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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Potential Penalties against Toyota Could Hit $49.2 Million
Apr-11-10 Washington, DC The federal government is angry with Toyota for waiting so long to inform consumers about the various Avalon and Camry recalls enacted over sticking gas pedals and floor mats. That wait is going to cost Toyota a potential $16.375 million in fines—the largest penalty allowed under the Tread Act. According to an account published... - New Study Strengthens Evidence of Accutane Link to IBD
Apr-11-10 Chapel Hill, NC Accutane is no longer available in the US, but its memory lingers on in thousands of Americans afflicted with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) and other side effects of the acne medication. Nearly 1000 lawsuits are pending against Accutane manufacturer Roche—a major factor in the company's decision to discontinue the distribution... - Boy Killed in Car Crash, Mother Goes to Court
Apr-16-10 Kansas City, MO A man who stands accused of killing a 12-year old boy and seriously injuring two others in a car crash appeared before a judge in Jackson County circuit court this week. Clayton Dunlap was allegedly high on PCP when he slammed his car into Sabrina Kneisley's car, which was waiting at a stop light at US 71 Highway and Gregory Boulevar... - One Applicant Waited Five Years for Social Security Disability Benefits
Apr-16-10 Syracuse, NY How long is a reasonable wait for social security disability (SSD) benefits? A few months? A year? One man in Syracuse, New York waited more than 500 days—and he's not the only one. According to a 4/13/10 account in the Post Standard of Syracuse, part of the problem hinges on the fact that more than half of all claims for social s... - Judge Orders Drug Manufacturer to Turn over Emails in Depakote Investigation
Apr-16-10 Abingdon, VA The Chicago-based pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories was ordered to hand over some of its chief executive's emails to federal investigators after it was alleged that the company improperly marketed the antiseizure drug Depakote . The US Attorney's Office for the Western district of Virginia accused Abbott of prescribing Depa... - Diet and Exercise May Help Avert Avandia Side Effects
Apr-16-10 Sherwood, OR A Senate subcommittee recently suggested that medical professionals had been paid to cover up Avandia side effects , leading health advocates and concerned citizen groups to call for more traditional treatments for diabetes like diet and exercise. A collection of four new studies published in the New England Journal of Medicine suggest t... - Asbestos Disease – Please Be It Resolved
Apr-15-10 Mt. Pleasant, SC Every year, thousands of hard-working Americans find that workplace exposure to tiny, odorless, invisible particles of asbestos has caused their chests to fill with malignant tumors that literally squeeze the last breath from their body. "It is a painful death," says attorney Anne Kearse. "And there is no safe level of asbestos exposur... - Report: Pilot in Fatal Helicopter Crash Was Trying to Beat a Storm
Apr-15-10 Nashville, TN Government officials investigating a recent helicopter crash that killed a local pilot and two on-board nurses on March 25 have determined that the man was likely trying to stay ahead of an approaching thunderstorm. The Associated Press reports that the ill-fated medical helicopter had just dropped off a patient at the Jackson-Madison... - West Virginia Mine: Another Massey Energy Lawsuit?
Apr-9-10 Montcoal, WV History repeated itself earlier this week when a West Virginia mine operated by Massey Energy Company exploded, killing 25 . In 2006 a fire in the Aracoma Alma Mine (also owned by Massey Energy) caused the death of two miners, and in 2009 Massey subsidiary Aracoma Coal Company pleaded guilty to 10 criminal charges and reached a wrongful d... - Did Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning Cause Man's Death?
Apr-14-10 Winston-Salem, NC At least one denture cream manufacturer has announced that it is changing the formula of its product. The news, however, may come too late for people already affected by zinc poisoning, linked to Fixodent denture adhesive and Super Poligrip. According to recent reports, some neurological damage may be permanent. At least one report su... - Four Car Accident in Seneca
Apr-14-10 Springfield, MO As Seneca police were in the process of investigating a car accident on Missouri 43 south of Seneca, a 1990 Mazda Protege ran into a 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada, which had slowed down in order to avoid the first accident, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. Reportedly, the impact with the Oldsmobile resulted in the Mazda Protege sk... - New Study Highlights Suicide Risk of Anticonvulsant Drugs
Apr-14-10 Boston, MA A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) confirmed that taking anticonvulsants doubles the risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. The findings echo those emerging from a review two years ago by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It should be noted that the risk is small, at less t... - USDA Inspector General Slams Feds for Chemical Residue in Beef
Apr-14-10 Washington, DC In 2008 authorities in Mexico turned away a shipment of American beef at the border. The meat was tested for traces of copper and did not meet Mexico's limits for copper content. However, that contaminated beef could be easily sold in the US, which has no such limits on the books. A new report by the US Department of Agriculture Inspe... - New Celexa Articles Suggest Psychiatry Professor Helped Hide Negative Side Effects
Apr-14-10 Washington, DC Studies on the long-term effects of the antidepressant class known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) have long established a link between medications like Celexa and birth defects . However, a new lawsuit claims that a renowned European psychiatry professor may have helped Forest Labs, the manufacturer of the drug, in hid... - Flamboyant Brit Malcolm McLaren Felled by Asbestos Mesothelioma
Apr-14-10 LONDON He was the flamboyant one-time manager of the notorious Sex Pistols and he is credited with bringing rap to the UK. Known for his outlandish outfits and ideas, Malcolm McLaren was anything but ordinary. But in the end, a disease that has felled hundreds of ordinary people also claimed the life of McLaren: asbestos mesothelioma . McLaren's part... - Washington Car Accident Claims the Life of Bangor Sailor
Apr-14-10 Bremerton, WA A tragic Washington car accident claimed the life of an 18-year-old sailor stationed at Naval Base Kitsap-Bangor over the weekend. At roughly 3:30 pm on Saturday, April 10, Mark S. Schroeder Jr., a native of Fontana, California, was driving southbound on Highway 3 when he allegedly overcorrected a turn and plowed headlong into a power... - Philadelphia Jury Awards $89 Million To Plane Crash Victims
Apr-8-10 Philadelphia, PA A jury from Philadelphia Common Pleas Court awarded $89 million in compensation on Tuesday to family members of those killed in a plane crash in 1999. Only one person survived the crash when the plane went down shortly after refueling in Youngstown. According to the 4/07/10 edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer, the plane was a six-s... - Bizarre Missouri Car Accident Injures Good Samaritan
Apr-13-10 Kansas City, MO A Kansas City car accident near the Pico-Union neighborhood early Sunday morning took a bizarre twist when bystander hijacked the car of a Good Samaritan nurse who stopped to help the accident victim. The nurse, whom police did not identify publicly, was filling up her car at a gas station when 27-year-old Jasen Jack slammed into a t... - Toyota 2010 Lexus GX 460 SUV Cited for Rollover Hazard
Apr-13-10 New York, NY The respected magazine Consumer Reports, which conducts its own product testing and is not beholden to corporate interests, has issued a safety warning about Toyota's updated Lexus GX 460 SUV due to an increased risk of rollover during a turn. The problem appears to be with the vehicle's electronic stability control system and does not aff... - A Litany of California Labor Law Violations
Apr-13-10 Los Angeles, CA "I didn't even know we were supposed to take breaks, get vacation pay and personal vehicle mileage pay until I read about employees' rights in California and realized how many California labor law this company has broken," says Hector, who was wrongfully terminated from his job. "The California Labor Commissioner advised me to seek the...