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Oct-7-09 Washington, DC Once upon a time everyone thought that the Internet, given its global reach, was beyond the need for regulation. But not so, given the proliferation of Internet fraud and the all-too-common Internet scam. The Internet has become home to everything from online gambling to e-commerce. It was soon apparent that the virtual world could not b... - Levaquin Patient Worried About Lifelong Pain
Oct-7-09 Inman, KS Melissa C. took Levaquin for less than a week before she suffered severe Levaquin side effects. Although she has not suffered Levaquin tendon ruptures, her pain has not improved since stopping the medication. Now Melissa is worried that she could suffer from debilitating pain for the rest of her life. "I got the Levaquin on a Tuesday, abou... - Bank employees file suit for lost ERISA plan funds
Oct-7-09 Montgomery, AL Employees of Colonial Bank have filed a lawsuit claiming that the bank's founder and other officials caused them to lose $50 million in their ERISA plan . The suit claims that bank founder Robert Lowder engaged in an ill-advised investment of the money in the business's employee savings plan, which was significantly reduced after the val... - Abogado especializado en brote vinculado a la manteca de manÃ
Advertencias sobre la manteca de maní La Administración de Drogas y Alimentos está advirtiendo a los consumidores que no deben comer ciertos frascos de manteca de maní Peter Pan o Great Value debido al riesgo de contaminarse con salmonella. ConAgra Foods Inc. aconsejó a los consumidores que se deshicieran de los f... - Bankruptcy Debt Requires a Good Bankruptcy Lawyer
Oct-6-09 Toledo, OH The financial meltdown of 2008 has had a huge impact on bankruptcy. Not surprisingly it's up—way up, as bankruptcy debt stemming from the lingering fiscal crisis of last year sent Americans fleeing to their bankruptcy lawyer with the prospect of bankruptcy debt settlement as the only means to survive such troubled times. And those t... - MRI Risk Accented by Records Delivery Flaw: Study
Oct-6-09 Washington, DC It's bad enough that an MRI contrast agent can induce health problems especially for those with weak or compromised kidneys. MRI contrast side effects , for those patients, can lead to incredible suffering and possible death due to Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis . However, even discounting the risk often associated with MRI and kidney fail... - Family Law Works in Mysterious Ways
Oct-5-09 Fairfax, VA The law works in mysterious ways sometimes, as does family law . A recent spousal support claim tested the child custody laws and law in general in a way that might leave one at a loss to understand the outcome. Either way it makes for interesting reading. The October 5th issue of Virginia Lawyers Weekly tells the tale of one James Phifer... - Plane Crash Case Settles for Just Over $2 Million
Oct-5-09 Charlotte, NC Planes just don't fall out of the sky, say lawyers who have won sizeable settlements on behalf of their clients in plane crash lawsuits. An airplane crash, which almost always results in plane crash victims, is explained generally by aircraft failure, pilot failure, adverse weather or any combination of the three. A legal professional... - "I Connected the Dots and Linked Tendonitis to Avelox"
Oct-5-09 Roswell, GA " I didn't connect the dots with Avelox and tendon problems right away," says Carrie, who had surgery last month for tendonitis in her finger. "Six days after I started taking Avelox, my infection got better but the pain in my hand was unbearable." When Carrie finished the course of Avelox treatment (10 days) she went back to the docto... - Court Sets Filing Deadline and $12,000,000 Settlement Fund for Peanut Butter Salmonella Claims
Oct-4-09 Wheeling, VA Federal Bankruptcy Court in Western Virginia has set a filing deadline for claims of individuals who contracted Salmonella food poisoning after consuming products containing peanut butter such as Austin and Keebler brand peanut butter crackers and King Nut peanut butter. The filing deadline is October 31, 2009. Claims timely and properl... - Potential for Antitrust in Huge Proposed Airline Agreement
Oct-4-09 Washington, DC While it hasn't come down to an antitrust class action lawsuit (and it may not ever), today's antitrust news once again includes the airline industry. As reported yesterday by Bloomberg News, the European Union (EU) has forwarded antitrust complaints to American Airlines (AA), British Airways Plc (BA) and Iberia Lineas Aereas de Espana S... - Unum reports fewer claims, blames recession
Oct-4-09 Chattanooga, TN: Earlier this month Unum Group, one of the largest disability insurers in the U.S., reported they received fewer claims than expected. CEO Thomas Watjen told Bloomberg News that the lack of claims wasn't specific to the company and placed the blame on the recession. "People just don't feel as comfortable," Watjen said trying to expla... - Internet Scams Alive and Well, Many Pose as IRS
Sep-28-09 Washington, DC As dependent as we have become on the Internet, Internet fraud is an exploding problem that takes advantage of society's penchant for a good deal, a leg up or simply the need to follow an implied direction. Internet piracy however is on the rise and an educated consumer is the best defense against being taken to the cleaners. The Time... - Sometimes Both Sides Win in Bad Faith Insurance Law
Oct-3-09 Columbia, SC Sometimes a bad faith insurance claim can go both ways. In one example, with the help of a bad faith insurance lawyer, a plaintiff won his case under the provisions of bad faith insurance law. However, the Court later reduced the punitive damages originally awarded by the jury, which amounted to a cutting of some slack for the defendant. ... - Attorney Fought for More and Got it
Oct-3-09 Chicago, IL: The company offered to settle, but attorney Donald Shapiro pressed on to trial anyway believing that ADM Bioproducts owed a lot more to the family of Francisco Moreno Garcia, a young man who was scalded to death in a gruesome injury in Decatur, IL. "We made a very compelling case," says Shapiro, "and I think the jury took into account tha... - Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning: It's Only Human Nature
Oct-3-09 Miami, FL When Fixodent denture adhesive and similar denture creams containing zinc were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about 15 years ago, all seemed to be well. When used as directed the products were deemed safe without concern for denture cream zinc poisoning . However, when concern emerged recently about the issue of too... - 82 Year Old Awarded $6 Million in SJS Lawsuit (AUG-06-09)
A jury in Pasadena, California has awarded over $6 million to an 82 year-old Chinese female immigrant who suffered Stevens-Johnson Syndrome/Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (SJS/TENS) after being prescribed Allopurinol for allegedly having gout. The woman reportedly maintained that she did not have gout but took the drug anyway which resulted in her developing SJS... - Bayer Lawsuit Alleges False Advertising
Oct-2-09 San Francisco, CA On September 30 a lawsuit was filed in Superior Court in San Francisco claiming that the German drug company Bayer falsely claimed that selenium in its 'Men's One A Day' multivitamins might reduce the risk of prostate cancer. Even more alarming, the multivitamin could do more harm than good : two studies reported that selenium suppl... - Fosamax trials End in Mistrial
Oct-2-09 Fort Walton Beach, FL The makers of Fosamax say there is no scientific evidence that the drug causes osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ), or death of jawbone tissue . However Shirley Boles begs to differ. The 71-year-old Florida woman sleeps with a towel to absorb the pus that oozes from her jaw. Boles' Fosamax trial was the first of three 'bellwether' t... - Chantix User says Smoking is Safer
Oct-2-09 Tremonton, UT Judy and her son were hopeful they would quit smoking with a prescription for Chantix , but Judy believes smoking is safer than Chantix side effects. "I'm still smoking but I would rather smoke than not be able to handle life," says Judy. "I lost control on Chantix." "I'm a person who is very much in control," says Judy. "I don't get u...