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Alert to pregnant women and nursing mothers taking Reglan: You could be at risk of developing irreversible neurological damage
Alert to pregnant women and nursing mothers taking Reglan:
You could be at risk of developing irreversible neurological damage
Reglan® is not FDA-approved for morning sickness, yet the acid reflux drug is being prescribed "off label" to treat nausea and vomiting in pregnant women and to increase milk production in nursing mothers, in spite of its link to tardive dyskinesia. 
   
American Airlines Flight Skids off Jamaican Runway in Failed Landing,Everyone Aboard Survives
American Airlines Flight Skids off Jamaican Runway in Failed Landing,
Everyone Aboard Survives
Several passengers from American Airlines Flight 331 have hired Baum Hedlund to represent them after their plane slid off the runway during a failed landing in Kingston, Jamaica.  Forty-four people were taken to hospitals.
   
Mediators assigned to try to settle Continental Connection Flight 3407 lawsuits
Mediators assigned to try to settle Continental Connection Flight 3407 lawsuits
Baum Hedlund attorney, Ron Goldman, who believes some lawsuits will settle more quickly than others depending on the needs of the families stated, "Justice for our clients and safety for the aviation community and traveling public, those are our twin objectives."
   
Airplane Maintenance Outsourcing Tests Bounds of Safety
Airplane Maintenance Outsourcing Tests Bounds of Safety
Baum Hedlund aviation attorneys discuss airline maintenance outsourcing in a recent article they published on Findlaw.com. Airplane Maintenance Outsourcing Tests Bounds of Safety: Outsourcing raises serious safety questions.
   
Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Multiple Vehicle Pile-up on I-40 near Barstow, California
Family Files Wrongful Death Lawsuit in Multiple Vehicle
Pile-up on I-40 near Barstow, California
December 18, 2009 -- The surviving Ramirez brothers have filed a lawsuit against the trucking companies and the drivers involved in a 2008 fatal collision near Ludlow, CA which resulted in the tragic death of their father and their younger brother.
   
Aviation Attorney Ron Goldman Explains Coordination of Clarence Center Crash Lawsuits
Aviation Attorney Ron Goldman Explains
Coordination of Clarence Center Crash Lawsuits
According to Baum Hedlund attorney Ron Goldman, wrongful death lawsuits are still being filed on behalf of the families of the Clarence Center plane crash victims. Cases are in the process of being transferred to be heard by one judge.
   
Paxil Verdict: Jury Awards $2.5M for Paxil-related Injuries in First Paxil Birth Defect Trial

Paxil Verdict: Jury Awards $2.5M for Paxil-related
Injuries in First Paxil Birth Defect Trial
A jury has rendered a favorable verdict for the family who sued GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) in the first of a series of Paxil birth defect trials, alleging that for years GSK failed to warn consumers about Paxil’s potential risks of birth defects.

   
Cara Luther's firm, Baum Hedlund, is representing the passenger killed in the Maryland State Police helicopter crash
Cara Luther's firm, Baum Hedlund, is representing the passenger
killed in the Maryland State Police helicopter crash
The firm is investigating the accident, decisions made that night and maintenance issues in the Maryland State Police Aviation Command.  Luther’s firm has put the state of Maryland on notice that a lawsuit may be coming.
   
Fatal helicopter accident lawsuit filed against Robinson Helicopter Co.
Fatal helicopter accident lawsuit filed against Robinson Helicopter Co.
Defect in popular helicopter caused post crash fire that killed four, Baum Hedlund attorney Ilyas Akbari alleges.  Seattle residents and Korean nationals, others "should have walked away" from the crash. Robinson should have fixed the design flaw long ago.
   
Nine Dead after a Metro Commuter Train Crash in Washington, D.C.
Nine Dead after a Metro Commuter Train Crash in Washington, D.C.
Baum Hedlund has been retained by a passenger injured in the crash of two D.C. subway trains which collided during rush hour on June 22, 2009. Investigators are focusing on a possible failed signaling system and outdated cab cars in the D.C. train crash probe.  This is the deadliest incident suffered by Washington’s subway system.
   
Tour Helicopter and Single-Engine Piper Collide over the Hudson River
Tour Helicopter and Single-Engine Piper Collide over the Hudson River
Nine people are dead following the August 8, 2009 collision between a single-engine plane and a tour helicopter over the Hudson near lower Manhattan.  A wing of the plane clipped the helicopter's propeller, causing both aircraft to plummet into the river. Rescue divers do not expect any survivors.
   
A Muni Train Crash in San Francisco Leaves 48 Injured
A Muni Train Crash in San Francisco Leaves 48 Injured
Forty eight people were injured, four seriously, in a San Francisco Municipal Railway train collision on July 18, 2009.  An L train rear-ended a K train at the city’s West Portal Station.  The NTSB is evaluating the condition of the train tracks, signal systems and structural integrity of the locomotives involved, and the possibility of human error.
   
Baum, Hedlund Files National Hydroxycut Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Millions Who Consumed the Recalled Weight Loss Supplement

Baum, Hedlund Files National Hydroxycut Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit on Behalf of Millions Who Consumed the Recalled Weight Loss Supplement
Recalled Hydroxycut products are defective and dangerous according to a lawsuit filed today by Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman in federal court in Los Angeles on behalf of consumers of the recalled weight loss product.
   
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman Attorneys Get Recognition
Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman Attorneys Get Recognition
Six Baum Hedlund attorneys have been chosen by their peers to be listed in the 2009 Southern California Super Lawyers® Rising Stars Edition and Super Lawyers® Corporate Counsel Edition.  Each Super Lawyers candidate is evaluated on 12 indicators of peer recognition and professional achievement.
   
Attorney Roger Drake: There is Still Time to Join a Heparin Lawsuit
Attorney Roger Drake: There is Still Time to Join a Heparin Lawsuit
Patients who were harmed because of Heparin contamination still have time to bring claims against the makers of the heparin products. Roger Drake, an attorney with Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman, says that it is important for people affected by contaminated heparin to hold those responsible accountable for what happened.
   
At least 4 killed in tour bus crash in Soledad, California
At least 4 killed in tour bus crash in Soledad, California
A tour bus carrying tourists was heading towards SoCal when it crashed, overturned and split in two on an overpass, killing at least four people. Some passengers were ejected onto Highway 101, onto nearby railroad tracks and others were projected onto Front Street below.  En Français
   
Thoughts on the Crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo, NY from Airline Captain Turned Aviation Disaster Attorney John Greaves
Thoughts on the Crash of Flight 3407 near Buffalo, NY from Airline Captain Turned Aviation Disaster Attorney John Greaves
Experienced pilot and Baum Hedlund airline accident lawyer, John Greaves cites several factors that could have contributed to the February 12, 2009 crash of Continental Connection Flight 3407 near Buffalo, NY.