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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Former Boyfriend Hits Lady Gaga with Employment Lawsuit
Mar-25-10 New York, NY The world is going gaga over a New York employment lawsuit filed last week against Lady Gaga by a former boyfriend, who is purported to hold a 20 percent stake in one of two companies the singer uses to facilitate her career. According to a 3/21/10 report in Newsday, songwriter and music producer Rob Fusari filed a $30.5 million dollar... - Consumer Advocate Group Demands Release of Info on Anthem Blue Cross Rate Hikes
Mar-25-10 Los Angeles, CA A consumer advocacy group has called on California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner to release all the information compiled during his department's investigation into forthcoming Anthem Blue Cross rate hikes, which could see double-digit increases for customers purchasing individual plans. Consumer Watchdog, the organization that... - Florida Woman Fired for Blowing Whistle on ERISA Plan Violations
Mar-25-10 Naples, FL A former controller for a south Florida golf club was recently fired and jailed after alleging violations of the company's ERISA plan in her annual financial report. Leslie Boran, a wheelchair-bound 50-year-old CPA from Naples, Florida, prepared a report detailing routine violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) c... - New York State Couple Blames Toyota for Death of Son
Mar-19-10 Cortlandt, NY As lawsuits continue to mount in the wake of the Toyota accelerator pedal recall , a Westchester couple is still coming to grips with the loss of their beloved five-year-old son. According to today's edition of the New York Post, Nancy and Daniel Murtha blame Toyota for the horrific crash in 2008 that claimed the life of their youngest son... - More Braking News: Now It's Honda
Mar-19-10 New York, NY On the heels of Toyota's massive recall of eight million vehicles worldwide, Honda announced on March 15 that it will recall 344,000 Odyssey minivans and 68,000 Element crossover vehicles in the 2007-2008 model years due to brake problems . According to Honda, consumers have complained that brake pedals feel "soft," that the brake peda... - Infantino Recalls More Than One Million Baby Slings
Mar-24-10 Washington, DC Just days after the US Consumer Products Safety Commission (CPSC) issued a public warning about baby slings , manufacturer Infantino— currently the target of a wrongful death lawsuit—announced the recall of more than one million slings. Some 13 deaths have been potentially linked to baby slings made by various manufacture... - Couple Sue Stockbroker for Fraud, Seeks $16 Million
Mar-24-10 Boston, MA Among the alleged victims of the Bernie Madoff debacle are Richard Sonking, 60, and his elderly mother, who claim they lost $6 million to Madoff's $65 billion Ponzi scheme. According to the 3/18/10 edition of the Boston Herald, the Sonkings are now suing for stockbroker fraud . Sonking, from New Hampshire, has teamed up with his mother in... - Two Contractors Barred over California Overtime Violations
Mar-23-10 Sacramento, CA Two California contractors have been prevented from bidding on projects in the state for a period of three years, due in part to their non-payment of California overtime and other violations of California labor laws. According to the latest issue of Business & Finance Week, due out on 3/27/10, Soo Kim Electric Company and Lucid El... - They Call It "Fosamax Dead Jaw"
Mar-23-10 Mineola, NY Every month Marc Grossman's firm hears from more American women whose lives have become a living hell because they had oral surgery while taking Fosamax . In a few months' time, Grossman will go head to head with pharmaceutical giant Merck in hopes of getting justice for the victims and ultimately forcing Merck to pull the drug off the marke... - Baby Slings Linked To 13 Deaths So Far
Mar-23-10 Washington, DC It was in 2008 that Consumer Reports first warned about the risks associated with baby slings . Now the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has come out with a product warning after investigating at least 13 deaths linked to baby slings over the last 20 years. Baby slings are chic accessories designed to couch the baby in such a... - Oregon Family Lands $1 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Mar-23-10 Portland, OR A wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2005 death of an unarmed 27-year-old man in a police confrontation has been settled by Clackamas County to the tune of $1 million. Fouad Kaady was suspected in three hit-and-run crashes—incidents the Kaady family lawyer claims were the result of a fire in Fouad's automobile. When Kaady em... - Lawsuits Alleging Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning on the Rise
Mar-23-10 Seattle, WA The number of lawsuits stemming from claims of denture cream zinc poisoning has been increasing at an exponential rate in courts across the country, according to a recent report from the St. Petersburg Times. A 2008 study published in the journal Neurology found that users of denture adhesives like Fixodent and Super PoliGrip were at ser... - Unum Forcing Policy Holder to Take Early Social Security
Mar-17-10 San Diego, CA Unum uses a number of creative methods to deny long-term disability policies and practice bad faith insurance. Case in point: Carolyn's disability policy stated that she would be covered by Unum until she reached the age of 67. But when Carolyn phoned Unum and asked for a copy of her policy, the insurer decided to cut off her policy two ye... - Medical Devices May Lead To Particle Disease
Mar-17-10 Kansas City, MO Doctors, scientists and medical researchers are increasingly questioning the safety of medical devices . Yet according to medical consumer activist Ruby Rahn, the public remains largely unaware of the potential dangers those medical devices pose. "The medical industry has defined wear debris from both metal and plastics medical devic... - Pilot Killed in Small Plane Crash
Mar-22-10 Seattle, WA The pilot of a single-engine Cirrus SR22 was killed in a plane crash late Friday afternoon in the town of Morton, southwest of Mount Rainier in Washington State. He left behind a wife and two children, aged six and eight. The only occupants of the plane a the time of the crash were thirty-nine-year-old Shane Sullivan, president of Cascad... - Verizon Called on Unauthorized Charges
Mar-22-10 Cleveland, OH Thousands of Americans are megabyte mad at Verizon Wireless for adding charges to their monthly bills that they never used or authorized. Attorney Daniel Karon, whose firm has filed just one of a number of consumer fraud suits against Verizon for unauthorized charges, says plaintiffs "are non-smart phone users who never accessed the inter... - Car Crashworthiness Integral To Redesigned Police Cruisers
Mar-22-10 Dearborn, MI Ford Motor Company is rolling out a new style of police cruiser that it claims is faster, has better handling and exceeds the car crashworthiness of the Crown Victoria, which is going out of production late next year. The new Interceptor is a front- or all-wheel-drive sedan based on the updated Ford Taurus and designed under the supervi... - Motorcycle Accident Lawyers Keep an Eye on Florida Motorcycle Accident
Mar-22-10 Bushnell, FL A pick-up truck caused a deadly motorcycle accident this weekend in central Florida when it struck four motorcyclists on their way back from a gathering of friends on Saturday night. According to the official report from the Florida Highway Patrol, the truck driver – who was operating his vehicle with a suspended license – m... - Antidepressants May Impact Infant Development
Feb-28-10 Denmark A new study suggests that babies who are exposed to antidepressants prior to birth are slower to reach certain developmental milestones. The study will likely add to the growing controversy about whether or not SSRI antidepressants are safe for pregnant women to use. According to healthfinder.gov on 2/23/10, the study involved more than 81,0... - Scientists Accuse FDA of Corruption
Mar-16-10 Washington, DC People everywhere are writing, blogging and tweeting about the corruption letter penned by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has now "certified" this letter, which comes as good news to lawyers and plaintiffs. But inquiring minds want to know who penned the letter—a secret FDA whistleblower ? According to the Wall St...