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Jul-13-15 Washington, DC Amongst the questions of fact common to all lawsuits consolidated in the Xarelto multidistrict litigation portfolio is the alleged need for blood monitoring. The latter claim may pale in comparison to other allegations stemming from Xarelto Death and Xarelto Bleedout, but blood monitoring remains a pivotal issue. And here’s why:... - Premera Data Breach Victim Facing False Tax Return Joins Premera Class Action
Jul-12-15 Tacoma, WA It’s one thing to have your personal information and data hacked with the potential for it to fall into the wrong hands. But when that person who is amongst the millions of Americans whose personal data was compromised works in the healthcare field, it introduces an entirely new set of potential problems and frustrations. Such is the case... - Meet the Lawyer Who's Fighting for Your Online Reputation
Jul-12-15 LAS Obtains Exclusive Interview with One of America’s “Rock Star” Anti-Defamation Lawyers - Neville Johnson Beverly Hills, CA: At 65, there’s no sign Neville Johnson is anywhere near finished with his law career. An outspoken courtroom crusader, he’s earned $350 million in judgments usually fighting for actors, writers and musicians that hav... - Truck Accident Shuts Down California Freeway
Jul-9-15 Los Angeles, CA A massive truck accident recently caused the shutdown of the HOV and No. 1 lanes on the freeway just north of Pearblossom Highway in Southern California earlier today. The two northbound lanes of 14 freeway in the Antelope Valley were reopened several hours later, once the fire had been put out. All the lanes of the freeway had be... - Muslim Woman Wins Against Abercrombie & Fitch in Discrimination Lawsuit
Tulsa, OK: A landmark victory was awarded to a Muslim woman this past week by the Supreme Court, which ruled in favor of Samantha Elauf, who had filed a discrimination lawsuit against Abercrombie and Fitch in 2010. The justices ruled 8 to 1 in Elauf favor, ending the lawsuit in which she was represented by the The Equal Employment Opportunity C... - Lawmaker: Cheerleaders Should Be Given Overtime Pay
Jul-11-15 San Francisco, CA Lawmakers could move to give cheerleaders California overtime pay , now that a bill regarding cheerleaders has been sent to the California governor. The legislation follows the filing of numerous lawsuits in California and across the US alleging cheerleaders were misclassified as independent contractors and did not receive proper minim... - Consumers Might Want to Take Note of Overdraft Fees
Jul-11-15 Los Angeles, CA When it comes to complaints about excessive overdraft fees , most news has covered lawsuits filed against the big banks. In truth, any financial institution that charges overdraft fees could be improperly charging their customers for overdraft. Customers with accounts at credit unions and smaller banks should also keep an eye on their acco... - Depakote Settlement Increased with Punitive Damages
Jul-10-15 St. Louis, MO In the first of a possible series of Depakote trials, a jury awarded $15 million in compensatory damages. The St. Louis jury then added $23 million in punitive damages to a 12-year-old girl with spina bifida, which is a birth defect associated with Depakote. Maddison Schmidt was born with spina bifida - a condition where a baby’s... - GlaxoSmithKline Files for Consolidation of Zofran Lawsuits
Jul-10-15 Pittsburgh, PA GlaxoSmithKline has reportedly filed for consolidation of Zofran lawsuits in Pennsylvania. Zofran side effects lawsuits allege women who took the medication to treat morning sickness gave birth to infants with birth defects. Lawsuits are still being filed against GlaxoSmithKline alleging the company failed to warn about the risks associa... - Premera Data Breach Lawyer: Companies Must Face Consequences for Failing to Protect Identifying Information
Jul-10-15 New York, NY When retail stores have suffered data breaches , the incidents have been big news, but data breaches at insurance companies can be even more harmful. Gary Graifman, partner at Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman in charge of consumer class-action litigation, says Premera policyholders whose information was accessed in a recent data breach c... - ER Overcharges Case? Attorney Weighs In
