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• Settlement Reached in Nursing Home Bus Fire Deaths

  Gary Shipman | September 25, 2007 7:17 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Nursing Home & Elder Abuse

  The families of 23 residents who died in a bus fire near Dallas, Texas have settled a lawsuit against the nursing home who evacuated the residents during Hurricane Rita. In September, 2005, Sunrise Senior Living Services leased two buses to evacuate residents as Hurricane Rita approached the Texas coast, and the rear axle of one of the buses overheated, causing the bus to fill with flames and...

• Manufacturer Warns of Deaths Linked to Fentora

  Gary Shipman | September 13, 2007 5:25 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Cephalon has sent a letter to doctors across the US warning of deaths and serious sides effects associated with the use of the cancer pain drug, Fentora.The FDA posted Cephalon's letter on its website, in which the drug manufacturer reported the deaths of patients who had taken the drug. In 2006, the attorney general for the State of Connecticut reported the results of an investigation in which...

• Two Years Later, Katrina Victims Wait for Insurance

  Gary Shipman | September 06, 2007 3:46 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  A report released last week by the American Association of Justice shows that two years after Hurricane Katrina, insurance companies continue to engage in unfair conduct deliberately designed to avoid and delay the payment of legitimate claims. The comprehensive report shows that the insurance companies who have denied hurricane related casualty claims have, during the preceding two years,...