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Jan-14-10 Charleston, WV Deadbeat parents owe millions in support payments to children in West Virginia, and attorney Charles "Rusty" Webb is doing his level best to make sure they pay up. He recently filed a legal malpractice class action lawsuit against the State Bureau of Child Support Enforcement, alleging that it is negligent in its duty to aggressively pursue... - Hurry Up and Wait for SSDI Benefits
Jan-13-10 Fort Worth, TX For anyone applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) benefits, it's a game of "hurry up and wait"—a wait compounded by the economy and an aging population. In Texas, about 50,000 people are currently waiting to hear back about their initial application, according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. That number doesn'... - Denial Exacerbates Traffic Violation Costs
Jan-8-10 Westchester, NY Cash-strapped state and local governments are feasting on drivers who put traffic fines low on their to-do lists. "The great thing about a traffic ticket from the government's point of view is that traffic tickets are a great source of revenue," says traffic law attorney Casey Raskob. "And they basically add whatever fees they want." ... - North Dakota Woman Denied Workers Compensation after Bank Robbery Leaves Her Unable to Work
Dec-27-09 Fargo, ND Edith Johnson, a 56-year-old bank teller, was denied workers compensation by the Workers Safety and Insurance board after a bank robbery left her emotionally unprepared to return to work. On May 26, thieves entered the Gilby bank where Mrs. Johnson worked, holding her at gunpoint and handcuffing her to the floor. This was the third robbery t... - California Labor Law: 1, Schwarzenegger: 0
Dec-22-09 Sacramento, CA In an effort to relieve the financial pressure on state coffers, Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger recently amended California labor law to legalize mandated furloughs (unpaid days off). However, California laborers did not take the decree well, and the state may be forced to find another way to solve the state's fiscal crisis. Governor... - Serious Complications Caused by Hospital Infection
Dec-21-09 San Antonio, TX David is one of over two million people who acquire hospital infections each year (according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). An investigation conducted by the hospital determined that David's MRSA infection originated from a staple used during his back surgery. The massive amount of antibiotics he took to treat th... - Nation's First Nephronic Systemic Fibrosis Trial Set to Begin
Dec-8-09 San Francisco, CA The nation's first trial of a Nephrogenic Systemic Fibrosis (NSF) case was assigned today for trial before the Honorable Curtis E. A. Karnow of the San Francisco Superior Court. NSF is debilitating and incurable condition caused by exposure to gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs), which contain a toxic heavy metal and are someti... - A Play on Words: Unum's Scam
Dec-8-09 Seattle, WA Unum , also known as UnumProvident, is notorious for denying legitimate health insurance claims in a variety of deceptive ways. Valerie (not her real name) says Unum illegally denied her long-term benefits by changing one word in her policy without giving notice to her employer, HR or the union. After she suffered an injury at work, Valeri... - Key Suspect in Stockbroker Fraud Dies, Investigation Stops
Nov-28-09 New London, CT It's one of the few occasions where stockbroker arbitration proves useless in allegations of stock fraud, stock losses and the need for negotiated compensation: when the alleged wrongdoer suddenly dies, putting an end to an investigation. Such may have been the case when Edwin F. Rachleff, an 82-year-old stockbroker, took his own life... - British Government Set to Determine Asbestos Compensation
Nov-22-09 London, UK: The Independent (UK) recently reported that exposure to asbestos kills about 4,000 people every year, making it the biggest killer in the British workforce, surpassing the number of deaths from traffic accidents. On November 25, a meeting between MPs and government lawyers will determine if people suffering from pleural plaques, which is a... - Amiodarone and Simvastatin Anything But a Dynamic Duo
Nov-19-09 Kansas City, MO The relationship between simvastatin and amiodarone, together with the amiodarone interaction identified as simvastatin rhabdomyolysis, came to the forefront in August of last year when the FDA issued an alert to health care professionals regarding the risk for rhabdomyolysis when simvastatin is used in association with amiodarone. ... - More Banks Close, Bankruptcies Expected to Rise
Nov-7-09 Washington, DC While it was painful, the recent bankruptcy of General Motors (GM) shows that bankruptcy law can be a viable option in the face of insurvivable bankruptcy debt and other challenges stemming from an injured economy. As with GM, many companies and private individuals have emerged from the pain of bankruptcy stronger, with the help of a per... - Understanding ERISA Laws
Oct-23-09 Milwaukee, WI If your employer provides any type of employee benefits plan and is a private company, then you have probably already heard of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) of 1974. The ERISA plan is a federal law that sets out guidelines regarding how pension and health plans in private industry are run. Those plans can include a... - Excessive Bank Fees? How Does 79.9 Percent APR Grab You?
Oct-19-09 San Diego, CA The propensity of banks and other financial institutions to charge excessive bank overdraft fees and other excessive bank fees has raised the ire of at least one Congressman. Senate Banking Committee Chairman Chris Dodd (D-CT) said back in September that he would introduce legislation to "protect Americans from excessive checking account... - $12 million Allocated for PCA Salmonella Foodborne Illness: Make Your Claim Now
Oct-15-09 Roanoke, WV In January 2009 federal officials linked products manufactured by The Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) to the Salmonella foodborne illness outbreak that sickened 677 people in 45 states and killed nine since early September 2008. Attorney Ron Simon of Simon and Luke has been in negotiations on behalf of his clients since April. "The cou... - A Dangerous Delay in Diagnosis
Oct-14-09 Memphis, TN It isn't easy to sue your doctor in Tennessee. Plaintiffs lose more medical malpractice suits they win in that state. But Courtney Hill's story of a lump in her breast--that doctors ignored until it was too late-proved to be so compelling that the jury recently awarded Hill and her husband $24 million. Hill's verdict may be one of the... - Levaquin Patient Worried About Lifelong Pain
Oct-7-09 Inman, KS Melissa C. took Levaquin for less than a week before she suffered severe Levaquin side effects. Although she has not suffered Levaquin tendon ruptures, her pain has not improved since stopping the medication. Now Melissa is worried that she could suffer from debilitating pain for the rest of her life. "I got the Levaquin on a Tuesday, abou... - Plane Crash Case Settles for Just Over $2 Million
Oct-5-09 Charlotte, NC Planes just don't fall out of the sky, say lawyers who have won sizeable settlements on behalf of their clients in plane crash lawsuits. An airplane crash, which almost always results in plane crash victims, is explained generally by aircraft failure, pilot failure, adverse weather or any combination of the three. A legal professional... - "I Connected the Dots and Linked Tendonitis to Avelox"
Oct-5-09 Roswell, GA " I didn't connect the dots with Avelox and tendon problems right away," says Carrie, who had surgery last month for tendonitis in her finger. "Six days after I started taking Avelox, my infection got better but the pain in my hand was unbearable." When Carrie finished the course of Avelox treatment (10 days) she went back to the docto... - Denture Cream Zinc Poisoning: It's Only Human Nature
Oct-3-09 Miami, FL When Fixodent denture adhesive and similar denture creams containing zinc were approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about 15 years ago, all seemed to be well. When used as directed the products were deemed safe without concern for denture cream zinc poisoning . However, when concern emerged recently about the issue of too...