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Washington, DC: Lakeside Foods, Inc. of Manitowoc, WI is recalling of 3000 cases of 105-ounce canned pickled sliced beets because some cans may have been under processed. While no illnesses have been reported, these cans have the potential to be contaminated with harmful organisms including Clostridium botulinum. Botulism, a potentially fatal form of... - Power Morcellators Fast-Tracked Through FDA 510(k) Clearance
Apr-16-17 Washington, DC: As we pass the one-year anniversary of the point when medical device manufacturer Johnson & Johnson (J&J) began settling power morcellation lawsuits, women having undergone treatments for fibroids involving laparoscopic power morcellation are left wondering when, and if the other shoe might drop. This, in the wake of the death,... - Illinois AG files consumer fraud lawsuit against contractor
Sep-21-09 Chicago, IL: One man and five repair and mortgage companies were named in a consumer fraud lawsuit for allegedly bilking approximately $1.3 million in equity from area homeowners. The Illinois attorney general's office filed the lawsuit in Cook County Circuit Court on Tuesday, September 15, against Mark Diamond and three home repair companies: United Con... - Dell settles contract fraud case for $4M
Sep-20-09 New York City, NY: A computer manufacturing company has been ordered to pay $4 million to New York's Office of the Attorney General to settle a contract fraud case filed in 2007. The initial lawsuit was filed by Attorney General Andrew Cuomo against Dell and Dell Financial Services, who accused the company of fraud, false advertising and deceptive busines... - Shishamo Roe Capelin 4L Recalled Due To Potential Of C. Botulinum
Washington, DC: Pacific American Fish Co, Inc. of Vernon, California is recalling SHI306 Shishamo 4L 5PC (23-28G) Wild, Pack 4/20TR, Lots 202885-2 & 201011-3, Master Carton information. Based on FDA Import Alert, this type of processing and size of product has the potential to be contaminated with Clostridium botulinum, a bacterium which can cause fo... - 92,000 TrueLiving Heater Fans and Portable Quartz Radiant Heaters Recalled
Washington, DC: Atico International USA is recalling about 92,000 TrueLiving Heater Fans and Portable Quartz Radiant Heaters because the heaters have caught fire, posing a fire hazard to consumers. Atico has received eight reports of the A14B1053 Heater Fan overheating and 21 reports of the A14B0979 Quartz Heater overheating. Reports for th... - Former Exotic Dancer Launches California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-27-17 Santa Barbara, CA: An exotic dancer who claims to have received no compensation of any kind from the owners of the gentleman’s club for whom she briefly worked, has filed a putative class action lawsuit in a California court alleging violations of state overtime pay laws , and similar violations against the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)... - UK Women Still in the Dark About SSRI Birth Defect Risk
Aug-8-09 Bangor, Wales It will be two years next month that a study of nearly 500,000 women by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center revealed nearly half of women taking an ssri antidepressant had no idea their medication could cause SSRI birth defects . Women in the US aren't unique in that risk. Dr. Tim Kendall, joint director of the U... - Xantrex GT Series Grid Tie Solar Inverters Recalled
Washington, DC: Xantrex Technology Inc - a subsidiary of Schneider Electric, of Livermore, CA, is recalling about 25,000 Xantrex Grid Tie Solar Inverters because a component of the inverter can degrade, causing out gassing within the wiring compartment of the inverter. When arcing occurs, gasses could build and force the compartment cover to be blown o... - Misclassified Managers Owed Overtime
Jul-21-09 New York, NY Tammy G., like thousands of managers throughout the US, has been misclassified and therefore not paid overtime —a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)."As a field and staffing manager I performed the same job as my staffing team, but was not paid hourly wages," says Tammy. "I worked a minimum of 50 hours a week, I was on... - Potential for Permanent Taxotere Hair Loss Not Widely Promoted
Mar-4-17 New Orleans, LA: As important as it is to be aware of any, and all side effects associated with a drug such as Taxotere, patients in need of the chemotherapy drug are already coming from a position of significant physical and emotional challenge: the fallout from a cancer diagnosis. And while most cancer patients are aware that hair loss is a common byprod... - Doctor from Dallas Collects $11.4 million for Blowing the Whistle on Healthcare Fraud
Mar-3-17 Dallas, TX A Dallas doctor decided in 2009 to blow the whistle on a physician over a billing scam that was costing the healthcare system and American taxpayers millions and millions of dollars. Six years later, after a long investigation by the Department of Justice (DOJ) , Dr. Bijan Oughatiyan’s former employer, IPC Healthcare Inc., was ord... - Carr Miller Capital Ponzi Scheme, Carr Miller Capital Lawsuit
Carr Miller Capital LLC and its three principals are facing allegations of consumer fraud regarding the Carr Miller Capital Ponzi scheme and violations of numerous New Jersey Uniform Securities Laws by committing securities fraud , commingling funds and selling unregistered securities. It is believed that investors may have been defrauded of as much as... - Illinois Freight Train Derailment Potential Threat to the Environment
Jul-3-09 Rockford, IL Compared with other laws and statutes that have been around since the dawn of time, environmental law is a relative newcomer and arrived in step with recent revelations that not protecting the environment is, in the end not very good for you. Thus, the need for environmental law when modern-day environmental issues such as chemical spills... - Number of Taxotere MDL Lawsuits Surpasses 700 Cases
Feb-27-17 New Orleans, LA: In a joint report filed in federal court in January, attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendant Sanofi S.A. in multidistrict litigation of Taxotere lawsuits reported a spike in the number of lawsuits alleging that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere causes permanent hair loss, a condition known as alopecia. The federal judicial syst... - What Caused 7-Year-Old Parking Garage in Atlanta to Collapse?
Jun-30-09 Atlanta, GA A multi-level parking garage no more than 7 years old has collapsed in Atlanta, destroying numerous vehicles. So far, officials on the scene combing through the debris have not found any bodies or survivors. There have been no reports of missing persons thus far in the building collapse , according to reports from the Associated Press (AP). ... - While FDA Suggests Potential for Testosterone Abuse, Health Canada Takes a Pass
Feb-26-17 Chicago, IL: With the US and Canada remaining both direct neighbors and close trading partners, the Canadian equivalent to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) often mirrors safety updates issued by the FDA for drugs and medications. In specific cases, the Canadian position is in some measure more aggressive than its US counterpart. However when the F... - Johnson & Johnson to Pay $52 Million in Price-Fixing Suit
Washington, DC: A Pennsylvania judge has found Johnson & Johnson (J&J) falsely reported the prices of its drugs and consequently ordered the company to pay $52 million in damages and penalties. A reported $45 million will go to Medicaid and the PACE prescription drug program for senior citizens. The case was brought against J&J in 2004, by Pennsylvani... - Attorney Sues Americash for PayDay Loan Hell
Jun-17-09 Chicago, IL Out of control payday loans can feel like a kind of purgatory—where borrowers swim as fast as they can but still find the shoreline getting farther and farther away. In the state of Illinois, the attorney general's website specifically warns consumers about payday loans and advises them to consider all other possible options for entering into... - Young Mother Recounts Horrid Experience with Birth Control Implant
Feb-15-17 Kenilworth, NJ: Her name is Lexi and she’s a young mother with a five-month-old baby who recounts in a YouTube video what turned out to be a horrid experience with Nexplanon birth control. Nexplanon, an implantable birth control device, is essentially the same product as Implanon birth control , only with the addition of barium sulfate to aid in...