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Sort by relevance 6,125 pages found matching male lawsuits- Daytrana Skin Discoloration Could Be the Color of Money for Plaintiffs
Jul-19-15 Washington, DC If there’s one thing about the pharmaceutical industry that stands the test of time, it is the prevailing wind of surprise that never ceases to blow as new threats from seemingly safe prescription drugs emerge and stoke the fears of patients and the consuming public. To that end, Daytrana side effects are beginning to gain a profil... - Benicar Plaintiffs Continue Coming Forward
Jul-19-15 Newark, NJ Although Benicar lawsuits were only recently centralized in a multidistrict litigation, the number of lawsuits has already increased dramatically, jumping to almost 1,000. Benicar side effects lawsuits allege patients suffered serious side effects. Earlier in 2015, the maker of Benicar agreed to pay $39 million to settle claims the company i... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Complaint: Is My Sex Life Over?
Jul-18-15 Charlotte, NC Although American Medical Systems (AMS) has settled many of its transvaginal mesh claims, women are still filing complaints against the mesh manufacturer. “I had the transvaginal sling removed in 2012 but I am still having pain,” says Kossondra. “My doctor told me that it is due to so much scar tissue. I think it is abou... - Arkansas Supreme Court Affirms Class-Action Status in Nursing Overtime Lawsuit
Jul-17-15 Little Rock, AR Nurses remain the unsung heroes of medicine, regardless of jurisdiction. Thus, it appears patently unfair and unjust when nurses accuse their employers of stiffing them from overtime for work performed outside of their shifts, and when working through meal breaks. A Nursing Overtime Lawsuit seeking class-action status in Arkansas will g... - Mirena May Have Far-Reaching Complications
Jul-16-15 Orlando, FL Amber has suffered a lot of pain and more due to the Mirena IUD . She had it removed but there may be far-reaching Mirena complications. “We want another child and I recently had a miscarriage,” Amber says. “I am worried because I understand there are so many women unable to carry a child full term because of this IUD.&rdqu... - Force Placed Insurance Defendant Attempts to Toss Lawsuit, Plaintiffs Have None of It
Jul-15-15 Minneapolis, MN As lawsuits go, most defendants will attempt to dismiss a case whether or not a dismissal is even meritorious to begin with. Such is the case with a Lender insurance lawsuit brought by various homeowners against US Bank and American Security Insurance Company (ASIC), a subsidiary of Assurant Inc. The plaintiffs, respectfully, hold that... - Rent-A-Center and More California Labor Law Violations
Jul-14-15 Los Angeles, CA It’s a toss-up whether Rent-A-Center has more disgruntled customers than it does employees. However, one thing is a sure bet: the company must have deep pockets to pay for more California labor law violations. According to attorney Ben Stewart, Rent-A-Center has misclassified its managers and assistant managers and in doing so,... - Plaintiffs Claim Xarelto Should be Monitored, MDL Moving Forward
Jul-13-15 Washington, DC Amongst the questions of fact common to all lawsuits consolidated in the Xarelto multidistrict litigation portfolio is the alleged need for blood monitoring. The latter claim may pale in comparison to other allegations stemming from Xarelto Death and Xarelto Bleedout, but blood monitoring remains a pivotal issue. And here’s why:... - Premera Data Breach Victim Facing False Tax Return Joins Premera Class Action
Jul-12-15 Tacoma, WA It’s one thing to have your personal information and data hacked with the potential for it to fall into the wrong hands. But when that person who is amongst the millions of Americans whose personal data was compromised works in the healthcare field, it introduces an entirely new set of potential problems and frustrations. Such is the case... - Lawmaker: Cheerleaders Should Be Given Overtime Pay
Jul-11-15 San Francisco, CA Lawmakers could move to give cheerleaders California overtime pay , now that a bill regarding cheerleaders has been sent to the California governor. The legislation follows the filing of numerous lawsuits in California and across the US alleging cheerleaders were misclassified as independent contractors and did not receive proper minim... - Consumers Might Want to Take Note of Overdraft Fees
