LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Universal Concrete and Mi-JACK pay $1.6 million worker's compensation settlement
Atlantic City, NJ: (Mar-02-08) A workers' compensation lawsuit was brought against Universal Concrete in Folsom and Chicago-based Mi-JACK, after Daniel Lewis, 43, a Mullica Township man, died when a 35-ton crane crushed him. The suit claimed that Lewis was working at Universal Concrete when he was run over by a gantry straddle crane. After the accident, Le... - Viagra, Cialis y Levitra
Viagra El viagra fue introducido en el mercado en 1998 y obtuvo 1.680 millones de dólares en ventas el año pasado. El medicamento contra la impotencia ha sido utilizado por 23 millones de hombres en todo el mundo. Hay un número creciente de casos en los que los hombres presuntamente pierden la visión debido a una condici&oa... - New Study Highlights Suicide Risk of Anticonvulsant Drugs
Apr-14-10 Boston, MA A study published this week in the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA) confirmed that taking anticonvulsants doubles the risk of suicidal thoughts and suicide attempts. The findings echo those emerging from a review two years ago by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It should be noted that the risk is small, at less t... - City of Independence awards two former employees a $65,000 age bias settlement
Independence, MO: (Feb-28-08) Two employees brought a federal age discrimination lawsuit against the city of Independence, alleging that they were discriminated against because of their age. The two filed a complaint with the US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), who filed the lawsuit on their behalf. The suit claimed that the city discriminat... - Washington Man with Terminal Cancer Wins Asbestos Lawsuit
Jan-3-12 Vashon, WA Roger Hammet, an 84-year-old Vashon, Washington resident, recently won an asbestos lawsuit after contracting terminal cancer during his tenure as a deckhand on the north end ferry in the Washington port town, according to the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Reporter . The news source reported that the Vashon resident allegedly contracted... - Viviendas, Inquilinos y Dueños
Si usted es un inquilino, la ley federal establece que no puede ser objeto a la discriminación por raza, color, religión, origen nacional, sexo, edad, tener hijos, estar embarazada, tener una discapacidad física o mental - incluidos el acoloholismo y la previa adicción a las drogas. Muchos estados y ciudades también tienen... - G.K.I. Foods agrees to $43,000 settlement after disposing production waste water into a sanitary waste water system
Livingston County, MI: (Feb-28-08) The Department of Environmental Quality brought charges against G.K.I. Foods, Inc. of Livingston County, alleging that the company made illegal discharges into Michigan's waters. The suit claimed that the manufacturer of chocolate candy and granola products, wrongfully discharged production waste water to its sanitary was... - Your Reglan Lawsuit: Is Time Running Out on You?
Jan-1-12 Washington, DC Reglan side effects—some of them extremely serious and debilitating—have resulted for many in a Reglan lawsuit , as plaintiffs attempt to pursue compensation for a life and lifestyle negatively, and often permanently, impacted by taking the drug as prescribed. Reglan tardive dyskinesia, for example, can prevent one from doing... - West Virginia Mine: Another Massey Energy Lawsuit?
