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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Denture Cream Users Sticking It to Denture Adhesive Makers
Nov-13-09 Marshall, TX More lawsuits have been filed by consumers suffering from denture cream poisoning after using products such as Fixodent denture adhesive and Super Poligrip. The lawsuits allege that consumers were not properly warned of the risk of denture cream zinc poisoning if they overused their denture adhesive. Lawsuits filed in Texas on October 9... - Tylenol Found to Reduce Effectiveness of Vaccines
Nov-13-09 Rochester, NY Tylenol, a medicine cabinet staple in millions of households, has been getting some bad press lately. Linked in the past to acetaminophen toxicity, potential liver damage, and other Tylenol side effects , the product identified as Tylenol Arthritis Pain Caplets was recalled by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) after consumers reported that the pills... - Levaquin Side Effects Ground Outstanding Pilot
Nov-13-09 New York, NY Greg Downs knows all about Levaquin and Levaquin side effects , including (but not limited to) Levaquin tendon rupture. His troubles with Levaquin began in 2006, when he was prescribed the powerful antibiotic for diverticulitis. Soon, he began feeling odd sensations and delayed focusing reaction, "like my head could not keep up with what... - Preliminary $7.1 Million Settlement Reached in Afexa Class Action
Preliminary $7.1 Million Settlement Reached in Afexa Class Action The manufacturer of Cold FX, namely Afexa, has reached a preliminary agreement in the class action securities lawsuit it currently faces. If approved, the $7.1 million settlement, which represents about half of the $14 million investors lost due to inflated financial results rel... - Class 1 Recall of LIFEPAK CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators
The FDA has notified healthcare professionals of a Class I recall of certain LIFEPAK CR Plus Automated External Defibrillators (AED) manufactured and distributed from July 9, 2008 through August 19, 2008. An extremely humid environment may cause the affected devices to improperly analyze the heart rhythm and may cause the device to delay or fail to del... - FDA Issues Warning about Promethazine Hydrochloride Injection
The FDA has issued a notification to healthcare professionals that a Boxed Warning is being added to the prescribing information for Promethazine Hydrochloride products, describing the risks of severe tissue injury, including gangrene, requiring amputation following intravenous administration of promethazine. The Boxed Warning will remind practitioner... - Class Action Attorney Wants to Know "What's in Their Wallets"
Nov-12-09 Atlanta, GA Capitol One, marketed as the "hassle free credit card," is being sued for consumer fraud by some disgruntled customers who are fed up with the company asking them for more and more of "what's in their wallets." Over the last 10 months, the company has tripled borrowing costs for cardholders. Attorney Adam Webb, who represents some of those... - Navigating the California Labor Law often Requires Legal Advice
Nov-12-09 Hollywood, CA Tomorrow is Christine's last day at a job she enjoyed and held for two years. "I complained to the HR department about my boss making me work 10-hour days and my employer gave me two options: accept a demotion or quit," says Christine, who questions whether her employer violated the the California labor law . Christine is a salaried em... - Toyota Lawsuit: Sudden Unintended Acceleration
Nov-12-09 Los Angeles, CA A class action lawsuit filed against Toyota Motor Corporation on November 5, 2009 alleges that owners of some Toyota and Lexus vehicles have "experienced instances of unintended acceleration" in their vehicles. According to just-auto.com, lawyers involved in the Toyota class action lawsuit say that the problem is not, as Toyota claims,... - Experts Claim Chinese Drywall Safe, But Jury Still Out
Nov-12-09 Tampa, FL Homeowners had little doubt that Chinese drywall posed health risks for their households. However, a recent symposium in Tampa concluded that Chinese drywall is not as grave a problem as most people believe it to be. Two conclusions were reached at the symposium: that the drywall is not a hazard to human health, and that the culprit ingred... - Intel Antitrust Settlement With Rival AMD Worth $1.25 Billion
Nov-12-09 Sunnyvale, CA An ongoing antitrust dispute between giant computer chip maker Intel and the smaller Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has been settled with Intel's agreement today to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle various antitrust and patent disputes. There has long been discord between Intel, the largest and most powerful chip manufacturer in the world... - Couple complains of food poisoning on Royal Caribbean Cruise
Nov-12-09 Miami, Fl For many couples a European cruise is a romantic way to reconnect with one's significant other in a relaxed and often luxurious setting, but for one couple their trip aboard the MS Independence of the Sea was anything but, as they both succumbed to foodborne illness within days of departure. Setting sail in June for a two-week luxury cruis... - Debilitating Botox Treatment Results in Medical Malpractice Suit
Nov-6-09 Jefferson City, MO Richard Hart, who suffers from torticollis, filed a medical malpractice suit this week alleging that the botox treatment he received has left him with a number of debilitating health conditions, including paralysis of his respiratory muscles. Torticollis, or wry neck, causes the head to tilt to one side and the chin to raise and t... - $11,250,000 Settlement Proposed in Amkor Class Action
To all persons and entities who purchased the common stock of Amkor Technology Inc, from July 26, 2001 to July 26 2006 inclusive (the "Class"). You are hereby notified that the above-captioned action has been certified as a class action and that a settlement for Eleven Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($11,250,000) has been proposed... - Cbeyond Reaches Prelminary Settlement of $2.3 Million
Cbeyond, Inc. (NASDAQ: CBEY) announced today that the parties have filed papers seeking preliminary approval of the settlement of the previously disclosed securities class action lawsuit filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Georgia. Although defendants continue to deny plaintiffs' allegations, the Company believes... - Paralysis Linked to Gardasil Vaccine
Gardasil has been linked to paralysis and even death in girls and women who received the vaccine. One girl developed a degenerative muscle disease 15 months after receiving the vaccine and two lawsuits have now been filed against Merck & Co., the maker of Gardasil, alleging the vaccine caused paralysis in two other girls. Gardasil and Paralys... - Asbestos Exposure on the USS Independence
Nov-11-09 Great Lakes, IL When Steve was 17 years old he enlisted in the Navy as a boiler technician. He didn't know that his job description would also include asbestos clean-up. "We removed asbestos without respirators for three months," says Steve. "Once the medical officer found out, he demanded that we get issued respirators but the damage had already been done... - California Employees Misclassified as Exempt from Overtime Pay
Nov-11-09 San Jose, CA With the economy as it is, it is no wonder that many employees are working extra-long hours to earn a little extra money, thanks to California overtime laws. However, some employees are learning that overtime pay in California is not all it is cracked up to be—especially when their employers misclassify them as exempt from overtime... - Risks of OSP and Kidneys Articulated One Year Before FDA Alert
Nov-11-09 San Diego, CA A group that knows a lot about oral sodium phosphate and OSP kidney damage recently wrapped up its 42nd annual conference in San Diego. The yearly meeting and scientific exposition, dubbed "Renal Week" by the American Society of Nephrology (ASN), took place from October 27th to November 1st. It was in the fall of 2007 that Renal Week... - CT Scan Overdose Victims Have Rights
Nov-5-09 Los Angeles, CA: It seems that somebody at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center made a serious error when the hospital's CT Scanner was recalibrated in February 2008. Dozens of patients booked for diagnostic brains scans were blasted with megadoses of radiation – doses usually reserved for treating brain tumors. For 18 months the error went undetected...