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Judge Barbier granted preliminary approval of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill settlements, and the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana has now issued a press release announcing the start of the court-ordered Notice Program to inform people, businesses and other entities about the settlements.

The British Medical Journal (BMJ) published findings earlier this week indicating that women who use contraceptive transdermal patches or vaginal rings may have an approximate 7.9 and 6.5 times greater risk, respectively, of developing venous thrombosis when compared to women in the same age group who do not use such…

On Monday afternoon, an Air Canada Boeing 777 jet was forced to make an emergency landing after one of its engines failed shortly after takeoff.

On June 4, 2012, the judges overseeing the pelvic mesh multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia were notified that Johnson & Johnson subsidiary and pelvic mesh manufacturer Ethicon, Inc., advised the FDA of its plans to recall four of its transvaginal/pelvic…

Earlier this week, the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) fired five and suspended 38 employees after an investigation found they had failed to execute random screenings last year at the Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Fla.

The 9/11 Families United to Bankrupt Terrorism, more than 6,600 survivors and family members of those killed in the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, issued an announcement applauding the introduction of The Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) in the U.S. House of Representatives.

This spring, the CIA thwarted a terrorist attempt allegedly crafted by al Qaeda to smuggle a bomb aboard a civilian aircraft bound for the U.S.

Newly released documents in the investigation against Skip ReVille provide additional information and disturbing details about ReVille's admitted crimes against young boys, as well as mandatory reporters' alleged knowledge of his behavior.

While there are international aviation food safety guidelines, as detailed in the Worldwide Food Safety Guidelines for Airline Catering guide, food can be mishandled at any time and cause dangerous, if not deadly, consequences.

On July 12, 2012, the Mesothelioma Foundation presented Dr. Sugarbaker with the Pioneer Award at the Celebration of Hope Reception in Washington, D.C., to honor his lifetime of work in mesothelioma research and treatment development.