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Sort by date 16,386 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- 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... - FDA Warns Risk of Death and Injury with Recalled HeartWare Heart Implants
Nov-22-16 Santa Clara, CA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has updated information concerning a Class 1 Recall for a total of 4,669 HeartWare Ventricular Assist Devices (HVAD), made by Medtronic. An FDA Class 1 recall is the most serious type of recall the agency issues, because the allegedly defective product poses “a reasonable probabilit... - If You’re Uninsured Hospital Overcharges can Ruin Your Credit, and More…
Nov-22-16 Aventura, FL: “If you’re uninsured, emergency room overcharges can ruin your life,” says Frank. “I realized that when I had to pay for five stitches. The hospital bill was more than putting my kid through two college semesters—it’s like highway robbery!” Frank got elbowed on his eyebrow playing soccer and wa... - Don’t Read Anything into $70 Million Risperdal Settlement: Attorney
Nov-22-16 Philadelphia, PA: Any assumption that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) settled a recent Risperdal lawsuit just prior to trial while peering through the rear-view mirror at a large plaintiff verdict from July is pure speculation, according to the attorney representing the plaintiffs. Still, with a $70 million judgement awarded to a Risperdal gynecomastia... - Who should be Prescribed Lyrica?
Nov-16-16 Osseo, MN: When the FDA approved Lyrica in 2007 to treat fibromyalgia, Pfizer’s profits likely skyrocketed as the disease affects about 3 million to 6 million people in the US each year. It took the agency two more years to warn about possible Lyrica birth defects—how many pregnant women suffering from fibromyalgia took the anticonvulsant dr... - Is Jessica Alba’s Honest Company Dishonest?
Nov-16-16 Los Angeles, CA: Several food supplements lawsuits claiming deceptive marketing and labelling have been filed against Jessica Alba’s Honest Company, arguing its products are "falsely" labeled as natural and plant-based. But what does “natural” mean? “From a liability standpoint, I don’t see the merit in these false advert... - California Overtime –Too Much or None at All
Nov-18-16 San Francisco, CA: In a perfect world—including the state of California—all non-exempt hourly employees would get overtime pay for hours worked beyond 40 hours in any given work week. But some Southern California garment contractors have been found guilty of overtime violations and a San Francisco janitor earned $162,000 in overtime pay la... - Latest Taxotere Plaintiff Alleges Permanent Hair Loss
Nov-20-16 New Orleans, LA: At first glance it may appear that 33 lawsuits does not represent a high number when compared with hundreds, if not thousands of cases pending tied to other issues of negligence. However the 33 Taxotere hair loss cases currently pending in 16 US District Courts across the country and soon to be consolidated in multidistrict litigation... - Universal Life Insurance Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Some insurance companies are under scrutiny for their universal life insurance policies and practices that may violate US regulations. These companies are alleged to have made substantial changes to their universal life insurance policies , increasing premiums by drastic amounts and making it difficult for policyholders to continue with the policy or find... - Patient Has IVC Filter Removed After 18 Years, Others Not So Lucky
Nov-18-16 Stanford, CA: Susan Karnstedt’s story is somewhat unique, given her age when a blood clot (deep vein thrombosis, or DVT) reared its ugly head in the then-24 year old. It proved life-threatening. To save her life, doctors implanted what was at the time cutting-edge technology: a Greenfield IVC filter manufactured by Boston Scientific. Since tha... - Good News for Essure Plaintiffs
Nov-15-16 Los Angeles, CA: Judges in Illinois and California recently ruled that Essure lawsuits can proceed in state courts, meaning that Bayer can no longer rely on a federal pre-emption law that would have protected the pharma giant (and other medical device manufacturers) from liability. So the tides have turned on Bayer and the floodgates opened for Essu... - Bravelle Infertility Class Action Lawsuit Going Forward on Negligence Claims
Nov-17-16 Chicago, IL: When the manufacturers of the Bravelle infertility drug temporarily recalled, and stopped selling the product a little more than a year ago over lack of potency, attorneys and legal professionals at the time predicted that plaintiffs would have a bit more of a challenging time bringing a Bravelle lawsuit given that there was no primary safety... - Trump’s Win Sees Scores of Women Pursuing Longer Lasting Birth Control
Nov-17-16 White House Station, NJ: While various lawsuits continue to allege Implanon birth control consumer fraud , the pendulum has nonetheless shifted away from allegations of Implanon problems and more solidly towards concern over acquiring the birth control device in the first place. Any birth control device, for that matter, in the wake of last week&rsqu... - Essure Contraceptive Gets Black Box Warning
Nov-16-16 Santa Clara, CA: Bayer’s Essure, a permanent birth control system, now includes a black box warning as mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). In a statement released earlier this week, the FDA stated that a Patient Decision Checklist will also be included in the Essure packing, in an effort to support women in making an informe... - Power Morcellators May Be Doing More Harm than Good
Nov-15-16 Washington, DC: Patients who undergo surgery typically expect that all medical devices used in their surgery have been adequately tested and proven safe for use. But lawsuits filed against the makers of the power morcellators , used in hysterectomies and other surgeries, allege the device actually exposed them to more harm than good. That’s becaus... - Months-Long Investigation Uncovers Potential Consumer Data Misuse in Florida
Nov-15-16 Tampa, FL: While there are various federal laws in place designed to protect the privacy of the consumer, including misuse of phone numbers and contact information, an exhaustive investigation by electronic journalists in the state of Florida has uncovered a practice whereby private driver records are vended to various companies in exchange for payment to... - Bair Hugger Lawsuits Continue to Climb
Nov-14-16 St. Paul, MN: In a little over a month the number of Bair Hugger warming blanket lawsuits have increased by over 100. According to court filings, there were 693 federal cases housed in multidistrict litigation on September 15 of this year. That number had increased to 809 cases by October 17, the most recent information available. With three days to go... - Transvaginal Mesh Complication No Respecter of Borders
Nov-11-16 Seattle, WA: Transvaginal mesh problems are no respecter of borders, in that Canadian women are having just as many problems with transvaginal mesh complications as those in the US. In spite of the fact Canada has a much lower population overall than the US, there are still tens of thousands of women having undergone TVT sling and transvaginal mesh pro... - DePuy Bellwether Drags On, While Canada Approves Zimmer Class Action Settlement
Nov-13-16 Dallas, TX: While the third bellwether trial involving allegedly defective Pinnacle hips manufactured by DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. (DePuy, a unit of Johnson & Johnson) continues to meander along with no immediate end in sight, a judge in Canada has approved the proposed settlement stemming from a class action defective hip lawsuit . The Canadian cl... - Abilify Good for Casinos and Credit Card Companies, but for Humans?
Nov-10-16 Portland, OR: The anti-psychotic drug Abilify may be good for casinos and credit card companies, but it may not even benefit those people who have schizophrenia—a disorder it was originally approved to treat. Pathological gambling is the most common impulse behavior connected to Abilify, according to the FDA. These compulsive behaviours can oc...