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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Largest Internet Scam in eBay History Finally Cracked
Feb-25-10 Miami, FL One of the most galling types of internet scams involves the sale and non-delivery of items online. While the vast majority of vendors on eBay are honest and legitimate, there are always a few who are looking to make an easy dollar off unsuspecting customers. Such was the case with Nilton Rossoni, a Brazilian businessman living in Florida, wh... - Lawyers Investigate Toyota Employee 401k Concerns
Feb-25-10 Torrance, CA Legal troubles continue to mount for embattled automaker Toyota as a collection of California lawyers begin to investigate potential claims related to the Japanese company's employee 401k defined retirement plans. The claims stem from alleged imprudent investments that the company made in the name of its investors and seeks to determine... - New Study Suggests the Cipro Antibiotic May Be Behind Drug-Resistant Bacteria
Feb-25-10 Boston, MA A new study released by researchers at Boston University finds that medications like the Cipro antibiotic may be responsible for the rapid development of bacterial infections into so-called superbugs. The new study, which appears in the journal Molecular Cell, finds that rather than adapting to a single antibiotic and mutating from ther... - Troubling Allegations in the Wake of Gas Accident Explosion
Feb-19-10 Middletown, CT Last week a gas accident at the Kleen Energy plant under construction in Connecticut killed five workers and injured dozens. It was later revealed that welders were working within close proximity to large volumes of natural gas as the gas was being purged. What's more, minutes before the fatal explosion, frantic warnings reverberated thr... - Most Cases of Foodborne Illness Go Unreported
Feb-24-10 Edmonton, AB According to the 2/18/10 Edmonton issue of 24 Hours, a lot of food poisoning goes unreported. And when that happens, says Nyall Hislop, a senior advisor for Alberta Health Services Food Program in Edmonton, more people get sick. Hislop, an inspector with 13 years in the trenches, noted that 390 suspected cases of food poisoning were inv... - City Councilman Equates Crackdown on Strip Clubs to Racial Discrimination
Feb-24-10 Detroit, MI Officials within the city government have been attempting to pass ordinances that would shut down strip clubs in Detroit, a motion that City Council President Charles Pugh equates with racial discrimination . Appearing on a religious radio program, Pugh claimed that the crackdown on the 33 clubs within the city limits was unjust and that... - Texas Woman Left Disabled From Denture Poisoning
Feb-24-10 Mineral Wells, TX A Texas women who has been confined to a wheelchair due to the loss of motor function may have denture cream poisoning to blame for her condition, according to doctors. Elizabeth Gilley, a 26-year-old who started wearing dentures as a teenager due to a genetic condition that ruined her teeth, was admitted to a Fort Worth hospital i... - Pacemakers Pose MRI Risk to Patients
Feb-23-10 Orlando, FL Among those at risk of MRI health problems are patients with kidney disease, for whom MRI contrast agents containing gadolinium can prove toxic. But it's not just kidney patients who should be careful. Anyone with screws holding bones in place, permanent staples affixed to organs, pacemakers and implanted defibrillators and any other form o... - Young Mother of Two Felled By Asbestos Mesothelioma, UK Inquest Told
Feb-23-10 Kettering, UK When a mother of two in the UK died of asbestos mesothelioma at the age of 43, an inquest into her death revealed that she had been exposed to asbestos as a child through her father's work clothes, which she used to help launder. Tracey Carpenter was "a keen sportswoman who enjoyed squash and badminton," her partner said earlier this... - Could a Yasmin / Yaz Recall Be in the Offing?
Feb-23-10 Indianapolis, IN The incredible number of lawsuits involving Yasmin birth control has generated talk about a potential recall. Even so, in the face of 25,000 potential lawsuits and censure from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for overstating the effectiveness of Yaz / Yasmin, manufacturer Bayer continues to sell the product. The Indianapo... - Technology Investor Receives Nine-Year Sentence for Stock Fraud
Feb-23-10 New York, NY U.S. District Judge Richard Sullivan has sentenced noted philanthropist and technology investor Alberto Vilar to nine years in prison for stock fraud , ignoring the 69-year-old's pleas for a community service sentence. Vilar, the co-founder of the investment advisory firm Amerindo, was convicted of 12 criminal counts of fraud ranging fro... - MRSA Infection found at Massachusetts Elementary School
Feb-23-10 South Boston, VA Officials at South Boston Elementary School have informed parents and faculty that an outbreak of Methicilin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus, or MRSA infection , has hit the school. Deputy Superintendent Larry Clark claims that the infection came from a single student that was remanded to the care of a physician. Local parents receiv... - Violations of Patent Law "Normal" in Today's High-Tech World
Feb-22-10 Waterloo, ON As technology continues to evolve at a breathless pace, patent infringement claims and lawsuits have become a fairly normal occurrence. Consequently, two new patent infringement cases against Blackberry manufacturer Research in Motion (RIM), a Canadian company, appear not to be rattling investors in the least. In fact, the Canadian Press (... - New Government Crackdown on Credit Cards Won't Help Debit Card Fees
Feb-22-10 New York, NY In May Congress passed new legislation that comes into effect this weekend, aimed at ending unfair rate increases and hidden fees associated with prepaid debit cards . "It's still going to be important to watch your statement as closely as possible," says Joe Ridout, spokesman for Consumer Action, an advocacy group, in comments published in... - Canadian Woman's Breast Removed in Error
Feb-22-10 Windsor, ON It was an error of profound proportions: this past fall a woman underwent an unnecessary mastectomy in Canada after the surgeon misread a biopsy report. Under the mistaken belief that the woman's breast was cancerous, Dr. Barbara Heartwell went ahead and removed it in a surgical procedure. As of February 18 the patient had not launched l... - Company Exploits Workers, Says Ex-Employee
Feb-22-10 San Mateo, CA Paul is only 19 years old, but he's smart enough to know that his employer exploited him and violated California labor law . "We spend about 12 hours on the job and usually get four hours of pay," says Paul. "That isn't right." Paul works for United Plus, a non-emergency transportation company offering wheelchair and gurney transport f... - Reforms To New Jersey Labor Laws Could Cut Worker Pensions and Benefits
Feb-22-10 Trenton, NJ Senators from both parties are touting new legislation that could drastically change New Jersey labor law by cutting government workers' pensions and reducing health benefits. The legislation, which is comprised of four separate bills, each with enough bilateral support in the Senate to pass, was created in response to the financial cris... - The ETHEX / KV Pharma Recall: One Year Later
Feb-16-10 St. Louis. MO It has been a little over a year since ETHEX Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of KV Pharmaceutical , also known as KV Pharma, recalled a number of drugs due to the fact that the tablets were oversized, putting patients at risk of accidentally overdosing on prescribed medications. On February 3, 2009, ETHEX distributed an updated... - Tragic School Bus Accident Kills Texas Teen
Feb-21-10 Richardson, TX Fifteen-year-old Anquanette Patterson, a freshman at J.J. Pearce High School in the Richardson Independent School District, died last Wednesday morning after she jumped out of a moving school bus. Patterson was run over and killed at the scene, before she reached the hospital. The bus driver, 73-year-old Eddie Farrell of Garland, had... - Two People Killed in California Motorcycle Crash
Feb-21-10 Palm Springs, CA A California motorcycle accident killed two and injured two others on Valentine's Day when a car collided with a motorcycle on a twisting section of Highway 74. According to a 2/15/10 report in the Desert Sun of Palm Springs, the motorcycle crash occurred at about 1:30 pm on February 14. William Kaplan, 62, of Rancho Mirage, was dri...