﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/"><channel><title>Cision News</title><link>https://news.cision.com</link><description>Cision is the leading global provider of media research, distribution, monitoring and evaluation services. With over 40 locations throughout the world, Cision provides the insight, expertise and intelligence that improve performance and build reputations.</description><pubDate>Tue, 09 Jun 2026 15:21:00 GMT</pubDate><image><title>Cision News</title><width>146</width><height>60</height><link>https://news.cision.com</link><url>https://news.cision.com/Content/img/news-logo.png</url></image><item><title>New Ohio Law Attacks the Rights of Mesothelioma Victims</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/new-ohio-law-attacks-the-rights-of-mesothelioma-victims,c9378001</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1257707</guid><description><![CDATA[Sokolove Law, a nationally recognized mesothelioma law firm (http://www.mesotheliomahelpnow.com/mesothelioma-law-firms), is dedicated to preserving citizens’ rights under the U.S. civil justice system. A disturbing trend in asbestos legislation is potentially harmful to the rights of mesothelioma victims everywhere.
A new Ohio law signed by the governor on December 20, 2012, provides an unfair advantage to corporate defendants in asbestos lawsuits. Effective March 2013, the law, HB 380, requires mesothelioma victims and other plaintiffs who file an asbestos lawsuit in Ohio to disclose]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 28 Feb 2013 18:41:57 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Kasel Recalls Dog Treats Over Salmonella Risk</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/kasel-recalls-dog-treats-over-salmonella-risk,c9376362</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1255943</guid><description><![CDATA[Kasel Associated Industries voluntarily recalled all dog treat products manufactured at its Denver facility between April 20, 2012, and September 19, 2012, due to possible salmonella (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/product-liability/food?utm_source=cision&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=productliability) contamination.

Salmonella poisoning (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/product-liability/food?utm_source=cision&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=productliability) can sicken animals and is a risk to humans who come in contact with the tainted pet products and don’t wash their]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Consumer Agency Outlines Priorities for 2013</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/consumer-agency-outlines-priorities-for-2013,c9376359</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1255893</guid><description><![CDATA[Tackling the credit discrimination faced by minorities is one of several priority items for 2013 outlined by the chief of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in a recent public meeting.

CFPB Director Richard Cordray said the agency will also work on other pressing consumer issues including the misleading marketing of financial products and services, debt traps, abusive collection tactics, loan servicing, and credit reporting, reports The Blog of Legal Times (http://legaltimes.typepad.com/blt/2013/02/consumer-financial-agency-chief-lays-out-2013-agenda.html?utm_source=cision&]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Stryker Australia Advises Closer Watch on Patients with Recalled Hip Implants</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/stryker-australia-advises-closer-watch-on-patients-with-recalled-hip-implants,c9376356</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1255829</guid><description><![CDATA[Health regulators in Australia received updated recommendations from Stryker Australia for monitoring patients who have received the company’s ABG II Modular metal-on-metal hip implants (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/product-liability/medical-devices/depuy-hip-replacement?utm_source=cision&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=productliability).

The implants – specifically the ABG II Modular necks  – were voluntarily recalled last year by Stryker over concerns they may be susceptible to fretting and corrosion at the modular-neck junction, which may trigger pain and adverse reactions in]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Ship Exxon Valdez Posed Asbestos Risk for Wrecker's Yard</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/ship-exxon-valdez-posed-asbestos-risk-for-wrecker-s-yard,c9376348</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1255561</guid><description><![CDATA[The recent scrapping of the onetime tanker Exxon Valdez, infamous for its devastating 1989 oil spill in Alaska’s Prince Edward Sound, again underscored the dangers of maritime asbestos (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/asbestos-diseases?utm_source=cision&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=meso). The Exxon Valdez’s final resting ground is on a beach by the coast city of Alang in India, as the German news site Spiegel Online (http://www.spiegel.de/international/business/global-ship-breaking-business-booms-as-container-industry-suffers-a-883122.html?utm_source=cision&utm_medium=social&utm_]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Hurricane Sandy Victims Fight for Claims Payments</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/hurricane-sandy-victims-fight-for-claims-payments,c9376342</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1255215</guid><description><![CDATA[Things still seem grim for thousands of Hurricane Sandy victims. While many are still waiting for their flood insurance claims to be resolved, many others are claiming they are getting considerably less cash than what’s required to rebuild.

