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Sort by date 16,382 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- California Passes Farmworker Overtime Laws
Sep-28-16 Sacramento, CA: Farm workers will now be entitled to new California overtime pay, putting the people who work in agriculture in line with other industries after years of having their own overtime pay laws. In September, California Governor Jerry Brown signed the new California overtime law, allowing farmworkers overtime pay after working an eight-hour... - Should Women Still Undergo Power Morcellation?
Sep-27-16 Boston, MA: Given the apparent risk of power morcellation side effects and power morcellation lawsuits filed alleging women were harmed when their hysterectomies involved morcellation, the question must be asked whether or not women should still be subjected to morcellation during their surgery. That's the question Amy Reed and Hooman Noorchashm are as... - Alere Inaccuracies may lead to Legal Action
Sep-24-16 Dallas, TX: Now that the blood-testing device called Alere INRatio is known to cause misreadings, attorneys are beginning to focus on blood thinner-related injuries. And there may be legal action against Alere, the manufacturer. As well, an investigation regarding use of Alere that was used in Xarelto clinical trials, another blood thinner like... - Farmers Insurance Claims Adjusters Reach $4.9 Million Settlement
Sep-26-16 San Francisco, CA: Insurance adjusters for Farmers Insurance and their employer have reached a $4.9 million settlement in the California labor lawsuit filed against the insurance company. The California wage and hour lawsuit was filed by adjusters who alleged Farmers Insurance violated state and federal labor laws and owed workers for unpaid wages and... - Almost 700 Bair Hugger Lawsuits Consolidated in MDL
Sep-26-16 Saint Paul, MN: Almost 700 Bair Hugger lawsuits have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings, with plaintiffs alleging the medical blanket is linked to an increased risk of infections. The Bair Hugger blankets, which are designed to keep patients warm during orthopedic surgery and reduce the risk of infections while improving recovery times, may be... - IVC Filter Lawsuits Keep Filtering In
Sep-26-16 Bowling Green, KY: As plaintiffs continue to wait for bellwether lawsuits to get going next year, IVC filter lawsuits continue to filter in. The most recent was filed just a couple of weeks ago, identified as Burroughs v. Cook Medical, Inc., Case No. 1:16-cv-02524, filed September 22 in US District Court, Southern District of Indiana. Additional lawsui... - Consumers Hit with Massive Universal Life Premiums Join Class Action
Sep-25-16 Los Angeles, CA: Rip off is a harsh term, although one plaintiffs embroiled in Life Insurance Rip Off lawsuits use with complete comfort. At the very least, consumers holding universal life insurance policies currently facing massive rate increases are stuck with a classic catch 22 situation, in that policyholders annoyed with rising premiums, or unabl... - UMB Overdraft Fees Lawsuit Help and Legal Information
Santa Clara, CA: Allegations have been made regarding excessive overdraft fees against a number of banks, including UMB Bank. Specifically, customers allege the bank misrepresents account balances and re-order credit and debit charges to customers’ accounts, in such a way as to deliberately take them into overdraft. When customers are... - Mother and Son Launch Asbestosis Lawsuit Over Death of Husband and Father
Sep-24-16 Spring Branch, TX: An asbestosis lawsuit has been filed against the giant multinational petroleum enterprise Chevron alleging gross negligence that led to the death of a husband and father from Texas. Plaintiff Margaret Stephens, who hails from Spring Branch in Texas, is joined by her Australian-based son Gary Stephens in her lawsuit against Chevron US... - Johnson & Johnson’s Tale of Two Profit Makers: Risperdal and Relieva
Sep-18-16 Los Angeles, CA: Last month Johnson & Johnson was ordered to pay $18 million because it caused health care providers to submit false claims to Medicare and other federal health care programs. The device in question is a sinus spacer product, but it’s almost a repeat performance of J&J’s Risperdal claims and subsequent settlement. ... - Xarelto Lawsuits on the Rise
Sep-22-16 Philadelphia, PA: Due to a flood of Xarelto complaints, Judge Eldon Fallon in the Multi-District Litigation is extending the filing deadline by another 90 days, adding to more than 7,000 cases pending in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The first bellwether trials for those cases are slated for next February. Meanwhile, almost 1,000 cases in the P... - Class Action Robocall Lawsuits in California Target Verizon
Sep-22-16 Los Angeles, CA: There can be little doubt that nuisance call lawsuit plaintiff Denise Menichiello has done everything right. She has never knowingly given any entity her permission to reach out to her cellphone with unsolicited calls. In fact, her number has been on the ‘do-not-call’ list since the summer of 2003. One can imagine, therefor... - Plaintiffs Await IVC Filter Bellwether Trials
Sep-22-16 Dallas, TX: It's been more than a year since NBC aired a report about inferior vena cava (IVC) filters suggesting some filters have a high breakage rate. Since that time, IVC filter lawsuits have continued to grow. As more people file IVC filter lawsuits and more lawsuits are added to the IVC multidistrict litigations, plaintiffs await the start of the... - Implanon Device Migration: FDA Updates Warnings and Precautions
Sep-22-16 Washington, DC: When it comes to concerns about birth control devices, not many people may have heard about issues with Implanon , but that doesn't lessen the concerns of some women who have had the birth control device implanted. Among concerns about Implanon is a reported risk of device migration, which can mean women hoping to have Implanon birth con... - Donning and Doffing: Does Every Minute Count?
Sep-20-16 San Diego, CA: Although a number of California overtime lawsuits regarding “donning and doffing” have found that time off-the-clock should be compensated, the rules aren’t exactly clear. But it is generally accepted that less than 10 minutes off-the-clock doesn’t count, or does it? The Supreme Court has agreed to review a case a... - Is Texas Truck Crash a Telling Commentary on Takata Defective Airbags?
Sep-20-16 Quemado, TX: The airbag injuries file involving airbags manufactured by Takata and currently in use in millions of cars, has taken an interesting turn with the crash last month in Texas of a truck carrying a supply of parts used in the manufacture of Takata airbags. According to various reports the truck was transporting a load of Takata airbag comp... - GM Recalls 3.6 Million Cars Linked to Airbag Issue
Sep-13-16 Detroit, MI: Vehicles with Takata airbags aren't the only ones experiencing airbag failures and other issues, even if they are getting the bulk of the attention these days. In the past week, General Motors issued a recall of more than 3.6 million vehicles thanks to a reported airbag defect that might prevent the airbag from deploying. According to W... - Plaintiff Appeals Boston Scientific Verdict and Wins New Trial
Sep-15-16 Boston, MA: More than two years ago the first Boston Scientific transvaginal mesh trial resulted in a verdict favoring the manufacturer. The jury found the TVM was not defectively designed but the appeals court may not agree. Plaintiff Diane Albright had the transvaginal mesh device implanted in 2010 to treat a cystocele, which is an anterior pelvic... - FDA and Essure: Rest Un-Assured until 2023
Sep-17-16 Washington, DC: Thousands of women suffering from Essure complications must be reeling from the FDA’s recent announcement: they accepted Bayer’s postmarket surveillance study plan for the permanent birth control device. And the announcement has angered lawmakers. The FDA accepted Bayer’s plan to study two groups of 1,400 women betwe... - Rules Regarding Donning and Doffing Not Always Clear-Cut
Sep-17-16 Dallas, TX: One of the more confusing aspects of labor law involves rules around donning and doffing or egress and regress . That's because there's a fine line that determines when a person should be paid for time spent putting on or taking off special work clothes or logging into and out of computer systems for work, and the line is not always clear. E...