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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Nursing Home Abuse Continues to be a Scourge
Mar-30-09 Carthage, NC No nursing home abuse article would be complete on a day such as today without a passing reference to the tragic shooting yesterday of more than a dozen people at the Pinelake Health and Rehab nursing home in Carthage, North Carolina. The motive of the shooter, who survived, has yet to be determined. However, 7 residents—mostly in thei... - Requip: "Will My Family Ever Forgive Me?"
Apr-4-09 Bensalem, PA: "When I found out Requip is to blame for my gambling I was relieved that I wasn't a bad person but I don't think my family will ever forgive me," says Cass, crying. It is very difficult for her to talk but she wants to get her story told. Cass's gambling—a Requip side effect-- was so out of control that she stole her boyfriend's cre... - Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Settle with California
Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield Settle with California Anthem Blue Cross and Blue Shield have agreed to settle with the state of California regarding individual insurance policies that were improperly dropped by the health insurers, because the insurees made minor mistakes in filling out the forms. Blue Cross has agreed to pay a $10 million fin... - Microsoft Inc. Novell NetWare Antitrust settlement.
A $536 million settlement has been reached in the antitrust lawsuit filed on behalf of Novell Inc. The settlement will "resolve all antitrust claims as of today relating to Novell's NetWare product and all of the other products and businesses which it currently owns." (Nov-08-04) [ 2P2 NET ] If you have a similar problem and would like to be con... - DirecTV is allegedly charging consumers a cancellation fee that is improperly disclosed to them.
Law firms are investigating complaints that DirecTV imposes a cancellation fee that is improperly or insufficiently disclosed to consumers. This fee is imposed regardless of the reason for cancellation (including for poor reception or service) and regardless of the amount of time of the subscription. Some Excerpts from Unhappy DirecTV Customers ... - Light Cigarettes Could Carry Heavy Price Tag for Philip Morris
Mar-21-09 Boston, MA A landmark decision brought down by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, has paved the way for smokers to sue cigarette manufacturers for misleading advertising . The ruling, announced in the media March 19, effectively green lights a 10-year-old lawsuit against cigarette giant Philip Morris. The suit alleges that the use of the terms 'lig... - Settlements and Verdicts: Medtronic Inc.
A $109 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed by Los Angeles spinal surgeon Dr. Gary K. Michelson. The suit alleged that the company violated Michelson's contracts and infringed his patents on spinal-implant products including Infuse Bone Graft System and LT Cage. (Sep-28-04) [ BLOOMBERG ] Legal Help If you have a similar probl... - Zyprexa Settlement Costs Lilly $1.4 Billion
A settlement has finally been reached between drug maker Eli Lilly and the Department of Justice, over allegations of overzealous marketing of its antipsychotic medication Zyprexa . Lilly will pay a reported $1.4 billion to settle the claims, and plead guilty to a misdemeanour violation of the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act. The settlement of crimina... - Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable-Betrayal of Innocence
Mar-8-09 Washington, DC The following is the third and final article in the series Psychiatric Drugging of Children . Part 2 explains how a -year-old girl named Rebecca Riley died of an overdose after being diagnosed with ADHD and bipolar disorder by Dr Kayoko Kifuji, at Tufts New England Medical Center in Boston, and placed on a three-drug cocktail.... Reb... - 1 Killed as Army Helicopter Crashes on Campus
Crash Occurs during Training Exercise One crew member is dead and 4 hospitalized with injuries following the crash of their army helicopter into the Texas A&M University Campus earlier today. The crew were taking part in a training exercise in their UH-60 Black Hawk, and crashed during take-off. A suspected cause is rudder failure. JA... - CSX Transportation Baltimore Train Derailment Settlement
In 2001 a freight train with tankers carrying flammable and hazardous chemicals partially derailed in the Howard Street Tunnel creating an inferno that paralyzed downtown Baltimore for days. The city sued the freight rail company to recover part of the $12 million cleanup costs. The city claimed CSX failed to properly maintain its tracks, but CSX counte... - The Role of Personality Disorders in Employment Litigation
Mar-4-09 You may not be familiar with the formal diagnostic term, Personality Disorders, but as a practicing attorney, you undoubtedly have encountered individuals with these conditions. It's a fair bet that most of those encounters ended unpleasantly. For the plaintiff attorney, these are the clients who come in with a convincing and impassioned recitation of all th... - Asbestos Disease--36 Years after Being Exposed
Mar-3-09 Syracuse, UT Jack went into the Navy in 1967 and worked as a boiler technician until he left in 1971. During that entire period he worked on a ship removing and installing lagging and asbestos containing-insulation for pumps and pipes in the boiler room. He was never once issued with any warning or information about asbestos, asbestosis or asbestos mesoth... - Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable--Part 2
Mar-2-09 Washington, DC December 13, 2006 was a major turning point in the Psychiatric Drugging of Children ; it will probably go down in history as the day the nation awoke to the unthinkable truth that children as young as toddlers were being labeled mentally ill and drugged for profit. On that day, a little 4-year-old girl named Rebecca Riley died of an ov... - Lawsuit Filed Following New York Plane Crash
Feb-27-09 Clarence Center, NY A wrongful death lawsuit has been filed in the wake of the Continental plane crash that occurred in Clarence Center, New York, on February 12, 2009. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Jonah and Jacob Mink, whose mother, Susan Wehle, died in the airplane crash. Allegations in the lawsuit include negligence on the part of the flight... - B.J. Marchese Auto World identity theft Settlement
The hundreds of victims of identity theft have won a $2.45 million settlement from the former Limerick auto dealer. Benjamin J. Marchese III of B.J. Marchese Auto World was accused of fraud and damaging credit reports and had been sentenced to 4 years in prison. (Jan-27-05) [ CENTRE DAILY ] [ EMAIL LAWYER ] Legal Help If you have a similar p... - Unum Provident Still Practicing Bad Faith Insurance
Feb-22-09 Indianapolis, IN: Several months ago, Kevin told LawyersandSettlements that he was waiting for Unum Provident to start paying his long term disability benefits . According to doctors and even social security, Kevin is disabled, yet Unum continues to practice bad faith: they denied his benefits. Now Kevin is seeking legal help to appeal. "Last t... - Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. and Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. Asbestos Mesothelioma Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Jul-24-07) John Dachauer, 69, and his wife Rita filed a lawsuit against several manufacturers and distributors of asbestos-containing products, including San Ramon-based Kaiser Gypsum Company Inc. and Pleasanton-based Hanson Permanente Cement Inc. The suit claimed that Dachauer was diagnosed in 2006 with mesothelioma, a fatal form of canc... - OxyContin Addiction False Advertising
On May 10, 2007, the FDA reported that The Purdue Frederick Company Inc had pled guilty in the United States to felony charges of misbranding the painkiller OxyContin, a powerful prescription pain reliever, with the intent to defraud and mislead. Purdue had agreed to pay more than $634 million to resolve criminal charges, restitution to government agencies... - Long Term Care Insurance: Do Costs outweigh Benefits?
Feb-16-09 Washington, DC Increasingly, consumers are finding that long term health care insurance is costing them more than they bargained for. Particularly in this economic climate, some people are shelling out long term care insurance they can no longer afford, yet at the same time can't afford not to—a typical "Catch-22" situation. Are these hefty increas...