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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Lilly Settles Zyprexa Lawsuits with 8 of 12 Remaining States
Eight of 12 states that sued Eli Lily & Co over alleged off-label promotion of its antipsychotic drug Zyprexa have reached a settlement with the pharmaceutical company. While the terms of the settlements are confidential, West Virginia's settlement is reportedly worth $2.5 million. Thirty-three other states have already settled their cons... - Advocacy Group Believes 2010 Will See More Protections for Gay Workers under Washington Labor Law
Jan-20-10 Tacoma, WA Gay rights activists throughout the state are hoping to pass congressional legislation that would provide further protections to GLBT workers seeking Washington employment . The bill, which has been floating around Congress since 1994, seeks to prevent employers from firing or denying a job or promotion to any candidate for employment beca... - Hormone Replacement Therapy Lawsuits See Multi-Million Dollar Settlements
Philadelphia, PA : Two women who each filed a lawsuit against pharmaceutical companies that make hormone replacement therapy (HRT) have both won their cases with awards of $34 million to one and $78 million to the other. On November 20, Donna Kendall was awarded over $6 million in compensatory damages against Wyeth, followed by an award of $16 mill... - Malpractice at Nursing Home Results in $125K Settlement
A resident of the Green Acres nursing home in Wyndmoor, PA, who was overdosed on Zyprexa for 2 days, has been awarded a $125 K settlement. The suit centered on a miscommunication between a Dr. Aguirre, who said he prescribed 2.5 mg of Zyprexa over the phone to the nurse, and the nurse who claims he prescribed 25 mg of the drug. The resident w... - Severe Jaundice: A Red Flag for Parents, Doctors and Nurses
Jan-19-10 Durham, NC Back in 1998 when May and her mother brought Melody to our office, my administrative assistant and I had never heard of kernicterus. We had never seen the word bilirubin . We didn't know that kernicterus comes from too much bilirubin in a baby's blood or that the yellow staining of the skin we call jaundice is caused by bilirubin. We didn't kno... - California Labor Law Beef Pits Controller against Governor
Jan-19-10 Sacramento, CA Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger's "Terminator" days are far behind him, but he may be wishing for some Hollywood magic to help him battle California's massive fiscal crisis. Ever since the Governor's Office instituted a state-wide furlough system, various groups have argued against the constitutionality and legality of the move. Schwarzenegge... - Iowa Woman Sues Bayer and Others over Yaz Generic Side Effects
Jan-19-10 Cedar Rapids, IA When a woman goes on the pill, the assumed result is that she won't get pregnant. However, Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills have become associated with certain unexpected and patently unwelcome side effects. A woman from Cedar Rapids, Iowa filed a lawsuit against Yaz manufacturer Bayer on December 28, 2009. Adrienne Cechura alleg... - Family Files Suit after Texas Man Dies from Heparin Injection
Jan-13-10 Lufkin, TX The family of a man who allegedly died from complications arising from a contaminated heparin injection has filed a product liability lawsuit against the makers of the blood thinning agent, Baxter, and the medical facility that administered the drug. The family of Lloyd James Robinson claims that the man died from a hypersensitivity-type... - Former Administrator Files Pennsylvania Employment Lawsuit
Jan-18-10 Allentown, PA A former Pennsylvania school administrator filed a lawsuit against her former employer, alleging racial discrimination as the primary basis of her termination. LaToya Monroe was employed until May 2008 as the human relations director for the Easton Area School District (EASD). She was relieved of her duties two weeks after receiving a... - California Helicopter Crash Claims Four Lives
Jan-18-10 Fresno, CA A helicopter crashed into power lines in California's Central Valley five days into the New Year, taking the lives of the pilot and the three passengers aboard. The accident occurred in eastern Madera County, California. According to the January 15 edition of the Fresno Bee, two federal law enforcement agents near the confluence of Willow... - Twenty-Three Companies Named in Texas Asbestos Lawsuit
Jan-18-10 Beaumont, TX A Texas woman has filed an asbestos lawsuit against 23 corporations alleged of contributing to her husband's death from lung cancer. Ransom Glen Phillips worked as a contractor for nearly 40 years before his retirement in 1985. He was allegedly in extensive contact with asbestos fibers, which his wife believes caused the cancer that too... - Colorado Man Arrested for False Labeling of Gatorade Bottles
Jan-17-10 Denver, CO A 38-year-old Longmont man was arrested earlier this week on allegations of false labeling stemming from controversial printouts that he placed on Gatorade bottles over the past several weeks. Earlier this month the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) was notified by PepsiCo North, the manufacturer of the sports beverage, of multiple compl... - Ammonia-Treated Beef: Does It Prevent Foodborne Illness?
Jan-6-10 Washington, DC It's enough to turn a carnivore into a vegetarian. If you have eaten a hamburger at McDonalds, Burger King or another fast food giant, as well as a number of grocery chains, you have probably eaten ammonia-treated beef from Beef Products Inc. (BPI). Food processors, some restaurant chains and even regulators defend ammonia-treated beef as th... - Illinois Employee Convicted of Fraud
Jan-11-10 Belleville, IL Job applicants should expect their personal information to remain confidential and strictly for the use of the job application. However, a Belleville, Illinois restaurant manager has been cited with fraud and a violation of Illinois employment laws after a handful of employees and job applicants in Illinois discovered that she had stolen... - Florida Employment Harassment Case "Out of a Bad Movie"
Jan-16-10 Tallahassee, FL In a case that seemed like something out of a bad movie, a Florida employment lawsuit was recently settled in favor of the plaintiff after she revealed sensational details of a five-year pattern of harassment at the hands of her employer. Florida state labor laws govern the conduct of employers towards their employees and are designe... - Health Care Fraud Worsened Last Year
Jan-16-10 Washington, DC Identity theft and health care scams are happening with increasing frequency as more people flaunt moral and medical ethics in the pursuit of personal gain—to the tune of $100 billion a year. According to a recent article on CNNMoney.com, health care identity theft dominated all other crimes in the sector last year. Louis Saccocc... - UCLA Study Finds Extensive Violations of California Overtime
Jan-16-10 Riverside, CA If you work in California and do not receive proper minimum wage or overtime pay , you aren't alone. A study recent study conducted by researchers at UCLA found almost 90 percent of low-wage workers in Los Angeles County are regularly victimized by employers who violate California labor laws. The study, titled "Wage Theft and Workplace... - UK Teen Stricken with SJS after Taking Swine Flu Drug
Jan-15-10 Bicester, UK For those unlucky enough to have caught the swine flu, there's more bad news: medications used to treat H1N1 symptoms may cause Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). A teenager in the UK developed SJS from a popular anti-flu medication made by Roche. According to the Sun, a London-based newspaper, Samantha Millard started exhibiting signs of... - Generic Reglan Labels Not Preempted by Federal Regulations
Jan-15-10 Washington, DC A spate of lawsuits have been lodged against generic and brand-name manufacturers of Reglan for their perceived failure to provide consumers with adequate information about Reglan side effects on the drug labels. According to the January 12 issue of Drug Industry Daily, the US Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ruled in a liabilit... - Despite Unum's Reputation, Job Applications Double
Jan-15-10 Chattenooga, TN Despite its reputation for unfairness to policyholders, Unum has seen an upward trend in the number of job applicants it attracts. Unum Insurance, previously known as Unum Provident and First Unum and now doing business as the Unum Group, received 50,000 applications for employment nationwide in 2008. It's a trend that is expected to co...