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Sort by date 16,594 pages found matching %3Ca href%3D%22%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E- The Curious Profile of Finasteride: Another Propecia Impotence Lawsuit Filed
Oct-16-14 Washington, NY The latest entry in the Propecia finasteride litigation file appeared earlier this fall when a couple from the Sunshine State filed a Propecia lawsuit against Propecia manufacturer Merck & Co., alleging Propecia sexual dysfunction. Propecia and its close cousin Proscar both carry approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FD... - European Medicine Agency Warns of High Rate of Developmental Problems with Depakote (Valproate) During Pregnancy
Oct-15-14 Los Angeles, CA The risk for malformations and developmental problems in children exposed to depakote (valproate semisodium) during pregnancy has prompted The European Medicine Agency (EMA)'s Pharmacovigilance and Risk Assessment Committee to recommend strengthening the restrictions for the use of valproate in women of childbearing age. Specificall... - Some Amusement Park Accidents Have Little to Do with the Rides
Oct-15-14 Upper Marlboro, MD In most cases an amusement park accident or incident involves a mechanical problem with a ride or other attraction through mechanical breakdown, poor maintenance procedures or operator error. Newer riders are increasingly sophisticated, and faster. However, a fact of amusement park life that is not often mentioned is park security... - 2005 Profitable Year for Whistleblowers
Oct-1-06 Washington, DC The year 2005 was a very good year for Whistleblowers . According to a report by the Department of Health and Human Services, a grand total of $136,756,946 was awarded to Whistleblowers who filed q The Act requires that recoveries from health care investigations, including criminal fines, forfeitures, civil settlements and judgments, and... - Fresenius Facing GranuFlo Lawsuits
Oct-8-14 Boston, MA GranuFlo lawsuits filed against Fresenius Medical Care allege patients suffered severe injuries and were not warned about the risks associated with GranuFlo. Although many lawsuits involve concerns about GranuFlo, Fresenius has also faced a lawsuit concerning procedures at one of its medical centers. According to court documents related t... - Major Oil Drilling Enterprise References Drilling Mud Lawsuits in Q2 Report
Oct-13-14 Houston, TX It is no surprise that asbestos, long used as a heat retardant for its excellent insulating properties, would be used on drilling rigs in order to keep drills and other drilling apparatus cool to avoid catastrophic breakdowns and other failures. Amongst the allegations contained in many a drilling mud lawsuit is that mud engineers and other... - Paxil y HPPR
[ IN ENGLISH ] El 27 de septiembre de 2005, la Adminstración de Alimentos y Drogas (FDA) alertó a los profesionales de la salud y a los consumidores respecto de la modificación introducida por GlaxoSmithKline en su aviso de advertencia de Paxil (paroxetina), en el que se incluyó el riesgo de defectos de nacimiento. Los res... - Zyprexa Sales Show No Amount of Lawsuits Will Deter Lilly
Sep-28-06 Indianapolis, IN Scores of new lawsuits are being filed by patients who say they took Zyprexa without knowing the risks after Eli Lilly promoted the drug to doctors as a treatment for conditions other than schizophrenia and bipolar disorder that the drug is approved to treat. In June 2005, Lilly announced plans to settle roughly 8,000 claims by pati... - Guidant Settles Three Lawsuits - 549 To Go
Oct-2-06 Corpus Christi, TX Attorneys for the plaintiffs in lawsuits against Guidant and its new owner, Boston Scientific, view the settlement of a Texas case days before a jury trial as a sign that the company is dodging the courtroom. Guidant settled the case for an undisclosed amount with two plaintiffs avoiding a public trial set to begin on September 18, 20... - Personal Attendants Eligible for Overtime Pay
Oct-9-14 Sacramento, CA For personal attendants who have long been subject to unpaid overtime , the Domestic Workers Bill of Rights now provides them with overtime pay. The problem could be making sure their employers actually follow California’s overtime pay laws. Employers who would prefer to continue paying their personal attendants a day rate for time... - $32M Settlement Approved in BofA TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $32 million settlement has been reached in a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action pending against Bank of America (BofA). The lawsuit claims the bank and FIA Card Services, also a defendant, violated the TCPA when it used automatic telephone dialing systems and/or an artificial or prerecorded voice to contact indi... - More Than One Way to Skin a Cat Over Washington LTD Benefits
Oct-11-14 Everett, WA This is a Washington long term denied disability lawsuit story with a difference. Rather than having been denied disability benefits, a union representing Washington County and City employees alleged they were overpaying for their benefits. The revelation was especially hard to swallow in the wake of layoffs, job furloughs and wage freezes... - Nurse Says Unum Ordered Her Back to Work, but She Might Kill Someone!
