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Jan-6-18 Trenton, NJ: Four years and eight months after 20-year-old Toniquea Rivers collapsed at her parents’ home, a landmark verdict in a Trenton, New Jersey lawsuit found emergency medical technicians (EMTs) failed to ensure the new mother was properly intubated while she was being moved to a waiting ambulance and transported to a local hospital. &... - Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc. Vector Machine Patent Infringement Settlement
Fremont, CA: (Jul-10-07) Health Discovery Corporation brought a lawsuit against Ciphergen Biosystems, Inc., wherein the companies locked horns over patent infringement issues. In a settlement reached, Ciphergen Biosystems entered into a license and settlement agreement with Health Discovery Corporation, in which it licensed more than 25 patents covering HD... - Absolute Power Fitness Inc. Closure Member Settlement
Brooklyn, NY: (Jul-10-07) Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's Office brought charges against Absolute Power Fitness, Inc., a Sunset Park gym that closed suddenly in January 2007 without warning and after accepting prepaid membership fees from 650 people. An investigation revealed that building owners closed the doors after the health club defaulted on the rent... - $700,000 payout in oil spill damage lawsuit.
San Francisco, CA: (Dec-10-07) A lawsuit was brought against the owners of the Cosco Busan, a South Korea-bound container ship, alleging that the oil spill in San Francisco Bay adversely affected the livelihoods of crab fishermen. As part of a settlement reached, two San Francisco-based law firms announced that the company will release $700,000 to compensa... - Fired City Employees, Saratoga agrees to pay two former employees a $130,000 wrongful termination settlement
Saratoga, CA: (Dec-06-07) Chief Edward Moore and his former assistant, James Cornick, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging that they were wrongfully terminated by former deputy public safety commissioner Erin Dreyer. A Saratoga County grand jury report cited Dreyer for abusing her office's power and trying to force Moore to retire, punishing politi... - Sheriff-Elect Termination, Pittstown pays former police officer $125,000 settlement for wrongful termination
Pittstown, PA: (Dec-05-07) Former police officer and Luzerne County Sheriff-elect Michael Savokinas brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that officials wrongfully terminated him. The suit, filed in 2006, claimed that supervisors violated Savokinas' civil rights by not providing him with a hearing before opting not to rehire him as a part-time p... - School Dirt, Dirtman Enterprises pays school district $600,000 for dumping contaminated soil in athletic fields
Eastchester, NY: (Dec-03-07) The Eastchester Union Free School District brought charges against Dirtman Enterprises and Anthony Adinolfi, a contractor, alleging that he dumped contaminated dirt in school athletic fields. Records show that Adinolfi pleaded guilty earlier in 2007, to using Eastchester High School and the Anne Hutchinson School as illegal dum... - Housing Discrimination, Landlord Robert Krug pays $140,000 settlement for not allowing renters with kids to take occupancy at his apartment complex
Los Angeles, CA: (Dec-01-07) The Southern California Housing Rights Center brought charges against Robert Krug, a Monrovia landlord, alleging that he engaged in housing discrimination by not allowing children into his apartment complex. The suit, filed in March 2007, stated that the center had people pose as renters with families and approached the manag... - Kugel Mesh Victim Says She Would Rather Live with a Hernia
Oct-23-14 Muskogee, OK Mary wishes she never had a Kugel Mesh patch implanted to treat a hernia. In fact, she would rather live with a hernia than the Composix Kugel Mesh patch. Back in 2006, Mary had a hiatal hernia protruding from the upper part of her stomach. She had surgery with the Kugel mesh but within a few weeks of recovery she was back to the surgeo... - Teenager Initiation, Family awarded $200,000 after their 14-year-old son died after being punched in the chest by fellow students
Hilton Head Island, SC: (Nov-28-07) The family of Francisco Belman brought a lawsuit against a Bluffton middle school, the school district and the local government, after the 14-year-old boy died after being punched several times. Belman's father filed suit following the 2002 incident that took his son's life. The suit claimed that the boy died several mon... - Propecia Infertility: Kids Don’t Care if You’re Bald
