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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Ohio Refinery Ordered to Pay Nearly $1 Million in Owed Overtime Pay
Mar-10-10 Lima, OH Husky Energy has agreed to pay refinery workers in Lima, Ohio, nearly one million dollars in back wages to resolve an employee overtime pay dispute. The US Department of Labor (DOL) ruled that 173 workers will collect from a fund totaling $969,182. It should be noted that Husky Energy was continuing the wage practices already put in place b... - ERISA Lawsuits Protect Employee Rights
Mar-10-10 Milwaukee, WI Violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) can result in lawsuits against a company and its trustees, as plan participants fight to recover money lost due to improper handling of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and other benefits plans. The US Department of Labor recently filed a lawsuit against Steven D. Westra,... - Chantix Side Effects Drive One User "off the Deep End"
Mar-10-10 Chicago, IL A local woman who wanted to quit smoking claims that Chantix side effects caused hallucinations, dementia and a rush of emotions that for which she was wholly unprepared. Tina Hurst, a mother and manager at a Fortune 500 company, was prescribed the drug to help her quit smoking. After two months of use, the drug seemed to have done its j... - Attorney Speaks About Accutane and Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Mar-9-10 Edwardsville, IL Patients who feel that they were not adequately warned about Accutane side effects such as inflammatory bowel disease may want to speak with an attorney. Bob Rowland, attorney and partner at Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, says there is still time for patients who suffered inflammatory bowel disease to file a lawsuit against... - Salmonella Flavor Enhancer Recall Could Be Largest in History
Mar-9-10 Montreal, PQ A food additive found in literally thousands of food products could be subject to the largest ever food recall in North America, according to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The claim was carried this morning in a report by the Montreal Gazette. A batch of flavor enhancer manufactured by Basic Food Flavors Inc., based in Neva... - Lawsuits Could Cost Toyota in Excess of $3 Billion
Mar-9-10 Miami, FL According to the Associated Press (AP), lawsuits related to the massive Toyota recall could cost the world's largest automotive maker $3 billion or more. As of yesterday, more than 89 class action lawsuits have been filed across the country on behalf of disgruntled Toyota owners who claim that their vehicles have suffered a loss in value sinc... - Toyota Speeds Out of Control, Not on Recall List
Mar-9-10 San Diego, CA A Prius owner was taken for the ride of his life yesterday when the accelerator pedal became stuck while driving along Interstate 8 outside of San Diego. An officer with the California Highway Patrol (CHP) helped the frightened driver bring his car to a stop, but not before the car reached speeds of 90 miles per hour. "I pushed the gas... - Ready To Eat Bacon Base Product Recalled for Salmonella
Mar-9-10 Washington, DC Nestlé Professional North America, a Cleveland, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 6,000 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon base product that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of bacon base contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled. Due to potenti... - What About the Crashworthiness of Subway Cars?
Mar-9-10 Washington, DC With the rising cost of oil and transportation, not to mention traffic gridlock, many urban commuters are taking the train in an attempt to save time and money—and shrink their carbon footprint in the process. But how safe is it? Vehicle manufacturers tout their respective crashworthiness data as a selling point. However, few peopl... - California Overtime Pay Is the First of Budget Cuts at Sheriff's Office
Mar-9-10 Los Angeles, CA Forced to trim more than $128 billion from his department's annual budget, Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca has imposed a series of cost-cutting measures, including slashing the inmate population and cutting back on California overtime pay . A recent audit found that the Sheriff's Department consistently exceeded its annual overtim... - Research Study Seeks Means to Avoid Reglan Side Effects
Mar-3-10 DeLand, FL In an effort to avoid the complications that can arise from the treatment of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), such as tardive dyskinesia , scientists at Avail Clinical Research have begun a series of studies seeking a new treatment for the debilitating disease. GERD is a potentially serious condition that causes the contents of the... - Food Poisoning Victim Wants to Warn the Public
Mar-8-10 Toledo, OH Alice is angry: she was diagnosed with a foodborne illness while on vacation and found out later that the restaurant had racked up eight food violations in one month alone. "I want to warn the public about this restaurant and possibly prevent people from suffering as much as I did," says Alice. "I am a nurse so I know the potential serious s... - Renewed Search for Air France Flight 447
Mar-8-10 Paris, FRANCE More than nine months after the June 2009 crash of Air France Flight 447, authorities are launching a renewed effort to locate the wreckage of the plane. According to a report published on 3/8/10 in USA Today, Air France and Airbus paid $14 million for a collection of advanced underwater robots to undertake the task of recovering the blac... - Flavor Additive in Hundreds of Foods Recalled for Salmonella
Mar-8-10 Washington, DC A food enhancer used in hundreds of products has been subjected to a food recall due to the presence of salmonella in food samples. US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg stresses that the problem was identified and dealt with before anyone became ill. Hydrolyzed vegetable protein, known in the indust... - Lawsuit Alleges Blackstone Violated Massachusetts Labor Law
Mar-8-10 Boston, MA The Blackstone Group is the subject of a recent lawsuit that claims that the financial services company underpaid an administrative assistant in violation of Massachusetts labor law . Hope Smith of Cambridge filed suit against the New York-based institution for ordering her to work 45- to 50-hour workweeks at its Boston office from Novembe... - GlaxoSmithKline Denies Avandia Allegations
Mar-7-10 Washington, DC GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), maker of diabetes drug Avandia , is now defending itself against accusations that it failed to adequately warn the public about known risks associated with Avandia. The company responded that the allegations, which were released in a Senate finance committee report, were based on information that was inaccurate and... - Fifteen-Year Prison Term for Horrific Maryland Car Crash
Mar-7-10 Accokeek, MD The Washington Post called it one of the worst car accidents in state history. In the early hours of February 16, 2008, two drivers became involved in an illegal street race on Route 210, mowing down and killing eight bystanders. The Post reported on 3/2/10 that one of the two drivers was sentenced to 15 years in prison. The other will be... - White House Proposes Funding Increase to Reduce Veterans Medical Malpractice
Mar-7-10 Washington, DC While healthcare continues to divide politicians across party lines, there is one issue on which the Obama administration is facing little opposition - reducing incidences of veteran's medical malpractice . Over the past year, the Department of Veterans Affairs has faced a backlog of roughly one million benefits claims from veterans of... - Ascertainment Bias an Issue in SSRI Birth Defect Debate
Mar-1-10 Toronto, ON Recent studies have linked paroxetine, a selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SSRI) frequently prescribed to women for depression and anxiety, to birth defects like PPHN (primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn). Patients have filed lawsuits against the manufacturers of the antidepressant for failing disclose the potential risks of... - Discrimination Case Against Abercrombie & Fitch Not the First
Mar-6-10 San Mateo, CA The upscale US-based clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch has recently come under fire for discrimination against a Muslim employee for wearing her hijab in a Hollister store—even though she wore her hijab to the job interview and was hired with the expectation that the 19-year-old college student would be allowed to wear her h...