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Sort by date 16,391 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Unpaid Wages Lawsuits Filed against Food Processors
Feb-2-15 Clovis, CA Two food processors face unpaid wages lawsuits alleging they failed to properly pay employees for all time spent in work-related duties. Included with the unpaid wages claims are allegations against one of the companies that employees were improperly charged for their uniforms. The lawsuits seek class-action status. According to the Fres... - Wells Fargo Reaches $14.5M Debt Collection TCPA Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A $14.5 million preliminary settlement has been reached in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit brought on behalf of millions of customers who alleged Wells Fargo Bank NA called them on their cellphones to collect credit card debt. Brought by lead plaintiff Lillian Franklin, the settlement motion, if appr... - $11M Awarded in Toyota Camry Sudden Unintended Acceleration Lawsuit
Feb-4-15 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’s driver, Koua Fong Lee, was... - Viagra Linked to Melanoma (Skin Cancer) It Was Formerly Prescribed to Treat
Feb-4-15 Washington, DC With conflicting research regarding drugs such as Viagra , no wonder health professionals can barely keep pace with drug alerts and warnings. Just four years ago doctors were prescribing Viagra to treat melanoma and now research indicates that the “little blue pill” may actually cause skin cancer! In 2011, researchers sugge... - The Fight to Have Mental Illness Properly Covered by Insurance
Feb-3-15 Los Angeles, CA As patients with physical ailments fight to have their denied disability claims overturned, patients with mental illness also fight to receive proper treatment from insurance companies. Recent news reports and denied disability lawsuits allege some insurers in the US routinely discriminate against patients with mental illness, denying t... - Januvia “A Killer”
Feb-3-15 Fort Myers, FL Although Claudeth’s father was diabetic, she believes that Januvia killed him. “It wasn’t until after he died that we heard about its link to pancreatitis and Januvia pancreatic cancer. My dad was only 60 years old,” says Claudeth. “Dad was diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes in the early ’90s but he ha... - California Overtime Lawsuit Results in Ruling on Sleep Time
Jan-30-15 Los Angeles, CA Overtime pay laws concerning when employees should be given overtime pay are not nearly as straightforward as they may seem. In addition to exemptions given to certain employees, there are also various situations in which an employee may be deemed to be on duty or not on duty at the same time. While cases where an employee is on a worksi... - One Point for Unum
Feb-1-15 Los Angeles, CA This reporter has been writing about Unum, or Unum Provident disability insurance for more than eight years regarding its denials of benefits to policyholders. For the first time, there is something positive to say about the giant insurance company. Todd Jenks, a former associate attorney at DLA Piper LLP, sued the multinational law... - Risperdal Gynecomastia Plaintiff Alleges Janssen Hid Data
Feb-1-15 Philadelphia, PA Plaintiffs and disgruntled consumers alike, railing against Janssen Pharmaceuticals for allegations that anti-psychotic drug Risperdal is associated with the development of male breasts and triggers early lactation in females, have been looking to 2015 and the start of a particular Risperdal lawsuit for some time. That trial has now... - Cymbalta Linked to Heart Birth Defects, PPHN and Withdrawal Symptoms
Cymbalta (duloxetine) is in a class of drugs known as SNRIs (Selective Serotonin/Norepinephrine Reuptake Inhibitors), similar to SSRIs. It is an antidepressant used to treat depression and anxiety. It is also used to manage osteoarthritis, fibromyalgia, and other painful conditions. Cymbalta side effects include severe psychiatric problems such as suicid... - NYC Liable for $3 Million for Unsafe Workplace
Jan-30-15 New York’s Appellate Division Second Department reinstated a $3 million future pain and suffering award against the New York City Department of Environmental Protection for state labor law violations. Rafael Lopez filed suit against the city and the department collectively after he was injured while working on the construction site at Newtown Creek... - Zetia and Vytorin: Never Say Never
Jan-29-15 Washington, DC If there is one thing to be said about pharmaceutical companies, it remains that they never, ever give up. Not until a product is deemed so unsafe that it is physically pulled from the market, will a manufacturer finally wave the white flag. This is especially true in the statin sector, which is the biggest piece of the pie with potential to... - $358M Asbestos Settlement Announced
Jan-29-15 New York, NY A $358 million asbestos settlement has been announced by a company that was facing bankruptcy. The settlement involves future asbestos claimants with claims against Garlock Sealing Technologies LLC. Of the amount provided, $250 million will be contributed when the company’s reorganization plan is put into effect and $77.5 million wil... - Lululemon Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Reaches Preliminary Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary settlement of a discrimination class action lawsuit brought against yoga clothing retailer Lululemon USA Inc, has been granted. The lawsuit alleges that Lululemon violated federal law by not providing point-of-sale machines with textured keys, forcing blind customers to divulge their PINs when making debit card purcha... - Following Suit: TVM Lawsuit Updates
Jan-17-15 Tens of thousands of transvaginal mesh lawsuits have been filed against the makers of transvaginal mesh devices, alleging the devices were defectively designed and not properly tested before they were released on the market. Among the companies facing transvaginal mesh litgation are C.R. Bard, American Medical Systems, Boston Scientific, Ethicon, Colopl... - Cardiologist Prescribed Fen-Phen
Jan-28-15 St Louis, MI Marty’s Fen-Phen side effects weren’t serious enough to qualify for a Fen-Phen lawsuit back in 2002, but his symptoms, namely primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), have since worsened. Marty also thought he couldn’t file a claim against the makers of the weight loss drug due to the statute of limitations. Because there is... - The Best Ever DIY Book on Filing a Veteran’s Disability Claim
Jan-25-15 Florida, USA Former Army Ranger, disabled veteran and soldier’s advocate Jon Macintosh has some powerful information and smart advice (laced with a few usual expletives) for veterans and serving members of the US military in his 134-page book entitled VA Disability Claim. Macintosh describes the book, based on 20 years of research and interviews... - Transvaginal Mesh: Doctors’ Appointments and Disappointments
Jan-27-15 Niagara Falls, ON More than a decade ago Sandie was suffering from urinary incontinence, and her doctor said that transvaginal mesh is the best thing since sliced bread. Sandie, age 53, speaks candidly about her transvaginal mesh complications; she is hopeful that women will read her “nightmare” story and seek alternative treatment for urin... - Depression and Pregnancy Good Combo for Lexapro Sales
Jan-24-15 New York, NY The maker of the popular antidepressant Lexapro lost millions in sales when the drug’s patent expired in early March of 2012. Lexapro brought in $13.8 billion for Forest Laboratories in just one decade - that’s a whole lot of depressed people, including pregnant women, some of whom gave birth to babies with birth defects. W... - Target Data Breach Class Action Gets Approval
Jan-24-15 St. Paul, MN A federal judge has given the okay for Target data breach lawsuits to go ahead as a class action. The lawsuits allege Target customers were harmed by a data breach from November 27 to December 15, 2013, that made their personal information vulnerable. Approximately 110 million Target customers may have been affected by the data breach. ...