Purdue Pharma LP, a private US drug firm, agreed to over 600 million dollars after pleading guilty Thursday to minimizing the risks of its OxyContin pain tablets, government prosecutors said. The Justice Department said Purdue and some of its top executives pleaded guilty to "misbranding"...
Tens of millions of botulism contaminated cans of chili, hot dog sauce, beef stew, hash and other foods, have been recalled but some stores continue to carry the botulism infected canned foods on their shelves simply because they are not aware of the issue....
On May 19, 2007 a Tulsa, Oklahoma day care worker was being held without bail Saturday in the death of a 2-year-old boy whose hands were bound and his mouth covered with masking tape, police said. The boy, who had been on life support,...
Southwest Industrial Gases, Inc in downtown Dallas had several explosions that prompted police evacuated businesses and residents within a half mile of the explosion and closed two nearby freeways. Tanks of acetylene fuel and other materials could be seen exploding and throwing large pieces of...
A collective action has been filed against Sprint Nextel alleging call center employees have not been paid for overtime or off-the-clock work.The suit was filed in Kansas City federal court on behalf of call center employees in California, Florida, New Mexico, New York, North...
August 20, 2007 Ford is recalling nearly 4 million vehicles because a defective cruise control switch. The defect could cause a short and lead to a vehicle fire. This is the same issue that prompted a 6-million vehicle recall in early 2005. Fifteen different Ford models...
10-25-2007 Approximately one million baby seats sold at Target , Wal-Mart and other large retailers have been recalled due to the risk of children falling out of the seats. The CPCS received 28 reports of injuries due to children falling out of the baby seats,...
A Texas Tech student has become the third person to die as the result of an auto accident that occurred last week in Grimes County. Chelsea Wiseman, 18, of Austin, passed away late last Tuesday at Memorial Hermann-Texas Medical Center. She was one of five...
An innovative technology called the Olympic Cool-Cap System may prevent or reduce the severity of neurological injury in infants who suffered from decreased blood flow and oxygen to the brain. Cooling the brain in this manner may interrupt a series of events that often...
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