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Sort by date 6,125 pages found matching male lawsuits- Overtime Wage Payment Violations are an Epidemic in California
Apr-9-07 Los Angeles, CA: There is a flood of court cases filed in California claiming employers violated overtime wage statutes. Many of these violations may be traced to a business attitude which teaches it is worth the risk if the financial gain received is greater than the penalty imposed. A Fair Days Pay for a Fair Days Work The 40 hour work week and... - State Farm And Other Companies Charged Accident Surcharge
Apr-9-07 Los Angeles, CA: Residents of California who purchased their auto insurance from State Farm between 1997 and 2002 may have unknowingly paid an illegal accident surcharge on their policies. The surcharge is also known as a "Non-Verifiable Accident Record Surcharge" or a "persistency discount." The surcharge was tacked on to policies for people who w... - Unum Group Faces Another Lawsuit
Apr-5-07 Martinsburg, WV: Yet another lawsuit has been filed against Unum Group (formerly UnumProvident) claiming that the insurance company breached its contract with a policyholder and violated the Unfair Claims Settlement Practices Act of West Virginia. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff waited almost a year between the time her husband died and the ti... - Crusading Lawyer Demands Congressional Action against Long-Term- Care Insurers
Apr-5-07 Chicago, IL: Imagine being in your 70's and 80's and having your health fail to the extent that you need expensive long-term care in a special facility. But you take some consolation in the fact that you've been paying long-term-care insurance premiums for a number of years. At least you and your family won't be burdened with tens of thousands of dollars... - Merchants Put Consumers at Risk of Identity Theft
Apr-5-07 Los Angeles, CA: A recent federal court ruling means big advantages for consumers. The U.S. Congress passed the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA) in 2003 to protect consumers from identity theft. The statute entitles consumers to at least $100 where merchants put them at risk by issuing an electronically printed receipt that shows more th... - Stockbroker Arbitration: Always Do Your Research
Apr-4-07 Sarasota, FL: Although arbitration may be the best route to take if a stockbroker treats an investor unethically, there is no guarantee that an investor will recover lost money. Investors should always do their homework, researching brokers and brokerage firms before making investment decisions. In one instance of illegal stockbroker activity, a sto... - Another ReNu Lens Solution Product Recalled
Mar-30-07 Chicago, IL: Following the recall of ReNu with MoistureLoc , Bausch & Lomb has announced it is recalling certain lots of ReNu MultiPlus contact lens solution. The company decided to recall the product after receiving reports of discolored lens solution. The ReNu MultiPlus lots are being recalled because they contained a high level of trace iron that co... - Wyeth's Off-Label Promotion of Prempro Leads to 5,200 Lawsuits
Mar-30-07 Washington, DC: For many years, Wyeth led women to believe that taking Prempro , with the combined hormones of estrogen and progestin, would not only relieve hot flashes, vaginal dryness, night sweats, and moodiness, but it would also prevent heart disease, osteoporosis, and mental deterioration. Very little of that advice now appears to be true. The l... - Panacryl Sutures Lawsuit: File Now
Mar-16-07 Kinston, NC Lawyers John Toma and Greg Jones recently filed a lawsuit in Superior Court on behalf of Perlene Herring v. Johnson & Johnson et al due to the use of Panacryl Sutures. "Herring's doctor had written to Ethicon [the manufacturer], prior to the lawsuit complaining about these sutures," said Jones. "We currently have additional plaintiffs call... - Paxil Delivered Death Certificate
Mar-15-07 Whitby, ON Due to a bad car accident in 1998 that led to depression and anxiety, Lisa Goring was prescribed Paxil. She became pregnant in 2001 and her doctor said it was safe to stay on this SSRI. Most doctors today know otherwise. "It wasn't until I went for an ultrasound, when I was five months pregnant, that I knew everything had gone wrong," says... - New Orleans Files $77 Billion Lawsuit for Failed Levees
Mar-11-07 New Orleans, LA: The city of New Orleans has filed a $77 billion claim against the United States Army Corps of Engineers seeking compensation for losses incurred after failed levees resulted in flooding of the city. In addition to the city's lawsuit, at least 34,500 other claims had also arrived in the New Orleans district office. In many cases, peop... - Lawsuits Filed Against Elidel
Mar-11-07 Essex, NJ Two lawsuits have been filed against Elidel and Protopic in the Superior Court of New Jersey, law division: Atlantic County. Plaintiffs [ Alan and Dayna Thomson ] filed a wrongful death suit December 19th, 2006 after their daughter Haley died as a direct result of Elidel. [ Ashley McDonald ] filed January 31st, 20007 after she was diagnosed with... - J&J's Charite Spinal Disc Bonanza Short Lived
Mar-10-07 Newport, RI The Charite artificial spinal disc was FDA approved in October 2004, as an alternative to spinal fusion surgery. But in reality, experts say, the superiority of the two procedures is limited to the cost. Charite disc replacement can run as high as $50,000, while spinal fusion surgery costs less than half that at roughly $23,000. The Charit... - Behind the Scenes Snake Oil Salesmen
Mar-7-07 Washington, DC: While the pharmaceutical industry's corrupt practice of peddling ineffective drugs and concealing dangerous side effects has come under scrutiny in recent years, critics say the contributions of the research scientists, academics, medical journals, and the FDA deserve far more credit for their part in the industry's overall marketing scheme... - Title Insurance Fraud
Mar-6-07 Washington, DC: Title insurance is an industry that is not well understood, leaving many people who purchase title insurance in the position of being taken advantage of. In fact, according to a CNN/Money article, in 2005 over a dozen title insurers paid tens of millions of dollars to regulators because of seemingly deceptive industry sales practices. ... - Patients require further surgery because of Panacryl Sutures
Mar-1-07 Somerville, NJ Panacryl sutures were recalled last year after it was discovered that they were causing some serious health problems in patients. The recall was announced by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) last year because the organization learned that patient's bodies were rejecting the sutures. Problems associated with the Panac... - State Farm Accident Surcharge
Feb-28-07 Los Angeles, CA: State Farm Auto Insurance policy holders who live in California and who purchased policies between 1997 and 2002 may be eligible for reimbursement if they paid an accident surcharge on their policies. The accident surcharge, also referred to as a Non-Verifiable Accident Record Surcharge, is illegal in California. It was charged as an... - Panacryl Sutures: Another headache for Ethicon
Feb-24-07 Des Moines, IA The recall of Panacryl Sutures last year, four years after the manufacturer took them off store shelves, is only the latest in a string of headaches for Ethicon, makers of Panacryl. Much like what happened with Ethicon's Vicryl brand of sutures, the company will likely face a string of lawsuits because of problems with the Panacryl Sutures... - ReNu Infections lead to new Lawsuits
Feb-24-07 Bend, OR Bausch & Lomb, makers of ReNu with MoistureLoc contact lens solution, faces more lawsuits related to eye infections allegedly caused by the lens solution. A lawsuit was filed earlier this month claiming a customer suffered a severe eye infection after using ReNu with MoistureLoc. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff suffered injury to her... - Peanut Butter Contamination Leads to Lawsuits
Feb-22-07 Pittsburgh, PA: More and more lawsuits are piling up in the aftermath of salmonella-contaminated peanut butter . So far, one class action suit and numerous individual suits have already been filed, with more expected to be announced. One lawsuit, filed February 21 in Pennsylvania, claims that contaminated peanut butter killed one woman and made her hu...