Target of Lawsuits: Yamaha Rhino -- California Child Killed Was Driving

The off-road vehicle a Paso Robles child was driving when she was killed Thanksgiving Day is the subject of lawsuits nationwide.

Teenager Dies after Insurance Refuses Transplant

A recent story about how an insurance company refused to pay for a procedure that could have saved a young girl's life is very sad.

Insurance Profits are Called Excessive by CFA

The Consumer Federation of America (CFA), a consumer advocacy group, reports that property and casualty insurers booked near-record profits last year, continuing a trend that has cost the average American household about $870 over the last four years in unnecessarily high premiums.

Many Unfavorable Drug Studies Aren't Published

Nearly a third of antidepressant drug studies are never published in the medical literature, and nearly all of those happen to show that the drug being tested failed to work.

Vioxx Settlement Update

As was reported previously, on November 9, 2007, Merck agreed to pay $4.85 billion dollars to settle the claims of persons who suffered a heart attack or stroke while taking the pain reliever, Vioxx.

Defective Medical Implant Devices

As our population ages, the number of citizens with medical implants will increase. Medical implants are being used in almost every organ of the human body.

Proposed Roof Crush Rule Remains Inadequate

The Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking released last month by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration concedes that testing vehicles for roof crush on both sides of the roof is effective.

CountryMark Sues Morgan Keegan Over Soured $10M Investment

Indianapolis-based CountryMark Cooperative is suing its investment adviser, Morgan Keegan & Co., for directing the farmer-owned co-op toward a $10 million investment in mortgage-backed securities, including subprime.

Mutual Funds of Morgan Keegan Face Subprime-Related Lawsuit

Another class-action lawsuit related to issues regarding the disclosure of subprime debt obligations surfaced this week when the law firm of Chitwood, Harley, Harnes LLP filed against certain mutual funds offered by Morgan Keegan Select Fund Inc.

Whirlpool Preying on the Poor

Whirlpool paid $580 million in punitive damages making it if not the biggest settlement in US history, one of the biggest. The story is indicative of Whirlpool's corrupt culture and why a whistleblower like Pinkney can't be tolerated.