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Mar-18-16 Washington, DC: It’s something that every cancer patient following chemotherapy comes to expect: temporary hair loss. While chemotherapy is an unpleasant but vitally necessary aspect of cancer treatment, patients can at least take solace in the expectation that, at the end of it all, their hair will grow back. However, as Taxotere Hair Loss Lawsuit... - Zimmer Readying for Zimmer Persona Recall Lawsuits
Mar-17-16 Warsaw, IN: As we slip past the one-year anniversary of the Zimmer Persona Recall , the manufacturer of the failed Persona Trabecular Plate has selected a second bellwether lawsuit for its troubled NexGen knee as litigation mounts over knee implants across various product lines. According to court documents, Anthony Reaves suffered what the plaintiff... - Unclear Paperwork a Frequent Complaint in Long-Term Disability Insurance Denials
Mar-17-16 Houston, TX: Many long-term disability insurance policyholders can tell you much of the paperwork that must be filled out in a claim is complicated. According to Marc Whitehead, founder of Marc Whitehead & Associates, LLP, one of the most frequent complaints he hears about long-term disability insurance denials is that the paperwork is unclear. ... - California Labor Law, Arbitration and Retaliation
Mar-14-16 San Francisco, CA: A former WeWork employee has filed a California labor lawsuit against the $15 billion coworking start-up, alleging wrongful termination and other violations of the California Labor Code. Tara Zoumer worked as a community manager for WeWork in San Francisco for a year before she was terminated. Zoumer says WeWork fired her because... - California Workers Denied Unemployment Benefits Entitled to Appeal
Mar-16-16 Los Angeles, CA: California workers who have been unfairly denied their unemployment benefits may not realize they are entitled to file an appeal of the denial, and they can obtain legal help in doing so. An appeal can be complicated and requires the claimant to file proper paperwork on strict deadlines. Azad Marvazy, founder and managing partner of Li... - Mirena Litigation Setback for Plaintiffs
Mar-16-16 New York, NY: Expert testimony for Mirena plaintiffs was blocked by a New York federal judge last week. About 1,200 Mirena cases are pending in the Mirena MultiDistrict Litigation (MDL). On March 8, Judge Cathy Seibel, who presides over the MDL, excluded plaintiffs’ medical causation experts and also denied the plaintiffs’ motion to excl... - Endo Stops Making AMS Transvaginal Mesh
Mar-13-16 Eden Prarie, MN: Endo International is closing its Astora Women’s Health device unit, the company that sells the now-defunct American Medical Systems (AMS) transvaginal mesh implants for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Endo, which bought AMS in 2011 for $2.9 billion, said it is shutting down transvaginal mesh pro... - Bus Rollover Causing Back and Neck Injury Settles for $6 Million
Mar-15-16 Dallas, TX: A back and neck injury lawsuit stemming from a serious bus crash in 2013 has resulted in a $6 million settlement required of Greyhound Bus Lines. While the defendant maintained the driver of the bus lost consciousness from a coughing fit while drinking coffee behind the wheel, plaintiffs maintained the driver suffered from an undiagnosed sl... - Tiger Blood, Osteonecrosis and Testosterone
Mar-10-16 Los Angeles, CA: Testosterone lawsuits may not allege people suffered bizarre behavior as a testosterone side effect, but Charlie Sheen is reportedly blaming some of his behavior on testosterone cream. Meanwhile, a newly published study suggests testosterone is linked to an increased risk of osteonecrosis and the number of lawsuits consolidated for pre... - $3M Settlement Reached in Bank of America Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $3 million settlement has received preliminary judicial approval, potentially ending a bad faith insurance class action lawsuit pending against Bank of America (BofA). The lawsuit, brought in April 2013, alleges that BoFA withheld monies due on insurance claims. The suit named BofA and its predecessor, BAC Home Loans Servicing LP,... - Consumers Continue to Get Stung by Excessive Credit Union, Bank Overdraft Fees
