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Sort by date 6,130 pages found matching male lawsuits- Employees Litigating Over Alleged Asbestosis Lung Cancer Link to Nassau Coliseum
Apr-30-13 New York, NY Things are heating up for the owners and operators of the famed Nassau Coliseum, current home of the New York Islanders hockey franchise and numerous other sporting events. What’s causing all the heat is asbestosis, with many an asbestosis lawsuit representing several plaintiffs coming into the pipeline. One widow has filed a wron... - Massive Airbag Recalls Due to Defective Airbag Components
Apr-29-13 Detroit, MI Airbag injuries can run the gamut from injuries sustained when the airbags don’t deploy in an accident and an occupant sustains injuries that might have been preventable to injuries sustained from the deployment of the airbag itself. An even greater frustration, however, is when an airbag deploys without warning. Beyond frustration... - Paxil Manufacturer Expects Legal Charge of $2.4 Billion
Jul-16-10 Washington, DC GlaxoSmithKline, maker of Avandia and Paxil , announced it expects legal charges of approximately $2.4 billion for the second quarter of 2010. According to reports, included in the $2.4 billion legal bill are charges related to the company's former factory in Puerto Rico and antitrust and product liability lawsuits concerning Paxil. ... - Jury Still Out on Accutane?
Jul-6-14 London, England Although Accutane is banned in the US - Roche removed its acne drug from the market in 2009 after settling millions of dollars in damages to Accutane inflammatory bowel claimants - it is still available in many other countries. Prompted by a number of suicides, the UK may also ban the drug after the government reviews its risks and bene... - Supreme Court Rejects Presumption of Prudence in ERISA Lawsuits
Jul-6-14 Washington, DC In ERISA stock drop lawsuits , a common allegation is that the ERISA plan fiduciary has failed to act prudently by investing plan assets in company stock. Plaintiffs argue that their employee stock plan or savings plan assets would have been more prudently invested in other stock. One of the defenses to that claim is that unless the compa... - Patient Says Zimmer NexGen Knee Implant “Unbearable”
Apr-27-13 Miami, FL Patients who had the Zimmer knee replacement implanted did so believing that the implant would make their lives better, but some now say the Zimmer knee implants have made things much worse than they were before. The patients say they have suffered unbearable pain and inability to walk, even though the implant was supposed to give them back m... - Bronx Man Sues for $100 Million in Back and Neck Injury Lawsuit
Jul-3-14 The Bronx, NY There is little doubt that a back and neck injury can be one of the most devastating injuries to have, given the sensitivities and idiosyncrasies of the spine and spinal cord. The neck and spine is also integral to movement and mobility, and unlike other limbs and appendages, the neck and back can hurt both when you’re moving or imm... - Plaintiffs in Texas Lawsuit Seek Pay for Riding Company Bus
Jul-1-14 Beaumont, TX A large number of Texas-based employees associated with RMF Nooter Inc. are unhappy with their employer with regard to a lack of compensation for travel time, and are participating in a class-action lawsuit citing violations to Texas Employment and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). RMF Nooter Inc. is headquartered in Toledo, Ohio, an... - Hillside Home Appears to Be Sloping Downward, Owners Sue Contractor, Insurer
Jun-29-14 Asotin, ID As a prospective homeowner, you trust the qualifications of your contractor with the expert construction of your home. This is especially true if the nature of your construction is a bit more complicated than merely plunking a bungalow down on a piece of flat real estate. It is the more unique construction projects, such as building into the sid... - Lawsuits Claim Testosterone Unsafe
Jun-29-14 Chicago, IL As more men become aware of serious testosterone therapy side effects and stop taking the drug, more testosterone lawsuits are filed. Sadly, some men didn’t stop the drug in time. One family believes testosterone was the cause of their father’s death. The man died from a heart attack in April 2012. He took AndroGel for about... - Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Involves Medtronic Infuse
Apr-20-13 Cincinnati, OH Almost 100 plaintiffs have filed a lawsuit against a doctor and Medtronic, alleging the patients underwent medically unnecessary surgery to have a Medtronic bone graft implanted. The plaintiffs allege in the Medtronic lawsuit that the surgeries were not only medically unnecessary, but also experimental, and put them at risk of suffering... - Case Proves Bankruptcy Does Not Trump Asbestosis Compensation
Jun-28-14 Palmyra, NY With the extended incubation period of asbestosis, together with the prevalence of asbestos as a major component of the industrial and manufacturing industry before society finally identified its carcinogenic properties, many an asbestosis lawsuit has been filed in spite of a defendant declaring bankruptcy under the weight of litigation. ... - Merry Christmas: You Have Actos Bladder Cancer
Dec-23-11 New York, NY Pity the patient who takes a drug, at his doctor's behest to fight one disease—only to have that same medication allegedly trigger another, more deadly malady. That's the rub over Takeda's Actos, a medication designed to fight Type II Diabetes only to be linked to Actos bladder cancer . Robert Bettorf is but one out of potentially... - Is Health Care Funding So Bad, Hospitals Are Suing Doctors?
Jul-1-10 Albuquerque, NM A curious trend seems to be emerging in New Mexico: Hospitals are launching lawsuits against former employees in an effort to recover the costs of medical liability settlements, according to a resolution passed earlier this month at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association. Medical liability lawsuits involving doctors e... - $10 Million Asbestos Settlement Considered Largest in Missouri History
Dec-19-11 Kansas City, MO A $10 million settlement in an Asbestos lawsuit is bittersweet for the family of the primary plaintiff. Nancy Lopez originally filed suit in March of last year, alleging asbestos exposure in her work area. But she never lived to see the settlement, after succumbing to asbestos cancer eight months later, on October 9, 2010, at the age of... - Public has Right to know Secrets revealed in Zyprexa Documents
Jan-15-07 Washington, DC In deciding whether to allow Eli Lilly to continue to use court orders to hide documents that show the company illegally marketed Zyprexa for unapproved uses and failed to warn the public about the serious health risks associated with the drug for a decade, the court needs to consider the harm done to the public by Lilly's conduct. Th... - Healthcare Contractor Hit with Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit, Plaintiffs Allege Missed Breaks
Jun-19-14 Oakland, CA As the mean population of the nation continues to age and baby boomers begin to live out their retirement years, an increased focus is placed on nursing and extended care facilities for the elderly, the residents they serve and the caregivers who work there. To that end, an unpaid overtime lawsuit was filed this week in California alleging... - Filing Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits
Jun-19-14 Oakland, CA Among the more stressful things a person can go through, having a legitimate insurance claim denied has to be close to the top of the list. After all, the person who submitted the denied disability insurance claim is likely already going through health problems and is probably off work and worried about finances while dealing with health pr... - Body Powder Doesn’t Need Asbestos to Be Potentially Harmful
Jun-17-14 Washington, DC The Johnson & Johnson body powder lawsuit filed by a California woman opens a window of insight into the sometimes murky area of medical and hygienic products, including what’s in them. And sometimes the reality of potential risk for harm from a so-called heritage product flies directly in the face of our perception of somethin... - Plaintiffs Not Exactly Skinning a High-Five for AlloDerm by LifeCell
Jun-16-14 Washington, DC While it may not necessarily be an occasion to break out the balloons and noisemakers, 2014 is nonetheless an anniversary of sorts for AlloDerm by LifeCell . It was in 1994 that the skin graft product, harvested from cadavers via a carefully controlled process, made its debut on the market. Since that time, AlloDerm skin graft has enjo...