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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Columbus Steel Castings Water and Air Pollution Fine
Columbus, OH: (Aug-23-07) The Ohio Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought charges against Columbus Steel Castings, alleging that the South Side foundry caused air pollution and has a water-pollution problem that dates back 18 years. Columbus Steel has been in the news since 2005, when neighbors filed complaints with the Ohio EPA over foul odors from... - "Do I Qualify for a Lawsuit against MRI Health Risks and Contrast Agents?"
Oct-27-09 Charlotte, NC Gary has undergone 6 MRIs in the past two years and each time he was injected with a gadolinium-based contrast agent. Although Gary doesn't have the early signs of Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis, known as NSF (leathery skin painful and painful swelling in the legs and arms), he has developed some swelling and joint problems and worries that t... - Possible SpongeBob SquarePants Toxic Lead Toy Lawsuit
The CPSC, in cooperation with Martin Designs Inc., announced a voluntary recall of about 250,000 SpongeBob SquarePants™ Address Books and Journals. The paint on the metal spiral bindings of the address books and journals can contain excessive levels of lead, which violates the federal lead paint ban. Lead is toxic if ingested by young children and can ca... - Clinton Township, MI Police Chief Contract Settlement
Clinton Township, MI: (Aug-20-07) A settlement was reached between the Clinton Township Board of Trustees and former police Chief Al Ernst. Clinton Township agreed to pay Ernst about $447,000 along with health benefits as part of a severance package. Ernst was forced to resign from office in 2006 after a Macomb County Circuit Court judge ruled his 5-year c... - Shell Faces More Benzene Leukemia Lawsuits
Aug-4-11 Roxana, IL Shell Oil faces another lawsuit alleging the company knowingly exposed residents of a small town to benzene side effects without adequately warning residents that their air and water were being contaminated. The plaintiff alleges he developed benzene leukemia, and that Shell knew about the link between benzene and cancer for years but minimi... - California State Pays by the California Overtime Rules
Oct-23-09 Sacramento, CA In a world in which you always hear about things going wrong, it's important to sometimes note the things that are going right, for balance. Ditto for California overtime . California overtime laws ensure that employees who qualify have a right to California overtime pay—and according to the Associated Press (AP) yesterday the state... - Lone Star Wheel Components Inc. Trucking Accident Wrongful Death Settlement
Corsicana, TX: (Aug-16-07) The family of Elizabeth Brook McCullough, a 24-year-old registered nurse at Providence Home Health Care, filed a lawsuit against Lone Star Wheel Components Inc., a Corsicana-based trucking company, after McCullough died in a collision with one of their tractor-trailer rigs. McCullough died May 7, 2007 on her way to see a patient... - Zyprexa: Warning Labels Beefed Up
Oct-21-07 Washington, DC Eleven years after Eli Lilly introduced Zyprexa to the market, and 12 years after a large clinical study indicated risks for weight gain and diabetes, the manufacturer has finally beefed up the warning labels on its best-selling product. Lilly maintains that their product label has always referred to risk factors from the beginning. N... - High Levels of Lead found in Vinyl Baby Bibs
Baby bibs imported from China for Toys "R" Us by Hamco Baby Products have been found to contain high levels of lead. Tests from the Center for Environmental Health discovered the inexpensive vinyl baby bibs contain lead levels three times as high as the level allowed in paint. The bibs have Disney Winnie the Pooh characters, sports gear, or flowers printed... - Baldwin County Sewer Service Raw Sewage Water Contamination Settlement
Baldwin County, AL: (Aug-14-07) The residents of Baldwin County brought charges against the privately owned Baldwin County Sewer Service, alleging that crossed pipes directed human waste into their drinking water. The complaint filed in Baldwin County Circuit Court alleged, among other things, negligence and wantonness on the part of the Baldwin County Sew... - Study finds more people may be exposed to MRI risk in certain areas
Oct-19-09 Stanford, CA A new study has found that people who live in areas with more MRI machines use the machines more often, suggesting an increase in MRI health risks such as kidney disease and failure. According to Stanford University researchers Jacqueline D. Baras and Dr Laurence Baker, there would have been 5.4 percent fewer lower back MRIs and 9 percent... - Chantix Concern Builds Over Possible Chantix Heart Link
Jul-30-11 Rochester, MN While there is no question that Chantix works for some, including noted British author and playwright Stephen Fry—the smoking cessation drug continues to live a checkered existence with concerns over aggression, suicide and suicide ideation. The latest concern with regard to the Pfizer drug is Chantix heart attack . Those who have... - Cartilage and Shoulder Pain Pumps Just Don't Mix
Jul-30-11 Washington, DC There are certain things that just don't mix—oil and water, the sleep habits of teenagers and their parents. Or shoulder cartilage and bupivacaine mixed with epinephrine. The latter are pain medications that have found their way directly to the irreplaceable shoulder cartilage by way of a shoulder pain pump . Many shoulder injury... - How Long Have Avandia Side Effects Been Known?
Oct-18-09 Boise, ID Although Avandia and Avandia side effects have been in the news a lot lately, the truth is that at least one group was trying to alert the public to Avandia risks as early as 2000. In fact, in March of that year Public Citizen, a public advocacy group, petitioned the FDA to revise Avandia's labels. The FDA eventually did, but a boxed warning... - Tenants Intentionally Exposed to Asbestos—Builders Profit
Oct-18-09 Denver, CO It's unfathomable that anyone in America would knowingly endanger the lives of others for sheer profit. But attorney Charles Torres says that Bascom Group, a company that purchases and renovates depressed apartment complexes, needlessly exposed the residents of Highline Terrace to asbestos . "Their intentional actions were outrageous," said... - Stand 'n Seal Recall: When Hazardous Products Stay On the Market
Oct-17-07 Portland, OR In the midst of the massive recalls that have been announced recently, proponents of the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPCS) have argued that the agency works wells at protecting consumers. Unfortunately, the people injured by [ Stand 'n Seal ] can attest otherwise. They know that they would not have become ill if the product's recall ha... - Patients Taking Avandia Say It's Not Worth The Risk
Oct-16-07 Atlanta, GA: Patients who have stopped taking [ Avandia ] because of the drug's side effects say that benefits of Avandia do not outweigh its risks. These patients have suffered serious side effects including heart attacks, heart failure, edema and increased blood pressure. They are now realizing that there are safer drugs that are just as effective as A... - FDA to Study Fosamax Side Effects
Jul-28-11 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it is investigating Fosamax side effects and the side effects of other drugs in the same class as Fosamax. Although lawsuits allege patients suffered from Fosamax osteonecrosis of the jaw, the FDA is studying a potential link to cancer. In addition to Fosamax ONJ, some studies sugge... - Victoria Biks and Marjorie Venturella Social Security Fraud Settlement
Madison, WI: (Aug-08-07) A federal lawsuit was brought against Victoria Biks, 44, and Marjorie Venturella, 69, a mother and daughter team, accusing them of engaging in a 20-year-long scheme to defraud state, local and federal social service agencies out of $280,000. Biks and Venturella were indicted last year with 30 counts of Social Security fraud and two... - FDA, EMA Want New Warnings for Actos Bladder Cancer
Jul-26-11 Washington, DC While the risk remains small, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) nonetheless has gone on record as saying, in its view, that the risk for Actos bladder cancer warrants an updated warning. Industry watchers will now be waiting to see if other European countries fall into line now that the EMA has released its official position on Actos f...