Contractor Not to Blame for Veterans’ Health ProblemsIn a controversial ruling, a US District Court judge in Maryland has ruled US Veterans and their families cannot sue KBR contracting for exposing American soldiers to plumes of toxic smoke that emanated from
burn pits used to dispose of trash near US military bases in Afghanistan and Iraq.
Airbag Recall: My Subaru Passengers in the Back SeatI drive a Subaru because it consistently gets top marks in safety from Consumers Reports and the insurance industry. It constantly gets "top safety pick” by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. And it looks good. But all these years that I’ve been driving a Subaru, it never occurred to me that there was a risk of
airbag injury.
Father Worries about his Incarcerated Son with Risperdal “Female Boobs”This is Frank’s story about his son Frankie, who was prescribed
Risperdal to treat ADHD when he 11 years old. (Risperdal is frequently prescribed off-label for uses not approved by the FDA.) By the time Frankie was 16, he had developed “female boobs” or gynecomastia. Frank’s son was incarcerated at 18 years of age and he will be eligible for parole in three years, when he is 29 years old.
Liberty Mutual Ignored Plaintiff’s Fibromyalgia: LawsuitIt could be argued that it’s somewhat unfair to paint an individual insurance company as a villain without acknowledging the role other insurance companies play in creating a less-than savory reputation for an industry known for denying legitimate claims. Be that as it may, Liberty Mutual has its share of
Liberty Mutual wrongly denied disability claims.
Deadline Set in $300 Million Settlement in Benicar Lawsuit – Short Window!Users of the blood pressure medication Benicar will receive an estimated average payout of $100,000 each in a settlement deal reached with Diiachi Sankyo and Forest Laboratories. The company admits no liability but agreed to pay compensation plaintiffs to some individuals who experienced gastrointestinal problems after using the medication.
California Employment Labor Law Class Action Gets Nod for $1.35 Million SettlementA
California employee labor law class action is one step closer to resolution after a San Francisco judge signaled he would grant final approval of a settlement worth $1.35 million. The lawsuit, which has been ongoing for about 18 months, pits a beer distributor from the Bay Area against a class of hourly employees who claimed violations against state labor laws.
California Overtime Lawsuit Settles in Record Time for $5.95 MillionA California
overtime pay class action lawsuit will settle for $5.95 million following the granting of final approval by a California federal judge earlier this week. The settlement brings to a close a lawsuit brought by a class of service managers against Ecolab Inc., alleging violations against California overtime law.
Implantable Defibrillators with Faulty Batteries Lead to Class ActionThousands of Canadians and American cardiac arrhythmia patients with implantable
defibrillators powered by faulty ion batteries and manufactured by St. Jude’s Medical Inc. and St. Jude’s Medical Canada are or will soon be eligible to join class actions suits in Canada and the US.
Pain from Surgical Mesh Complications Dropped Physiomesh Patient “To My Knees”It might be argued that an 86-year-old individual shouldn’t be spending his twilight years suffering debilitating pain and
surgical mesh complications from an allegedly defective surgical product. But such is the fate of a Canadian man who alleges that Ethicon Physiomesh, which has been recalled by Health Canada, is responsible for his suffering.
Florida Plaintiff Resolves Citibank Nuisance Call LawsuitThe telephone has, for generations, served as a communications conduit. And while technology has evolved to include mobile, music, video (live and passive) and data, the role of ‘the phone’ has remained largely unchanged, as a modicum of contact. Various forms of abuse, however resulted in the establishment of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TPCA), a basket of regulations introduced in 1991 designed to protect against unwanted intrusion. The automated ‘robocall’ from various sectors, including retail and the banking industry, is one of the intrusions the TPCA was designed to mitigate and provides a basis for consumers to retaliate with, for example, a
Citibank nuisance call lawsuit when those tenets are ignored.
Unum Lawsuits Face SSDI Offset SnagOn August 7, 2017, a federal judge in Arizona denied a long term disability plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment based, roughly speaking, on the sheer worthlessness of his LTD ride, according to
Lexis Legal News. The decision is more bad news for
Unum lawsuit plaintiffs, who have long struggled with
similar issues.
Cancer Patient Files Lawsuit for Delayed DiagnosisIn May 2015, Cynthia Ziegler from Brookhaven, Georgia received a devastating diagnosis from her doctor. Ziegler had stage IV lung cancer and there was no reason for optimism. Until that day Ziegler had no idea there was a dangerous cancer lurking in her chest.
