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Sort by date 1,437 pages found matching black box- United Airlines Pilots and Flight Attendants Seek Summary Judgment in Pay Stub Fight
Feb-20-22 Los Angeles, CA – On January 12, United Airlines pilots and flight attendants asked the Central District of California to find that the pay statements they received from the airline violate section 226 of the California Labor Code because the statements do not include hourly rates or hours worked and are not easily understandable. Felicia Vidrio v... - LeapFrog Recalls Gaming System Batteries and Recharing Station
Consumers Report Burns Following at least a dozen consumer reports of batteries overheating, and 1 person suffering a burn to the hand, LeapFrog is recalling its rechargeable batteries and recharging station for Didj Custom Gaming System. The recall involves about 35,000 units. The recharging station comes with 2 rechargeable batteries, an AC adapt... - Vermont Firm Recalls Ground Beef Products Due To Possible E. Coli Contamination
Approximately 2,758 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled by Vermont Livestock, Slaughter and Processing Co., LLC, a Ferrisburg, VT, because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The following product is subject to recall: 5-pound approximate weight vacuum packages of "VT BURGER CO GROUND BEEF." These packages of ground bee... - FDA Warns Not to Eat Bantry Bay Mussel Seafood Products
Azaspiracid toxins May be Present in Certain Frozen Cooked Products Certain frozen cooked mussel products made by Bantry Bay Seafoods, imported from Ireland, may be contaminated with azaspiracid toxins, a group of naturally occurring marine toxins known to cause nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, and stomach cramps. The FDA is warning consumers not to eat thes... - S&S Foods Recalls Ground Beef Products
Possible E. Coli O157:H7 Contamination S&S Foods LLC., an Azusa, CA firm, is recalling approximately 153,630 pounds of frozen ground beef products because they may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7. The recall includes 30-pound boxes of "742798 MFST, 100% GROUND BEEF BULK, 80/20, 1LB. BRICK These boxes of frozen ground beef products bear the es... - Nestlé Prepared Foods Recalls Frozen Stuffed Chicken Sandwiches
Pieces of Plastic Found in Chicken Sandwich Nestlé Prepared Foods Company, a Mt. Sterling, KY, establishment, is recalling approximately 199,417 pounds of frozen stuffed chicken sandwich products that may contain pieces of plastic, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service announced today. the recall includes 9-ounce b... - Bayer Acknowledges, Agrees to Settle Yasmin Gallbladder Problems
May-11-13 Mountain View, CA In moves that will only serve to baffle the everyman, Bayer AG is set to pay $1.1 billion to acquire a California-based contraceptive manufacturer, while at the same time setting aside $24 million to settle a series of Yasmin birth control gall bladder claims. This, on top of the $1 billion Bayer set aside to settle 4,800 claims of Yasm... - Dotcast to pay $12,000 settlement in patent infringement lawsuit.
New York, NY: (Mar-17-08) Dotcast Inc., a company that engineers and provides digital broadcast technologies, brought a patent infringement lawsuit against Movie Gallery Inc., challenging the validity of Movie Gallery's license. Kent, WA-based Dotcast claimed that MovieBeam, a movies-on-demand service offered by Movie Gallery, which it no longer operates... - Pfizer to Settle 80 Percent of Chantix Lawsuits
Mar-5-13 Washington, DC More than 80 percent of the 2,700 federal and state Chantix lawsuits facing Pfizer look as if they could be settled. Pfizer, the maker of the controversial smoking cessation drug known generically as varenicline, faces a raft of lawsuits alleging Chantix causes suicide, suicide attempts and other psychiatric disturbances. In order t... - How Great a Risk Is Zithromax Stevens Johnson Syndrome?
