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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Consumers Pay the Price for Bank Overdraft Fees
Oct-14-09 Columbus, OH If you are like many people, chances are that you have at least once attempted to make a purchase with a bank card only to be informed that your account does not have enough money and the transaction is declined. A potentially embarrassing situation and one that the banks say they are preventing by automatically allowing people to run into ove... - Asbestos Widow Wins $1.2 Million Settlement
Oct-8-09 Brazoria, TX Danny was diagnosed with malignant asbestos mesothelioma in October 2008. He lived a further six months before the disease claimed his life. He was just 59. Danny worked for Dowell Company as a member of the cement crew between 1975 and 1985. From 1975 to 1980 he was lethally exposed to asbestos, and that led to the diagnosis of mesothelio... - Study finds Paxil side effect with pregnant women
Oct-8-09 Chicago, IL Pregnant women who use the drug Paxil may experience more than just sexual dysfunction and a loss of a sex drive. There have been many reports concerning Paxil sexual dysfunction and how it affects both sexes causing symptoms such as decreased libido, erectile dysfunction and genital sensory impairment. However, a new study has found an... - School Troubles – Act Quickly
Oct-13-09 Tarzana, CA: Schools have a legal duty to provide students with a "safe and peaceful" environment. Although most school districts are acutely aware of that responsibility, accidents causing personal injury happen. "If they know, for example, that bullying or harassment is going on, the school must take proper action," explains personal injury attorn... - GSK to Pay $2.5 Million to Family in Birth Defects Lawsuit
Oct-13-09 Philadelphia, PA A jury in Pennsylvania has returned a landmark ruling in the case of Lyam Kilker, whose family sued GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) alleging the boy was born with Paxil birth defects . With another 600 or so suits pending, the settlement of $2.5 million is precedent-setting. Lyam Kilker was born with two holes in his heart, birth defects his m... - Gadolinium and MRI Health Risks Continue to Pose Problems
Oct-13-09 New Haven, CT In May 2007, the FDA ordered that a black box warning be added to all Gadolinium-based contrast agent labels concerning the life-threatening risk associated with the use of contrast dyes containing Gadolinium. Even with this warning, contrast agents using Gadolinium continue to pose MRI health risks , particularly to kidney patients on dia... - Police Brutality Makes a Mockery of Criminal Law
Oct-13-09 Detroit, MN Criminal law is always subject to interpretation—if the current debate over the so-called 'honest services law' is any indication. That said, if you are accused of a crime, arrested and incarcerated you are still innocent in the eyes of the law until proven guilty by a judge or jury. It doesn't help when alleged police brutality is inv... - OSP Kidney Failure Lawsuits Still Coming
Oct-13-09 Washington, DC Sometimes it's difficult to talk about the nether regions of the human body, but the fact remains that the public must be notified: a preparation used to cleanse the bowel prior to colonoscopy is suspected of having the potential to trigger such dire consequences as OSP kidney damage. OSP is shorthand for oral sodium phosphate . One prod... - Could Huge Commercial Fraud From India Affect US Contracts?
Oct-13-09 Washington, DC It may have happened half a world away and it may have been discovered in January, but a $1 billion dollar commercial fraud discovery involving a business with relationships in the US could serve as a warning for any business possessing a contract with any offshore enterprise that provides support. In this case, the fraud befell the I... - Texas woman files lawsuit against Bayer citing Yaz side effects
Oct-13-09 Beaumont, TX A woman from Texas has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the manufacturer of Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills claiming the company is responsibly for her blood clot and the death of her unborn baby. Candice Richardson was allegedly on the contraceptive, marketed by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals, and stated her suit that she suff... - Viagra, Cialis y Levitra
Viagra El viagra fue introducido en el mercado en 1998 y obtuvo 1.680 millones de dólares en ventas el año pasado. El medicamento contra la impotencia ha sido utilizado por 23 millones de hombres en todo el mundo. Hay un número creciente de casos en los que los hombres presuntamente pierden la visión debido a una condici&oa... - Denture Cream Users Learn More is Not Always Better
Oct-12-09 Miami, FL People who wear dentures probably think that the worst they have to worry about is whether or not the dentures will fit properly, and whether they will work the way they are supposed to. They likely do not consider that their use of denture adhesive could cause health problems for them, including denture cream zinc poisoning . However, some us... - Levaquin Patients Face Serious Risks
Oct-12-09 Boise, ID Patients who take Levaquin to treat infections run a risk of developing Levaquin side effects, including Levaquin tendon ruptures. Unfortunately, many patients say they had no idea there was even a possibility of tendon ruptures associated with taking the Levaquin medication. Now, they are left dealing with the recovery, which can include ten... - Group claims McDonald's violated New Jersey labor law
Oct-12-09 Middlesex County, NJ The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has filed a sexual harassment lawsuit claiming that McDonald's violated New Jersey labor law . In the suit, the EEOC claims that a teenage worker, who was reportedly 16 to 17 years old at the time, experienced "unwelcome comments" about the way he looked from an assistant manager,... - Researchers examine Chantix side effects
Oct-12-09 Silver Spring, MD Reports of Chantix side effects , such as suicide and aggression, spurred researchers in the UK to examine the anti-smoking aide to determine the extent of the product's side effects. The study was conducted at the University of Bristol with the goal of determining if there was a link between Chantix and suicide, WebMD reports. In the... - Green Dot Prepaid Fees A Surprise to Many
Oct-11-09 New York, NY It may seem unfamiliar to you, but to some 80 million Americans who are classed as 'unbanked,' the Green Dot Visa card is fast becoming a common way to make purchases and handle finances. However the Green Dot prepaid card—the largest player so far in the prepaid debit card game—is also proving a significant frustration, especially... - Bankrupt Contractor on Hook for $475,000 to Settle Overtime Claims
Oct-11-09 San Francisco, CA A bankrupt contractor cannot escape violations to California overtime laws . California overtime pay is a requirement protected by California overtime laws, with an effective ombudsman that ensures violators are brought to justice. According to a recent story from the Associated Press (AP), Building Materials Holding Corp. (BMHC) wi... - Report: More teens abusing Adderall ADHD drug
Oct-11-09 Boston, MA With more children abusing an ADHD drug, such as Adderall, there may be increased risk of Adderall side effects, including heart attack, occurring in younger people. Adderall is prescribed medication used to help a child who suffers from attention-deficit disorder. However, it appears the Adderall ADHD drug is being passed along to other te... - Sex toy workers claim company violated California labor law
Oct-11-09 San Francisco, CA Five former employees of a sex-toy company located in San Francisco have filed a lawsuit claiming the California labor code was violated after they didn't get overtime pay. According to the suit, the five plaintiffs worked at the Vixen Creations corporation, a business that manufactured sex toys. The five say their work at Vixen cons... - Cipro Side Effects Patients Describe Being 'Floxed'
Oct-10-09 Hackensack, NJ Of all the Cipro side effects one hears about most often is Cipro tendon rupture . To that end the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) mandated a black box warning for Cipro last year with regard to Cipro tendonitis and Cipro rupture. However there are many more side effects inherent with the Ciprofloxacin antibiotic, as the physical tr...