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Sort by date 16,391 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- $11M Awarded in Toyota Camry Sudden Unintended Acceleration Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: An $11 million verdict has been awarded to the plaintiffs in a Toyota sudden acceleration personal injury lawsuit resulting from a defect in a 1996 Camry. The jury ruled that the defect contributed to an accident which left three people dead and two seriously injured. While the jury found that the Camry' driver, Koua Fong Lee, was 4... - FDA Reports Indicate Ondansetron Linked to Birth Defects
Los Angeles, CA: Ondansetron, an antinausea drug used in patients receiving chemotherapy is reportedly causing birth defects in babies born to women who are prescribed the drug for morning sickness. A report in the Canadian newspaper, The Toronto Star in June 2014, stated that ondansetron is being prescribed by doctors for the extreme type of mornin... - Papa John’s Franchisee Hit with $2 Million New York Labor Law Judgment
Mar-13-15 New York, NY A New York judge and the Attorney General of the state have both signaled through their actions that New York labor law will not be allowed to flounder at the hands of employers who are alleged to play unfairly in the employment sandbox. To that end, a Papa John’s franchisee has been hit with a $2 million judgment for allegedly under... - Age Discrimination Case Against Zillow Can Proceed
Mar-13-15 A federal judge in California ruled that an age and disability discrimination case, filed by a 41-year-old ex-employee, can proceed against Zillow. The court denied Zillow’s motion to dismiss stating there was sufficient evidence the employer engaged in discriminatory conduct. The former employee, Jennifer Young, also complained Zillow caused intent... - Forced-Place Insurance Continues to Trigger Lawsuits
Mar-13-15 Sacramento, CA The parade of Lender insurance lawsuits continues unabated in spite of legislators in various states attempting to put checks and balances in place aimed at preventing allegedly unnecessary and unjust placement of expensive lender insurance products. One of the more recent class actions accuses US Bank NA of systematically abusing its ri... - Zofran Birth Defects Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Concerns have been raised about the possibility that Zofran side effects could include a risk of birth defects when mothers were prescribed Zofran to treat morning sickness. Although studies have produced conflicting results about the risk of Zofran birth defects , one news investigation has reportedly turned up reports of heart defects and kidney malfor... - Drugmaker Loses First Risperdal Lawsuit
Mar-11-15 Philadelphia, PA A jury in the first Risperdal lawsuit that went to trial last month alleging Johnson & Johnson hid the risks of Risperdal gynecomastia found in favor of the plaintiff - potentially good news for about 1,200 claims waiting trial. The almost month-long trial in Philadelphia Common Pleas Court ended with the verdict agreed upon b... - Two New Data Breaches Put Consumer Information at Risk
Mar-10-15 Los Angeles, CA Two recent data breaches have once again put the spotlight on online security and the vulnerability of consumer information. In at least one case, data breach lawsuits have already been filed, alleging consumer information was not properly protected by the company attacked. Meanwhile, the list of companies who have had their consumer fi... - Lawsuits Filed Over Herbal Supplements
Mar-7-15 Minneapolis, MN In the wake of news that herbal supplements may not contain the ingredients their labels claim, comes news that lawsuits are now being filed against the makers of some herbal supplement products. The lawsuits follow an announcement by New York’s attorney general that at least four brands of herbal supplements carried at major reta... - VA Benefits Ultimately Failed One Young Veteran
Mar-9-15 Broward County, FL There is a widely held view that VA benefits are hard to come by due to the number of VA members applying and qualifying for benefits coupled with a backlog of cases and a lack of resources to properly deal with all the cases in a timely manner. Others hold the view that a culture of systematically denying VA disability benefits on t... - Good on Judge Goodwin and AMS Transvaginal Mesh
Mar-6-15 Bakersfield, CA: While Judge Joseph Goodwin has praised American Medical Systems, the maker of AMS transvaginal mesh , for settling its transvaginal mesh lawsuits, other TVM manufacturers have infuriated him. But it appears that AMS and Judge Goodwin have finally paved the way for others to finally settle, just as transvaginal mesh lawyers predicted. ... - Jury Awards $5.7M in Ethicon Abbrevo Transvaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit
Mar-6-15 Los Angeles, CA Ethicon, the division of Johnson & Johnson that makes TVT Abbrevo, one of many transvaginal mesh products that are the subject of several thousand lawsuits, has been found liable and ordered by pay $5.7 million to plaintiff Coleen Perry. The jury hearing Perry’s case deliberated for three days and found that Ethicon's con... - Study Suggests Zofran May Be Linked to Two Deaths
Mar-3-15 Pittsburgh, PA A new study suggests that Zofran side effects may be fatal for some children. The study examines two children who were given Zofran and later died. Meanwhile, concerns are still being raised about the possibility of a link between Zofran and birth defects. Lawsuits have been filed against the makers of Zofran, alleging children were harm... - When Insurers Determine What Constitutes “Experimental” Treatment
Mar-8-15 Chicago, IL Anyone who watches the news knows that stories of long term disability denials are all too common. Frequently, policyholders have their insurance claim denied because they do not meet their insurance provider’s standards for “disabled” or because their condition is not covered by a policy. But what happens when the policyh... - Asbestos Mesothelioma Study Provides Some Insights into Fatal Disease
Mar-5-15 Minneapolis, MN A 2014 study regarding asbestos mesothelioma and cancer has shown that certain particles are linked to the development of mesothelioma, but did not provide any further information on the issue. The study was conducted after concerns were raised that Minnesota taconite workers had a higher than expected rate of mesothelioma, a fatal cond... - FINRA Fines Increased in 2014
Mar-7-15 Washington, DC A review of securities fraud arbitration and claims concerning stocks and securities has found that FINRA fines increased dramatically in 2014. The review further found that the number of securities fraud cases dropped significantly, as did the number of firms expelled by FINRA. The analysis of the Financial Industry Regulatory Author... - FDA Pulls Zofran 32 mg due to Potential For Serious Cardiac Risks
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is pulling the 32 mg, single intravenous (IV) dose of the anti-nausea drug Zofran (ondansetron hydrochloride) from the US market because of the potential for serious cardiac risks. The 32 mg, single IV dose of Zofran had been used to prevent chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting. A previo... - Zofran Health Risk: FDA Informs of Abnormal Heart Rhythm
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is informing healthcare professionals and the public that preliminary results from a recently completed clinical study suggest that a 32 mg single intravenous dose of ondansetron (Zofran, ondansetron hydrochloride and generics), may affect the electrical activity of the heart (QT interval pr... - Superbug Outbreak Blamed on Unapproved Medical Devices
Mar-6-15 Washington, DC In a telling statement as to the effectiveness of medical device oversight and adherence (or lack thereof) to long-held guidelines and approval tenets, the manufacturer of a product used in duodenoscopy managed to vend its device to the medical community for more than three years before anyone realized the device did not carry proper clearan... - Woman Files Lawsuit Against the Makers of the Fluoroquinolone Avelox
Mar-3-15 Los Angeles, CA Bayer and Merck are facing a product liability lawsuit filed by a woman from Nebraska who alleges she developed peripheral neuropathy while on the popular antibiotic Avelox. Avelox (moxifloxacin hydrochloride), is in a class of drugs known as fluoroquinolone which includes Cipro and Levaquin. While warnings provided with Ave...