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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- In the Absence of Causal Effect, Viagra and Cialis Melanoma Lawsuits Keep Coming
Apr-5-17 Los Angeles, CA: No one disagrees that more research is needed to further quantify, prove or disprove the association, and potential causal relationship between erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra and Cialis , and the onset of melanoma, one of the more aggressive cancers out there. However, that hasn’t stopped Cialis risk for melanoma law... - Nine-Year California Labor Lawsuit Will be Appealed
Apr-5-17 Los Angeles, CA: A long-running California labor lawsuit against a trucking firm came to an abrupt end late last month when a federal judge in the state threw out individual wage and hour claims from a plaintiff who had originally put forward his California labor code lawsuit as a class action, since decertified. At the end of the day, the judge in the... - $100M Halliburton Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been preliminarily approved potentially ending a securities class action lawsuit that centered around Haliburton’s liability in its disclosure of asbestos use. Litigation of this suit has taken a decade and included two trips to the US Supreme Court. If granted final approval, the $100 milli... - E-cigarettes Exploding Batteries Behave like Flaming Rockets
Apr-3-17 New Brunswick, NJ : A New Jersey man recently sued a business that sells vaping products after an exploding e-cigarette allegedly shot flames down his pants and left him physically and emotionally scarred from the explosion. William and Kathleen Barrese filed a lawsuit William Barrese et al v. Gorilla Vapes LG Chem Ltd. , Case No. MID L001414-17, S... - $19.5M Buccaneers Junk Fax Settlement Preliminarily Approved
Santa Clara, CA: A $19.5 million settlement has received preliminary approval potentially ending a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action brought against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The suit claims the Buccaneers, a member of the National Football League, violated the TCPA when it sent Technology Training Associates and Back to Basic... - Takata Airbag Injury Plaintiff Almost Lost an Ear, Could Have Been Worse
Apr-1-17 Miami, FL: Sara Baker had just picked up her son from the sitter when her compact car was involved in a collision that deployed the Takata-manufactured airbag in Baker’s car. The airbag deployed with such force that shrapnel from the canister flew toward the driver and caused severe lacerations, including grievous airbag injuries to her left ear... - Canadians File Ethicon Physiomesh Class Action Lawsuit
Ottawa, ONT: Canadian patients who have suffered harm resulting from Ethicon’s Inc.’s Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh products have filed a class action against the medical device manufacturer. Like their American counterparts who are pursing Ethicon through the American courts in a multi-district litigation, Canadians patients al... - Latest Study Suggests AndroGel Increases Arterial Plaque in Older Men
Mar-31-17 Philadelphia, PA: As testosterone side effects lawsuits continue to roll in, a study published last month in JAMA (Journal of the American Medical Association) appears to confirm long-held assertions that testosterone therapy in otherwise healthy men serves only to increase the risks for heart attack and stroke needlessly. An accompanying editoria... - 13 Brands of Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards
Washington, DC: Over 2 million dehumidifiers carrying major brand names are being recalled by Gree, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada. They announced a recall on dehumidifiers manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances of China that were sold from January 2005 through August 2013. The dehumidifier can o... - $5M JC Penney Illinois Employment Class Action Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $5 million settlement in an Illinois employment class action lawsuit brought by part time workers at JC Penney Corp in Illinois, has received preliminary approval, potentially ending years of litigation between the two parties. The lawsuit asserts that the part time works were not paid vacation benefits when the left JC Penney. ... - $8M Kombucha Consumer Fraud Settlement Reached with Wholefoods and Millennium
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Millennium Products Inc., and Wholefoods over allegations that the defendants misrepresented the alcohol, sugar, and antioxidant content of certain GT’s Kombucha products. Under the terms of the proposed deal, a fund of up to $8,250,000... - Volkswagen Recall Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Volkswagen has announced a recall of around 500,000 diesel cars after the Environmental Protection Agency accused the carmaker of cheating to pass emissions testing. The Volkswagen recall affects certain diesel Volkswagen and Audi vehicles with the model years 2009-2015. Volkswagen lawsuits have now been filed on behalf of plaintiffs who may have been... - Zip-Line Injuries On the Rise
Mar-29-17 Santa Clara, CA: According to a study in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, zip-line injuries are on the increase with 17,000 people treated for zip-line-related injuries between 1997 and 2012, the period of the study. The data also show a 70 percent increase in zip-line injuries during 2009-2012, which works out to an average of 10 injur... - California Women Suffers Permanent Hair Loss after Taxotere Chemo – Suit Claims
Mar-29-17 San Francisco, CA In 2010, Ami Dodson was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer and underwent a partial mastectomy to remove the cancer. Her oncologists suggested they follow up with chemotherapy treatments using a drug known as Taxotere . Her prognosis was excellent and there was every expectation she would live a normal life. Dodson expected tha... - Retired Frontline Workers Can Make Worker Compensation Claims
Mar-28-17 Los Angeles, CA It’s a bargain made long ago with the men and women who run towards danger when the rest of us are running away from it. In exchange for keeping the rest of us from harm the workers compensation system in most states gives the advantage to those frontline workers, the first responders, that are injured or killed in the l... - New Lawsuit Claims Drug Manufacturers Failed to Warn of Risks of Diabetes Medication
Mar-28-17 Dallas, TX: A federal lawsuit filed recently over a popular diabetes medication claims that drug manufacturers failed to warn consumers of heart attack risks associated with the drug. In Feb. 2017, Texas resident Wrendell Chester, filed a lawsuit Wrendell Chester v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and McKesson Corporati... - Plaintiff Asserts Eliquis Side Effects Left her with Permanent Injuries
Mar-27-17 New York, NY: This August we’ll be coming up to the one-year anniversary of an Eliquis lawsuit filed by Rhonda and James Hancock against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Inc. The New York couple alleges that apixaban (Eliquis) has been linked to excessive bleeding and other life-threatening conditions, and that the manufacturers failed to disclose... - Woman Claims She Suffered Injuries from Shingles Vaccine
Mar-27-17 Dallas, TX: Patients who suffered injuries after receiving the shingles vaccine Zostavax may have lawsuit claims against the vaccine's manufacturer for allegedly failing to warn consumers of the vaccine's risks. A recent lawsuit filed by a Nevada woman alleges that she suffered serious injuries after receiving the Zostavax shingles vaccine, which is... - Former Exotic Dancer Launches California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-27-17 Santa Barbara, CA: An exotic dancer who claims to have received no compensation of any kind from the owners of the gentleman’s club for whom she briefly worked, has filed a putative class action lawsuit in a California court alleging violations of state overtime pay laws , and similar violations against the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)... - Allegedly Defective IVC Filters Not a New Problem
Mar-25-17 Indianapolis, IN: At least two additional lawsuits with regard to allegedly defective IVC filters have been filed in the month of March against Cook Medical Inc., one of the primary manufacturers of the inferior vena cava filter along with competitors such as C.R. Bard. There are likely more, as presently in excess of 3,000 IVC filter lawsuits are cons...