As this blog (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/blog/2013/01/30/hurricane-sandy-will-spawn-insurance-suits?utm_source=cision&utm_medium=social&utm_campaign=badfaithinsurance) has noted, Hurricane Sandy victims are facing multiple hurdles to get reimbursement for their claims. Some are turning to litigation (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/blog/2013/02/11/]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 27 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EPA Chasing Culprits Who Dumped Asbestos in Ohio</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/epa-chasing-culprits-who-dumped-asbestos-in-ohio,c9375299</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1254339</guid><description><![CDATA[The Ohio branch of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is asking for help to find the person (or people) responsible for dumping a large amount of asbestos (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/asbestos-diseases?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=meso) on an unoccupied property near Swanton.

According to an EPA press release (http://www.epa.ohio.gov/news/onlinenewsroom/newsreleases/tabid/5967/vw/1/itemid/275/asbestos-material-dumped-in-swanton-area-woods-ohio-epa-seeks-information-to-nab-dumper.aspx), in November 2012, someone discovered a “large quantity” of pipe]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Alaskan Docks Harbored Asbestos</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/alaskan-docks-harbored-asbestos,c9375297</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1254322</guid><description><![CDATA[Once used in countless applications before its true risks became widely known, the mineral asbestos (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/asbestos-diseases?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=meso) is still turning up in surprising places. Case in point: the recent removal of asbestos firewalls in some old docks on the waterfront of the city of Seward, Alaska.

“This should serve as a cautionary tale for other communities with similar old docks so they can also safely remove any asbestos that may be crumbling into their harbors as well before it can cause any problems,” said]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>EPA: Even Tiny Amounts of Asbestos Risky</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/epa--even-tiny-amounts-of-asbestos-risky,c9375293</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1254295</guid><description><![CDATA[A long-awaited risk study from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to guide the asbestos (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/asbestos-diseases?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=meso) cleanup of Libby, Mont. is now expected in 2014. The news comes after a science board backed EPA draft reports of the study that stated even “miniscule” amounts of asbestos cause lung problems, according to a story in the Insurance Journal (http://www.insurancejournal.com/news/west/2013/02/11/280807.htm).

The EPA found that exceeding “extremely low levels” of airborne asbestos — 0.]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Firefighter with Mesothelioma Breathed Clouds of Asbestos</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/firefighter-with-mesothelioma-breathed-clouds-of-asbestos,c9375288</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1254273</guid><description><![CDATA[Firefighter Douglas Garnham is facing death within a year from mesothelioma cancer (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/mesothelioma-law-firm?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=meso). But in the meantime, he’s taken a court action against the employer he claims exposed him to asbestos (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/asbestos-diseases?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=meso).

As a story in the United Kingdom news site Get Surrey (http://www.getsurrey.co.uk/news/s/2129041_asbestos_clouds_blamed_for_firemans_cancer) indicates, the 54-year-old fireman]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Vistide Recall for Particulate Matter</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/vistide-recall-for-particulate-matter,c9375284</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1254233</guid><description><![CDATA[Gilead Sciences Inc. voluntarily recalled one lot of Vistide (cidofovir injection) over a possible contamination with visible particulate matter.

The recall is for lot number B120217A, according to the Food and Drug Administration (http://www.fda.gov/Safety/MedWatch/SafetyInformation/SafetyAlertsforHumanMedicalProducts/ucm340094.htm). The recalled product is clear, colorless, and supplied in clear glass vials. It is used in the treatment of cytomegalovirus (CMV) retinitis in AIDS patients.

Gilead said it is not currently aware of any complaint attributable to the particles.

The]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Santander Hit With Phone Recording Class Action</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/santander-hit-with-phone-recording-class-action,c9375280</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1254151</guid><description><![CDATA[Recording telephone conversations with consumers without their consent has landed Banco Santander's U.S. auto-financing arm in a proposed class action suit in California federal court.

