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Sort by date 16,585 pages found matching %3Ca href%3D%22%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E- Inside the $13 Million Pelvic Mesh Award: A Defendant Without Empathy
Jan-18-17 Philadelphia, PA: Following the refusal of a Pennsylvania state judge to strike down a $13.7 million transvaginal mesh lawsuit verdict, defendant Johnson & Johnson and its Ethicon unit immediately signaled they would appeal the award to the state Supreme Court, in spite of the judge’s admonitions that the plaintiff’s suffering was real... - Restaurante pierde $3.2 millones en demandas laborales en California
Jan-18-17 5 de mayo de 2016, 13:45:00. Por Heidi Turner Los Ángeles, California - Una cadena de restaurantes de Los Ángeles ha sido sentenciada a pagar $3.2 millones en una demanda laboral de California presentada por un ex empleado que alegó discriminación racial y terminación ilícita de su contrato. La cadena Roscoe'... - Essure: Women Helping Women
Jan-13-17 Alameda County, CA: The announcement that Fidelma Fitzpatrick is lead counsel for Essure victims should have Bayer even more concerned that litigation may find in favor of plaintiffs. “In a case like [Essure] where we’re talking about birth control devices and women’s health issues it’s particularly important to have women repr... - Catheter Recalls Number into the Millions. Will Lawsuits Follow?
Jan-17-17 Washington, DC: With some four million allegedly defective catheters having been recalled from the market, such a number extrapolated across risk factors suggest defective catheters causing injury lawsuits will result, given the number of fairly common medical procedures for which catheters are routinely employed. The usefulness and benefit of cathe... - IVC Filters: Remove from Body and Market
Jan-12-17 Seattle, WA: The FDA recommended back in 2010 that IVC filters be removed as soon at the risk passed and in 2014 repeated this communication, adding that filter pieces could migrate within the body. And judging from the growing number of IVC Filter lawsuits, including two inferior vena cava (IVC) filter class actions in Canada, the device may soon be... - 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... - A Renewed Shot at Justice for Bravelle Infertility Plaintiffs
Jan-16-17 Chicago, IL: The most recent news on the Bravelle lawsuit front continues to be the capacity for Bravelle litigants to continue their actions, following a failed bid last year by Ferring Pharmaceuticals Inc. to have the matter dismissed. Bravelle is a fertility drug intended to aid couples experiencing challenges with conception. Various costs assoc... - Attorney Anticipates Surgical Mesh and Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Similar in Volume
Jan-11-17 Dallas, TX: A number of complaints allege that Ethicon Physiomesh, a surgical mesh used to repair hernias, has done more harm than good. “I anticipate surgical mesh lawsuits, such as Ethicon Physiomesh, will see similar volume as transvaginal mesh lawsuits,” says attorney Shezad Malik. Surgical mesh came under fire several years ago, beg... - $100M Fraud Settlement Agreed Between DeVry University and the Federal Trade Commission
Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been reached between DeVry University and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of for-profit education fraud, specifically, that the for-profit university used false statistics about its graduates’ job placement rates in order to lure students and increase enrollment. Accordi... - Implanon Lawsuits Allege Serious Birth Control Side Effects
Jan-13-17 Boston, MA: Women are used to being given a long list of side effects linked to their birth control, so hearing about alleged Implanon side effects is likely nothing new. Some birth control comes with alleged risks such as blood clots, others may increase the chances of pseudotumor cerebri, still others can increase the risk of depression. For its par... - IT Workers Settle New York Labor Lawsuit with Citigroup
Jan-15-17 New York, NY: A New York overtime lawsuit that did not succeed as a class action nonetheless will culminate in a settlement $325,000, making it a happy new year for 18 plaintiffs in the New York employer lawsuit against Citigroup Inc. According to court records the dispute began in April, 2015 when the plaintiffs, IT workers, initiated litigation th... - Parents Bring Federal Lawsuit After Tainted Baby Formula Injures Newborn
Oct-19-10 Chicago, IL A class action lawsuit alleging deceptive business practices has been filed against Abbott Laboratories over claims that the pharmaceutical giant sold millions of tubs of infant powder formula that were contaminated with beetles and beetle larvae. The lawsuit, which was brought in federal court in Chicago, was filed on behalf of Maria C... - Seroquel, Atypical Antipsychotics Linked to Increased Risk of Blood Clots
Oct-19-10 San Francisco, CA A new study suggests an increased risk of blood clots can be added to the list of potential Seroquel side effects . The list of reported Seroquel side effects already includes a risk of Seroquel birth defects and Seroquel tardive dyskinesia. Researchers in the United Kingdom, however, conducted a study that found patients taking atypic... - California Supreme Court Weighs In on Intent of Rest Period
Jan-14-17 Los Angeles, CA: A revealing opinion issued at the end of last year by The California Supreme Court addressed, and clarified a heretofore murky area of California labor law , notably just what constitutes a true rest period, and what doesn’t. Specifically, the difference between rest periods whereby employees are relieved of all work tasks and... - Propecia Infertility: Kids Don’t Care if You’re Bald
Jan-7-17 Ottawa, ON: Infertility is typically considered a woman’s issue, but three out of 10 cases of infertility are due to problems deriving from the man, according to statistics from Canada’s federal government. Many factors can contribute to male infertility, including Propecia , which is known to affect sperm quality. “Sperm is on a th... - Older Model Duodenoscopes Pulled from Market
Jan-13-17 Santa Clara, CA: Fuji, the maker of allegedly defective duodenoscopes, has announced it plans to remove its legacy 250/450 duodenoscope models from clinical use. The decision is reportedly based on the limited number of duodenoscopes currently in use, not because of a known safety risk, and noted that it has not received any recent reports of adver... - Bair Hugger Lawsuits Keep Coming, Class Actions in US and Canada
Jan-13-17 Harris County, TX: It’s been a little over a year since plaintiff Ruth Childers from Texas filed her Bair Hugger lawsuit against 3M Co. and three other defendants, alleging the forced-air warming blanket system caused a drug-resistant infection that cost the plaintiff her leg. Childers is suing for more than $1 million in compensation by way of h... - Ford Increases Recall Over Defective Takata Airbags
Jan-13-17 Santa Clara, CA: Ford Motor Co is issuing a recall of about 816,000 vehicles following a previous recall due to defective Takata Airbags. The new recall brings the total number of Ford vehicles with Takata air bag inflators recalled around the world to 3 million, the majority being in the United States and Canada. This latest recall by Ford f... - San Francisco Transit Board Okays Overtime Settlement
Jan-13-17 San Francisco, CA: San Francisco's Municipal Transportation Agency Board of Directors has voted to approve to settle an overtime lawsuit with Muni operators for $8 million. The lawsuit had originally sought almost $400 million and alleged operators were not properly paid for time spent traveling between their clock-in sites and the sites they picked up... - Stockert 3T Infections Widespread
Jan-10-17 Nashville, TN: Last October the CDC reported that M. chimaera contamination of heater/cooler devices, of which 60 to 70 percent stem from the Stockert 3T heater-cooler system had been found in Iowa and Pennsylvania. Just one month later, a global outbreak linking the devices was reported. M. chimaera is a rare bacteria, a species of nontuberculous...