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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Transvaginal Mesh Deaths Reported as Injuries?
Nov-25-16 York, PA: “A good number of attorneys have reported transvaginal mesh adverse events to the FDA on behalf of their clients/patients, but over 23,000 reports are from physicians,” says Madris Tomes, founder of Device Events and former FDA Program Manager. “Physicians are not great at reporting— this is a HUGE number.” Du... - Risperdal Awards Add Up For Plaintiffs
Nov-29-16 Philadelphia, PA: Plaintiffs following recent Risperdal litigation news might be forgiven for thinking the latest awards and settlements are good news. After all, a Risperdal lawsuit that went to trial in the summer resulted in a $70 million jury award. Other awards to plaintiffs alleging they suffered Risperdal side effects also hit the million-dollar... - Hospital Overcharging Made Worse by Out-of-Network Practitioners
Nov-29-16 New York, NY: Beyond any attempt to determine why emergency room charges are so high in New York and other states, is the reality of sometimes receiving treatment from a practitioner outside of a patient’s insurance network, leaving the patient with little choice but to cover the bill. In a situation such as this, it equates to finding oneself un... - Unpaid Work After Shift Ends Can Equate to Unpaid Wages
Dec-1-16 Sacramento, CA: An unpaid wages lawsuit that began a few years ago against Mexican restaurant chain Chipotle Mexican Grill (Chipotle) took on an added dimension back in September when a US Congresswoman urged the US Department of Labor (DOL) to investigate Chipotle for alleged wage theft. The lawsuit, together with overtures by US Representative Rosa D... - CVS Employees Win $3M California Labor Law Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $3 million settlement has been agreed between CVS Pharmacy Inc. and store employees who allege they were provided inaccurate itemized wage statements in violation of California labor law. Brought by Willie Brown, in September 2015, the complaint claimed the health care retailer failed to list the correct amount of total hours... - $3.75M Settlement In McDonald’s California Wage Suit
Santa Clara, CA: A California wage and hour class action lawsuit against McDonald’s has been settled for $3.75 million. The complaint was brought by a group of current and former workers for five locations in California who alleged the franchisee, The Edward J. Smith and Valerie S. Smith Family Limited Partnership, which owns the five San Fran... - $265 Record Settlement for Victims of Amtrak Train Crash
Santa Clara, CA: A record $265 million settlement has been granted approval in settlement of the Amtrak train crash that occurred in Philadelphia in 2015, which killed eight people. U.S. District Court Judge Legrome Davis of Pennsylvania approved the settlement, believed to be among the largest of its kind, as there is a federal cap on damages th... - More Talcum Powder Lawsuits Filed as Woman Awarded $70 Million
Nov-26-16 Seattle, WA: As one plaintiff in a talcum powder lawsuit celebrates her $70 million award, more lawsuits have been filed against Johnson & Johnson, alleging the company knew about a potential link between talcum powder and ovarian cancer but did not warn consumers about that risk. According to Fox News (11/17/16), four lawsuits have been filed... - Stockert 3T Heater Concerns Rising, Not Awareness
Nov-26-16 Leesburg, FL : Hospitals across the US and Canada that use the LivaNova PLC Stockert 3T heater-cooler system during open-heart surgery are warning patients—who had surgery as far back as 2011— that they may be at risk of a rare and potentially life-threatening bacterial infection called nontuberculous mycobacterium or ‘NTM.’ ... - Transvaginal Mesh Woman Waits for Justice
Nov-30-16 Winnipeg, Canada Christine Asprey’s life went from active and full to an emotional, physical and financial nightmare. All this after what was supposed to be a routine fix with Johnson & Johnson (J & J) transvaginal mesh to solve some minor issues with bladder control. She filed a lawsuit in Canada against the manufacturer of the trans... - Trio of State-Sponsored Terrorism Lawsuits Progressing Cautiously
Nov-30-16 Washington, DC: The most recent state-sponsored terrorism lawsuit under the recently-passed Justice Against Sponsors of Terrorism Act (JASTA) was filed earlier this month, within a week of the US Presidential election. The daughters of Emeric J. Harvey, the owner of a trading company housed at the former World Trade Center who died in the 9/11 attacks,... - More to IVC Filter Failure Than Meets the Eye
Nov-27-16 Seattle, WA: Several issues can be at play with regard to IVC filter failure, and the oft-resulting IVC filter lawsuit which claims, invariably, that IVC filters have failed due to alleged structural failure or device migration along the inferior vena cava. The inferior vena cava is the largest primary artery in the body, moving oxygen-depleted bloo... - Silicon Valley Software Supplier Hit With Federal Labor Lawsuit
Nov-28-16 Palo Alto, CA: A somewhat unusual California labor lawsuit was filed in recent months by the US Department of Labor (DOL) against a California software company based in Silicon valley. At issue in the lawsuit is alleged discrimination against Asian applicants for jobs with the firm. The DOL asserts that such discrimination is systematic. The defenda... - FDA Announces New Testosterone Warnings
Nov-23-16 Washington, DC: As plaintiffs in testosterone lawsuits wait for the testosterone side effect litigation to move forward, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has announced it has approved new labeling changes that will affect all prescription testosterone therapies. The new testosterone labels affect both the Warning and the Abuse and Dependence s... - Takata Airbags Found in High-End Vehicles
Nov-25-16 Harrisonburg, VA: Airbag injuries continue to dominate the conversation over a safety device that was once heralded as a cutting-edge augmentation to existing safety features such as lap belts and shoulder harnesses in vehicles, all designed to increase safety and minimize injury to occupants in the event of a crash. The reality in recent years, accord... - Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System: A Condensed Time Frame
Nov-16-16 Philadelphia, PA: If a medical device isn’t recalled, chances are you won’t know it’s defective until research has been published, and then attorneys create an awareness. Sometimes the FDA sits on adverse event reports for years before warning the public. Case in point: the Stöckert 3T heater-cooler system . The FDA has been gett... - SEC Filing Reveals Unum Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Settlement
Nov-26-16 Los Angeles, CA: Often couched in the financial fine print of regular filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are details pertaining to legal action brought against the submitting corporation. To that end, Unum Insurance (Unum Group) revealed in its 10-Q report filed back in late July that a settlement had been conclusively approved, b... - New Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuit Filed
Nov-26-16 Orlando, FL: A new lawsuit has been filed, alleging a patient was harmed by the use of the Ethicon Physiomesh flexible composite mesh. The physiomesh lawsuit was filed in September 2016 by Joanne Quinn, who claims the makers of the mesh knew about the risks associated with the product but failed to properly warn consumers. While Physiomesh litigation i... - VW $14.2B Emissions Class Action Settlement Finalized
Santa Clara, CA: A $14.75 billion settlement between consumers, the federal government and Volkwagen has been granted final approval. The deal includes an aggressive timeline for VW to begin buying back cars that have the infamous emissions cheating software. Under the terms of the deal, VW will set aside $10 million to buy back its vehicles with... - Stryker Hip Replacement Lawsuit Can Proceed
Nov-23-16 Providence, RI: A Hip Replacement Implant Failure lawsuit that might have lost to the plaintiff had assertions by the defendant been supported by the Court, will go ahead nonetheless after a US District Court judge ruled that the plaintiff had sufficient grounds to proceed. According to the Rhode Island Lawyers Weekly (11/17/16), plaintiff Janice...