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Jun-19-17 New Orleans, LA: Understanding the choice that some women make in their selection of Taxotere for treatment of breast cancer, means understanding the busy lives and compelling responsibilities that modern women maintain. It is also easy to understand why plaintiffs embroiled in Taxotere hair loss lawsuits, may have been misled over the potential for pe... - Olympus Settles Four Power Morcellator Lawsuits
Jun-18-17 Upper Saucon Township, PA: Olympus Corp. of the Americas has settled four lawsuits for injuries and one death allegedly related to the company's power morcellator surgical device, according to The Morning Call . The lawsuits against Olympus Corp. and its Gyrus division alleged that women who underwent gynecological surgeries using the Olympus power... - Abdominal Mesh Complaints Rise in Canada, MDL Established in the US
Jun-17-17 Dartmouth, Nova Scotia: A Nova Scotia man is the latest Canadian to report complications with surgical abdominal mesh , and will likely join hundreds of other Canadian hernia surgery patients in a class action lawsuit against Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, the makers of Physiomesh. Eric Hagen, 86, along with many other Canadian herni... - One Defendant Dismissed from Benicar Lawsuit, Daiichi Sankyo Remains
Jun-16-17 Trenton, NJ: A Benicar lawsuit alleging Benicar side effects has been disentangled from one if its defendants after a doctor was summarily dismissed from the lawsuit on grounds that his inclusion in the lawsuit was without merit. The Benicar illness and weight loss lawsuit is Williamson, D.O. et al v. Daiichi Sankyo, Inc. et al , Case No. 1:16... - $6M Settlement Reached in BoFA Meal Breaks Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $6 million deal has been struck between Bank of America (BoFA) and 7000 plaintiffs in a California overtime and labor laws class action lawsuit. If approved, the settlement will end allegations that the BoFA failed to provide one hour of meal break premium pay on days when plaintiffs couldn’t start their lunch breaks befor... - School District Attempts to Dismiss Lead Poisoning in Drinking Water Lawsuit
Jun-15-17 Pittsburgh, PA: A school district north of Pittsburgh is doing what it can to stymie and stem a lead poisoning class action lawsuit , making claims of precedent and holding the view that plaintiffs do not have standing to represent their children. Undaunted, lead poisoning lawyers representing the plaintiffs in Tait et al v. Butler Area School District... - Essure Banned in Another Country, Essure Victim in US wants it Banned Worldwide
Jun-15-17 Cleveland, OH: Brazil found Essure such a risk that it’s national health agency banned the permanent sterilization device this past February. Finland is the second country to follow suit. Given the fact that thousands of women have been seriously injured by Essure, isn’t it time the U.S. followed these two forward-thinking countries? Wo... - Woman Awarded $2.1M in Fourth Pelvic Mesh Trial
Jun-15-17 Santa Clara, CA: A jury has awarded $2.1 million in damages in the fourth consecutive transvaginal mesh bellwether product liability lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson (J&J). The lawsuit is part of a massive multi-district litigation and was brought against J&J’s Prolift pelvic mesh. It was made and marketed by J&J’s subsid... - Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Workers' compensation is a type of insurance coverage that employers must provide for their employees. Except for certain specific exclusions, all employers are required to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for their employees. Some workers may have been unreasonably denied their Massachusetts workers' compensation benefits or had to wait an e... - Seeking Help Difficult for Bipolar Man with Risperdal “Man Boobs”
Jun-14-17 Plattsmouth, NE: Most of us don’t think twice to talk with our doctor if we think there is an issue—a side effect—associated with a prescribed medication. But many people with mental illness don’t have the wherewithal to seek help. Such is the case with Jared, who was prescribed Risperdal for bipolar disorder and schizophrenia... - Johnson & Johnson Asks For New Trial in $151 Million Hip Lawsuit Judgment
Jun-14-17 Dallas, TX: Johnson & Johnson and its DePuy Orthopaedics unit have filed a brief asking an appeals court to reconsider denial of their motion for a new trial that resulted in a $151 million judgment against those manufacturers on a Pinnacle hip implant bellwether trial. Johnson & Johnson (J & J) and DePuy on April 18, 2017, filed the app... - $8.5M Settlement Reached in Cariboo Coffee TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: An $8.5 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), by Cariboo Coffee. According to the terms of the deal, Cariboo Coffee will terminate it’s message marketing program in addition to monetary compensation to class members. Filed by lead pl... - Illinois Plaintiff Launches TCPA Robocall Lawsuit against Fifth Third Bank
Jun-13-17 Chicago, IL: The Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) and the Federal Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA) were enacted to protect consumers from needless harassment over the phone. Common purveyors of such harassment have historically been telemarketers, or debt collectors that often wind up harassing the wrong people over a debt no longer owed, due... - Invokana Adverse Events Subject to Much Scrutiny
Jun-13-17 Boston, MA: A new study recently published in the New England Journal of Medicine (06/08/17) with regard to the potential for diabetic ketoacidosis (DKA) shows that type 2 diabetes patients on sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor drugs appear to have double the risk for DKA when compared with patients using dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) in... - Hawaii Sues Three Automakers Over Defective Takata Airbags
Jun-13-17 Honolulu, HI: The State of Hawaii is suing Ford, Nissan and Toyota for marketing and selling vehicles with Takata airbags that could potentially explode and cause injuries or death. On May 24, 2017, The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection (CCA) on behalf of the State of Hawaii filed a lawsuit , State of Haw... - $750,000 in Fines for McDonald's in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: McDonalds is facing fines of $750,000 for violations of California overtime and labor laws, specifically its handling of staff overtime. According to claims made by McDonald’s workers, the restaurant chain assessed all hours assigned in an overnight shift to the day in which the shift began. However, workers who had a d... - Fifth Third Bank Telemarketing Lawsuit Information & Legal News
Lawsuits have been filed against Fifth Third Bank, alleging that the bank violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by using an automated telephone dialing system to "robocall" consumers in an attempt to perform telemarketing or collect on a credit card debt. Robocalls and telemarketing calls are currently the number one source of consumer compla... - Forecasting the Xarelto Bellwether Trials
Jun-12-17 New Orleans, LA: There is speculation that a bellwether Xarelto lawsuit , currently underway in the state of Louisiana, may end as the first bellwether concluded; with a verdict for the defense. However, legal commentator Tighe Wilhelmy of Velawcity notes that Louisiana’s ‘Learned Intermediary Doctrine Defense’ may not necessarily appl... - Fast Food Workers Deserve California Overtime
Jun-12-17 San Francisco, CA: “Every nickel, every dime," shouted a crowd of McDonald’s fast food workers back in 2014, "We deserve our overtime !” That’s the same refrain now but the crowd has expanded to include food giant Chipotle Mexican Grill, Ministry of Taste LLC, and Red Dog Restaurant—all accused of violating California... - Victoria's Secret Reaches $12M Deal In California Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $12 million settlement has been reached in a California overtime and labor laws class action lawsuit pending against Victoria’s Secret. If approved, the deal will end allegations brought by sales clerks in Victoria’s Secret’s California stores that the company failed to properly compensate workers scheduled for "...