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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Plaintiff Asserts Eliquis Side Effects Left her with Permanent Injuries
Mar-27-17 New York, NY: This August we’ll be coming up to the one-year anniversary of an Eliquis lawsuit filed by Rhonda and James Hancock against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Inc. The New York couple alleges that apixaban (Eliquis) has been linked to excessive bleeding and other life-threatening conditions, and that the manufacturers failed to disclose... - Former Exotic Dancer Launches California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-27-17 Santa Barbara, CA: An exotic dancer who claims to have received no compensation of any kind from the owners of the gentleman’s club for whom she briefly worked, has filed a putative class action lawsuit in a California court alleging violations of state overtime pay laws , and similar violations against the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)... - Women Injured During ParaGard Removal May Have Lawsuit Claims
Mar-24-17 Dallas, TX: Women who had the ParaGard IUD contraceptive device inserted and then suffered injuries from the removal process may have grounds for a lawsuit against the medical device manufacturer. "Women who have had this device inserted should be aware that when it comes time for it to be removed, risk of break-up may lead to injuries," says attorn... - Allegedly Defective IVC Filters Not a New Problem
Mar-25-17 Indianapolis, IN: At least two additional lawsuits with regard to allegedly defective IVC filters have been filed in the month of March against Cook Medical Inc., one of the primary manufacturers of the inferior vena cava filter along with competitors such as C.R. Bard. There are likely more, as presently in excess of 3,000 IVC filter lawsuits are cons... - Demanda laboral en California referente a los trabajadores de LAX puede continuar
Mar-24-17 Los Ángeles, California: La demanda laboral de California que fue desechada por un tribunal de distrito pero revivida por un tribunal de apelaciones, puede avanzar después de una decisión del noveno circuito. El tribunal de apelaciones se negó a volver a su decisión original en septiembre para volver a iniciar una ac... - Fender Bender Air Bag Deployment Left Texas Woman with Eye Damage
Mar-24-17 Harlingen, TX A woman from Harlingen, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley was driving through her neighborhood on December 8, 2015 when she had a fender bender in her 2012 Honda Civic. According to Mary Lou Rodriguez she clipped a parked truck at no more than 15 miles per hour. There was a huge bang as the airbag deployed thrusting her body backwards in... - $15.1M Settlement Reached in Carpenters Pension Trust Fund Reduced Retirement Disability Payouts
Santa Clara, CA: A $15.1 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit brought against multi-employer benefits plan Carpenters Pension Trust Fund—Detroit and Vicinity and its trustees, over allegations they reduced disability retirement benefits to workers enrolled in the plans, in violation of their Employee Retirement Income Sec... - New Law May Allow 9/11 Families to Take Saudi Government Officials to Court
Mar-21-17 Washington, DC: A new law on state sponsored terrorism may soon allow relatives of people killed in the World Trade Center terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2001 to sue Saudi Arabia over its alleged ties to the terror attacks. According to McClatchyDC, relatives of the 9/11 victims fought Washington and several federal judges in court for more than 14... - Major League Baseball Fights Back in California Courtroom
Mar-23-17 Oakland, CA: A California labor law class action involving minor league players with Major League Baseball (MLB) but housed in the Golden state remains at play with an appeal launched by MLB challenging a recent ruling by a California judge granting preliminary approval to the class. The California labor lawsuit was filed in 2014 at US District Cour... - Court Rules Against Collecting Damages for Pregnancy After Birth Control Procedure
Mar-23-17 Portland, ME The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled recently that a woman who filed an Implanon lawsuit against Merck & Co. and a federally funded health center for a failed birth control procedure with an implantable device may not recover damages for an unplanned pregnancy. Kayla Doherty filed a lawsuit Kayla Doherty v. Merck & Co. Inc. e... - Brazil Recalls Essure and Note to Bayer: Share the Knowledge
Mar-20-17 Washington, DC: Brazil’s National Health Agency has banned sales and recalled Essure , and advocacy groups worldwide are pressuring their governments to follow suit. Anvisa, Brazil’s top health regulator, announced last month that the largest country in South America with a population of more than 200 million will no longer accept shipmen... - Yoga Enterprise Headquartered in Colorado Facing Lawsuit, Tentative Settlement
Mar-22-17 Denver, CO: The issue has been reverberating through the courts for some time, but now a Colorado employment law complaint is one step closer to resolution with news that a preliminary approval has been granted for a proposed settlement valued at $1.65 million. The defendant is CorePower Yoga, a franchise with headquarters in Colorado. The lead plai... - Missouri Jury in Talcum Powder Lawsuit sides with J&J
Mar-22-17 St. Louis, MO: The latest talcum powder lawsuit tried in a Missouri court found in favor of the defendant, which tallies three wins for plaintiffs and one for J&J. Nora Daniels, a Tennessee woman, filed the talc lawsuit against the drug giant claiming its baby powder contributed to her ovarian and uterine cancer. Imerys Talc, a supplier of talcu... - Award for Injured Persons Failed by the Justice System – Maybe THAT’S YOU!
Mar-13-17 Washington, DC Unfortunately, the justice system is not perfect and occasionally it fails people or communities struggling to right a wrong and then find their pursuit of justice impeded or even denied through no fault of their own . Three years ago, Public Justice established the Illuminating Justice Award to recognize and provide finan... - President Trump Revealed as a Propecia Patient, But Not Everyone Follows His Lead
Mar-19-17 Washington, DC: The campaign for, and ultimate ascension to the Oval Office by Donald S. Trump has placed a renewed focus on his hair, and what he does to maintain it. As shallow as that appears on the surface, especially in light of the various policy statements, positions and appointments which have peppered the first 100 days of the Trump Administration... - Pentax targeted by FDA Safety Update in January
Mar-21-17 Washington, DC: In a move that would provide little cheer for any patient either infected, or concerned about potential infection from endoscope infection , the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January updated the safety information for a product from Pentax Medical, and the potential for increased risk of infection. According to FDA reports... - Despite Steep Reduction in Award, Plaintiff’s Defective Hip Implant Verdict Appealed
Mar-21-17 New Orleans, LA: It didn’t matter that a $502 million defective hip implant lawsuit verdict that went against DePuy Orthopaedics (DePuy) and its parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) was slashed to $150 million in observance of a Texas state cap: the defendants are appealing anyway. The verdict was brought last year in the second bellwet... - Recent Risperdal Lawsuit Tossed, Plaintiffs Plan to Appeal
Mar-20-17 Philadelphia, PA: A Risperdal lawsuit that alleged the growth of male breast tissue (Risperdal gynecomastia) suffered by the plaintiff was stopped dead in its tracks before a trial reached the verdict stage after a Pennsylvania judge determined that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its Risperdal unit, Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Janssen) had not f... - IVC Filters “Deadly Missiles”
Mar-15-17 Indianapolis, IN: At least four more IVC Filter lawsuits have been filed so far this month, adding to more than 3,000 complaints that people have been injured by IVC filters that have been referred to as “deadly missiles” when fractured. Imagine how you would feel, having an IVC filter implanted after 2010. That’s how long ago a... - Texas Woman Suffers Stevens Johnson Syndrome from Bipolar Medication
Mar-19-17 Houston, TX: The majority of patients and plaintiffs touched by the scourge of Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) can usually track, or at the very least suspect with a reasonable hypothesis that Stevens Johnson Syndrome symptoms materialize through the use of pharmaceutical drugs and medications including standard, everyday products such as over-the-count...