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Mar-16-11 Walnut Creek, CA A former financial adviser in northern California has been charged with UBS fraud for allegedly transferring money from his clients to his personal bank accounts, Bloomberg reports. According to the news provider, Steven T. Kobayashi also recently settled a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit claiming he committed... - Texas Employer Sued for Lack of Layoff Notice
Mar-15-11 Beaumont, TX An employer in Texas is in hot water for a Texas Labor Law violation pertaining to the failure to provide proper notice for a mass layoff at Conex International, a manufacturing facility located in Jefferson County. According to the February 22 edition of the Southeast Texas Record , about 50 employees were let go at the plant without pro... - Despite Questions about Antidepressant Effectiveness, Some Doctors Are Prescribing More
Mar-14-11 Philadelphia, PA With lawsuits concerning Paxil side effects , such as Paxil birth defects, bringing focus on the effects Paxil allegedly has on unborn babies, some patients might find it unnerving that more psychiatrists are turning to drugs to treat their patients. This despite a study that suggests some antidepressants are barely more effective than... - Patient Facing Hip Revision Surgery Joins DePuy Canada Class Action
Mar-13-11 Toronto, ON Andrew's orthopedic surgeon recently confirmed that he was given a defective DePuy hip replacement in May of 2009, which explains why Andrew has been in chronic pain ever since. "The pain now is worse than before my surgery," says Andrew," and to make matters worse, I have elevated cobalt steel ions in my bloodstream from this DePuy ASR and... - LA Premises Liability Attorney Discusses Faulty Construction Claims
Mar-7-11 Los Angeles, CA "When it comes to Premises Liability I think that most people try to do the right thing—they don't want to be litigious," says Premises Liability attorney Kip Scott. "But if a victim of faulty construction, for example, doesn't know the processes involved, they are going to make mistakes. That's where we come in. "Perhaps someo... - "Zimmer Hip Took Away Four Years of My Life"
Mar-3-11 Orlando, FL Although Karen is pushing 82, she had a very active life, until she had a Zimmer Durom Cup . "I was playing tennis and bowling before this Zimmer hip replacement surgery," she says. "Now I can still play golf but I have to use a cart and my putter to help me walk." Karen got the Zimmer hip four years ago, and now she is considering revision... - Former Employees Sue for Unpaid California Overtime from Defunct Market
Mar-3-11 Santa Clara, CA A collection of grocery workers who allegedly were stiffed out of California overtime suffered the ultimate indignation when the company they worked for closed its doors. Now the former employees are suing Kimomex Markets Inc. for lost wages pursuant to overtime pay laws in the Golden State. Plaintiffs allege that their former employer... - Unum Denies Gulf War Vet with PTSD
Mar-2-11 Archer, FL Bad faith insurance couldn't get much worse than denying benefits to a Gulf War veteran suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). But Jason, who is disabled with PTSD and fibromyalgia, says that Unum did just that: "Unum wrote me a letter that included a list of jobs I could get, then[UnumProvident] cut me off after two years on... - Los Angeles Premises Liability and Dog Bites
Feb-27-11 Santa Monica, CA Dog bites are on the rise in the US, according to the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. Hospital admissions for dog bites have nearly doubled in 16 years. Adding fuel to the fire is the fact that more dog bites originate with an owned dog, as opposed to a stray. In California, this brings the whole issue of Los Angeles Premises... - Hip and Knee Replacement Lawsuit Update and More…
Feb-17-11 Newark, NJ For pharmaceutical companies, hip and knee replacements are cash cows, and medical device makers are jumping on the baby boomer bandwagon—in the next few decades, artificial hip and knees will likely reach record highs. But so too will hip and knee implant failures, and the makers of artificial knees and hips, such as Johnson & Joh... - Nutella Has Been Served—with a Lawsuit
Feb-15-11 San Diego, CA: Nutella, the hazelnut and chocolate spread created by an Italian company and marketed to North Americans, is the target of a consumer fraud lawsuit ignited by a Mom from California after she began to doubt its claims as a healthy and nutritious food. According to the statement of claim, Athena Hohenberg was shocked to hear that Nutella w... - California Dog Bite Lawyer Files Lawsuit against Dr. Phil
Feb-13-11 Santa Monica, CA A California dog bite lawyer for a skin-care specialist has filed a lawsuit against television show host Dr. Phil after the woman was allegedly bit by the doctor's dog in December 2009, the New York Post reports. Janet Harris, who is a frequent guest on Dr. Phil McGraw's television program, claims that the dog bite caused her to s... - Georgia Law Firm Named in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
Feb-12-11 Savannah, GA A law firm in Savannah, Georgia, is being accused of legal malpractice after it was alleged to have incorrectly advised a client to accept a settlement in a car accident case and then directed her to a loan company that was created by the firm, the Augusta Chronicle reports. The lawsuit, filed by Angelita Sanders and her husband Mark,... - "Levaquin Took My Legs Away."
Feb-4-11 Boyertown, PA I started taking 500 mg of Levaquin last summer for an upper respiratory infection," said Sara, a nurse. "Within one day, after just one dose, my lower leg hurt. By the time I saw my doctor I could barely walk; right away he knew that Levaquin was to blame." As it turned out, Levaquin caused more than an aching lower leg. Because the d... - Texas Worker Files Overtime Pay Lawsuit
Jan-31-11 Sherman, TX A Texas contract worker has decided to file an overtime pay lawsuit against his employer, claiming he worked longer than 40 hours per week and was not properly compensated, the Southeast Texas Record reports. According to the lawsuit, Sammy Gene Kinder is accusing Encana Oil & Gas of violating the provisions of the Fair Labor Stand... - Wrongful Termination Lawsuits on the Rise
Jan-5-11 Washington, DC According to a number of insurance companies, wrongful termination lawsuits are on the rise—and they are the single most frequent labor claim. Even though most employment in the US is considered "at will," wrongful employment termination claims have spiked for a number of reasons, mainly because the economy has caused an unprecede... - "I Fought and Won, but Unum Had the Last Word"
Jan-4-11 Yakima, WA Vikki was denied her long term disability benefits, but she fought for her rights— Unum (also known as First Unum and UnumProvident) proposed a judicial review and she won. But Unum appealed. "One of Unum's lawyers said to me, 'No matter what part of the process you win, we will continue to appeal until we win or you run out of money... - Before You Sell Your Structured Settlement Read This
Jan-3-11 Austin, TX After twenty some years in the structured settlement business, Terry Taylor knows his industry—the good, the bad and the ugly. A former president of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association, Taylor warns there are vultures that prey on people who are poor, uninformed or desperate. The vultures Taylor is talking about are not pa... - Cipro User: "Your Life Is Miserable"
Dec-9-10 Land O' Lakes, FL Michelle A. says she was only on Cipro for a few days when she developed Cipro side effects . The side effects she suffered, however, were not the Cipro effects that are receiving the most attention—Cipro tendonitis or Cipro tendon rupture. Instead, Michelle suffered from cartilage degeneration that has ultimately resulted in her... - California Employment Lawyer Answers Wrongful Termination-Retaliation Questions
Nov-30-10 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Morris Nazarian has extensive experience handling California labor law issues and employment disputes. His law firm helps countless employees obtain their unpaid wages, overtime and other benefits to which they are entitled. Increasingly, the law offices of Morris Nazarian are seeing more retaliation and wrongful termination cl...