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May-5-11 Washington, DC The recent Supreme Court ruling (Apr. 27, 2011)—where companies and/or employers can now require consumers to arbitrate disputes individually rather than joining forces in a consumer fraud class action, for instance, could have far-reaching implications for everyone. What does this decision mean to the typical consumer? Attorney G... - Attorney Max Kennerly Takes Sides against Essure
May-18-17 Philadelphia, PA More and more women are coming forward with complaints and complications related to the use of Bayer’s Essure contraceptive device . So far, only a few Essure lawsuits have been filed and attorney Max Kennerly does not expect any of the cases he is working on to get near a courtroom any time in the near future. For confident... - California Overtime Lawsuit Paused Pending Ruling by US Supreme Court
May-22-17 San Francisco, CA: An overtime pay lawsuit filed a year ago March in a California federal court has been paused by a federal magistrate to allow for a ruling by the US Supreme Court. The ruling, on a separate case, could set precedence and determine whether, or not employees of SolarCity Corp. would be forced into arbitration to settle their claims. ... - Can Terbutaline Lead to Autism?
May-15-11 Washington, DC When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released additional cautions with regard to Terbutaline Sulfate in February, many women will have looked back to their recent use of the drug—often prescribed to quell premature labor—and whether or not having been given Terbutaline during pregnancy may have left a child with lin... - At $322 Million, It's the Largest Asbestos Award Ever
May-13-11 Jackson, MS A Mississippi man has been awarded what is thought to be the largest single award in any asbestos case to date. The Associated Press (AP) reported on May 7 that Thomas C. Brown was awarded $300 million in punitive damages and $22 million in actual damages in a drilling mud lawsuit. It is not known if the defendant Union Carbide Corp. will... - $553M in Settlements Reached with Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and BMW in Takata Airbag MDL
May-18-17 Santa Clara, CA $553.6 million in settlements has been agreed in multi-district litigation (MDL) involving Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and BMW, which will see the automakers pay the sum to end claims brought by plaintiffs over alleged defective Takata airbags. To date, the airbags, which can explode, have been linked with 11 deaths in the US. According t... - $3M Awarded to Widow in Generic Paxil Suicide Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will pay $3 million in damages having been found liable for the death of Stewart Dolin, a partner at the law firm Reed Smith LLP. The money will be paid to his widow, who filed the suit claiming that a generic version of GSK’s antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) caused her husband to commit suicide. The... - Payments Flowing to State Sponsored Terrorism Victims, but Lawsuits Continue
May-20-17 Washington, DC: Victims of state-sponsored terrorism have begun to receive compensation under the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (USVSSTA), with payments flowing as of March of this year. While that’s good news for victims and their families harmed by such acts of terror, lawsuits continue to be filed by plaintiffs allegin... - Additional Plaintiffs Join Bravelle Class Action
May-15-17 Chicago, IL: Attorneys representing plaintiffs in a class action against Ferring Pharmaceuticals concerning its infertility drug Bravelle have added more plaintiffs to the lawsuit, including an organization providing medical benefits and prescription drugs to Philadelphia city workers. On April 11, 2017, plaintiff attorneys in the class action Nico... - Class Action Lawsuit Over Lead in School Drinking Water
May-19-17 Butler, PA: At one time a staple of the manufacturing industry, lead has evolved from a common product found in everything from paint to children’s toys, to a known toxin, and the source of lead paint poisoning and other injuries to the nervous system and beyond. Thus, there’s little surprise that concerned parents would turn to the courts... - $8M Settlement Reached in Omnicare False Claims Suit
May-18-17 Santa Clara, CA: An $8 million settlement has been reached in a qui tam lawsuit brought against Omnicare Inc, a subsidiary of CVS Health Corp, by The US Department of Justice and 28 states. The whistleblower lawsuit alleged the defendants violated the False Claim Act by incorrectly labeling generic drugs. The labeling procedure enabled claims to be... - Invokana to Get Black-Box Warning over Amputation Risk
May-18-17 Washington, DC: An issue that looms even larger than that of Invokana linked with cardiovascular injuries and kidney failure is the potential for amputation associated with the diabetes drug. The issue first surfaced a year ago when the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an alert after studying the results of two clinical trials, warning that... - Lead Paint Poisoning Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Although lead paint has been banned in the US since 1978, lead poisoning is still a common health problem in children. Exposure to even a small amount of lead in children can cause irreparable damage. Young children are most vulnerable to lead paint exposure because they are more likely to put paint chips or defective products such as toys contai... - Taxotere Hair Loss Patients Speak Out Over the Fallout
May-15-17 Washington, DC: A recent filing by Taxotere manufacturer Sanofi Aventis with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) revealed the current state of Taxotere hair loss lawsuits as of the end of the pharmaceutical’s fiscal year ending December 31, 2016. Sanofi, in its Form 20-F filing, noted that by the end of the year there were approxim... - Topamax Side Effects: From the Extreme to the Sublime
May-7-11 Washington, DC The realities that stem from Topamax side effects run the gamut from potential suicide, to affecting the way your soda tastes in your mouth. The former is serious, while the latter seems almost trivial. However, it serves to illustrate just how much a medication such as Topamax can affect an individual's lifestyle. A young perso... - Eliquis Lawsuit Reveals Manufacturers Face Restrictions on Label Changes
May-17-17 New York, NY: An Eliquis lawsuit that is one of several consolidated in multidistrict litigation ( In Re: Eliquis (apixaban) Products Liability Litigation, MDL No. 2754 , before the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation ) alleging that the blood thinner is a dangerous drug with no available antidote, translated to a loss for the plaintiff... - $671M DuPont C8 Cancer Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $671 million settlement has been agreed in multi-district litigation brought against DuPont Co and its former subsidiary Chemours Co., that alleged the chemical manufacturers deliberately dumped carcinogenic chemicals, specifically Teflon ingredient C8 or PFOA, into the Ohio River. Their actions, according to the allegations, resu... - Victim with Broken Wrist Blames Airbag and Hand Grip
May-14-17 Anchorage, AK: Ron was holding on to the passenger side hand grip when the side airbags deployed after hitting another car. “I blame Ford for my airbag injury and faulty design. If not for the position of that grip I wouldn’t have broken my wrist,” he says. “My son was driving his 2012 Ford Explorer when we got involved in a... - Woman's Skin Melts Off From Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
May-13-17 Snellville, GA: A Georgia woman claims that her skin melted off when she contracted Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) after being given an incorrect dosage of an antidepressant by a pharmacist. Khaliah Shaw, 26, told Atlanta TV News station 11-Alive that "everything was okay" for the first two weeks after she began taking the antidepressant lamo... - Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Tossed on Appeal
May-15-17 Richmond, VA: A transvaginal mesh lawsuit against mesh manufacturer Boston Scientific has been dismissed by an appellate panel, agreeing with a lower court’s ruling that plaintiff Martha Carlson could not adequately prove that Boston Scientific Corp. (Boston Scientific) failed to warn about the potential risks associated with their TVM product. T...