Jul-11-15 Los Angeles, CA When it comes to complaints about excessive overdraft fees , most news has covered lawsuits filed against the big banks. In truth, any financial institution that charges overdraft fees could be improperly charging their customers for overdraft. Customers with accounts at credit unions and smaller banks should also keep an eye on their acco... - GlaxoSmithKline Files for Consolidation of Zofran Lawsuits
Jul-10-15 Pittsburgh, PA GlaxoSmithKline has reportedly filed for consolidation of Zofran lawsuits in Pennsylvania. Zofran side effects lawsuits allege women who took the medication to treat morning sickness gave birth to infants with birth defects. Lawsuits are still being filed against GlaxoSmithKline alleging the company failed to warn about the risks associa... - Premera Data Breach Lawyer: Companies Must Face Consequences for Failing to Protect Identifying Information
Jul-10-15 New York, NY When retail stores have suffered data breaches , the incidents have been big news, but data breaches at insurance companies can be even more harmful. Gary Graifman, partner at Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman in charge of consumer class-action litigation, says Premera policyholders whose information was accessed in a recent data breach c... - CEO Lynch Out, Fortunes Continue to Fall for Lumber Liquidators
Jul-9-15 Toano, VA The optics were never good from the beginning. They never are, when the venerable CBS investigative unit 60 Minutes comes knocking at your door. That said, the optics keep going from bad to worse with the recent and abrupt resignation of Lumber Liquidators’ CEO in late spring. The resignation came just two weeks after announcing that the... - Sears May Be Liable for 1,000 Women Video Recorded by Peeping Tom
Jul-9-15 A Los Angeles, California judge has found that Sears Holdings Corp (Sears) can be held liable for negligence in an action brought against them by more than 25 female plaintiffs who had been spied on and recorded in a store dressing room and bathroom. Sears Maintenance worker, Alejandro Gamiz, used peepholes and cameras to spy on female customers and e... - $100M Settlement Awarded in Boston Scientific Pinnacle Mesh Injury Lawsuit
Dover, DE: Boston Scientific has been ordered to pay a $100 million settlement by a jury hearing the case of a women who suffered injury from the company' Pinnacle and Advantage Fit vaginal mesh. Fifty-one year old Deborah Barba was awarded $25 million in compensatory damages with an additional $75 million in punitive damages. In her personal inju... - FDA Sued by Health Advocates Over High Cost of Harvoni
Jul-7-15 Hartford, CT It is difficult to know what is really motivating two public health groups bent on finding out why Harvoni, the blockbuster Hep C drug, is so darned expensive. But one can assume, given a rise in denied claims and corresponding Harvoni Denied Insurance Claim Lawsuits , that Treatment Action Group (TAG) and the Global Health Justice Partners... - Premera Blue Cross Data Breach Results in Several Lawsuits, Class Actions
Jul-6-15 Seattle, WA The hackers responsible for the recent cyber attack on federal government computers could also have been responsible for the Premera Blue Cross Data Breach of 11 Million Accounts , or so is the supposition reported recently in the New York Times and the Puget Sound Business Journal (6/5/15). Premera is the third largest health insurer... - Plaintiff Awarded $6 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
Jul-5-15 Moore, OK A plaintiff who filed asbestos lawsuits against more than 10 companies has been awarded $6 million. Michael Dalier filed lawsuits against the companies after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Although the award was only made against two companies, and did not include punitive damages, the jury still awarded Dalier millions of dollars. Ac... - Levaquin Peripheral Sensorimotor Neuropathy Lawsuits Expected to Grow
Jul-3-15 San Francisco, CA It’s bad enough when a prescription medication leaves you with a nasty, but temporary side effect. It’s another thing entirely when a devastating side effect proves permanent. That’s one claim amongst a host of allegations contained in a Levaquin Antibiotics lawsuit currently before the courts and arguing for consoli...