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May-19-08 Washington, DC On March 13, 2008 five credit card consumers were ready to testify at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing regarding credit card industry practices and credit card abuse . But it turned out to be a waste of time: GOP staff members asked them to sign waivers allowing public disclosure of their private financial matters—which... - Attorney Michael L. Hodges on BPA Class Action
May-15-08 Lenexa, Kansas: In his thirty-year legal career, Michael Hodges says, "We've done virtually every kind of damages case you can think of, but in the last four or five years, we've done mainly mass torts and class actions." That includes joining in multiple class actions filed recently against Avent America, Evenflo, Gerber, Handi-Craft (Dr. Brown's), and Pl... - Heparin Victim Widow: "We Have a False Sense of Security."
May-5-08 Washington DC Joanna Marie Staples of Toledo, Ohio told a congressional subcommittee on April 29, 2008 that there is a false sense of security in a country where people expect to feel safe and protected. Her husband Dennis had died shortly before his 60th birthday after he had received an injection of contaminated heparin. The same contaminated heparin... - Possible Merck ERISA Violation Regarding Vytorin
Apr-29-08 Whitehouse Station, NJ When Merck dragged its feet for 21 months before releasing the ENHANCE study shaming Vytorin , the manufacturer allegedly did more than delay the bad news: it may have also delayed the returns, and derailed the retirement plans of thousands of investors unaware of a ticking time bomb. But Merck knew, and in so doing may have breac... - Heparin Counterfeit Seven Times Cheaper Than the Real Thing
Apr-15-08 Washington, DC: Patients with recently-implanted heart stents, vascular stents or grafts are wondering if they are going to be affected by the tainted heparin scare, after the US Food and Drug Administration last week alerted medical device manufacturers that they should review their sources of heparin. Some medical devices, including devices used in pul... - Religious Discrimination Lawsuit is Implemented after Circuit Court Ruling
Apr-6-08 Gaithersburg, MD: A religious discrimination lawsuit has been implemented for a second time following a ruling by the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. A former employee of Sunbelt Rentals Inc., Clinton Ingram, has accused the company of neglecting his reports of religious discrimination by former co-workers. It's alleged that Mr. Ingram had racial... - The Duragesic patch: Fentanyl Can Kill More Than Pain...
Mar-29-08 Raritan, NJ: Chronic pain sufferers will tell you that the Duragesic patch is so bad, it's good. Very, very good, in stemming the kind of chronic pain most closely associated with cancer patients, and others who suffer with ailments and agony the rest of us couldn't imagine having to live with. But make no mistake, the Duragesic patch and the opioid t... - Kids Play Shouldn't Be This Dangerous
Mar-23-08 Washington, DC The number of children injured or killed by dangerous and defective children's products has more than doubled in the past five years. Toys head up the list of culprits, followed by furniture and arts and crafts supplies. Already for the month of March, 10 out of 23 products recalled jointly by the Consumer Product Safety Commission an... - Student Workers' Wages Withheld Unlawfully While Working in the US
Mar-17-08 Albany, NY: Several student workers heralding from areas of the world such as Asia, Eastern Europe, and Latin America were denied earned wages including overtime pay. This is in direct violation of New York Employment Law . In addition, some of the youthful guest workers were required to pay room and board from their paycheck. Resort cities were the ta... - Lawsuit Alleges Chiquita contributed to Deaths
Mar-15-08 New York, NY: The relatives of missionaries killed in Columbia filed a lawsuit against Chiquita Brands International Inc., alleging that the company contributed to their deaths by financing FARC, a leftist rebel group. This lawsuit is one of the latest challenges faced by the company due to its operations in Columbia. The lawsuit was filed Wednesday M... - Wind Shear Detection Improving but not Foolproof
Mar-12-08 Hamburg, DE Passengers aboard a Lufthansa flight on March 1st narrowly escaped a plane crash when stormy winds up to 155 mph rocked their aircraft as it attempted to land in Hamburg, Germany. Gut-dropping images caught on amateur video of its runway approach, show the left wing of the Airbus A320 grazing the runway; the aircraft teeters, then lifts o... - Bankruptcy Debt Help: Interview with Bankruptcy Lawyer
Mar-12-08 Phoenix, AZ: In the wake of soaring credit card debts and subprime loans, a bankruptcy wave is likely to hit the US anytime soon. Nationwide, attorneys are getting more calls from people who are having financial problems; more calls from small businesses; more calls from individuals who have credit card debt and more calls from home owners. Unfortun... - Is it Safer in the Air or on the Runway?
Feb-27-08 Washington, DC Yet another pair of planes have clipped each other's wings on the runway. The latest incident of an on-ground plane crash occurred February 24th at Washington's Dulles Airport. The right wing of a Shuttle America Embraer 170 jet hit the left wingtip of a United Airlines Airbus 319. No injuries were reported among the 66 people aboa... - Daniel Troy - Bush Administration's Preemption Gang - Part II
Feb-26-08 Washington, DC: In the fall of 2004, Daniel Troy left the FDA armed with the preemption policy he put in place. Now a partner at Sidley Austin Brown & Wood, Mr Troy works for a firm that he told Lily Henning of the Legal Times on September 20, 2005, "represents pretty much almost every company" in the brand-name drug industry. In fact, Sidley Austin i... - Governor of New York Adamant About Family Leave
Feb-24-08 Albany, NY: Governor Spitzer of New York is adamant about his state providing its own family leave provision. Recently, in a State of the State address he warned lawmakers that New Yorkers need protection when they need to take time off to care for loved ones. Governor Spitzer deemed it not fair to expect New Yorkers who work hard for a living to have to... - Defective Products vs. The Supreme Court. They Fight, You Lose
Feb-23-08 Peachtree City, GA On February 21st the US Consumer Product Safety Commission, in concert with Rinnai America Corp, announced a voluntary product safety recall involving the defective product Rinnai EnergySaver Direct-Vent Wall Furnace, due to a potential carbon monoxide hazard. According to the alert a gasket in the furnace, fuelled by either natural... - One New York City Employer not Taking Time with Paying Overtime
Feb-20-08 New York, NY: There has been widespread controversy throughout America over unpaid overtime . Many employers have dodged the overtime bullet for several years labeling employees as salaried. Companies with salaried employees feel the title of "salaried" is a safe haven to skirt paying overtime. They believe salary indicates a certain amount of pay no matt... - Asbestos Exposure could have Asthma Symptoms
Feb-20-08 Cincinnati, OH In the last year, Bob J. developed asthma. His doctor can't explain why or how. "I don't smoke, nothing has changed in my life and nobody in my family has asthma," says Bob. But he was exposed to asbestos in the workplace for many years. "We were young and stupid and didn't know any better." "I talked to my doctor about my exposure to asb... - Chantix Controvery Carries On Over Cigarette and Smoking Cessation
Feb-20-08 Dallas, TX: The Chantix controversy wages onward as opposing camps have sprouted over the drug's potentially suicidal effects . Some people that have taken Chantix for the express purpose of quitting smoking have allegedly ended up with a problem just as big. Many of those ingesting Chantix to be free of cigarette smoking allegedly find themselves fette... - Botox Delivers Bad Results for Some Users
Feb-20-08 Los Angeles, CA: Botox injections used for the aesthetic purpose of eliminating lines and wrinkles are becoming tied to some sober results from reactions. Some reactions have been serious enough to cause death in users. The announcement was allegedly made by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The reactions have born a striking resemblance to thos...