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Mar-18-10 San Francisco, CA Carol bought her 2004 Matrix Toyota secondhand from the dealer with only 38,000 miles on it. With that little mileage on the car, however, Carol suspected that the previous owner knew of the Toyota accelerator problem , which has been ongoing since 2003. "When I bought the car I asked the sales manager why someone was reselling with... - Trasylol Fiasco - FDA Fails To Protect Americans Again - Part I
Feb-1-08 Washington, DC: On November 5, 2007, the FDA announced that Bayer Pharmaceuticals had suspended the marketing of Trasylol after preliminary results of a Canadian study indicated that patients may also have a greater risk of death than patients taking either of two other drugs. The Canadian study, Blood Antifibrinolytics Randomized Trial (BART), led... - Unum Forcing Policy Holder to Take Early Social Security
Mar-17-10 San Diego, CA Unum uses a number of creative methods to deny long-term disability policies and practice bad faith insurance. Case in point: Carolyn's disability policy stated that she would be covered by Unum until she reached the age of 67. But when Carolyn phoned Unum and asked for a copy of her policy, the insurer decided to cut off her policy two ye... - In Time for Christmas, an Olive Branch from the VA
Dec-21-15 Washington, DC: A specific sector of veterans and their families who carry various maladies and illness from their time of service got an early Christmas present this year in the form of federal approval for VA benefits . Still to be determined are when those benefits will begin to actually flow, and whether VA disability benefits will be extended for o... - Asbestos Fall-Out after 9/11
Mar-31-08 San Diego, CA Elliot R. moved to New York when he landed a job at the World Trade Center. Ten days later it came down and Elliot volunteered on the cleanup crew. "The air quality was overwhelming, the amount of particulate matter in the air was palpable," he says, "and a lot of asbestos was in the air." Elliot has asthma but it was under control when... - Online Consumer Fraud Nets Hackers $120 Million in Three Months
Mar-14-10 San Francisco, CA According to the US Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC), online banking scams and online consumer fraud cost companies and individuals more than $120 million during the third quarter of 2009. FDIC examiner David Nelson claims that online banking fraud, which typically involves the electronic transfer of funds, has steadily... - Regranex Increases Risk of Death from Cancer
Mar-28-08 Rockville, MD: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced that it is conducting a safety review based on study data suggesting there may be an increased risk of death from cancer in diabetic patients using Regranex (becaplermin) Gel, a skin product used to treat foot, ankle, and leg ulcers. Regranex, approved for U.S. patients in 1997, is... - YoPlus Consumer Fraud Class Action Settlement Reached
New York, MNY: A settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against General Mills. The lawsuit, Johnson vs. General Mills et al., alleges that General Mills, Inc. and Yoplait USA, Inc. ("Defendants") engaged in deceptive and unfair conduct in violation of state consumer protection laws by advertising that its YoP... - Six Years for Troubled Xarelto v. Six Decades for Reliable Coumadin
Dec-14-15 Washington, DC: As we are about a month away from the selection of four bellwether Xarelto trials that are scheduled for early 2017, it’s instructive to compare the rocky road of Xarelto with the longevity of Coumadin (warfarin). The latter had been the gold standard for blood thinning well before the introduction of Xarelto and, before that, Pradaxa... - Regret Is One of Many Essure Side Effects
Dec-13-15 Atlanta, GA: Since Jessie had Essure contraceptive coils surgically implanted, she has suffered Essure side effects, including pain and heavy bleeding. Now she is practically begging her doctor for a hysterectomy to have it removed. There are alternatives. Essure can be removed by tubal reversal surgery, if you can afford about $7,000 and if you can... - MRI Health Risks Lawsuits Heating up
Jan-4-10 Washington, DC Fearing that thousands of US residents have developed NSF from exposure to MRI health risks in the past decade, the US Drug Watchdog is embarking on a national investigation into gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs), also known as contrast dyes. The group believes that both kidney patients and the medical community have not "con... - Feds May Have Known of Toyota Accelerator Pedal Problems in 2004
Feb-28-10 Washington, DC An American insurance company is reporting that many of its field agents have been contacting safety regulators since 2004 about problems stemming from Toyota accelerator pedals . According to a new set of documents subpoenaed by the House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Committee, the National Highway Traffic Safety Admin... - Canadian Woman's Breast Removed in Error
Feb-22-10 Windsor, ON It was an error of profound proportions: this past fall a woman underwent an unnecessary mastectomy in Canada after the surgeon misread a biopsy report. Under the mistaken belief that the woman's breast was cancerous, Dr. Barbara Heartwell went ahead and removed it in a surgical procedure. As of February 18 the patient had not launched l... - Healthcare Whistleblower Wins $4.5 Million
Dec-7-15 Richmond, VA: A healthcare whistleblower has won $4.5 million after filing a complaint about Medicaid fraud. A federal judge in Virginia made the order against an in-home therapy company, finding the company and its owner submitted false Medicaid claims. According to reports, Tamika Nottingham filed the lawsuit in 2011 against Delores Freeman Thomas... - Greenacres Health Systems Medicaid Fraud Settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Aug-30-07) Walter Decyk III and colleague Sherry Scharff filed a whistleblowers lawsuit against Green Valley Pavilion and Pennsylvania-based Greenacres Health Systems, its operator, in 2004, alleging medical malpractice. The Department of Justice launched an investigation shortly after Decyk and Scharff filed their 2004 suit. Investigators... - Homeowners Have Added Protection Against Mortgage Fraud
Mar-6-08 Albany, NY: The Governor of New York, Eliot Spitzer, is an advocate of homeowners throughout his state. He has just revealed a comprehensive proposal to assist homeowners throughout New York who have been hard hit by predatory loans and astronomical subprime rates on loans. The nation's Feds have failed to properly address the loan issue, so New York a... - Man's Suit Alleging Age Discrimination Nears Trial
Mar-4-08 Mount Vernon, IA: An age discrimination lawsuit filed against Bankers Life and Casualty Co. and one of the company's managers will go to trial in April. The plaintiff, Doug Smith, filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa in October 2005, alleging that the federal Age Discrimination in Employment act was violated by his for... - OxyContin addiction becomes a problem in Canada
OxyContin is a powerful narcotic drug used for the treatment of pain. It produces an opiate-like effect similar to morphine in all aspects including its abuse and dependence - thus making the drug highly addictive. In Canada oxycodone exists in regular oral, controlled-release oral and combination preparations sold under various trade names, including... - $1 Billion Invokana Lawsuit Filed in Canada
Dec-3-15 Toronto, ON : An Invokana lawsuit has been filed against Janssen Inc. in Canada, alleging patients suffered serious Invokana side effects after using the medication. The lawsuit, filed in September 2015, seeks class-action status. Meanwhile, lawsuits are also being filed in the United States, alleging the diabetes medication is linked to dangerous side... - Boston Felt Company Inc. OSHA Violations Fine
Rochester, NY: (Aug-21-07) The Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) brought charges against the Boston Felt Company Inc., alleging that the company willfully exposed employees to high noise levels. The suit stemmed from an on site inspection that revealed that the long-running wool felt maker did not meet OSHA specifications. The investigat...