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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Youth Sports Concussion Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Youth involved in sports are at a risk of youth sports concussions especially in high impact sports, or in situations where they are not given adequate protective gear or are not given enough time to recover from a head injury or brain injury before continuing play. Virtually all youth sports are linked to a concussion risk, according to reports. Ed... - California Labor Law Expanded to Protect Janitors
Oct-7-16 Sacramento, CA: California lawmakers have expanded California labor law to increase protections for janitors, who are often vulnerable workers and at risk for sexual harassment and assault. Assembly Bill 1978 sets up registration and training requirements to help workers in the janitorial industry protect themselves against sexual harassment and assaul... - Airline Moves to Ground Plaintiff’s California Labor Lawsuit
Oct-9-16 Oakland, CA: A California labor lawsuit has pitted a California resident against her former employer, Hawaiian Airlines Inc. At issue is whether, or not plaintiff Kathryn Otico was entitled to payment for time spent training in a program operated by the airline. The plaintiff claims she is owed wages for the 10-day training program under regulations en... - Janssen Knew About Issues With Alere INRatio Device
Oct-6-16 Boston, MA: A new report from BMJ suggests Janssen Pharmaceuticals knew about problems with the Alere INRatio device used during a trial to test a drug's safety but did not inform regulators about those issues. The report, published online September 28, 2016, involves an investigation conducted by The BMJ into whether Janssen and Bayer, co-makers o... - Benicar Lawsuits Move Ahead
Oct-8-16 Trenton, NJ: More Benicar lawsuits have been added to the multidistrict litigation for pretrial proceedings and more Benicar side effects lawsuits are still being filed against the maker of the medication. Plaintiffs allege they developed serious gastrointestinal issues after using the blood pressure drug. As of September 15, 2016, there were 1,728... - Abilify Cost Plaintiff Thousands in Gambling Debts, Lawsuits Consolidated
Oct-8-16 Pensacola, FL: The omission of a warning, or even the capacity to become aware of the potential for an antipsychotic drug to foster compulsive behavior, cost Denise and Brad Miley more than $75,000, or so they allege in an Abilify lawsuit . And one needs only consider the pattern that emerged from co-plaintiff Denise Miley’s use of the drug: not l... - Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for Women Morcellation Lawsuits Continue
Oct-8-16 Washington, DC: It remains a juxtaposed irony that advancements in medicine and surgical procedures, including Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for women , is succeeding in both speeding the healing process, and putting women at risk for the spread of undetected cancers. To that end, lawsuits stemming from Laparoscopy continue to flow through the courts as... - Mesothelioma Plaintiff Suffers Setback, But Receives New Trial
Oct-6-16 West Palm Beach, FL: The appeal in a recent Asbestos lawsuit did not go the way the plaintiff might have hoped, although there is another avenue available for the asbestos mesothelioma victim. While a verdict for one of two plaintiffs was required to be entered by an appeals court, a new trial has been ordered for the other. The case is Crane et al... - Many Talcum Powder Lawsuit Plaintiffs May Not Survive to See Their Day in
Oct-5-16 Washington, DC: An effort to centralize body powder and cancer lawsuits to a federal court in Illinois is being met with opposition from body powder lawsuit attorneys representing plaintiffs who have just a few years to live and may not survive to see their day in court. One plaintiff associated with a Johnson & Johnson lawsuit, Tanashiska Lumas... - Plaintiffs Move to Consolidate Invokana Lawsuits
Oct-5-16 Trenton, NJ: Enough Invokana lawsuits have been filed making similar allegations that the Invokana side effects lawsuits should be consolidated for pretrial proceedings, plaintiffs have argued. Lawsuits filed in both the US and Canada allege the use of Invokana caused damage to patients' kidneys but that the makers of Invokana (known generically as can... - A Showdown Between Plaintiffs and Defendant RE: Federal Arbitration Act
Oct-4-16 Massachusetts An overtime pay lawsuit proposed as a class action in Massachusetts promises to be closely watched by legal pundits and others, given the various issues at play in a case that alleges misclassification of employees, together with an interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act. Publicjustice.net tells the story of Dominic Oliveira, a l... - Single Mom Files Implanon Wrongful Birth Lawsuit
Oct-1-16 Bangor, ME: Implanon birth control lawsuits have been filed against Merck, with some women arguing the company knew or should have known about the risks associated with use of the implantable birth control device. But the issues involved in Implanon lawsuits are not necessarily as clear as those with other adverse events. That's because when birth cont... - Wells Fargo Faces California Labor Lawsuit Alleging Failure to Pay Overtime, Wrongful Termination
Oct-3-16 Los Angeles, CA: Wells Fargo, currently under scrutiny for reportedly using unethical and illegal tactics to open unauthorized debit and credit card accounts, now faces a California labor lawsuit from two former employees who allege they were fired for refusing to open unauthorized accounts and/or for failing to meet unrealistic sales quotes. The lawsu... - Pradaxa Lawsuits Keep Coming
Oct-3-16 Hartford, CT: Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals (Boehringer) was the first to lob a new anti-coagulant into a marketplace crying for an easier way to manage or reduce the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. However dabigatran (Pradaxa), according to various Pradaxa lawsuits , did not turn out to be... - Xarelto MDL Judge Orders Redacted Personnel Files of Two Bayer Doctors
Oct-2-16 New Orleans, LA: The expected wave of litigation stemming from Xarelto Bleeding complications has come to pass, with a parade of cases continuing to find harbor in Multi-District Litigation (In Re Xarelto MDL 2592, US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana). More than 7,000 cases are pending, with the expectation of further cases given the deadl... - Lyrica not Music to Chiropractor’s Ears
Sep-29-16 Greenville, NC: Lyrica is part of a class of medications originally approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treatment and management of elliptic seizures, although in recent years indications have expanded to include symptoms of neuropathy and fibromyalgia, an increasingly common complaint. However, a basket of Lyrica side effects &nd... - Stryker Continues to Sail a Restless Sea, Rejuvenate Lawsuits Continue
Oct-1-16 St. Paul, MN: As the greying of America continues with the move into retirement by the largest wave of Baby Boomers, medical device manufacturers continue to push new products onto the market in an attempt to catch that wave. Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, which does business as Stryker Orthopaedics, rode that wave briefly with the Stryker Rejuvenate mod... - J&J Talcum Powder Case Will Be Heard in Court
Sep-26-16 Santa Clara, CA: A California woman who has filed a complaint against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) alleging J&J asbestos-containing Talcum Powder caused her to develop ovarian cancer, has been remanded by a federal judge. The order, by U.S. District Judge Jean Hamilton in the Eastern District of Missouri, rejected claims by J&J that Tiffa... - Victims of State-Sponsored Terrorism Can Sue, and Now They Can be Paid
Sep-27-16 Chicago, IL: It’s not often that victims of state-sponsored terrorism , or their families, receive compensation for injuries, hardships or other atrocities committed or alleged at the hands of terrorists (although that is beginning to change). While it is possible to file a civil suit against a country or state which allows, supports or sponsors t... - Illicit Enterprises: From Stolen Kidneys to Cash for AMS Transvaginal Mesh
Sep-29-16 Fort Lauderdale, FL: Encouraging women with AMS transvaginal mesh complications to have the device removed in order to ensure a bigger cash payout is unethical, to say the least. This scenario sounds as horrific as stealing kidneys from someone in a third world country. Actually, it’s worse, because the scene is Florida and it’s happening...