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Jul-3-17 Philadelphia, PA: A federal judge will allow a hip implant lawsuit related to a Stryker hip implant system to continue after she dismissed two of the plaintiff's claims but allowed a manufacturing defect claim to remain. US District Judge Wendy Beetlestone on April 27, 2017 dismissed plaintiff Gary Smith's strict liability design-defect and negligen... - Lawsuit Filed in Iraq War Veteran Amusement Park Accident
Aug-10-11 Darien Lake, NY The family of an Iraq War veteran who died in a horrific theme park accident has decided to file a wrongful death lawsuit against two companies responsible for the amusement park. Meanwhile, two men have been charged following a different amusement park accident that took the life of a young boy. The amusement park deaths highlight that... - Employers Can’t Eat in to Workers’ Lunch Period says Lawsuit
Jul-2-17 Los Angeles, CA California employers got a big heads up in December 2016 when the highest court in the State came down on the side of workers who either expect to be paid or left in peace during their breaks. Los Angeles employment lawyer, Nicholas De Blouw, from Blumenthal Nordrehaug & Bhowmik says that Augustus v ABM Security Services decis... - Shell Faces More Benzene Leukemia Lawsuits
Aug-4-11 Roxana, IL Shell Oil faces another lawsuit alleging the company knowingly exposed residents of a small town to benzene side effects without adequately warning residents that their air and water were being contaminated. The plaintiff alleges he developed benzene leukemia, and that Shell knew about the link between benzene and cancer for years but minimi... - New Jersey Man Claims Diabetes Medicine Caused His Heart Disease
Jun-27-17 Trenton, NJ: A New Jersey man has filed a federal lawsuit against drug manufacturers Bristol-Myers Squibb and Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, claiming he suffered injuries after taking the diabetes drug Saxagliptin, sold under the brand names Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR . Earl Binns filed the lawsuit Earl Binns v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company et al , Cas... - Zimmer Biomet Shoulder Failure: Consider Rehabilitation over Revision Surgery
Jun-27-17 Washington, DC: Not only is the failure rate of Zimmer Biomet shoulder surgery abnormally high, a new study shows that some patients undergoing shoulder replacement surgery have an increased risk of complications, including the need for revision surgery—which comes with its own set of risks. Every surgery has a risk of failure, and because sh... - Canadians Miffed at Failed Physiomesh Approved Under FDA 510(k) Clearance
Jun-29-17 Toronto, ON: Colleen Copland feels that she is far too young, at age 34, to be dealing with surgical mesh side effects stemming from an implantation of the now-recalled Ethicon Physiomesh. A routine procedure to repair an abdominal hernia mushroomed into a nightmare for the Canadian woman, who along with one other sufferer interviewed by CTV News (03/28/... - Prolift Transvaginal Mesh Introduced Without FDA Pre-Market Clearance: Report
Jul-1-17 Washington, DC: Expert insight from a witness in a recent transvaginal mesh lawsuit provides a revealing look into how some products reach the market prior to evolving to become a thorn in the side (or elsewhere) for a patient having undergone a surgical procedure in good faith with a device presumed to be safe. In late May, plaintiff Sharon Beltz w... - Legal Wrangling Over Cost of Asbestos Settlement Continues Long After Victim Dies
Jul-1-17 Phoenix, AZ: Litigation surrounding the death of an underground pipe worker allegedly exposed to asbestos, demonstrates what often goes on behind the scenes that serves to shift the focus away from the victim, and onto defendants seeking to cover their financial losses. Many an asbestosis lawsuit has alleged failures on the part of employers and those... - FDA Black Box Warning Adds Fuel to Invokana Lawsuits
Jun-24-17 Philadelphia, PA Final results from two independent clinical trials indicate the amputation risk for users of the Type 2 Diabetes drug Canagliflozin, marketed as Invokana, Invokamet, Invokamet XR, are much greater than previously understood. The FDA was so concerned about the information the studies provided that it moved immediately to ensure cons... - $4.25M Settlement Reached in TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $4.25 million settlement been reached in a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit brought against Florida-based Insurer A&B Insurance and Financial LLC. Filed by plaintiffs Jim Youngman and Robert Allen, the suit alleged the defendants made unauthorized sales calls to consumers, including people on the fe... - Woman Burned When Pressure Cooker Explodes
Jun-27-17 Miami, FL: A Miami woman allegedly suffered burns to part of her body when a pressure cooker exploded while she was cooking, according to WPLG-10 news. The Broward County news station reported that the woman, who lives in Miami suburb Miami Gardens, was cooking beans and rice in a pressure cooker on May 2, 2017 when the machine exploded. Neighbors... - 13 Brands of Dehumidifiers Recalled Due to Serious Fire and Burn Hazards
Washington, DC: Over 2 million dehumidifiers carrying major brand names are being recalled by Gree, in cooperation with the US Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada. They announced a recall on dehumidifiers manufactured by Gree Electric Appliances of China that were sold from January 2005 through August 2013. The dehumidifier can o... - Privacy Violation Lawsuit News and Legal Information
More and more companies face lawsuits alleging their actions or negligence have compromised people's privacy. This privacy invasion can occur through internet data breaches , misuse of targeted advertising, or illegal monitoring of private communications. Even when purchases are made in person, there is a possibility of a breach of privacy if the retaile... - $6.75M Preliminary Aveeno Naturals Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $6.75 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) alleging the “Active Naturals” label on their Aveeno products is false and misleading. J&J has also agreed to remove that label under the terms of the settlement. According to the suit, J... - Florida Premises Liability Lawsuit Results in Jury Award for Burn Victim
Jun-26-17 Jacksonville, FL: While Florida premises liability runs the gamut from dog bites to slips and falls, proprietors of hot food and beverages are required to observe caution in order to avoid spills of hot liquid that could injure either an employee, or a customer. To that end, a Starbucks located in the Sunshine State has been hit with a $100,000 judgeme... - Abdominal Mesh Complaints Rise in Canada, MDL Established in the US
Jun-17-17 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia: A Nova Scotia man is the latest Canadian to report complications with surgical abdominal mesh , and will likely join hundreds of other Canadian hernia surgery patients in a class action lawsuit against Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the makers of Physiomesh. Eric Hagen, 86, along with many other Canadian herni... - Risperdal Lawsuit Hit 18,000 and Climbing, Status Update Due in July
Jun-25-17 Philadelphia, PA: The Risperdal lawsuit count now stands at a number above 18,000. To that end a staggering number of cases name pharmaceutical giants Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals as defendants. Most allege Risperdal gynecomastia , a Risperdal side effect characterized as the growth of male breast tissue. Howeve... - Truck Driver’s New Jersey Workers Compensation Lawsuit Revived on Appeal
Jun-25-17 Trenton, NJ: A former New Jersey truck driver whose workers compensation claim has been zig-zagging through the courts has seen his workers compensation lawsuit revived by the New Jersey Appellate Division. The plaintiff in the workers compensation law case is Brian Hejda. According to court documents, Hejda was a commercial truck driver with Bell C... - $22M Awarded in Whistleblower Wrongful Termination Lawsuit.
Santa Clara, CA: A former employee who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit alleging he was let go by his employer after reporting illegal sales activity, has been awarded $22 million by the jury hearing his case. Steven Babyak, who had worked from October 2012 to June 2015 as a sales manager for defendant Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ("CSI"),...