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Jul-19-10 Los Angeles, CA The federal government has settled a qui tam whistleblower lawsuit for $3.6 million against an Orange County, California-based medical services company. The lawsuit claimed that National Cardio Labs, along with its manager Adrienne Stanman and her husband, Robert Parsons, defrauded health insurance carriers and Medicare by billing th... - After One Year, New Jersey Labor Law Considered a Success
Jul-17-10 Trenton, NJ A one-year-old New Jersey labor law that allows for paid family leave has been considered a success thus far, according to the Asbury Park Press. Last year the Garden State introduced a paid family leave program that allows mothers to be paid while taking time off to give birth and care for their newborns. Some business advocates were... - Chantix Not for Smokers with Mental Health Problems
Jul-15-10 Selma, OR Julie believes there were no Chantix clinical trials involving people with depression. If there were, it is likely that physicians wouldn't prescribe the smoking cessation drug to patients suffering from mental health issues. "I am diagnosed with severe depression and the medications I am taking had me very stabilized prior to Chantix," sa... - Byetta Found No Worse than Competitors for Acute Pancreatitis
Jul-11-10 Orlando, FL A recent study presented at an American Diabetes Association (ADA) meeting in Orlando claims that Byetta , a drug used to treat type 2 diabetes, carries no greater risk of acute pancreatitis than other diabetes drugs in its class. The retrospective study, which included more than 260,000 patients, used data accrued over a period of three... - BP Oil Spill Now Worst in US History
Jul-3-10 Key West, FL On July 1 the BP oil spill officially became the worst spill ever to hit the Gulf of Mexico. It was back in 1979 that a well blew out in the Gulf just off the coast of Mexico, spilling 140 billion gallons of crude into the sea. The current Gulf of Mexico spill has now topped that and shows no signs of slowing down. The oil is devastati... - Is Health Care Funding So Bad, Hospitals Are Suing Doctors?
Jul-1-10 Albuquerque, NM A curious trend seems to be emerging in New Mexico: Hospitals are launching lawsuits against former employees in an effort to recover the costs of medical liability settlements, according to a resolution passed earlier this month at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association. Medical liability lawsuits involving doctors e... - The Importance of Post-MRI Dialysis for Kidney Patients
Jun-27-10 Copenhagen, DENMARK Adverse reactions from MRI contrast side effects are especially dangerous for any patient suffering from kidney disease. It is important that kidney patients receive MRI dialysis immediately after undergoing a magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) procedure with a gadolinium-based contrasting agent, in order to rid the body of gadolinium... - Fosamax: "It's Been a Bad Ride"
Jun-26-10 Brentwood TN "My physician advised that I get a bone density test, and he determined that I have the beginning of osteoporosis in my back and hip," says Linda, age 58. "He prescribed Fosamax in January and I have been in pain ever since—after two oral surgeries." "My doctor said, 'You'd better take Fosamax in case you are ever in a car wreck b... - Study Reveals Serious Accutane Side Effects
Jun-23-10 Chapel Hill, NC A recent study revealed that users of Accutane may suffer from a number of serious side effects, including inflammatory bowel disease. The study by the American Journal of Gastroenterology looked at tens of thousands of patient histories through insurance databases. The research concluded that previous exposure to isotretinoin, the g... - Potential Fosamax Class Action Lawsuit Emerging in Canada
Jun-21-10 Montreal, PQ Option-Consommateurs (OC), a not-for-profit consumer group based in Montreal, filed a class action demand in 2007 and according to the Canwest news service wants to launch a class action lawsuit against Merck Frosst for allegedly failing to disclose Fosamax side effects. A spokesperson for OC, Jacinthe Lauzon, cites a number of disturbi... - Chantix User Afraid of What He Might Do
Jun-15-10 Wilmington, NC Some proponents of Chantix believe that the drug's psychological side effects, which range from nightmares to rage to suicide, only affect users with a history of mental health problems. But Carlton, who was prescribed the smoking cessation drug about two years ago, disagrees. Two weeks into the treatment program he started experiencing erra... - Georgia Employers Charged with Transporting, Employing Illegal Aliens
Jun-11-10 Atlanta, GA A number of individuals have been charged with Georgia employment violations stemming from the importation and use of illegal aliens for restaurant jobs. In a release dated 6/4/10 through States News Service, the Atlanta office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed the circumstances and the charges laid against five indi... - Pfizer Spends Millions on Lobbyists Despite Chantix Warnings
Jun-3-10 Washington, DC A recently released expenditure report reveals that international pharmaceutical manufacturer Pfizer spent roughly $4.3 million lobbying congress and federal agencies in the first quarter of 2010 to include items like smoking cessation medications in the health care overhaul bill, despite the inherent risks of Chantix suicide . While s... - US Justice Department Intervenes in Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit
Jun-1-10 Washington, DC Under the auspices of the federal Whistleblower Act and provisions of the False Claims Act, a qui tam whistleblower who launches litigation on behalf of the government is entitled to a percentage of any damage award collected on behalf of the government. Such a lawsuit has been filed against Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), Panalpina and... - Nurse Believes She Qualifies for California Overtime
May-27-10 Palmdale, CA Susan, a registered nurse (RN), works about 60 hours per week and wants to know if she is entitled to California overtime . "When I was hired the manager said the job would require occasional overtime, but I was salaried and exempt," she says. "It was okay now and again, but not anymore. Because RNs are exempt, we have been taken advantage... - Health Care Fraud Qui Tam Lawsuits Net Millions for Whistleblowers
May-20-10 Washington, DC As the federal government recoups billions of dollars from fraudulent healthcare providers, so do whistleblowers who have filed qui tam lawsuits . According to the New England Journal of Medicine on 5/13/10, 90 percent of health care fraud cases are currently qui tam actions initiated by whistleblowers on behalf of the government. From... - NITEL Sued by Union for Alleged Illinois Employment Violations
May-15-10 Chicago, IL The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 134 (IBEW 134) has filed a lawsuit alleging violations of the Illinois Employee Classification Act. The labor union accuses Northern Illinois Telecom Inc. (NITEL) of illegally misclassifying workers and paying them less than their due. According to the 5/15/10 issue of Law &... - Identity Thieves Can Hit the Jackpot with Digital Copiers
May-13-10 Buffalo, NY Most Americans are aware of online security and load their computer systems with anti-virus/anti-spyware. But most aren't aware that digital copier hard drives are loaded with information and are a veritable gold mine for identity thieves . Gone are the days when photocopiers used mechanical devices to reproduce a document. Nearly every... - Social Security Disability: If at First You Don't Succeed…
May-6-10 Washington, DC If at first you are denied social security disability benefits , try again. About 60 percent of all initial claims are denied, but social security disability attorneys can help you appeal and win a social security benefits or SSI disability claim. Most claims are denied because people file who have nowhere else to turn: perhaps their u... - From Construction Worker to Asbestos Attorney
Apr-27-10 Edwardsville, IL Before attending law school and working at Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, PC, one of the foremost asbestos litigation firms in the US, attorney R.J. Abernathy was a union laborer for more than 20 years. "I worked in construction from 1983 until I went to law school," says Abernathy. "My father died of asbestos-related lung canc...