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Jul-27-16 Washington, DC: Too many women who have suffered transvaginal mesh complications wonder how it was ever approved by the FDA and why it took the agency so long to classify the mesh as a high-risk medical device. And when TVM victims find out, they are furious at both the FDA and the mesh makers. A recent study published in Obstetrics and Gynecolo... - Wells Fargo Bank Settles TCPA Lawsuit
Jul-29-16 Atlanta, GA: It's not just small debt collection companies that run afoul of consumers for alleged violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Large financial institutions such as Wells Fargo Bank also find themselves on the receiving end of lawsuits alleging they contacted customers without consent, in violation of TCPA and the Fair De... - $32M Blue Buffalo Settlement Approved
Santa Clara, CA: A$32 million settlement has been approved in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Connecticut-based Blue Buffalo, a leading natural pet food maker. The class actions, brought by consumers in several suits across and country and which were consolidated into Multi District Litigation in 2014, alleged that certain B... - Disabled Worker Takes on CIGNA in Long Term Denied Disability Lawsuit
Jul-28-16 New Orleans, LA: Standly Norwood is standing up for his rights after filing a Long term denied disability lawsuit against CIGNA Insurance Co. over what he alleges as the wrongful denial of disability benefits. The employee of Lockheed Martin filed his action May 31 in US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana. According to the Louisi... - McDonald's Overtime Lawsuit Granted Class Action Status
Jul-28-16 Sacramento, CA: A California overtime lawsuit filed against McDonald's has been granted federal class action status. Although McDonald's tried to argue that it was not responsible for ensuring the pay of employees at its franchise restaurants, the judge agreed to grant class action status to the up to 500 employees who filed complaints against McDonal... - LA Wildfire Explodes to 20,000 Acres
Jul-25-16 Santa Clara, CA: New evacuation orders were issued over the weekend for a wildfire in the Santa Clarita Valley area that has grown to more than 20,000 acres. The fire now threatens hundreds of homes in Sand and Placerita canyon areas. An evacuation order was issued about 3:15 on Saturday afternoon, with at least 1,500 homes threatened, the Los A... - One Girl’s Stevens Johnson Syndrome Nightmare
Jul-27-16 River Falls, WI: It is a nightmare no child should face, especially a child of 12 looking forward to hitting the milestone that heralds the teen years. But Hannah Manche and her parents, a family from River Falls, Wisconsin could have no idea that the doxycycline antibiotic Hannah had been prescribed to combat what was suspected as Lyme disease would launc... - Kardashian Waist Gang Class Action Lawsuit Reaches Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A $5 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Waist Gang Society LLC, the its Kardashian-endorsed “waist training” products company. The complaint, filed by plaintiff Sara Hawes, alleged Waist Gang Society sells a line of corsets that are marketed to women who want to burn... - Olympus Failed to Warn US Hospital of Duodenoscope Infections
Jul-26-16 Santa Clara, CA: According to news reports from CNBC and the LA Times, contaminated Olympus duodenoscopes are linked to the deaths of 35 people in the US. Further, the 35 people died in the years following a series of emails that show a company official told American executives not to issue widespread warnings to US hospitals "about potentia... - Two Mirena Migrations and “Mirena Crash”
Jul-26-16 Sacramento, CA: Crisha considers herself fortunate. Although the Mirena IUD was embedded in her uterine wall and she required surgery to remove it, “I never had any pain and my doctor assured me that everything is fine.” she says. Rebecca, on the other hand, suffered severe Mirena complications. Crisha didn’t even know that the Mir... - Startup Defending California Labor Lawsuit Alleging Misclassification
Jul-25-16 Los Angeles, CA: We all know about Uber, and Lyft and how ride sharing works with the use of a mobile application, or ‘app.’ Well, now the app world has come to the house cleaning industry. We know this because of a California labor lawsuit alleging that house cleaners working for a startup should be afforded the normal rights and protectio... - Soberanes Wildfire Destroying Homes and Property
Jul-25-16 Carmel Valley, CA Wildfires raging in Central California have prompted a series of evacuation warnings this past weekend, including a pre-evacuation warning issued Sunday for Rancho San Carlos, White Rock and San Rancho Clemente due to the Soberanes Fire. With about 1,000 homes threatened, all residents in those areas were asked to be prerpared t... - Tyson Foods Requests New Donning and Doffing Lawsuit
Jul-24-16 Sioux City, IO: After losing round after round of a donning and doffing lawsuit filed against it, Tyson Foods has filed a brief requesting a new lawsuit. Tyson Foods recently lost an appeal of a lower court award of $5.8 million to employees who alleged they were not properly compensated for time spent putting on and taking off safety gear for work. ... - Body Powder Lawsuits Proposed for Multidistrict Consolidation in Illinois
Jul-23-16 Chicago, IL: With more than 1,200 talcum powder lawsuits alleging ovarian cancer risk in association with use of a heritage Johnson & Johnson product, a motion has been filed proposing consolidation by the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for pre-trial proceedings. The Motion for Transfer was officially filed July 15th, with the pro... - FTC Restrictions On Jerk.com Reputation Website Upheld
Jul-22-16 The 1st Circuit Court of Appeals upheld a Federal Trade Commission (FTC) ruling against the creator of Jerk.com for misrepresenting that information on its site was generated by users, when it was actually scraped from the data of more than 70 million Facebook users. The site also deceived users into believing that they could publicly dispute or remove... - Takata Airbag Settlement Reached After Victim Left a Quadriplegic
Jul-22-16 Jacksonville, FL: Patricia Mincey was enjoying a relatively happy retirement in 2014, when Takata airbag injuries suddenly left her a quadriplegic at the age of 75, reduced to breathing with the aid of a ventilator. She lived for two years in that state, before passing away earlier this year. A Takata airbag failure lawsuit alleged it was the recal... - $500 Million DePuy Pinnacle Jury Award Slashed in Texas
Jul-21-16 Fort Worth, TX: An effort by defendant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its implant unit DePuy to have a $500 million DePuy Pinnacle jury award set aside has failed. US District Judge Ed Kinkeade in US District Court, Northern District of Texas refused to accept the defendant’s arguments that jurors were biased through hearing unfair and irrelevan... - Plaintiff Files Putative Forced-Placed Insurance Class Action
Jul-21-16 Chicago, IL: As Americans continue to bring Lender insurance lawsuits against entities that allegedly force-place insurance onto property owners at higher rates, Canadians who own property in the US continue to be warned about the potential for lenders insurance. RBC, otherwise known as the Royal Bank of Canada, continues to advise its clients ownin... - Insurance Companies Forcing Policyholders to File Lawsuits to Obtain Benefits
Jul-16-16 Dallas, TX: When you're dealing with a disability or serious illness and are unable to work, the last thing you want to do is fight with your insurance company over denied disability benefits . But that's exactly what denied disability lawsuits allege has happened, over and over again. Policyholders say their insurance claims are improperly denied or de... - Bair Hugger Lawsuits Tip of the Iceberg
Jul-20-16 Baton Rouge, LA: The number of filings in multidistrict litigation over the Bair Hugger warming blanket greatly increased in June, according to a Reuters analysis of data from the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation. While court documents haven’t disclosed how many Bair Hugger lawsuits are currently pending, the manufacturer, 3M...