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Sort by date 16,381 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- A New Canadian Testosterone Study Is a Catch-22
Jun-4-16 Toronto, ON: While many a testosterone lawsuit claim that testosterone supplements foster testosterone stroke and testosterone heart attack, a recent Canadian study out of the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Center in Toronto suggests that testosterone therapy in older men carries certain benefits, and that the longer a man takes testosterone supplementatio... - California Bakery Ordered to Pay $15 Million for Worker Abuses
May-31-16 Beverly Hills, CA: The owners of a French bakery in California have been ordered to pay more than $15 million to settle allegations of abuse of workers, including failure to pay overtime , human trafficking and retaliation. L’Amande French Bakery, with locations in Beverly Hills and Torrance before it closed, was accused of trafficking workers fro... - New Study Suggests No Link between Zofran and Birth Defects
May-30-16 Los Angeles, CA: A new study conducted by researchers at UCLA suggests there is no link between Zofran and birth defects . The study comes as more women are filing lawsuits alleging their infants suffered serious Zofran side effects after exposure in the womb. It also contradicts previous research that suggested a link between the anti-nausea medication... - Uber Sued by Sexual Assault Victims
Jun-1-16 A California Court has allowed two women sexually assaulted by Uber drivers to proceed in a lawsuit against Uber, despite the company’s motion to dismiss arguing it could not be held liable for crimes committed by the drivers who they consider independent contractors. Driver raped passenger Jane Doe 1 of Connecticut and Jane Doe 2 of Florid... - Robocalls Continue to Foster Illegal Telemarketer Lawsuits as Rules Further Tighten
Jun-1-16 Washington, DC: There is little doubt that illegal robocalls remain a blight on the communications horizon as Americans continue to have their rights for privacy and solitude violated by a seemingly unending parade of unwanted calls to private voice lines, fax lines and cell phones. This, in spite of recent changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection... - Long-Term Disability Lawsuit against Eli Lilly Results in $500,000 Award
May-29-16 Indianapolis, IN: A long-term disability lawsuit filed against Eli Lilly and Co. has resulted in a $500,000 award to the plaintiff, who alleged she should not have been dropped from the company’s extended disability plan. At issue was a diagnosis of chronic fibromyalgia, a condition that has resulted in numerous lawsuits against insurance compani... - Some Plaintiffs Develop DKA Mere Months after Starting Invokana
May-31-16 Mobile, AL: As Invokana lawsuits continue to be filed in both the United States and Canada, pundits continue to wonder if the inmates are running the insane asylum given the reality that two years after approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came reports of Invokana Linked with Cardiovascular Injuries and Kidney Failure , as were other dr... - California Labor Law and ADA Compliance Issues: Attorney Weighs In
May-25-16 Los Angeles, CA: Now that Senate Bill 269 has taken effect, labor and employment attorney Nathan Okelberry, with Fisher & Phillips LLP, discusses this new legislations for small businesses. He predicts that lawsuits alleging ADA (Americans with Disabilities) disability access violations will become more complex. With the new SB 269, certain busi... - Transvaginal Mesh Revision Surgery on the Rise
May-25-16 Seattle, WA “I suffered so much pain trying to get this transvaginal mesh removed that my teenage daughter begged me not to have another surgery,” says Patricia. “But after two surgeries, bits of mesh are still in my body and I have no choice.” Patricia was implanted with a transvaginal mesh sling to correct a bladder problem... - DePuy Pinnacle $502 Million Second-Largest Jury Award in US History
May-29-16 Dallas, TX: With two down and some 8,000 trials left to litigate, the massive $500 million jury verdict against Johnson & Johnson and DePuy over its failed metal-on-metal Pinnacle hips is not just a huge win for plaintiffs, but a hint of deep financial hits to come for the pharmaceutical giant over its defective hip implants . The scoreboard, for... - Tyson Employees Win in Supreme Court Donning and Doffing Decision
May-24-16 Washington, DC: Employees who filed an unpaid wages lawsuit against Tyson Foods were given a victory by the US Supreme Court, which recently upheld a lower court’s $5.8 million judgment against Tyson. At issue was time spent donning and doffing protective gear, required for employees who worked on the production line at Tyson Foods. According... - 11th Cir. Reverses Class Denial for Exorbitant Charges by Florida Hospitals
May-28-16 The Eleventh Circuit revived a class action against three Florida hospitals. Area hospitals that grossly overcharged auto accident victims for X-rays, ultrasounds, CT scans, and MRIs. The defendant, HCA Holdings Inc, owns and operates the medical facilities in question, JFK Medical Center, Memorial Healthcare Group,and North Florida Regional Medical... - More Mirena Complications
May-28-16 Miami, FL: After more than 45,000 adverse event reports, thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the maker of the Mirena IUD for a number of health complications. Three lawsuits in the last month alone allege the IUD caused intracranial hypertension, also known as pseudotumor cerebri; uterine perforations; ectopic pregnancies; miscarriage and mor... - Talcum Powder Not Regulated by the FDA, Body Powder Lawsuits Continue
May-28-16 Boston, MA: Two plaintiffs having recently been awarded a combined $127 million in body powder lawsuits owe their monetary awards to another Johnson & Johnson lawsuit in which the plaintiff didn’t get a dime. But the 2013 lawsuit, filed by Deane Berg of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, laid the legal groundwork that will have an impact going forwar... - Judge Finds for Defendant in Unum Life Insurance Lawsuit
May-25-16 Richmond, VA: A lawsuit filed against Unum has resulted in a victory for the defendant, after the district court granted Unum’s motion for summary judgment. The lawsuit involved a former Navy SEAL who committed suicide. His wife, Jennifer Collins, filed a lawsuit against Unum after the insurance company denied her claim. David Collins was a Na... - Attorney Discusses IVC Blood Clot Filter Cases
May-27-16 Houston, TX: Veteran litigator Howard Nations and his Houston, Texas firm are at the forefront of the litigation against the makers of a medical device known as an Inferior Vena Cava filter, or IVC filter . Intended to prevent strokes or pulmonary edema in patients at risk of deep vein thrombosis, the retrievable style devices are known to fail and resu... - Nigeria Issues Stevens Johnson Syndrome Alert
May-27-16 Washington, DC: Highlighting how little is still understood about Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) , officials in Nigeria issued an alert, warning patients to be careful of their medication use after reports of a Stevens Johnson Syndrome-related death. Africa News (5/14/16) reports that officials warned patients that SJS is often a reaction to medicatio... - Benicar Site Carries Tons of Info, but Appears to Omit Sprue-Like Enteropathy
May-24-16 Parsippany, NJ: Credit Daiichi Sankyo for telling it like it is - at least as far as any pharmaceutical company is prepared to go. Side effects are listed right on the main landing page at Benicar.com without having to navigate through an endless series of links to locate information. Even the handsome senior in a wet suit shown as an illustration is admit... - Bair Hugger Blankets Used in Canadian Hospitals
May-26-16 London, ON: “More than 100,000 knee and hip replacements are performed in Canada each year, and in all likelihood most of those surgeries use a Bair Hugger Warming Blanket ,” says Canadian attorney Matthew Baer with McKenzie Lake Lawyers in Ontario. Chances are the use of these warming blankets will increase with hip and knee replacement... - Memphis Man Suffers Broken Neck from Explosion of E-Cigarette
May-26-16 Memphis, TN: It’s an emerging issue from a relatively new device meant to bring the art, or habit, of smoking into the twenty-first century. The e-cigarette has captured the fancy of millennials having embraced “vaping,” or inhaling vapor as a preferred alternative to actual smoke. While long-term health benefits and risks associated with...