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Oct-18-11 Chicago, IL When the side-curtain airbags in Lisa Jarrett's GMC Envoy Excel deployed without cause—there hadn't been a car accident—she thought "it was a gunshot because you see this flash of light," then there was another bang as the steering wheel airbag exploded. In a Catch-22 scenario, Jarrett, who had driven the sports utility vehic... - Unum Lawsuits Face SSDI Offset Snag
Aug-13-17 Phoenix, AZ: On 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 issue... - Disability Insurance is not a Slam Dunk says Lawyer
Aug-15-17 Minneapolis, MN Disabled workers sometimes get a rude awakening when the workplace disability insurance policy they thought would help them maintain their standard of living in the event of injury or illness abruptly ends. “Many people think once the disability company finds them disabled and starts paying benefits these benefits will continue un... - EMA to Examine Alli Side Effects
Oct-21-11 Washington, DC The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced it is reviewing information regarding Alli side effects following reports of Alli liver damage. The agency is concerned about serious cases of orlistat side effects, which reportedly include severe liver injury. The US Food and Drug Administration has also received reports about serious A... - Paxil Birth Defects Lawsuits Growing
Oct-20-11 Washington, DC Given the facts that one in 10 women will suffer from depression during her pregnancy or the postpartum period, that the antidepressant drug Paxil sales reached $1 billion in 2007, and Paxil has been linked to birth defects, it's no wonder that Paxil birth defects lawsuits are growing. Since the FDA issued an alert in 2005 that requir... - Implantable Defibrillators with Faulty Batteries Lead to Class Action
Aug-12-17 Toronto, Ontario Thousands 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. Attorney Paul Miller, from the Toronto l... - Propecia Lawsuit Plaintiffs Should Brace for Statute of Limitations Fight
Aug-14-17 Washington, DC: Plaintiffs have now filed more than 1,400 Propecia lawsuits alleging that the drug, also known as finasteride, caused a variety of side effects, including sexual dysfunction, depression and cognitive disorders. These symptoms may persist even after the drug is discontinued. Many of these cases have been consolidated into multi-dist... - Cancer Patient Files Lawsuit for Delayed Diagnosis
Aug-14-17 Atlanta, GA: In 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. Two years earlier, in December 2016, Ziegler had surgery to repair an abnormal a... - Florida Plaintiff Resolves Citibank Nuisance Call Lawsuit
Aug-13-17 Tampa, FL: The 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... - Deadline Set in $300 Million Settlement in Benicar Lawsuit – Short Window!
Aug-10-17 Houston, TX 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... - Pain from Surgical Mesh Complications Dropped Physiomesh Patient “To My Knees”
Aug-12-17 Dartmouth, NS: 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... - Another DePuy Defective Hip Implant Lawsuit Heads to Trial
Aug-5-17 Washington, DC: Alicea et al v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. et al, the fourth bellwether defective hip implant lawsuit involving DePuy’s Pinnacle Ultamet implant will go to trial on September 5, 2017 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. There are currently more than 9,000 Pinnacle hip failure lawsuits consolidated in... - Liberty Mutual Ignored Plaintiff’s Fibromyalgia: Lawsuit
Aug-9-17 Miami, FL: It 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 di... - Airbag Recall: My Subaru Passengers in the Back Seat
Aug-9-17 Vancouver, BC: I 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 airba... - California Overtime Lawsuit Settles in Record Time for $5.95 Million
Aug-11-17 San Francisco, CA: A 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. According... - Tipsters Play Huge Role in Rooting Out Financial Fraud
Aug-2-17 New York, NY: The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has been relentless in its pursuit of wrongdoers in the financial industry. Since 2011 it has recovered $975 million in enforcement actions ranging from elaborate investment schemes to financial advisors that work to benefit themselves rather than investors. Although the industry came und... - Guardian Denied Disability Lawsuit Goes to Mediation in Florida
Aug-8-17 Gainesville, FL: Smith v. Guardian Life Insurance Company of America, a Guardian denied disability lawsuit, has been sent to mediation in the Northern District of Florida. A settlement is expected in November, 2017. Dr. William E. Smith Jr., a surgeon, filed a complaint in March, 2017 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Florida... - California Employment Labor Law Class Action Gets Nod for $1.35 Million Settlement
Aug-10-17 San Francisco, CA: A 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 violat... - Monsanto to Merge with Bayer, While Still Facing Hurdles
Aug-7-17 Chicago, IL: Various issues that have come to the fore in recent months appear to be taking some of the focus away from Monsanto Roundup lawsuits for the time being, although the respite is likely only to be temporary. Indeed, increased crosstalk focused on the pending merger between Monsanto and Bayer AG of Germany and recent lawsuits against Monsanto... - Father Worries about his Incarcerated Son with Risperdal “Female Boobs”
Aug-9-17 New Orleans, LA: 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...