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Santa Clara, CA: A $25 million settlement was awarded to surviving family who suffered the loss of their mother and her two daughters who were killed in 2012 when a Nissan Infiniti QX56 SUV crashed into the family’s minivan in a Hollywood intersection. The Nissan SUV had a defective braking system. Nissan faced claims from both the driver of th... - $8.5M Settlement Reached in Target Background Check Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Target has reached a proposed settlement of an employment class action lawsuit alleging it violated federal law regulating the procedures for conducting and using background checks on internal and external job applicants. Target and the individuals who filed the lawsuit have agreed to a Settlement. The lawsuit claims that Target v... - Olympus Tagged with Partial Liability in Endoscope Lawsuit
Sep-19-17 Seattle, WA: One of the world’s leading manufacturers of endoscopes, and a target of a wrongful death trial in an endoscope lawsuit , escaped liability for a patient’s fatal infection but was nonetheless compelled to pay almost $6.6 million to the hospital involved for failing to adequately instruct hospital staff. Olympus Corp. (Olympus)... - Risperdal Judge Explains Reasons for Denying Janssen a New Trial
Sep-17-17 Philadelphia, PA: As the manufacturer of Risperdal (risperidone) continues their attempts to have a recent plaintiff verdict overturned, the Pennsylvania state judge assigned to the case explained last month why he denied a request by Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. for a new trial in the Risperdal side effects lawsuit. ... - Cook Celect IVC Filter Injury
Santa Clara, CA: Allegations of injury have been made against the makers of Celect vena cava filters including a defective products lawsuit. The Celect IVC filter is a device implanted in patients to prevent blood clots. Specifically, they are used in patients at a risk of pulmonary embolism but cannot tolerate anticoagulant medications. The fil... - $417M Awarded In California Talcum Powder Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: In the latest talcum powder lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been ordered to pay $417 million in damages to a woman who claimed she developed terminal ovarian cancer after using the company's talc-based products such as Johnson's Baby Powder. The case is the first to be heard in California against J&J. It is brough... - Not-So-Happy Holidays with California Securities Fraud
Dec-28-11 Orange County, CA There's nothing like a good securities fraud story at the end of the year to bring perspective to the task of wrapping everything up for the upcoming tax season. As much as we may lament the performance of our stocks and securities, at the end of the day, few of us find ourselves in the crosshairs of stock investment fraud . But some d... - "I Got Stung by Unum"
Dec-27-11 Douglasville, GA Vernon, who had a kidney transplant in 1995 when he was 33 years old, just came home from dialysis where he goes three times a week, four hours a day. He is the father of six children (the youngest is seven); his wife was laid off last year and is looking for work. Times are tough: A few years ago Vernon claimed bankruptcy—he had no... - $2.5 Million California Overtime Settlement Granted Preliminary Approval
Sep-16-17 Los Angeles, CA: An overtime pay class action launched against an insurance claims administrator achieved preliminary approval earlier this month, when a non-revisionary cash settlement worth $2.5 million was given the nod by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Carolyn B. Kuhl. The unpaid overtime lawsuit alleged that various policies observed by the def... - Did Sanofi-Aventis Have a Duty to Warn Patients about Permanent Hair Loss?
Sep-12-17 Santa Clara, CA: As the litigation shakes out, that question is at the heart of Taxotere hair loss suits now pending in federal courts in Louisiana and other jurisdictions. But whether Sanofi-Aventis had a duty to warn patients is more complicated than it might appear. It requires courts to define what responsibility pharmaceutical companies have to th... - FDA Clears Bair Hugger for Post-Surgical Use
Sep-12-17 Washington, DC: 3M’s , Bair Hugger, the subject of some 2600 defective products lawsuits across the US, has received clearance for use from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to a spokesperson for the FDA, the agency has no conclusive evidence to establish an association between use of a forced air thermal regulating sy... - "I Joined the Yasmin Lawsuit to Help Prevent More Women from Suffering"
Dec-22-11 Chicago, IL When Mary was just 22 years old, three blood clots were found in her leg. Her doctor said that Yasmin, the birth control pill she was taking, was to blame. "Although this happened seven years ago, I got involved in a Yasmin lawsuit now because there is no other way to get Yasmin off the market," says Mary. "We need to get the word out that... - Faulty St. Jude Riata Defibrillator Leads Eyed for Link to Heart Infections
Sep-11-17 Washington, DC: Premature Insulation Failure in recalled St. Jude Medical Riata Defibrillator (ICD) Leads has been tentatively linked to polymicrobial endocarditis, a serious, often deadly condition that causes inflammation of the heart lining, muscles and valves. The decayed insulation on the electrical leads that connect the pacemaker to a patient&... - Surgical Mesh Manufacturer to Appeal Revival of Mesh Lawsuit
Sep-14-17 Philadelphia, PA: A surgical mesh lawsuit plaintiff whose case fell to a defense verdict at trial, may nonetheless come away with something after the trial judge granted the plaintiff’s petition for damages. The manufacturer of the pelvic mesh involved, Ethicon Inc. (Ethicon), has appealed the judge’s ruling that the matter can progress to... - Revisiting Study Finding Higher Perforation Rates for Cook Celect IVC Filter
Sep-12-17 Denver, CO: We’re just beyond the second anniversary of the release, and publication of a study in August, 2015 that placed a particular focus on IVC filters manufactured by Cook Medical, and their Cook Celect IVC filter line. It should be noted that inferior vena cava filters made by other manufacturers have been similarly problematic and have s... - Georgia Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Lost on Appeal
Sep-13-17 Atlanta, GA: A Georgia mother who accused her nurse midwife of negligence which allegedly led to injuries suffered by the plaintiff’s child will not have her Georgia medical malpractice lawsuit revived unless she is prepared to take the matter to a higher court. Plaintiff T’Miaya Smith accused defendant Lauren Braswell, a nurse midwife w... - Cruise Lines and Marketing Company Settle TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara,CA: Carnival, Norwegian, and Royal Caribbean Resort cruise lines, in conjunction with Resort Marketing Group (RMG), have agreed to settle a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit alleging they made illegal telemarketing calls to consumers offering promotions with those cruise lines. The lawsuit was filed by plai... - Former Oracle Sales Rep Pursues Class Arbitration
Sep-12-17 San Francisco, CA: A complex California labor law case is percolating in the Golden state between a former commissioned sales representative of Oracle America Inc. (Oracle) and a defendant the plaintiff claims is stonewalling. Plaintiff Marcella Johnson originally filed a putative California labor lawsuit seeking class action status. She accused Ora... - Tristar Pressure Cooker Company and Texas Couple Reach Settlement
Sep-10-17 Brownsville, Texas According to documents filed on August 8, 2017 (case 1:115-cu-00) filed in a Brownsville, Texas court Tristar Products Inc. and Ninfa Vasquez and Jose Vasquez have “reached a settlement of all the issues pending in this lawsuit”. No details were made public. According to the statement of claim on July 3, 2014 Ninfa and J... - Banks Fight Excessive Overdraft Suits with Bid for Arbitration
Sep-8-17 Atlanta, GA: Only a nut would sue for $35. Banks count on that when they boost overdraft fees through a technique known as “debit resequencing.” The 2010 changes in banking law that were part of Dodd-Frank have failed to kill the practice. It persists even after a $35 million class-action settlement over Union bank excessive overdraft fees...