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Nestle Recalls Lean Cuisine Meals

Posted on November 20, 2008
Nestle Prepared Foods Co. on Tuesday announced the recall of three types of frozen meals. According to the company and the Department of Agriculture, consumers reported finding small pieces of blue plastic in the entrees. One injury has been reported in association with the recall, the Department of Agriculture said.

Lawsuit Filed in Fatal Semi-Truck Crash

Posted on November 20, 2008
An Iowa woman has filed a lawsuit against a Wisconsin trucking company following a crash that resulted in the death of her two children. According to the lawsuit, the semi-truck driver was traveling too fast for icy conditions at the time of the accident and failed to take action to avoid the woman?s vehicle...

AARP to Instigate Allegations of Deceptive Marketing

Posted on November 20, 2008
The American Association of Retired Persons has voluntarily suspended the sale of certain health insurance policies pending an outside investigation into how the products were marketed and sold. Investigators will seek to determine if the limited benefit policies, sold by UnitedHealth and endorsed by AARP, were wrongly marketed as comprehensive coverage...

Cancer Drug Linked to Clotting Risk

Posted on November 20, 2008
Chemotherapy patients taking the popular cancer drug Avastin are significantly more likely to develop blood clots in the veins, according to research released Tuesday. In the study, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, researchers found that patients combining Avastin with chemotherapy treatment raise their risks for clots by about a third...

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Choking Death Prompts Window Blinds Recall

Posted on November 20, 2008
Two home furnishings companies have recalled more than 670,000 window blinds and shades following the death of a young child. According to the Consumer Product Safety Commission, a 1-year-old girl died after becoming entangled in the cord of IKEA Roman blinds...

Mother of Drowned Student Files Lawsuit

Posted on November 20, 2008
The mother of a student who drowned during a school retreat last week has filed a lawsuit in connection with his death. According to the lawsuit, North Lawndale College Preparatory High School, VisionQuest International and YMCA of McHenry County failed to secure a paddle boat the boy had been using prior to the incident...

Airbag Problems Prompt Nissan Recall

Posted on October 16, 2008
Potential airbag failures have prompted Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. to recall more than 200,000 vehicles in the United States. According to the car manufacturer, warranty reports indicated that side airbags in some models might fail to deploy during an accident...

Study Warns MP3 Players Can Cause Hearing Damage

Posted on October 13, 2008
Personal MP3 players could be putting youngsters at risk for permanent hearing damage, a study released Monday says. According to the study, produced by scientists for the European Commission, high volume levels from a new generation of players could eventually cause hearing loss in as many as 10 percent of listeners...

Delayed Brain Scan Leads to Damages Award

Posted on October 13, 2008
A New York City hospital must pay $10.7 million for waiting two hours to perform a brain scan on an injured 71-year-old woman, a jury has ruled. Negligence on the part of New York Hospital Medical Center of Queens caused the plaintiff, Candida Diego, to suffer partial paralysis after she fractured her skull in a [...

Wachovia Telemarketing Suit Settled

Posted on October 13, 2008
Wachovia Corp. has agreed to pay $200 million to settle class-action claims that the bank turned a blind eye to unscrupulous telemarketers who preyed on elderly consumers. The settlement covers all class members who lost money because of the scheme between June 2003 and February 2006...

Sick Leave Details Spark Lawsuits

Posted on October 13, 2008
Asking employees for too much information about why they apply for sick leave can land employers in hot water, as evidenced by a pair of recent lawsuits. According to separate Equal Employment Opportunity Commission lawsuits, Dillard?s Inc. and Delphi Corp...

Subprime Collapse Triggers Wave of Class Actions

Posted on October 13, 2008
Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac and other financial firms hid their true fiscal health in order to boost stock offerings, a new wave of shareholder class actions claims. According to the lawsuits, the financial firms and their executives violated responsibilities to shareholders by failing to disclose their exposure to risky subprime mortgage investments...

Lawsuit Claims Turnpike Overcharged Drivers

Posted on October 13, 2008
The Massachusetts Turnpike Authority violated the interstate commerce clause of the Constitution by charging some drivers who use electronic toll paying systems more than others, a class action lawsuit claims. According to an attorney for the plaintiffs, drivers who use the E-ZPass system have been unfairly charged when compared to drivers who use the MTA?s [...

Advocates say Prepaid Calling Card Industry Rife with Abuse

Posted on October 13, 2008
Certain segments of the $4 billion a year prepaid calling card industry are scamming customers with cards that deliver far fewer minutes than promised and multiple hidden fees, government officials and consumer watchdog groups say. Advocates say that elements of the industry prey on immigrants, soldiers and those with relatives overseas...

Stadium Ordered to Expand Services for Hearing Impaired

Posted on October 06, 2008
A federal judge has ordered the owner and operator of the Washington Redskin?s FedEx Field to provide deaf and hard-of-hearing patrons audio content within the stadium. In the decision, Judge Alexander Williams Jr. found that FedEx Field, despite providing some assistive listening devices, failed to meet Americans with Disabilities Act standards...

