Teenager shares story of serious reaction to medication
January 26, 2009
Pharmaceutical
Fifteen-year-old Hannah remembers last March like it was yesterday. She was staying with a friend while her mother was out of town, and she began to come down with what she calls flu-like symptoms. “But I started to get even ... Read More
Woman jailed for embezzling from grandparents
January 26, 2009
Personal Injury
Connie Gay Cole was her grandparents’ favorite granddaughter. They took care of her most of her life, as she slipped in and out of employment. In return, Cole repaid them by squandering their life savings, according to The Oregonian. ... Read More
Roof crush activist named as consumer advocate of the year
January 26, 2009
Product Liability
Paula Lawlor, founder of the nonprofit organization People Safe in Rollovers, is being honored by the Consumer Attorneys of San Diego as Consumer Advocate of the Year. Lawlor is a resident of Del Mar, California in San Diego County. She ... Read More
Owner of nursing homes faces larceny, conspiracy charges
January 24, 2009
Personal Injury
The larceny and conspiracy trial of a man whose family once owned one of the largest nursing homes in Dedham, Massachusetts, began this week, according to the Patriot Ledger. Gregory Logan served as the administrator of Logan Nursing & Rehabilitation ... Read More
Early TVA memo indicates effort to minimize coal ash disaster
January 23, 2009
Environmental
A memo that apparently passed through the hands of several folks at the TVA drafting “talking points” about the Kingston Fossil Plant coal ash spill of Dec. 22 appears to attempt to minimize the significance of the disaster, according to ... Read More
Regions selling off RMK Select Funds
January 23, 2009
Consumer Fraud
Today the Birmingham Business Journal reported that Regions Financial Corp., which is headquartered in Birmingham, Ala., is selling off its 11 Regions Morgan Keegan (RMK) Select Funds. These funds are currently managed by Regions’ investment arm, Morgan Keegan & Co., ... Read More
Albert Lea victims family members form support group
January 23, 2009
Personal Injury
Family members of victims abused in the highly publicized “abuse-for-thrills” case at an Albert Lea, Minnesota, nursing home have come together to form a support group where they can talk about their painful experience and seek the support of others, ... Read More
HIV medication carries warning of SJS
January 23, 2009
Pharmaceutical
The FDA recently approved safety labeling revisions for darunavir tablets, also known as Prezista, to warn of adverse reactions including skin rashes and Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), according to MedScape. ... Read More
Lawmakers call for rule requiring drugs be made in U.S.
January 23, 2009
Pharmaceutical
Lawmakers’ concern over the U.S. becoming too reliant on foreign countries to produce drugs are calling for a rule to require certain drugs to be made or stockpiled in the U.S., according to the New York Times. The Times quotes ... Read More