Law360 (http://www.law360.com/) (subscription required) reports that lead plaintiff Jose C. Zendejas claims that he received a call from a Santander employee who did not inform him that their conversation was being recorded. When questioned directly by the plaintiff at the end of the call, the employee admitted to recording the conversation. The employee allegedly sought information about a friend of]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 15:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Whistleblowers Win Nursing Home Abuse Lawsuit</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/whistleblowers-win-nursing-home-abuse-lawsuit,c9375278</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1254082</guid><description><![CDATA[An Illinois nursing home (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/nursing-home-abuse?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=nursinghomeabuse) was slapped with $29 million in penalties by a federal jury in a whistleblower case brought by two former nurses who claimed the facility provided substandard care to its elderly residents while submitting fake bills for treatment to Medicare and Medicaid.

Law360  (http://www.law360.com/)(subscription required) reports that the two nurses filed suit under the False Claims Act alleging that Momence Meadows Nursing Center Inc. in Kankakee]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>2011 Wisconsin Law Conceals Nursing Home Abuse Records</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/2011-wisconsin-law-conceals-nursing-home-abuse-records,c9375271</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1253419</guid><description><![CDATA[Critics claim a Wisconsin tort reform law is frustrating legitimate abuse and negligence lawsuits and prosecutions against nursing homes (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/nursing-home-abuse?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=nursinghomeabuse), hospices, and other long term providers.

This “Wisconsin Act 2 of 2011” law affects the investigation records of nursing homes, as well as a facility’s incident reports, which are created after a resident’s injury or death. The law bars the application of the reports and records in either civil or criminal cases, notes this]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Autoworkers Remain at Risk for Asbestos Exposure</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/autoworkers-remain-at-risk-for-asbestos-exposure,c9374703</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1250870</guid><description><![CDATA[Auto show season is in full swing and the nation’s automakers are busily showcasing their hottest, most coveted cars to get consumers revved and ready to step into the showroom.  

But did you know that cars and trucks are a potential source of asbestos exposure?
The dangers of asbestos – a human carcinogen – are well known. Asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that kills more than 3,000 people every year. The federal government’s failure to ban asbestos means this silent killer is still found in thousands of asbestos-containing products manufactured and used every day in]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 20:57:51 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Carnival Triumph Lawsuit Filed, Others Expected</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/carnival-triumph-lawsuit-filed--others-expected,c9374107</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1250729</guid><description><![CDATA[One of the irate passengers trapped aboard the crippled Carnival Triumph for four days following an engine fire filed the first lawsuit against the cruise company and is seeking unspecified damages.

Reuters (http://www.newsday.com/news/nation/carnival-triumph-first-lawsuit-filed-in-cruise-ship-fiasco-1.4657396) reports that the Texas woman filed the suit against Carnival Corp. in federal court in Miami less than 24 hours after the boat docked. The suit accuses the company of breach of maritime contract for failing to provide the plaintiff with safe passage on a seaworthy vessel, adequate]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 14:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Women More Prone To Hip Implant Failure, Says Study</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/women-more-prone-to-hip-implant-failure--says-study,c9374101</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1250681</guid><description><![CDATA[A new study suggests that women who underwent a hip replacement (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/product-liability/medical-devices/depuy-hip-replacement?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=productliability) were 29 percent more likely than men to need a repeat surgery within the first three years.

The study also found that failure rate of metal-on-metal hips was almost twice as high for women as for men, according to the Associated Press (http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2013/02/18/hip-implants-women/1928967/). Women represent the majority of the 400,000]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 13:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>First Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit Starts</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/first-actos-bladder-cancer-lawsuit-starts,c9373630</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1249928</guid><description><![CDATA[The first trial over the alleged bladder cancer risk of Takeda Pharmaceutical’s diabetes drug (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/dangerous-drugs/diabetes?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=ddrugs), Actos (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/dangerous-drugs/diabetes/actos?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=ddrugs), gets underway this week in state court in Los Angeles.

Bloomberg  (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-15/takeda-worried-about-actos-s-cancer-link-filing-shows.html)reports the company is facing more than 3,000 lawsuits around the country]]></description><pubDate>Fri, 22 Feb 2013 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Fastener Issue Prompts Chrysler Recall of Over 370,000 Vehicles</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/fastener-issue-prompts-chrysler-recall-of-over-370-000-vehicles,c9373626</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1249888</guid><description><![CDATA[Chrysler recalled 370,297 SUVs and trucks worldwide due to an issue with a fastener in the rear axle that reportedly caused 15 accidents.

