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A Sutter Medical Foundation computer stolen in mid-October held information on more than 4 million patients, some dating back to 1995, including names, addresses and descriptions of diagnoses, officials at the health network said Wednesday. For the millions of patients whose health-care provider is supported by Sutter Physician Services, names, addresses, email addresses, dates of birth, telephone numbers and names of patients' health insurance plans were contained in the computer's database.

The commissioner of the Food and Drug Administration recently revoked the approval of the drug Avastin as a treatment for breast cancer. The commissioner, Dr. Margaret A. Hamburg, said that clinical trials had shown that the drug was not helping breast cancer patients to live longer or to meaningfully control their tumors, but did expose them to potentially serious side effects like severe high blood pressure and hemorrhaging.

A whistleblower is an employee, former employee, or member of an organization, especially a business or government agency, who reports misconduct to people or entities that have the power and presumed willingness to take corrective action. The misconduct may be a violation of a law, rule, regulation and/or a direct threat to public interest, such as fraud, health/safety violations, and corruption. In these cases, depending on the information's severity and nature, whistleblowers may report the misconduct to lawyers, the media, law enforcement or watchdog agencies, or other local, state, or federal agencies.  Such actions have important ramifications, and persons who report misconduct are urged to consult with an attorney before they take any substantive action.

BP Organic shingles are supposed to last for 25 years.  According to numerous published complaints, these shingles often only last for a few years.  According to published complaints, these shingles may only last for between 2 to 12 years.

On multiple occasions, between approximately December 2009 and April 2010, during regular business hours and while acting within the scope of his employment, Defendant secretly placed a concealed video camera in the employee restroom and the general dressing room used by both employees and customers at the Finish Line store in Milpitas, California.

Certain "MacBook Pro" laptop/notebook computers sold on or after February 2009 have had alleged problems with battery life.  According to Apple advertising and marketing materials, the batteries were supposed to last for a certain amount of time.  In reality, the battery life is often much shorter.

Dropbox.com is a website service that allows users to securely store files on the internet.  It recently admitted that an update to its software code caused a "security glitch" that allowed people to log into any Dropbox account by typing in any password at all.  This problem was apparently fixed, but the law firm of Audet & Partners, LLP is investigating this matter.

Both federal and state laws apply to so-called "gift cards," "gift certificates," "vouchers," and other forms of "quasi-money." Typically, there are rules against offering gift cards that expire too quickly, and/or have complicated redemption rules.  Before these laws were put into place, merchants would sell gift cards and certificates knowing full-well that many of them would never be redeemed, or would be redeemed too late, etc..

In our modern world, we disclose personal information to a myriad of government and commercial entities.  Every time you sign up for a website, or fill out an online or paper form, you are usually divulging personal information.  Twenty years ago, this was not a large problem.  But now it is. . .

Plavix (clopidogrel bisulfate), distributed by Sanofi-Aventis and Bristol-Myers Squibb, is the second best-selling drug in the world. Doctors commonly prescribe this anti-coagulant in combination with aspirin as a preventative measure against strokes, heart attacks, and to promote a healthy circulatory system. However, researchers have recently found that Plavix use can actually greatly increase the risk of a stroke, gastrointestinal bleeding, heart attack, and other serious conditions.