HSBC EXPOSED SENSITIVE BANKRUPTCY DATA
HSBC Bank says it found a bug in its imaging software that exposed the sensitive data about an unnumbered amount…
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EASTERN ILLINOIS STUDENT DATA STOLEN
Investigators are looking into the breach of a computer security system at Eastern Illinois University. The extent of the breach…
Read More →Does My Hospital Know My Credit Score?
It is not uncommon for Hospitals to pull patients’ credit reports. Other hospitals use third parties to predict the likelihood…
Read More →U.S. Supreme Court Hears Arguments Regarding Merck Shareholder Suit
The U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments recently overheard oral arguments for a proposed statute of limitations for shareholder suits stemming from…
Read More →Courts protect big companies from liability even when companies expose consumers to increase risk of harm
Last month, a disturbing opinion was issued by a federal judge in Missouri. Amburgy v. Express Scripts was filed in the…
Read More →La Salle University Settles Sports Injury Case
La Salle University has agreed to pay $7.5 million to settle a lawsuit filed on behalf of a former football player,…
Read More →U.S. Supreme Court to Address Whistleblower Issue
The U.S. Supreme Court last month began considering arguments over whistleblower lawsuits filed under the federal False Claims Act (qui tam), according…
Read More →CT Brain Perfusion Scans Safety Investigation – Additional cases of excess radiation exposure
The FDA, working with state and local health authorities, has identified at least 50 additional patients who were exposed to…
Read More →Depakote, Depakote ER, Depakene, Depacon, Stavzor Associated With Birth Defects
The FDA notified health care professionals and patients about the increased risk of neural tube defects and other major birth…
Read More →DEATHS IN NEWBORNS ASSOCIATED WITH USE OF ceftriaxone (rocephin)
The FDA has received seven case reports of serious cardiopulmonary adverse events in neonates associated with precipitation of a ceftriaxone-calcium…
Read More →More Warnings for Patients Taking Lexiva
GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and the FDA notified healthcare professionals of a potential association between Lexiva and myocardial infarction and dyslipidemia in…
Read More →CPSC Crib Recall
CPSC, LaJobi Reannounce 2001 Recall of Cribs Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards Concern that Cribs Could Now Be At…
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