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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- A Shred of Evidence
Aug-19-09 San Francisco, CA San Francisco attorney Chris Dolan is on a noon hour break from a medical malpractice trial:72-year-old Diane Stewart, a mother and a grandmother who liked to swim and help out at her local church went into the hospital to have two knee replacements. Forty-eight hours later, she went into shock and died. She had complained to hosp... - A Tale of Two Cipro Victims
Aug-19-09 Mineral Point, WI From the number of complaints LawyersandSettlements has received regarding Cipro and its link to tendonitis and tendon ruptures, these side effects aren't so rare as the manufacturer indicates. Jeff has taken Cipro "off and on" during the past 10 years for urinary tract problems and he has experienced several bouts of tendonitis i... - Unum's Independent Medical Examiners and Differing Diagnoses
Aug-18-09 Florence, KY According to many people who have been denied Unum health insurance benefits, their doctors' diagnoses and those of Unum's independent medical examiners (IME) are not on the same page. Renata (name withheld) is disabled; even though she wants to go back to work as an ER nurse she can't. But the IME says she is fully able to work so she wa... - Construction Site Accidents Can be Life Changing or Deadly
Aug-18-09 Lionville, NJ Construction is risky business—and even when precautions are taken a construction accident causing construction injury or death is devastating to a family. Were a construction worker accident to cause permanent disability and the contractor was deemed at fault, a construction accident law firm is your fist line of defense. Here... - New Orleans Grocer Wins Appeal in Massive Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Aug-18-09 New Orleans, LA A bad faith insurance case involving a grocer from New Orleans turned into a happy ending after an appeals court upheld a 2008 ruling that found in favour of the plaintiff in a lawsuit championed by an insurance bad faith attorney—as most successful lawsuits are, of course. In this case, a bad faith insurance claim was made by... - Final Fantasy XI Gamers Fight Back
Aug-18-09 Los Angeles, CA: Fans of Final Fantasy XI are so devoted it has taken years for players of the online role playing game to accuse Square Enix, the company that owns the game, of unfair billing practices . "I have spoken to many of these players and I can assure you there is an addiction and loyalty to this game that surprises you," says consumer protect... - Recent Developments in Chinese Drywall Lawsuits
Aug-18-09 New Orleans, LA Attorney Gary Mason, one of about 50 lawyers nationwide assigned to work on the Chinese drywall case, discusses with LawyersandSettlements recent developments in the ongoing contaminated drywall litigation… In July, Judge Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed the lawyers who will se... - Beef Packers Salmonella Beef Outbreak Spreads
Aug-17-09 Fresno, CA California has now joined several states warning its citizens not to eat salmonella-contaminated ground beef, another foodborne illness . Dr. Mark Horton, director of the California Department of Public Health (CDPH), has warned Californians not to eat ground beef manufactured by Beef Packers, Inc. between June 5 and 23, 2009 because the pr... - When a Cruise Ship Accident Happens
Aug-17-09 Miami, FL A boating accident , whether it involves a small personal watercraft on a lake, or a cruise ship accident in international waters, can be both tragic and complicated. Cruise ships, for example might be owned by a US company and based in familiar American ports. However the vessels themselves are usually registered in different countries, prese... - Keeping the Faith Despite Black Box Warning for Chantix Suicide
Aug-17-09 Washington, DC There is no doubt that Chantix works for some. But even those who credit Chantix for helping them kick the nicotine habit admit to thoughts of suicide and various other Chantix side effects . Chantix warnings last month included a new black box warning for Chantix and suicide. The manufacturer of Chantix, meanwhile said in a conferenc... - Traumatic Brain Injury Increasing Problem for US Soldiers in Iraq
Aug-17-09 San Diego, CA Traumatic brain injury (TBI) is one of the worst brain injuries to have. The so-called closed-head injury occurs when the skull itself is not compromised, so the injury is to the brain only and is often not readily apparent from the initial brain injury accident. The latter has become the bane of soldiers serving in Iraq. According to... - Fen-phen User's Cause of Death: PPH
Aug-16-09 Chicago, IL Chris (name withheld) says his mother, a Fen-phen user, passed away in Sept 2007 of PPH. She was part of the American Home Products (now Wyeth) class action settlement and received $1 per day for however long she used it—a total of $132. "She spent most of her last years in pain and discomfort," says Chris. "Nobody knew what she ha... - New Dog Attack Law in Louisiana Carries Bigger Negligence Bite
Aug-16-09 Metairie, LA A new state negligence law in Louisiana that relates to dog attacks could give victims more options when pursuing negligence liability and potentially, a negligence lawsuit. The 'Luna McDaniel and Michael 'Blaise' Landry Act' is named after an 83-year-old woman and a 4-year-old boy, both of whom were mauled to death by dogs within the past... - Allegations of Conflict Dog FDA Official Over Generic Heparin Drug
Aug-16-09 Washington, DC In a pharmaceutical world bedeviled by drug side effects , drug defects and even medical device safety inherent with products put out by medical device companies, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has at various times found itself called out for everything from lax oversight to slow response times. Now there are conflict of int... - Former AIG CEO to Pay $15 Million to Settle Claims
Aug-16-09 New York, NY The former chairman and chief executive officer of AIG will pay $15 million to settle claims he misled investors. Although the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) does not allege that Maurice "Hank" Greenberg was involved in securities fraud, it does allege that he and another AIG officer, Howard Smith, manipulated the company's earni... - SJS Caused Intense Pain and Loss of Vision
Jul-24-09 Lafayette, LA: Ronald's rheumatologist prescribed him sulfasalazine to help control the inflammation and pain of rheumatoid arthritis but three weeks after he started the treatment, Ronald came down with flu-like symptoms, which led to full-blown Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). At the time, neither Ronald nor his doctor knew of the association between... - Air Traffic Controller Suspended for Chatting during Hudson Crash
Aug-14-09 Washington, DC The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has suspended two air traffic controllers who were at the helm as last week's plane crash took place over the Hudson River, killing nine people. According to the FAA spokesperson, the disciplinary action was taken after investigators discovered that the air traffic controller who was handling th... - For Chinese Drywall Victims, a Ray of Hope
Aug-14-09 New Orleans, LA Victims of the Chinese drywall debacle finally have something to cheer about. The judge assigned to hear the consolidated cases (about 600 lawsuits so far) appears intent on fast-tracking the China drywall cases, while a new law currently in the pipeline could make it easer for consumers to sue offshore manufacturers of shoddy products... - Medical Malpractice Plaintiff Awarded Over a Million Dollars
Aug-14-09 Newport, VA A woman who won her medical malpractice lawsuit has been paid $1.8 million. The plaintiff, Leslie Thorne, alleged in her lawsuit that an emergency room doctor misdiagnosed her heart condition, resulting in her needing a heart transplant. The medical malpractice claim initially resulted in an award of $4 million, but the award was reduced be... - California Woman Wins Largest SJS Award So Far at $6 Million
Aug-13-09 Los Angeles, CA In what is a record award for an SJS case in the state of California, a Chinese immigrant has been granted more than US $6 million for her suffering with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and Toxic Epidermal Necrolysis (TENS) following a round of therapy with the drug Allopurinol. The irony is that the plaintiff offered to settle on two se...