LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 16,594 pages found matching %3Ca href%3D%22%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E- Victory for Risperdal Plaintiffs
Dec-18-17 St Louis, MO: November was a good month for Risperdal gynecomastia plaintiffs, involving a multi-plaintiff case before a federal judge in St. Louis. And the only verdict that favored Johnson & Johnson in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has been reversed. In the Missouri Risperdal lawsuit, Johnson & Johnson asserted that the multi... - $27.8 Million Xarelto Plaintiff Verdict Could be Tossed Out
Dec-20-17 Philadelphia, PA: A verdict in favor of the plaintiff in a bellwether Xarelto lawsuit may be all for naught if the defense team for co-defendants Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Bayer AG are successful in having the verdict tossed. The reason? According to allegations made by the defense legal team following the verdict, jurors may have been prejud... - $28M Monitronics Robocall Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Cruz, CA: Monitronics has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit alleging the company made automated telephone calls to phone numbers listed on the national Do Not Call Registry (DNCR) and to consumers who had not provided their consent. The settlement will address claims made in a... - Settlement Reached Dave & Buster’s Employee Class Action Lawsuit
Dallas, TX: A $7.425 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against the Texas-based restaurant and entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s Inc. The lawsuit alleged the company illegally cut its workers’ hours to deprive them of health-care benefits. The two-year old lawsuit is brought by an employee who... - $36M Award to Family Of Child Injured Trying to Catch School Bus
San Bernardino, CA: A $36.1 million personal injury settlement has been awarded to the family of a now 11-year old girl who was hit by a car while attempting to catch her school bus. The accident left her with severe injuries including fractures to her neck, arm, leg and pelvis, and a permanent traumatic brain injury that requires she is cared for by... - Monsanto v. Scientists over Glyphosate as a Probable Carcinogen
Dec-11-17 Oakland, CA: As Monsanto Roundup lawsuits continue to percolate at the behest of plaintiffs alleging the popular herbicide and its primary ingredient causes non-Hodgkin lymphoma, details have emerged with regard to an intense campaign by the manufacturer to discredit scientists. Monsanto Roundup is a widely-used weed killer deployed by farmers, gard... - Allergan Accused of Keeping Generic Restasis Off the Market
Dallas, TX: Allergan could be facing a proposed antitrust class action lawsuit based on allegations made by direct purchases of the pharmaceutical company’s Restasis, a medication for dry eyes. The plaintiffs allege that Allergan blocked low-cost generic versions from entering the market. The allegations state that had Allergan not been engag... - "My Wife's Liver Failed After Tylenol IV Drip"
May-21-12 Waukon, IA Van's wife had a hip replacement last September 2011, and after surgery, Tylenol was given intravenously (by an IV drip) to reduce and replace the morphine. She didn't have any liver or kidney problems, but just five months later, she passed away after her body rejected a liver transplant. "I didn't even know why she was given the Tylenol... - Are PPIs Especially Dangerous for Women?
Dec-1-17 Washington, DC: The long-term use of drugs classed as proton pump inhibitors or PPIs , and marketed variously as Prevacid, Prilosec or Nexium, is dangerous for many reasons. Kidney damage, the focus of recently consolidated multidistrict litigation , is not the only problem. Long-term PPI use has also been associated with bone fractures and dementi... - The Sad Pathway to Airbag Injury
Dec-15-17 Washington, DC: As Takata Corp. and its creditors continue to grapple with bankruptcy proceedings in tandem with a continuation of the supply chain for badly-needed replacement airbag inflators, it’s instructive to look back from whence we came with regard to airbag injuries , lawsuits and recalls. A lot has happened in three years. In Novem... - Disabled Pediatrician Sues Unum for Denied Long Term Disability
Dec-17-17 Portland, OR: A medical doctor who carried Unum insurance for long-term disability has launched an Unum lawsuit against the global supplier of LTD insurance after the insured’s benefits were abruptly stopped, and his LTD claim denied. The benefit to the plaintiff, according to claims made in the Unum disability claims lawsuit, amounts to $12,500... - Cook Celect Filters Approved Through FDA Shortcut Protocol
Dec-16-17 Washington, DC: When the Cook IVC filter manufactured by Cook Medical and identified as the Cook Gunther Tulip Filter System achieved formal approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2003, it was approved under an FDA 510(k) Clearance designation – a shortcut to the approvals process that continues to generate a fair bit of controversy... - Tesla Hit with Racial Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit
Nov-29-17 Oakland, CA: The complaint , filed on November 13, 2017 in the Superior Court for the State of California, Alameda County describes Tesla Motors, Inc. as a “hotbed” of racism and alleges multiple violations of California labor law . This is the third racial discrimination lawsuit to be filed against Tesla this year and the first to seek c... - Exploding Airbags Cause Chemical Burns
Dec-6-17 Washington, DC While many exploding airbag lawsuits focus on the harm caused by flying shrapnel, it is also important to be aware of the risk of high temperature chemical burns. Airbags are filled with sodium hydroxide that becomes an aerosol during deployment. If the airbag is improperly vented or filtered, the gas can cause serious chemical burns, in... - The Talcum Powder Cases Heading for Massive Trials Next Year
Dec-12-17 Ridgeland, MO: Next year and the year after, St. Louis, Missouri will be the venue for a massive showdown in the courts between Johnson & Johnson and the hundreds of women who have filed lawsuits alleging there is a direct relationship between their ovarian cancer and the use of talcum powder-based products manufactured and sold by Johnson and John... - Home Warranty Lawsuit Goes to the New Jersey Supreme Court
Dec-14-17 Trenton, NJ: Plaintiffs who bring home warranty lawsuits against home warranty companies commonly assert allegations of shoddy workmanship, delays or denials of claims. However in this case, the plaintiff alleged violations to New Jersey’s Consumer Fraud Act and Truth in Consumer Contract, Warrant and Notice Act with regard to a contract that was... - ¿Cuán seguro es Actos?
May-14-12 Seattle, WA Ya han pasado casi tres años desde que un estudio sugiere que Actos era más seguro que su rival Avandia, pero en ese tiempo, las preocupaciones sobre los efectos secundarios de Actos han crecido. Se han presentado demandas alegando los pacientes fueron puestos a un mayor riesgo de cáncer de vejiga Actos después d... - Avanza Demanda Contra Actos
May-13-12 Lafayette, LA La demanda a gran escala de Actos se está moviendo hacia adelante, con un juez nombrando a abogados de los demandantes para gestionar los litigios. La primera audiencia en el juicio el cáncer de la vejiga Actos estaba prevista para el 22 de marzo, con los abogados de 19 demandantes siendo nombrados. Los demandantes en el lad... - Asbestos Lawsuits: Companies Put Workers' Lives at Risk
May-13-12 San Francisco, CA More and more asbestos lawsuits , alleging employers knowingly put their employees' lives at risk by exposing them to asbestos—and the possibility of mesothelioma, asbestosis and other asbestos injuries—are being filed against the companies responsible for asbestos exposure. In some cases, the lawsuits allege employers were... - $247M Verdict Rendered In Bellwether DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Trial
Dallas, TX: A $247 million verdict has been awarded against the maker of DePuy’s Pinnacle line of metal-on-metal hip implants, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc, and its parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J), with $90 million in punitive damages against J&J and $78 million in punitive damages against DePuy. The settlement is the third consec...