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New York, NY: A federal lawsuit alleging that Bank of America (BofA) charged excessive overdraft fees has been settled. The court has granted approval to the class action lawsuit, Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, 1:09-MD-02036-JLK. Settlement class members will receive checks. BofA, the largest bank in the US, reportedly stated in a court f... - Lawmakers Want to End Big Pharma Recruitment Schemes - Part 2
May-30-07 Washington, DC: The whole idea of mining for psychiatric drug customers by screening all Americans for mental health disorders came to fruition as the result of the campaign contributions by the pharmaceutical industry, which in large part helped George W Bush take up residence in the White House. To repay his enormous debt to the industry, on April 29,... - Supplier Tried to Warn Gree About Dehumidifier Problem Well Ahead of Recall
Apr-29-14 Washington, DC There is no question that the contents of the accompanying video is disturbing. That’s because what you’re looking at is one of the recalled dehumidifiers by Gree (and sold under different brand names). They’re manufactured in China. And this dehumidifier, depicted here in the throes of burning to a crisp, could easily... - MF Global Reaches Preliminary Agreement on Shareholder Lawsuit
New York, NY: MF Global Holdings Ltd, a broker-dealer providing trading and hedging solutions, announced it has reached a preliminary agreement among principals to settle class action litigation brought on behalf of purchasers of MF Global stock between July 2007 and February 2008. MF Global will contribute $2.5 million to the overall settlement of $... - Unum Group Posts Second Quarter Profits
Aug-6-09 Chattanooga, TN The only reference to the past misdeeds of Unum life insurance and problems policyholders have had with Unum long-term disability was made not by Unum Provident, but by a financial analyst on the occasion of Unum's Q2 earnings report. Colin Devine, an analyst with Citigroup Global Markets, was quoted in the Chattanooga Times Free Pr... - Allergan Pleads Guilty to Off-Label Promotion of Botox, Will Pay $600M
Washington, DC: American pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and pay $600 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company's unlawful promotion of its biological product, Botox Therapeutic, for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Justice Dep... - UNUM Interprets Medical Records to their Advantage
Jul-13-07 Indianapolis, IN Early in 2003, John Harris was hired by a medical company and received a list of benefits that included short term and long term disability provided by First Unum Insurers. When Harris became deathly ill, Unum made good on short term benefits but he is still waiting for long term disability. "In August of 2003 I had a bleeding disor... - P&G Recalls Cat Food in Colorado
Washington, DC: Procter & Gamble (P&G) is voluntarily recalling a small number of bags of its Iams Proactive Health Indoor Weight & Hairball Care dry cat food which may have been sold recently in one or two stores in Loveland, Colorado. These bags have the potential to contain salmonella, although no illnesses have been reported. No o... - 1 Million Pounds of Ground Beef Products Recalled
Washington, DC: Valley Meat Company is recalling approximately one million pounds of frozen ground beef patties and bulk ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O157:H. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) became aware of the problem on July 15 when the agency was notified by the Cali... - Bactrim SJS: From the Epitome of Health to Near-Death
Jun-14-09 Mobile, AL After three days on Bactrim for a mild infection, Myra was so sick that she wound up in the ER with a fever of 104 degrees. And she got worse because the doctor told her to continue taking the sulfa drug. Finally a dermatologist saw her and diagnosed SJS Bactrim: Myra almost died from a severe allergic reaction to Bactrim that caused Steven... - Public has Right to know Secrets revealed in Zyprexa Documents
Jan-15-07 Washington, DC In deciding whether to allow Eli Lilly to continue to use court orders to hide documents that show the company illegally marketed Zyprexa for unapproved uses and failed to warn the public about the serious health risks associated with the drug for a decade, the court needs to consider the harm done to the public by Lilly's conduct. Th... - Asbestos Mesothelioma Passed from Father to Son, Guilty Verdict for Defendant Liberty Utilities (Park Water) Corp.
Jun-25-18 Los Angeles, CA: A California jury recently awarded Alfred Mata and his wife $11.4 million in an asbestos lawsuit against Liberty Utilities (Park Water) Corp. Alfred developed mesothelioma from his father, who worked with water pipes that contained asbestos and brought the fibers home on his clothes. Park Water Asbestos Trial The “take-home asbe... - Missouri Car Accident - Missouri Auto Accident, Missouri Car Accident Lawyer
Missouri car accidents constitute a serious threat to the public. Each year, thousands of people are injured and hundreds are killed in a Missouri car crash . These car accidents can result in serious, permanent injury and even death for people involved. People who survive their Missouri automobile accident may face years of rehabilitation and therapy... - Jury Awards Edwin Hardeman $80.2 Million in Roundup Cancer Lawsuit
Apr-15-19 San Francisco, CA On March 27, a jury in Hardeman v. Monsanto Co. , a Monsanto glyphosate lawsuit awarded Edwin Hardeman more than $80 million. A third trial, Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. is well under way . Allegations have flown about untoward jury influence, and U.S. District Judge Vince Chhabria has begun to push the parties’ attorneys toward... - Cook County Settles Strip Search Class Action for $55.3 Million
Chicago, IL: The Cook County Board has approved a $55.3 million settlement in a class-action civil lawsuit alleging that thousands of inmates at the county jail were improperly strip searched. The settlement resulted from the county losing several federal court rulings stemming back to 2006. The courts had already determined the strip search pr... - Orlando Health Attorney Featured in Issue of Medical Economics
Aug-7-12 Orlando, FL (Press Release) George F. Indest III, President and Managing Partner of The Health Law Firm, shares his knowledge of health law in the July 25, 2012 issue of Medical Economics . Mr. Indest wrote an article about the lists recently released by nine medical specialty societies, including the American Academy of Family Physicians (AAFP) and the... - Hurricane Ike Slab Suits Settled for $72 Million
Galveston, TX: A District Court judge Monday approved a $72 million settlement of a class-action lawsuit involving 1,200 claims related to Hurricane Ike. The majority of the cases against the Texas Windstorm Insurance Association stemmed from Ike's September 13, 2008, landfall in Galveston County. Storm surge inundated Bolivar Peninsula and much... - New Study Shows Just How Difficult Endoscope Disinfection Is
Jul-6-16 Seattle, WA: A new study suggests endoscope disinfection remains difficult for hospitals, meaning even with rigorous cleaning some endoscopes are still not fully clean. The study, conducted at a variety of hospitals and medical centers, highlights the difficulty of ensuring the medical devices are bacteria free. In 2015, the FDA issued a warning about... - Unum’s Invasion of Privacy
Aug-3-16 Portland, MN: Drones and hidden cameras, phone calls from strangers secretly taping the conversation, men in black talking to your neighbors - it’s all part of Unum, or Unum Provident surveillance. Sure, it’s an invasion of privacy. It’s also a common disability denial tactic and often one of Unum’s bad faith practices. Unum... - Discrimination Doesn't Pay for FedEx
Apr-15-07 St. Ansgar, IA Linda H. worked as a FedEx courier for 20 years and got along well with everyone except the new manager. "He singled me out and kept picking on me until I was eventually fired," she says. But Linda stuck to her guns and was reinstated. And that's not all... "This new manager really had it in for me - we had a real personality clash," says...