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Three People Infected The McHenry County Department of Health has confirmed a third case of Legionnaires' disease, linked to a hotel hot tub. All three people are believed to contracted the bacteria between May 9 and June 4, 2008. They either used the hot tub, or were sitting near it. The hot tub is located at the Hampton Inn, 1555 S. Illinois H... - Data Breach Complaints on the Rise
May-11-16 Washington, DC: A new report from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) shows that data breach complaints are on the rise. In the report, Consumer Sentinel Network Data Book (2/16), the FTC notes that complaints about identity theft increased 47 percent in 2015, likely helped by a number of high-profile data breaches. Consumers have filed lawsuits again... - 50% Increased Risk for Allergy and Atopic Diseases from Traffic Pollution
New Study Finds Children at Increased Risk New evidence blames traffic-related pollution for increasing the risk of allergy and atopic diseases among children by more than fifty percent. What's more, the closer the children live to roads, the higher their risk. "Children living very close to a major road are likely to be exposed not only to a hig... - Lawsuit Filed After Child Develops Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Oct-27-10 Hollister, MO A lawsuit has been filed against Johnson & Johnson alleging Children's Motrin caused a six year old to develop Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). The child allegedly began developing Stevens Johnson Syndrome symptoms after receiving three doses of Children's Motrin. Meanwhile, a family whose teenage daughter developed SJS is trying to ra... - Salinas E.coli: How Many get Sick before Action is Taken?
Oct-31-06 Hillsborough, CA It's ironic - what you think is good for you turns out to be the worst. How can so many people (over 200 so far, including three deaths) get sick before the cause is determined? Many food and health advocates say that the system isn't set up to protect the public: Barbara Rogers and Dinah Saunders agree. "I thought my daughter had t... - Wyoming Supreme Court to Hear Fracking Lawsuit
Nov-3-13 Cheyenne, WY A lawsuit filed by environmentalists regarding the risks of fracking contamination is set to be heard by the Wyoming Supreme Court in November. The lawsuit was filed due to concerns about hydraulic fracking and possible contamination due to the chemicals that are used during the process. Critics of fracking argue that it has been linked to... - Massachusetts Firms Settle Allegations of Improper Asbestos Removal
May-6-16 Oxford, MA: A compelling aspect of any asbestosis lawsuit or issue concerning the health risks of asbestos are the hazards associated with the removal of asbestos. Those hazards affect not only workers tasked with removal of the known carcinogen, but also members of the general public and passersby who may inadvertently be exposed to free-floating asbe... - Diabetes Linked to Pesticide Exposure
People who use chlorinated pesticides on more than 100 days over theer lifetime have been found to have an increaesd risk for diabetes, according to researchers from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The associations between specific pesticides and diabetes ranged from a 20 percent to a 200 percent. Among the 50 different pesticides the research... - Operating Room Fires Occur Hundreds of Times in the US
May-5-16 New York, NY: Hot on the heels of a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that suggests medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart attacks and cancer, comes a heavily redacted report about an operating room fire at NYU Langone Medical Center that occurred in late 2014. According to a repor... - Lawmakers say FDA better Clean Up its Act
Aug-18-06 For six years, the Bush administration has placed pharmaceutical industry interests ahead of public interest by appointing persons with strong ties to drug companies to high level positions at the FDA. As a result, Congressional investigations and a recent survey indicate that the health and safety of all Americans is being compromised. On July 20, 200... - Do the Monster Math: Monster Energy Drinks
Oct-31-13 Washington, DC About a year ago Monster Energy was hit with a wrongful death lawsuit by the parents of 14-year-old Anais Fournier. Since that time, LawyersandSettlements has received a number of complaints regarding Monster Energy Drink Injury, mainly from parents of young men who have suffered high blood pressure, heart attack and even death. The Fo... - Medical Error Third Leading Cause of Death in the US
May-4-16 Santa Clara, CA: The third leading cause of death in the US, after heart disease and cancer, is medical error, according to a study just published in the British Medical Journal. The finding is based on data from four studies that assessed medical death rates between 2000-2008. Using hospital admission rates from 2013, the researchers then extrapo... - Express Scripts Inc. Over $9.5 million payout in deceptive business practices lawsuit.
Boston, MA: (May-27-08) State Attorneys General of 28 US states brought charges against Express Scripts Inc., alleging that the St. Louis-based pharmacy benefits manager misled consumers when it encouraged doctors to switch patients' cholesterol drug brands. The suit stated that the drugs were changed under the guise of controlling costs. Missouri Attorn... - Tuberculosis Testing: False Positives
U.S. Army service members are increasingly deployed in regions of the world where tuberculosis (TB) is rampant, such as Iraq and Afghanistan, and the military now faces a growing medical problem. But it is not TB itself that is on the rise—instead, the problem lies with the growing number of "pseudoepidemics," or clusters of false-positives for TB that are... - Jury Still Out on PPI Hip Fractures, Other Fractures Likely
Aug-23-10 Seattle, WA New research into proton pump inhibitor (PPI) side effects as they relate to hip fractures suggest that the greater concern may actually be fractures to other areas of the body. According to a report in the August Ob.Gyn. News, the use of a proton pump inhibitor may modestly raise the risk of fracture to the spine, forearm and wrist. Giv... - Hip & Knee Implant Failure No Reason to Impede Expansion Plans
Feb-25-15 Kalamazoo, MI It appears that the hip and knee replacement business can be a complicated one, even beyond Hip & Knee Replacement Implant Failure . The latter happenstance, affecting scores of people, is resulting in a vast collection of lawsuits after new-age artificial knee and hip joints have been failing in record numbers, and in record time. ... - Reglan Tardive Dyskinesia Mis-Diagnosed as Parkinson's Disease
Oct-15-10 Grand Haven, MI: Diane believes she has Tardive Dyskinesia, and has retained an attorney to help in her fight against the makers of Reglan , but timing is crucial to her claim. "At first I was refused representation because I live in Michigan but my California attorney says the rules in that state are different and it looks like I can get involved in... - Essure No Assurance as Permanent Birth Control and Canadian Essure Class Action
May-1-16 Ottawa, ON: While an Essure class-action lawsuit has recently been filed in Canada, the FDA in February called for a black box warning after more than 5,000 women filed complaints - from when the permanent contraceptive device was approved in 2002 until May 2015. The FDA says this warning is meant to increase understanding of the risks associated... - Milk Recalled due to risk of Bacteria
Half-Gallon 1 percent Hy-Vee Health Market Milk with a product code date before June 2nd has been recalled due to a potential health risk due to improper pasteurization, which may lead to E. coli, Salmonella or other bacteria in the milk. Do not drink the milk, and return it to your retailer for refund. Milk dates after June 2nd, 2008 is safe. ... - Fosamax Caused Physical and Emotional Hardship
Oct-14-10 Detroit, MI "I trusted the profession I was in for all these years but it backfired," says Carole, who worked in clinical nursing for 35 years. "And to add insult to injury, I live in the one state where I can't sue Merck, the maker of Fosamax that caused fractures in both my femurs." Michigan is the only state in the US that has immunity from drug...