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Mar-9-15 Broward County, FL There is a widely held view that VA benefits are hard to come by due to the number of VA members applying and qualifying for benefits coupled with a backlog of cases and a lack of resources to properly deal with all the cases in a timely manner. Others hold the view that a culture of systematically denying VA disability benefits on t... - Have Crestor Side Effects Done Me In?
Feb-20-15 Toronto, ON Can we talk? Thank you. This is written in the first person as the subject at hand is Crestor and I have been mandated to take the stuff by my doctor. I fit the profile: I am middle-aged and my so-called “bad” LDL cholesterol is a tad on the high side. For various reasons he has me on 30 mg per day, which may be reduced going forwar... - Lawsuit Filed against Dollywood Theme Park
Jan-13-15 Pigeon Forge, TN A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against Dollywood theme park claiming a woman suffered a brain injury and back and neck injuries after falling from a ride at the amusement park. The plaintiff alleges she suffered permanent disabilities as a result of her fall, which occurred in December 2013. According to The Daily Mail (... - $16.5M Award Against Dating Site that Disseminated Personal Profiles
Dec-18-14 A Santa Clara County, CA, issued a verdict of $16.5 million against an online dating website service for disseminating registered members’ private information to thousands of websites through a database containing their profile information. According to the complaint, Successfulmatch.com provides the opportunity to start a dating website to anyone w... - Januvia Cancer and Complaints on the Rise
Dec-2-14 San Diego, CA As of November 2014, more than 540 incretin mimetics lawsuits, concerning a class of drugs that includes Januvia , have been filed in the Southern District of California. Claims have been on the rise since the FDA, in March 2013, warned the public that a study had found precancerous changes in the pancreatic cells of Januvia, Byetta and Vi... - Libby Woodchips: Asbestos-Mesothelioma Concern?
Sep-8-11 Libby, MT According to Mike Crill, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "screwed up big time" by covering up potentially asbestos-contaminated wood chips in Libby. "I know that millions of dollars have been spent cleaning up this town but that doesn't resolve the issue of people being exposed to asbestos," says Mike. "Government officials have downpl... - Propecia Lawsuit Battle Heats Up
Aug-31-14 New York, NY The battle appears to be heating up in Propecia side effects lawsuits. The lawsuits allege men who used Propecia suffered from sexual dysfunction and other Propecia long-term side effects. The National Law Journal (8/12/14) reports that plaintiffs and defendants are arguing over more than 1,800 documents. Plaintiffs want to compel Mer... - GlaxoSmithKline Fined Again—The Cost of Doing Business?
Jun-26-14 It is seen as the cost of doing business. It may be illegal, but is also highly profitable, so why stop? That seems to be the attitude of many pharmaceutical companies - and the latest proof of this comes in the form of a $105 million fine leveled against GlaxoSmithKline Plc. (GSK). The California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the fine saying h... - Melton Family Wants the Truth from GM
May-20-14 Marietta, GA Too much posturing and still not enough facts on the table might be the way to look at the GM faulty ignition switch story at this point. With the US Justice Department, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and dozens of lawsuits barking at its heels, the Detroit auto giant has agreed to pay a $35 million fine after admitt... - Attorney Files Claim for Zimmer NexGen Knee Victim
Mar-21-11 Hemmingway, SC "After all I've been through with these Zimmer NexGen Knee defects, I want compensation for something," says Esda. "The LawyersandSettlements attorney, Howard Nations, is handling my case so I probably qualify for a lawsuit." Esda received a Zimmer NexGen CR-Flex Porous Femoral component knee replacement in January of 2003, and she... - Investors Lose Millions in Alleged Carr Miller Ponzi Scheme
Feb-24-11 Newark, NJ For people who lost money in the alleged Carr Miller Capital Ponzi Scheme , the issue is not only that they lost money but that they lost a lot of money. Investigators into the Ponzi scheme—a form of securities fraud—say that the money was used in investments the investors did not authorize and used to make personal purchases on b... - "I Blame Chantix for My Daughter's Suicide"
Jan-30-11 Sacramento, CA There's nothing worse than the death of your child. Actually there is something worse—knowing that your child's death could have been prevented. Ann (not her real name) believes that Chantix is to blame for her daughter's suicide. At first, Ann blamed her daughter's prescribing doctor for Susan's (not her real name) suicide, but... - Victims Lose $40 Million in Alleged Ponzi Scheme
Jan-12-11 Marlton, NJ With news of yet another alleged Ponzi scheme, investors might be worried that legally-run investments are a thing of the past. Those who lost money in the alleged Carr Miller Capital Ponzi scheme are probably worried that they might never see their money again. Attorneys such as Christopher J. Gray, from the Law Office of Christopher J. Gr... - Identity Theft Fraud: Copy That…
Jan-12-11 Trenton, NJ The same "gee-whiz" technology that gives us the capacity to watch movies on our smart phones and e-mail clients from the canoe in the middle of the lake has turned our photocopiers and fax machines into a ticking time bomb. Identity theft , something we have in the past associated with credit cards and wayward documents, can stem from&mdash... - Levaquin Tendon Rupture Year in Review
Jan-11-11 Edina, MN The beginning of a new year is often a reason to reflect on the year passed—and this past year has witnessed the unfolding of some significant events with regard to Levaquin, the fluoroquinolone antibiotic now under fire for triggering Levaquin tendon ruptures . A landmark lawsuit, together with the ascension of a Levaquin poster boy fro... - Carr Miller Capital Faces Allegations of Operating Ponzi Scheme
Dec-27-10 New York, NY Carr Miller Capital LLC and its three principals are facing allegations of consumer fraud regarding a Ponzi scheme and violations of numerous New Jersey Uniform Securities Laws by committing fraud, commingling funds, and selling unregistered securities. It is believed that investors may have been defrauded of as much as $40 million. An... - Employee Appealing to Florida Labor Law in Wrongful Termination
Feb-15-14 Pensacola, FL Demetrius was a cook in a nursing home until last month. “I couldn’t get to work because I was stuck in an ice storm so I was fired for missing one day,” says Demetrius. “I believe I was wrongfully terminated and my employer violated the Florida labor law .” Demetrius worked the 4 am-1 pm shift and had neve... - The Debate Over the Cost of Cyber Theft
Feb-7-14 Vancouver, BC The cyber-crime underworld is a shadowy place. Exactly what happens to the information when it slips out of the hands of trusted proprietors in a data breach event or in the case of privacy violation is not always predictable, but cyber security experts have a pretty good idea what’s going out there. “There are so many inse... - North Dakota Town Evacuated After Massive Train Derailment
Dec-31-13 Casselton, ND Residents of Casselton, in North Dakota, are heeding the advice of the North Dakota Department of Health and evacuating their homes after a major train crash occurred Monday just outside town. The 1.6-km-long train carrying crude oil derailed at 2:10 pm local time Monday. The following explosion sent a fireball and massive clouds of... - Three Men File Wrong Termination Lawsuits Against Wal-Mart
Aug-9-10 Charleston, WV Three separate wrongful termination lawsuits have been filed against Wal-Mart Stores East by three former assistant managers. The wrongful termination claims date back to late last December, when a man identified as John Doe entered the South Ridge Wal-Mart in Charleston, West Virginia, reports the West Virginia Record. According...