-2-10 Dallas, TX A boat manufacturer was ordered by a federal jury to pay millions of dollars to a young man who lost part of his leg in a boating accident . Eighteen-year-old Jacob Brochtrup lost so much blood in the accident that he was clinically dead when he arrived at the hospital. According to the Associated Press on 4/06/10, Brochtrup had jumped in... - Pennsylvania Doctor Accused of Stockpiling Fentora from Cancer Patients
May-2-10 Erie, PA A former Clearfield County physician has been arrested for stockpiling pain medications like Fentora that he fraudulently obtained from several cancer patients whom he claimed were prescribed the drugs mistakenly. The office of the Attorney General identified the doctor in question as 43-year-old Amer Khouri, a resident of Erie, Pennsylvani... - Toyota Recalls 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV Vehicles
Apr-21-10 Washington, DC In a testament to the thoroughness of the testing engineers at Consumer Reports Magazine, Toyota announced that it was issuing a worldwide recall of the 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV pending the implementation of a software fix to its electronic stabilization control (ESC). It was just last week that Consumer Reports issued a rare "Don't B... - Children's Tylenol and other Over-The-Counter Drugs Recalled
May-1-10 Washington, DC Children's Tylenol and more than 40 other over-the-counter drugs have been recalled by the McNeil Consumer Healthcare unit of Johnson & Johnson due to manufacturing deficiencies . The FDA has warned consumers not to use certain lots of Tylenol Infants' Drops, Children's Tylenol Suspensions, Infants' Motrin Drops, Children's Zyrtec liquid... - What Is Bayer Really Saying About Yasmin / Yaz?
May-1-10 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has negotiated with Yasmin and Yaz manufacturer Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals to update the products labels for Yaz (3 mg drospirenone / 0.02 mg ethinyl estradiol) and Yasmin (3 mg drospirenone / 0.03 mg ethinyl estradiol) in the US in order to reflect concerns over the link between the oral c... - California Senator Calls for an End to Lengthy Backlog of Social Security Disability Claims
May-1-10 Washington, DC Speaking before a joint congressional hearing earlier this week, Democratic Representative Bob Filner tasked his fellow members of Congress with ending the excessive backlog of social security disability claims. The reason for this call to action from the California congressman is the ever-expanding list of social security claimants w... - Abercrombie & Fitch Faces Complaints of Discrimination
Washington, DC : The Council on American-Islamic Relations has filed a complaint against clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch for firing a Muslim employee who refused to remove her hijab, a head scarf which has varying religious connotations in the Muslim faith. This is not the first employment discrimination complaint that has been filed with th... - Guidant Should Be Held to Greater Accountability
Apr-30-10 Minneapolis, MN On April 27 Federal Judge Donald W. Frank of the US District Court in Minnesota rejected a plea agreement between the Justice Department and Guidant Corporation over the sale of potentially defective heart defibrillators . Guidant, which was acquired by Boston Scientific soon after the defective medical device issue emerged, agreed to pl... - Allopurinol a Leading Cause of SJS
Apr-30-10 Edmonton, AB Neither Salima nor her prescribing doctor had any idea that Allopurinol, a treatment for gout, is one of the leading causes of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). "None of the doctors at the hospital could make a diagnosis until a dermatologist was consulted," Salima says. "Soon as he saw me and knew I had taken this drug, he knew I had SJS an... - Two Children Injured in California Car Crash Involving Train
Apr-30-10 Fresno, CA Two local children were injured over the weekend as a result of a California car crash involving an Amtrak train. On Sunday, April 25, a Fresno couple was driving down California Avenue with their three sons, ages one, two and three, in the backseat, when they came upon a railroad crossing with flashing lights. The mother, who was drivin... - Salmonella Tennessee Identified in a Processed Food Ingredient
Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is taking steps to protect the public following the early identification of Salmonella Tennessee in one company's supply of hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP). This is a common ingredient used most frequently as a flavor enhancer in many processed foods, including soups, sauces, chilis, stews,... - Questions about Pristiq and Pregnancy, Potential Risk to Fetus
Apr-29-10 Washington, DC Similar to Effexor , Pristiq—an antidepressant manufactured by pharmaceutical giant Pfizer—is raising some red flags around the issue of birth defects. Pristiq, a serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), has been found to have an impact in animal studies, but the side effects in humans are still relatively unknown... - Warnings of Overdose and Cardiac Problems for Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride)
Washington, DC: Sanofi-Aventis and FDA notified healthcare professionals of changes to the Warnings and Overdoses sections of the Prescribing Information for Norpramin (desipramine hydrochloride), indicated for the treatment of depression. The new safety information states that extreme caution should be used when this drug is given to patients who...