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Sort by date 16,594 pages found matching %3Ca href%3D%22%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E- $20M Verdict Awarded in Third Ethicon TVT Mesh Lawsuit
May-15-17 Santa Clara, CA: A $20 million verdict has been awarded against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in punitive damages, in the third bellwether Ethicon pelvic mesh injury lawsuit, part of the pelvic mesh mass torte. The 12-member jury hearing the case in Philadelphia returned the verdict after testimony was given by Plaintiff Margaret “Peggy&rdquo... - Cialis Risk for Melanoma Subject of Lawsuits
Santa Clara, CA: The alleged link between Cialis (tadalafil) and melanoma has become the subject of an increasing number of complaints that claim Eli Lilly, the makers of Cialis, failed to warn of the risk. Approved for erectile dysfunction, Cialis is a competitor drug to Viagra, which is also facing lawsuits over the alleged associated risk for... - House Cleaner knows her Rights under California Labor Law
May-14-17 Los Angeles, CA: Carol knows that her employer has violated California labor laws by not paying meal breaks and travel time, and as a consequence she was paid less than minimum wage some days. And she isn’t afraid of telling her boss that retaliation is also a labor code violation. Despite bill AB-889 designed to protect domestic work employee... - Shingles Vaccine, Zostavax Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The shingles vaccine, Zostavax, is used by people over 50 who wish to prevent the occurrence of shingles. However, it is associated with shingles vaccine side effects and the CDC now recommends that adults wanting the vaccine should be 60 years and older. In addition to only being effective in about 51 percent of people, the vaccine may cause side ef... - Depakote Class-Action Lawsuit Launched in Illinois
May-1-11 Fairview Heights, IL The Madison County Record reports that an Illinois man will be serving as the lead plaintiff in a class-action lawsuit alleging Depakote birth defects . Myles Brumfield, together with dozens of other plaintiffs, are alleging that the anti-seizure medication taken by women during pregnancy caused serious adverse reactions in childr... - $4 Million Mesothelioma Plaintiff Verdict Upheld on Appeal
May-13-17 New York, NY: A victim of mesothelioma who has been made to wait for two additional years while his asbestos lawsuit jury award was appealed by the defendants, has seen his asbestos lawsuit battle finally come to an end after an appeals court upheld a lower court ruling. According to court documents, mesothelioma plaintiff Nicholas Dominick was an e... - Weight-Loss Drug Effective despite Topamax Side Effects
Apr-30-11 Durham, NC According to a new study conducted by researchers at Duke University Medical Center, the weight-loss drug Qnexa appears to be effective despite containing Topamax , which has been linked to various side effects. HealthDay reports that in the study, obese patients taking a high dose of the experimental weight-loss drug lost an average of... - Canada Concerned about Abdominal Hernia Mesh—and the 501k Process
May-8-17 Toronto, ON The president of the Canadian Hernia Society and one of the country’s foremost authorities on surgical abdominal mesh says that mesh complications are an “epidemic”. Dr. John Morrison says it's going to get worse because almost all hernias are now repaired with mesh. And some products are brought to market without prop... - Recalled Airbags Being Recycled in Crash-Affected Vehicles
May-10-17 Santa Clara, CA: Recalled airbags may be recycled as replacement airbags in vehicles that have been in accidents, according to a news report on the Kansas City news station, KSHB.com. In an interview with KSHB, Carfax representative Christopher Basso states that it’s not uncommon to find recycled airbags used to replace deployed ones,... - Supreme Court Won't Review GM's Appeal For Protection Against Ignition Switch Lawsuits
May-12-17 Washington, DC: In a potentially crushing blow to General Motors, the US Supreme Court has declined to consider an appeal from the automaker asking for a legal shield to protect GM from lawsuits related to faulty ignition switches on its vehicles. On April 24, 2017, the US Supreme Court refused to review GM's appeal in which the automaker asked the... - First Xarelto Bellwether Trial Goes to the Defense
May-12-17 New Orleans, LA: The long-anticipated first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation for Xarelto side effects has gone to the defendants. Plaintiff Joseph Boudreaux’s trial commenced April 24 and all eyes were on the litigation as an indicator as to how other bellwether trials might go. This Xarelto lawsuit was a win for Johnson & John... - $5M Settlement For DoorDash Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: DoorDash, a food delivery start-up, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle an employment class action lawsuit brought by workers who claimed they were misclassified so the company would not have to pay expenses among other costs. Two suits were filed in September 2015, one by Cynthia Marciano and the other by Evan Kissner both all... - BOK Financial $7.8 Million Class Action Settlement Headed For Final Approval
May-11-17 Tulsa, OK: An upcoming approval hearing will determine whether BOK Financial (BOKF) will pay $7.8 million in a class action settlement with former bank customers who claim they were charged excessive overdraft fees . The hearing is scheduled for May 15, 2017 for final approval of an Oct. 2016 order granting preliminary approval of the $7.8 million set... - CA Workers Comp Lawsuit News and Legal Information
California Labor Code 3212 allows individuals who hold a stressful government job such as police officers, firefighters, corrections officers and other types of first responders to possibly be eligible for benefits under the California workers' compensation system for stress-related illnesses such as a heart attack, other cardiac events and other illn... - Bumble Bee Pleads Guilty to Tuna Price Fixing with Possible $25M Fine
May-8-17 Washington, DC: Bumble Bee Foods LLC has agreed to plead guilty to charges of tinned tuna price fixing and pay a criminal fine of at least $25 million to the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The charges against Bumble Bee are the first to be brought by the DOJ in its ongoing investigation of antitrust practices in the seafood industry in the US. ... - $110 Million Talc Verdict Comes Down in Favor of Plaintiff
May-10-17 St. Louis, MI A jury in St. Louis, Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay Lois Slemp, a 62-year-old woman with ovarian cancer from Wise, Virginia, $110 million in what is the largest verdict to date in the ongoing battle between J&J and thousands of women that have filed lawsuits claiming that J&J knew its talc based products elevated t... - Lisinopril Liver Damage Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lisinopril , also known as Zestril and Prinivil, is an ACE inhibitor used to control high blood pressure. In the past few years Lisinopril side effects have been linked to Lisinopril liver damage and Lisinopril liver failure. Both liver damage and liver failure are life-threatening and often fatal. Lisinopril lawyers are reviewing claims and looking i... - Why was US Warned about Abilify Gambling Risk Four Years after Europe?
May-5-17 Minneapolis, MN: American patients prescribed Abilify didn’t learn about the drug’s link to gambling and other compulsive behaviors until four years after European patients were warned. The European Medicines Agency in October 2012 required that the manufacturer and distributor of Abilify warn patients and doctors about the potential for... - Saxagliptin Heart Failure and Death Lawsuits Filed
May-9-17 Santa Clara, CA The diabetes drug saxagliptin is the subject of 14 lawsuits filed this week in New Jersey, alleging it raises the risk of heart failure. Lawyers for the plaintiffs estimate there are between 150 and 200 saxagliptin cases are pending nationwide, and may, ultimately, reach into the thousands. While most of the cases filed to date are bro... - Testosterone Gels Get a Failing Grade in More Ways Than One
May-9-17 Philadelphia, PA: Testosterone side effects associated with the usage of testosterone supplements and gels have, up until now, focused on cardiovascular issues. But now there is new research that suggests there is a cognitive price to pay. Testosterone, with rare exception occurs naturally in males and is at its highest levels when men are younger...