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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Bank of America Sued Over Unpaid Call Center Overtime
Nov-2-09 Kansas City, MO Alleged failure to provide overtime pay for required work appears to have landed Bank of America in hot water. Suggesting an affront to overtime rules and overtime labor laws , a lawsuit has been filed on behalf of workers who toiled at Bank of America call centers across the US. Central to the collective action—which means that... - Firefighter awarded $12.7 million after suffering brain injury on the job
Oct-27-09 Seattle, WA A firefighter from Seattle has reportedly been awarded $12.7 million after suffering from a spine and brain injury after falling down a fire pole shaft while on-duty. Mark Jones was allegedly unable to return to work after falling down the shaft and suffering from 10 broken ribs, multiple pelvic fractures, and injuries to his spine and bra... - Nurse Sues Bayer Over Yaz Side Effects
Nov-1-09 Rock Hill, SC A South Carolina woman has launched a lawsuit alleging Yaz side effects severely impacted her life. Candice Atkinson claims that Yasmin birth control side effects not only left her with life-threatening injuries, but the side effects of Yasmin are more dangerous than previous generations of oral contraceptives. The plaintiff's legal te... - Nurse took Fen-phen, Diagnosis PPH
Oct-26-09 Austin, TX When Maxine was 57, she had to take early retirement from a nursing career she loved because in 1997 she took Pondamin , a component of the diet drug Fen-phen. "I stopped taking Pondamin after six months because it was making me 'hyper'," says Maxine. But six months was long enough to cause primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), and irre... - Doctor files disability pay lawsuit against Unum insurance
Oct-26-09 Jefferson County, TX A Texas doctor has filed a lawsuit against Unum Provident citing that he was denied disability insurance payments after he was unable to return to work. James King claims he purchased a disability policy that would have allegedly allowed him to earn his income if he was ever disabled, Southeast Texas Record reports. According... - Ready-To-Eat Meal Kits Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Big Boy Food Group is recalling approximately 39,514 pounds of ready-to-eat meal kits that may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The following product is subject to recall: 3.6 oz "DINOLUNCH CARNIVORE HAM & CHEESE" meal kits. Each tray includes ham, cheese, and crackers; a juice drink and Dino cookies. The front of each package bears t... - Reglan Side Effects Not Always Easy to Deal With
Oct-31-09 Houston, TX For patients suffering from Reglan side effects, understanding why they are experiencing Reglan tardive dyskinesia might be next to impossible. After all, how can you make a link between Reglan and tardive dyskinesia, when you were simply taking the medication for a gastrointestinal problem. How can that lead to involuntary movement? How... - Prepaid Debit Card Hidden Fees Hurt Consumers
Oct-31-09 Columbus, OH Prepaid debit cards are becoming increasingly popular. However, prepaid debit card companies are accused of using hidden fees to increase their profits. Customers and consumer protection groups say these prepaid debit card fees are hitting customers where it hurts—their wallet. Prepaid debit cards are reloadable cards, used by many... - Pharmacist receives $2 million for violation of Massachusetts labor laws
Oct-31-09 Boston, MA A woman in Boston is receiving $2 million in damages from Wal-Mart after a judge decided that the big box chain breached Massachusetts employment labor laws when it unceremoniously fired her in 2004. Cynthis Haddad, who had worked in the Pittsfield Wal-Mart as a pharmacist for seven years, claims that she was paid less than her male coworke... - Drywall Litigation Lawyers Turn Focus to Possible Compensation Scenarios
Oct-30-09 Jupiter, FL More homeowners in Florida have joined the apparently non-stop train of Americans plagued by toxic Chinese drywall . Attorney Alan Linkhorst has recently filed a class action on behalf of about 25 unit owners at the Renaissance Commons in Boynton Beach. "Our goal obviously is to get a good resolution for our clients," says Linkhorst. "We... - Young Expectant Mother Victim of Workplace Discrimination in Toronto
Oct-30-09 Toronto, ON It's not often in this age of racial discrimination, age discrimination, gender discrimination and other forms of workplace discrimination , that you hear about new mothers given the boot for simply being pregnant. But that's what happened to a young, expectant mother in the metropolitan Toronto suburb of Mississauga. Wednesday the Human... - Overdraft fees may be slowly bankrupting the elderly
Oct-30-09 Chicago, IL Consumers may want to keep a closer eye on their finances, as the rampant assessment of excessive bank overdraft fees have come under fire in the public and private sectors. A study recently released by the consumer watchdog organization the Woodstock Institute, claims that banking customers and people with outstanding loans are often unkn... - Coast Guard Plane and Marine Chopper Collide Off California
Oct-30-09 Los Angeles, CA The search is on for survivors after a Coast Guard plane and a Marine helicopter collided in mid-air over the Pacific Ocean near Southern California late yesterday. According to CNN this morning there are nine people missing. A pilot is reported to have seen a fireball in the vicinity of the crash site at about 7:10pm. Officials w... - Videogamers may want to avoid Levaquin and its reported side effects
Oct-30-09 New York, NY According to new research, children who spend more than an hour playing video games may want to avoid medication such as Levaquin , due to its reported increased risk of developing tendonitis. Dr. Yasuf Yazici, an assistant professor of medicine at the NYU Hospital for Joint Diseases in New York City, was the senior author of a study that... - Is the Swine Flu Vaccine Safe?
Oct-29-09 Washington, DC The concern over the swine flu (H1N1) pandemic, not to mention President Obama's declaration last week that swine flu is now a national emergency, has put everyone on alert with regard to the vaccine and any potential drug side effects inherent with the swine flu vaccine. Given that the H1N1 flu vaccine is not yet universally available i... - Zicam Shareholder Lawsuit Reinstated
Oct-29-09 Phoenix, AZ A federal appeals court has reinstated a shareholder lawsuit, filed against Matrixx Initiatives, which claimed company officials knew about the risks associated with its Zicam cold remedy. The lawsuit was filed in 2004 and alleged that the company hid questions about Zicam's safety from shareholders. Specifically, the cold remedy has been l... - OfficeMax Recalls Office Chairs Due to Fall Hazard
About 216,000 OfficeMax Task Chairs are being recalled because the back and the base post of the chair can break while in use, posing a fall hazard to consumers. So far, OfficeMax has received about 35 reports of the chair backs or posts breaking, including 15 reports of injuries involving lacerations, muscle strains, contusions and concussions. ... - "Heparin is Given Indiscriminately"
Oct-28-09 Lambertville, MI "Patients have to know that heparin is a dangerous substance and given indiscriminately to suspected heart patients as part of hospital protocol," says Mary. "I believe a lot of older people have died from heparin allergic reactions and heparin contamination; there are many patients who are not as pro-active as me and don't realize th... - Citibank Cancels Credit Cards with Little Warning
Oct-28-09 New York, NY Beyond the sometimes onerous fees associated with many credit cards, credit card abuse takes other forms—not the least of which includes the allegedly unjust termination of a credit card. One of the most recent cases involves a number of co-branded MasterCard accounts issued by Citibank. According to a recent report from MSNBC, Ci... - $336 Million Settlement for Credit Card Fees Lawsuit
Oct-28-09 Manhattan, NY A credit card abuse class-action lawsuit that's been in the pipeline for about eight years and approved in 2006 has won final approval from a US judge. The settlement will see $336 million spread amongst a whopping ten million-plus claimants who alleged credit card consumer abuse and unjust credit card fees. The issue surrounds the cha...