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New York City Personal Injury Lawyer

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By Paul Napoli, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 19:14:26

Study Suggests ICDs Not As Effective In Women

Posted on September 19, 2009
Implantable cardioverter defibrillators (ICDs) may not be as effective in women, according to new study findings published in the Archives of Internal Medicine. ICDs monitor the heart for irregular heartbeats and shock it back to its normal rhythm. Researchers pooled data from five clinical trials of defibrillators, for the study...

Spinach Recalled Due To Salmonella Contamination

Posted on September 18, 2009
Two brands of bunched spinach have been recalled by Ippolito International, of Salinas, after salmonella was detected during routine testing, reports the AP. The voluntary recall involves 1,715 cartons of spinach harvested from September 1-3, and sold to wholesale buyers, foodservice and retailers, according to the California Department of Health...

AMF Ultra Short Fund Subject of Fraud Investigation

Posted on September 17, 2009
Asset Management Fund's Ultra Short Fund (AMF) (NASDAQ: AULTX) has declined by more than 50% in value going the way of a number of ultra short bond funds this year: down the tubes. Pitched as a conservative investment, AMF marketed itself as seeking to achieve current income "with a very low degree of share-price fluctuation...

Morgan Keegan "Slammed" with $1.46 million verdict

Posted on September 17, 2009
NBA player Horace Grant "slammed" Morgan Keegan & Co. with a $1.46 million arbitration award on Tuesday, September 15, 2009. The amount is the largest arbitration loss for Morgan Keegan to date. Grant suffered damages as a result of his investment in Morgan Keegan's high risk bond funds that over-collateralized its underlying assets in risky asset-backed securities...

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Avandia Increases Risk of Heart Failure and Death

Posted on September 11, 2009
Have you, a loved one, or friend taken Avandia and been injured? Avandia has been associated with heart failure, and in some cases, death. Avandia, which is manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline, is an oral diabetes medicine that helps control blood sugar levels by making the cells of the body more sensitive to the action of insulin...

Dell Settles Sex Discrimination Case For $9.1 Million

Posted on September 11, 2009
Last year, Dell Computers made the Working Mothers 100 Best Companies list, but apparently not every female who worked for Dell agreed with that decision. Last October, two former female employees began fighting a class action lawsuit against Dell for sex discrimination with regard to salaries, promotions and career opportunities...

Denture Adhesive Cream Causes Crippling Illness

Posted on September 11, 2009
Reports are coming in all over the country about denture wearers that are experiencing a rather debilitating illness connected to the use of denture adhesive creams that contain zinc. Procter & Gamble issued a statement concerning their Fixodent product that mentions the fact that it contains a small amount of zinc that helps dentures stay securely in place...

Gadolinium Contrast Agents - A Deadly View

Posted on September 11, 2009
Gadolinium contrast agents are used in MRIs (Magnetic Resonance Imaging) to help medical technicians view tumors, growths, cancers or other tissue and organ disorders that they would not ordinarily be able to view on a traditional x-ray. This clear liquid that is made with the rare earth metal Gadolinium is injected into the body intravenously and collects in abnormal tissue...

What can your child do to stay safe this school season? Part Two

Posted on September 09, 2009
It's that time of the year again – the kids are back in school. Whether your child is just starting school for the first time or you have a son or daughter who is moving on to a new level of school – middle or high school – each year brings its own challenges...

What can school administrators do to keep kids safe at school? Part Two

Posted on September 09, 2009
When you send your child off to school every day you are putting them in the hands of others who you believe have your child's best interest at heart. In most cases this is true, but in some cases you wonder if something more could have been done to protect the innocent children who are part of the daily school system...

Making Sure Your Child Gets to School Safely Part Two

Posted on September 09, 2009
Every day you read about more and more innocent children being abducted. With the new school year upon us, what can you do to protect your child and make sure that they are able to get to and from school safely? When it comes to your children, you can never be too concerned with safety...

Internet Safety for School Age Children Part Two

Posted on September 09, 2009
Life on the internet is a way of life and social media has made it easier and easier for everyone to know everything you are doing every minute of every day! Facebook, twitter, Myspace, instant messaging services are all right at the tip of your fingers as well as your children...

How safe are your kids at School? Part Two

Posted on September 09, 2009
It used to be traumatic for parents sending their kids to school every fall. The child was either just starting school and leaving the nest or they were moving up a grade as they got older each year. Not only did you not worry about how or if they got to school you really didn't have to worry about whether they would return at the end of the day...

What can your child do to stay safe this school season?

Posted on September 08, 2009
It seems that attending school in America today can sometimes be more of a lesson in survival than in education. Too often headlines show one more student who has shown up for school with weapons and a deadly mindset. With each incident loaming overhead, each day kids go to school they are worrying less about passing the big test and more about making it home alive...

What can school administrators do to keep kids safe at school?

