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Feb-25-17 Alpharetta, GA: A group of women employed by LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the state of Georgia will share in a $1.2 million settlement alleging pay discrimination due to gender. The 185 women in Georgia will be joined by 26 workers in Florida receiving back pay stemming from gender discrimination, a violation of Georgia employment and federal laws. ... - Implanon Reviews Could Steer Women Away From the Birth Control Device
Feb-24-17 Santa Cruz, CA: Women seeking a long-term birth control solution have probably heard about the implantable birth control device Implanon. However, if they somehow missed the news of Implanon lawsuits and rely on reviews at online health forums, what they find may steer those women away from using Implanon. For example, at the popular health informa... - Don’t Lie to Super Jury Consultant Susan Constantine
Feb-23-17 Orlando, FL Don’t lie to Susan Constantine because she will almost certainly call you out. Constantine has been sorting through witness testimony at criminal trials, class action suits and personal injury cases using her expertise as a “forensic behavioral expert” to detect deceptive statements since 2005. “With good investigative or in... - California Labor Lawsuit Settles for $1.8 Million
Feb-23-17 Los Angeles, CA: A California labor lawsuit that’s been waged for over three years appears to be on the brink of resolution following a settlement agreement between the defendant, Zales Delaware Inc. and plaintiffs in a class action alleging that employees were stiffed on wages. The lawsuit was originally filed and litigated in federal court in C... - Family Blames Takata Airbag for Woman's Death
Feb-23-17 Detroit, MI: The children of a Michigan woman who died earlier this month say their mother never fully recovered from Takata airbag injuries sustained in a low-speed crash in 2014, according to the Detroit Free Press . Dianne Moulton died Feb. 2, three years after the Takata airbag in her 2002 Honda CR-V exploded in a parking lot collision in Dearb... - CKE Restaurant Workers: California Overtime Violations still Worrisome
Feb-22-17 Anaheim, CA: Many workers who were opposed to Andrew Puzder’s nomination to become President Trump’s Labor secretary are now likely less worried about California overtime and minimum wage issues, unless you are an employee of CKE Restaurants—a company that has repeatedly violated the California labor code regarding overtime. P... - The FDA Shortcut to a Hip Replacement Lawsuit
Feb-22-17 Bergen, NJ: It was back in 2008 that Hip Replacement Implant Failure caught up with Zimmer, when its Alumina Ceramic Femoral Head component was subject to a Class 2 recall by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). According to the official recall posting , Zimmer stated the reason for the recall: “When used with cobalt/chromium hip stems,... - $15.1M Settlement Reached in Carpenters Pension Trust Fund Reduced Retirement Disability Payouts
Santa Clara, CA: A $15.1 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit brought against multi-employer benefits plan Carpenters Pension Trust Fund—Detroit and Vicinity and its trustees, over allegations they reduced disability retirement benefits to workers enrolled in the plans, in violation of their Employee Retirement Income Sec... - Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Whistleblower
Feb-21-17 Ridgeland, MS: The very first talcum powder cancer lawsuit was filed by Diane Berg back in 2009. Johnson & Johnson offered her a settlement but Berg refused and wound up with nothing. This heroic whistleblower paved the way for ovarian cancer lawsuits today. Berg developed ovarian cancer when she was 49 years old—she used J&J’s t... - Risperdal Case Load Shows No Sign of Slowing Down
Feb-21-17 Philadelphia, PA: With Risperdal side effects lawsuits continuing to grow at a compelling rate within a mass tort in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, the file is poised to move forward with a meeting planned for March 9 with regard to the centralized litigation (In Re: Risperdal Litigation, Case No. 100300296). As reported by senior staff wr... - Regulatory Concern Mounting Over Power Morcellators, Adverse Events Reports
Feb-21-17 Washington, DC: In a blog posted to the official website of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in October of last year, the regulator’s Director of the Center for Devices and Radiological Health noted that a survey conducted the year prior involving hospitals demonstrated that numerous reports of Ovarian cancer cells spread by power morcella... - Government Agencies Release Recommended Warning for Labeling Drug Products Associated with Stevens-Johnson Syndrome
Feb-19-17 Silver Spring, MD: Three US government agencies in January released finalized guidance on warning label wording for over-the-counter drugs that contain acetaminophen and labels regarding serious skin conditions such as Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) . Recommended Warning for Over-the-Counter Acetaminophen-Containing Drug Products and Labeling Statem... - Blogger Says ‘No Thanks’ to IVC Filter
Feb-19-17 Washington, DC: Any patient about to be implanted with an IVC filter , or presented with a recommendation for same by their doctor, would naturally assume the procedure is necessary and unavoidable. Indeed, for many patients who can’t tolerate blood thinners the placement of this medical catcher’s mitt remains a life-sustaining strike agains... - Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System Confusion and Concern
Feb-19-17 Springfield, MA: Many patients recovering from heart surgery and hip replacement surgery have an added hurdle: the risk of a life-threatening infection that may have stemmed from the Stockert 3T heater-cooler system during their operation. Even if they had surgery several years ago, there is reason to be concerned. Last week the Los Angeles Times... - Qui Tam Whistleblowers and Healthcare Fraud: “It’s a Completely Criminal Enterprise”
Feb-19-17 Washington, DC: “We even have qui tam whistleblower cases that involve doctors paying illegal runners to find people who are destitute on Medicare. They get a little treatment but the doctor bills for a lot,” says attorney Jason Brown. “They figure these people won’t complain but employees of that practice will blow the whistle... - Plaintiff Claims C-Qur Mesh Biologically Incompatible with Human Tissue
Feb-19-17 Concord, NH: He may have the same name as the long-dead soul singer, but James Brown does not feel good about the C-Qur abdominal mesh used for a hernia repair and the plaintiff, through his surgical mesh lawsuit , has plenty to say about it. C-Qur Mesh, manufactured by Atrium Medical Corp., is unique in the industry given a coating of Omega 3 fatty a... - Business Owners Liable for Crimes against Customers on their Premises
Feb-18-17 Orlando, FL It happens all the time. A customer is assaulted or robbed or injured in some way while on the premises of a business. Unfortunately, says veteran Orlando attorney Rich Newsome, many people don’t realize premises liability law says businesses have an obligation to see that their customers are safe. And if a business fails to do so... - Alere INRatio Plaintiffs Petition Court to Keep Lawsuit Alive
Feb-17-17 Boston, MA: The INRatio measuring system manufactured by Alere Inc. (Alere) and subject to an Alere recall last year, has oft been highlighted as part of a study focused on the effectiveness of a new-generation blood thinner when compared against warfarin. The oft-made allegation is that inaccurate readings may have given the newer anticoagulant, in th... - Oracle Claw-Back Violation of California Labor Laws
Feb-16-17 San Francisco, CA: Oracle America Inc. has been sued in federal court by a former sales employee claiming violations of the California labor laws and unfair business practice laws. In her lawsuit, Marcella Johnson claims that Oracle has a “retroactive re-plan” that reduced her earned commissions. The company retroactively increases quot... - Nurse Lives with Bard IVC Filter tine lost in her Body
Feb-16-17 Atlanta, GA In 2012, a nurse from Atlanta was flying to San Francisco to visit her son. As the plane closed in on her destination she suddenly felt excruciating pain in her chest. Although she didn’t know it, an IVC filter in her body had fractured. By the time the plane touched down she was in extreme distress. She told her husband they neede...