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State launches Lap-Band investigation

2012-01-26 18:22:00

The California Department of Insurance is investigating the business practices of Lap-Band surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN advertising campaign, according to insurer Aetna Inc. The insurance giant said in a statement that it was...

FDA accuses 1-800-GET-THIN of using misleading Lap-Band ads

2011-12-14 00:00:00

The Food and Drug Administration has accused the 1-800-GET-THIN marketing company of using misleading advertising in its promotion of Lap-Band weight-loss surgery, saying the billboard, radio and television ads underplay serious risks to patients. The...

Clinics halt Lap-Band surgeries

2012-02-08 00:00:00

Two clinics tied to 1-800-GET-THIN have temporarily halted Lap-Band weight-loss surgeries after the device's maker said it would no longer sell to companies affiliated with the massive advertising campaign. The two brothers identified in lawsuits as...

Doctor accused of 'gross negligence' in death of Lap-Band patient

2012-02-04 00:00:00

The Medical Board of California has faulted a doctor in the 2010 death of a Lap-Band patient who had surgery at a clinic affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign, filing charges that could cause him to lose his license to practice. The board has...

ID errors put hundreds in L.A. County jails

2011-12-25 00:00:00

Hundreds of people have been wrongly imprisoned inside the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department jails in recent years, with some spending weeks behind bars before authorities realized those arrested were mistaken for wanted criminals, a Times...

1-800-GET-THIN is sued by former workers

2012-01-17 16:18:00

Workers at weight-loss surgery centers affiliated with the 1-800-GET-THIN ad campaign persuaded patients to have medically unnecessary surgeries and billed insurance companies for procedures that were never performed, a new lawsuit alleges. Two women who...

Two white men get life terms in '93 Britain killing of black teen

2012-01-04 16:32:00

Inaction by regulators as weight loss surgery allegations mount

2012-01-22 00:00:00

Several current or former workers for the people behind those 1-800-GET-THIN ads have made allegations about this weight-loss enterprise that government regulators should have gotten to the bottom of long ago. Taken together, the allegations are that...

Son of Packers assistant coach is missing, feared dead

2012-01-09 21:40:00

Federal immigration enforcement is mandatory, memo says

2012-01-08 23:01:00

Lap-Band surgeons critical of 1-800-GET-THIN [Updated]

2012-01-30 14:42:00

Jury chosen for court-martial of Marine in 24 Iraqi deaths

2012-01-07 00:00:00

The full City Council will vote on proposed smoking ban with new exemptions. But it's also possible Mayor Greg Ballard could veto the bill.

2012-01-30 00:00:00

Nesheba Kittling has been elected to partner at the Chicago office of Fisher & Phillips LLP, a national labor and employment law firm that represents management. The majority of Nesheba's practice is before federal and state courts and alternative dispute forums throughout the United States.

2012-01-04 00:00:00