Apr-9-10 Montcoal, WV History repeated itself earlier this week when a West Virginia mine operated by Massey Energy Company exploded, killing 25 . In 2006 a fire in the Aracoma Alma Mine (also owned by Massey Energy) caused the death of two miners, and in 2009 Massey subsidiary Aracoma Coal Company pleaded guilty to 10 criminal charges and reached a wrongful d... - Heparin: Contaminated Batches Pulled Around World
Apr-29-08 Stockholm, Sweden Contaminated batches of the drug Heparin have been pulled from the shelves in the United States and now have been pulled from the market in Sweden. This move comes after researchers identified the contaminant as oversulfated chondroitin sulfate. Luckily, health regulators now have a test in place that is designed to detect Heparin that is... - Landfill Eminent Domain, Surry County pays $800,000 settlement to purchase farm land for town dump
Surry County, NC: (Feb-25-08) Don and Faye Terrell brought charges against Surry County, over eminent domain rights the county used to acquire their farm in March 2007. Court records stated that the retired couple had refused to sell their farm to Surry County for 10 years. Sources said that the county had condemned their farm in March using its power of e... - Murphy Oil USA Inc. to pay $179,100 settlement in occupational safety violations lawsuit
Superior, WI: (Feb-25-08) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration brought charges against Murphy Oil USA Inc., alleging that a six month inspection of its Superior, WI refinery revealed various safety violations. The suit stated that the inspection, which started in August 2007 as part of the agency's National Emphasis Program for petroleum refin... - Death Toll from Recalled Chinese Heparin Continues to Rise
Apr-28-08 Philadelphia, PA: The family of a Missouri man who died after suffering adverse reactions to contaminated Chinese Heparin is suing Tyco Healthcare, claiming that the company waited too long announce a recall of the drug. And the death toll due to tainted Heparin continues to rise, because this case has not been accounted for by the U.S. Food and Drug A... - HIV Funds, Dallas Independent School District pays $336,000 settlement for misappropriated program funds
Dallas, TX: (Feb-23-08) Becky Beck, a Dallas Independent School District employee, brought a whistleblower lawsuit against the school, alleging it misappropriated funds received for HIV education programs. Beck claimed that the money, paid over three years, was to provide two full-time employees for the program. The district, however, assigned those empl... - Lead Paint Windows, Chestnut Hill Realty must pay $320,000 settlement after tenants were exposed to the toxic substance
Boston, MA: (Feb-23-08) The US Environmental Protection Agency brought charges against Boston-based Chestnut Hill Realty, alleging that the owner failed to notify renters in the Boston area and Rhode Island about lead paint risks. The suit stated that as per federal laws, tenants must be notified about health risks in homes with lead paint. The EPA says in... - Scientists Address Anosmia, One of Zicam Side Effects
Dec-29-11 San Francisco, CA Scientists have conducted research at several California universities in order to determine the possible causes and potential remedies for anosmia, one of the alleged Zicam side effects , according to the San Francisco Chronicle . Michael Berg is one individual who had strange sinus problems for most of his adult life, as he had re... - Unplanned Pregnancies May Lead To More Effexor Birth Defects
Apr-7-10 Los Angeles, CA A new report suggests that women with unplanned or unwanted pregnancies are more likely to take medication for depression and other mental disorders, therefore raising their risk of Effexor birth defects . The report, released last week by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, followed roughly 6,800 women between the age... - Foster Sisters, Department of Children and Family Services and Penny Lane Centers pay $420,000 child abuse settlement
Los Angeles, CA: (Feb-20-08) Two sisters brought a lawsuit against Los Angeles county, alleging that their adoptive mother repeatedly submerged the youngest one in scalding water, causing second- and third-degree burns. The suit accused Audry Chatmon, the adoptive mother, of hitting the girl with a belt, pulling her hair, hitting her in the face and body,... - Drug Manufacturer Rebates, Caremark Corp. agrees to pay $38.5 million settlement after convincing doctors to switch drug brands
East bay, CA: (Feb-14-08) A multi state lawsuit was brought against Caremark Corp. by state attorney generals, alleging that the prescription management company convinced doctors to switch patients to different brands of drugs in exchange for rebates from manufacturers. Caremark provides prescription drug services to some 2,000 health care plans nationwide... - Wrong Medication, Walgreens agrees to confidential settlement after woman suffers miscarriage
St. Louis, MO: (Feb-13-08) Chanda Givens brought a federal lawsuit against Walgreens, alleging that wrong medication dispensed to her resulted in her having a miscarriage. The suit claimed that Givens, then 29, wanted to ensure the health of her unborn child when she became pregnant in February 2007. Her doctor prescribed a prenatal vitamin, Materna. But...