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Aug-25-09 Seattle, WA People who participate in employee stock options plans, employee savings plans or other employee benefit plans might not think twice about trusting that their company will do right by them. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There are situations where companies violate ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) leaving it up t... - Warner Chilcott Ltd. Generic Ovcon Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-12-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed charges against Warner Chilcott Ltd. alleging that the pharmaceuticals company illegally conspired with Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. to block a generic drug for its oral contraceptive, Ovcon. The settlement is related to a November 2005 lawsuit, alleging Warner Chilcott agre... - Latest Levaquin Trial Underway Alleging Levaquin Tendon Rupture
Jun-11-11 Minneapolis, MN The Levaquin plaintiff, who was awarded nearly $2 million dollars in damages due to his experience with Levaquin side effects , used to walk two miles a day to stay fit. Now Bob Schedin, at 83, is lucky to walk 30 feet. But it's not his age holding him back, but rather the impact of Levaquin on his tendons. He was 77 the day he went t... - CVS Caremark Corp. Shareholder Merger Settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Jun-10-07) A shareholders lawsuit was filed against CVS Caremark Corp., the second largest US drugstore chain, which challenged the buyout that formed the company. Combining the two companies created one of the biggest US mail order and retail pharmacy chains and made the business more competitive with Walgreen's, which has 5,700 stores, a... - FDA: Oral Sodium Phosphates Not Safe For Double Dose
Aug-23-09 Bellevue, WA They are two things that many people might not think go together: the use of an oral sodium phosphate and an increased risk of kidney failure. However, according to warnings released by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the risk of OSP kidney damage is high enough that the products' uses have been revised. Unfortunately, there cou... - Zocor and Simvastatin Hit with New FDA Restrictions
Jun-9-11 Washington, DC Thirteen years after high-dose Zocor was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) as a drug whose benefits outweighed its risks, the health regulator has slapped new restrictions on the drug over concern for the onset of myopathy . Originally approved in 1991, Zocor was given the nod for an 80-milligram version in 1998... - Will Politics Trump Asbestos Ban?
Jun-8-11 Victoria, BC "I think it's disgusting that Canada exports asbestos to India," says Ms. Roberts, a Canadian. She is particularly opposed to Canada's policy on asbestos because her father passed away from asbestos mesothelioma in 1979. "These days everyone knows that asbestos is a carcinogen and it's bad enough that we have used it at home, but for Canad... - Lexington County Joint Municipal Water & Sewer Authority et al. Lake Contamination Settlement
Lexington County, SC: (Jun-07-07) The Macaulay family of Crystal Lake, Red Banks, filed a lawsuit against the Lexington County Joint Municipal Water & Sewer Authority, Department of Health and Environment Control, and Tin Products company. The lawsuit involved claims that the Lexington County Joint Municipal Water & Sewer Authority, DHEC and the Tin Produc... - Dermatologists Diagnosed NSF from Contrast Agent during MRI
Aug-20-09 Adairsville, GA Jim Roberts was on dialysis when he was given a contrast agent with gadolinium before having an MRI. That was three years ago. Now Jim is in a wheelchair because his feet are straight from the ankles out--his joints are contracted--due to Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) or Nephrogenic Fibrosing Dermopathy (NFD). Not even Jim's doctor kn... - King County, WA Sibling Foster Care Abuse Settlement
Tacoma, WA: (Jun-07-07) King County approved a $6.2 million settlement for four siblings who were abused in foster care, making the settlement the largest of its kind in the state. The charges were against the state Department of Social and Health Services, which oversees foster care, alleging that the state acted negligently when it licensed Pearl Hall to... - Enchanted Parks, Inc. Water Park Chemical Storage Penalty
Washington, DC: (Jun-04-07) The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) brought a lawsuit against Enchanted Parks, Inc., alleging that the company failed to properly report on chemicals stored and handled at the company's popular Enchanted Village water park. The suit claimed that investigations revealed that from 2001 to 2004 Enchanted Parks failed to fi... - Keeping the Faith Despite Black Box Warning for Chantix Suicide
Aug-17-09 Washington, DC There is no doubt that Chantix works for some. But even those who credit Chantix for helping them kick the nicotine habit admit to thoughts of suicide and various other Chantix side effects . Chantix warnings last month included a new black box warning for Chantix and suicide. The manufacturer of Chantix, meanwhile said in a conferenc... - Lake Land College District President Severance Settlement
Mattoon, IL: (Jun-02-07) In a recent settlement reached with former Lake Land College President Bill Thallemer, the college district agreed to pay him $128,167, amounting to 10 months of his annual salary. In exchange, the college district asked that Thallemer refrain from taking any legal action against them. A confidentiality clause, which was part of th... - Are Burn Pits to Blame for Respiratory Ailments in the Military?
Jun-4-11 Fort Campbell, KY Amongst the various and most obvious hazards faced by military personnel while representing and defending their country overseas is the very air they breathe. To that point, it is alleged that toxins and other substances spewing forth from burn pits is further endangering the health of soldiers. Many soldiers or their families have... - Jamal Ford Red Light Car Crash Personal Injury Settlement
New York, NY: (May-29-07) Jamal Ford, who was driving down the streets of Brooklyn, jumped a traffic signal causing an accident that left the driver of the smashed car with permanent brain damage. The accident took place in September 2004, a year before Ford was shot to death in East New York, Brooklyn. On being faced with charges, Jamal Ford had insisted... - Drilling Mud Chemicals Removed from Arkansas Creek
May-31-11 Clinton, AR Hazardous waste removal workers have reportedly taken away 20 barrels of drilling mud chemicals from a Clinton, Arkansas creek, reports local radio station KUAR . According to the news source, Clinton Mayor Roger Rorie has voiced his concerns due to the fact that the chemicals were located in Choctaw Creek, which serves as the provider... - FDA Avandia Panel Faces Scrutiny from Scientists, Health Advocates
Aug-2-07 New York, NY "I logically can't find any way to leave this drug on the market," states Arthur Levin, director of the Center for Medical Consumers in New York. The drug Levin refers to is Avandia . On July 31, Mr. Levin was the lone dissenting member of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory committee that voted 22 to 1 to allow Avandia to r... - Avandia Defended by Glaxo Despite Heart Attack Risk
Aug-2-07 Rockville, MD As part of the July 30th proceedings of a federal drug advisory committee that ultimately voted to keep Avandia on the market despite cardiovascular risk, Avandia maker GlaxoSmithKline defended its product as completely safe. Dr. Murray Stewart, A Vice President with the company, presented the findings of an examination of data from more... - Maria Chairez Apartment Slum Lord Civil Penalty
Los Angeles, CA: (May-25-07) City Attorney Rocky Delgadillo of Los Angeles, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, and Strategic Actions for a Just Economy filed an unlawful business practice and public nuisance lawsuit against Maria Chairez, owner of a 20-unit apartment building in South Los Angeles' Figueroa Corridor. The suit alleged that the low-cost buildings own... - Daily Mail, Associated Newspapers Keira Knightley Libel Claim Settlement
Seattle, WA: (May-27-07) Keira Knightley filed charges against the Daily Mail, a British tabloid, over a story that suggested she was to blame for the death of an anorexic teenager. The libel claim also accused the tabloid of falsely suggesting that the actress had an eating disorder. The suit stemmed from a January 2007 article that the Daily Mail publish...