| Falling Light Poles Prompts Safety Alert |
| Federal safety officials are warning the owners and operators of lighted outdoor fields to inspect light poles following the failure of more than a dozen poles designed by a Texas company. |
| $22.8M Settlement Reached in Overtime Suit |
| A class-action lawsuit alleging workers were misclassified so they would not receive overtime pay has been settled for $22.8 million. |
| Debt-Collection Agencies Sued Over Tactics |
| Three operators of multiple debt-collection agencies were sued by New York Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo in an attempt to shut down the companies over illegal tactics. |
| Nissan Motor Co., LTD’s request for a new trial in a case where a jury awarded $1.85 million to the plaintiff was denied by U.S. District Judge Leonard Davis. |
We have had several cases where children have been injured in daycare facilities. Some have been neglected or abused, others hit or beaten by other children due to a lack of supervision.
| Drug Makers Agree to Settle Vytorin Suits |
| Merck and Schering-Plough have agreed to pay a combined $41.5 million to settle more than 100 lawsuits filed by consumers and health plans over the cholesterol drug Vytorin. |
Another tragic crash on I20 last night in Dallas. Three people killed a 45 year old woman who had just finished her shift at Baylor.
Clients often ask where will the money come from to cover medical bills, pain and suffering, and other damages. In a car wreck there is usually the obvious defendant, the driver who may have caused the accident.
Our firm is investigating potential Yasmin/Yaz lawsuits for women who have taken this birth control medication and now suffer from deep vein thrombosis (blood clot), pulmonary embolism, and/or strokes.
The Food and Drug Administration has announced that the asthma drug Xolair may increase the risk of patients developing a host of cardiovascular problems. Data gathered from clinic trials showed that Xolair users were disproportionately more likely to suffer from blood clots, heart failure, stroke, cardiac arrhythmias and heart enlargement