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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Canadian Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Apr-29-16 Toronto, ON: Five years ago, attorney Paul Miller told LawyersandSettlements that he had 18 transvaginal mesh cases across Canada. In those five years, more Canadian women - and their doctors - realized the mesh is the cause of their pain and internal damage. “As of today, we have settled 220 transvaginal mesh cases and about 50 more individuals... - Report: Unum Insurance Among the Worst
Apr-28-16 Portland, OR: If you went only by television commercials, you’d think most insurance customers were satisfied with their insurance experience, happy with the service they received and the claims process. Of course, it’s in their best interests for insurance companies to make themselves look good: customers won’t buy their policies if repo... - $84 Million Uber Settlement Announced
Apr-30-16 San Francisco, CA: A settlement has been announced in the Uber lawsuit filed by drivers who alleged they were misclassified as independent contractors even though they were treated like employees. The settlement will not see the drivers reclassified as employees, meaning they still will not be eligible for overtime pay , sick leave or other benefits. A... - Caffeinated Energy Drinks Linked to Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Apr-27-16 Calgary, AB: Over the last 10 years there has been exponential growth in the sale and consumption of caffeinated energy drinks . University of Calgary research scientist Dr. Jane Shearer is a leader in the study of caffeinated beverages. In 2010, Shearer was part of an expert panel convened by Health Canada to guide legislation and warning labels tha... - Zofran Lawsuits Filed in Canada
Apr-29-16 Toronto, ON : Women in Canada have filed lawsuits alleging their babies developed birth defects after being exposed to Zofran (known generically as ondansetron). Similar to lawsuits filed in the United States, lawsuits in Canada allege women were given Zofran to treat nausea and vomiting linked to morning sickness, even though Zofran was not approved to... - Was Toddler a Victim of Zithromax Stevens Johnson Syndrome?
Apr-29-16 Leicester, UK: She was a one-time beauty queen. And yet for 24-year-old Marian Adejokun, the use of medication left her in a coma with the upper layer of her skin shredding away from her body, “like a snake.” And Joel Greaves, a United Kingdom tot of three, was afflicted with Stevens Johnson Syndrome. Doctors initially thought he had chicken p... - Lawsuit Filed In Harris County For Tenth Death Caused By Takata Ammonium Nitrate Airbag
Apr-28-16 Houston, TX, attorneys Mo Aziz and Scott Armstrong of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend are representing the parents of 17-year-old Huma Hanif who was killed on March 31, 2016, by the defective airbag system in her 2002 Honda Civic. Nomaan Husain and Omar Khawaja of Husain Law + Associates, PC and Ali Zakaria of Ali Zakaria & Associa... - Did Contractor Drop the Ball on VA Benefits?
Apr-27-16 Norfolk, VA: Retired service personal in dire need of VA benefits would not be cheered by the allegation that a contractor hired to review the cases of thousands of Vietnam veterans for exposure to Agent Orange may have denied benefits in spite of obvious need, all because the contractor was less than thorough in reviewing cases, or so it has been alle... - Risperdal Lawsuits Favor Plaintiffs
Apr-27-16 Philadelphia, PA: Three recent Risperdal verdicts have given hope to more than 1,700 cases pending in Philadelphia court. One case found in favor of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, because a direct link could not be established between the plaintiff’s use of Risperdal and subsequent development of gynecomastia, or... - Mirena Lawsuits Claim Intracranial Hypertension and Wrongful Death
Apr-24-16 Newark, NJ: Another lawsuit alleging the Mirena IUD caused Intracranial Hypertension, also known as pseudotumor cerebri, has been filed against Bayer Pharmaceuticals. And a wrongful death lawsuit was filed this month. The Mirena lawsuit filed by a Maryland woman in US District Court in New Jersey, alleges the birth control device caused her to dev... - Plaintiff Sues Tulsa Police for Shooting Him in the Neck
Apr-26-16 Tulsa, OK: A Gulf War veteran is seeking neck injury compensation from the City of Tulsa and the Tulsa police officer who shot the veteran in the neck, allegedly without provocation. The victim is seeking a million dollars in neck injury compensation. The plaintiff is identified as Nathan Boyd, an Army veteran from the Gulf War who suffered from dep... - A Successful Off-the-Clock Work Lawsuit Needs Reasonable Evidence
Apr-26-16 St. Paul, MN: There is little doubt that off the clock work keeps occurring as employers continue in their quest to squeeze as much work and as many hours out of their employees as possible without necessarily having to pay for it. The practice often results in a battle between employers continually trying to push the limits versus employees having dra... - Zofran Label Discrepancy—Depends Where You Live
Apr-21-16 Boston, MA: Plaintiffs involved in Zofran lawsuits, including multidistrict litigation (MDL 2657), have discovered that Zofran labeling in Canada warns against the use of the anti-nausea drug during pregnancy because of possible birth defects. The US label has no such warning. According to plaintiffs, this means that Canadian mothers were warned that Z... - New York Attorney General Files Suit Over Hepatitis Treatment
Apr-23-16 Albany, NY: New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has filed an insurance lawsuit against Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP), alleging the health insurer has unlawfully denied coverage to patients with Hepatitis C. The lawsuit comes after patients filed lawsuits against their own insurers alleging their health has been unlaw... - Benicar Sprue-Like Enteropathy and Celiac Diseases Often Transposed
Apr-25-16 Washington, DC: It’s somewhat ironic that drugmaker Daiichi Sankyo Inc. attempted earlier this month to have a collection of lawsuits dismissed from centralized litigation over allegedly tenuous associations between Benicar side effects and gastrointestinal difficulty according to plaintiff’s claims. That’s because doctors often mi... - Bair Hugger Lawsuits Blowing Hot Air?
Apr-22-16 St. Paul, MN: While attorneys predict the number of Bair Hugger lawsuits will rise, 3M says there is no evidence that its warming blanket increases the possibility of infection. But plaintiffs claim the warming blanket blows more than hot air. Patients who are allegedly most at risk are those undergoing knee and hip replacements. Robert almos... - Salmonella-Tainted Pet Food Payout in Canada—No Bill Required
Apr-24-16 Barrie, ON: Diamond Pet Food and its distributor Costco is now paying out claims to Canadians whose pets required screening for salmonella poisoning or treatment for salmonella infection , or died after consuming certain Diamond Pet Foods in 2011 and 2012. “Costco is now in the process of making 115,000 automated phone calls to people Costco kn... - VW Agrees to Buy Back or Fix 500,000 US Diesel Vehicles
Apr-21-16 Santa Clara, CA: Volkswagen has agreed to either fix or buy back some 500,000 VW and Audi diesel vehicles in the US equipped with illegal emissions software designed to hide nitrogen oxide emissions. This announcement follows the September 2015 recall of around the same number of vehicles. Nitrogen oxide is a pollutant that contributes to the crea... - Does the IVC Filter Produce More Harm Than Benefit?
Apr-21-16 Washington, DC: It’s little wonder that IVC filter plaintiffs are ticked about the possibility that the spider-like filter placed into the inferior vena cava, intended to entrap blood clots and prevent them from reaching the lungs, may cause more harm than benefit. It’s also somewhat ironic that the specific placement for the inferior vena... - $8M Settlement Awarded in Mattress Pad Suffocation Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: An $8 million verdict has been awarded to the family of a 7-month-old girl who died in 2010 as a result of suffocating during a nap in an Evenflo Baby Go Madison play yard. The defective products lawsuit was brought by Tiffany and Dave Karow, of San Carlos, who alleged their daughter suffocated to death on a mattress pad manufactured...