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Sort by date 16,393 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- It’s Not Just the Banks Charging Excessive Overdraft Fees
Dec-18-15 Tampa, FL: If you think it’s just the banks who have been accused of charging excessive overdraft fees , you'll have to think again. Yes, the banks have been at the front of most of the media concerning fees, but credit unions have also been accused of charging excessive fees. Although the battle concerning overdraft fees has been going on a few y... - Anthem Blue Cross Faces Hepatitis C Claims
Dec-10-15 Pasadena, CA: Blue Cross faces a class-action insurance lawsuit alleging the company unfairly denied treatment for hepatitis C to protect profits. According to the lawsuit, which is the most recent of multiple lawsuits filed against the insurer, patients seeking coverage of certain hepatitis C treatments are told the treatment is not medically necessar... - A Curious State of Asbestos Affairs in the State of Illinois
Dec-17-15 Chicago IL: A rather interesting state of affairs is brewing in the state of Illinois with regard to limitations on legal action surrounding asbestos mesothelioma. To wit, the highest court in the state has ruled that a pair of existing state laws effectively bars plaintiffs from bringing an Asbestos lawsuit for injuries that are more than 25 years old... - Porter Ranch Gas Leak: Attorney Robert Kennedy Jr. Weighs In
Dec-17-15 Porter Ranch, CA: Environmentalist lawyer and activist Robert Kennedy Jr. has joined attorney Brian Panish and the R. Rex Parris Law Firm in a class-action lawsuit on behalf of individuals affected by the Porter Ranch gas leak. LawyersandSettlements (LAS) interviewed Mr. Kennedy about the gas leak, the potential danger to residents and how damages might... - Volkswagen Canada Recall Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Volkswagen Canada now faces a $1 billion class action lawsuit following news of the Volkswagen recall involving more than 11 million of its diesel automobiles worldwide. Owners of diesel vehicles affected by the recall have filed a lawsuit alleging they were financially harmed by Volkswagen's use of defeat devices to skirt emissions laws. In addition... - Energy Drink Reportedly Linked to Man’s Heart Attack
Dec-16-15 Washington, DC: Excessive consumption of energy drinks has been reportedly linked to a man’s heart attack. Published studies have already suggested that high levels of caffeine in energy drinks could play a role in cardiovascular issues in youth, but less is known about their effects in adults. Three lawsuits concerning energy drinks and cardiac... - Data Breach Settlements Announced
Dec-16-15 Washington, DC: Two large-scale data breach settlements have been announced, one involving Home Depot lawsuits and the other involving claims made by the Federal Trade Commission against Wyndham Hotels. Both involved situations in which hackers illegally obtained the payment information of customers, with plaintiffs alleging serious failures on the par... - Regret Is One of Many Essure Side Effects
Dec-13-15 Atlanta, GA: Since Jessie had Essure contraceptive coils surgically implanted, she has suffered Essure side effects, including pain and heavy bleeding. Now she is practically begging her doctor for a hysterectomy to have it removed. There are alternatives. Essure can be removed by tubal reversal surgery, if you can afford about $7,000 and if you can... - Bellwether Trial Nets $11 Million for Plaintiff
Dec-13-15 Atlanta, GA: Update: 4.5.16: Further to the 2015 award of $11 million to plaintiff Robyn Christiansen, in her bellweather defective products lawsuit against Wright Medical Technology, a decision made in early April 2016 will reduce the punitive damages award from $10 million to $1.1 million. The court let stand the $1 million award for compensatory damag... - A Not-So-Merry Christmas for California Woman Wrongfully Terminated
Dec-10-15 Kettleman City, CA: Last week Paula was fired from her housekeeping job at a hotel, just two days before the Christmas party when management hands out bonuses. “My children’s Christmas has just been crushed,” Paula says. “For five years I gave them my 100 percent and to be repaid with this - what am I going to tell my kids?”... - Mother Wishes Doctors Stop Prescribing Zofran
Dec-15-15 Seattle, WA: Taci was prescribed Zofran to treat morning sickness by three doctors during the first trimester of her pregnancy. No wonder she thought the antinausea drug was the best thing since sliced bread. Unfortunately, her twins were born with a number of complications, which may be Zofran birth defects. “My doctor said it was great,... - Power Morcellator Lawsuits Consolidated; More Lawsuits Filed
Dec-15-15 Washington, DC: As more power morcellator lawsuits are filed, the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has consolidated more than 20 lawsuits into a multidistrict litigation. The MDL - number 2652 - was approved in October and as of December 15, 2015, held 30 lawsuits consolidated for pretrial proceedings. Those lawsuits allege women were put... - Operator of Homes for the Aged Facing California Labor Lawsuit
Dec-14-15 Union City, CA: A California labor lawsuit has been filed by the US Department of Labor against the owners and operators of elderly and assisted living facilities located in Union City. The allegations include various wage and hour violations against the California labor code . According to a report published last week in the Contra Costa Times (12... - Dating App’s Premium Package Has Unfair Cancellation Process—Suit Alleges
Dec-14-15 Costa Mesa, CA: Tinder, a global dating app’s website, is the focus of a a consumer rights class-action lawsuit launched in California. The “find-a-match-anywhere-anytime” with a simple “swipe” on your smartphone has become a favorite with 20-somethings around the world. But now comes a class-action suit in which the dating app is alleg... - Six Years for Troubled Xarelto v. Six Decades for Reliable Coumadin
Dec-14-15 Washington, DC: As we are about a month away from the selection of four bellwether Xarelto trials that are scheduled for early 2017, it’s instructive to compare the rocky road of Xarelto with the longevity of Coumadin (warfarin). The latter had been the gold standard for blood thinning well before the introduction of Xarelto and, before that, Pradaxa... - Can AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlements Cover Financial Losses?
Dec-11-15 Montgomery, AB: Although AMS transvaginal mesh claims are being settled, more than 46,000 claims are involved and even more claims against American Medical Systems (AMS) are still being filed. Many women are concerned that their financial losses exceed the amount of an individual settlement. Others can’t afford surgery to have the mesh removed. ... - Sports Injury Lawsuits in the News Again
Dec-11-15 Chicago, IL: The family of Steve Montador, who died earlier in 2015 and reportedly had chronic traumatic encephalopathy (CTE), has filed a lawsuit against the National Hockey League (NHL), putting athletes’ injury risks in the news again. The National Football League (NFL) and NHL have both faced lawsuits linked to various serious injuries , inclu... - Spam Fax Class Action Lawsuit Reaches Tentative $15M Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $15 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Brought by a class of nursing homes, the lawsuit asserts that PharMerica, a pharmacy serving long-term care facilities, hounded the nursing homes with unsolicited fax advertisements, in d... - Earth Friendly Products Agrees $925,000 Settlement in Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $925,000 settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against a cleaning products manufacturer. The lawsuit alleged that the company fraudulently advertised its products as being "natural". Under the terms of the proposed agreement, the defendant, Earth Friendly Products Inc (EFP), wil... - Latest Bair Hugger Warming Blanket Lawsuit Seeks $1 Million
Dec-13-15 Houston, TX: With just a few weeks to go until Christmas, yet another Bair Hugger lawsuit has been filed by a plaintiff in Texas who claims use of the device during knee replacement surgery induced an infection into her leg from which her limb could not recover, and she suffered amputation. Plaintiff Ruth Childers is seeking more than $1 million in com...