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Lawyers are investigating potential lawsuits alleging first responder misconduct in their handling of issues involving the public. Among concerns regarding first responders is that a lack of proper training of police and other first responders can result in injury or harm to the public and that some members of the police commit acts that amount to abuse... - Possible E. Coli Contamination Prompts Ground Beef Recall
Washington, DC: Cargill Meat Solutions Corp is recalling approximately 8,500 pounds of ground beef products that may be contaminated with E. coli O26, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced today. The product subject to recall includes 42-pound cases of "GROUND BEEF FINE 90/10," containing three (... - Fortis Bank
Washington, DC: A specially formed foundation representing investors in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East and Australia has brought a unique shareholder fraud action in connection with the collapse of Belgium-based financial services company Fortis N.V. Currently known as Ageas NV/BV, Fortis, which had huge exposure to subprime loans in the U.S., was re... - AngioSculpt Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Scoring Balloon Catheter Recall
Washington, DC: AngioScore Inc is recalling AngioSculpt Percutaneous Transluminal Angioplasty (PTA) Scoring Balloon CatheterOTW 0.018" Platform (multiple sizes). The device recall has been initiated because a design defect causing unintended fracture and peeling, and has resulted in peeling of the bond and/or detachment of the distal end of the sc... - Transvaginal Mesh Tests Marriage
Jan-16-13 Tucson, AZ Two years ago Ann’s urologist told her that she would have no transvaginal mesh complications after having a TVT sling implanted for urinary incontinence. “Getting this transvaginal sling was the worst decision of my life,” she says. Ann (not her real name) was 36 years old and mother of two when the mesh was implanted... - New Invokana Research (Funded by Manufacturer) Disputes Earlier Studies Showing Amputation Risk
Oct-2-17 Washington, DC: Despite exhaustive studies that found an increased risk of amputation among Invokana diabetes patients, Janssen Pharmaceuticals has published its own version of research. In this new “real-world” study published in Diabetes, Obesity and Metabolism (Sept 12, 2017) Janssen researchers claim that they were... - FDA Warns of Serious Harm from Drinking Miracle Mineral Solution (MMS)
Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is warning consumers not to take Miracle Mineral Solution, an oral liquid also known as "Miracle Mineral Supplement" or "MMS." The product, when used as directed, produces an industrial bleach that can cause serious harm to health. The FDA has received several reports of health injuries fro... - Denied Disability: Social Security Recognizes Fibromyalgia
Jan-5-13 San Diego, CA Cathy, who suffers from fibromyalgia, was denied disability from her health insurance provider because her doctor did not provide enough information on her condition. Cathy then applied for benefits from Social Security, which recently ruled that fibromyalgia is a medically determinable impairment. It should be just a matter of time fo... - Will Pot Company Cresco Lawsuit Go Up in Smoke?
Oct-5-21 Santa Clara, CA Cresco Labs, the cannabis and medical marijuana company, has been slammed with a lawsuit filed under California's Private Attorneys General Act, alleging it didn’t pay workers for time spent “donning and doffing” – putting on and taking off—personal protective equipment required by the multi-state pot compa... - Bayer to Settle Essure Birth Control Lawsuits for $1.6 Billion
Sep-11-20 Santa Clara, CA Almost two years after Bayer stopped selling Essure in the U.S., and four years after the FDA told Bayer its birth control device needed a black box warning regarding potential serious side effects, the pharma giant will pay $1.6 billion to settle Essure lawsuits brought by nearly 39,000 women in the U.S... - Drywall Contractor Fined $2 million; Is California Wage Theft Rampant?
Aug-10-18 Los Angeles: After workers at Fullerton Pacific Interiors Inc., complained about California labor law violations to the non-profit Carpenters Contractors Cooperation Committee, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office stepped in. Investigators found that the drywall company paid a daily rate that didn’t include overtime hours or rest breaks and 28... - Black Farmers Hit Monsanto with “No More Roundup” Lawsuit
Sep-4-20 St Louis, MO In an attempt to stop the sale of the weedkiller Roundup, a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed last month on behalf of the National Black Farmers Association against Bayer (which bought Monsanto). Farmers argue that they are forced to buy more and more Roundup-resistant seeds every year and the only way to break the cycle is to remove Roun... - Transvaginal Mesh “Feels Like a Porcupine”
Nov-28-12 Gadsden, AL Christie was in a serious car accident many years ago and suffered hernias from it and later a collapsed bladder. “I had transvaginal mesh implanted in my pelvis, around my bladder and other prolene mesh in my abdomen, according to my medical records,” says Christie. “But this TVT mesh has eroded and moved around so much i... - “Unum Put Me One Day Away From Being Homeless”
Nov-21-12 Fort Worth, TX You could say that giving someone with a heart condition one day’s notice that his long term disability benefits will be terminated is life-threatening. Yet Unum , (also known as Unum Provident and the largest health insurance provider in the US) did just that, according to Byron. Byron, age 48, developed a heart condition in 200... - “I was a Gadolinium Guinea Pig,” says Woman Diagnosed with Kidney Problems
Apr-17-19 Boulder, CO: Nicole had over two dozen MRI’s with gadolinium contrast dye before she discovered the risks and side effects associated with this heavy metal – side effects the FDA has known of since at least 2007, when it slapped a black-box warning on all gadolinium-based contrast agents for MRI, detailing an increased risk of nephrogenic systemic... - President (of Yale) Can’t Dodge Deposition
May-9-19 New Haven, CT Peter Salovey, the president of Yale University, must submit to a deposition in a long-running class action ERISA lawsuit . Vellali v. Yale University claims that the university, as a fiduciary of the Yale University Retirement Account Plan (the “Plan”), mismanaged Plan assets and investment options in a way that harmed wor... - Unum Denies Benefits to Gulf War Pastor Diagnosed with PTSD
Mar-22-11 Wichita, KS In August of 2004, Dave was deployed to Iraq, where he served as pastor for one year. Upon returning, he was placed on medical hold status due to ruptured ear drums. Later, he realized that he was also suffering from PTSD, so he filed for disability benefits with Unum , but was immediately denied because of UnumProvident's "War Combat Exclus... - Pet Owners Report Severe Adverse Reactions with Sergeant's Flea & Tick Treatment
Rochester, MN: Two families in Minnesota have reported that their pets have suffered severe adverse health reactions which they believe are linked to Sergeant's over-the-counter flea and tick treatments. One couple had applied Sergeant's Flea and Tick gel onto their dog's back and he subsequently developed breathing difficulties, red skin and red... - CPAP Sleep Machine Nightmare – for both Consumers and Philips
Sep-13-21 St Louis, MO Philips CPAP sleep machine recall has caused a rude awakening for thousands of users who rely on the sleep machine to get them through the night – alive. Meanwhile, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation will discuss next month the future of sleep machine lawsuits throughout the federal court system. JPML Hearing As... - “I’d Rather Pay an Attorney Than the Hospital for ER Overcharges”
Apr-3-14 Seattle, WA Not only were Steve and his wife charged “ludicrous” emergency room overcharges , Steve says that the hospital flat-out lied about the treatment, or non-treatment, on their invoice. And not all patients are treated equal, as Nancy attests. “I took my wife to ER for back pain - she gets spinal injections regularly from he...