Connie Barton and Donna Kendall have something in common: they stood up to one of the largest and most powerful drug companies in court – and won. Today in Philadelphia, Penn., their verdicts against Wyeth (a division of Pfizer) over its hormone therapy drugs Premarin and Prempro were released. In each case, the jury awarded […]
<p>Dr. Diane Harper, lead researcher in the development of two human papilloma virus vaccines, Gardasil and Cervarix, said the controversial drugs will do little to reduce cervical cancer rates and, even though they're being recommended for girls as young as nine, there have been no efficacy trials in children under the age of 15.</p>
<p>Dr. Diane Harper, the lead researcher in human papilloma virus (HPV) vaccine development and director of the University of Minnesota's Gynecologic Cancer Prevention Research Group, was expected to promote the vaccines Gardasil and Cervarix at the 4th International Public Conference on Vaccination in Reston, Virginia, earlier this month. Instead of promoting the vaccines, however, Dr. Harper pulled the covers off of what appears to be a highly bogus and ethically questionable scheme concocted by Merck to have young girls mandatorily vaccinated in public schools.</p>
The Nintendo Wii is much more than a game console for folks at the Alabama Special Camp for Children and Adults. The system, donated by Beasley Allen in Montgomery, could bring additional exercise and rehabilitation to ASCCA campers, who visit the Jackson’s Gap facility. “This gives us one more option,” said camp director Matt Rickman. […]
The following letter was sent to newspapers in Alabama, asking them to help people in critical need of mortgage foreclosure assistance find the services that will help them keep their home. Dear Editor: Today’s lagging economy was brought on by a convergence of many events. Chief among them is the mortgage meltdown. Thousands of Alabamians […]
<p>Last week, we told you about a lawsuit filed by Minnesota's attorney general against the nation's largest arbitration company. The suit, filed July 14, 2009, in Hennepin County District Court by Attorney General Lori Swanson against the National Arbitration Forum (NAF) of Minnesota, alleged "consumer fraud, deceptive trade practices, and false advertising." On July 19, Swanson announced that the NAF had agreed it would no longer arbitrate any cases between consumers and businesses.</p>
<p>The makers of <b>Remicade</b>, a biologic treatment for various <b>inflammatory disorders</b> involving the immune system, have updated information on the medication to include a Boxed Warning of an <b>invasive fungal infection</b> and a <b>rare type of T-cell Lymphoma</b>. Some of the infections and diseases that resulted from use of Remicade have been <b>fatal</b>.</p>
The Ford Pinto is a car that became notoriously associated with fuel-fed crash fires in the late 1960s and early 1970s, when the compact vehicle showed a propensity for catching fire when involved in even low-speed crashes. In 1977, an internal memo revealed that Ford was aware of design problems with the Pinto that made it more susceptible to crash-related fires, but that it had deemed the overall benefits of redesigning the automobile - which included preventing an average of 180 deaths each year - to be not worth the cost - an estimated $11 per automobile.
May 2009 — Today’s difficult economic and financial climate has many companies considering various cost-cutting measures, including layoffs, reduced workweeks, pay reductions and voluntary furloughs. These actions raise wage and hour questions that often are overlooked. The unwary employer may reduce payroll costs but wind up with a wage and hour lawsuit as a result. […]
<p>BAY MINETTE, Ala. - Hollis Thorn served in the Navy during the 1940's, then became a baptist minister. After his retirement, Thorn was stricken with diabetes.</p>
<p>Each year in the United States, nearly 1.5 million people sustain a Traumatic Brain Injury (TBI). Causes vary from falls to traffic crashes and physical assaults. Additionally, a large number of military personnel who return from active war zones, such as the war in Iraq, suffer from TBIs.</p>
<p>Our firm recently settled a class action lawsuit involving refunds of unearned premiums for persons who purchased credit insurance using a single premium but who paid off the insured loan early.</p>
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