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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- A Pre- and-Post-Settlement Funding Primer
Oct-23-14 Farmington Hills, MI You wouldn’t ask an electrician to fix your leaky faucet, just as you wouldn’t expect your neighborhood roofer to figure out what’s wrong with your car. Such is the case with any attempt to secure pre- or post-settlement funding from a traditional bank: they don’t understand what they’re advancing a loan for. To a bank, a... - Forced Arbitration: Corporations Opting Out of Justice and Fairness
Oct-17-14 Washington, DC There are two distinct messages to be taken away from the whole debacle of forced binding arbitration: 1) The basic ideals of our forefathers are going to hell in a hand basket, and 2) Equality is dead. How could anyone watch the video below and think otherwise? Alliance for Justice (AFJ), producer of the film, is a national associatio... - No Thanks, Zyprexa Diabetes
Oct-22-14 White River Junction, VT You can understand a patient’s reticence over starting the antipsychotic drug Zyprexa and the potential for the onset of Zyprexa diabetes . One 65-year-old bipolar patient who submitted a question to Drugs.com posed that very question after being started on 10mg of Zyprexa. The answer to that question was that while Zyp... - Twenty Lipitor Lawsuit Claims Dismissed
Oct-16-14 Charleston, SC Twenty Lipitor lawsuits involved in Lipitor multidistrict litigation have been dismissed from the court for failure to provide required documentation. The lawsuits alleged that plaintiffs suffered from Lipitor side effects as a result of taking the medication. According to court documents , Pfizer moved to dismiss the lawsuits becaus... - Testosterone Lawsuit Remanded to State Court in California
Oct-21-14 Los Angeles, CA In spite of the fact that testosterone therapy for hypogonadism has carried approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for some 20 years now, it was the recent announcement by the federal regulator that it was investigating heart attacks and other unforeseen testosterone side effects that really got the ball rolling in terms... - Ohio Overtime Lawsuit Filed against Restaurant Chain
Oct-18-14 Columbus, OH A former waitress has filed an Ohio employment lawsuit, alleging violations of federal and Ohio labor laws, including failure to pay minimum wage and failure to pay overtime. The Ohio overtime lawsuit has been granted class-action status. The Columbus Dispatch (10/15/14) reports that Rhonda Sanchez filed the lawsuit against El Vaquero... - Federal Express Age Discrimination Lawyer
Two collective action lawsuits are now pending on behalf of older Federal Express (FedEx) couriers who are victims of age discrimination. The suits allege that the company pushes couriers over 40 years old - particularly those with more than ten years' service - to leave the company. Older employees complain that FedEx takes away good routes, sets unrea... - $3.27M Awarded Against J&J in Pelvic Mesh Case
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.27 million settlement has been awarded to Jo Huskey and her husband, Allen, whose bellweather Johnson & Johnson transvaginal mesh lawsuit was before the court in Charleston, WV. In their lawsuit, the Huskey' allege that Mrs. Huskey has sustained life-long, irreversible complications resulting from the TVT-O pelvic mesh sli... - $62M Settlement Awarded in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A 32-year old single mother has been awarded $62 million in damages settling her medical malpractice lawsuit she brought. In October 2009, Plaintiff Stacey Galette, a 34-year-old single mother, underwent surgery at Winthrop University Hospital as the result of an ectopic pregnancy, i.e. a pregnancy in which a fertilized egg remains... - Traumatic Brain Injury Affects Adolescent Brains
Oct-19-14 San Francisco, CA A new study suggests that suffering a brain injury at a young age can have a serious effect on children, including affecting their behavior. Traumatic brain injuries have been in the media lately due to their incidence in amateur and professional sport, and each year millions of people visit the emergency room for brain trauma. The... - Landmark $1.25M Settlement for Oakland Raiderettes Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $1.25 million settlement has been reached in the landmark unpaid wages class action pending against the Oakland Raiders football team. The employment lawsuit was filed by the Oakland Raiders' Cheerleaders alleging wage theft and other unfair employment practices. If approved, the settlement would cover 90 cheerleaders who wor... - Mirena Statute of Limitations Good News for Plaintiffs
Oct-18-14 Alexandria, LA One main concern when filing a Mirena IUD claim is whether it is within the statute of limitations. But a federal judge in Louisiana recently ruled that the clock starts ticking when the plaintiff understands that she is the victim of a tort - much to Bayer’s dismay. A number of Mirena victims may not be immediately aware that t... - Respected Non-Profit Reports Problems with Internet Payday Loans: Survey
Oct-18-14 Washington, DC You have to know that something is a definitive issue when the venerable Cable News Network aka CNN gets into the act. This time it’s CNNMoney, reporting on Internet payday loans and the efforts of the Pew Charitable Trusts to establish a snapshot of just how bad things can get. Given the availability and ease of acquiring a payday loa... - State Courts Invalidate Consumer Arbitration Clauses, and Sidestep SCOTUS Ruling
Oct-17-14 Two state supreme courts found consumer arbitration agreements unenforceable in the past week: Arkansas and New Jersey. •Arkansas grounded its decision on the lack of mutuality in the consumer arbitration agreement (similar to Missouri’s recent ruling). Alltel Corp. v. Rosenow, 2014 WL 4656609 (Ark. Sept. 18, 2014). •New Jersey grounded its de... - Choosing the Victim? Dilemma Over Newborn Birth Defects Continues
Oct-17-14 New York, NY Lia Grainger faces a dilemma shared by many women of child-bearing age who are also taking Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) for depression: how do you stop taking a needed antidepressant in order to avoid birth defects, in order to avoid the potential for newborn birth defects , while still maintaining your equilibrium? Gra... - Some Statins Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy: Is Crestor among Them?
Oct-14-14 Washington, DC Joe and Terry Graedon, both doctors, are also authors and maintain a popular syndicated column known as The People’s Pharmacy. Readers write in with their ailments with the Graedons offering some sage advice. Recently, a patient on one popular statin for several years followed by Crestor for the last year had some questions about sid... - The Curious Profile of Finasteride: Another Propecia Impotence Lawsuit Filed
Oct-16-14 Washington, NY The latest entry in the Propecia finasteride litigation file appeared earlier this fall when a couple from the Sunshine State filed a Propecia lawsuit against Propecia manufacturer Merck & Co., alleging Propecia sexual dysfunction. Propecia and its close cousin Proscar both carry approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FD... - European Medicine Agency Warns of High Rate of Developmental Problems with Depakote (Valproate) During Pregnancy
Oct-15-14 Los Angeles, CA The risk for malformations and developmental problems in children exposed to depakote (valproate semisodium) during pregnancy has prompted The European Medicine Agency (EMA)'s Pharmacovigilance and Risk Assessment Committee to recommend strengthening the restrictions for the use of valproate in women of childbearing age. Specificall... - Some Amusement Park Accidents Have Little to Do with the Rides
Oct-15-14 Upper Marlboro, MD In most cases an amusement park accident or incident involves a mechanical problem with a ride or other attraction through mechanical breakdown, poor maintenance procedures or operator error. Newer riders are increasingly sophisticated, and faster. However, a fact of amusement park life that is not often mentioned is park security... - Courts Continue to Quash Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
Oct-14-14 Reading, PA When one thinks of nursing home abuse , it would be expected to assume images of mistreatment of the resident through either elder care neglect, or antagonistic and grounds of physical abuse. But there is another form of alleged abuse that has been lurking amongst nursing homes and elder care facilities for some time. It’s abuse tha...