4-12-04 - A Pottsboro woman is hoping for restitution from the makers of Phen-Fen, nearly a decade after she took the diet drug and seven years after it was banned.
Susie Jones is still feeling the side affects of the drug. She says she suffers from congestive heart failure and lungs that constantly fill with fluid. Doctors point to the drug as the cause of her problems, but a class action lawsuit settlement from two years ago doesn’t recognize Susie like she’d hoped. She’s listed as a Level 2 by the trust, with Level 5 being those with the most health problems.
But a judge has frozen any settlement payments to Level 1 & 2 patients for the time being. Depending on that judge’s final decision, Jones will decide whether to join another class action lawsuit against the makers of the drugs.
The deadline to join that lawsuit is May 3rd. So far, 400 people in Oklahoma have filed while more than 1,000 have filed in Texas.
Jones has only been paid $150 from the original settlement.
Posted: 05/08/13 - The Sherman Public Library is very excited about our upcoming Summer Reading Club for children and teens. Children ages birth-11 can Dig into Reading and join the Youth Summer Reading Club. The theme for the Teen Summer Reading Club this year is Beneath the Surface and it is open to teens ages 12-18. Read More
Posted: 05/07/13 - DURANT, Okla. – Regent Terry Matlock will deliver remarks at Southeastern Oklahoma State University’s Spring Commencement, scheduled for Saturday, May 11, at Paul Laird Field. The ceremony (for all schools) will begin at 10 a.m. A reception will follow at 11:30 a.m. in the Visual & Performing Arts Center. Read More
Posted: 05/06/13 - SHERMAN, TEXAS—Members of the Austin College Class of 2013 are counting down the days until graduation—with both excitement and trepidation. Austin College President Marjorie Hass will present diplomas to more than 340 bachelor’s degree candidates and 18 Master of Arts in Teaching degree candidates who will take part in graduation events May 18 and 19 on campus. Read More