Reuters (http://www.slashgear.com/chrysler-forced-to-recall-370297-vehicles-due-to-fastener-problem-14269457/) reports that the recall affects:

• Ram 1500 pickup trucks manufactured from 2009 to 2012

• Chrysler Aspen 2009 models

• Dodge Durango 2009 models

• Dodge Dakota trucks manufactured from 2009 to 2011

The news service says the recall involves 278,222 SUVS and trucks in the U.S., 23,767 in Mexico, 63,321 in Canada, and 4,987]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 22:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Possible Defect in HeartWare Device</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/possible-defect-in-heartware-device,c9373623</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1249883</guid><description><![CDATA[HeartWare International Inc. warns that its HVAD Pump may have a potential defect and urges doctors to examine the device before use.

The Boston Business Journal (http://www.bizjournals.com/boston/blog/bioflash/2013/02/heartware-warns-of-heart-device-defect.html) (BBJ) reports that the Massachusetts company disclosed that it has received reports of 11 incidents in which a portion of the device becomes partially or completely dislodged. The HVAD Pump is a ventricular assist system, consisting of an implantable centrifugal pump.

Although no patients have been injured, the potential risk]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 21:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Oregon Regulators Crack Down on Hospital</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/oregon-regulators-crack-down-on-hospital,c9373622</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1249877</guid><description><![CDATA[Oregon occupational safety and health regulators have fined an acute care facility and a general contractor each more than $25,000 for mishandling asbestos (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/asbestos-diseases?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=meso) during a recent renovation project.

As this article in the Eugene, Ore. newspaper The Register Guard (http://www.registerguard.com/web/news/cityregion/29450937-41/asbestos-health-mckenzie-willamette-hospital.html.csp) reports, state officials learned that asbestos in the McKenzie-Willamette Medical Center (http://www.mckweb.]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 20:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Arizona Schools Violate Asbestos Safety Laws</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/arizona-schools-violate-asbestos-safety-laws,c9373617</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1249871</guid><description><![CDATA[The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has fined six Arizona school districts $94,575 for breaking the federal Asbestos (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/legal-help/asbestos-diseases?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=meso) Hazard Emergency Response Act. Over 15,000 students attend the 25 noncompliant schools, according to this story on CBS 5 (http://www.kpho.com/story/21252067/epa-6-az-school-districts-fined-for-asbestos-violations), an Arizona TV news site.

Inspectors reviewing the facilities in 2011 cited the districts for several infractions, including failure to inspect]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 19:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Citigroup Asks Court to OK $285 Million Settlement</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/citigroup-asks-court-to-ok--285-million-settlement,c9373615</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1249854</guid><description><![CDATA[Citigroup is appealing a judge’s ruling and asking for its $285 million mortgage-securities settlement with the federal government to stand. Both Citigroup and the Securities and Exchange Commission had cobbled together the agreement to resolve a federal lawsuit against the bank without going to trial.

With this appeal, as noted in a recent Bloomberg article (http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-02-08/citigroup-argues-for-approval-of-285-million-sec-settlement.html), Citigroup hopes to reverse U.S. District Judge Jed Rakoff’s 2011 veto of the agreement. Paying the $285 million would let]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 18:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title>Author Cornwell Wins Millions from Former Financial Manager</title><link>http://news.cision.com/sokolove-law/r/author-cornwell-wins-millions-from-former-financial-manager,c9373614</link><guid isPermaLink="false">cision1249831</guid><description><![CDATA[A jury in Boston federal court jury on Tuesday awarded $51 million to author Patricia Cornwell, after finding her former financial management company had squandered vast sums of her money.

As this blog previously noted (http://www.sokolovelaw.com/blog/2013/01/25/writer-patricia-cornwell-sues-investment-manager?utm_source=Cision&utm_medium=Social&utm_campaign=consumerfraud), the high-profile Cornwell accused Anchin, Block & Anchin LLP (http://www.anchin.com/ABOUT%20ANCHIN-OVERVIEW/ContentPage.aspx) of losing millions of dollars through mismanagement and in risky investments. Additionally,]]></description><pubDate>Thu, 21 Feb 2013 17:00:00 GMT</pubDate></item></channel></rss>