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Apr-8-08 Chattanooga, TN The makers of the Icy Hot Patch that was recalled in the US back in February went north in March, with Chattem Canada recalling a number of products in its Icy Hot Heat Therapy line. The recall follows numerous reports of serious burns in the US, with consumers reporting a host of first, second and third-degree burns. As of March the... - California Worker Finds Comp Time for Overtime Never Materializes
Mar-30-08 Santa Clara, CA: When Terrence started working for Siemens at a Microsoft lab in California; he didn't realize that all his overtime would be unpaid. But that is exactly what happened. To make matters worse, when he complained he couldn't continue to work for free, he was fired. Terrence worked as a lab manager, responsible for image servers and work st... - Energy Company Plans to File Bankruptcy
Mar-27-08 Basehor, KS: Ethanex Energy is seeking bankruptcy protection after failing to raise interim financing in the amount of $1.5 million, according to a March 24, 2008 posting with security regulators. The ethanol company out of Basehor, Kansas had at one time announced their plans to build three plants, but had ceased such actions and also put an end to a... - Darden Restaurants Accused of Inflating Stock
Mar-22-08 Orlando, FL: Darden Restaurants , which operates the Red Lobster, LongHorn, and Olive Garden restaurants, is now the subject of a lawsuit filed March 19, 2008 in U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida on behalf of its stockholders. The complaint alleges that Darden, based out of Orlando, misrepresented its business, market prospects,... - Avandia Experiment may have Killed Mom
Mar-17-08 Memphis, TN When Sharon's mom first started taking Avandia for her diabetes, the drug was still experimental. Now, Sharon's mom is dead from congestive heart failure and Sharon herself is worried, after having taken Avandia for more than a year for her own diabetes. "My mom died March 20, 2002," said Sharon. She had been diagnosed with diabetes abou... - Credit Card Abuse Takes on Many Forms
Mar-13-08 Freeland, MI Credit card abuse can take on many forms—including the personal data you entrust the credit card company to hold safe on your behalf. However, that is not always the case, as witnessed in January when data from 650,000 credit cards was at risk of being compromised after a computer tape went missing. GE Money handles credit card oper... - Compactor Explodes at Landfill, City Worker Sues
Mar-12-08 Beaumont, TX: A man who once worked for the city of Beaumont was forced to retire early almost two years ago when, while working at a landfill, a Caterpillar compactor exploded near him after catching fire. The man, Kenneth Allison and his wife Genevieve, have filed a personal injury lawsuit against Mustang Tractor & Equipment Co. (the company that sold... - FBI Investigating Countrywide for Securities Fraud
Mar-11-08 Washington, DC: A criminal investigation has been opened against Countrywide Financial by the FBI and the Justice Department for possible securities fraud . The FBI and the Justice Department is investigating whether or not the nation's largest mortgage lender falsified its financial condition and the stability of its loans in security filings. The in... - Hospital Hit with Loss of Medicare and Medicaid Payments
Mar-1-08 Clyde, NC: Litigation has been brought against Haywood Regional Medical Center by former employee Dr. Aloha Bryson. The doctor was pressured to resign for presenting allegations that two patients died due to improper care and four others received improper care as well during October and November 2007. Dr. Aloha Bryson has had a degree of difficulty loca... - Wrongful Death Covers Many Situations
Feb-26-08 Pittsburgh, PA Wrongful death lawsuits can be filed in many situations involving countless circumstances and situations. What they all have in common is that the victim's death was preventable and was caused by the actions of a different party (a person or organization) who acted improperly. A wrongful death lawsuit can involve negligent actions by the... - UBS Lehman Principal Protected Notes FAQ
Who is the complaint actually against? UBS or Lehman Brothers? The complaint is against UBS, which sold Lehman Brothers Principal Protected Notes. In 2008, Lehman Brothers filed bankruptcy, making the Lehman Brothers structured notes virtually worthless. It was UBS, however, that sold the notes and marketed them and it is against UBS that the claims... - UBS Lehman Principal Protected Notes, UBS fraud, UBS lawsuit - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Investors who purchased Lehman Brothers Principal Protected Notes through UBS have won some claims against UBS. Arbitration panels have found in favor of investors who purchased the UBS Lehman Principal Protected Notes only to later find the UBS Principal Protected Notes worthless. Meanwhile, more arbitrations are pending and UBS faces lawsuits filed by... - Wrongful Death Knows No Bounds
Feb-17-08 Glendale, CA Wrongful death observes no boundaries, or carries no bias for economic or social status. Wrongful death can happen to the blue-collar worker, the poor, or the rich and famous. However, the one common denominator remains that wrongful death, no matter who is involved, is tragic and needless. For the late James Hizer of Ohio, his world had... - Some Cities Blocking Landlords from Evicting due to Defaulting Mortgage Payments
Feb-15-08 Seattle, WA The high foreclosure rate the United States is experiencing is causing another type of housing crisis that involves the eviction of renters and cities are working to block such evictions. When a landlord faces the inability to pay a mortgage, the tenant suffers as well. And many times these evictions are a result of the inability to pay mort... - $23 Million Verdict for Man Shot in Face
Jackson, MS: A jury has awarded $23million as settlement of a lawsuit brought against the city of Jackson and a downtown hotel. The suit alleged that off-duty police officer Dewayne West shot an unarmed mentally ill man in the head at near point-range in 2007. Dale Archey was just 24 when he was shot on April 13, 2007 by West who was working sec... - Style is not the Only Risk with Aged Flooring
Feb-12-08 Denver, CO: It appears that weekend warriors have more to be concerned with than the style and fashion of fixtures in their home. Apparently, many flooring specifically linoleum produced during the 1970's and through the early portion of the 1980's, may have asbestos properties. Exposure to asbestos has been proven to cause Mesothelioma, a type of lung can... - Charges Possible Against Three Firms for Securities Fraud
Feb-11-08 Washington, DC At least three firms have been notified by the Securities and Exchange Commission that plans are being made for charges to be filed against the firms. This news comes after a 14-month investigation into interest-rate swaps in the municipal market and bid rigging of guaranteed investment contracts. Such notices are expected to be delivered... - Bankruptcy Debt Help: When You're In Over Your Head
Feb-8-08 Sarasota, FL: Americans could be forgiven for facing bankruptcy in the current economy, with debt levels on the rise and equity levels, such as those held in your home, on the decline. The good news is that bankruptcy laws are designed to help you get out from under a mountain of bankruptcy debt, if not completely absolving you from ultimate responsibi... - Avandia caused more Harm than Good
Feb-8-08 Akron, OH Tim Villar, age 38, was prescribed the diabetes drug Avandia to control diabetes 2. It helped lower his blood sugar count but Villar's doctor said it wasn't low enough. Worse, he was born with mitral valve prolapse (MVP) but it never bothered him until his second year on Avandia. Now Villar is worried that he might suffer a heart attack due t... - Securities Fraud: MBIA Gambled... and You Lost
Feb-7-08 New York, NY The trouble with tottering giants is that they can take down a lot of smaller people with them if they fall. That's the trouble with the tottering bond insurer MBIA as it struggles to stay afloat after a plethora of risky investments have undermined its stability. Those investments, and MBIA's less than forthright communications about them,...