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Sort by relevance 16,594 pages found matching %3Ca href%3D%22%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E- Former Exotic Dancer Launches California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-27-17 Santa Barbara, CA: An exotic dancer who claims to have received no compensation of any kind from the owners of the gentleman’s club for whom she briefly worked, has filed a putative class action lawsuit in a California court alleging violations of state overtime pay laws , and similar violations against the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)... - Allegedly Defective IVC Filters Not a New Problem
Mar-25-17 Indianapolis, IN: At least two additional lawsuits with regard to allegedly defective IVC filters have been filed in the month of March against Cook Medical Inc., one of the primary manufacturers of the inferior vena cava filter along with competitors such as C.R. Bard. There are likely more, as presently in excess of 3,000 IVC filter lawsuits are cons... - Transvaginal Mesh Victim Speaks Candidly about Sex Problems
Mar-25-17 Winnipeg, SK: Colleen had a transvaginal mesh implant almost seven years ago, and for three of those years she has looked for a doctor to remove the TVT Sling, to no avail. If it isn’t removed soon, Colleen thinks she may never have sex again. It isn’t easy to find a gynecologist or urologist to remove the mesh, particularly in Winnipeg... - Demanda laboral en California referente a los trabajadores de LAX puede continuar
Mar-24-17 Los Ángeles, California: La demanda laboral de California que fue desechada por un tribunal de distrito pero revivida por un tribunal de apelaciones, puede avanzar después de una decisión del noveno circuito. El tribunal de apelaciones se negó a volver a su decisión original en septiembre para volver a iniciar una ac... - Women Injured During ParaGard Removal May Have Lawsuit Claims
Mar-24-17 Dallas, TX: Women who had the ParaGard IUD contraceptive device inserted and then suffered injuries from the removal process may have grounds for a lawsuit against the medical device manufacturer. "Women who have had this device inserted should be aware that when it comes time for it to be removed, risk of break-up may lead to injuries," says attorn... - Fender Bender Air Bag Deployment Left Texas Woman with Eye Damage
Mar-24-17 Harlingen, TX A woman from Harlingen, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley was driving through her neighborhood on December 8, 2015 when she had a fender bender in her 2012 Honda Civic. According to Mary Lou Rodriguez she clipped a parked truck at no more than 15 miles per hour. There was a huge bang as the airbag deployed thrusting her body backwards in... - Major League Baseball Fights Back in California Courtroom
Mar-23-17 Oakland, CA: A California labor law class action involving minor league players with Major League Baseball (MLB) but housed in the Golden state remains at play with an appeal launched by MLB challenging a recent ruling by a California judge granting preliminary approval to the class. The California labor lawsuit was filed in 2014 at US District Cour... - Court Rules Against Collecting Damages for Pregnancy After Birth Control Procedure
Mar-23-17 Portland, ME The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled recently that a woman who filed an Implanon lawsuit against Merck & Co. and a federally funded health center for a failed birth control procedure with an implantable device may not recover damages for an unplanned pregnancy. Kayla Doherty filed a lawsuit Kayla Doherty v. Merck & Co. Inc. e... - $900,000 Settlement Reached In Hollywood Reporter Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $900,000 settlement has received approval from a California judge potentially ending a unpaid overtime lawsuit brought freelancer content producers of the Hollywood Reporter, who claimed they were misclassified as contractors instead of employees. Specifically, the 35 class members allege that Prometheus misclassified them as co... - Yoga Enterprise Headquartered in Colorado Facing Lawsuit, Tentative Settlement
Mar-22-17 Denver, CO: The issue has been reverberating through the courts for some time, but now a Colorado employment law complaint is one step closer to resolution with news that a preliminary approval has been granted for a proposed settlement valued at $1.65 million. The defendant is CorePower Yoga, a franchise with headquarters in Colorado. The lead plai... - Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Legal Information
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued information regarding the Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) made by Abbott Vascular stating that that there is an increased rate of major adverse cardiac events seen in patients receiving the BVS, compared to patients treated with the approved metallic XIENCE drug-elu... - Missouri Jury in Talcum Powder Lawsuit sides with J&J
Mar-22-17 St. Louis, MO: The latest talcum powder lawsuit tried in a Missouri court found in favor of the defendant, which tallies three wins for plaintiffs and one for J&J. Nora Daniels, a Tennessee woman, filed the talc lawsuit against the drug giant claiming its baby powder contributed to her ovarian and uterine cancer. Imerys Talc, a supplier of talcu... - Pentax targeted by FDA Safety Update in January
Mar-21-17 Washington, DC: In a move that would provide little cheer for any patient either infected, or concerned about potential infection from endoscope infection , the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January updated the safety information for a product from Pentax Medical, and the potential for increased risk of infection. According to FDA reports... - New Law May Allow 9/11 Families to Take Saudi Government Officials to Court
Mar-21-17 Washington, DC: A new law on state sponsored terrorism may soon allow relatives of people killed in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to the terror attacks. According to McClatchyDC, relatives of the 9/11 victims fought Washington and several federal judges in court for more than 14... - Despite Steep Reduction in Award, Plaintiff’s Defective Hip Implant Verdict Appealed
Mar-21-17 New Orleans, LA: It didn’t matter that a $502 million defective hip implant lawsuit verdict that went against DePuy Orthopaedics (DePuy) and its parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was slashed to $150 million in observance of a Texas state cap: the defendants are appealing anyway. The verdict was brought last year in the second bellwet... - Recent Risperdal Lawsuit Tossed, Plaintiffs Plan to Appeal
Mar-20-17 Philadelphia, PA: A Risperdal lawsuit that alleged the growth of male breast tissue (Risperdal gynecomastia) suffered by the plaintiff was stopped dead in its tracks before a trial reached the verdict stage after a Pennsylvania judge determined that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its Risperdal unit, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Janssen) had not f... - Brazil Recalls Essure and Note to Bayer: Share the Knowledge
Mar-20-17 Washington, DC: Brazil’s National Health Agency has banned sales and recalled Essure , and advocacy groups worldwide are pressuring their governments to follow suit. Anvisa, Brazil’s top health regulator, announced last month that the largest country in South America with a population of more than 200 million will no longer accept shipmen... - President Trump Revealed as a Propecia Patient, But Not Everyone Follows His Lead
Mar-19-17 Washington, DC: The campaign for, and ultimate ascension to the Oval Office by Donald S. Trump has placed a renewed focus on his hair, and what he does to maintain it. As shallow as that appears on the surface, especially in light of the various policy statements, positions and appointments which have peppered the first 100 days of the Trump Administration... - Texas Woman Suffers Stevens Johnson Syndrome from Bipolar Medication
Mar-19-17 Houston, TX: The majority of patients and plaintiffs touched by the scourge of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) can usually track, or at the very least suspect with a reasonable hypothesis that Stevens Johnson Syndrome symptoms materialize through the use of pharmaceutical drugs and medications including standard, everyday products such as over-the-count... - Alere Pushes for Dismissal of Home Blood Test Kits Class Action
Mar-19-17 Boston, MA: In response to plaintiffs' January motion to keep an Alere INRatio class action lawsuit alive, Alere recently pushed back with arguments that the court should dismiss the case. Plaintiffs filed the class action J.E. et al v. Alere Inc. et al, Case No. 1:16-cv11515, US District Court, District of Massachusetts in July 2016, claiming t...