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Sort by date 16,386 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- FDA Issues Black Box Warning for Laparascopic Power Morecellators
Nov-24-14 Los Angeles, CA The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a black box warning against using laparoscopic power morcellators in the removal of the uterus (hysterectomy) or fibroids (myomectomy) in the vast majority of women. In their statement, the agency explains that it has put the recommendation into immediate effect, and is also recommen... - NLRB Decision on FedEx Home Delivery Drivers Could Be Far-Reaching
Nov-24-14 Hartford, CT It’s one thing when a small business operator decides to opt for cost savings on the backs of his or her employees by misclassifying them as independent contractors and thus, robbing them of any opportunity for overtime pay . It’s quite another when a major employer with global reach allegedly attempts the same thing. In a re... - Emergency Room Overcharges Attorney: Overcharging Uninsured “Almost a National Scandal”
Nov-23-14 Los Angeles, CA People who are uninsured and seek medical attention are often charged far more than they should be for the hospital’s emergency room services . Hospital emergency room charges are not disclosed prior to the patient obtaining care, meaning the uninsured patient has no way of knowing what his or her charges will be. Attorney Barry Kr... - Home Warranty Insurance and the Manufactured Home
Nov-23-14 Washington, DC It’s an extended warranty question that was bound to come up sometime and begs to be asked: when we have a conversation about home warranty insurance, where are the jurisdictional parameters when it comes to manufactured homes? Not mobile homes or trailers per se, but large buildings complete with front porches and the like. Unl... - Xarelto Bleedout Lawsuits Seek MDL Status, Hearing Slated for December
Nov-22-14 New York, NY Any good plumber will tell you that before you start working on the kitchen taps, you shut off either the secondary water supply or the main valve. That’s because if the spigot or pipe you are working on experiences a breach, there is no other way to turn off the flow. This, in generalized terms, is the basis for the typical Xarelto Laws... - Truckers Win $3.4M Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.4 million preliminary settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. The lawsuit, brought by over 500 drivers , alleged the shipping company failed to compensate its drivers for working more than 40 hours a week and failed to provide legal duty-free meal bre... - FDA Links Depakote to Autism
Nov-16-14 Seattle, WA Over the past few years, a number of women who took Depakote while pregnant have filed complaints with LawyersandSettlements regarding a possible link to autism. The FDA has finally acknowledged that exposure to Depakote during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders. In August 2014, AbbVie Inc. (formerly Abbott), th... - Transvaginal Mesh Verdict Positive for Plaintiffs
Nov-21-14 Houston, TX For the first time in a federal transvaginal mesh lawsuit, plaintiffs were awarded compensatory damages. Attorneys believe this verdict paves the way for more than 60,000 TVM cases pending with mesh manufacturers. Earlier this month, jurors awarded four women $11 million in their transvaginal mesh lawsuits against Boston Scientific. (The... - More Damning Revelations in the GM Faulty Ignition Switch Controversy
Nov-21-14 Detroit, MI In what can only be described as a damning revelation, one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers at the center of an ignition switch controversy is alleged to have quietly ordered a massive quantity of ignition switch parts without submitting filings to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The order, total... - NCAA Faces $50 Million Brain Injury Lawsuit
Nov-18-14 Houston, TX The NCAA faces a $50 million brain injury lawsuit alleging the organization failed in its duty to protect football players from brain injury and brain trauma. The lawsuit was filed by Julius Whittier, a former offensive lineman and tight end for the Texas Longhorns. Whittier was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in August... - Fosamax and Femur Fractures
Nov-20-14 Fort Lee, NJ In a recent Running & FitNews article, an athlete said she suffered several stress fractures in her tibia. She can’t understand how this could happen and neither can a number of specialists. She is also taking Fosamax to help prevent osteoporosis, a drug that may cause femur fractures, along with other bone injuries. The... - Study Finds Benefit to Vytorin, but Is It Credible?
Nov-20-14 Chicago, IL A study released today suggests that Vytorin , a drug that combines Zetia and Zocor, is more effective than Zetia alone at preventing heart attack and other heart-related health problems. The study is good news for Merck, who has been under fire for its handling of Vytorin. But other previous studies gave conflicting results regarding Vytori... - Unpaid Overtime Compensation: Can a Domestic Employer Afford to Pay?
Nov-20-14 Sacramento, CA The overtime pay laws that changed for domestic and home care workers in the state of California in January 2014 are about to be bolstered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). A year after California moved to guarantee home care and domestic workers the same rights as other employees when it comes to overtime pay and working hours, th... - Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding Helps with Financial Needs during Delayed Lawsuit
Nov-20-14 A Michigan man suffered a serious injury when he was hit by a drunk driver while making a left turn onto a residential street. His wife, a passenger in his Ford Explorer, died at the scene. As a result of his injuries, the man was unable to work. He filed a personal injury wrongful death lawsuit, but his attorney did not expect the case to settle in less tha... - Paralyzed Worker Awarded $21.7 Million
Nov-20-14 Baltimore, MD A worker who was paralyzed from the neck down due to a severe neck injury has been awarded $21.7 million. The neck injury happened while the man was working at a Pepco site in 2013, after he was hit by electricity from a transformer that was accidentally left on. The victim then filed a lawsuit against Pepco, alleging negligence on its pa... - Oregon LTD Insurance Woes Are a Day in the Life of Insurance Frustration
Nov-19-14 Portland, OR Cigna has long been a provider of short- and long-term disability (LTD) coverage for consumers and employees in various states, including Oregon. However, Cigna is also not unlike other insurance providers who have been accused of Denied Disability Claims, regardless of legitimacy of the claim. Anyone having filed an Oregon Long term disabil... - Report Suggests Link between Mesothelioma and Wine Making
Nov-16-14 Portland, OR While asbestos lawsuits alleging patients developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure tend to focus on exposure during employment in heavy industry, one report suggests another industry might have resulted in asbestos exposure. According to the authors of the report, a man who worked for a winemaker in Italy from 1960 to 1988 and later d... - Collection Agency Liable for Charging Debtor for Calls
Nov-18-14 The Fourth Circuit Court found that a debt collector violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when it placed 37 calls to a debtor’s residential phone, causing him to incur a charge for each call. The decision of the US District Court of Maryland was affirmed, granting summary judgment in favor of debtor Kevin Lynn and against Monarch Recovery... - “Bald Is Beautiful”?
Nov-17-14 New York, NY This month’s GQ magazine suggests that Prince William and other hairline-challenged men take Propecia because it blocks the hormone that thins hair. Unfortunately, GQ doesn’t say what can also happen to men when that hormone is blocked. More than 1,550 men, including a few women who have joined their partners in Propecia l... - Despite Concerns about Side Effects, Crestor the Most Prescribed Drug
Nov-13-14 Boston, MA Despite concerns about Crestor side effects , a recent list of the most prescribed drugs in the US lists the statin as the number one drug. Crestor, and other statins, has been linked to side effects including muscle toxicity (known as rhabdomyolysis). These side effects resulted in Public Citizen writing a letter to the FDA in 2005 to warn a...