Suicide Prompts Lawsuit Against Colorado Hospital

Posted on October 06, 2008
The parents of a gifted Japanese physics student have filed a lawsuit against a Colorado health center after the 30-year-old postdoctoral scholar committed suicide. Kiyoshi and Yasuko Nakata claim the Mapleton Center Behavioral Health Unit failed to properly supervise their daughter after she was admitted and placed on suicide watch...

USDA Issues Warning on Frozen Chicken Dinners

Posted on October 06, 2008
Salmonella from frozen chicken dinners has sickened 32 people in 12 states, according to a government health warning released last week. In the warning, the USDA said that the majority of the salmonella-related illnesses could be traced to consumers improperly preparing chicken which appeared to be pre-cooked but was actually raw...

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Posted on October 06, 2008
Certain segments of the $4 billion a year prepaid calling card industry are scamming customers with cards that deliver far fewer minutes than promised and multiple hidden fees, government officials and consumer watchdog groups say. Advocates say that elements of the industry prey on immigrants, soldiers and those with relatives overseas...

After the Metrolink Crash?

Posted on October 05, 2008
Lawyers swooped in after the Metrolink crash, looking for clients and California State bar officials cite possible professional sanctions, but the aggressive attorneys note that time is limited and the stakes are expected to be very high. Many relatives of victims, whose names sounded familiar to lawyers who’d spotted a name among those badly injured in [...

O.J.: A different time, place, and verdict

Posted on October 05, 2008
It was no ‘trial of the century’ in Las Vegas, but the verdict in the most recent O.J. Simpson trial came and went in the dark of night in a Las Vegas courtroom. The proceedings may not even have been breathlessly awaited This latest verdict was seen by many as a sad epilogue: either Simpson is [...

Emory University psychiatrist accused of conflict of interest

Posted on October 04, 2008
In an article written by Denise Gellene and Thomas H. Maugh II of the Los Angeles Times report that Dr. Charles B. Nemeroff of Emory University failed to report a third of the income he received from companies whose drugs he was evaluating. Dr. Nemeroff is a prominent Emory University psychiatrist who received at least $2...

Government Declines to Ban Cold Medicines for Kids

Posted on October 03, 2008
Despite calls from leading pediatrician groups, federal health officials on Thursday declined to ban over-the-counter cough and cold medicines for young children. A top Food and Drug official said that an outright ban might unintentionally harm children...

Wisconsin Challenges Award to Prisoner

Posted on October 03, 2008
Wisconsin officials are asking a federal judge to throw out nearly $300,000 in damages awarded to a prisoner who claimed he was forced to sleep on a wet and moldy mattress for two months. The state Justice Department argues that the award is excessive and that jurors did not truthfully answer pre-trial questions...

Bus Accident Prompts Lawsuit

Posted on October 03, 2008
An Iowa man has filed a lawsuit against a Des Moines bus driver and bus agency after being run over while attempting to cross an intersection. According to the lawsuit, the driver was traveling too fast and Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority was negligent in its hiring and training of the driver...

Jury Awards Damages in Tractor-Trailer Case

Posted on October 03, 2008
An Indianapolis-based trucking company and its driver were negligent in a 2006 accident that injured two Texas men, a jury has found. Jurors ordered Celadon Trucking Services, Inc. to pay $1.5 million in damages for medical bills and physical impairment resulting the from crash...

Court Rules, Wrongful Death Lawsuit Against Paramedics to Proceed

Posted on October 03, 2008
Illinois? highest court overturned two lower court rulings Thursday, clearing the way for the family of a 15-year-old boy to pursue a wrongful death lawsuit against the city of Park Ridge and its paramedics. According to the suit, Park Ridge paramedics committed misconduct by failing to provide adequate treatment after the boy suffered a drug [...

Class Action Filed Against Cell Phone Company

Posted on September 29, 2008
Pic-Cell, a Seattle-based company offering cell phone services to students studying abroad, is accused of violating the Washington State Consumer Protection Act. A suit filed on behalf of six students claims the company added a 3 percent premium and charged unfairly high roaming fees, resulting in monthly bills as high as $1,700.

Melamine Contamination Prompts Cadbury Recall

Posted on September 29, 2008
China?s melamine-tainted milk scandal is increasingly global in its impact, as Cadbury PLC became the latest company to announce a recall amid concerns that chocolate from its Chinese plant may be contaminated with melamine. Cadbury recalled all products made in its Beijing plant, which were distributed throughout mainland China, Australia, Taiwan and Hong Kong...

FDA Considering Stricter Produce Standards

Posted on September 29, 2008
After the 2006 E. coli contamination of spinach cost growers and processors $86 million, the industry wrote their own standards which are enforced by the California Department of Food and Agriculture. The Food and Drug Administration agreed that if U...

How effective are flu shots for Senior Citizens?

Posted on September 29, 2008
When it comes to flu vaccination, there are always doubters, but once again, many will line up for the shot. Flu shots: Do they help? Some… Among medical researchers and health professionals, however, confidence in those benefits has turned in the opposite direction...

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