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Feb-7-17 Camden, NJ: A Benicar side effects lawsuit has suffered a setback after a federal judge in New Jersey found issues with various aspects of the medical malpractice lawsuit, thereby refusing to send the lawsuit back to state court in Texas, where the action was originally filed. US District Judge Robert B. Kugler is overseeing Benicar Lawsuits in multid... - Counsel for US Airways Asks Judge to Reject Overtime Claims by Certified Class
Feb-6-17 San Francisco, CA: Attorneys for US Airways in a California labor class action lawsuit filed in 2012 asked a federal judge in a hearing last month to reject California overtime claims brought by a certified class of US Airways fleet service agents, claiming that the unionized workers' collective bargaining agreement (CBA) and the Railroad Labor Act (RL... - New Balance Hit with California Class Action
Feb-6-17 Los Angeles, CA: The day before the Trump Administration initiated its contentious travel ban against individuals hailing from seven predominantly-Muslim countries, a move in part in support of the Administration’s mandate to safeguard and promote America and American workers, New Balance Athletics Inc. (New Balance) was hit with a putative Califor... - Do Medication Guides for PPI Kidney Disease and Prevacid Lack Consistency?
Feb-6-17 Washington, DC: It would come as no surprise that a common scourge amongst Americans remains acid reflux, and similar maladies. For them, a common prescription for a Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) serves to provide relief, and minimize the effects of heartburn and related ailments such as gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD). However, PPI drugs have... - Hernia Mesh Implants: Risks Outweigh Benefits
Feb-5-17 Portland, OR: Given the amount of recent complaints following hernia repair surgery, abdominal mesh complications could soon equal, or even surpass, transvaginal mesh complaints, of which more than 100,000 lawsuits have been filed. Despite reports questioning the benefits of abdominal mesh, and studies indicating the risks may outweigh the benefits... - Smith & Nephew Hip Implant Lawsuits Headed to Multidistrict Litigation
Feb-4-17 Dallas Ft. Worth, Texas: Plaintiffs injured by Smith & Nephew Birmingham Hip Resurfacing (BHR) and R3 hip replacement implant failure filed a petition on February 1 with the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation to consolidate all pending federal BHR and R3 cases in a single venue or courthouse. "The plaintiffs have requested a Maryland fed... - A Victory for Pennsylvania Donning & Doffing Lawsuit Plaintiffs
Feb-4-17 Towanda, PA: A rather complex Pennsylvania Donning and Doffing lawsuit ended the year in 2016 with a partial victory for three Pennsylvania plaintiffs who took issue with their employer for attempting to offset off-the-clock work with payments for lunch breaks. The defendants in the putative class action are EI DuPont de Nemours & Co. (DuPont) a... - Monsanto Loses Labelling Battle in California – Tentatively
Feb-3-17 Fresno, CA: Opponents and families involved in lawsuits against the makers of the chemical herbicide known as Roundup are hailing a “tentative decision” by a California judge based on written arguments to allow glyphosate to be added to the “list of chemicals known to the state of California to cause cancer” under... - Xarelto Bellwether Pushed Back by NBA All-Star Game
Feb-3-17 New Orleans, LA: The maiden bellwether Xarelto lawsuit was originally scheduled to commence this month, an important event given that the number of Xarelto Bleeding Issue cases now exceeds 10,000. However, the important work of establishing potential liability and proving, or disproving allegations of Xarelto side effects and other claims will have... - Abilify Addiction: Age no Barrier
Feb-3-17 Las Vegas, NV: While almost all Abilify lawsuits involve gambling addiction, Nancy’s teenage son became addicted to video games and it caused irreparable damage. If Nancy had known about Abilify side effects, she would have discussed with her son’s psychiatrist whether the risks outweighed the benefits. And he wouldn’t have taken the... - J&J Talcum Powder Lawsuit Claims Ovarian Cancer Risk Was Known
Feb-3-17 Santa Clara, CA: The fourth ovarian cancer trial brought against Talc maker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Imerys Talc America is set to go to court next week. It follows three previous trials, all of which saw multi-million dollar awards for plaintiffs who alleged they developed ovarian cancer from using J&J Talc-containing products. In 2... - Judge Approves $67MM Settlement in BP Defective Product Class Action Lawsuit
Feb-3-17 Danville, CA: On December 22, 2016, U.S. District Court Judge Susan Illston granted final approval of a nationwide class action settlement between BP Solar International, Inc. and an estimated 8,000 class members. The effective date of the settlement was January 23, 2017, allowing for the distribution of settlement benefits to class members. There are two... - Penske Admits No Wrongdoing in California Labor Code Class Action Settlement
Feb-2-17 After nearly nine years of litigation, Penske Logistics agreed in January to pay $750,000 to settle a long-running class action lawsuit for allegedly violating the California Labor Code and Unfair Competition Law by not paying wages to its California truck drivers for meal and rest breaks. According to Trucks.com (1/30/17), Penske released a statem... - NY Judge Won't Reassign Unum Disability Lawsuit Over Question of Impropriety
Feb-2-17 New York, NY: A New York magistrate judge presiding over an Unum disability lawsuit alleging that First Unum Life Insurance improperly terminated a woman's disability coverage refused to remove herself from the case after the plaintiff's attorney questioned whether that judge had represented the insurer six years ago while a partner at Proskauer Rose... - Florida Workers' Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Workers' Compensation is insurance coverage purchased by the employer/business that provides workers' benefits for job-related employee injuries. Florida law requires all employers to purchase Florida workers' compensation coverage (with a few exceptions). Some workers may have unreasonably been denied their Florida workers' compensation benefits or... - Despite $1B Penalty by the Feds, It’s Not Over Yet for Takata: Airbag Injuries
Feb-1-17 Washington, DC: The massive $1 Billion criminal penalty announced by the US Department of Justice earlier this month surrounding defective Takata airbags is not, in reality, an end to the troubles for the beleaguered Japanese manufacturer. Just one day after the Christmas holiday this past December, German automotive manufacturer BMW announced a recall of... - $2.85M Settlement Proposed in Lowe's Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.85 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against Lowe’s Home Centers LLC. Filed by installation workers for the DIY retailer, the lawsuit alleges that those installation workers were misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees eligible for benefits. Lead plain... - New Study Suggests IVC Filters are Overused
Jan-30-17 Boston, MA: IVC filters are typically considered life-saving devices that can prevent a patient from suffering a pulmonary embolism in cases where the patient cannot take an anticoagulant. Concerns have been raised, however, that patients who have an inferior vena cava filter implanted are at an increased risk of serious complications, including device... - Nine-Year California Labor Code Class Action is Settled
Jan-30-17 San Diego, CA: A California labor lawsuit that’s been litigated for nine years and was finally scheduled for trial on February 6, was suddenly settled through an agreement between plaintiffs in the class action and defendant Penske Logistics LLC. The deal is worth $750,000 at face value, but will be trimmed once approved costs and fees are deduct... - Why Take Lyrica and Other Anticonvulsant Drugs Associated with Birth Defects?
Jan-30-17 Washington, DC: Not all anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are made equal. Some AEDs, including Lyrica , are known to be associated with more birth defects than others. So why are they prescribed to pregnant women and/or women who may get pregnant? The latter question is raised because some women don’t realize they are pregnant until late in their fir...