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Santa Clara, CA: A $2.85 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against Lowe’s Home Centers LLC. Filed by installation workers for the DIY retailer, the lawsuit alleges that those installation workers were misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees eligible for benefits. Lead plain... - New Report Shows 10 Banks Account for 67 Percent of Overdraft Fee Revenue
Feb-28-17 Boston, MA: A recent report revealed that out of more than 600 banks, 10 of those banks accounted for a huge percentage of all reported bank overdraft fees revenue collected through the first three quarters of 2016. According to a December 2016 consumer protection report published by the US Public Interest Research Group (US PIRG), 626 large bank... - Canadian Transvaginal Mesh Class Action
Feb-28-17 Toronto, ONT: Boston Scientific is the first of several transvaginal mesh manufacturers to face a certified contested action concerning transvaginal meshes in Canada. The lawsuit alleges that nine different devices made by Boston Scientific were negligently designed and the company failed to warn women of potential risks, according to Alex Robinson,... - Defective Hip Implants: Newer Isn’t Always Better
Mar-1-17 Washington, DC: It’s little wonder, given the aging of the largest single segment of the American population, that medical device manufacturers continue to jockey for additional market share while attempting to protect their existing slice of the pie. To that end, plaintiffs in hip replacement failure lawsuits assert that manufacturers knowingly... - $61M Settlement Reached in Sanofi Vaccine Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $61.5 million settlement has been reached in an antitrust class action lawsuit pending against Sanofi Pasteur Inc., alleging the pharmaceutical company violated antitrust laws with contracts for its pediatric vaccines. The lawsuit, which has been going on for five years, was filed by a group of health care providers who alleged... - Takata to Pay $1B for Airbag Scandal
Feb-28-17 Santa Clara, CA: Takata Corporation has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle multi-district litigation alleging the airbag manufacturer was aware of the fatal defect with its airbags but sold them anyway. At least 11 deaths have been linked to the airbags, which can explode due to a design defect. According to the proposed settlement terms Takata will... - IVC Filter Recipient Walking Time Bomb?
Feb-25-17 West Palm Beach, FL: Carolina has suffered a double pulmonary embolism and a heart attack since having an IVC Filter implanted in 2000. She wants it removed but doctors say that would be too dangerous… “My main worry is that this IVC filter will break apart—seems like every day you hear about it on the news,” says Carolina... - Eliquis Lawsuits Moving Forward in MDL, Venue Still to be Determined
Feb-27-17 Miami, FL: Apixaban, a blood thinner marketed by Bristol-Meyers Squibb Co. (Bristol Meyers) and Pfizer Inc. (Pfizer) under the name Eliquis and promoted as “something better than warfarin,” turned out to be something else again for patients, according to Eliquis blood thinner lawsuits. Plaintiffs allege the latter-generation blood thinners... - Number of Taxotere MDL Lawsuits Surpasses 700 Cases
Feb-27-17 New Orleans, LA: In a joint report filed in federal court in January, attorneys representing plaintiffs and defendant Sanofi S.A. in multidistrict litigation of Taxotere lawsuits reported a spike in the number of lawsuits alleging that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere causes permanent hair loss, a condition known as alopecia. The federal judicial syst... - CKE Restaurant Workers: California Overtime Violations still Worrisome
Feb-22-17 Anaheim, CA: Many workers who were opposed to Andrew Puzder’s nomination to become President Trump’s Labor secretary are now likely less worried about California overtime and minimum wage issues, unless you are an employee of CKE Restaurants—a company that has repeatedly violated the California labor code regarding overtime. P... - Implanon Reviews Could Steer Women Away From the Birth Control Device
Feb-24-17 Santa Cruz, CA: Women seeking a long-term birth control solution have probably heard about the implantable birth control device Implanon. However, if they somehow missed the news of Implanon lawsuits and rely on reviews at online health forums, what they find may steer those women away from using Implanon. For example, at the popular health informa... - While FDA Suggests Potential for Testosterone Abuse, Health Canada Takes a Pass
Feb-26-17 Chicago, IL: With the US and Canada remaining both direct neighbors and close trading partners, the Canadian equivalent to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) often mirrors safety updates issued by the FDA for drugs and medications. In specific cases, the Canadian position is in some measure more aggressive than its US counterpart. However when the F... - Chantix Dejar de Fumar Comportamiento Suicida Demanda
Chantix, una ayuda para dejar de fumar, se ha relacionado con mayor riesgo de suicidios. Chantix: Experiencias Verdaderas y Entrevistas Chantix: "Me empezaron a Hacer Realmente Deprimido" Victoria H. dice que ella no tenía idea de que Chantix podría haber sido responsable de su intento de suicidio. De hecho, no fue hasta un mes m&aa... - Don’t Lie to Super Jury Consultant Susan Constantine
Feb-23-17 Orlando, FL Don’t lie to Susan Constantine because she will almost certainly call you out. Constantine has been sorting through witness testimony at criminal trials, class action suits and personal injury cases using her expertise as a “forensic behavioral expert” to detect deceptive statements since 2005. “With good investigative or in... - Family Blames Takata Airbag for Woman's Death
Feb-23-17 Detroit, MI: The children of a Michigan woman who died earlier this month say their mother never fully recovered from Takata airbag injuries sustained in a low-speed crash in 2014, according to the Detroit Free Press . Dianne Moulton died Feb. 2, three years after the Takata airbag in her 2002 Honda CR-V exploded in a parking lot collision in Dearb... - Contractor to US Government Cited for Equal Pay Violations, Settles for $1.2 Million
Feb-25-17 Alpharetta, GA: A group of women employed by LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the state of Georgia will share in a $1.2 million settlement alleging pay discrimination due to gender. The 185 women in Georgia will be joined by 26 workers in Florida receiving back pay stemming from gender discrimination, a violation of Georgia employment and federal laws. ... - Seniors at Risk of Illinois Nursing Home Abuse
Dec-14-10 Chicago, IL When it comes to crime, allegations of Illinois nursing home abuse can be shocking. Although many people think their loved ones are safe when they move into an Illinois nursing home, even seniors who live in nursing homes in Illinois can be victims of Illinois nursing home abuse. According to the Illinois Department on Aging, many victim... - The FDA Shortcut to a Hip Replacement Lawsuit
Feb-22-17 Bergen, NJ: It was back in 2008 that Hip Replacement Implant Failure caught up with Zimmer, when its Alumina Ceramic Femoral Head component was subject to a Class 2 recall by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the official recall posting , Zimmer stated the reason for the recall: “When used with cobalt/chromium hip stems,... - Plaintiff Claims C-Qur Mesh Biologically Incompatible with Human Tissue
Feb-19-17 Concord, NH: He may have the same name as the long-dead soul singer, but James Brown does not feel good about the C-Qur abdominal mesh used for a hernia repair and the plaintiff, through his surgical mesh lawsuit , has plenty to say about it. C-Qur Mesh, manufactured by Atrium Medical Corp., is unique in the industry given a coating of Omega 3 fatty a... - Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Whistleblower
Feb-21-17 Ridgeland, MS: The very first talcum powder cancer lawsuit was filed by Diane Berg back in 2009. Johnson & Johnson offered her a settlement but Berg refused and wound up with nothing. This heroic whistleblower paved the way for ovarian cancer lawsuits today. Berg developed ovarian cancer when she was 49 years old—she used J&J’s t...