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Sort by date 16,392 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- California Paper Carriers Reach $3.2M Employment Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Paper carriers who worked for the now bankrupt North County News in San Diego, have reached a $3.2 settlement potentially ending claims against Lee Publications Inc, that they were misclassified and undercompensated as independent contractors, and unfairly dinged for missed or wet papers. The employment lawsuit was filed in 2008 by... - Airbag Recall Grows As Lawsuits Are Filed
Jan-15-15 Washington, DC As the number of airbag lawsuits grows, so too does the airbag recall, which includes Ford, Mazda, Chrysler and other carmakers nationwide. Meanwhile, the number of lawsuits filed concerning Takata airbag injuries has grown, with some critics alleging the airbag maker knew about the defective airbags long before the recall was announced... - Professor Denied Tenure Launches Ohio Employment Lawsuits
Jan-15-15 Athens, OH A former assistant professor at Ohio University has launched a series of Ohio Employment lawsuits against the university and other defendants, alleging the denial of tenure at the facility was because of his sexual orientation and religious beliefs. The actions were filed December 18. The plaintiff, Timothy Scott McKeny, noted that he was... - More Depakote Birth Defect Claims—Spina Bifida and Autism
Jan-14-15 Tampa, FL As more women learn about Depakote birth defects, they are asking their doctors to prescribe other anti-seizure drugs. And more Depakote lawsuits are being filed against Abbott Laboratories. Diane (not her real name) says she has been diagnosed with clinical depression. She hasn’t been able to deal with the guilt - blaming herself fo... - Failed Hip & Knee Replacement Settlements Can Also Fail Plaintiffs
Jan-14-15 Livonia, MI Even though Stryker ponied up with a billion-dollar settlement agreement over its failed Rejuvenate Modular Hip System, an attorney conversant with the file and similar recalled implant and settlement issues from DePuy takes exception to the way in which settlements were handled, suggesting that numerous deserving patients would have been exclu... - Fen-Phen Side Effects and PPH: After All This Time, There Is Still Hope
Jan-11-15 Philadelphia, PA Remember Fen-Phen ? Sure you do, especially if you were overweight in the 1990s and looking for a quick and easy way to shed the excess pounds from all that fast food, combined with lack of exercise. Fen-Phen, a hybrid of fenfluramine and phentermine, had been given the blessing of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and was toute... - Lawsuit Filed against Dollywood Theme Park
Jan-13-15 Pigeon Forge, TN A personal injury lawsuit has been filed against Dollywood theme park claiming a woman suffered a brain injury and back and neck injuries after falling from a ride at the amusement park. The plaintiff alleges she suffered permanent disabilities as a result of her fall, which occurred in December 2013. According to The Daily Mail (... - IVC Filter to Go Under Microscope, Lawsuits Continue to Settle
Jan-13-15 Washington, DC It isn’t quite the same as changing the oil filter on your car. But then again, perhaps there are some similarities: the IVC filter , or inferior vena cava filter, is a tiny device implanted by doctors to “catch” migrating blood clots that have broken away from an arterial wall. In so doing, the IVC filter prevents the b... - Xarelto Plaintiffs Look Ahead to 2015
Jan-10-15 New Orleans, LA With Xarelto lawsuits now consolidated in a multidistrict litigation, plaintiffs can look forward to 2015 and decisions regarding the start of bellwether trials in the litigation. Lawsuits filed against the makers of Xarelto allege the companies failed to properly warn patients about the risk of Xarelto bleeding complications, including... - The Case against Monster Beverage Powers Up
Jan-10-15 Lancaster, CA Attorney Jacob Karczewski is gearing up for trial in April 2015. That’s when his clients, the family of Alex Morris , will get their day in Alameda County Court, California, and the American public may learn more about the safety of those very popular energy drinks . Alex Morris was an otherwise healthy, young 19-year-old when... - School Bus Driver’s Widow Wins $7.7 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
Jan-12-15 Syracuse, NY An asbestos lawsuit has resulted in a $7.7 million award, after a school bus driver died from mesothelioma allegedly linked to his time working around school buses. Meanwhile, an asbestos injury lawsuit filed against a cruise line has also resulted in an award for the plaintiff. According to Syracuse.com (1/6/15), Lewis Nash worked a... - The Real Facts About Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding
Jan-12-15 The litigation process is often slow and many plaintiffs can’t afford to wait for a fair settlement. When there seems to be no alternative but to settle for less than case value, plaintiffs often consider pre-settlement funding . “Two years ago, my husband was involved in a serious auto accident that rendered him unable to work. We filed a lawsuit... - Massive California Labor Ruling Victory for California Workers
Jan-9-15 San Francisco, CA The California Supreme Court last week ruled that workers who are required to stay at a worksite, such as security guards and domestic employees, should be compensated for all their hours, including sleep time. This decision may open the flood gates for California overtime claims. It has the potential to affect every on-call worker... - Benicar Lawsuit News and Legal Inforamtion
Benicar Lawsuit Benicar lawsuits have reportedly been filed, alleging patients suffered serious Benicar side effects linked to their use of the drug. Among the side effects reportedly linked to Benicar is sprue-like enteropathy. Benicar Benicar (known generically as olmesartan) is a hypertension drug used to lower high blood pressure. It i... - Walgreens Ordered To Pay $1.4 Million Due To Employee’s Breach of Confidentiality
Jan-11-15 The Indiana Court of Appeals let stand a $1.4 million verdict awarded by a jury in Marion County, Indiana, when plaintiff, Abigail Hinchy sued Walgreens and pharmacist Audra Withers-Peterson for breaching the duty of confidentiality by providing Hinchy’s ex-boyfriend with Hinchy’s prescription records. An untamable love triangle Peterson is fa... - More Mirena Complaints and Lawsuits
Jan-8-15 Cleveland, OH Another Mirena IUD lawsuit filed last month joins about 2,500 lawsuits now filed in the US alone. As more women (the FDA has received more than 45,000 complaints) become increasingly aware of the current Mirena litigation, there will likely be many more claims filed against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals, the IUD manufacturer. Plaint... - Report: $1.3 Billion in Top ERISA Class-Action Settlements in 2014
Jan-8-15 Chicago, IL An annual report of workplace litigation reveals that in 2014, ERISA lawsuits netted more than $1.3 billion in settlements, making 2014 the highest for ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) plan settlement figures in recent history. Although the number of ERISA lawsuits was down by the end of 2014, a few massive ERISA settlements... - LawyersandSettlements.com Releases Its Top 10 Legal News Topics For 2014
Dec-30-14 Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) (December 29, 2014) Pharmaceutical drugs and devices continued to be some of the most popular legal news topics at LawyersandSettlements.com during 2014. This year, anti-coagulants, testosterone, the GM ignition switch recall (airbags) and recalled hip replacements top the list of popular legal topics and lawsuit news at the legal ne... - Levaquin FAQ
What is Levaquin ? Levaquin belongs to a class of antibiotics called fluroquinolones and is prescribed to millions of people each year. It is a powerful medication prescribed to treat certain bacterial infections, including pneumonia, bronchitis, sinus, skin, and urinary tract infections. Fluoroquinolones were originally designed and approv... - Levaquin Lawsuit News and Information - Risk of peripheral neuropathy.
Levaquin lawsuits claim that Levaquin medication has caused a number of tendon problems, including Levaquin tendon rupture , particularly Achilles tendon rupture. Levaquin has also reportedly been linked to an increased risk of peripheral neuropathy . Levaquin Linked To Tendon Ruptures Levaquin (levofloxacin) is a member of a class of drugs...