California is a state with an established reputation for being concerned with the risks of carcinogens and dangerous chemicals. That may be the reasoning behind the recent RoundUp ban on county property that was published by NBC Los Angeles Channel 4 last Wednesday morning. The RoundUp Ban Motive The RoundUp ban … [Read more...]
Los Angeles County Institutes RoundUp Ban Following Jury Rulings
California Supreme Court – Name Manufacturers Responsible for Generic Drug Labeling
Under the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, drug manufacturers must submit a new drug application before it is able to market a new brand name drug. Additionally, the United States Food and Drug Administration must approve of the drug before it may be marketed. In the new drug application, a sample of the drug’s label must be included. … [Read more...]
California Gas Pipeline Explosion Victim Lawsuits
Gas Pipeline Explosion Sparked A Catastrophic Fire. Did you suffer damages from the massive gas pipeline explosion in San Bruno, California? The September 9, 2010 rupture of a Pacific Gas and Electric (PG&E) natural gas transmission line sparked a catastrophic fire that left an unknown number of people dead and destroyed dozens … [Read more...]
California High School Bans Lunchtime Driving Following Student Crash
A high school in northern California is among the latest to implement a ban on lunchtime driving after a recent crash involved two students. Mendocino High School is prohibiting driving during school lunch breaks until at least Thanksgiving. The school is not alone in taking this type of action. Similar bans have been instituted … [Read more...]
California Tour Bus Crash Leaves 13 Dead, 31 Injured
Thirteen people were killed and 31 others were injured early Sunday morning, October 23, when the USA Holiday tour bus carrying them back from a casino near the Salton Sea crashed into a big rig truck near Palm Springs. The passengers, many of whom were sleeping, had spent the night at the casino and were on the way back to Los … [Read more...]
California Cipro Lawsuit Partial Settlement
The Settlement of Cipro Users. A California lawsuit involving the antibiotic Cipro (ciprofloxacin) has reached a partial settlement. The lawsuit alleged that the five defendants-Bayer Corporation, Barr Laboratories, Inc., Hoechst Marion Roussel, Inc., Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc., and The Rugby Group, Inc. had violated … [Read more...]
California Coconut Oil Maker Faces Class Action over Labeling Claims
A proposed class action against a company that touts its coconut oil as “healthy,” claims the company misleads consumers into thinking the product is good for them when it is almost entirely made up of saturated fat. A California woman claims that labels on Carrington Tea Co. LLC's Carrington Farms extra virgin coconut oil and … [Read more...]
