Tuesday, February 23, 2010
Beasley Allen Attorney Graham Esdale Travels to DC Hearings to Ask Toyota to Recall 2002-2006 Camrys (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
Beasley Allen attorney Graham Esdale is in Washington, DC this week with three adult children of the firm's deceased client Barbara Schwarz.
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Government 'must halt NHS tendering' (Guardian Unlimited)
Hinchingbrooke infirmary in Huntingdon set to become the first privately-run infirmary as the only NHS bidder for contract drops out Health service unions have called on the government to suspend the tendering process that will lead to the virtual privatisation of an entire NHS trust and its £40m debt. Hinchingbrooke infirmary in Huntingdon is set to become the first NHS general infirmary to be ...
NHS hospital set to fall into private hands (Guardian Unlimited)
Hinchingbrooke hospital in Huntingdon set to become the first privately-run hospital as the only NHS bidder for contract drops out Health service unions have called on the government to suspend the tendering process that will lead to the virtual privatisation of an entire NHS trust and its £40m debt. Hinchingbrooke hospital in Huntingdon is set to become the first NHS general hospital to be ...
Thursday, February 18, 2010
Merck Pays $12 Million in Lawyer Fees to End Vioxx Suits (Law.com via Yahoo! Finance)
Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $12.15 million in plaintiffs' legal fees to settle two shareholder derivative suits over its painkiller Vioxx -- one in state court in New Jersey and the other in the 3rd U.S.
Sunday, February 14, 2010
Merck Pays $12 Million in Lawyer Fees to End Vioxx Suits (Law.com)
Merck & Co. has agreed to pay $12.15 million in plaintiffs' legal fees to settle two shareholder derivative suits over its painkiller Vioxx -- one in state court in New Jersey and the other in the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals. As part of the settlement, Merck agreed to create two committees to address product safety and to appoint a chief medical officer. The settlement does not apply to a ...
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Merck to appoint safety watchdogs to end Vioxx suits (Arkansas News Bureau)
Merck & Co. has agreed to appoint two committees and a chief medical officer to monitor drug safety in the settlement of lawsuits filed by shareholders who lost billions when the company withdrew the arthritis pill Vioxx.
Tuesday, February 09, 2010
Ground Zero Rescue Worker Lawsuits Subject of Settlement Talks (NewsInferno)
Media sources are reporting that settlement talks are underway in thousands of lawsuits brought by rescue workers who helped in rescue and recovery efforts at Ground Zero in the weeks following the 9/11 terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center. The first of 12 such lawsuits are scheduled to go to trial in May. In [...]
Thursday, February 04, 2010
Beasley Allen Files Class Action on Behalf of Toyota Owners Affected by the Massive Recall (PRWeb)
Beasley, Allen, Crow, Methvin, Portis & Miles, P.C., has filed a complaint seeking class action status on behalf of over 5 million Toyota owners whose vehicles have been recalled by Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. The complaint was filed in the United States District Court Southern District of Florida against Toyota Motor Corporation and Toyota Motor Sales, USA Inc. (PRWeb Feb 4, 2010) Read the ...
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
PCA Salmonella Settlement Announced (NewsInferno)
The massive Salmonella outbreak that originated with tainted Peanut Corporation of America (PCA) products and that sickened hundreds of people and sparked thousands of food recalls earlier this year has ended in a settlement for some 120 victims and their families. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution (AJC) wrote that about $12 million will be disbursed from that [...]
