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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- P.F. Chang’s Victim of Data Breach
Aug-22-14 Seattle, WA With each day bringing new reports of data breach cases and hackers gaining access to confidential information, P.F. Chang’s has announced that it, too, was a victim of a data breach. Meanwhile, lawsuits are being filed against companies accused of not properly protecting customer and client information from hackers and thieves. In... - Preliminary Approval of Settlement in Regions Morgan Keegan ERISA Lawsuit
Aug-22-14 Memphis, TN Preliminary approval has been given for a $22.5 million settlement in a Regions Morgan Keegan ERISA plan lawsuit. The ERISA lawsuit alleged breach of fiduciary duty on the part of those responsible for various Regions Morgan Keegan-run employee benefits plans. The settlement covers participants and beneficiaries of employee benefits plan... - Legal Malpractice FAQ
What is Legal Malpractice ? Legal Malpractice occurs when a lawyer's services fall below the standard of care; it means a lawyer has been negligent when providing legal advice or representation and has caused harm. Three areas of liability are Negligence (the most common cause of action); Breach of fiduciary duty; and Breach of contract. (St... - Legal Malpractice Lawsuit, Legal Malpractice Law - LawyersAndSettlements.com
A legal malpractice lawsuit can be filed in situations where an attorney has been negligent in his or her dealings with a client, causing harm to that client. Legal malpractice cases involve any aspect of law that involve an attorney giving advice to or representing a client, including contract discussions, patent applications, court cases, insurance cla... - Plaintiff’s Home Warranty Insurance Win Overturned by State Supreme Court
Aug-24-14 Philadelphia, PA For most homeowners purchasing a new structure from a builder, home warranty insurance is a must to protect the purchaser from defects in construction or structural integrity not readily apparent when the new owners take occupation. Various home warranty companies vend coverage that kicks in after the initial warranty period from the o... - Another Medtronic Off-Label Lawsuit, Senator Charles E. Grassley
Aug-21-14 Jefferson City, MO Another Medtronic Infuse lawsuit has been filed, claiming the off-label use of the Infuse bone graft left the plaintiff permanently disabled. A Missouri judge allowed the lawsuit to proceed after dismissing a motion by Medtronic Inc. to dismiss claims of fraud and intentional misrepresentation. In September 2007, Laura Blankenship... - The Trouble with Anticoagulants
Aug-21-14 Providence, RI One of the new classes of oral anticoagulants or blood thinners, Xarelto or Rivaroxaban , used to prevent strokes and blood clots in at-risk patients, is coming under increasing scrutiny. Like Pradaxa, the other new major oral anticoagulant prescription medication, Xarelto is considered easier to administer to patients and requires les... - Fracking Lawsuit Based on Nuisance Dismissed
Aug-18-14 Karnes County, TX A Texas judge’s decision in favor of two oil companies in a recent fracking lawsuit may affect past and future hydraulic fracking claims that are based on emissions creating a nuisance and not with solid scientific and medical evidence. Earlier this year the Parr family were awarded $3 million in their fracking lawsuit t... - Actos Bladder Cancer Plaintiff Loses Kidney, Sues Takeda
Aug-23-14 Chicago, IL Due diligence by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in June 2011 and the regulator’s warning that use of Actos for more than one year can raise the risk for Actos bladder cancer would certainly not have helped a New York plaintiff who was prescribed Actos (pioglitazone) for Type 2 diabetes in 2003. Seven years later, in 2010... - Following Suit: Pradaxa and Xarelto Lawsuit Updates
Aug-20-14 Pradaxa lawsuits allege patients suffered from a serious Pradaxa side effect and were not sufficiently warned about the risk of that effect. Specifically, lawsuits allege patients were put at risk of uncontrollable bleeding with no possibility of an antidote. Plaintiffs also allege Pradaxa was marketed as being a suitable replacement for an older drug, war... - $30M Preliminary Settlement Approved in Sylvania Silverstar Headlamp Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: A preliminary $30 million settlement has been approved in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Sylvania. The lawsuit alleges the company made false and misleading claims regarding the effectiveness of its headlights in an effort to boost the sales price and subsequent profits. Under the settlement terms, milli... - $28.4M Recovery for Texas Women in Company Car Crash
Aug-22-14 A Texas jury returned a verdict of $28.4 million to a mother and daughter for injuries sustained as passengers in a 2010 company vehicle accident. The case was tried in 79th Judicial Court of Jim Wells County. On entry of judgment the verdict may be increased to as much as $32 million due to pre-trial interest. The accident took place on October 19,... - Are Statins and Crestor Side Effects Worse Than Claimed?
Aug-22-14 Washington, DC When a patient is prescribed Crestor (rosuvastatin) as a means to regulate cholesterol levels in the blood and to minimize the presence of so-called “bad LDL cholesterol,” there are various Crestor side effects one has to consider; muscle pain, the potential for new-onset diabetes and other Crestor issues, some severe with th... - An Interview with Michael Mercieca—The Man Who Fought Microsoft and Won
Aug-19-14 Austin, TX It is hard to imagine what Michael Mercieca’s life has been like the last seven years. Even now he is holding his breath. He’s waiting for September 5 and an important decision from the judge in Mercieca’s long legal battle against Microsoft. Earlier this year, a jury sided with Mercieca in a highly publicized Texas emp... - Health Provider Faces $16.5 Million Hit in Proposed California Overtime Pay Settlement
Aug-21-14 Los Angeles, CA A national health care provider headquartered in Kentucky but sued in California with regard to overtime pay laws and other alleged violations of employment statutes is looking at a $16.5 million bill to settle those allegations. Amongst the claims against Kindred Healthcare Inc. (Kindred), are allegations that Kindred failed to pay overtim... - Asbestos Drilling Mud Lawsuit: Workers “Looked Like Snowmen”
Aug-21-14 Houston, TX Given the amount of concern about the risks of asbestos and products that contain asbestos, such as asbestos drilling mud, some people might assume that asbestos is no longer in use. This, of course, is not the case. And while some products no longer contain asbestos - and workers are meant to be offered protection when they are exposed to... - More Mirena Migraine Lawsuits?
Aug-18-14 New York, NY Since the FDA approved the Mirena IUD for birth control in 2000, more than 100,000 complaints have been reported, from Mirena migration to miscarriage to migraine headaches. While more than 900 Mirena lawsuits involve uterine perforation and/or spontaneous device migration, only nine complaints involve neurological conditions including mig... - Following Suit: Defective Hip Lawsuit Updates
Aug-6-14 Thousands of defective hip lawsuits have been settled and thousands more are still pending nationwide against Zimmer (which recently purchased Biomet), DePuy, Stryker, Wright Medical and other medical device companies that sold metal-on-metal hip implants. Many defective hip replacement lawsuits now allege hip failure caused by metal cobalt and chromium... - Adderall Maker Ensures Profits from ADHD
Aug-20-14 Chicago, IL When the Adderall manufacturers worried that not enough college students were addicted to their amphetamine and not enough children were taking it for their (supposed) ADHD, they came up with a marketing plan aimed at adults. And now that AbbVie (formerly Abbott Laboratories, one of the largest drug companies in the world) bought Shire, it... - NCAA Settles Brain Injury Lawsuit
Aug-17-14 Chicago, IL These days, it seems as though certain sports may be in the news more for brain injury lawsuits than for actual sporting events. The NCAA is the latest organization to announce a settlement of traumatic brain injury lawsuits, following the NFL. According to The Wall Street Journal (7/29/14), the NCAA settlement will see the organizatio...