TTLA EClips | | | January 04, 2008 |
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| | | | | If you have a medical malpractice case (but not a death case) that can be filed in the U.S. District Court in Marshall, please email Steve Pershing at Steve.Pershing@cclfirm.com. |
| | Nearly 1,000 residents of towns in upstate New York say they plan to file lawsuits against IBM alleging that they were harmed by chemicals released from a company plant that neighbored their communities. According to complaints that have already been filed, chemicals from the IBM plant contaminated air and ground water from 1925 to 2002. The plant which neighbors the towns of Endicott and Union built products ranging from typewriters to computers until its sale in 2002. Reuters, Reuters 01/03/2008 | |
| | A law group representing State Farm policyholders whose claims were denied following Hurricane Katrina has reached settlements with the insurer in 22 cases. A representative for the plaintiffs, William F. Merlin, said that documents produced by State Farm showed that the insurer relied on contractual language to deny claims rather than conducting thorough investigations. The terms of the settlements were not disclosed. Anita Lee,Biloxi Sun Herald 01/04/2008 | |
| | A consumer advocacy group filed a lawsuit Thursday that seeks to force the Food and Drug Administration to strengthen warning labels for a family of antibiotics. The consumer group Public Citizen claims that FDA labeling for the fluoroquinolone family of antibiotics, which include Cipro and Levaquin, fail to adequately warn consumers about tendon inflammation and rupture. Illinoisfiled a similar petition seeking strong warnings in 2005. AP, Boston Globe 01/03/2008 | |
| | New Jersey lawmakers are considering a bill that would allow families who file wrongful death lawsuits to recover damages for emotional harm. The bill, approved Thursday in committee, was originally proposed following the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Under current New Jersey law, family members can only recover economic damages resulting from the death of a loved one. Susan K. Livio, Newark Star Ledger 01/04/2008 | |
| | A federal appeals court has upheld an estimated $87 million judgment against the marketer of the Q-Ray bracelet over claims that the bracelets could relieve a wide range of ailments. Illinois-based QT Inc. and its chief executive argued in the appeal that a federal magistrate judge had subjected the bracelets’ alleged benefits to an excessive standard of proof. A Mayo Clinic study found that the bracelet provided no medically therapeutic benefits. Ammet Sachdev, Chicago Tribune 01/04/2008 | |
| | W.R. Grace & Co. hopes that a bankruptcy judge will return a favorable number when she decides what the company should have to pay for injuries, death and other damages caused by the company’s asbestos products later this month. Grace chose to allow the bankruptcy judge to determine damages rather than face a flood of jury trials. Bankruptcy Judge Elizabeth Fitzgerald will decide the sum the Maryland-based company will pay during a trial to begin Jan 14 regarding the company's Chapter 11 status. Peg Brickley, Forbes 01/04/2008 | |
| | Records show that the operator of a bus that crashed in south Texas, killing one and injuring dozens, was the defendant in a lawsuit that accused the company of negligence in a similar crash. Records also show that the operator, Capricorn Bus Lines, has been cited for 19 safety violations in the last three years. A woman whose arm was amputated after the most recent crash has filed a lawsuit against the bus line. Capricorn agreed to pay $3.3 million to settle claims by the victims of the 2002 crash. Terri Langford and James Pinkerton, Houston Chronicle 01/03/2008 | |
| | Subprime mortgage woes contributed to a 40 percent increase in the number of class action lawsuits filed by investors last year, a new study found. According to the report by Stanford University and Cornerstone Research, the rise was brought on by an increased number of lawsuits filed in the last half of the year, when news of troubles with housing investments broke. A report by NERA Economic Consulting produced comparable findings. Carrie Johnson, The Washington Post 01/04/2008 | |
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