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• Countrywide, Nation's Largest Mortgage Lender, Sued for Fraud

  Gary Shipman | February 29, 2008 9:05 AM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  Countrywide Financial, the nation's largest mortgage lender, charged borrowers excessive and unreasonable fees to borrowers facing foreclosure, according to a lawsuit filed in Delaware on Monday.The action alleges that Countrywide profitted from the excessive fees in order to compensate for its losses in the subprime loan default crisis. While typical mortgage agreement permit Countrywide to...

• Wake County Employee Dies in Workplace Accident

  Gary Shipman | February 28, 2008 5:12 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Workplace Injuries

  An employee of Wake County died in a workplace accident when a pneumatic jack slipped and the ambulance that the victim was working on fell and fatally crused him.The jack, manufactured by Grey, slipped, according to an investigative report, and the ambulance upon which David Lee Champion was working on (unsupported by jack stands) fell. The North Carolina Department of Labor's Occupational...

• Patients Receiving Trasylol 2.5 Times More Likely to Die, According to Study

  Gary Shipman | February 21, 2008 4:14 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  A study released this week in the New England Journal of Medicine concluded that patients receiving the Bayer antibleeding drug, Trasylol, were at a 64% greater risk of death than patients who did not received another medication or no medication at all.The study, based upon research conducted at Duke University Medical Center. looked at approximately 10,000 patients who had undergone bypass...

• Yamaha Rhino ATVs Unsafe

  Jean Martin | February 19, 2008 7:48 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Automobile Accidents

  Since its introduction in 2003, the safety of the Yamaha Rhino has been called into question. With several fatalities, accidents, and serious injuries, the Rhino is considered among the most dangerous all-terrain vehicles (ATV) available to consumers. As an acknowledgement of the accidents that have occurred thus far, Yamaha offered to install doors on all Rhinos as an increased safety measure,...

• ATV Rollover Accidents - Yamaha Rhino's Defective Design

  Jean Martin | February 19, 2008 6:53 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Despite its unsafe reputation, the Yamaha Rhino ATV is still being sold. With several fatalities, accidents, and serious injuries, the Rhino is considered among the most dangerous all-terrain vehicles available. From severed limbs and head injuries to broken bones and numerous deaths, the list of those who have experienced a traumatic event as a result of the Yamaha Rhino continues to...

• More Pain Patches Recalled

  Jean Martin | February 19, 2008 12:11 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  On Monday, manufacturer Actavis announced a nationwide recall of its painkiller patches containing fentanyl due to a product defect that could result in drug overdose among patients and caregivers. The recall includes patches with an Abrika or Actavis label delivering 25, 50, 75 and 100 micrograms per hour with expiration dates of May through August 2009. This recall comes a week after a...

• Investigation Reveals Pharmacy Policies Cause Errors

  Gary Shipman | February 14, 2008 4:02 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Miscellaneous

  An investigation by USA Today has revealed that pharmacy errors at the nation's largest drugstore chains, Walgreens and CVS, are caused by corporate policies requiring that pharmacists work long hours and fill prescriptions in as little as two minutes.A study by Auburn University in 2003 projected that the odds of getting a prescription as the result of an error by the filling pharmacist was...

• Duragesic Pain Patches Recalled

  Jean Martin | February 13, 2008 6:07 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  Duragesic pain patches containing the prescription painkiller fentanyl were recalled Tuesday, because of a defect that could cause the patches to leak leading to a fatal overdose of the drug inside. Some of the patches may have a cut in the lining of the internal reservoir where the drug is stored in gel form. If the fentanyl gel leaks, it could cause a patient or caregiver to come into direct...

• FDA Issues Warning About Heparin

  Jean Martin | February 12, 2008 4:50 PM | 0 Comments
  Category: Defective & Dangerous Products

  The FDA on Monday advised doctors to refrain from using Heparin made by Baxter Healthcare after receiving 350 reports this year of vomiting, nausea and breathing difficulty. Heparin is a blood thinner used in surgery and dialysis. Officials first noticed problems after four children who were injected with heparin suffered serious allergic reactions. Government inspectors are examining Baxter's...