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Oct-15-09 Roanoke, WV In January 2009 federal officials linked products manufactured by The Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) to the Salmonella foodborne illness outbreak that sickened 677 people in 45 states and killed nine since early September 2008. Attorney Ron Simon of Simon and Luke has been in negotiations on behalf of his clients since April. "The cou... - A Dangerous Delay in Diagnosis
Oct-14-09 Memphis, TN It isn't easy to sue your doctor in Tennessee. Plaintiffs lose more medical malpractice suits they win in that state. But Courtney Hill's story of a lump in her breast--that doctors ignored until it was too late-proved to be so compelling that the jury recently awarded Hill and her husband $24 million. Hill's verdict may be one of the... - Levaquin Patient Worried About Lifelong Pain
Oct-7-09 Inman, KS Melissa C. took Levaquin for less than a week before she suffered severe Levaquin side effects. Although she has not suffered Levaquin tendon ruptures, her pain has not improved since stopping the medication. Now Melissa is worried that she could suffer from debilitating pain for the rest of her life. "I got the Levaquin on a Tuesday, abou... - Plane Crash Case Settles for Just Over $2 Million
Oct-5-09 Charlotte, NC Planes just don't fall out of the sky, say lawyers who have won sizeable settlements on behalf of their clients in plane crash lawsuits. An airplane crash, which almost always results in plane crash victims, is explained generally by aircraft failure, pilot failure, adverse weather or any combination of the three. A legal professional... - "I Connected the Dots and Linked Tendonitis to Avelox"
Oct-5-09 Roswell, GA " I didn't connect the dots with Avelox and tendon problems right away," says Carrie, who had surgery last month for tendonitis in her finger. "Six days after I started taking Avelox, my infection got better but the pain in my hand was unbearable." When Carrie finished the course of Avelox treatment (10 days) she went back to the docto... - Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning: It's Only Human Nature
Oct-3-09 Miami, FL When Fixodent denture adhesive and similar denture creams containing zinc were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about 15 years ago, all seemed to be well. When used as directed the products were deemed safe without concern for denture cream zinc poisoning . However, when concern emerged recently about the issue of too... - John Deere ERISA Lawsuit Underway
Sep-27-09 Davenport, IA A lawsuit alleging that Deere & Co. violated Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is now under way. The suit, filed on behalf of approximately 5,000 retirees who worked for Deere & Co., claims that changes Deere made to its health plan were in fact a decrease in benefits and a violation of ERISA law. In its defense, Dee... - Levaquin Patient Spends Summer With Foot in Brace
Sep-24-09 San Diego, CA Kirk C. says that when he started taking Levaquin he had no idea he was not supposed to do any physical activity. That is because the reported Levaquin side effects include tendinitis and ruptured tendons. However, some patients, like Kirk, say they had no idea the Levaquin medication could cause such serious side effects. "I was on L... - Husband Warns Others to Stop taking Yasmin
Sep-22-09 Cocoa Beach, FL Peter says birth control isn't something a guy normally talks about, but after his wife almost died from a blood clot in her lung, he convinced his daughter to stop taking Yasmin and he told the neighbor across the street about it; her daughters were on Yaz. "My wife, Deona, just got out of hospital—she almost died," says Pete... - Expert Witness Says Chinese Drywall is Spreading
Sep-17-09 Lockhart, TX According to Home Inspector Oran Venable, Chinese drywall is showing up in Texas as well as Florida and Lousiana. "I'm seeing homes with Chinese drywall in Austin, Dallas and further east that were built around the same time that contaminated drywall hit US shores," says Venable. "I've done numerous inspections in Louisiana, mainly a... - Ground Zero Worker Received SSDI Benefits Three Years After 9/11
Sep-13-09 New York, NY The 8th anniversary of the September 11th tragedy in New York City served as a reminder that social security disability issues remain for hundreds, if not thousands of Americans continuing to be affected by 9/11 years after the fact. SSDI benefits are hard to come by at the best of times, often only with the aid of an SSDI attorney. Mu... - Spiderman Says Chinese Drywall Remediation a Complex Issue
Sep-9-09 Gainesville, FL A leading forensics expert on toxic mold raised a red flag recently about remediation of toxic Chinese Drywall. Spiderman S. Mulholland warns that it's one thing to have a contractor, or insurance adjuster agree to replace defective Chinese drywall . It's quite another to ensure it's done properly. Mulholland is the senior forensic i... - Is Phentermine Just as Dangerous as Fen-Phen?
Sep-8-09 Dallas, TX: In 2001 Pat took phentermine, which was once half of the wildly popular Fen-phen cocktail, for about 3 years, until she developed an allergic reaction that has just gotten worse. Although Pat hasn't developed Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) , she says this drug has caused both severe physical and psychological damage. (Although Fen-phen... - Michigan Attorney says Time to Put the Brakes on Dangerous Trucks
Sep-7-09 Southfield, MI Michigan Attorney Steve Gursten has reached his breaking point with bad truckers. With years of experience representing people injured or killed by dangerous trucks and truckers in truck accidents and a former president of the Truck Litigation Committee for the American Association of Justice (AAJ), Gursten says he is frankly "disguste... - Pfizer Hit With Huge Fine, Whistleblowers Reap Millions
Sep-3-09 Washington, DC The world's largest pharmaceutical company was hit yesterday with the largest fine ever levied against a drug manufacturer for unlawful activity. Meanwhile a collection of six whistleblowers will take home $102 million for their role in ensuring the pharma juggernaut was held accountable. One individual, Gulf War veteran and former P... - Family Awarded $2 Million Settlement in Asbestos Mesothelioma Case
Sep-1-09 Bloomington, IL Leslie Corry's husband worked at Union Asbestos & Rubber Company during the 1950s, and was exposed to asbestos fibers on a regular basis. And he brought those toxic fibers home on his clothing, exposing his wife, who later died of asbestos mesothelioma resulting from secondary exposure. Earlier this month a jury awarded Mrs... - Mississippi Man Has Opposite SSDI Problem: Payments Won't STOP
Aug-28-09 Byram, MS Most will tell you that successfully acquiring social security disability (SSDI) is a painful, painstaking process that involves long delays and often the denial of a legitimate claim. It is for this reason that many SSDI applicants will hire the services of a qualified SSDI attorney to help them with what is often a bureaucratic nightmare in... - Chinese Drywall Cases Fast-Tracked
Aug-20-09 New Orleans, LA A judge from Louisiana has been given the job of dealing with all the Chinese drywall lawsuits that are being gathered together in a Multi District Litigation( MDL) case and he's made it clear he will be moving fast. "That's good news," says New Orleans attorney Joesph Bruno. "Judge (Eldon) Fallon is talking about a trial date in six m... - MRI Health Risks and NSF/NFD: Interview with Attorney Debra DeCarli
Aug-13-09 San Francisco, CA Attorney Debra DeCarli represents clients who have been stricken with Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD), an incurable disease associated with MRI Health Risks . DeCarli is mainly focused on warning people at risk of developing NSF/NFD via gadolinium-based contrast agent used during an MRI or... - Oh Yaz, There May be a Problem
Aug-5-09 Carlsbad, CA: Large storm clouds are gathering over Bayer HealthCare as more and more women are reporting serious physical and emotional problems connected to the Yasmin birth control pill . "I have a 30-year-old client who had a severe stroke after three weeks of taking Yaz," says attorney Ron Laba. "She is partially paralyzed and debilitated to the...