Jul-7-15 Charlotte, NC Harjeet filed an emergency room overcharges complaint after he received the hospital invoice for services that he didn’t understand. “I couldn’t get anywhere with hospital administration - it was very frustrating,” says Harjeet. “But the LawyersandSettlements attorney reviewed my documents I e-mailed him and... - CEO Lynch Out, Fortunes Continue to Fall for Lumber Liquidators
Jul-9-15 Toano, VA The optics were never good from the beginning. They never are, when the venerable CBS investigative unit 60 Minutes comes knocking at your door. That said, the optics keep going from bad to worse with the recent and abrupt resignation of Lumber Liquidators’ CEO in late spring. The resignation came just two weeks after announcing that the... - Sears May Be Liable for 1,000 Women Video Recorded by Peeping Tom
Jul-9-15 A Los Angeles, California judge has found that Sears Holdings Corp (Sears) can be held liable for negligence in an action brought against them by more than 25 female plaintiffs who had been spied on and recorded in a store dressing room and bathroom. Sears Maintenance worker, Alejandro Gamiz, used peepholes and cameras to spy on female customers and e... - Federal Recognition of Permanent Propecia Sexual Dysfunction
Jul-3-15 Somerset, NJ: On the heels of recent studies associating Propecia (finasteride) with permanent Propecia sexual dysfunction, The US National Institutes of Health now recognizes post-finasteride syndrome (PFS) and has added the hair loss medication to its Genetics and Rare Diseases Information Center. A study published in June 2015 in the Journal of t... - Thousands More Transvaginal Mesh Claims Agreed to Settle
Jun-30-15 New York, NY Covidien, a transvaginal mesh manufacturer, has agreed to settle some of 11,000 claims regarding its transvaginal mesh devices, Reuters reported. It is believed that Covidien mainly supplied C.R. Bard with mesh products, which would inlcude Bard’s once-popular Avaulta. Covidien filed a report in July 2014 with the U.S. Securi... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Award Could Be $130 Million with Interest
Jul-8-15 Boston, MA It came down to a handful of spoonfuls: just a few innocent doses of Children’s Motrin and suddenly a 7-year-old girl was hurled onto an unrelenting path of pain and suffering that has left her legally blind and unable to have children of her own. That was in 2003. Today Samantha Reckis is 19 and continuing to face a lifetime of hardship f... - Plaintiff Awarded $6 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
Jul-5-15 Moore, OK A plaintiff who filed asbestos lawsuits against more than 10 companies has been awarded $6 million. Michael Dalier filed lawsuits against the companies after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma. Although the award was only made against two companies, and did not include punitive damages, the jury still awarded Dalier millions of dollars. Ac... - Phoenix Life Insurance Reaches $42.5M Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A $42.5 million settlement has been agreed by Phoenix Life Insurance Co. ending a bad faith insurance class action lawsuit alleging the insurer unfairly raised rates on premium-adjustable universal life insurance policies. Additionally, the company has also agreed to freeze its rates for five years. The settlement also prevent... - FDA Sued by Health Advocates Over High Cost of Harvoni
Jul-7-15 Hartford, CT It is difficult to know what is really motivating two public health groups bent on finding out why Harvoni, the blockbuster Hep C drug, is so darned expensive. But one can assume, given a rise in denied claims and corresponding Harvoni Denied Insurance Claim Lawsuits , that Treatment Action Group (TAG) and the Global Health Justice Partners... - Zetia/Vytorin Manufacturers Pull TV Ads
Jan-24-08 Kenilworth, NJ: Merck/Schering-Plough announced on Tuesday January 22, that they are pulling all direct-to-consumer (DTC) television advertisements for their Zetia and Vytorin products. Zetia is Merck/Schering's branded anti-cholesterol drug which is also used in Vytorin, which contains Zetia and the statin drug Zocor (simvastation). Merck/Schering's...