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Sort by date 1,862 pages found matching %3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27What_Security?%27%29%3C/script%3E- Lawmakers Demand Answers about Ketek from FDA
Jun-14-06 The FDA has continued to cite a fraudulent study in information released to the public about the safety of the antibiotic Ketek. On January 20, 2006, the agency issued a Public Health Announcement, in response to an article in the Annals of Internal Medicine, where researchers reported three cases of severe liver problems in patients taking Ketek. The ar... - Gambro Healthcare - Dialysis Fraud Pays Big Bucks
Mar-29-06 Medicare payments for dialysis cost the US government $5 billion a year. The global market for chronic dialysis services is worth approximately $43 billion and the US market is the largest in the world in terms of value. Worldwide, by the end of 2005, the number of dialysis patients reached 1.5 million. Of that number, approximately 23% patients were trea... - District of Columbia Sues Elevate Credit, Inc.
Jun-24-20 Washington, DC On June 5, Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Elevate Credit Inc., alleging that Elevate charged loan interest rates on what are essentially internet payday loans in excess of the District’s usury limits. The interest rates of 149 to 251 percent associated with Elevate’s Rise and... - Tobacco Industry’s Back in Business with E-Cigarettes
Jun-22-20 Santa Clara, CA “The FDA has clamped down on a few e-cigarette companies that have behaved very irresponsibly, but the big boys, the multinational tobacco companies, are taking over the e-cigarette business,” says Dr. Stanton Glantz, a globally recognized expert on e-cigarettes and anti-smoking activist since the 1970s. Professor Glantz, w... - Court Permanently Halts California Ban on Mandatory Arbitration
Feb-3-20 Sacramento, CA On January 31, the District Court for the Eastern District of California permanently enjoined enforcement of AB 51, a provision of California labor law that would have banned mandatory arbitration clauses in employment agreements on and after January 1, 2020. The ruling is a big blow to California workers seeking to participate in class... - ERISA Lawsuits Target United HealthCare Reimbursements Practices
Jun-10-20 Pasadena, CA The Glendale Outpatient Surgery Center’s (“GOSC”) ERISA lawsuit against United HealthCare Services Inc. and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. (collectively “United HealthCare”) claims that the insurance giant skimped on reimbursement for services rendered by GOSC to United HealthCare patients. On May 19 the Ninth C... - Insured Californians Getting Gouged by Out-of-Network Providers
Jun-16-20 Santa Clara, CA Back in 2017, a law was passed to protect Californians against surprise medical bills for non-emergency care. Before that, AB1611 was proposed: it was supposed to protect against emergency room overcharges but California consumers are still getting gouged by out-of-network providers. Two years after California’s surprise-billing... - California Suspends Worker Layoff Notifications. Did Velodyne Take Advantage?
May-4-20 San Jose, CA Siers v. Velodyne Lidar is a class action lawsuit brought under the provisions of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) and provisions of California labor law that afford employees similar protection against sudden and precipitous layoff. According to Benjamin Siers, Velodyne terminated a third of its workf... - California Workers File Class Action Lawsuit against Cannabis Companies
Dec-10-19 San Francisco, CA On November 21, Casey Denning and Natalia Cole filed a lawsuit on behalf of themselves and similarly situated cannabis workers alleging that harvesting company Loud Buddha LLC and Pura Cali Management Corp, a cultivation contractor hired by Loud Buddha, violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California labor code. T... - Zantac – Buyer Beware, but from Whom?
Dec-9-19 Santa Clara, CA Since the small pharmacy Valisure waved the red flag over Zantac cancer risk , over 40 countries worldwide have stopped sales and/or began investigating the possible health risks of the heartburn drug. And Zantac lawsuits have followed. Now the FDA says it is “investigating”. Zantac Cancer Lawsuit Zantac complaints want t... - California Labor Law Issues During Coronavirus Crisis
Apr-8-20 Santa Clara, CA California labor law issues connected with the coronavirus are emerging. Uber and its drivers have continuously fought over misclassification and countless lawsuits have been filed against Uber over whether its drivers are employees or independent contractors. Now Uber drivers are ramping up their case. And Zoom Video... - Asbestos Re-Surfaces in J&J Talcum Powder
Nov-15-19 Washington, DC For the first time ever, Johnson & Johnson recalled its baby powder (specifically single lot #22318RB, comprising 33,000 bottles) after the FDA announced trace levels of asbestos were found—purchased from an online retailer. J&J said it is working with the FDA to determine whether the product tested is authentic, counterfeit,... - T-Mobile Retail Workers Reach Wage Deal under California Labor Law
Nov-8-19 Santa Clara, CA T-Mobile will pay $8 million to settle California labor law violations. The telecommunications company allegedly failed to pay minimum and overtime wages; and compensation for off-the-clock work, and didn’t provide workers proper meal and rest breaks. The T-Mobile retail workers asked a federal judge on October 29 to okay a... - Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma to shape ERISA fiduciary lawsuits
Nov-7-19 Washington, DC On December 4, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in an ERISA lawsuit that may have lasting implications for the ability of plan participants to sue over mismanagement of retirement funds. As Christopher Sulyma argues in his Supreme Court brief , ERISA plan participants should not be assumed to know about (and perhaps have consented... - First Saving Bank Hit with Excessive Overdraft Fee Lawsuit
Mar-12-20 Las Cruces, NM On January 14, Bonnie Becker, doing business as Oma’s Slice of Heaven, filed a class action lawsuit in New Mexico federal district court, claiming that First Savings Bank assessed bank overdraft fees even when the transactions in question did not overdraw the account. The Complaint is fairly cursory, but it seems to set out a fam... - PricewaterhouseCoopers to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit for $11.6 Million
Mar-12-20 San Francisco, CA On March 3, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC) offered to settle a lawsuit brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and California labor law . The lawsuit claims the accounting giant systematically discriminated against job applicants older than 40. The settlement offer includes payment of $11.625 million and a promis... - Safeway 401k Plan to Settle ERISA lawsuit for $8.5 Million
Oct-9-19 San Francisco, CA Safeway and Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting Inc. have agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a proposed class action ERISA lawsuit brought by participants in the Safeway 401k Plan. The workers claim that Safeway and Aon breached their fiduciary obligations by offering high cost investment options that benefitted the investment manager at... - USAA Bank Forces Individual Arbitration of Excessive Overdraft Fee Claims
Sep-17-19 San Francisco, CA Elizabeth Eiess overdrew her USAA bank account when she tried to pay her Citibank credit card bill of $358.85.The payment was returned, and USAA bank assessed an overdraft charge of $29.00. USAA then charged her twice more – every time Citibank submitted the payment – ultimately for a total of $87.00. In her class action excessive ov... - Rantidine Recalls Stoke Zantac Cancer Lawsuits
Feb-12-20 Washington, DC A cascade of recalls – by Sanofi, the manufacturer of Zantac and a collection of pharmacies that distribute the heartburn drug – is fuel to the fire of the Zantac cancer lawsuits now forming. Lawyers reportedly anticipate an explosion of Zantac lawsuits over the next several months. What should heartburn sufferers who have... - California In-Home Supportive Services Workers get New Wage Protections under Federal Law
Sep-9-19 Los Angeles, CA Household workers, including those who care for the elderly or people with disabilities, are among the most vulnerable to wage theft and other forms of employment abuse. They work in isolation, behind closed doors and sometimes in fear of deportation. Ray v. County of Los Angeles cuts through the fog and fear to make clear that privat...