Blog Posts in January, 2008
Posted on Jan 31, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Drug maker Eli Lilly is said to be in discussions with federal officials regarding a possible $1 billion settlement related to the marketing of the antipsychotic drug Zyprexia. Such an agreement would ...
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Posted on Jan 31, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The family of a woman who died after a doctor failed to properly treat her for serious abdominal symptoms should receive $4 million in damages, a West Virginia jury has found. According to testimony, ...
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Posted on Jan 30, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A Connecticut family has filed a lawsuit over the drowning death of their 6-year-old son after he became stuck in a swimming pool suction drain. According to the lawsuit, the town of Greenwich, ...
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Posted on Jan 29, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The results of a study that found the Merck & Co. and Schering-Plough Corp. cholesterol drug Vytorin to be no more effective than its generic competitors have prompted attorneys to file a wave of ...
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Posted on Jan 25, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Attorneys in eight states have filed lawsuits on behalf of patients who were allegedly misled into believing that cholesterol drugs Vytorin and Zetia were more effective than their generic ...
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Posted on Jan 24, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Florida officials accused Allstate Insurance Co. of engaging in "an ongoing crime" Wednesday by failing to turn over documents related to an investigation into how the insurer sets homeowner insurance ...
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Posted on Jan 23, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A Florida appellate court has granted a 10-day stay of an order that prohibited Allstate from selling new auto insurance policies in the state. Last week, Florida Insurance Commission prohibited the ...
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Posted on Jan 21, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Florida insurance regulators have ordered Allstate to stop selling new auto insurance policies in that state because the insurer has refused to turn over documents detailing how the company sets rates ...
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Posted on Jan 18, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Plaintiffs from multiple Midwestern states have filed a class action lawsuit alleging that the convenience store chain Casey's General Stores denied workers overtime pay. In the lawsuit, the employees ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Suspected E. coli-related illnesses in Wisconsin and California have prompted a meatpacking company to recall approximately 188,000 pounds of ground beef patties and other products. Rochester Meat Co. ...
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Posted on Jan 14, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A report released by a consumer activist group accuses the insurance industry of overcharging policyholders and undercutting payments on claims. The report, released by the Consumer Federation of ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A federal investigation of physician-owned hospitals has revealed that most of these specialty facilities are strikingly ill-equipped to address medical emergencies. According to the report, of the 60 ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Darden Restaurants, the company that owns Red Lobster and Olive Garden, has agreed to pay $4 million to settle two class action lawsuits that accused the company's California outlets of violating ...
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Posted on Jan 10, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
State Farm Insurance should pay $8 million in punitive damages to two Missouri residents who accused the insurer of malicious prosecution and breach of contract, a state appeals court has ruled. ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
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 ...
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Posted on Jan 9, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Target Corp will pay up to $10 million to resolve claims that the company failed to pay California workers for earned vacation time. According to the class action lawsuit, the retailer forced ...
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