As someone who worked on Medicare Set Aside allocations for some Fen-Phen cases, I found this disturbing to say the least.

Fen-Phen Plaintiff Files Suite Against Law Firm
A former plaintiff in the fen-phen diet drug class action has filed a lawsuit accusing the law firm that represented her of legal malpractice. In the complaint, Patricia Fulkerson alleges that she was encouraged to exaggerate the seriousness of a heart condition in order to collect a larger award. The lawsuit also claims sexual harassment against an attorney of the firm. The case is set to be resolved in mediation.

As a cookie dough connoisseur I was saddened by this news.

E. Coli Prompts Cookie Dough Recall
Nestle’s Toll House cookie and brownie dough may be tainted with E. coli bacteria, federal heath regulators have warned consumers. According to the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the outbreak has sickened about 65 people in 29 states. In response, Nestle USA’s Baking Division began recalling refrigerated cookie dough and other products last week.

After eating all that cookie dough, one might have been inclined to try this weight loss product.
Attorneys File Hydroxycut Class Action
Attorneys filed a class-action lawsuit last week on behalf of consumers who took the recalled weight-loss product Hydroxycut. According to the lawsuit, the maker of the supplement violated state deceptive practices laws by distributing a product it knew to be unsafe. Hydroxycut was recalled from the market earlier this year after it was linked to liver damage and other ailments.

Summertime brings swimming pool issues to the surface.

Advocates Warn of Pool Filter Dangers
A California woman is waging a personal battle to raise awareness about the dangers of certain swimming pool filters following the death of her husband. Jim Halverson suffered fatal injuries when his pool’s two-piece, kettle style filter exploded and struck him in the head. Attorneys and other consumer advocates argue that a design flaw in the kettle-style or canister filters can make them extremely dangerous. At least 22 similar incidents and four deaths have been attributed to the filters since 1982, according the Consumer Product Safety Commission.

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