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Elder Abuse and neglect is defined as intentional actions that cause harm or create a serious risk of harm (whether or not harm is intended) to a vulnerable elder by someone who stands in a trust relationship to the elder. That someone could be a relative at home or a caregiver in a nursing home. Seniors are often victims of elder financial abuse , nursi... - Pradaxa Lawsuits Allege Pradaxa Bleeding Risk, Insufficient Warnings
Jan-4-17 Hartford, CT: Even though Pradaxa and a competitor were brought to market as an easier-to-manage alternative to warfarin, previously the gold standard for blood thinning, no one disputes the fact that all anti-coagulants carry a risk for bleeding events. However, it is alleged in Pradaxa lawsuits that some blood thinners carry a greater risk for bleedi... - Alere Inc. In Tough over Recalled INRatio, Abbott Merger in Jeopardy
Jan-3-17 Georgetown, DE: An Alere lawsuit filed by former suitor Abbott Laboratories Inc. (Abbott) over a proposed merger is, for the moment, redirecting attention away from the failed INRatio measuring device that was recalled in July. The recalled product nonetheless has a role in the recent performance of Alere Inc. (Alere) that has prompted Abbott to back a... - “I Could Be a Ticking Time Bomb,” says IVC Filter Patient
Dec-31-16 Nashville, TN: When Sara had an IVC Filter implanted 20 years ago, nobody told her that it would eventually need to be removed. “Now that I’m aware of so many IVC filter lawsuits I don’t know if this filter is supposed to be permanent or not, but it has got me worried,” says Sara. In 1996 Sara had a Greenfield IVC Filter impla... - More Evidence Linking Monsanto’s Roundup to Cancer
Jan-2-17 Los Angeles, CA: In the wake of recent research, more lawsuits are being filed against Monsanto claiming its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. And California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has likely added one more nail to Roundup’s coffin. After the World Health Organization’s International Agency f... - California Overtime Lawsuits against Employers Big and Small
Jan-2-17 San Francisco, CA: An overtime pay lawsuit in California that seeks class action status was filed just before Christmas by a plaintiff who alleges his employer stiffed him on wages as well as tips. According to The San Francisco Chronicle (12/20/16), plaintiff Jose Martinez is a former kitchen worker at the Gordo Taqueria chain, a Mexican fast foo... - J&J Ordered to Pay $1B in DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant MDL
Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Dallas has awarded $1 billion to six plaintiffs who are suing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) alleging the DePuy Pinnacle hip implant made by the company’s subsidiary, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc., was defective and has caused them adverse health effects and subsequent surgeries to remove the device. J&J is current... - More Benicar Generics Poised for US Market, Benicar Lawsuits Keep Coming
Jan-1-17 Trenton, NJ: As each year draws to a close it’s useful to look back at the year just past and take stock of the previous 12 months. With Benicar side effects and, specifically sprue-like enteropathy, 2017 should see continuing litigation activity with Benicar lawsuits filed as late as December 30. With the arrival on the market of at least two se... - Kendall Jackson Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Information & Legal News
A donning and doffing class action lawsuit has been filed against Kendall-Jackson Vineyard Estates . The unpaid wages lawsuit claims that field workers have not been compensated for time preparing and finishing work, which is a violation of the California Labor Law . The Kendall-Jackson lawsuit involves current field workers and all those employ... - Penthouse Club Dancers Win Wage Suit Class Certification
Santa Clara, CA: Exotic dancers working at the Penthouse Club Philadelphia have had their unpaid wages class action lawsuit certified by a Pennsylvania federal judge. The lawsuit asserts that the Penthouse Club failed to compensate the dancers on wages, and that the payments dancers receive from customers for private dances don't count as wages as set out... - $9.25M Settlement Reached in Amex TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $9.25 million settlement has received final approval ending a class action lawsuit against American Express that alleged the company made numerous unsolicited telemarketing calls, in violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) According to the terms of the settlement, the funds will be distributed between two plain... - Risperdal for Kids Reaps Big Bucks—but for how long?
Dec-29-16 Baltimore, MD: Johnson & Johnson is accused of targeting Risperdal marketing towards children and teenagers, to the extent that the antipsychotic drug has been prescribed to treat anxiety in children. But some of those boys who developed gynecomastia, a non-cancerous increase in the size of male breast tissue, now suffer from depression and chances... - Ten Long Years: Transvaginal Mesh Victim Finally gets Justice
Dec-26-16 Newark, NJ: Finally, Linda Gross’ transvaginal mesh case is over, after J&J can no longer appeal the verdict that awarded her more than $11 million in damages for her TVM injuries. Ten years ago Linda Gross had transvaginal mesh surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Soon after the Prolift implant she ex... - Disability Lawsuit filed, Others say ‘Bah Humbug’ to Unum
Dec-30-16 Chattanooga, TN: While Unum Insurance has been working to shore up both its reputation and its business strategy from its headquarters in Chattanooga, Unum disability claims are still coming. The latest is an Unum lawsuit filed earlier this month in the State of Florida. According to the Florida Record (12/28/16), the plaintiff is Vera Viamontes,... - Pennsylvania Donning & Doffing Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Employees have filed Pennsylvania donning and doffing lawsuits alleging they were not properly compensated for the time they spent putting on and taking off specialty and/or safety gear for their work-related duties. Such wage and hour claims allege that when employees should be paid for donning and doffing the missed compensation results in unpaid over... - Comenity Bank TCPA Violations Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Comenity Bank settled a class action lawsuit in 2014 over allegations it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Comenity Bank's TCPA class action lawsuit involved more than 4 million people who received automated calls from the bank to their cellphones. The Comenity Bank Settlement was approved for about $8.5 million. Co... - Stockert 3T System “No Easy Fix” and the FDA’s Catch-22
Dec-27-16 Washington, DC: Reports from both the US and Germany have identified the M chimaera contamination of heater/cooler devices, of which 60 to 70 percent stem from the Stockert 3T heater-cooler system . But controlling the infection is challenging—to say the least. A field investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the CD... - Stryker Hip Settlement Expanded
Dec-27-16 New York, NY : Patients who had certain Stryker hip replacements implanted but found themselves ineligible for the 2014 Stryker hip settlement received some good news. Those patients who had the Stryker ABG II Modular Neck Hip Stem and Rejuvenate Modular Neck Hip Stem implanted from 2014 to December 19, 2016, are now eligible to take part in the 2014 se... - Older Defendant to Younger Plaintiff: “You’re No Spring Chicken!”
Dec-29-16 Santa Barbara, CA: Under California labor law , akin to generally-recognized statutes in force elsewhere, it remains unlawful to terminate an individual’s employment without just cause. In this California labor lawsuit, total damages exceeding a half million dollars were awarded to the plaintiff, resolving a complaint and accompanying circumstance... - Will FDA Guidance Help Stem Endoscope Lawsuits Going Forward?
Dec-26-16 Washington, DC: This past year has been rife with reports of infections linked to endoscopes and / or duodenoscopes; devices used for diagnostic endoscopic procedures which are intended to be cleaned and re-used. However, many an endoscope lawsuit over the past year have asserted that such devices are either not cleaned and disinfected properly, or fea...