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Sort by date 16,594 pages found matching %3Ca href%3D%22%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E- The Fix is In for St. Jude Defective Batteries, But Is it Enough?
Nov-9-17 Washington, DC: The announcement last month of a new software tool capable of alerting patients with defective St. Jude cardiac defibrillators when a battery is in danger of failing prematurely may be too little, too late for patients who have suffered adverse events when defective defibrillator batteries failed too soon. Many have filed St. Jude ICD a... - Bedbug Victims Bite Back
Nov-11-17 Baltimore, MD: America has a bed bug problem according to attorney Daniel Whitney from Whitney LLP in Baltimore, Maryland. The veteran attorney and his team of lawyers have successfully resolved hundreds of bedbug lawsuits achieving six figure results on behalf of people who have been ravaged and mauled by the tiny bloodsucking insects. “I th... - Employees of Luxury California Resort Launch California Labor Lawsuit
Nov-13-17 Los Angeles, CA: Labor industry watchers in the State of California opine that even as California observes what are described as very protective labor laws, and in some cases more protective of workers than corresponding federal labor laws, there are nonetheless employers who will risk litigation in exchange for saving money by shortchanging their workers,... - Medtronic SynchroMed Infusion Pump Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Medtronic SynchroMed EI Implantable Infusion Pump has been recalled by Medtronic and the FDA after reports that Implantable Drug Infusion Pumps have resulted in incorrect dosage and life-threatening withdrawals. At least 14 patient deaths are linked to Implantable Infusion Pumps . The SynchroMed pump is implanted to deliver drugs to treat pai... - $1.1M Live Nation Employment Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: Live Nation will pay $1.1 million to settle allegations pending in an employment class action lawsuit that it illegally deniged breaks to 1,500 parking and traffic employees in California. The entertainment company was sued in September, 2015, by named plaintiff Lee Webster, a former traffic controller at Live Nation’s Shoreline... - Onglyza Lawsuits Seek MDL Status in California
Nov-4-17 San Francisco, CA: On October 11, 2017, a group of Onglyza plaintiffs filed a Motion to Transfer with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). The motion seeks to consolidate the Onglyza lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. At the time of... - Pennsylvania CIGNA Denied Disability Lawsuit Seeks Compensation
Nov-12-17 Johnstown, PA: A CIGNA long term disability lawsuit filed in September has been proposed as a class action on behalf of all persons who may have been adversely affected with regard to the handling of disability benefits by CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Co. According to the Pennsylvania Record (09/29/17) the lead plaintiffs are Anthony and Amanda... - $5M Strip Club Settlement Causes New FLSA Class Action
San Francisco, CA: A $5 million settlement deal has been finalized, amid strenuous objections by the exotic dancers who filed an employment class action pending against a group of stripclubs in San Francisco. The settlement approval brings an end to the putative class action filed by dancers in August 2014 against SFBSC Management LLC, which man... - Attorney Estimates California Wildfire Damage is in the Billions
Nov-10-17 San Diego, CA: Epic wildfires rampaged through Northern California in the fall of 2017 destroying everything in their path leaving thousands of people to literally start over from the ground up. An estimated 6,000 homes and buildings were destroyed and at least 42 people died. “In terms of the damages, it is going to be the largest fire in th... - Bank of America to Settle Excessive Fees Class Action for $66.6 Million
Nov-10-17 Los Angeles, CA: Yet another major bank has bowed to litigants enraged over excessive bank overdraft fees , following the announcement of a settlement worth $66.6 million. The bank overdraft fees settlement, designed to end a lawsuit against Bank of America, still requires court approval. According to Reuters (11/02/17) plaintiffs asserted that som... - Demandas legales contra cancer causado por Actos se consolidan
Mar-16-12 Lafayette, LA Demandas legales contra Actos , que alegan que los pacientes fueron expuestos a un mayor riesgo de efectos secundarios causados por Actos, se han consolidado ante un juez en una corte federal en Louisiana. Los demandantes fueron expuestos a un mayor riesgo de cáncer de vejiga causado por Actos y no fueron advertidos adecuadamente so... - Juez establece vista preliminar en relacion a demandas contra Actos Diabetes
Mar-15-12 Nueva Orleans Un juez federal en Louisiana ha programado una audiencia judicial inicial de un grupo de demandas que afirman que el fármaco para diabetes Actos conlleva un mayor riesgo de cáncer de vejiga, informó The Associated Press. De acuerdo con la cadena de noticias, la Juez de Distrito Rebecca Doherty dijo que planea nom... - Minnesota Employment Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Minnesota labor law lawsuits allege violations of Minnesota state labor laws including overtime pay and minimum wage violations. The rights of employees in Minnesota are protected by a number of laws including the Minnesota Prevailing Wage Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Possible violations of... - $12.5M Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval in Prudential Unpaid Overtime class Action Lawsuit
Newark, NJ: Prudential Financial Inc. and Prudential Insurance Co. of America have agreed a $12.5 million settlement in two unpaid overtime class action lawsuits filed by agents who allege they were denied overtime pay in violation of various state laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If granted final approval, the settlement will also... - Lawsuit Alleges Hormone Coated Mirena IUD Can Lead to Blindness
Nov-9-17 Oakland, CA: The next twelve months will be critical for Mirena IUS (Intrauterine System) contraceptive plaintiffs currently engaged in a Multi-District Litigation lawsuit against Bayer alleging the hormone coated device leads to an intracranial condition with the potential to cause permanent blindness in some users. “This is a very serious c... - The Unraveling of a Drilling Mud Lawsuit
Mar-14-12 Smith County, MS April 11 will mark the one-year anniversary of the drilling mud trial Thomas C. Brown Jr. v. Phillips 66 Company, et al. If the names don't spark recognition, the eventual amount of the jury award will: $322 million for plaintiff Brown, who alleged a diagnosis of asbestosis was triggered from his work as a mud engineer. However, t... - Las Vegas Mass Shooting Launches Negligence and Personal Injury Lawsuits
Las Vegas, NV: In the wake of the October 1st, mass shooting at the Route 91 festival at the MGM Resort Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, personal injury lawsuits are being filed. Among the allegations is the failure of the MGM Mandalay Bay hotel-casino to respond quickly enough to the shooting at one of their security guards by Stephen Paddock, who had che... - Attorneys Investigating Actemra Complaints and its Approval Process
Oct-31-17 Santa Clara, CA: On the heels of a STAT investigation that linked the rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra to a number of deaths and many serious complications not listed on its label, attorneys are investigating potential lawsuits against Roche-Genentech, the manufacturer. From the time of Actemra’s approval in 2010 until the STAT investigatio... - Medtronic Urgent Recall of MiniMed Insulin Infusion Sets
Washington, DC: Medtronic in conjunction with the US Food and Drug Administration, has issued an urgent, global recall of its defective Medtronic MiniMed Paradigm Insulin Infusion Sets following reports of a potential safety issue that can occur if insulin or other fluids come in contact with the inside of Medtronic Paradigm infusion sets. In a... - Unnecessary and Defective Catheter?
Nov-4-17 Santa Clara, CA: The number of catheters reported to be defective over the last few years is mind-boggling. Over the past year alone several medical device manufacturers have recalled a combined four million catheters. Why so many? A study published yesterday may give one explanation. In a study published in the Lancet (Nov 2, 2017) researche...