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Avandia Could Cost Glaxo Big (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
Avandia lawsuits could end up costing GlaxoSmithKline as much as $6 billion, according to a UBS analyst. In a note made public last Friday, the brokerage said Glaxo’s Avandia lawsuit liability was in the range of $1 billion to $6 billion. “We expect liability below the midpoint of this range and note GlaxoSmithKline has underperformed by around $2.5bn already,” the note said.Glaxo faces more than 13,000 U.S. lawsuits over...
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California Highway Patrol Unit Aids Driver of Out-of-Control Prius (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
According to a report on ABC News, a California Highway Patrol unit was dispatched Monday in response to a 911 call from a motorist driving a Toyota Prius who said his vehicle had unexpectedly accelerated on an interstate in San Diego County. James Sikes, the owner of the vehicle, told ABC News that his 2008 Prius hit speeds as high as 94 mph before he was able to slow it down. Twenty miles after the incident began, a California Highway...
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GAO Says FDA Needs to Crack Down on Food Ingredients (Mon, 08 Mar 2010)
A just-released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to increase its focus on safety for some specific food ingredients, especially following the broad recall of potentially Salmonella-contaminated hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), said the Associated Press. The report noted that some ingredients, including spices and artificial flavors—are...
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More Chinese Drywall Lawsuits Set for Trial (Mon, 08 Mar 2010)
Another lawsuit regarding the ongoing Chinese drywall debacle is set to begin sometime next week. The lawsuit involves four Manatee County, Florida homes, said Bradenton.com. Taylor Woodrow Homes and Taylor Morrison Homes filed suit against Scottsdale Insurance Company on February 23 claiming Scottsdale should pay for replacing defective drywall in homes that were built in the subdivisions of Aberdeen, Crystal Lakes, Greenbrook,...
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Avandia lawsuits could end up costing GlaxoSmithKline as much as $6 billion, according to a UBS analyst. In a note made public last Friday, the brokerage said Glaxo’s Avandia lawsuit liability was in the range of $1 billion to $6 billion. “We expect liability below the midpoint of this range and note GlaxoSmithKline has underperformed by around $2.5bn already,” the note said.Glaxo faces more than 13,000 U.S. lawsuits over...
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California Highway Patrol Unit Aids Driver of Out-of-Control Prius (Tue, 09 Mar 2010)
According to a report on ABC News, a California Highway Patrol unit was dispatched Monday in response to a 911 call from a motorist driving a Toyota Prius who said his vehicle had unexpectedly accelerated on an interstate in San Diego County. James Sikes, the owner of the vehicle, told ABC News that his 2008 Prius hit speeds as high as 94 mph before he was able to slow it down. Twenty miles after the incident began, a California Highway...
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GAO Says FDA Needs to Crack Down on Food Ingredients (Mon, 08 Mar 2010)
A just-released Government Accountability Office (GAO) report says that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) needs to increase its focus on safety for some specific food ingredients, especially following the broad recall of potentially Salmonella-contaminated hydrolyzed vegetable protein (HVP), said the Associated Press. The report noted that some ingredients, including spices and artificial flavors—are...
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More Chinese Drywall Lawsuits Set for Trial (Mon, 08 Mar 2010)
Another lawsuit regarding the ongoing Chinese drywall debacle is set to begin sometime next week. The lawsuit involves four Manatee County, Florida homes, said Bradenton.com. Taylor Woodrow Homes and Taylor Morrison Homes filed suit against Scottsdale Insurance Company on February 23 claiming Scottsdale should pay for replacing defective drywall in homes that were built in the subdivisions of Aberdeen, Crystal Lakes, Greenbrook,...
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Student Injured In 1992 Trampoline Accident Agrees To $14.6M Settlement
CHICAGO - A $14.6 million settlement was reached Feb. 24 in an Illinois circuit court, bringing to a close an action involving a student who broke his neck and was rendered quadriplegic while using a mini trampoline during an extracurricular tumbling class more than 17 years ago (Ryan Murray, et al. v. Chicago Youth Center, et al., No. 2007 L 3832, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.). Full story on lexis.com
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Washington Appeals Panel Vacates Default Judgment; Plaintiff Failed To Notify
SPOKANE, Wash. - A Washington appeals panel on Feb. 11 vacated a $313,000 default judgment entered against a defendant in a premises liability action, concluding that the plaintiff failed to inform the defendant of the default judgment hearing (Barbara A. Brooks v. University City Inc., et al., No. 27917-1-III, Wash. App., 3rd Div.; 2010 Wash. App. LEXIS 298). Full story on lexis.com
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Indiana Appeals Panel Finds Error In Widow's Amended Damages Award
INDIANAPOLIS - A split Indiana appeals panel on Feb. 25 reinstated a jury verdict in a fatal slip-and-fall action, concluding that the trial court judge erred in finding the amount of damages to be insufficient (Menard Inc. v. Mary Comstock, et al., No. 45A04-0905-CV-263, Ind. App.; 2010 Ind. App. LEXIS 275). Full story on lexis.com
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5th Circuit Upholds Decision For Wal-Mart In Premises Liability Action
NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 18 affirmed summary judgment for a retailing giant named as the defendant in a slip-and-fall case, agreeing that the plaintiff failed to show how long the allegedly dangerous condition was present at a store in Mississippi (Charles Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., No. 09-60622, 5th Cir.; 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 3197). Full story on lexis.com
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CHICAGO - A $14.6 million settlement was reached Feb. 24 in an Illinois circuit court, bringing to a close an action involving a student who broke his neck and was rendered quadriplegic while using a mini trampoline during an extracurricular tumbling class more than 17 years ago (Ryan Murray, et al. v. Chicago Youth Center, et al., No. 2007 L 3832, Ill. Cir., Cook Co.). Full story on lexis.com
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Washington Appeals Panel Vacates Default Judgment; Plaintiff Failed To Notify
SPOKANE, Wash. - A Washington appeals panel on Feb. 11 vacated a $313,000 default judgment entered against a defendant in a premises liability action, concluding that the plaintiff failed to inform the defendant of the default judgment hearing (Barbara A. Brooks v. University City Inc., et al., No. 27917-1-III, Wash. App., 3rd Div.; 2010 Wash. App. LEXIS 298). Full story on lexis.com
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Indiana Appeals Panel Finds Error In Widow's Amended Damages Award
INDIANAPOLIS - A split Indiana appeals panel on Feb. 25 reinstated a jury verdict in a fatal slip-and-fall action, concluding that the trial court judge erred in finding the amount of damages to be insufficient (Menard Inc. v. Mary Comstock, et al., No. 45A04-0905-CV-263, Ind. App.; 2010 Ind. App. LEXIS 275). Full story on lexis.com
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5th Circuit Upholds Decision For Wal-Mart In Premises Liability Action
NEW ORLEANS - The Fifth Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals on Feb. 18 affirmed summary judgment for a retailing giant named as the defendant in a slip-and-fall case, agreeing that the plaintiff failed to show how long the allegedly dangerous condition was present at a store in Mississippi (Charles Rogers v. Wal-Mart Stores Inc., No. 09-60622, 5th Cir.; 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 3197). Full story on lexis.com
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