Feb-22-13 Washington, DC Recent, and not-so-recent, observations and issues surrounding Zithromax (azithromycin) and a rare association with Zithromax Stevens Johnson Syndrome suggest a potentially troubling trend with regard to disseminating information to the public. ITEM: The potential for Zithromax SJS is real enough that the US Food and Drug Administrati... - Final Fantasy XI Gamers Fight Back
Aug-18-09 Los Angeles, CA: Fans of Final Fantasy XI are so devoted it has taken years for players of the online role playing game to accuse Square Enix, the company that owns the game, of unfair billing practices . "I have spoken to many of these players and I can assure you there is an addiction and loyalty to this game that surprises you," says consumer protect... - Chantix Increases Risk of Major Cardiovascular Events, FDA Warns
Dec-13-12 Washington, DC People taking the smoking cessation drug Chantix (varenicline) may have a higher risk of suffering major adverse cardiovascular events, according to information issued by the Food and Drug Administration this week. The results support earlier findings. The data are from a large, combined analysis (meta-analysis) of clinical trials tha... - House Raid, Kauai pays couple $325,000 settlement after raiding their house by mistake
Kauai, HI: (Oct-24-07) A couple brought a lawsuit against the city and its police department after their home was mistaken for a drug dealer's residence, and wrongfully searched. Police records state that police had been tracking a package that allegedly contained 11 pounds of marijuana that had been picked up at the Koloa post office by a man who was driv... - Cleaning Processes Blamed for Defective CPAP Devices – Scapegoat SoClean Files Lawsuit Against Philips
Nov-26-21 Peterborough, NH Being Philips’ Scapegoat has resulted in SoClean filing a lawsuit against the CPAP sleep machine manufacturer alleging unfair and deceptive practices and “causing it to suffer at least $200 million in damages”. Philips suggested that SoClean was to blame for its 15 million faulty CPAP and BiPAP machines. The Philips... - First Car-Hacking Class Action Filed against Ford, GM and Toyota
Jul-25-15 Dallas, TX So, imagine you are driving at 70 mph in your car when suddenly the windshield wipers go on, the entertainment system clicks on full blast, the horn is honking and the air conditioner starts blowing arctic cold air. Then suddenly you feel the brakes engage. The vehicle is coming to full stop with a freeway full of cars coming up fast in your rea... - "My Brother Died from Fentanyl"
Mar-27-09 Richmond, RI: "My brother was prescribed fentanyl patches for severe back pain and throat cancer," says Michael. "He was on conventional opiates for a long time but he was prescribed the fentanyl patches on July 10, 2007. The next day my mother found him dead." Michael says Patrick, his brother, had a tracheotomy and his prognosis was good. After the... - "I almost Died from Fentanyl"
Mar-18-09 Munroe, NY: " I almost died from fentanyl in the Duragesic patch ," says Vito. "Six patches in a box is like playing Russian Roulette—the third patch I wore definitely leaked and left me comatose." Vito says he taking other pain meds before this potentially lethal incident occured but his doctor recommended fentanyl because it was cheaper and he... - Raptiva Side Effects Include Meningitis
Mar-3-09 Springfield, IL Kristina says she took only one dose of Raptiva before being rushed to the emergency room 24 hours later. "They suspected meningitis," says Kristina, "then one of the doctors at the hospital did some research and told me there were 2 other reported cases of meningitis associated with Raptiva." Raptiva, also known as efalizumab, is sol... - Zelnorm linked to heart attack and stroke in Canada
The withdrawal of Zelnorm from the market may be bad news to patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) but taking the drug may prove to be more dangerous than not. Health Canada has directed Novartis to stop Canadian sales and marketing of the prescriptive medication Zelnorm (tegaserod hydrogenmaleate) after a recent study of clinical trial data in the... - Best Buy Second Secret Website Scam
Best Buy Co., Inc. has admitted to maintaining two versions of its website - with different prices. One is the public website accessible on the internet by anyone; the other site (essentially a replica of the public site) could only be accessed inside of Best Buy stores. Both sites were nearly identical, except for one important difference: the in-store s...