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Sep-22-09 Washington, DC The recall almost two years ago of the Medtronic CD Horizon Spinal System Agile Dynamic Stabilization Device was initiated literally months after the device was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). And because the Medtronic CD Horizon system was substantially similar to other devices already on the market, manufacturer... - Antitrust Laws, and 3.79 Million Reasons to Cry Foul
Sep-12-09 Schaumberg, IL A massive antitrust act case that may see payouts to 3.79 million class members was upheld this past Tuesday, assuring that antitrust laws have been brought to bear and antitrust policy is actively defended in this country. It was in 2006 that settlements were reached in class action cases over allegations that Zurich Financial Servi... - With Black Mold, Always Better to Err on the Side of Caution
Sep-12-09 Hanover, PA Toxic Mold Exposure continues to be a confusing subject for most people, given that household black mold and other sources of mold are more commonplace than most people think and not quite as hazardous as most people realize. Still, few are keen on taking any chances. Witness what happened this week when the Spring Grove Area School Dist... - Texas Employment Law: Right-To-Work
Sep-9-09 Austin, TX Texas employment law protects Texas employee rights by regulating how employers must treat their employees. One provision that has far reaching implications for the average Texas employee is the Right-to-Work law, which puts strict guidelines on organizations who want to make joining a union a requirement of employment. Not every state has... - Idaho Developer Called Out for Discrimination Against the Disabled
Sep-7-09 Post Falls, ID While racial discrimination and workplace discrimination constitute two of the most common affronts to discrimination law , one that is often overlooked but equally discriminatory is the ignorance towards persons with disabilities—not in the workplace, but where they live. A case in point is the lawsuit filed by the US Departmen... - Report Outlines Treatment Recommendations Regarding Antidepressants and Pregnancy
Aug-26-09 Washington, DC Women who take Paxil and are worried about Paxil side effects now have a little guidance regarding antidepressant use while pregnant. A joint report released on August 21, 2009, and issued by The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) and the American Psychiatric Association (APA), has set out treatment recommendation... - Auction Rate Securities and Stock Broker Arbitration
Aug-22-09 New York, NY New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has filed a lawsuit against brokerage firm Charles Schwab, alleging the company committed fraud and misled investors in the sale of auction rate securities. Some investors who have not had their auction rate securities bought back by their brokerage firms are now considering filing a stock broker arbitr... - 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... - 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... - FAA Warned About Concerns Before Mid-Air Plane Crash
Aug-13-09 Washington, DC Literally a month before the New York City plane crash that involved a mid-air collision with a tourist helicopter in the congested air corridor above the Hudson River, the US Department of Transportation slammed the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) for lax oversight of the 'on-demand' flight industry. The August 8th airplane crash... - Health Canada Removes Bowel Cleansing Indication for OTC OSPs
Aug-12-09 Ottawa, ON: Concerns over oral sodium phosphate (OSP) continue, with the latest salvo in the OSP debate coming from Health Canada. Earlier this month the Canadian health agency declared that oral phosphate soda is no longer indicated for purgative use (bowel cleansing) due to a risk for OSP kidney damage, while stressing oral sodium phosphate product... - Unum Group Posts Second Quarter Profits
Aug-6-09 Chattanooga, TN The only reference to the past misdeeds of Unum life insurance and problems policyholders have had with Unum long-term disability was made not by Unum Provident, but by a financial analyst on the occasion of Unum's Q2 earnings report. Colin Devine, an analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, was quoted in the Chattanooga Times Free Pr... - Enbrel Among Five Drugs to Get Cancer Warnings From FDA
Aug-5-09 Washington, DC The same day that LawyersandSettlements.com reported that a Copenhagen study raised the red flag on Enbrel side effects (etanercept) with regard to the potential for development of inflammatory bowel disorder (IBD) in children suffering from juvenile arthritis, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned Tuesday that a group of fiv... - Enbrel Use Linked to Inflammatory Bowel Disease in Juvenile Arthritis Patients
Aug-4-09 Copenhagen, DK Those patients who take Enbrel for arthritis risk a collection of Enbrel side effects including, but not limited to inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) in children suffering from juvenile idiopathic arthritis (JIA). An Enbrel infection of this type appears to present as a high possibility according to a recent study released last month in C... - FDA Drops the Hammer on Misbranded Dietary Supplements
Jul-31-09 Washington, DC This past week the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came down hard on potentially dangerous products designed for the body-building industry sold as dietary products, but that in reality are unapproved and misbranded drugs. According to a recent CNN report, the FDA this week specifically focused on American Cellular Laboratories... - Company Keeps Violating the California Labor Law
Jul-28-09 Palm Springs, CA David says he was hired as a resident manager for an apartment complex owned by Landmark Equity Management Inc. At the time he didn't know that this company had previously violated several California state laws, so it came as no surprise that David was treated unfairly and the company may have violated the California Labor Law . "M... - Allegedly Defective Baby Floats Recalled for Drowning Risk
Jul-13-09 Washington, DC A baby float that was recalled in the interests of consumer protection and product liability has been cited for 31 incidents where infants have suddenly fallen into, or under the water. So far there have been no deaths or injuries reported from the defective products .However, four million of the inflatable baby floats have been recalle... - Ohio Drivers Miffed by Sale of Private Info
Jul-11-09 Cincinnati, OH The Ohio Department of Public Safety and Bureau of Motor Vehicles has been hit with a potentially costly class action lawsuit alleging that two senior employees contravened federal privacy laws when they authorized the sale of information in the state's databanks. "At this point we don't know what motivated them to sell the data," says Char... - Hydroxycut Class Action the 'Next Big One'
Jul-2-09 San Francisco, CA The recall of various versions of Hydroxycut supplements has evolved into the launching of a class-action lawsuit, together with a pow-wow scheduled for San Francisco later this month to discuss and update potential plaintiffs and legal eagles regarding Hydroxycut diet supplements and their adverse health effects. A total of 14 hydrox...