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Feb-25-11 New York, NY: Nine families from the town of Horseheads in Upstate New York have launched a massive class-action suit against the Anschutz Exploration Corporation and its subcontractors alleging that a hydraulic fracturing operation to extract natural gas destroyed their property values and contaminated their drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing (kn... - Accutane IBD: The Waters Are Further Muddied
Feb-25-11 New Orleans, LA A dermatologist attending the recent annual gathering of the American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) in New Orleans mused that he could see the potential for isotetrinoin (Accutane) patients having been prescribed the drug for acne and later encountering Accutane inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) actually suing their dermatologist. Most... - An Amusement Park Accident and a Near Miss
Feb-24-11 Anaheim, CA There is the amusement park accident . And then there is the near-miss, where things could have gone horribly wrong. But it could have. And one incident that occurred at one of the most popular theme parks in the world illustrates that policy and protocol in the event of an emergency needs to address all persons, not just the majority. Th... - New Food Safety Legislation to Offer Federal Whistleblower Protection
Feb-24-11 Minneapolis, MN One of the provisions of the new food safety law recently signed by President Barack Obama will offer federal whistleblower protection to employees in the food industry, The Associated Press reports. The Food Safety and Modernization Act reportedly offers protection to such employees from being fired or otherwise retaliated against... - SSRI Birth Defects: Message On A Bottle
Apr-25-09 Huntington Beach, CA Despite the warnings about the use of SSRI antidepressants during pregnancy, the message doesn't appear to be getting out. Women continue to come forward with devastating accounts of what they believe to be SSRI birth defects . Cristine (not her real name), for example, had been taking SSRI (selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor)... - Bayer Corporation Bayer Side Effects Settlement
Tallahassee, FL: Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum announced that Florida and 29 additional states have reached an $8 million settlement with Bayer Corporation, resolving an investigation into the marketing of a drug to lower cholesterol. The settlement was part of a consumer protection enforcement action initiated over concerns that Bayer failed... - Islip, NY Evicted Tenants Constitutional Rights Settlement
Islip, NY: A mass eviction of over 100 former residents of the Fairwood Gardens apartment complex in Bay Shore occurred without prior notice as the buildings were suddenly condemned by the town of Islip after citing the property for 57 health and safety violations. Though inspectors said the buildings were structurally unsound, evidence proved inconclus... - Will Ketek Manufacturer Escape Liability?
Feb-23-11 New York, NY A recent decision by the United States District Court in the Eastern District of New York has ruled against class-action status in a lawsuit by plaintiffs against Sanofi-Aventis, the manufacturer of Ketek . The latter is an antibiotic that was brought to market under questionable circumstances and was found to be harmful, with 53 reported c... - Lehman Brothers Fraud Lawsuit Filed by California Public Pension Fund
Feb-23-11 New York, NY The California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers) has filed a lawsuit over allegations of Lehman Brothers fraud , according to the Dow Jones Newswires. In the lawsuit, the largest public pension fund in the US accuses some former executives of Lehman Brothers of making statements that were false about Lehman's financial heal... - More Depakote Birth Defects Lawsuits Filed
Feb-22-11 Madison, WI Another lawsuit has been filed against the maker of Depakote , alleging Depakote birth defects in babies who were exposed to the anticonvulsant prior to birth. The number of Depakote lawsuits continues to grow, alleging serious Depakote side effects to newborn babies. The most recent lawsuit was filed by a group of 26 women, according to... - Depuy Hip Lawsuits Heating Up in Canada
Feb-22-11 Saint John, New Brunswick Several DePuy hip replacement victims in New Brunswick are the latest Canadians to join the DePuy Lawsuit against DePuy Orthopaedics, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. The company recalled its ASR series hip implants last August after receiving reports of patients requiring revision surgery shortly after having a DePuy AS... - Lucite and DuPont Fined for Pollution in Belle
Apr-23-09 Belle, WV Two days before Earth Day this year, two giant corporations agreed to pay a combined $2 million in fines for polluting the air. Such activity is not only an affront to environmental law ; it also appears to be a corporate thumbing-of-the-nose at wise stewardship when it comes to environmental issues. Critics maintain that environment law deserve... - Wyeth's Off-Label Promotion of Prempro Leads to 5,200 Lawsuits
Mar-30-07 Washington, DC: For many years, Wyeth led women to believe that taking Prempro , with the combined hormones of estrogen and progestin, would not only relieve hot flashes, vaginal dryness, night sweats, and moodiness, but it would also prevent heart disease, osteoporosis, and mental deterioration. Very little of that advice now appears to be true. The l... - Texas Woman Files Lawsuit over Yasmin Gallbladder Problems
Feb-20-11 Galveston, TX A Texas woman has filed a lawsuit against Bayer Corp. over alleged Yasmin gallbladder problems that continue to cause her discomfort, the Southeast Texas Record reports. The lawsuit, filed by Lana Speck, claims Bayer knew about the potential risks of Yasmin, but failed to warn patients and healthcare providers about the risks. Aft... - Salmonella Spice Recall Expanded to Additional Products
Apr-20-09 Union International Food Co. is further expanding the salmonella spice recall of Lian How and Uncle Chen brand retail and institutional products. The recall now includes various size packages of all Uncle Chen and Lian How sauces, oils, and oil blends because the products may be contaminated with salmonella. The products included in this expanded reca... - This Guy Did Not Pick Zimmer
Feb-17-11 Chicago, IL See the guy balancing on the basketball? He's had two knee replacements, as you can see. His left knee was done two years before this video was made, whereas his right knee was done about ninety days before the cameras rolled, by his own admission. We're not going to tell you what kind of knee replacement he chose. But we can tell you it's not... - More Paxil Cases Reportedly Set for Court
Feb-17-11 Houston, TX Although many Paxil birth defects lawsuits have been settled, there are still some Paxil side effects lawsuits pending. Some of those lawsuits, alleging Paxil defects injured newborn babies, could go ahead this year. Five Paxil birth defects trials are reportedly set to go to trial in May 2011. The lawsuits allege that GlaxoSmithKline, m... - Defective Shoulder Pain Pump Patient Lives in Misery
Apr-16-09 Queensbury, NY Julie D. did not know what a shoulder pain pump was until she was told about it just before her first shoulder surgery. She wound up having 2 surgeries on her shoulder, both involving the pain pump. Following the surgeries, Julie has experienced severe shoulder pain, which she did not initially think was a pain pump side effect. Now, Julie... - Forensics Expert Discusses Chinese Drywall
Apr-16-09 Lake Forest, CA "Regardless of what people say about US building developers and contractors, for the most part they didn't buy Chinese drywall to save money but ordered it simply for supply and demand," says Doug Derry, field services manager, CBI Forensics. And there was a lot of demand after Hurricanes Katrina and Wilma. "Shipping records show that sin... - Real People, Real Effexor Birth Defect Concerns
Feb-15-11 Chicago, IL The emotion that exudes from the words of real people impacted by the dark side of Effexor remains far more palpable than dry statistics suggesting Effexor birth defects from the antidepressant venlafaxine. Real people, with real stories to tell about the Effexor side effects that visited them like an unwelcome guest. Judging from the po...