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Many patients who have received the Charité artificial disc replacement are experiencing Charité disc complications , including more back pain than before their Charité spinal disc implant. Still, there has not yet been a Charité disc recall . Charité ™ Spinal Disc Lawsuit... - Destroy vs. Preserve Philips CPAP Sleep Machine Evidence
Dec-7-21 Philadelphia, PA In response to a federal court order requiring Philips RS North America to preserve evidence for a multidistrict litigation, the company says it hinders the recall and repairs of its defective CPAP sleep machines , as per the FDA’s order. But plaintiffs say Philips proposes to destroy evidence—defective sound-dampening f... - Jardiance Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lawyers are currently investigating Jardiance lawsuits , alleging patients were put at an increased risk of ketoacidosis and not adequately warned about the potential risk of Jardiance side effects . Both the Food and Drug Administration and the European Medicines Agency have warned about the risk of diabetic ketoacidosis in patients taking Jardiance and s... - Volkswagen & Audi Dealerships Lawsuit News and Legal Information
In the wake of the Volkswagen emissions test debacle and VW recall lawsuit s , independent dealers have filed VW lawsuits against the automaker. Volkswagen AG has admitted to evading clear air standards on 500,000 diesel VWs and Audis . Volkswagen advertised its Diesel cars with Type EA 189 engines, which are equipped with the fraudulent defeat devic... - SEC Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Under the SEC Whistleblower program, a successful whistleblower lawsuit can award a whistleblower of 10-30 percent of the amount the SEC recovers in sanctions, depending upon the quality of information provided to defraud government. Since the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) implemented the Whistleblower Program, it has seen a considerable increase... - Asbestos Mesothelioma and Ovarian Cancer Victims Claim they Breathed J&J Talc Dust
May-28-19 South Carolina Donna Olson used J&J talc since she was a young girl, breathing in talc particles from the cloud she made. Teresa Leavitt’s mother used J&J’s baby powder on her as a baby in the 1960s and she continued to use it herself as a teen, powdering her face and hair daily for years. Both women testified in court last week and both women won thei... - Amazon to Pay $500,000 in COVID-19 Notice Lawsuit
Nov-29-21 San Francisco, CA On November 15, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that Amazon had agreed to pay the State of California $500,000 and amend its Covid-19 notification practices to comply with California’s new “right-to-know” law. AB 685, enacted in December 2020, amended the California Labor Code to require employe... - Turning Points 'Not' for Children
Nov-29-21 Philadelphia, PA The largest Philadelphia child welfare agency, which returned three girls to their sexually abusive father who continued to assault them, has settled with the girls for $6 million. This tragic incident isn’t the first involving “Turning Points for Children”. In fact Turning Points has been named in at least three neglig... - Cleaning Processes Blamed for Defective CPAP Devices – Scapegoat SoClean Files Lawsuit Against Philips
Nov-26-21 Peterborough, NH Being Philips’ Scapegoat has resulted in SoClean filing a lawsuit against the CPAP sleep machine manufacturer alleging unfair and deceptive practices and “causing it to suffer at least $200 million in damages”. Philips suggested that SoClean was to blame for its 15 million faulty CPAP and BiPAP machines. The Philips... - Silicone-Based Breast Implants Cause Adverse Health Effects Lawsuits Allege
Santa Clara, CA: Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Mentor Worldwide are coming under scrutiny for allegedly not doing the proper studies mandated by the government, for their silicone-based breast implants. One lawsuit has already been filed against Mentor in California, alleging the implants leak, posing health risks and which have cause... - ER Charged $1,200 for Nosebleed
Nov-30-21 Kansas City, KS Tony woke up late Saturday night with a nosebleed and not knowing what to do, his son drove him to emergency room at St. Lukes South Hospital. When Tony got the bill in the mail he almost had a stroke--a doctor had simply inserted into his nose a cotton ball sprayed with decongestant, which took a few minutes, but he was billed $1,200. Th... - Physician Billed Exorbitant ER Overcharges
Nov-28-21 San Diego, CA “Not only are these inflated ER overcharges unethical – I don’t understand how medical professionals can charge exorbitant fees for such little work,” says Michael Cutler MD, an urgent care physician. “People were ordering tests before the doctor even came in the door.” Dr Cutler practices at Arch Hea... - Rollins v. Dignity Health Creeps toward Settlement
Nov-23-21 Oakland, CA Rollins v. Dignity Health , a nearly nine-year old ERISA lawsuit that has been moving through the federal court system since 2013, may be one step closer to settling. The Northern District of California has preliminarily approved a deal with the addition of an additional sub-class of plaintiffs. The same court rejected proposed settlement... - Despite Concerns about Side Effects, Crestor the Most Prescribed Drug
Nov-13-14 Boston, MA Despite concerns about Crestor side effects , a recent list of the most prescribed drugs in the US lists the statin as the number one drug. Crestor, and other statins, has been linked to side effects including muscle toxicity (known as rhabdomyolysis). These side effects resulted in Public Citizen writing a letter to the FDA in 2005 to warn a... - Weighing Benefits of SSRIs Against Suicide Risk
Dec-8-06 Washington, DC: Before the FDA's Psychopharmacologic Drugs Advisory Committee begins the discussion at the December 13, 2006, public hearing on the suicide risks associated with selective serotonin inhibitor antidepressants , it should get honest with the audience and openly admit that the SSRIs do not even work. Medical professionals maintain that in... - FDA: Transvaginal Mesh Not Worth the Risk in Treating Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Nov-22-21 Silver Spring, MD The FDA reviewed Boston Scientific’s latest studies of the pros and cons of using transvaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and doubled down on its earlier conclusion that the risks outweighed the benefits. In 2019, after a spate of surgical mesh lawsuits , the FDA ordered Boston Scientific to immediately pull its tr... - Glaxo Writing Checks Left and Right to Settle Paxil Legal Battles
Dec-3-06 Madison County, IL: GlaxoSmithKline is no doubt looking forward to the New Year because the end of this one is becoming costlier by the month. On November 1, 2006, the Associated Press reported that Glaxo had agreed to pay $63.8 million to settle a class action lawsuit with allegations that Glaxo promoted Paxil for use with children and adolescents wh... - Ashley Madison Data Breach Lawsuit, Legal News and Information
One of the largest data breaches in the world occurred in July 2015 when the Ashley Madison online dating website was hacked, releasing the personal information of 33 million user accounts (Ashley Madison claims it has 39 million members worldwide). In its wake Ashley Madison class action lawsuits have been filed in the US and in Canada, claiming neglig... - Patient is Charged ER Fees Without Being Seen
Nov-12-21 Atlanta, GA After waiting in the Emory Decatur Hospital ER for seven hours to treat a head injury, Taylor Davis couldn’t wait any longer and went home. She later received an emergency room bill for $688.35. Are you familiar with the old English proverb that “Children should be seen and not heard”? Here’s a new American phrase: &ld... - Chrysler Air Bag and Steering Wobble Recalls
Oct-10-14 Los Angeles, CA The rate of automotive recalls this year appears to be accelerating with Chrysler vehicles accounting for some major numbers. This week, the car manufacturer added to its growing list of recent recalls, a recall affecting approximately 22,100 small cargo vans because of inadvertent side air bag deployments, the company and U.S. safet...