Oct-5-14 Richmond, VA Constance worked as a nurse for 32 years, until her fibromyalgia caused her to make errors on patients’ hospital charts. HR at the hospital contacted Unum, or Unum Provident on her behalf and, to make a long story short, Constance began collecting Unum long term disability (LTD) payments. According to Constance, Unum told HR that... - Xarelto Lawsuits Reportedly Filed
Oct-10-14 Dallas, TX The first Xarelto lawsuits alleging patients were not adequately warned about the risk of Xarelto side effects have reportedly been filed. Although the number of lawsuits alleging Xarelto bleeding complications is small, it could grow as the number of reports of bleeding events grows. According to Reuters (6/14/14), Bayer AG faces fewer... - Tort Reform Cuts $73M Boston Scientific Vaginal Mesh Verdict to $34M
Oct-10-14 A Texas judge cut a $73 million verdict recently awarded to a plaintiff in a transvaginal mesh lawsuit filed against Boston Scientific Corp. to $34 million. According to court documents dated October 2, Texas District Court Judge Ken Molberg cut the plaintiff’s punitive damage award to $11 million. Among other things, Judge Molberg noted that Texas... - Close Cousin of Beyaz Drospirenone Alleged to Have Contributed to Death of Teen
Oct-10-14 Hackettstown, NJ Joan Cummins knows all about the heartbreak associated with drospirenone. The latter is the new-age synthetic progestin hormone that is found in a handful of birth control pills manufactured by Bayer. Beyaz drospirenone is one of them, along with Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella. These oral contraceptives are designed to provide added benefits t... - Avoid Debt and Keep Credit Intact with Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding
Oct-10-14 Injuries from an auto accident prevented Matt from returning to work. He filed a lawsuit to collect damages from the negligent party, but he had no means of paying the bills until his case settled. Matt applied for pre-settlement lawsuit funding , and received his lawsuit cash advance within two days. The initial funding he received, plus one additional a... - Bashas' Grocery Settles Hispanic Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit for $6.5M
New York, NY: A $6.5 million settlement has been reached in a discrimination class action lawsuit filed against Arizona-based Bashas' Inc, alleging the grocery chain discriminated against its Hispanic workers for nearly a decade, by paying them less than Caucasian employees. Filed in 2002, the class action alleged Bashas' paid its employees at it... - Supreme Court Agrees to Hear Stock Options Case
Oct-4-14 Washington, DC The US Supreme Court will hear an ERISA lawsuit alleging a company provided imprudent investments for an ERISA plan. The case was taken to the Supreme Court after lower courts found that employees at Edison International could not file suit because the statute of limitations on the employee benefits claim had run out. According to CF... - Microsoft to Pay $2 Million in Workplace Bullying Case
Oct-4-14 Austin, TX Michael Mercieca kept the faith and after seven years finally saw the courts order Microsoft to pay for bullying him to a near breaking point. The judge in the Texas employment labor law case, Tim Sulak, has issued a Final Judgement ordering Microsoft to pay $2 million in compensatory and punitive damages and legal fees. Judge Sulak fo...