Mar-14-16 Washington, DC: It is a situation that continues to plague American consumers: excessive and confusing overdraft fees that are costing Americans millions of dollars in often needless debits from their accounts. Sometimes such fees and overdraft programs serve to push consumers deeper into debt. And while the big banks historically take the most heat for th... - $5M Settlement Reached in Qualitest Vitamin Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: The federal government and some 48 states have reached an agreement with with Qualitest Pharmaceuticals Inc, potentially ending a whistleblower lawsuit alleging unlawful labeling practices on the part of Qualitest. Qualitest, a subsidiary of Endo Health Solutions, makes generic pharmaceuticals including multivitamins. The lawsuit al... - Actos Lawsuit Slams Takeda Pharmaceutical Executives
Mar-13-16 Boston, MA: A whistleblower lawsuit filed against Takeda Pharmaceuticals alleges the maker of Actos ignored concerns about potential Actos side effects , including Actos and bladder cancer, and actively promoted the use of Actos for treatment of prediabetes. A type 2 diabetes drug, Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride) was never approved by the US Food and... - California Uber Driver Given Unemployment Benefits
Mar-7-16 Los Angeles, CA: In another sign that Uber drivers might be employees rather than independent contractors, a former California Uber driver, one who is involved in the California labor lawsuit , has reportedly been approved for California unemployment benefits. Unemployment benefits, which are not given to independent contractors, are granted by the Empl... - Ford Motor Co. to Face Asbestos Lawsuit
Mar-9-16 San Francisco, CA: A San Francisco family who filed an asbestos lawsuit against Ford Motor Co. has been given the go ahead to continue their lawsuit against Ford and two other defendants. A state appeals court reinstated the lawsuit finding that the family provided enough evidence that a jury should decide whether or not Ford was responsible for the vi... - Who’s Hispanic? New Trial After White Applicant Receives $1.3 Million for Race Discrimination
Mar-10-16 The U.S. Second Circuit Court of Appeals in Manhattan overturned a $1.3 million jury verdict and ordered a new trial for a white, non-Hispanic officer who alleged he was passed over for a job as police chief in 2010 in favor of a Hispanic candidate. The federal appeals court also ruled that the village of Freeport and former mayor Andrew Hardwick should... - More Zofran Lawsuits Filed and GSK’s Unlawful Marketing
Mar-9-16 New Orleans, LA: Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is facing more Zofran lawsuits this month. All plaintiffs/parents claim that the anti-nausea drug has caused numerous birth defects and they are seeking a jury trial. Trish and Bryce Belanger on March 3 filed a Zofran lawsuit on behalf of their two minor children who were born in 2009 and 2010, r... - Invokana Lawsuits Heating Up, Plaintiffs Allege Negligence
Mar-8-16 Mobile, AL: A once-promising type 2 diabetes drug that’s only been on the market since 2013 is continuing to drive a series of lawsuits alleging that Invokana is linked with cardiovascular injuries and kidney failure . A recent lawsuit was filed at the end of last year ( Collie v. Janssen Research & Development, LLC et al, Case No. 1:15-cv... - Judge Rules Colorado Home Care Workers Entitled to Overtime
Santa Clara, CA: A federal judge has issued the final ruling on an employment class action lawsuit filed against Bayada by workers who alleged the home health care company failed to pay overtime wages. In her ruling , Judge Christine Arguello found that Colorado' labor laws necessitate that overtime be paid if the worker is employed by a third-party a... - Johnson & Johnson Faces $800M Levaquin Lawsuit
Mar-5-16 Raritan, NJ: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) reportedly faces an $800 million Levaquin lawsuit , alleging the company hid vital information about side effects linked to the drug. Plaintiffs in the Levaquin antibiotic lawsuit allege Johnson & Johnson, and its subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals, deliberately mislabeled Levaquin. In addition to J&J...