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New York, NY: A settlement has been reached in a defective products class action lawsuit pending against L’Oreal alleging the cosmetics giant misrepresented the safety of its hair relaxer, consequently causing injury to consumers. The lawsuit alleged that L'Oreal’s Amla Legend Rejuvenating Ritual Relaxer damages hair and causes burns and blist... - Monsanto Still Fighting California’s Carcinogen Listing for Glyphosate in Roundup
Nov-21-17 Fresno, CA: The manufacturer of Monsanto Roundup is not taking any assertion, accurate or otherwise that Roundup causes cancer, lying down. To that end, Monsanto Co. has joined forces with other agricultural industry groups in a lawsuit aimed squarely at the State of California and the identification by the California Office of Environmental Health Haz... - Men Allege Propecia Sexual Dysfunction, but what About Women and Propecia Side Effects?
Nov-21-17 Washington, DC: Much has been written about Propecia finasteride and oft-alleged associations with Propecia impotence. Many a Propecia lawsuit has alleged such Propecia side effects, even after finasteride users have stopped using the medication. However, what about women? It has been well documented that women lose their hair as well, although not... - DePuy Attune Knee Replacement Can Result in Physical, Emotional and Financial Pain
Nov-21-17 Santa Clara, CA: It’s pretty much a straightforward decision for most of the 700,000 people in the U.S. who experience knee pain yearly: have a knee replacement or live the rest of your life in pain. But for some people implanted with a defective knee such as the DePuy Synthes Attune device, they made the wrong decision and the consequences have... - How Safe Is Actos?
Apr-8-12 Seattle, WA It has been nearly three years since a study suggested that Actos was safer than rival drug Avandia, but in that time, concerns about Actos side effects have grown. Lawsuits have been filed alleging patients were put at an increased risk of Actos bladder cancer after using the medication, while a whistleblower has alleged the maker of Actos... - Spectranetics Bridge Occlusion Balloon Catheters Recalled
Washington, DC: Spectranetics is recalling its Bridge Occlusion Balloon Catheter due to the possibility of a blocked guidewire lumen in some device units. Spectranetics’ Bridge Occlusion Balloon Catheter is a device intended to temporarily block the superior vena cava (SVC) when emergency control of hemorrhage is required. The Bridge Occlus... - Is it Getting Just a Bit Harder to Bring an Eliquis Lawsuit?
Nov-18-17 Manhattan, NY: A new study that appears to deflect some heat away from Eliquis bleeding risks, combines with a previous court decision by a federal judge back in May to intensify the challenge involved in bringing a successful Eliquis lawsuit . Back in February, the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) established consolidated pretri... - California Startup Has Faced Three Class Action Lawsuits in its Young History
Nov-20-17 San Francisco, CA: A shopping service that found favor with busy urban professionals but vilified by some of its service personnel is set to finalize a settlement worth $4.6 million in January 2018, reports the San Francisco Business Times (05/24/17). The class action California overtime lawsuit was brought by employees and independent contractors of... - $15M Awarded to Plant Supervisor in Discrimination and Labor Law Violations Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $15 million settlement has been awarded to a manufacturing plant supervisor injured while at work and later demoted then fired. The plaintiff, 50-year old Cesar Astorga, alleged defamation, discrimination, and violations of California labor law against the defendant, Snap-On Logistics, a power tool manufacturer. The t... - Do Concerns about SNRI Side Effects Extend to Pristiq?
Apr-5-12 Columbus, OH With a flurry of news about antidepressant side effects in the last month, women who are taking Pristiq antidepressant may be concerned about whether or not they are also at an increased risk of Pristiq side effects. The class of drugs that Pristiq belongs to, known as serotonin-norepinephrine reuptake inhibitors (SNRI medications), has be... - $36M Lumber Liquidators Defective Flooring Settlement Reached
Richmond, VA: A $36 million settlement deal has been reached between Lumber Liquidators (LL) and two classes of consumers, potentially ending multidistrict litigation alleging LL manufactured and sold defective and hazardous laminate flooring. According to litigation, one class alleged that the durability of the wood was not what not up to grad... - $2M Awarded in Sexual Harassment Case of A Minor
Los Angeles, CA: A $2 million settlement has been awarded in the case of a 13-year old student who alleged she suffered sexual harassment by her teacher. According to the lawsuit, filed against the school district that employed the teacher, the 13-year old plaintiff claimed she was sexually harassed by her male middle school teacher when she was in t... - Empleados de un Resort Vacacional de Lujo en California lanzan una demanda
Nov-21-17 Los Ángeles, California: Expertos de la industria en el estado de California opinan que a pesar de que las actuales leyes de trabajo del estado de California pueden considerarse como muy protectoras del trabajo, y en algunos casos hasta más protectoras que las leyes de trabajo a nivel Federal, existen empleadores que están al riesgo de... - Did FDA Fast-Track Contribute to IVC Filter Injuries?
Nov-10-17 Washington, DC: While we wait for the bellwether trials to proceed in the Cook IVC Filter Litigation MDL and the Bard IVC Filters MDL , maybe it’s time to have a conversation about root causes. How did we end up in late 2017 with more than 2,000 pending IVC filter lawsuits ? One thing these IVC filter injury cases have in common is this:... - Taxotere Hair Loss Does Additional Harm to Breast Cancer Survivors
Nov-12-17 Washington, DC: It’s there – like a sub audible hum – underneath Sanofi-Aventis’s decision not to disclose the risk of permanent Taxotere hair loss . It will certainly be there, underpinning the drug manufacturer’s offers to settle the lawsuits according to National Trial Lawyers . The effort to minimize the harm that T... - Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuit Alleges Defective Product
Nov-16-17 White Plains, NY: In spite of a product recall of the troubled Ethicon Physiomesh last year, lawsuits brought by hernia patients negatively impacted by the failed medical device continue to be filed. To that end, a surgical mesh lawsuit was filed this past September by a plaintiff in US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Accor... - Actemra Linked to Heart Attacks and Deaths, But Label Remains Unchanged
Nov-20-17 Washington, DC: A recent presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology identified various factors that might predict the capacity for a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to have success in tapering dosage of biologic medication such as Actemra (tocilizumab). The presentation was based on a study conducted by... - Avis Settles TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: Avis has agreed to settle a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit accusing the car rental company of sending automated text messages to customers without their permission. The TCPA class action lawsuit was filed by a customer in New York who claimed that himself and other customers who rent a car through the... - Georgia Widow Sues Hospital for Bedsores
Nov-17-17 Atlanta, GA: A Georgia widow has filed a Medical Malpractice lawsuit against an Atlanta hospital group. She is charging that negligent care caused her husband to endure fourth-degree bedsores during his stay at the facility and resulted in unnecessary suffering that ultimately lead to his death. William S. Mays was admitted to the hospital on Dece... - Uber Driver Rape Victim’s Lawsuit Demands Overhaul of Uber Safety Measures
Nov-19-17 Long Beach, CA: A California woman, known as ‘Jane Doe’ has filed a lawsuit against Uber Technologies Inc., the well-known ride share program, alleging the company practices negligent hiring practices that caused her to be the victim of rape by an Uber driver with a history of violent crimes. Ms. Doe is represented by attorney Jeanne M...