Posted on September 08, 2009
Every time that you read about a violent situation that has occurred in a school environment you wonder if anything could have been done to prevent the tragedy that has ensued. Could anything have been done that would have deterred such behavior? Were there signs that went unnoticed? When it comes to situations where innocent students and sometimes even teachers and administrators become victims of violent crimes during a regular school day, not enough policies and procedures can be in place...

Making Sure your Child Gets to School Safely

Posted on September 08, 2009
It seems as though every day another child is reported missing. So many children are abducted as they walk to school or on their way home from school that it is frightening. What can you do to make sure that your child can at least get to and from school safely? First, if it is at all possible, drive your child either directly to school or at least to the bus stop...

Internet Safety for School Age Children

Posted on September 08, 2009
Social media. A year ago no one knew what it was and now people you never expected are tweeting. It began with MySpace and then along came Facebook and Twitter. The age of telling everyone every thing we are doing every second of every day is upon us...

How Safe are your kids at School?

Posted on September 08, 2009
When most of us were growing up and attending school, our worries were more social and educational rather than that of survival. You wondered if that person that you were interested in liked you and you only seemed to find out through your friends and school gossip...

Injured While Visiting or Staying in New York

Posted on September 02, 2009
During holiday or business trips to New York, with many visitors and tourists enjoying what New York has to offer, many people are injured as a result of automobile and trip and fall accidents, as well as medical malpractice. Unfortunately, most people don't know their legal rights or who to call in a place far from home...

Antibiotic Levaquin Can Cause Ruptured Tendon

Posted on September 02, 2009
Imagine being prescribed the antibiotic, Levaquin for a chest or sinus infection, and ending up with a torn tendon or tendonitis. Believe it or not, the antibiotic Levaquin has been know to cause tendons to tear and/or rupture, all without any warning to those who were prescribed or took the antibiotic...

Securities Arbitration on the Rise

Posted on September 01, 2009
It is really no surprise that the Financial Regulatory Authority, or FINRA, has seen arbitration cases rise dramatically in the past few years. FINRA is the watch dog for over 5,000 financial brokerage firms across the country. By May of 2009, there was an 85% increase in the number of investment fraud claims that were filed against stockbrokers...

Finra

Posted on September 01, 2009
The Financial Regulatory Authority, also known as FINRA, oversees more than 5,000 investment brokerage firms across the country and they have seen a marked increase in arbitration cases. The cases range from breach of fiduciary duty, mishandling funds, stockbroker fraud and misrepresentation to name a few...

Breach of Fiduciary Duties

Posted on September 01, 2009
When a financial organization or securities company conducts business they have a fiduciary duty to give their clients the highest level of service. This fiduciary obligation is an unwritten rule that dictates that an investment company is not going to take advantage of its clients as a result of information that they may have as experts in their field...

Maximum Financial Investment Group Inc.

Posted on September 01, 2009
On August 21, 2009, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) expelled an investment company out of Southfield, Michigan. Maximum Financial Investment Group, Inc. was sited for numerous violations set by FINRA as the company moved into forex trading and repeatedly ignored warnings from FINRA...

Maximum Financial Investment Group Inc. Expelled by FINRA

Posted on September 01, 2009
An investment company and its CEO have been cited by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for repeatedly violating registration and rules that had to do with their foray into forex trading. On August 21, 2009, FINRA expelled the Maximum Financial Investment Group, Inc...

Ameritus Investment Corp. Fined $100,000 and Broker, $60,000 for Misleading Customers

Posted on September 01, 2009
Recently the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) cited and fined Ameritus Investment Corp. $100,000 for its part in a misleading financial plan that was delivered by one of its own brokers. Ameritus is located in Lincoln, Nebraska and the agent in question, Nancy Ziering, worked from her office in New Jersey...

Ameritus Investment Corporation Fined $100,000 by FINRA

Posted on September 01, 2009
FINRA, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, recently fined Ameritus Investment Corp. the sum of $100,000 for encouraging customers to purchase variable universal life insurance policies (VULs) by refinancing their homes or taking out home equity loans...

J.P. Turner Fined $250,000 for Unreasonable Commissions on Stock Trades

Posted on September 01, 2009
Recently J.P. Turner & Company was fined $250,000 by the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) for failing to have a structured and supervised procedure for determining commission rates charged by their brokers. FINRA found that the company did not follow their Fair Pricing Rule to determine fair and reasonable commissions to their clients on stock trades...

FINRA Charges J.P. Turner & Company for Unfair Commissions

Posted on September 01, 2009
In early July, 2009, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) fined Atlanta firm J.P. Turner & Company $250,000 for not having a regulated system in place with regards to commissions charge to customers by their brokers. FINRA acts as a regulatory agent for financial organizations and securities companies and enforces established rules and regulations to maintain some semblance of order in following polices and procedures that the agency has in place...

Zimmer Durom Cup

Posted on August 24, 2009
In 2006 the Zimmer Company developed the Durom Cup, a major component used in hip replacement surgery. The cup was made of cobal chromium alloy and was marketed especially for use in younger, more active people who would more than likely outlive a regular hip replacement...

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