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Jan-12-15 Syracuse, NY An asbestos lawsuit has resulted in a $7.7 million award, after a school bus driver died from mesothelioma allegedly linked to his time working around school buses. Meanwhile, an asbestos injury lawsuit filed against a cruise line has also resulted in an award for the plaintiff. According to Syracuse.com (1/6/15), Lewis Nash worked a... - The Real Facts About Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding
Jan-12-15 The litigation process is often slow and many plaintiffs can’t afford to wait for a fair settlement. When there seems to be no alternative but to settle for less than case value, plaintiffs often consider pre-settlement funding . “Two years ago, my husband was involved in a serious auto accident that rendered him unable to work. We filed a lawsuit... - Massive California Labor Ruling Victory for California Workers
Jan-9-15 San Francisco, CA The California Supreme Court last week ruled that workers who are required to stay at a worksite, such as security guards and domestic employees, should be compensated for all their hours, including sleep time. This decision may open the flood gates for California overtime claims. It has the potential to affect every on-call worker... - Benicar Lawsuit News and Legal Inforamtion
Benicar Lawsuit Benicar lawsuits have reportedly been filed, alleging patients suffered serious Benicar side effects linked to their use of the drug. Among the side effects reportedly linked to Benicar is sprue-like enteropathy. Benicar Benicar (known generically as olmesartan) is a hypertension drug used to lower high blood pressure. It i... - Walgreens Ordered To Pay $1.4 Million Due To Employee’s Breach of Confidentiality
Jan-11-15 The Indiana Court of Appeals let stand a $1.4 million verdict awarded by a jury in Marion County, Indiana, when plaintiff, Abigail Hinchy sued Walgreens and pharmacist Audra Withers-Peterson for breaching the duty of confidentiality by providing Hinchy’s ex-boyfriend with Hinchy’s prescription records. An untamable love triangle Peterson is fa... - More Mirena Complaints and Lawsuits
Jan-8-15 Cleveland, OH Another Mirena IUD lawsuit filed last month joins about 2,500 lawsuits now filed in the US alone. As more women (the FDA has received more than 45,000 complaints) become increasingly aware of the current Mirena litigation, there will likely be many more claims filed against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, the IUD manufacturer. Plaint... - Report: $1.3 Billion in Top ERISA Class-Action Settlements in 2014
Jan-8-15 Chicago, IL An annual report of workplace litigation reveals that in 2014, ERISA lawsuits netted more than $1.3 billion in settlements, making 2014 the highest for ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) plan settlement figures in recent history. Although the number of ERISA lawsuits was down by the end of 2014, a few massive ERISA settlements... - LawyersandSettlements.com Releases Its Top 10 Legal News Topics For 2014
Dec-30-14 Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) (December 29, 2014) Pharmaceutical drugs and devices continued to be some of the most popular legal news topics at LawyersandSettlements.com during 2014. This year, anti-coagulants, testosterone, the GM ignition switch recall (airbags) and recalled hip replacements top the list of popular legal topics and lawsuit news at the legal ne... - Levaquin FAQ
What is Levaquin ? Levaquin belongs to a class of antibiotics called fluroquinolones and is prescribed to millions of people each year. It is a powerful medication prescribed to treat certain bacterial infections, including pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus, skin, and urinary tract infections. Fluoroquinolones were originally designed and approv... - Levaquin Lawsuit News and Information - Risk of peripheral neuropathy.
Levaquin lawsuits claim that Levaquin medication has caused a number of tendon problems, including Levaquin tendon rupture , particularly Achilles tendon rupture. Levaquin has also reportedly been linked to an increased risk of peripheral neuropathy . Levaquin Linked To Tendon Ruptures Levaquin (levofloxacin) is a member of a class of drugs... - More AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlements Expected for 2015
Jan-7-15 Houston, TX Since Darlene had an American Medical Systems transvaginal mesh implanted, she has undergone two painful surgeries in an attempt to remove the mesh. “I’ve been in so much pain since having this mesh implanted that I’m now addicted to the Fentanyl Patch,” says Darlene, a 35-year-old mother of three young children. ... - Will 2015 See Benicar Lawsuits Moving Forward?
Jan-7-15 Cleveland, OH With a motion for consolidation of Benicar lawsuits before the courts and new Benicar side effects lawsuits being filed, 2015 could be an important year in Benicar litigation. Lawsuits filed against the company that makes Benicar allege the blood pressure medication is linked to a severe gastrointestinal condition. Late in 2014, a moti... - Pharmacist Warns Patient about Januvia
Jan-4-15 La Crosse, WI Robert believes that he wouldn’t be alive today if not for his pharmacist and wife intervening when he was prescribed Januvia during a hospital stay. Robert, 78 years old, was admitted to the hospital two years ago with pneumonia and at that time, doctors determined he was diabetic. “One doctor prescribed Januvia; I remembe... - Will 2015 Be Another Huge Year in Actos Litigation?
Jan-9-15 New Orleans, LA 2014 was a huge year in Actos side effects lawsuits, especially for the plaintiffs in one lawsuit. That Actos bladder cancer lawsuit saw a Louisiana jury award over $9 billion - most of it in punitive damages - to the plaintiffs. Although the award was lowered in October, it was not thrown out, and the jury was allowed to hear informati... - California Overtime: Is There a Grinch in UPS Upper Management?
Jan-9-15 Sacramento, CA United Parcel Service (UPS) is back to its usual tricks: Not paying its employees California overtime . Is there a Grinch or several in upper management? Back in 2002, part-time supervisors at UPS in California won an $18 million settlement over back pay, and five years ago, the delivery giant got slapped with a class-action overtime s... - Forced-Placed Insurance Lawsuits Close to Settling
Jan-9-15 New York, NY Two major players in the mortgage and insurance business are close to settling a putative Force-placed insurance lawsuit , after documents related to the class action and details of an ongoing settlement were filed with the courts this week. There are actually two Forced-Placed Insurance Lawsuits at play - one in New York and another bas... - Yasmin Lawsuits Far-Reaching
Jan-6-15 Toronto, ON Bayer has been hit with a class-action Yasmin lawsuit in Ontario and an attorney in Israel has applied to set in motion a class-action suit against the drug company for failing to update the birth control’s risks. The Ontario Yasmin class action was certified in April 2013. Residents in Ontario who were prescribed the drospirenon... - Tylenol/Acetaminophen Side Effects
Tylenol is one of the most popular painkillers in the world, yet it has been linked to a number of serious Tylenol side effects . Attorneys are investigating Tylenol overdose and Tylenol liver damage claims stemming from acetaminophen toxicity , and are subsequently filing Tylenol lawsuits . Tylenol Side Effects Tylenol overdose is no... - Three Courts Find for Plaintiffs, Wal-Mart May Again Appeal Unpaid Wages Claim
Jan-8-15 Philadelphia, PA It was about as big an Unpaid Wages lawsuit as one would find, brought against two of the biggest retail juggernauts of them all: Wal-Mart and Sam’s Club. Lower courts found for the plaintiffs. And while the defendants appealed their case through state appellate and supreme courts in Philadelphia, in the end the original findings... - “Unum Believes It Trumps Doctors - Lawsuit Filed”
Jan-2-15 Clinton, NY Mary will be following an Unum, or Unum Provident denied disability lawsuit recently filed. Unum had “threatened” to terminate her benefits for several months and she too might have her day in court with the behemoth insurance company. A New York man - who worked for an insurance company - filed a lawsuit against Unum last Oc...