<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>NewsInferno &#187; Class Action Lawsuits</title>
	<atom:link href="http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/category/class-action-lawsuits/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>http://www.newsinferno.com</link>
	<description>Let The Truth Be Told</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:34:35 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<generator>http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4</generator>
	<language>en</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
			<item>
		<title>More Homeowners Filing Chinese Drywall Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13767</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13767#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2009 22:07:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/?p=13767</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[It seems thousands of United States homeowners claim that they are becoming sick as a result of defective Chinese drywall, claiming a “rotten egg” odor; headaches; nausea and vomiting; respiratory problems; and corrosion of metals in the home, including of jewelry, wiring, air conditioning units, and other appliances.
The Daily Herald points out that millions of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13767/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Chinese Drywall Symposium Set</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13747</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13747#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Nov 2009 15:32:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Chinese Drywall]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/?p=13747</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Following an announcement this week regarding Chinese drywall litigation, the Miami Herald just announced that Florida State is sponsoring The Technical Symposium on Corrosive Imported Drywall to discuss the problem. The Symposium is scheduled in Tampa for Thursday and Friday.
The prior announcement—a one-time offer made by Knauf Plasterboard (Tianjin) Co., Ltd.—is expected to do much [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/13747/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Researcher Faked Data for 21 Studies Involving Vioxx, Celebrex and Other Drugs</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5021</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5021#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Mar 2009 14:44:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vioxx]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/?p=5021</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Medical journals have been asked to retract 21 studies that touted the benefits of Vioxx, Celebrex and other drugs.  According to The Wall Street Journal, Baystate Medical Center, Springfield, Mass. is asking the journals to make the retractions because its former chief of acute pain, Dr. Scott S. Reuben, had faked data used in [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/5021/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>8</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Chinese Drywall Debacle Sparks Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4665</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4665#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:19:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4665</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Problems with defective Chinese drywall in Florida have led to two separate lawsuits.  Late last week,  the Bonita Springs law firm of Parker Waichman Alonso LLP filed a class action lawsuit on behalf of Florida consumers whose homes were ruined by the defective Chinese drywall.  Meanwhile, Miami-based Lennar Homes, the builder at the center of [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4665/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>7</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Louisiana Citizens Settles Hurricane Katrina, Rita Lawsuits</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4204</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4204#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:22:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4204</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp. has agreed to pay $35 million to settle two class action lawsuits over its slow response to Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005.  The Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corp., the state&#8217;s insurer of last resort, voted yesterday to set aside funds to pay the settlements, however, the company has not [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4204/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Victoria&#8217;s Secret Bras Linked to Rashes, Lawsuit Filed</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4187</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4187#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Nov 2008 19:18:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Defective Products]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Health Concerns]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Toxic Substances]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4187</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[An Ohio woman claims her Victoria&#8217;s Secret bra left her with a painful rash, and is suing the lingerie company.   Now, hundreds of other women have come forward to allege similar experiences, and attorneys are seeking class action status for the Ohio lawsuit.
Roberta Ritter, 37, claims she became “utterly sick” after she wore her new [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/4187/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>3</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Vioxx Grand Jury Probe Latest Headache for Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2498</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2498#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Feb 2008 18:35:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vioxx]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2498</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Just as Vioxx maker Merck gets closer to settling thousands of lawsuits against the defective pain reliever, reports have surfaced that a grand jury is investigating the company over the way it marketed Vioxx.   According to the Wall Street Journal, the health-care-fraud unit of the U.S. Attorney&#8217;s Office for the District of Massachusetts [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2498/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Florida Vioxx Plaintiffs Look to Expand Settlement</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2484</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2484#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 30 Jan 2008 20:35:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vioxx]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2484</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vioxx plaintiffs in Florida are petitioning a federal court to expand Merck’s proposed $4.85 billion settlement to include those who did not file suit against the company by Nov. 9, 2007.  But many lawyers involved in the Vioxx settlement oppose the petition, fearing that adding more plaintiffs to the Vioxx settlement would lessen the awards [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2484/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>1</slash:comments>
		</item>
		<item>
		<title>Vioxx Victims to Share $4.85 Billion under Settlement Agreement with Merck</title>
		<link>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2009</link>
		<comments>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2009#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 09 Nov 2007 15:46:03 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Laurie</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Class Action Lawsuits]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Legal News]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Pharmaceuticals]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Product Recalls]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Recalled Drugs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vioxx]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2009</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Vioxx maker Merck will spend $4.85 billion to settle a significant number of lawsuits filed against it for injuries caused by the painkiller.  Under the agreement, which was announced late yesterday, Merck will set up two separate settlement funds to cover heart attack and stroke claims filed over Vioxx.  The development is a [...]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>http://www.newsinferno.com/archives/2009/feed</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
