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Sort by date 1,437 pages found matching black box- Not Your Average Medical Malpractice Case says Attorney
Jul-30-09 San Bernadino, CA Untying this legal Gordian knot will take the skill of a seasoned litigator without a doubt. However, unlike Alexander the Great, famous for slicing through the complex legendary knot with a single swing of his sword, the undoing of Dr. Vinod Patwardhan may take a bit more time --- even for medical malpractice attorney Bill Newkirk. ... - Builder to Repair 400 Chinese Drywall Homes in Florida
Jul-20-09 Miami, FL As the Chinese drywall controversy continues to reverberate throughout various pockets of the country, Chinese drywall problems have forced a Miami-based homebuilder to remediate hundreds of Florida homes containing suspect China drywall. According to a July 13th account in the Wall Street Journal (WSJ) Lennar Corporation has set aside $3... - Chinese Drywall Class Actions Consolidated in New Orleans
Jun-19-09 Tampa, FL Even though the Chinese drywall debacle is centered largely in Florida, the legal eagles involved in several China drywall class action lawsuits will be heading to the Big Easy in order to litigate Chinese drywall problems. According to the June 15th, 2009 edition of the Tampa Bay Business Journal (TBBJ) the various class action lawsuits... - Heparin Contamination a Brown, Gummy Goo at AM2PAT
Jun-10-09 Raleigh, NC Heparin contamination at first glance sounds like a medical term—which it is. But when a bad heparin injection with tainted heparin syringes results in the death of a loved one, such a term becomes much more than a simple headline or an entry on a page. It is life-altering stuff—and a tainted heparin lawsuit is making that very point. ... - Defective Product Laws Protect Consumers
Jun-5-09 Miami, FL When it comes to making purchases, you are probably very careful about avoiding defective products. After all, who wants to spend hard earned money only to wind up with a defective product personal injury? Surely no one out there would purposely spend money on a product that is known to be seriously flawed—and yet, there are still a lot o... - Lawsuit Filed Regarding Hydroxycut Supplements
May-25-09 Columbus, OH A class action lawsuit has been filed against the maker of Hydroxycut supplements following the Hydroxycut recall. The lawsuit alleges that the dietary supplements are linked to Hydroxycut liver damage. Meanwhile, as the news about the Hydroxycut side effects spreads, more people report that they believe they were affected by the supplements... - Reports of Foodborne Illness Often Mistaken as "Flu"
May-19-09 Sherman Oaks, CA Sarah and her son had dinner at a local Mexican restaurant; two days later they both became violently sick but at first thought it was the flu. "When I phoned the health department, they told me that all too often, people don't report food poisoning ," says Sara. "But when two people become ill from eating basically the same food at the s... - Three-Years New, These Homes Could Fall Down
Apr-14-09 Hamilton, ON With the current softness of the real estate housing market , real estate closings are down while foreclosures continue to rise. However, for those lucky enough to remain in their homes or in a position to buy real estate (for fire sale prices in some cases), it's buyer beware—especially if the home was built during the real estate boom yea... - Social Security Disability Can Take Years—But a Lawyer Can Help
Apr-2-09 Washington, DC Good luck to you if you ever need to file a claim for Social Security Disability (SSD) . The latter is there to ensure the viability of citizens whom, through no fault of their own, can no longer work and have no option through private disability insurance. However, getting SSD can be a nightmare—and it doesn't help that some insuranc... - More Clues to Montana Plane Crash That Claimed 14 Lives
Mar-24-09 Butte, MT The five smiling faces in the photograph of the happy family drive home the tragedy that is the Montana plane crash , during which 14 people lost their lives when a single-engine turboprop crashed into a cemetery in Butte, Montana Sunday. In the headline, 14 is a number. It isn't until you see the faces does one realize that fourteen lives w... - Canadians Sue Tennessee Insulation Company
Mar-23-09 Windsor, ON Two Canadian homeowners in Southern Ontario thought they couldn't lose and jumped at a chance to get a government grant to make their home in downtown Windsor more energy efficient. A licensed inspector did an energy audit of their home and recommended that Robert and Michelle Cecile contract RetroFoam to update the home's insulation. Everyt... - Drug Companies Not Shielded From Lawsuits
Mar-4-09 Washington, DC In a major victory for consumers, the Supreme Court has ruled that approval of a drug's labeling does not shield the pharmaceutical manufacturer from personal injury lawsuits. The judges' decision came in a 6-to-3 ruling, which found that lawsuits brought under state law are not pre-empted by federal laws. The decision has far-ranging im... - The Crash of Flight 3407: Ice Buildup the Lead Theory
Feb-14-09 Clarence Center, NY While the investigation is ongoing, it appears that ice buildup on the wings remains the likely cause of the horrific plane crash in a town near Buffalo, New York February 12th that claimed the lives of 49 people in the air, and one on the ground. For 36 hours investigators have been pouring over the crash site in Clarence Center,... - Toxic Chinese Drywall: It Stinks in More Ways Than One
Feb-12-09 Fort Meyers, FL You've got to be kidding. Drywall, now. Chinese drywall , that was used during the South Florida building boom starting in 2004 and is now making some people sick. Toxic drywall has been found in many homes, and Chinese drywall problems are affecting copper plumbing and air conditioning coils. Toothpaste, pet food, toys, tires, infant... - FBI Now Involved in PCA Peanut Butter Salmonella
Feb-10-09 Blakely, GA In what is fast becoming one of the most sensational food recall stories of all time, it has been reported that the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) raided a manufacturing facility in Blakely, Georgia owned by Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) fingered in the peanut butter salmonella case. The raid was likely conducted in concert with... - Mushrooms Recalled, Potential Risk for Listeria
Feb-2-09 Kennett Square, PA Mushrooms that could cause serious illness—or even death—have been recalled due to a potential for listeria , it has been learned. Today a recall has been issued for 3.5-ounce packages of enoki mushrooms produced by Phillips Mushroom Farms, which is based in Pennsylvania. The fear, based on preliminary tests, is the potential... - A Stock Option Contract Should Be Honored
Feb-1-09 New York, NY A billion dollars is a lot of money. $1.5 billion is even more. And when one thinks of the losses incurred by employees with their employee stock options , little wonder that so many are seeking the advice of an attorney for help from ERISA law. The worsening recession, and the contracting economy are bad enough. Substantial losses in an em... - Why Was My Sister Given Heparin?
Jan-3-09 Little Elm, TX "My sister had been disabled for years but she was managing well and was a vital member of her community," says Ollie, "then she had a fall and went to hospital." Ollie couldn't understand why her sister's health deteriorated so fast, until she read the medical records and death certificate—she was given massive amounts of heparin . O... - Quality of Life Destroyed by Hernia Repair Patch
Dec-19-08 Indio, CA Raymond W. is angry: since his hernia repair surgery, which he believes is a Kugel Mesh Patch , he has had 7 more surgeries for hernia-related infections. He has undergone repeated surgeries to try to determine what went wrong with his hernia repair. Raymond has many symptoms that are consistent with problems with the Kugel mesh patch. "I ha... - Laying Out Ortho Evra in Layman's Terms
Dec-11-08 Raritan, NJ New Ortho Evra patch lawsuits continue to be filed. Public Citizen continues to push for a ban. And the Ortho Evra birth control patch continues to pose a risk for women, and even children who have been put on birth control. And yet the Ortho Evra birth control patch continues to be marketed. The question of 'why' is the million-dollar que...