Misery of Two DePuy ASR Hip Implants
DePuy ASR Hip Implants Injury Lawsuit. A man from Pennsylvania who received two recalled DePuy ASR Hip Implants is preparing to tell his story to a panel of U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) advisors in Washington D.C. next month. The panel is reviewing the safety of metal-on-metal hip replacement devices, and Steve … [Read more...]
Hearing to Consolidate Imprelis Lawsuits Scheduled for September
Tree Death and Damage Imprelis Lawsuits. The Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has scheduled a hearing for September 27 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to consider consolidating all federal Imprelis tree death and damage lawsuits in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in one federal court. There are currently 18 Imprelis lawsuits … [Read more...]
EPA Cancels NY Fracking Hearing Over Crowd, Security Worries
Hearing On NY Fracking Has Been Postponed. An all-day hearing on gas drilling via hydraulic fracturing scheduled to be held in Syracuse, New York tomorrow has been postponed over crowd control concerns. According to a report in The New York Times, it was expected that as many as 8,000 people would turn up at the hearing, which was to … [Read more...]
Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing Finally Ends
Coast Guard Hearing Into Mississippi River Oil Spill. After more than six weeks, the Coast Guard hearing into last summer's Mississippi River oil spill has come to an end. On Wednesday, its final day, the hearing turned into a blame game, as attorneys for the towing company, barge owner and tanker involved in the spill all tried … [Read more...]
Towboat Captain Refuses to Testify at Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing
Captain Of Towboat Involved In Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing. The absent captain of a towboat involved in last summer's Mississippi River oil spill has refused to testify at a Coast Guard hearing investigating the disaster. In addition to Captain Terry Carver, four officials from the towing company that employed him have … [Read more...]
Tanker Lookout Testifies at Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing
Tintomara Gave His Version During A Hearing In Mississippi River Oil Spill. The lookout of the tanker Tintomara gave his version of events leading up to last month's Mississippi River oil spill during a hearing in New Orleans yesterday. Gilberto Guevarra's account backed up that given by the Tintomara's captain on … [Read more...]
Postponed Mississippi River Oil Spill Hearing Scheduled to Begin Again Today
Mississippi Oil Spill Hearing Was Postponed. Yesterday's hearing into the Mississippi River oil spill was postponed shortly after it began. The Coast Guard stopped the proceeding after lawyers for DRD Towing, the owner of a tugboat involved in the incident, asked for more time to examine exhibits slated to be presented at … [Read more...]
Researcher Mum in Human Tissue Hearing
Human Tissue Hearing. In response to congressional complaints about its monitoring of human tissue samples, the National Institutes of Health is planning steps to better account for where and how the samples are being used. A senior government researcher asserted his Fifth Amendment rights Wednesday and refused to testify before … [Read more...]
NY Ferry Captain Appears at Hearing
Ferry Captain Appeared At A Hearing As Part Of A Procedure. The captain of the Staten Island ferry that crashed last month appeared at a hearing Monday as part of a procedure to determine if he will lose his job. Capt. Michael Gansas appeared before a city Department of Transportation labor relations specialist, who will … [Read more...]
Plenty of Ire At The WorldCom Hearing
WorldCom Accounting Discrepancy. Leave it up to the nation's lawmakers to know when a display of drama is called for. No sooner did a July 8 hearing convene on the $3.8 billion accounting discrepancy on telecom giant WorldCom's books, than the session evolved into a show of outrage, with each interrogator appearing to be angrier than … [Read more...]
