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Sort by date 16,382 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Why Take Lyrica and Other Anticonvulsant Drugs Associated with Birth Defects?
Jan-30-17 Washington, DC: Not all anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are made equal. Some AEDs, including Lyrica , are known to be associated with more birth defects than others. So why are they prescribed to pregnant women and/or women who may get pregnant? The latter question is raised because some women don’t realize they are pregnant until late in their fir... - $19M Settlement Reached in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $19 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by a pregnant woman against a Northeastern Pennsylvania hospital and obstetrician. Court documents reportedly show that in December 2012 Marissa Vaccaro was admitted to the labor and delivery unit at Scranton Quincy, which operates as Moses Taylor H... - Xarelto Bellwether Pushed Back by NBA All-Star Game
Feb-3-17 New Orleans, LA: The maiden bellwether Xarelto lawsuit was originally scheduled to commence this month, an important event given that the number of Xarelto Bleeding Issue cases now exceeds 10,000. However, the important work of establishing potential liability and proving, or disproving allegations of Xarelto side effects and other claims will have... - Abilify Addiction: Age no Barrier
Feb-3-17 Las Vegas, NV: While almost all Abilify lawsuits involve gambling addiction, Nancy’s teenage son became addicted to video games and it caused irreparable damage. If Nancy had known about Abilify side effects, she would have discussed with her son’s psychiatrist whether the risks outweighed the benefits. And he wouldn’t have taken the... - J&J Talcum Powder Lawsuit Claims Ovarian Cancer Risk Was Known
Feb-3-17 Santa Clara, CA: The fourth ovarian cancer trial brought against Talc maker Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Imerys Talc America is set to go to court next week. It follows three previous trials, all of which saw multi-million dollar awards for plaintiffs who alleged they developed ovarian cancer from using J&J Talc-containing products. In 2... - Penske Admits No Wrongdoing in California Labor Code Class Action Settlement
Feb-2-17 After nearly nine years of litigation, Penske Logistics agreed in January to pay $750,000 to settle a long-running class action lawsuit for allegedly violating the California Labor Code and Unfair Competition Law by not paying wages to its California truck drivers for meal and rest breaks. According to Trucks.com (1/30/17), Penske released a statem... - NY Judge Won't Reassign Unum Disability Lawsuit Over Question of Impropriety
Feb-2-17 New York, NY: A New York magistrate judge presiding over an Unum disability lawsuit alleging that First Unum Life Insurance improperly terminated a woman's disability coverage refused to remove herself from the case after the plaintiff's attorney questioned whether that judge had represented the insurer six years ago while a partner at Proskauer Rose... - Despite $1B Penalty by the Feds, It’s Not Over Yet for Takata: Airbag Injuries
Feb-1-17 Washington, DC: The massive $1 Billion criminal penalty announced by the US Department of Justice earlier this month surrounding defective Takata airbags is not, in reality, an end to the troubles for the beleaguered Japanese manufacturer. Just one day after the Christmas holiday this past December, German automotive manufacturer BMW announced a recall of... - Problems with Implantable Birth Control Removal Known Since 1994
Jan-27-17 Washington, DC: It’s been 10 years since Implanon birth control , the implantable device that lasts up to four years (three years on-label), was given formal approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Twelve years before that, a research paper described the difficulty in extracting the six capsules inherent to a Norplant implantable bi... - Risperdal Litigation Second Largest
Jan-29-17 Philadelphia, PA : Litigation over the antipsychotic drug Risperdal was the second largest mass tort (just behind Reglan) in 2016 and believed to be mainly responsible for the pharmaceutical inventory in Philadelphia’s Complex Litigation Center to be “at its highest level in recent years.” The Legal Intelligencer (Jan 27, 2017) re... - Something Fishy Allegedly Going on with Atrium C-QUR Mesh
Jan-28-17 Concord, NH: A lesser-known hernia mesh that is beginning to attain some traction in legal circles is Atrium C-QUR Hernia Mesh , a product approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2006. Akin to other mesh products made by competing manufacturers for hernia repair, plaintiffs are filing lawsuits alleging complications. One such C-QUR s... - Nine-Year California Labor Code Class Action is Settled
Jan-30-17 San Diego, CA: A California labor lawsuit that’s been litigated for nine years and was finally scheduled for trial on February 6, was suddenly settled through an agreement between plaintiffs in the class action and defendant Penske Logistics LLC. The deal is worth $750,000 at face value, but will be trimmed once approved costs and fees are deduct... - Endoscopic Instrument Disinfection Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lawsuits have been filed against the makers of some endoscopes—used in endoscopic procedures—alleging the design of the devices is so complex that the endoscopes cannot be properly cleaned, putting patients at risk of developing a superbug. Some studies have found that not all endoscopes are being properly cleaned and the US Food and Drug Admini... - More Warnings Sent Out About Stockert Heater-Coolers
Jan-27-17 Pittsburgh, PA: As additional Stockert heater-cooler lawsuits are filed, more warnings are being sent out about the devices, warning patients that they may have been exposed to contaminants thanks to the use of the Stockert 3T devices. Hospitals across the US are sending out letters concerning the potential risk of infection in patients who underwent o... - Adverse Events for Patients Using Alere INRatio System
Jan-21-17 Houston, TX: Patients taking blood thinning medications know they have to be careful to ensure their blood remains in therapeutic levels, to prevent major bleeding episodes. That’s why they use devices like the Alere INRatio2 system, to ensure that if they need it, their blood clots properly. But what happens if they can't be sure the systems tha... - The IVC Filter: Longer is not Always Better
Jan-23-17 Washington, DC: It remains a truism that for certain things in life, the longer you stick at something the better off you are, such as developing an exercise regimen or working to eradicate an unsavory habit, such as smoking. However with an IVC filter the opposite is true: longer is not always better. Early iterations of the IVC filter were primari... - Halliburton Reaches $100M Securities Class Action Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been reached between Halliburton Co. and its investors in a securities class action lawsuit that alleged the company’s accounting of asbestos liability on construction projects was false. Further, the plaintiffs, who were Halliburton shareholders, claim that between 1999 and 2001 the company falsi... - California Overtime: Changes with New Presidency?
Jan-24-17 Washington, DC: At least one labor law attorney predicts that no California overtime changes will occur anytime soon with the new presidency, although there is some speculation of abolishing the “final overtime rule”. Labor law experts indicate that significant changes to overtime law, if any, would happen at a federal level. But in all... - $25M Accutane Settlement Reinstated
Jan-26-17 Santa Clara, CA A $25.16 million award in favor of a man who alleges he developed Crohn’s disease as a result of taking Accutane has been reinstated by the New Jersey Supreme Court. The issue of alleged association between the acne drug and Crohn’s disease has been the subject of a decade long mass torte. Plaintiff Andrew McCarrell&rsqu... - After a Decade of Litigation, FedEx Drivers Settle for $15.45 Million
Jan-26-17 Portland, OR: An ongoing dispute on the books for some ten years was resolved late last year in federal court in Oregon by way of a $15.45 Million settlement laying to rest claims by defendant FedEx their drivers were working as independent contractors when, in the view of the plaintiffs, they were bone fide employees of the company. The class action Ore...