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Sort by date 16,383 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- IVC Filter Manufacturer Sued Over IVC Filter Death
Apr-12-17 Statesville, NC: The front-runners in the IVC filter failure litigation file have, and continue to be C.R. Bard and Cook Medical, manufacturers of inferior vena cava filters that have been shown to variously fail. The Bard G2 IVC filter is oft-referenced, lawsuits over which are housed in multidistrict litigation. However, Bard and Cook are not the... - Violations of California Labor Law and Possibly Animal Rights
Apr-12-17 Riverside, CA: “This dog delivery company is cruel to us drivers and the dogs we deliver across the country,” says Randy. “They have violated the California labor laws and I am pretty sure they have broken the California Law regarding animal abuse.” Randy delivered dogs all over the country, from breeders in California to bre... - Defendants on Philadelphia Xarelto Mass Tort Seek Disclosure of Third-Party Funding
Apr-11-17 Philadelphia, PA: As the Philadelphia Xarelto mass tort moves closer towards the bellwether trial stage, Xarelto principles Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals have signaled that they want to know the identity of any third-party funders associated with Xarleto bleeding issue lawsuits. In other words, the defendants want to know how plaintiffs are fund... - 3M Bair Hugger Blanket Bellwether Cases Chosen for Trial
Apr-11-17 Santa Clara, CA: Plaintiffs involved in multi-district litigation (MDL) against 3M’s post-surgery patient-warming device, Bair Hugger, are on their way to court, following the selection of approximately 30 bellwether cases. The patients involved in the MDL allege that the Bair Hugger Forced-Air Warming system caused them to develop infections aft... - Missouri Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuit Could Go to New Jersey MDL
Apr-11-17 Kansas City, MO: A talcum powder cancer lawsuit filed in state court by multiple plaintiffs in Missouri has been removed to federal court by attorneys for Johnson & Johnson, who may transfer the case to a multidistrict litigation in New Jersey. The federal court uses multidistrict litigation (MDL) to manage large numbers of similar cases by tran... - Florida Premises Liability Lawsuit Claims Excessive Traffic in Government Office
Apr-10-17 Boca Raton, FL: Business owners responsible for the management of property and premises traversed by the public may not be conversant with Florida premises liability law that holds the business owner principally responsible for any real, or perceived lack of security. This can run the gamut from slips and falls, to crowd control. Anyone conversant with... - Three implants, Two Revisions, One Chance Left
Apr-5-17 Canberra, AUSTRALIA: It was 10 years ago, in 2007 that male nurse Stuart Cain from Australia underwent surgery for a hip replacement. According to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (07/11/11), which included Cain in a story the network did on hip replacement implant failure in 2011, Cain was active in rugby and other contact sports, and the act... - In the Absence of Causal Effect, Viagra and Cialis Melanoma Lawsuits Keep Coming
Apr-5-17 Los Angeles, CA: No one disagrees that more research is needed to further quantify, prove or disprove the association, and potential causal relationship between erectile dysfunction drugs such as Viagra and Cialis , and the onset of melanoma, one of the more aggressive cancers out there. However, that hasn’t stopped Cialis risk for melanoma law... - Allegations of Corruption: Monsanto Roundup Lawsuit Plaintiffs
Apr-7-17 San Francisco, CA: When evidence was ordered unsealed last month in the multidistrict litigation that houses Monsanto Roundup lawsuits , the resulting revelations read like a movie plot with allegations of corruption, suppressed data, ghostwritten articles of support, and a toxicological profile of Roundup’s active ingredient that was announced fo... - The Story of Libby Montana and Asbestosis
Apr-9-17 Birmingham, AL In January 2017, after more than a decade of litigation, 1,000 vermiculite mine workers and residents of the town of Libby, Montana were awarded a $25 million settlement in compensation for exposure to asbestos from the W.R. Grace Company vermiculite mine that caused dozens and dozens of cases of asbestosis, mesothelioma or lung cancer... - Makers of Eliquis Ask the Court to Stop Sale of Generic Version
Apr-9-17 Wilmington, DE: The makers of the blood thinner Eliquis have sued Mylan Pharmaceuticals for patent infringement and asked a judge to stop approval of Mylan's generic version of the drug used in Eliquis. Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company and Pfizer filed a lawsuit Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company et al v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. , Case No. 1:17-cv-00379... - Unum Accused of Denying Claims While Giving Away Millions
Apr-8-17 Pensacola, FL: Unum Group appears to be talking from both sides of its mouth, in denying what are held to be legitimate disability claims by the plaintiff in an Unum lawsuit, while at the same time stretching its philanthropic muscles for the benefit of others through charitable giving. Such charity and empathy however do not appear to be extended to d... - $25M Settlement Reached in Home Depot Data Breach Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $25 million settlement has been reached between Home Depot and financial institutions who brought a class action against the home hardware retailer alleging it was negligent in preventing a massive data breach in 2014. The putative class action alleged that the data breach compromised 56 million credit and debit card numbers of... - Cypher Coronary Stents Lawsuit News and Legal Information
A Cypher Stent is a drug-coated coronary stent used in conjunction with or just following angioplasty procedures. The Cypher Stent, which in April became the first licensed drug-coated stent in the United States is made by the Cordis Corporation, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. In July, and again in October, the FDA issued safety notices to doctors link... - Veterans PTSD - VA PTSD, Veterans Disability Benefits Lawsuit
About 20 percent of war veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan experience some degree of veterans PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) as a result of having been witness to, or directly impacted by, attack, ambush, serious injury or death. PTSD is also referred to as "shell shock" or "combat fatigue". Many post traumatic stress disorder veterans... - Did Some California Employers Miss the Overtime Memo?
Apr-5-17 Riverside, CA: Some employers seem to have missed the memo: California workers are entitled to California overtime for hours worked after an eight-hour day or over 40 hours in a work week. Last month wage and hour lawsuits were filed against a flooring company and an auto retailer, alleging violations of California labor laws , including unpaid o... - Defendant in Shingles Vaccine Lawsuit Wants Case Removed to Federal Court
Apr-7-17 Philadelphia, PA: A shingles vaccine lawsuit that was originally filed in state court in Philadelphia this past February may wind up in federal court if the defendant in the matter, Merck & Co., has its way. Plaintiff Jorga Bentley filed her Zostavax side effects lawsuit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. There are five other Zostavax pl... - Latest Risperdal Trial Restarted After Health Emergency Resulted in a Mistrial
Apr-7-17 Philadelphia, PA: The seventh Risperdal lawsuit in the mass tort in Philadelphia has heard opening arguments, with attorneys for the plaintiff suggesting that 8-year-old boys should not be growing male breasts. Legal counsel for the defense shot back that plaintiff Dean Hibbs, now 23, was obese to begin with and only took Risperdal for a period of seve... - Science Day Scheduled For Taxotere Multidistrict Litigation
Apr-7-17 New Orleans, LA A multidistrict litigation of hundreds of Taxotere lawsuits alleging that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere causes permanent hair loss continues to move forward in federal court with a "Science Day" scheduled in May. US District Judge Kurt Engelhardt on March 24 issued a pre-trial order instructing the court to convene a Science Day on... - Qui Tam Whistleblower “Double-Dipping”
Apr-6-17 Kansas City, KS: Of the 18 healthcare lawsuits filed under the whistleblower qui tam provision of the False Claims Act and unsealed last November, 13 of the whistleblowers (relators) are current or former employees of the defendant. Four of those 18 qui tam lawsuits involved kickback allegations, according to The National Law Review , and one la...