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Lawsuits have been filed against the makers of some endoscopes—used in endoscopic procedures—alleging the design of the devices is so complex that the endoscopes cannot be properly cleaned, putting patients at risk of developing a superbug. Some studies have found that not all endoscopes are being properly cleaned and the US Food and Drug Admini... - More Warnings Sent Out About Stockert Heater-Coolers
Jan-27-17 Pittsburgh, PA: As additional Stockert heater-cooler lawsuits are filed, more warnings are being sent out about the devices, warning patients that they may have been exposed to contaminants thanks to the use of the Stockert 3T devices. Hospitals across the US are sending out letters concerning the potential risk of infection in patients who underwent o... - Adverse Events for Patients Using Alere INRatio System
Jan-21-17 Houston, TX: Patients taking blood thinning medications know they have to be careful to ensure their blood remains in therapeutic levels, to prevent major bleeding episodes. That’s why they use devices like the Alere INRatio2 system, to ensure that if they need it, their blood clots properly. But what happens if they can't be sure the systems tha... - The IVC Filter: Longer is not Always Better
Jan-23-17 Washington, DC: It remains a truism that for certain things in life, the longer you stick at something the better off you are, such as developing an exercise regimen or working to eradicate an unsavory habit, such as smoking. However with an IVC filter the opposite is true: longer is not always better. Early iterations of the IVC filter were primari... - Halliburton Reaches $100M Securities Class Action Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been reached between Halliburton Co. and its investors in a securities class action lawsuit that alleged the company’s accounting of asbestos liability on construction projects was false. Further, the plaintiffs, who were Halliburton shareholders, claim that between 1999 and 2001 the company falsi... - $25M Accutane Settlement Reinstated
Jan-26-17 Santa Clara, CA A $25.16 million award in favor of a man who alleges he developed Crohn’s disease as a result of taking Accutane has been reinstated by the New Jersey Supreme Court. The issue of alleged association between the acne drug and Crohn’s disease has been the subject of a decade long mass torte. Plaintiff Andrew McCarrell&rsqu... - Telemarketing & Robocall Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Telemarketing lawsuits and robocall lawsuits are now being filed against companies accused of making continuous unwanted calls. These nuisance caller lawsuits allege consumers are being harassed by companies who make repeated and annoying phone calls, text messages, or faxes. A Supreme Court ruling on robocalls has opened the door for more lawsuits to... - $14.5M TCPA Class Action Settlement Agreed by American Eagle
Santa Clara, CA: A $14.5 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit pending against American Eagle Outfitters alleging the clothing retailer sent unsolicited text message advertisements, in violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA). Should the settlement be approved, a non-revisionary fund will be established by... - McDonald's resuelve la demanda laboral de California por $3.75 millones
Jan-25-17 San Francisco, CA - McDonald's ha acordado resolver una demanda laboral californiana presentada en su contra por empleados que alegaron que la compañía era responsable por no pagar adecuadamente las horas extras, a pesar de que trabajaban en una franquicia. McDonald's había argumentado anteriormente que no se podía someter a... - A Tale of Two Billion-Dollar Settlements
Jan-25-17 Houston, TX: The end of 2016 saw a flurry of activity on the litigation front just before the Christmas break, with the headlines of December 19 and 20 dealing with Hip Replacement Implant Failure and the billion-dollar settlements that emerged to close out the year. On December 19 Stryker Corp. and its subsidiary Howmedica Osteonics Corp. issued a... - Testosterone Defendant Attempts to Limit Scope of Expert Witness
Jan-24-17 Chicago, IL: Plaintiffs in testosterone lawsuits against defendant AbbVie Inc. found themselves momentarily distracted from the allegations at hand earlier this month when the Illinois federal judge overseeing multidistrict litigation over testosterone side effects needed to rule on a motion submitted by the defendant to trim a report from an expert wi... - People Angry with Department of Motor Vehicles Violating their Privacy
Jan-19-17 Charlotte, NC: “It’s reassuring that attorneys are trying to stop the DMV from selling our private information ,” says Gary. “I wondered how these companies got my address and phone number—until I read on LawyersandSettlements about an attorney filing complaints about DPPA violations.” Gary is referring to attor... - In the Midst of Concern Over Endoscope Infection, a New Threat Looms
Jan-19-17 Philadelphia, PA: It’s been just over a year since Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., ranking member of the US Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions (HELP) Committee, released a Minority Staff Report detailing the results of a year-long investigation into deaths related to antibiotic-resistant infections from contaminated duodenoscopes. Such dea... - Transvaginal Mesh Litigation: Positive Start to 2017
Jan-21-17 Pittsburgh, PA: If transvaginal mesh litigation at the beginning of 2017 is anything to go by, the coming year is hopeful for mesh victims. Last year a jury awarded Sharon Carlino $13.7 million who claimed that she had suffered irreversible damage from Ethicon (J&J subsidiary) transvaginal mesh. Ethicon challenged the outcome and filed post... - Johnson & Johnson Loses Bid to Delay Talcum Powder Cancer Trials
Jan-23-17 St. Louis, MI: Facing thousands of lawsuits alleging its talcum powder is linked to an increased risk of cancer, Johnson & Johnson filed a bid to delay the trials, arguing the talcum powder cancer lawsuits were filed out of jurisdiction. In early January, however, the Missouri Court of Appeals rejected Johnson & Johnson's motion, allowing the l... - Healthcare Whistleblowers Protect Patients' Rights
Jan-20-17 Marion, NC: Patients rely on doctors, medical centers, and healthcare companies to ensure the treatment they receive is safe and lives up to strict regulations. But sometimes healthcare companies attempt to get around the rules, putting the health and lives of their patients at risk. In those cases, healthcare whistleblowers —the people who know o... - Taxotere Docetaxel Side Effects Not Limited to Permanent Hair Loss
Jan-22-17 Washington, DC: The Taxotere hair loss lawsuit file continues to move forward, with various Pretrial Orders issued in the early part of the New Year with proposed Plaintiff and Defendant fact sheets due to be filed Monday (January 23). Meanwhile, Taxotere patients continue to deal with the frustration, disappointment and emotional turmoil that are the... - Plane Crash Kills Three in LA County
Oct-22-10 Agua Dulce, CA A plane crash has taken the lives of three people and three horses in northern Los Angeles County late Thursday. The Cirrus SR-22 went down next to a barn about a mile west of the local airport while en route from Van Nuys to Parker, Ariz. An FAA spokesman said that two people were killed in the plane, which caught fire after crashing... - DuPont to Pay $2M In Teflon Testicular Cancer Trial
Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Ohio has awarded $2 million in compensation against DuPont in the first of some 40 environmental toxin cases pending against the chemical company over allegations it dumped toxins into the air and drinking water of the Ohio River, causing illness to people in the surrounding area. This settlement resolves allegations br... - More Talc Litigation Coming in 2017
Jan-19-17 St. Louis, MO Expect more news on the talc litigation front in 2017 – lots of it. After three mega million dollar verdicts in 2016 there are several more high profile, high stakes trials coming in the legal war against Johnson & Johnson (J & J), the makers of a number of talc based bath and beauty products, which have been linked to o...