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Sort by date 1,437 pages found matching black box- Attorney Jennifer Klar Battles Discrimination in Ohio
Jul-23-08 Washington, DC Jennifer Klar, an associate at Relman and Dane PLLC, describes her firm as "a one-stop civil rights shop—we take cases under any of the federal laws, housing, employment, police misconduct, job discrimination. That's the entire focus of our practice." On July 10, Klar was part of the Relman and Dane legal team that won nearly $11 million i... - California Overtime: The Labor Board is on your side
Jul-18-08 Apadoca, MX: In 1996, Barry realized his dream: with a friend, he opened Dive Connections Inc., which chartered boats for scuba divers near San Diego. Not even in his wildest dreams did Barry think that he would one day have to sue his own company for California overtime violations. "We had a 50/50 partnership for about 10 years but then we came to an... - Tomato and/or Salad Salmonella: Stool Sample Too Late
Jul-16-08 Jonesboro, GA "Just a day after my daughter Carla had a salad at school and tomatoes with dinner that night, she complained of a sore stomach and a headache," says Judy. The next few months were a nightmare, two weeks of which Carla spent in the intensive care unit. Nobody suspected she could have suffered from tomato salmonella . "Carla is a special... - Frustration and Tragedy from Heparin
Jul-15-08 Marco Island, FL Deborah, a registered nurse, has taken courses on Heparin . When her cousin had an allergic reaction to the drug, Deborah immediately suspected it was due to Heparin contamination. "My cousin was admitted to the Orlando Hospital in Florida over a year ago with a DVT (deep vein thrombosis) clot behind her knee," says Deborah, "and she... - Exposure to Mineral Dust Causes Lifelong Health Issues.
Jun-26-08 Oakland, CA Sure it was dusty, and sure the particles stuck in the throat but none of the railroad workers suspected that thirty years later they would be diagnosed as permanently injured by exposure to dangerous levels of mineral dust. Kenneth started at Southern Pacific Railroad in 1976 in San Francisco. By the time he transferred to Oakland in 1... - Salmonella Tomatoes: Liver Transplant Patient at Risk?
Jun-23-08 Rochester, NY: Barbara (not her real name) had a successful liver transplant in 2002 and she was feeling good. However, last month she wound up in hospital with her platelet count dangerously low and nobody could figure out the reason why. But she had recently been sick, with symptoms of food poisoning —could Salmonella tomatoes have been to blame? ... - Boat Accident Lawsuits
Jun-12-08 New York, NY If you think that maritime laws apply only to people who are working when they are involved in boat accidents then you may be surprised to learn that these laws actually cover passengers and recreational boaters as well. In fact, injuries that occur to cruise ship and ferry passengers can be litigated under general maritime laws. Some of... - Icy Hot: Hot Enough to Take Your Skin Right Off
Jun-5-08 Chattanooga, TN People have bad dreams of running away from a fire, but not being able to run. Your legs are heavy and slow. You strain desperately to move but can't, while the flames get closer. Some have likened the Icy Hot pain patches to such a scenario. Not only have they been found to foster serious burns, but also the adhesive can make them diffic... - Cell Phone Use and Cancer: The Debate Continues
Jun-3-08 Atlanta, GA The recent discovery of, and surgery for a brain tumor located in the cranium of beloved Senator Ted Kennedy has refueled the debate over the link to cell phone use and cancer . Senator Kennedy's diagnosis of glioma relates to a tumor that critics have long associated with cell phone use. The allegation has been dismissed by the American... - Could This Be the Final Nail in the Coffin for Trasylol?
May-15-08 Waltham, MA If Bayer was hoping for a miracle with regard to its much-maligned and dangerous drug Trasylol , those hopes were dashed today after the findings of a Canadian study were published in the May 14th edition of The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), effectively equating to a death sentence for the deadly anti-bleeding drug. "In all lik... - MRI Health Risk: "Doctors Said the Dye caused Kidney Failure"
May-4-08 Albuquerque, NM Eighteen months ago, Norm C. was very healthy and active. But he took a turn for the worse and ended up in hospital where he was injected with a gadolinium based contrast agent (like a dye) and had an MRI to determine what was wrong. Turns out, the dye just about killed him. "I fell down for no reason and my wife took me to ER," say... - Veterans Malpractice: Will More Money Help?
Apr-14-08 Cleveland, OH: Families who have been adversely affected by Veterans medical malpractice and the often deplorable conditions at some VA hospitals, are hoping that new congressional funding for VA hospitals—the largest single infusion of cash in the 77-year-history of Veteran's Affairs—will finally eradicate the crisis, and give veterans of all ages and s... - Husband Recovering until Given Heparin
Mar-23-08 Grafton, WV " Heparin was given to my husband at the hospital," says Betty Soames. "He was supposed to have a coloscopy but they didn't get to that--we had no idea he was going to die. My husband and two nurses told me that he was getting shots of Heparin." But Betty Soames (not her real name pending a lawsuit) was never was told why he was given it,... - Yamaha Rhino Rolls Onto Driver's Leg
Mar-7-08 Galla Rock, AR If a picture is worth a thousand words, then the video of a Yamaha Rhino rolling over onto the driver's left leg makes a dramatic statement. The Yamaha Rhino has come under fire after a number of injuries and deaths have been attributed to the 4-wheel ATV. Unlike other all-terrain vehicles with either three, or four wheels designed in a... - Yamaha Rhino Leaves Man with Atrophied Leg Muscles
Feb-20-08 Apple Valley, CA A five-minute ride on a Yamaha Rhino ended when it flipped over, crushing the leg of its passenger. Kevin, an athletic, fit construction manager, took a quick ride on a Yamaha Rhino on New Year's Eve, 2006. He had never been on a Rhino before, although he owned a quad himself. He thought it was cool that his friend had a Yamaha Rhino... - Abusive Ex-husband Makes Sure Woman Loses Son
Jan-8-08 Dallas, TX: Mary's abusive husband, Robbie, vowed to make her pay if she left him. She dared escape domestic violence , but due to additional victimization by Child Protection Services (CPS), the police, and her own mother, she lost her 8 year old son. "After my divorce I moved with my son to a 'safe state', Florida. Robbie followed me there so I had... - California Labor Law: "I'm a victim of Harassment"
Aug-15-07 Benicia, CA Elisabeth Ingram was fired from her job as a server with the Black Angus restaurant in Pleasant Hill, California. The reason? The restaurant claims she violated their policy with regard to explicit language in the workplace. What she can't figure out is why all the other employees were not fired too. California labor laws also have policies... - SSRIs and Birth Defects: More Data Urgently Needed
Jun-1-07 Atlanta, GA There is a problem out there for prospective mothers and fathers. The problem is that instead of being able to find good information on the interplay between SSRIs (a group of antidepressants including Zoloft, Paxil and Prozac) and safe pregnancy, there is a big black void. In its information on medication use during pregnancy and breastfe... - Harassment: A Form of Discrimination
May-14-07 Harassment is a form of discrimination. It is defined as any form of unsolicited, deliberately offensive behavior that has been requested to be stopped. This behavior can be physically violent or psychologically damaging. If someone says or does something to make you feel uncomfortable, or if you are put at risk in any way, that constitutes harassment. Ev... - Railroad Injuries: What to Do When Life Goes Off the Rails
May-14-07 Cleveland, OH In spite of the overall decline of rail travel in recent times, as goods are increasingly shipped by truck, and human cargo travel by air or commute by cyberspace, the railroad continues to be one of the most dangerous industries in the nation, if recent litigated settlements are any indication. And the dollars can be fairly substantial...