Jan-7-17 Ottawa, ON: Infertility is typically considered a woman’s issue, but three out of 10 cases of infertility are due to problems deriving from the man, according to statistics from Canada’s federal government. Many factors can contribute to male infertility, including Propecia , which is known to affect sperm quality. “Sperm is on a th... - Tysabri Clinical Trial - Woman Misdiagnosed With MS Dies
Mar-1-06 It's always about money. Despite an annual cost of $23,500, initial sales of Tysabri were booming. As a once-a-month drug administered by a doctor, it received fast-track approval in late 2004. When it was withdrawn from the market 3 months later, 5,000 patients were on it and 15,000 more were awaiting insurance verification for the first dose. Biogen Ide... - Fire Protection System, Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport pays United Fire $215,000 for faulty water tanks
Phoenix, AZ: (Nov-21-07) United Fire and Casualty brought charges against the Phoenix-Mesa Gateway Airport, after they took over Archon Inc., of Gilbert, a contractor that declared bankruptcy while working on the Mesa airport fire protection system. The fire suppression project began three years ago using old water tanks used by the airport's predecessor,... - Zelnorm linked to heart attack and stroke in Canada
The withdrawal of Zelnorm from the market may be bad news to patients with Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) but taking the drug may prove to be more dangerous than not. Health Canada has directed Novartis to stop Canadian sales and marketing of the prescriptive medication Zelnorm (tegaserod hydrogenmaleate) after a recent study of clinical trial data in the... - City Bus Accident, Rochester City Lines pays family of killed inline skater $550,000 wrongful death settlement
Rochester, MN: (Nov-20-07) The family of Amanda Carlson, a 23-year-old Rochester woman, brought a lawsuit against the city, after she was killed by a city bus as she crossed a street in 2006. The suit stated that Carlson was killed on Aug. 22, 2006, as she crossed South Broadway at Ninth Street on her inline skates. She had the walk signal and was hit by a... - Psychiatrist Malpractice, Constance Reynolds ordered to pay $800,000 malpractice and fraud settlement
Billings, MT: (Nov-19-07) Betty Bowman brought a lawsuit against Constance Reynolds, a therapist, alleging that Reynolds engaged in malpractice and fraud, causing her considerable personal damage. Bowman's suit claimed that her daughter, Dana Mobley, was a client of Reynolds when the two became lovers. Records show that Mobley died of asphyxiation in Febru... - Story of Failed DePuy Hip Replacement Devices “Shocking” says Lawyer
Jan-4-17 New York, NY Truth remains supreme in the courtrooms of America and the facts revealed in the recent litigation against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. tell a “shocking” story of “fraud and conspiracy”, says attorney Jayne Conroy from the firm of Simmons Hanly Conroy of New York. Conroy is part of... - Sergeant Termination, Athens County pays former employee settlement after being fired for political reasons
Athens County, OH: (Nov-18-07) Bryan Cooper, a sheriff's sergeant, brought a civil rights lawsuit against Athens County Sheriff Vern Castle, alleging wrongful termination. Records show that Cooper sued Castle in 2006 after Cooper was fired in 2004. The sergeant claimed his firing was in retaliation because Cooper supported Castle's political opponent, Pat... - Clerk Discrimination, University Place pays former city employee $40,000 racial bias settlement
Tacoma, WA: (Nov-18-07) Sarah Ortiz, a former University Place city clerk, brought a lawsuit against the city, alleging it discriminated against her. Ortiz, who served as clerk for nearly three years, filed an in-house racial discrimination complaint in 2006. She later alleged that city staff treated her unfairly in retaliation for the original complaint... - Illegal Tree Cutting, Newton city pays property owner $40,000 for cutting down trees
Newton, NC: (Nov-15-07) James Powell, a property owner, brought charges against the city of Newton, alleging that the city was responsible for the illegal cutting of trees on his property. City officials claimed that when the city began developing property on NC 10 as a park, a survey was done and the city contracted a company to clear the land. The compan...