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Dec-29-17 Tampa, FL: The pain started right after Sandra had a Smith & Nephew knee replacement. “It never functioned properly and I never did get back a full range of motion like I was told,” says Sandra. “I had this metal-on-metal knee implant because my knee was bone-on-bone. This knee implant was supposed to make me better, not worse.&r... - Court Rules in Favor of Essure Contraceptive Device Maker
Jan-4-18 Jefferson City, MO: A St. Louis Circuit Judge in 2016 ruled that an Essure lawsuit filed by 92 women against Bayer could proceed in Missouri, but now that may not be the case. All the plaintiffs claimed they suffered injuries after having the permanent birth control device implanted, and they contended that Bayer is subject to jurisdiction in this state... - Tylenol and Acetaminophen Toxicity a Growing Problem
Jun-20-12 Toronto, ON The trouble with heritage medications is, like comfort food or a favorite sweater, they can lull you into a false sense of comfort and security. And who would have thought that when acetaminophen was first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) way back in 1951, we would one day be talking about Tylenol liver damage and other... - Overdraft Fees Chewing Up Consumers
Dec-29-17 Washington, D.C. A new report from Pew Charitable Trusts released on December 20, 2017 documents the burden overdraft fees continue to place on the shoulders of consumers. Although the banking industry has made some voluntary changes regarding overdraft fees Pew reports that American consumers are still paying $14 billion annually in overdraft fe... - Two Arguments to Watch in Physiomesh Bellwether Trials
Dec-18-17 Atlanta, GA As the Ethicon Physiomesh hernia patch lawsuits start to go to trial in January 2018, all eyes will be on the fate of two competing arguments . Plaintiffs in the cases centralized as In RE: Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation will argue that the mesh was defectively designed. Defendants,... - Judge Doubles Jury Awards in Fracking Crane Operators Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit
Pittsburgh, PA: Four fracking crane operators who sued a drilling company for failing to compensate them for overtime worked, have had their compensation awards doubled by the federal judge hearing their case. The decision follows a jury finding from October, stating that Oil States Energy Services “willfully and recklessly” failed to pay overt... - Invokana Amputation Lawsuits Cite Consumer Advertising
Dec-22-17 Trenton, NJ: The pleasant-looking man looks into the camera and tells us that taking Invokana “may also help you lose a little weight.” Big problem. The FDA has not approved Invokana for weight-loss. The drug has had a rocky history since its approval in 2013, and a recent FDA warning cites the danger of Invokana leg and foot amputations... - Alaskan Health Insurer Sues Abbott / St. Jude over Defective ICD Batteries
Dec-24-17 Chicago, IL: Chicago may be far removed from Alaska geographically, but Illinois serves as home base for a proposed St. Jude class action lawsuit brought by an Alaskan union-benefits fund against St. Jude manufacturer Abbott Laboratories (Abbott). According to a report carried by the Minneapolis Star Tribune (09/19/17) in September, the Alaska Sta... - DePuy Hip’s Million Dollar Surgeons “Taking Share of Business”
Dec-24-17 Dallas, TX: In a recent hip replacement trial, plaintiffs’ lawyer showed to the jury records whereby DePuy paid its Pinnacle hip "design surgeons" more than $184 million in royalties that he argued were kickbacks. And jurors watched a video of a 2008 DePuy sales conference themed “Taking Share of Business”. To the lyrics of “Tak... - $16M Settlement Reached in ADT Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Cruz, CA: A $16 million settlement has received preliminary approval potentially ending a data breach class action lawsuit pending against home security company ADT. According to the lawsuit, ADT was negligent in securing its customers’ data, leaving it vulnerable to hacking. This settlement resolves claims brought in five separate ADT... - ER Overcharges: Don’t Give Up!
Jun-6-12 Statesboro, GA Julia has decided to give up fighting her Emergency Room Overcharges , believing she won’t win. But as they say--“It ain’t over til it’s over”--and attorneys experienced with hospital overcharges have disputed many emergency room bills, some of which have been reduced by thousands of dollars. Here is Julia... - Ultrasonic Surgical Aspirators Contraindicated for Uterine Fibroid Removal
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has provided the medical community with guidance on the use of ultrasonic surgical aspirators. Specifically, the agency is advising companies that make the devices to label them as contraindicated for the removal of uterine fibroids. The non-binding guidance from the agency serves to strengthe... - $26 Million Georgia Medical Malpractice Award One of the Largest in the State
Dec-26-17 Muscogee County, GA: In what is believed to be one of the largest awards to a patient for a Georgia medical malpractice lawsuit in the State, a brain-damaged plaintiff goes home with a total of $26 million after a Superior Court jury found St. Francis Hospital Inc. (St. Francis) 100 percent liable for the post-surgery injuries sustained by patient Sand... - $5.4M Settlement Reached in California Labor Law Class Action
San Francisco, CA: A $5.6 million settlement deal has been granted preliminary approval potentially ending a California labor law class action lawsuit alleging the staffing company Staffmark, failed to compensate its logistics workers for meal periods and overtime and failed to pay minimum wages. The lawsuit was filed by worker Earl Fronda against... - $94M Settlement Reached in Celebrex Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit
Richmond, VA: A $94 million settlement has been reached in an antitrust lawsuit between a class of direct purchases and Pfizer, potentially ending allegations that the pharmaceutical company used fraudulent patents to delay generic competition for its anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex. In August, a US district judge certified a class of 32 direct... - Not Too Late for Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
Dec-14-17 Dallas, TX: The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) first raised serious questions about the safety and effectiveness of transvaginal mesh implants in 2008. Much has happened since then -- studies and recalls and thousands of lawsuits. But women still suffer serious and painful pelvic mesh complications, which may take years to manifest. Accordi... - Conductor de Turno demanda a Starbucks por Robo de Salario
Dec-21-17 Santa Cruz, CA: El señor Walter Savinovich, un conductor de Evolution Fresh, presentó una demanda al Tribunal Superior del condado de Santa Cruz el 7 de agosto de 2017. Savinovich alegó que Evolution Fresh y su empresa matriz, la Corporación Starbucks, violó las disposiciones de salario y horas de la legislación... - Why the Bid to Dismiss SEC Whistleblower Lawsuit against Wells Fargo Failed
Dec-22-17 San Francisco, CA: An SEC whistleblower lawsuit against venerable banking giant Wells Fargo Co. is alleged to carry further allegations of SEC fraud according to legal analysis published by Law360 (12/11/17). A shareholder derivative lawsuit in US District Court, Northern District of California ( In re Wells Fargo & Co. Shareholder Derivative... - FDA Warns of Continued High Death Rates with Syncardia Heart Transplant Devices
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an update to healthcare providers, informing them of the latest findings from the SynCardia TAH-t post-approval study. The results support earlier findings which show a continued higher three-month mortality rate for the subgroup of patients requiring pre-implant circulatory rescue in... - Some Heart Patients with St. Jude Battery are Ticked Off
Dec-19-17 Modesto, CA: As if it isn’t bad enough that St Jude Medical allegedly failed to properly report the risk of early battery-depletion and two deaths that finally led to a recall , some heart patients were never informed of the recall. And now, knowing that your defibrillator could fail at any time exacerbates problems that heart patients are alrea...