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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Did a Massive Dose of Heparin Cause Stroke?
Feb-8-09 Kooskia, ID In 2004, Bertha suffered a heart attack—she was rushed by helicopter to the heart attack unit at Sacred Heart in Spokane, Washington and was immediately given 4,000 units of heparin . Right after receiving the heparin injection, Bertha had a stroke—she believes it was because they administered too much of the blood-thinning drug. ... - SSRI Birth Defects: Why Weren't Warnings Issued Sooner?
Feb-6-09 Valley Home, AK When Susan (not her real name) gave birth to her now 5-year old son, he had a lung and heart deformity. Susan had taken the anti depressant Zoloft, albeit briefly, during her pregnancy, and given all she's subsequently read, now wonders if her son's birth defects are SSRI-related birth defects . When Susan's son was born, he wasn't bre... - Natrecor Kidney Failure and Death
FDA demands label changes to warn patients of side effects and risk of death from taking Natrecor (Nesiritide) In May 2005, the FDA ordered Johnson & Johnson's subsidiary Scios, the manufacturer of Natrecor, to include additional warning details for their popular heart failure treatment. Since its approval in 2001, reports have indicated se... - Santa Monica, CA Bus Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Santa Monica, CA: (Mar-05-07) On August 29, 2005 47-year-old Maria Carrera was struck by a Big Blue Bus while crossing the crosswalk on Ocean Avenue and Pico Boulevard. Carrera was a housekeeper on her way to work when she was hit and killed. Her husband, Oscar Saenz, filed a wrongful death lawsuit agains the city of Santa Monica. The City Council approve... - Bicyclist Accident, On duty police officer hits biker and city pays $150,000 settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Oct-02-07) Robert Kellogg Jr., a bicyclist, filed a lawsuit against the city after an on duty police officer allegedly struck him with a department truck in 2004. The lawsuit, filed in 2005 claimed that Officer Philip Welsh, now 51, hadn't given Kellogg his full name or address and never filed an accident report. Reports stated that Kel... - Lehman Brothers Bankrupt
158-Year-Old Investment Bank Files Chapter 11 Lehman Brothers has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection against its creditors, following the removal of an offer to purchase by Barlcays PLC on Friday. Also, the federal government told Lehmans late Friday that it would not be providing emergency funding. Citigroup is among Lehman's biggest unsec... - FDA Report Cites Serious Health Problems in Children Given Lamisil
Hospitalizations, and Neurological Problems Reported Lamisil, an antifungal medication known generically as terbinafine, has been associated with 47 instances of serious adverse events in children as of January 4, 2008, according to a memorandum from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Of the 47 cases, 6 involved hospitalization, life threatenin... - Former Employee to Have Day in Court
Jan-15-09 Escondido, CA In June, 2008 LawyersandSettlements interviewed Benny J. regarding Guitar Center's alleged California labor law violations. Benny has been unable to return to work since that time but he will soon have his day in court and his lawyer is confident Benny will win his case and receive back pay—a substantial amount. The lawsuit ste... - SSRI Birth Defects" The Only High Risk Factor I had Was Being on Effexor"
Jan-15-09 Winnipeg, SK Pam was told by both her family doctor and her obstetrician that the antidepressant she was taking, namely effexor , was safe for her to continue taking through her pregnancy. But within hours of her son being born, he had been admitted to the natal intensive care unit, suffering from seizures and breathing difficulties. "My son had a sm... - Ground Victim Files Lawsuit Against Cessna Owner Following Plane Crash
Jan-14-09 Compton, CA Imagine you were sitting at home one day, going about your business as usual when you suddenly found yourself involved in a plane crash. It may sound absurd, but the truth is, it happens. Planes do crash into people's homes—as far too many people already know—causing damage not only to the property but also to the people inside. Three... - Zonolite Attic Insulation and Asbestos Mesothelioma
Jan-14-09 Washington, DC On December 1 2008, a tentative $140 million settlement was reached in a class action lawsuit against WR Grace & Co, the makers of Zonolite Attic Insulation, a product which contained the extremely carcinogenic tremolite asbestos. Zonolite insulation was sold extensively throughout the US and Canada from the 1920s to the late 1970s. In... - Determining the Mental Capacity of a Decedent
Jan-7-09 Forensic psychologists and neuropsychologists regularly give expert opinions about a person's mental capacity in the criminal, family law and civil courts. The evaluative process involves clinical interviews, psychological/neuropsychological testing, review of the records and interviews with individuals who have personal knowledge of the defendant's beha... - Lawrenceville, GA Inmate Taser Wrongful Death Settlement
Lawrenceville, GA: (Aug-16-07) The family of Ray Charles Austin filed a Taser related wrongful death lawsuit against three Gwinnett County officials, alleging that Austin died in September 2003 after being shocked repeatedly with a Taser at the Gwinnett County Jail. The jail records show that Austin, 25, had been in a fight in which he bit off part of a de... - Police Taser, Man awarded $500,000 for excessive force
Anchorage, AK: (Sep-27-07) Kevin Patrick brought a lawsuit against the state of Alaska, alleging that Alaska State Trooper Eric Spitzer used excessive force while dealing with him. Back in 2004, a jury awarded Kevin Patrick $1 million after they found that Spitzer used excessive force while arresting Patrick in Emmonak. The state appealed the decision. Pat... - North Dakota Health Officials Issue Warning Over Lead-Contaminated Meat
Pregnant Women and Children in High Risk Group Health officials in North Dakota have issued a recommendation that wild game killed with lead bullets not be consumed by pregnant women and children younger than 6. The warning is based on findings from a study released on Wednesday, which evaluated lead levels in the blood of more than 700 state res... - You Never Suspect Your Siblings of Financial Elder Abuse: Part 2
Jan-5-09 Oceanside, CA Paula explains further about financial elder abuse as a continuation from part 1 . She says the last straw was when she phoned her parents and learned that her younger sister had not been around for a week. Paula learned that she had gone on vacation and left her parents home alone, without telling them where she had gone or when she would... - SJS Dilantin: Early Diagnosis Crucial
Dec-30-08 Pensacola, FL Thankfully, Linda's doctor told her to stop taking Dilantin just a few days after she started on the drug, otherwise she may have wound up in the burn unit or intensive care unit for weeks or even months with Stevens-Johnson syndrome. Linda got a rash that started around her mouth and spread to her entire body—she was diagnosed with SJ... - New Study Shows Bisphenol A Linked to Diabetes and Heart Disease
FDA to Hold a Public Hearing An association exists between levels of bisphenol A (BPA) exposure and diabetes and heart disease including angina, coronary artery disease, heart attack, and elevated liver enzymes, according to a new study to be published in the prestigious Journal of American Medical Association on September 17. The results of the st... - Age Center Meals-on-Wheels Bankruptcy Settlement
Worcester, MA: (Jul-08-07) Chartwells Division, who ran Meals-on-Wheels, a nutrition program for the Age Center of Worcester, and TD Banknorth, filed a lawsuit against Age Center after it went bankrupt. The suit sought to reach settlements for the limited funds the Age Center had before it closed in June 2006. Chartwells, who ran the Age Center's Meals-on-... - New Study Shows Enormous Risk for Atrial Fibrillation with Fosamax and Zometa
68 Percent Increased Risk Leading to Hospitalization or Death Results from a pooled analysis of 3 randomized controlled studies on bisphosphonate medications, specifically alendronate (Fosamax) or zoledronic acid (Reclast, Zometa), have revealed a staggering 68 percent increase in the risk for atrial fibrillation leading to death or hospitalization, com...