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Sep-8-11 Libby, MT According to Mike Crill, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) "screwed up big time" by covering up potentially asbestos-contaminated wood chips in Libby. "I know that millions of dollars have been spent cleaning up this town but that doesn't resolve the issue of people being exposed to asbestos," says Mike. "Government officials have downpl... - Securities Fraud: MBIA Gambled... and You Lost
Feb-7-08 New York, NY The trouble with tottering giants is that they can take down a lot of smaller people with them if they fall. That's the trouble with the tottering bond insurer MBIA as it struggles to stay afloat after a plethora of risky investments have undermined its stability. Those investments, and MBIA's less than forthright communications about them,... - P.F. Chang’s Victim of Data Breach
Aug-22-14 Seattle, WA With each day bringing new reports of data breach cases and hackers gaining access to confidential information, P.F. Chang’s has announced that it, too, was a victim of a data breach. Meanwhile, lawsuits are being filed against companies accused of not properly protecting customer and client information from hackers and thieves. In... - The Trouble with Anticoagulants
Aug-21-14 Providence, RI One of the new classes of oral anticoagulants or blood thinners, Xarelto or Rivaroxaban , used to prevent strokes and blood clots in at-risk patients, is coming under increasing scrutiny. Like Pradaxa, the other new major oral anticoagulant prescription medication, Xarelto is considered easier to administer to patients and requires les... - Complaints Increasing Over DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement
Sep-3-11 New York, NY The number of complaints to the federal government about the DePuy Pinnacle hip replacement are growing, forcing health officials to conduct more research on such products to determine their overall safety. According to analysis conducted by The New York Times , the US Food and Drug Administration has received more than 5,000 complaint... - Canada Investigating Glaxo H1N1 Vaccine Adverse Reactions
Nov-26-09 Ottawa, Canada Canadians who recently received GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) H1N1 vaccine reported a higher than anticipated rate of adverse effects, specifically anaphylaxis. Health Canada is investigating. According to a November 25 report on Bloomberg.com, anaphylaxis has been reported in approximately four out of every 100,000 shots in association wit... - Smoker Awarded $1.07M In Lawsuit Against RJ Reynolds
Miami, FL: RJ Reynolds has settled a personal injury lawsuit it was facing over allegations that it was responsible for Julia Reese's chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and Stage II laryngeal cancer. Reese, a life-long smoker, was diagnosed with COPD and cancer at the age of 82. She required a full laryngectomy as treatment for her cancer... - Getting Off Yasmin Birth Control “Saved My Life” Teacher Says
Mar-28-13 Toronto, ON Her name is Karen Littlewood and she’s a high school teacher in Alliston, a suburb of Toronto. Last year she was watching an episode of the popular Canadian consumer advocacy television show Marketplace , broadcast on the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) for some 40 years, when an investigative segment on Yasmin birth control... - August Heats Up with Additional Transvaginal Mesh Trials
Aug-19-14 Boston, MA Hot August night is the opening salvo to Neil Diamond’s 1969 smash hit, “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show.” The term also describes the heat percolating through the courts within the TVT sling file, with a second bellwether trial against Boston Scientific opening last week in state court and a federal trial ag... - Testosterone Lawsuits: The Hits Just Keep On Coming
Aug-18-14 Chicago, IL The march through the courts with regard to testosterone side effects continues, while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an order granting a manufacturer of a generic testosterone gel a therapeutic equivalency to a non-generic product already on the market. With regard to the latter, Perrigo Co. had put the wheels in motio... - Prozac Side Effects Highlighted in a Number of New Studies
Aug-30-11 Nottingham, England Prozac birth defects may be one of the major issues with the antidepressant, but a number of new studies indicate that the medication might present health risks for seniors as well. One study—which will appear in the British Medical Journal —found that selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac may... - Elder Care a Ticking Time Bomb in Illinois?
Nov-22-09 Chicago, IL A troubling elder care story coming out of Chicago underscores concern over nursing home neglect and related issues in Illinois. As the investigation continues, elder care law will be tested. In August, a dementia patient was beaten by a fellow resident at Columbus Park Nursing & Rehabilitation Center, located on Chicago's West Side... - Ranbaxy Laboratories antitrust Settlement
The UK Department of Health claimed that Ranbaxy fixed the prices of generics supplied to the UK National Health Service. The pharmaceutical company has agreed to pay the service a 4.5 million pound settlement but does not admit liability. (Apr-02-05) [ FINANCIAL EXPRESS ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contact... - Bard Avaulta: Hope for TVM Mesh Sufferers
Mar-24-13 Atlantic City, NJ A recent jury award totaling $11.1 million for a transvaginal mesh plaintiff serves as hope for the hundreds of other plaintiffs pursuing an Avaulta lawsuit , together with those chasing more than 30 other manufacturers of the allegedly faulty product. Late last month, a jury in New Jersey awarded plaintiff Linda Gross $7.76 million... - NSF Patient Sues over MRI Contrast Agent
Nov-19-09 Chesterfield, MO A man who claims to have suffered from MRI contrast side effects and MRI health risks has launched a lawsuit against the hospital that administered a series of MRI procedures that eventually left him with early-stage Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF). Robert Silver v. St. Luke's Health Corp was recently filed in St. Louis County C... - Magazine Article Highlights Military Burn Pit Exposure Risk
Aug-25-11 Kabul, Afghanistan A recent article in Guernica Magazine emphasizes the risks military servicemen and women face due to potential burn pit exposure in Afghanistan and Iraq. According to the magazine, the US military disposes of its garbage from televisions to shoes in open burn pits, from which toxic clouds can potentially emanate, which can have... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Patients Unsure of What to Do
Jan-20-08 Miami, FL: In what may be the ultimate case of being stuck between a rock and a hard place, patients with implanted Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Leads face a difficult choice between keeping their leads implanted and potentially having the leads malfunction or undergoing risky surgery to have the leads removed. Each option carries its own risks, neither of t... - Testosterone Widows File AndroGel Claims
Aug-12-14 Toronto, ON Marilyn’s husband died from a stroke at the age of 58. Connie’s husband died last year - he was only 56. Neither man had any history of heart problems, but they had both been taking AndroGel, a testosterone replacement therapy, for several years. “Just prior to my husband’s passing we were told that he had a hear... - SSRI Antidepressants causing suicidal behavior
With recommendations from the Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee and the Pediatric Drugs Advisory Committee, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a Public Health Advisory directing antidepressant manufacturers to expand their warning label on October 15, 2004. While the FDA's recommended "Black Box" warning label is extens... - Proud Veteran Fights a New Battle with Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Aug-8-14 Pontiac, MI Ed Lasseigne does not deserve his fate. The one-time police officer for the City of Pontiac went on to serve with distinction with the Michigan Army National Guard’s 1775th Military Police Company, and did a tour of duty in Afghanistan for a year ending in February 2012, before coming home and hooking up with the Oakland County Sheriff&rs...