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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Apple Owes $2 Million for California Labor Lawsuit
Jan-8-17 San Deigo, CA: A California labor lawsuit that alleged Apple did not properly provide meal and rest breaks and did not pay employees in a timely manner has resulted in a $2 million award to employees. The lawsuit was originally filed in 2011 by employees who worked at Apple retail stores in San Diego and was later changed to a class action lawsuit incl... - Seventh Risperdal Gynecomastia Case Settled Prior to Trial
Jan-10-17 Philadelphia, PA: As principles with Janssen Pharmaceuticals continued to maintain that pre-trial Risperdal settlements are one-offs and not an indication of any emerging strategy, Janssen nonetheless settled a Risperdal lawsuit Friday before what would have been the seventh Risperdal gynecomastia trial had a chance to start. Plaintiffs have won fou... - Broadspectrum Downstream Settles California Labor Class Action for $3.45M
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.45 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Texas-based Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc. The workers alleged they were not compensated for the time it took to prep for shifts at California refineries, in violation of California labor law. Broadspectrum, formerly call... - Weatherford Settles Unpaid Overtime for $6M
Santa Clara, CA: A $6 million settlement in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Weatherford PLC (U.S. division) by its oil field service workers is set to be finalized, with class approval now granted. The settlement, which received preliminary approval in July, will cover 1,758 non-exempt employees who alleged Weatherford violated... - FDA Warns Cybersecurity Vulnerabilities Identified With St. Jude’s Implantable Cardiac Devices
Jan-9-17 Santa Clara, CA: Today the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued information and recommendations regarding cybersecurity vulnerabilities for St. Jude Medical's radio frequency (RF)-enabled implantable cardiac devices and Merlin@home Transmitter. The agency, while confirming there is a risk for a breach, has also noted that to date they have n... - Eight-Year-Old California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit can go Forward
Jan-9-17 Los Angeles, CA It’s been a long haul for California Donning and Doffing lawsuit plaintiff Pamela Silva, who filed her unpaid wages lawsuit against her employer See’s Candy Stores Inc. (See’s Candy) back in 2009. And it’s not over yet, as a three-judge appellate panel ruled that Silva’s claims related to unpaid wages for me... - Propecia Side Effects, Propecia Sexual Dysfunction, Propecia Lawsuit, Proscar and Propecia Help
Lawsuits have been filed against Merck & Co. alleging serious Propecia side effects including Propecia sexual dysfunction and other Propecia side effects in men . Among allegations in the most recent Propecia lawsuit are that Propecia (Finasteride) can cause anxiety attacks and insomnia. Plaintiffs allege that Propecia long term side effects, suc... - J&J’s Cost of Defending its Talcum Powder is Rising
Jan-6-17 St. Louis, MO: Johnson & Johnson last year was hit with three talcum powder cancer lawsuits, making the jury verdicts in St. Louis a combined $197 million. Judging from the drug company’s continued legal woes, it appears that these settlements may simply be the cost of doing business. Last February the family of Jackie Fox , who... - Unfair Car Title Loans a Growing Trend
Jan-8-17 Washington, DC: As consumers enter into loan agreements with the best of intentions, loan providers often don’t come to the party with equal good faith. To that end, The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) in June of last year included car title loans in new proposals aimed at tightening regulations, and preventing loan providers from fle... - Abilify Gamblers, from Teens to Retirees
Jan-8-17 Pensacola, FL: Anyone taking Abilify , from teens to retirees, is potentially at risk of compulsive or uncontrollable urges to binge eat, shop and have sex—and mostly to gamble. And this drug is particularly insidious: Abilify is prescribed to treat a mental disorder and chances are, that disorder prevents the patient from knowing about Abilify si... - Seismic Shifts For DePuy MDL in 2017?
Jan-7-17 Dallas, TX: Various events in the Hip Replacement Implant Failure file in 2016 may have a bearing on events for the year ahead. This, amidst a continued aging of the largest single segment of the US population, the Baby Boomer, together with a continued need for joint replacement in order to allow patients retained mobility for a generation inherently... - Was the FDA Aware of Migration Risk Prior to Implanon Approval?
Dec-29-16 Washington, DC: Anyone doing an online search for 'Implanon' will immediately be led to a site index where consumers will find links to both patient information intended for consumers, and prescribing information intended for doctors. And while there appears to be no indication as to if, and when the latter may have been updated, the patient document i... - Story of Failed DePuy Hip Replacement Devices “Shocking” says Lawyer
Jan-4-17 New York, NY Truth remains supreme in the courtrooms of America and the facts revealed in the recent litigation against Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. tell a “shocking” story of “fraud and conspiracy”, says attorney Jayne Conroy from the firm of Simmons Hanly Conroy of New York. Conroy is part of... - Number of Consolidated Taxotere Lawsuits Jumps
Jan-6-17 New Orleans, LA: It's only been three months since the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) consolidated the federal Taxotere lawsuits , but in that time the number of Taxotere claims added to the multidistrict litigation (MDL) has increased dramatically, a sign that women are unhappy about allegedly being put at an increased risk of side e... - $13.7M Ethicon Vaginal Mesh Award Should Stand
Jan-6-17 Santa Clara, CA: A $13.7 million judgement in favor of a plaintiff who has sued Johnson & Johnson’s subsidiary Ethicon, over injuries related to Ethicon's mid-urethral sling device, should not be reversed on appeal. That’s the opinion of Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Kenneth J. Powell Jr., who is presiding over the case an... - First Xarelto Bellwether Trial Due in March, Others to Follow in 2017
Jan-6-17 Orleans, LA: The massive Xarelto lawsuit portfolio, currently with almost 14,000 cases pending in multidistrict litigation, will see its first bellwether trial roll out in March with additional bellwethers slated for April and May. Plaintiffs allege that Xarelto, a blood thinner, triggered Xarelto bleeding complications without benefit of an available... - 2017 Expected to be a Landmark Year for Airbag Injury Litigation
Jan-6-17 Washington, DC: 2017 is shaping up to be a landmark year for Takata Corp. and lawsuits alleging airbag injuries. The sheer magnitude of the defective airbags recall, the unavailability of replacement parts and Takata’s financial health (reported to be tenuous), combines to create a portfolio of interest likely to wane little as the year unfolds... - Parents Face Pool Drowning Nightmare
Jan-6-17 Easley, SC : Having a backyard pool might be a child's dream, but for parents, above-ground or in-ground pools can be a nightmare. Too many parents know the horror of losing a child in an above-ground or in-ground pool drowning. And whether the tragedy happens in their own backyard, in a neighbor's yard, or at a resort , parents never get over the horror o... - Plaintiffs Celebrate Invokana Lawsuit Consolidation
Jan-3-17 Trenton, NJ : Plaintiffs involved in Invokana lawsuits are celebrating now that at least some lawsuits have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings. The Invokana claims were filed against drug maker Johnson & Johnson and allege the company failed adequately test the drug before releasing it on the market and did not warn consumers about the risks... - New and Updated California Labor Laws for 2017
Jan-5-17 Sacramento, CA: Several new or enhanced California labor laws relating to employment start this month, which should be of particular benefit to domestic workers and anyone making minimum wage. Here are a few key changes… Domestic Workers The CA Domestic Workers Bill of Rights, or SB241 was passed in 2013. It granted domestic workers overti...