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Jul-19-10 Washington, DC With more than 1,000 lawsuits percolating through the courts alleging that Yasmin and Yaz birth control caused blood clots and other adverse reactions, comes the news that a sizeable lot of Yaz birth control pills was recalled by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in November of last year. Jim Edwards, writing on BNET (CBS Busi... - Shimano Disc Brake Calipers Recalled in US and Canada
Sep-27-13 Washington, DC Consumers in the US and Canada are being advised by Shimano, the US Consumer Product Safety Board and Health Canada to immediately stop using bicycles with recalled Shimano brakes. Shimano has recalled the defective calipers due to reports that the disc brakes can fail, posing a collision hazard. The recall involves roughly 6,... - Workers Fired for Elder Care Abuse Won’t Be Charged
Sep-18-13 Peterborough, ON In one of the most shocking cases ever to emerge from the elder care industry in Canada, various employees of an elder care facility in Peterborough, Ontario, were suspended and then fired for incidents of care center abuse against an elderly resident after the resident’s son obtained video from a hidden camera in his mother&rsqu... - Do Fixodent Denture Adhesive Cautions Reflect Real-World Use?
May-8-10 Cincinatti, OH Super PoliGrip manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline has decided to halt the production, distribution and marketing of its denture cream in view of current concerns over zinc poisoning. Meanwhile, the maker of Fixodent denture adhesive , Procter & Gamble, has elected to include a notation on its website with regard to the potential for zinc po... - J&J Securities Class Action Preliminary Settlement Reached
Jul-22-13 New York, NY A proposed settlement has been reached in the securities class action pending against Johnson & Johnson Inc, (J&). The lawsuit stems from the 2010 recalls of over 40 nonprescription drugs from the market by J&J, during what has been described as by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as the largest recall of children&rs... - Ready To Eat Beef Taquito and Chicken Quesadilla Products Recalled for Possible Salmonella
Mar-10-10 Washington, DC Windsor Foods is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, the U.S... - Largest Internet Scam in eBay History Finally Cracked
Feb-25-10 Miami, FL One of the most galling types of internet scams involves the sale and non-delivery of items online. While the vast majority of vendors on eBay are honest and legitimate, there are always a few who are looking to make an easy dollar off unsuspecting customers. Such was the case with Nilton Rossoni, a Brazilian businessman living in Florida, wh... - Amusement Park Ride Accidents Require Quick Action and Evidence
Jun-14-13 Riverview, FL A day at an amusement park can go bad very quickly. A 2013 report by the Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Columbus, Ohio, found that 20 children a day were treated at an emergency ward somewhere in the U.S. for injuries related to an amusement park-type ride. The number of injuries in the study doesn’t surprise Florida att... - Workers Win $40 Million from Wal-Mart over Violations of Massachusetts Labor Law
Dec-22-09 Boston, MA A group of employees who challenged big-box retailer Wal-Mart over violations of Massachusetts Labor Law have won a $40 million settlement, representing the largest wage-and-hour class-action settlement in the Bay State's history. Filed in 2001, the case accused Wal-Mart of patternized breaches of employee protocol, including altering tim... - Transgender Teen Files Discrimination Claim under Florida Employment Law
Dec-21-09 Orlando, FL A transgender teen applying for a job at a McDonalds in Orlando has lodged a formal complaint against the fast food chain claiming the restaurant violated Florida employment law by refusing to hire the plaintiff over gender issues. In July, Zikeria Bellamy filled out an online application for a position as a shift manager or crew leader... - Pharmacist receives $2 million for violation of Massachusetts labor laws
Oct-31-09 Boston, MA A woman in Boston is receiving $2 million in damages from Wal-Mart after a judge decided that the big box chain breached Massachusetts employment labor laws when it unceremoniously fired her in 2004. Cynthis Haddad, who had worked in the Pittsfield Wal-Mart as a pharmacist for seven years, claims that she was paid less than her male coworke... - School Troubles – Act Quickly
Oct-13-09 Tarzana, CA: Schools have a legal duty to provide students with a "safe and peaceful" environment. Although most school districts are acutely aware of that responsibility, accidents causing personal injury happen. "If they know, for example, that bullying or harassment is going on, the school must take proper action," explains personal injury attorn... - SeaWorld Alleged to Be Fishing for Zip Code Info
Feb-28-13 San Diego, CA Your zip code is private information and savvy marketers in the digital age can use that information to generate a detailed profile of your shopping habits, the kind of car you drive, provide information about how much you earn and a lot more. There’s even a black market out there where professional data thieves sell new identities... - Massive Hip & Knee Failure Rates, First Trial Underway in California
Feb-24-13 Los Angeles, CA The perception that all-metal implants would be an improvement over plastic artificial hips and knees appears to have proven just that. Reality has not mirrored perception, with metal-on-metal devices not only failing to last beyond the 15-year life expectancy of more traditional implants, but actually failing in a matter of months. Hip a... - "Chantix Like LSD from the 70s"
Aug-5-09 Santa Maria, CA Debra managed to quit smoking during the time she took Chantix and for a short time afterward but she wasn't prepared for the side effects. "I asked my doctor if Chantix would do anything weird like make me dance in the street naked but he assured me that nothing untoward would happen," says Debra, who didn't know of any Chantix warni... - Pharmaceutical Malpractice A Growing Problem says Attorney
Jun-30-09 Cumming, GA: Attorney Donald Singleton was recently contacted by a woman who believes she was the victim of pharmaceutical malpractice. The potent prescription painkillers she got from her pharmacist for her chronic pain condition turned out to be a heavy dose of anti-inflammatory steroid. "After a few days, the pain she could usually control with her pres... - Costco Workers Clocked Off and Locked In
May-28-09 Washington, DC: The giant discount club store Costco may soon find itself in a big box load of trouble. A cashier from a San Marcos, California warehouse store and several other Costco employees say their employer's daily routine of asking workers to clock out and then holding them in the store until all the doors are secured amounts to little more than... - Fentanyl Patch either too much or not enough
Apr-28-09 Valliant, OK: Catherine says when her husband was first admitted to hospital he was given 25 mg fentanyl patches every 3 days for pain in his back and hip, but it only seemed to work for a short time. His fentanyl Duragesic patch eventually increased to 175 mg and still he suffered. "My husband had never been in hospital before," says Catherine. "He wou... - More Cases of Rare Meningitis, FDA Finds Contamination
Oct-28-12 Boston, MA Six more people have been sickened by the rare outbreak of meningitis , which has claimed 25 lives. To date, the number of fungal meningitis cases total 337 in 18 states—as of Sunday, South Carolina was also affected by the outbreak. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reported three new cases in Florida, two in Ohio... - Wal-Mart Working Conditions Prompts Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Oct-24-12 Chicago, IL Wal-Mart is facing an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought by temporary employees who allege they are not paid for arriving early, staying late, or working through their lunch or rest breaks. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart and two staffing agencies are in violation of minimum wage and overtime laws which could affect several h...