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Dec-15-09 Athens, AL Among the health risks associated with MRIs are burns that can result during the procedure. Such was the case with a 21-month-old boy from Alabama who was injured during an MRI scan at Children's Hospital. According to an article dated December 5 in the News-Courier of Athens, Alabama, Noah Crowe was in the hospital in late November to... - Luxury Miami Hotel Emptied over Bacteria
Dec-15-09 Miami, FL It's hardly a great start for a new boutique hotel when the spread of a rare bacterium forces all of the guests to relocate. Earlier this fall, one former guest at the Epic Hotel in Miami died and at least two others have become ill from Legionella—a form of pneumonia and the cause of the infamous Legionnaires' disease. An epidemiol... - Mesothelioma Verdict Goes to the Defense
Dec-15-09 Baltimore, MD Most, but not all, asbestos mesothelioma lawsuits end with a verdict that favors the plaintiff. Sometimes the jury produces a decision that favors the defendant—as happened recently in Baltimore. The case involved Manuel Gonzalez, a 55-year-old resident of Hyattsville, who was diagnosed with asbestos mesothelioma in November of 2... - Photographer Claims CVS/pharmacy Guilty of Copyright Infringement
Dec-15-09 Birmingham, AL Professional photographer Rob Fleming thinks no one should get a second run at his work without paying. As such, he recently instructed attorney Jamie Moncus to file a willful copyright infringement suit against CVS/pharmacy for allowing people to duplicate his work. "There are statutory damages available for infringement which can be pr... - Massive Window Blind Recall Announced
Dec-15-09 Washington, DC A recall of near historic proportions comes after the deaths of eight children and the near-strangulation of 16 others. Good Morning America (GMA) on ABC announced this morning a voluntary recall negotiated by the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) in concert with the US window blind industry. About 50 million sets have been... - Attorney set to "Throttle" Toyota's Acceleration System
Dec-14-09 Redlands, CA Attorney David Wright says the Toyota Motor Corporation must make critical changes to its computerized acceleration system and compensate the thousands of drivers who have experienced the terror of an episode of sudden unintended acceleration . "Toyota has had more than 2000 complaints about sudden unintended acceleration over the last eigh... - Generic Levaquin Is in the Pipeline
Dec-14-09 Washington, DC The potential for adverse responses to Levaquin increases with the expiry of Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) patent for levofloxacin, as it paves the way for generic manufacturers to introduce new sources of Levaquin into the drug market. It was announced on December 4 that Mylan Pharmaceuticals has been granted tentative approval b... - More Court Rulings Favor Brand Name Manufacturers
Dec-13-09 Washington, DC Reglan tardive dyskinesia has long been associated with the brand-name drug prescribed to ease gastrointestinal disorders—and has resulted in many a Reglan lawsuit. However, as the drug evolved to the generic market, various court decisions have held that Wyeth, the manufacturer of Reglan, cannot be held liable for any alleged faili... - Chinese Drywall Class Action Lawsuit Underway
Dec-13-09 New Orleans, LA A federal class action lawsuit was filed on December 9 in the US District Court in New Orleans against Knauf Plasterboard Tainjin Co. Ltd. (KPT), one of the primary manufacturers of Chinese drywall . New Orleans Saints head coach Sean Payton is the lead plaintiff, along with about 2100 people who registered their complaint by the deadlin... - MRI Health Risks Lead the FDA to Reconsider Rules on Imaging Drugs
Dec-7-09 New York, NY An FDA advisory panel is set to convene next week to determine whether new regulations may be required for three imaging drugs that contain the chemical gadolinium, a compound that poses significant MRI health risks . The three drugs, which allow for a more thorough image of a body when injected in patients prior to MRI scans, have been... - Pre-Paid Debit Cards at Christmas: Ho Ho Hold the Fees!
Dec-11-09 New York, NY Prepaid debit cards may not be the perfect Christmas gift you thought them to be, given that a host of fees can seriously erode the value of the card. The product can be preferable to the credit card in an economy where few can afford to run up additional debt. Cash is king this year, as consumers scale back their celebrations and attemp... - Is Chantix Worth the Risk?
Dec-11-09 Seattle, WA Critics of Chantix say that patients should pay close attention to the warnings before they start taking the drug. One critic, Dr. Mercola, writing at foodconsumer.org (December 10, 2009), warns against using pharmaceuticals to help quit smoking, noting that the drugs come with side effects that are harmful to a person's health. "Chantix... - Heinz Recalls Baby Cereal in Canada
Dec-11-09 Ottawa, ON The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) and Heinz Canada are warning consumers that Heinz Mixed Cereal for babies should not be consumed. According to a story that appeared this morning in the Canadian Press (CP), the product may contain elevated levels of Ochratoxin A and is being recalled. Ochratoxin A is a mycotoxin that is produc... - Libby May Face Three More Years of Cleanup from Asbestos Problems
Dec-11-09 Libby, MT: A ten-year-long $206 million cleaning effort in the city of Libby, Montana, may require an additional three years to remove the asbestos brought on by a local mining company, according to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The city of Libby has been hit with a number of asbestos-related problems due to the local vermiculite mine -... - Product Liability Lawyers Called in to Address Faulty Medical Equipment Used for Cataract Surgery
Dec-11-09 Tyler, TX Product liability lawyers in Texas have taken the case of Wayne Bishop, a Tyler resident who claims that the Healon D Opthalmic viscosurgical device (OVD) caused dramatic swelling in his eyes that required corrective surgery. Bishop was undergoing cataract extraction surgery in late 2008 when the OVD syringe was used. Following the surgery... - SJS from Ibuprofen and Bactrim
Dec-10-09 Yucca Valley, CA Pat was prescribed Bactrim for a staph infection—the infection cleared up but about one week later she developed a rash. "It was so itchy and painful that I took Ibuprofen, but the rash got worse," she says. Pat went to urgent care and was told to take Benedryl. One week later she wound up in the hospital, diagnosed with Stevens Jo... - Copyright Infringement: What Goes Around, Comes Around
Dec-10-09 Toronto, ON The latest word on copyright infringement casts a hypocritical glow over the recording industry, which has been going after individual file shares (people who download music off the internet for free). The same industry that sued a the single mother for millions in restitution for infringement is now being sued itself—for copyright in... - EEOC Defends Workers' Compensation Leave in Court
Nov-29-09 Kansas City, MO A workers compensation issue that has less to do with workers' safety and everything to do with workers' rights has recently been brought to the public conscience. The issue at hand is inflexible leave policies, whereby workers are being terminated at the conclusion of a set workers' compensation leave instead of being given... - Antitrust News: Is Facebook Monopolizing Social Media?
Dec-4-09 San Jose, CA A new lawsuit may have a group of antitrust lawyers switching back to MySpace for their online interactions. Upstart inter-connectivity company Power.com has filed charges alleging that industry leader Facebook is using shady business practices to monopolize the online social networking market. Power.com claims that Facebook maintains... - Attorney Intends to Expose Bayer, the Maker of Magnevist
Dec-9-09 San Francisco, CA At the nation's first Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) trial in January, attorney Larry Gornick intends to prove that Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, Inc., the maker of Magnevist, could have made a safer and more stable product but chose not to bring it the US purely for financial reasons. Magnevist is a gadolinium-based contr...