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Jun-20-06 More people continue to suffer pain and vision loss from ReNu: even after the product was recalled, it was alleged to have been sold in Wal-Mart! Here are two testamonials... I had used ReNu solution for more than a year and during that time I noticed my eyes were getting really dry when I was wearing my contact lenses. This would have been around Februar... - Neurontin: I Believe it Killed my Husband
Jun-8-06 Susan Janusheske's husband was prescribed Neurontin for pain and one year later he committed suicide. As if that isn't tragic enough, her teenage daughter Courtenay found her Dad after he shot himself, and "that's a helluva thing for a 15-year-old to see," says Susan. Susan Janusheske of Sevierville, Tennessee: "My husband David was prescribed Neuronti... - Chinese Drywall Manufacturer Pursues Contractor Settlements
Jul-20-10 Manatee, FL As huge numbers of Chinese drywall lawsuits proceed in a massive consolidated action before US District Court Judge Eldon Fallon, legal representatives of homeowners have expressed fear that settling with manufacturers could undermine homeowners' rights. The 7/16/10 issue of the Bradenton Herald revealed the lawyers' concerns that Knauf... - A Bad Day at Work for Discrimination
Jul-14-10 Chicago, IL Attorney Robb Stokar does a lot of workplace discrimination cases in his Chicago practice and he is never really very surprised by the kinds of things people endure. "People come to me with their workplace complaints on a daily basis," says Stokar. "There are daily workplace transgressions in this country. Some are reported and others are n... - Fosamax: Why was it Prescribed?
May-29-06 Cleveland, OH My doctor put me on Fosamax eight years ago and just like most patients, I trusted my doctor and did what he told me to. My health began to decline and I didn't even question him," says Nancy Davis (not her real name) from Texas, "I just lived with it." "I was prescribed Fosamax for bone density. Once you get to a certain age (I would ha... - Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline Help Send Kids To Prison
May-29-06 In 2003, the pharmaceutical industry passed out $16.4 billion worth of free drug samples to doctors. These so-called free samples are literally killing people. Two young lads who were lucky enough to get free samples of Zoloft are now sitting in prison. After visits to their family doctors, Christopher Pittman and Zachary Schmidkunz were both sent home wi... - Two Bodies Pulled From Delaware River in Duck Boat Accident
Jul-9-10 Philadelphia, PA The bodies of two Hungarian students were pulled from the water in the Delaware river after they drowned in a boat accident earlier this week. The students, 20-year-old Szabolcs Prem and 16-year-old Dora Schwendtner, were reported missing Wednesday afternoon when the duck boat on which they were taking a tour was hit by a 250-foot b... - Reversal of Diagnosis: Canadian Man Told He Was Terminal
Jun-18-10 Vancouver, BC In June 2008 David Earl Meisner was given the bad news at Surrey Memorial Hospital in Vancouver, British Columbia. His prostate cancer had spread and was causing the lower back pain that had brought Meisner to the hospital in the first place. The only option at this point was a palliative radiation therapy. Meisner was terminal. Six months... - Five-Car Accident Sends Four People to the Hospital
Jun-1-10 Lakeland, FL The northbound lane on US 98 in Lakeland was shut down earlier in the week after a massive car crash sent four people to the hospital, including the driver suspected to have caused the pile-up. The mid-afternoon crash occurred when a black Ford driven by Mathew Allen Lane, 33, veered from the far left lane all the way into the right lan... - Two Dead in Crossover Missouri Car Accident
May-21-10 Northland, MO Two people were killed in a dramatic crossover car accident on Missouri 291, south of Kansas City on Saturday, May15. The accident occurred late Saturday night, when a black Trans Am, driven by 22-year old Charles J. Boyer went over the center line hitting a PT Cruiser driven by Julie G. Braughton. Boyer was traveling east bound at the tim... - FDA Expands Investigation into Tylenol Recall
May-18-10 New York, NY The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is expanding its investigation into the circumstances surrounding Johnson & Johnson's (J&J) recent recall of children's non-prescription medicines, following the release of a damning inspection report of the facility that manufactured the recalled drugs. According to a report on CNN.com, th... - Explosion Kills Two in New Hampshire Fire Accident
May-16-10 Concord, NH An explosion and fire occurred yesterday at a gun and munitions plant in northern New Hampshire, killing two people. According to a report from the Associated Press (AP), the fire accident occurred just after 1 pm on May 14 at the MDM Muzzleloader factory in Colebrook, located about 140 miles north of Concord and ten miles from the Canadian... - FDA Considers Criminal Penalties Over McNeil Plant Conditions
May-5-10 Washington, DC The Food and Drug Agency (FDA) released a damning report Tuesday on conditions at the Pennsylvania plant where Johnson & Johnson manufacture their liquid pediatric medications Tylenol, Motrin, Zyrtec, and Benadryl. The Agency said it is considering various retaliatory actions, including inflicting criminal penalties against the pharm... - Consumer Fraud, Investor Fraud Investigated at Goldman Sachs
May-2-10 Washington, DC A few weeks ago it was alleged that banking giant Goldman Sachs committed what amounted to consumer and financial fraud when it sold clients a complex investment linked to the value of homes. The investment was secretly designed to fail—which would have benefitted another firm that allegedly assisted the bank in the creation of the inv... - SUV Crashes into House off Kansas Expressway
Apr-27-10 Springfield, MO A bizarre Springfield Missouri car crash has ruined a family's home, located near the Kansas Expressway, and resulted in at least one arrest. At first, the Ingersolls had no idea what had happened, and thought perhaps it was thunder. It was Jaimey Ingersoll's son who discovered the SUV in their living room. "I said, 'Was that thunde... - Ortho Evra: Two Women's Accounts
Feb-3-06 Despite the late warning by the FDA, the patch has not been taken off the market! Will more women suffer the agony of blood clots like Maria Urenda and Hillary Burris? Why has it taken so long, so many serious injuries and even fatal deaths for the makers of Ortho Evra to warn consumers? Ortho McNeil, a Johnson and Johnson subsidiary, in conjunction... - Landmark Chinese Drywall Ruling Finds for the Plaintiffs
Apr-12-10 New Orleans, LA A US District Court judge in Louisiana has delivered a landmark ruling in a Chinese drywall lawsuit, ordering a manufacturer of the defective drywall to pay a total of $2.6 million to seven Virginia families toward the remediation of their homes. The trial is the first in a series of lawsuits alleging defective drywall. The defendan... - Indiana Couple Blames Botox for Death of Daughter
Mar-20-10 Indianapolis, IN The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Botox injections for only a handful of indications, but off-label use continues on a wide scale. According to a proposed lawsuit in Indiana, off-label use of Botox for muscle spasms triggered the death of a 10-year-old girl with cerebral palsy. Audrey Wells was born October 16,... - Couple Arrested for Stockbroker Fraud in South Florida
Mar-12-10 Hollywood, FL Two money managers in Hollywood, Florida, are facing charges of stockbroker fraud under allegations that they conned two elderly women out of more than $100,000 over the course of five months. The two women, nonagenarian sisters who "lack the capacity to make sound decisions concerning their health," according to police reports, were s... - "I Survived SJS/TEN"
Mar-10-10 Morrisville, PA "I took Bactrim and Motrin for a blood infection for 30 days before the meds caused Stevens Johnson Syndrome or SJS," says Justin. "The day after Thanksgiving I woke up in the middle of the night with a bunch of blisters in my mouth, all over my tongue and my lips—I was choking on the fluid. I tried to sleep it off but when I wok...