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Sep-29-09 St. Petersburg, FL An emerging issue tied to the topic of nursing home abuse and elder care neglect by workers at nursing homes, relates to the personal backgrounds of individuals who some might argue have no business working at an elder care facility. In a damning expose appearing in the Orlando Sentinel yesterday, it was reported that more than 35... - Bad Behavior Returning to the Nursing Home Business
Sep-29-09 Chicago, IL: For a while, nursing home care was improving. Bad operators in the business were sued into submission or driven out of business by tough legislation. "Unfortunately, conditions for nursing home residents are once again on the decline," says Steve Levin, a well-known lawyer and litigator from the firm of Levin & Perconti. "There is... - Foodborne Illness Puts Kids at Risk
Sep-28-09 Washington, DC According to a recent Government Accountability Office (GAO) report, there appears to be a severe disconnect in communicating foodborne illness recalls to US schools. Last year, almost 250 students contracted salmonellosis from schools that continued to serve contaminated food product days past the recall dates. If regulatory and investi... - More Lawsuits Over Levaquin Tendon Rupture
Sep-28-09 Madison County, IL The propensity for Levaquin to foster Levaquin tendon problems continues to trigger lawsuits that allege not only issues with Levaquin side effects, but also the alleged suppressing of warnings over Levaquin tendon ruptures by the manufacturer. Earlier this month it was announced that four civil lawsuits have been filed against Jo... - MRSA Infection Doesn't Stop at the Hospital
Sep-28-09 Tampa, FL What may have begun as a hospital infection is now beginning to make the rounds with creatures that may never wind up in hospital per se, but are equally impacted by an MRSA infection. Pets found to harbor an MRSA staff infection shed that infection right back into the atmosphere—and to humans. According to a recent story in the New... - Sheet Metal Workers at Risk for Mesothelioma
Sep-28-09 New York, NY Attorney Joe Belluck regularly represents workers with mesothelioma, a fatal disease found primarily in workers who have been exposed to asbestos on the job. "We have represented many sheet metal workers and it is clear, both anecdotally and now through scientific data, they have an increased risk of dying from mesothelioma," says Belluck... - Medical Helicopter Crashes, Killing Crew
Sep-27-09 Georgetown, SC A medical helicopter crashed Friday night near Georgetown, killing three people. According to the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), there was evidence to indicate the helicopter's engine was still running when it went down. In a new conference Sunday, NTSB member Robert Sumwalt said the helicopter had maneuvered around two ar... - Total Call Called Out on Undisclosed Fees, Lawsuit Settled
Sep-27-09 Los Angeles, CA There's nothing like the telecom industry to get one's blood boiling when it comes to undisclosed rates and fees . Especially when said rates and fees are not disclosed. Late last month a nationwide class action lawsuit was settled by Total Call International Inc. with various plaintiffs in regards to prepaid calling cards. The settlemen... - Denture Cream Adhesive and Zinc Poisoning
Sep-27-09 Miami, FL Lawsuits are being filed against the makers of denture creams alleging that the denture adhesives can cause denture cream zinc poisoning, which in turn leads to copper deficiency. Patients involved in the lawsuits say they were sick for a long time before they were diagnosed, and even then they were not aware that denture adhesive zinc poison... - John Deere ERISA Lawsuit Underway
Sep-27-09 Davenport, IA A lawsuit alleging that Deere & Co. violated Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is now under way. The suit, filed on behalf of approximately 5,000 retirees who worked for Deere & Co., claims that changes Deere made to its health plan were in fact a decrease in benefits and a violation of ERISA law. In its defense, Dee... - Proposed $90 Million Settlement Reached in International Rectifier Class Action
Proposed $90 Million Settlement Reached in International Rectifier Class Action A securities class action filed against International Rectifier Corp. in 2007 has been settled, with the company agreeing to pay $90 million to some shareholders. The company has proposed to pay the settlement with $45 million of its own funds, with the remainder cover... - Abbott Issues Recall of POWERSAIL Coronary Dilatation Catheters
Abbott has conducted a voluntary recall of 3 lots of POWERSAIL® Coronary Dilatation Catheters from United States distribution and one lot from international distribution as a result of 4 complaints (one from each lot) that the distal shaft of the catheter exhibited damage. While the issue could be detected and avoided during the preparation for use of... - Yaz Top-Selling Oral Contraceptive in the US, But Questions Remain About Safety
Sep-26-09 Grafton, OH Two recent studies published last month in The British Medical Journal found a higher risk for blood clots in women taking newer progestins like the drospirenone found in Yasmin and Yaz . Yasmin, fist approved by the FDA in 2001 and its newer sibling Yaz contain lower levels of estrogen than older birth control pills. The potential for e... - Landlord and Tenant Disputes Can be Complex
Sep-26-09 Lorain, OH Landlord-tenant disputes over housing can often be acrimonious. Sadly, many tenants don't know their rights—and in most situations the tenant has a much deeper basket of rights than the landlord. For any tenant who feels victimized by an overbearing landlord, it's important to know your rights in an effort to properly address the issue... - Not All Bad Drywall Comes from China—Maybe
Sep-26-09 Las Vegas, NV That smelly, home-destroying drywall that is creating havoc for thousands of Americans is not just a product of China. "I think the proper name for it may be toxic drywall," says attorney Craig Fuller. "We have found that some of this toxic drywall is manufactured by American companies." Fuller Jenkins is currently amending the complai... - Wooden Bed Steps Recalled
About 780 Domestications Bed Steps imported by Hanover Direct, are being recalled because the bed steps can break during use, posing a fall hazard to consumers. Domestications, the retailer who sold the bed steps, has received 14 reports of the steps breaking or cracking during use, including 4 reports of injuries from falls. The recalled wooden bed... - Frigidaire Recalls Washing Machines
About 35,000 Crosley®, Frigidaire®, Kelvinator®, Kenmore®, Wascomat®, and White-Westinghouse® clothes washers are being recalled by the importer, Frigidaire, because an internal defect in the washer's drain pump can cause heat to build up, posing a fire hazard to the consumer. This recall involves the Crosley®, Frigidaire®, Kelvinator®, Ken... - $43 Million Settlement Preliminarily Approved in Suits Against Conrad Black
Plaintiffs in 2 class action lawsuits against media baron Conrad Black have reached a tentative settlement of $43 million. A court date of August 21, 2009 has been set for final approval. If approved, the settlement would bring to an end 5 years of litigation. The judge presiding over the suits expressed concern that payment of the settlement would be... - Landowners Win Pollution Suit Against Continental Carbon
Landowners Win Pollution Suit Against Continental Carbon A $10.5 million settlement has been reached in a class-action lawsuit against Continental Carbon Co. The suit was brought by about 1,800 landowners and the Ponca Tribe of Indians over alleged pollution damages caused by black dust from a carbon black plant in Ponca City. The terms of t... - Baltimore-based Software Company Sues Facebook for Patent Infringement
Sep-25-09 Baltimore, MD Copyright infringement has morphed in recent years from focusing on violations to the authorship of text and even ideas, to the protection of all things intellectual and the ownership of one's intellectual property. The explosion of the Internet—and more specifically mobile communication—tethered with the creation of applicatio...