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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- California Labor Law Backs Wal-Mart Truckers
Dec-5-16 San Francisco, CA: Last month a federal jury awarded Walmart truckers over $54 million, deciding that Walmart had violated the California labor law by not paying their drivers minimum wage. No doubt truckers nationwide have taken note… The lawsuit dates back to 2008, before it was moved to federal court and gained class action status in Septe... - Study: Propecia Sexual Dysfunction Worse in Men with Neurobiological Abnormalities
Dec-7-16 Boston, MA: Brad Dovell is a resident of Calgary, Alberta who could have gone the Propecia finasteride route for his hair loss. Instead, according to the Calgary Herald (11/11/16) he chose a surgical procedure called ARTAS Robotic, which transplants hair from the back of the scalp and moves it forward to help ‘fill’ sparse areas towards t... - Abilify Coast to Coast: “Off-Label” Lawsuit Settles in California, MDL Pending in Florida
Dec-9-16 San Diego, CA: Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., the Abilify distributor, will pay $19.5 million to settle a business code violations lawsuit. The multi-state Abilify lawsuit stems from the marketing the anti-psychotic drug off-label. Abilify is approved to treat schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, major depressive disorder and Tourette's disorder in adults an... - Fire Department Sees Two Dehumidifier Fires in Sheboygan
Dec-8-16 Sheboygan, WI Battalion Chief Gary Kolberg from the Sheyboygan Fire Department in Sheboygan, Wisconsin says the dehumidifier in the house his firefighters were called to was so incinerated he couldn’t even tell what the serial number was on the unit. “It was so destroyed it is impossible to say what happened to it and there was a lot of other mater... - Stryker’s LFit V40 Hip Implant Failure Rates to Prompt Recall
Santa Clara, CA: A higher number of complaints than anticipated, concerning taper lock failures, of seemingly defective Stryker’s LFit V40 femoral heads, is likely to prompt a recall by the hip implant manufacturer. The Stryker hip implant femoral heads are known to be used on both Accolade TMZF and Accolade 2 stems, as well as Meridian a... - Bactrim SJS - Bactrim Side Effects, Bactrim Stevens Johnson Syndrome - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) is an antibiotic prescribed to adults and children to treat ear infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections and other bacterial infections. However, bactrim side effects are numerous. —The most common and potentially lethal side effect is Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epiderm... - FDA Weighs in Alere Recall and Potential for Skewed Results
Dec-3-16 Washington, DC: On the heels of a published report in BMJ with regard to the Alere INRatio device, the Alere Recall and its impact on the clinical trial that eventually led to the approval of a major indication for Xarelto, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has weighed in, defending its support for Xarelto and the study results that led to the... - Hope For Patients With IVC Filter?
Dec-5-16 Chicago, IL: A team of radiologists say they have developed a way to remove inferior vena cava filters that is 100 percent successful, even in removing filters that were previously considered irretrievable. The news might provide hope to patients who worry they are stuck with a temporary filter that is causing permanent damage, similar to claims made i... - Pradaxa Bleeding Risk Increased With Certain Statins: Study
Dec-4-16 Toronto, ON: In tandem with oft-cited Pradaxa bleeding associated with the frequently-prescribed blood thinner, a new concern has emerged from a Canadian study suggesting that Pradaxa use with certain statins can heighten the risk for bleeding for patients suffering from atrial fibrillation. The latter, characterized by an irregular and rapid heartb... - Bellwether Cases for Propecia Litigation Chosen
Dec-4-16 New York, NY: The bellwether cases for Propecia litigation have now been chosen, according to reports, and plaintiffs who allege they suffered catastrophic Propecia side effects are likely counting down the days until the trials get underway. Despite lawsuits being filed, however, a recent report indicates there's still a lot about alleged Propecia sid... - Salvage Owner Jailed for Asbestos Violations
Dec-6-16 Owensboro, KY: It’s a situation that is the closest one might come to a crystal ball: the sentencing of a salvage company owner who allowed the demolition of an asbestos-laden tire plant without protecting his workers from asbestos fibers. As it takes asbestos mesothelioma some 30 years to emerge in most cases, it is not beyond the realm of possi... - Talcum Powder Cancer Concerns
Dec-3-16 New York, NY: “I’ve used Johnson & Johnson’s baby powder for more than 50 years and discovering that this talcum powder can cause ovarian cancer is concerning, to say the least,” says Cindy, “because I use it on my granddaughter as well.” The American Cancer Society hasn’t confirmed or denied an associat... - FDA Assurances Likely Not Enough to Satisfy Xarelto Litigants
Dec-5-16 Washington, DC: In spite of assurances by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that a recall of a monitoring device used to help determine the safety and effectiveness of Xarelto did not adversely affect outcomes, some 7,200 Xarelto lawsuits have been filed and consolidated in multidistrict litigation. The first bellwether Xarelto lawsuit is now o... - Risperdal Gynecomastia Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the makers of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal (Risperidone). The suit, had it gone to court, would have been the sixth to be heard in a mass torte pending against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. In the last case that went to court, the jury, awarded the... - Hospitals, Medical Centers Caught Up in Endoscope Infection Turmoil
Nov-28-16 Washington, DC: While patients and doctors ask who is responsible for the endoscope infections that have reportedly led to multiple deaths in the past three years, officials have taken medical centers and medical device makers to task for putting the public health at risk. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning in 2015 about the ris... - Court: Donning and Doffing Not Offset by Paid Break Time
Nov-30-16 Sacramento, CA: A recent ruling in Pennsylvania could have implications for California donning and doffing lawsuits although how far-reaching the implications are remains to be seen. The Pennsylvania donning and doffing lawsuit involved claims that employers should not be able to offset overtime by paying employees for break time. The Pennsylvania Thir... - Millions of Dehumidifiers Recalled Following Reports of Fire And Property Damage
Nov-30-16 Santa Clara, CA: Gree Electric Appliances of China and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have re-issued a massive recall of allegedly defective dehumidifiers following reports of 450 Fires and $19 million in property damage. According to the CPSC’s website, the brand names included in the recall are Frigidaire, Soleus Air, Kenmore, among o... - Cancer Survivor Hopes Taxotere Lawsuit will Channel her Anger
Nov-30-16 Seattle, WA: “With all the bad side effects of cancer that I have had to endure, losing my hair permanently because of taxotere was the worst,” says Glenda, a breast cancer survivor. “I will never be talked into Chemo again!” Glenda (not her real name) was given Taxatore as part of her chemotherapy treatment more than four y... - $1B DePuy Pinnacle Hip Implant Verdict Against J&J
Dec-2-16 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. The jury reportedly... - Benicar Lawsuit Plaintiffs Attempt Motion for Summary Judgement
Dec-2-16 Camden, NJ: A Benicar side effects lawsuit involving the manufacturers of Benicar olmesartan, identified as Daiichi Sankyo (Daiichi) and Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Forest) may have ended on a motion of summary judgement put forward by the plaintiffs. However, a judge with the US District Court in New Jersey ruled that documents cited by the plaintiff...