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Disturbing allegations raised in dental malpractice case leading to death of three year old girl.
January 8th, 2014
Saw this terrible story out of Hawaii earlier this week. Finely Boyle, the cute little girl pictured above, was seen by her dentist, Lilly Geyer of Island Dental in November. Dr. Geyer indicated the little girl had multiple cavities and needed several root canals. Finely returned on December 3 for the suggested dental work. She was given a mixture of drugs for…
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Monday was NOT a good day for Walmart.
November 19th, 2013
The National Labor Relations Board[“NLRB”]smacked Walmart around on Monday. Employee criticisms of Walmart practices have multiplied, and one of the more vocal critics is OUR Walmart, a nationwide group of Walmart workers. As detailed in Peter Drier’s article in The Nation, last year, OUR Walmart announced plans to protests at various Walmart…
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Weird revelations after Oakland University fires Women's Basketball Coach
November 13th, 2013
This one has been getting some attention online. Beckie Francis[pictured above -thanks USA Today] was the University of Oakland Women’s Basketball coach. “Was” being the operative word. Last July she was fired – “for cause” but the precise cause had never been identified. Last week, Francis filed suit against the University.…
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Toys R Us seeks to overturn $20 Million Massachusetts verdict involving inflatable slide.
May 7th, 2013
In the summer of 2006, Robin Aleo, a 29 year old married mom, was visiting relatives in Andover, Massachusetts. A pool was on the premises and Ms. Aleo decided to slide, head first, down an inflatable Toys R Us “Banzai” Pool Slide[pictured above – picture courtesy of JD Journal]. The slide partially collapsed. As her husband and daughter watc…
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EEOC obtains $240 million dollar verdict for abused workers.
May 3rd, 2013
Every time you tell yourself you have seen the last of these stories… An Iowa City, Iowa jury awarded a record $241 million dollars to a group of 32 workers who had been systematically abused for decades by a Texas employer. The employer, Hill County Farms, d/b/a Henry’s Turkey Service, is based in Goldthwaite, Texas. The work and abuse however, to…
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Did Jerry Reinsdorf and Jim Thompson try to silence ISFA CEO?
May 1st, 2013
Ben Javorsky, of the Chicago Reader wrote a really interesting article last week about a lawsuit recently filed against former Governor James Thompson and current White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf. The plaintiff, Perri Irmer, is alleging that the two men colluded to have her fired from her job as CEO of the Illinois Sports Facility Authority[“ISFA”].…
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Chicago man claims he was fired from local McDonald's franchise after missing work to be with his newborn, dying son.
April 2nd, 2013
Courthouse News Service detailed a lawsuit recently filed in Cook County that simply is hard to believe. Jentri Casaberry alleges in his complaint that he was a swing shift manager at a Chicagoland McDonald’s franchise. The complaint goes on to allege that on July 6, 2011, Casaberry’s girlfriend went into premature labor. Mr. Casaberry stayed at th…
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More email nightmares...
March 26th, 2013
As first reported in the ABA Journal[online] a story broke yesterday about some unfortunate emails that surfaced in a legal billing dispute between DLA Piper[DLA] and a former client. DLA had been retained by energy entrepreneur Adam H. Victor[the formidable-looking man pictured above] to prepare a Chapter 11 Bankruptcy filing for Project Orange Associates, on…
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Cardiologist collects $2.4 million in New Jersey whistleblower case
March 21st, 2013
Nicholas L. DePace MD, a prominent New Jersey cardiologist(pictured above) will receive $2.4 million dollars for his role in a whistleblower suit against Cooper Health Systems and Cooper University Hospital, located in Camden, New Jersey. After a lengthy investigation by the United States Department of Justice and the New Jersey Attorney General, Cooper agreed…
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Nationwide recall of Med Prep Consulting drugs.
March 20th, 2013
According to multiple reports, on Monday, the United States Federal Drug Administration[“FDA”] announced a voluntary nationwide recall of all drugs made by Med Prep Consulting, Inc, a New Jersey drug compounding company. Compounding companies create custom drug cocktails pursuant to specific recipes from medical personnel. The drugs recalled includ…
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