LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 16,389 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- 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... - Veteran Prescribed Risperdal for Anxiety, Caused More Angst
Aug-19-14 Springfield, IL When Anthony returned to homelife after deployment, he had anger and anxiety issues. He was referred to a psychiatrist who prescribed Risperdal , which was approved to treat schizophrenia in adults but is also used off-label for anger management and anxiety. “In the long run, Risperdal has caused me even more anxiety,” says A... - August Heats Up with Additional Transvaginal Mesh Trials
Aug-19-14 Boston, MA Hot August night is the opening salvo to Neil Diamond’s 1969 smash hit, “Brother Love’s Travelling Salvation Show.” The term also describes the heat percolating through the courts within the TVT sling file, with a second bellwether trial against Boston Scientific opening last week in state court and a federal trial ag... - CFPB Files Claim against Debt Collection Lawsuit Mill
Aug-16-14 Washington, DC With consumers and officials fighting back against debt collector harassment , it's no wonder that there seems to be news every day about another debt collector lawsuit. Many lawsuits allege bill collector harassment of consumers, including calling at unreasonable hours and making repeated phone calls. A new lawsuit filed by the Consumer... - Testosterone Lawsuits: The Hits Just Keep On Coming
Aug-18-14 Chicago, IL The march through the courts with regard to testosterone side effects continues, while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an order granting a manufacturer of a generic testosterone gel a therapeutic equivalency to a non-generic product already on the market. With regard to the latter, Perrigo Co. had put the wheels in motio... - $14.5M Comerica Bank Overdraft Fees Class Action Settlement Finalized
New York, NY: Final approval has been granted in the $14.5 million settlement of consumer fraud class action involving overdraft fees charged by Comerica Bank NA. The class action involved people who had been charged overdraft fees on their Comerica Bank accounts between 2004 and 2010. The Comerica overdraft class action lawsuit alleged the bank poste... - With Xarelto Bleeding Events, There’s No Turning Back
Aug-11-14 Burlington, VT A member of the New Oral Anticoagulant (NOAC) class of drugs heralded as the natural successor to the decades-old warfarin as a blood thinner for stroke and blood clot prevention appears to be gaining a reputation as a high-risk drug. Like Pradaxa, Xarelto has been embraced by the medical community due to the need for less frequent monitorin... - Lawsuits Overlapping on Beyaz and Other Birth Control
Aug-16-14 Chicago, IL Some medications are so different that despite treating similar conditions they have nothing in common. Other medications are so similar they get lumped into the same lawsuits. Such a situation has occurred with Beyaz side effects and other birth control side effects lawsuits. Beyaz, Yasmin and Yaz are so similar in composition and reported... - Januvia Dropped by British Columbia, Added to Litigation
Aug-10-14 Vancouver, BC This summer hasn’t been sunny for Merck, the Januvia manufacturer. One more Januvia side effects lawsuit joined the multidistrict litigation and the province of British Columbia is de-listing the diabetes drug. The British Columbia Medical Beneficiary and Pharmaceutical Services Division advised Merck last month that all sitaglip... - $7.9M Settlement Reached in Dreamfields Pasta Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Dakota Growers, the makers of Dreamfields Pasta has reached a settlement of up to $7,920,000 in cash and significant injunctive relief including the requirement that Dakota delete the alleged misleading information. Consumers who are members of the class are entitled to receive $1.99... - Airbag Injuries Lawsuit Filed against GM
Aug-15-14 Charleston, WV As more airbag injuries lawsuits are being filed against GM, concerns have risen that the death toll related to faulty ignition switches - which can lead to airbag failure - is much higher than initially believed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is also reportedly investigating concerns about airbags not deploy... - Hyundai to Pay $17M Fine for Failure to Report Brake Defect
Aug-15-14 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) announced that Hyundai has agreed to pay a $17.35 million civil penalty and comply with NHTSA oversight requirements outlined in a consent order because it failed to promptly report a safety-related defect. The defect affecting 2009-2012 Hyundai Genesis cars involves corrosion in critical brake... - Multistate Forced-Placed Insurance Class Action to Go Ahead
Aug-15-14 San Francisco, CA A broad Lender insurance class action that spans 40 different states was given the go-ahead earlier this summer by a US Magistrate. The now-certified class-action lawsuit alleges US Bank benefited from kickbacks by placing lenders insurance through American Security Insurance Co. (ASIC). Plaintiffs claim the insurance was also expensi... - Sears Refrigerator With Ice-maker Installation Problems
Consumer Alert: Sears offers icemaker water line installation that violates plumbing codes in various states across the U.S. The retail giant (Sears sells almost 40% of new refrigerators sold in America) offers to install the water lines necessary to feed the icemaker for about $90, but in more than ten states - so far - this installation is in direct viola... - Defective Goodyear RV Tires
A popular Goodyear RV Tire has a serious design flaw and can potentially cause an accident resulting in serious injury or death. There have been reports of Goodyear Tire Model #G159 in size 275/70 22.5 failing without warning and causing serious accidents involving the RV they were mounted on. This model Goodyear tire has a history of de-treads and failure... - To Take or Not to Take Depakote: A Mother’s Agonizing Decision
Aug-14-14 Philadelphia, MS Joanie had a tough decision: stay on Depakote and risk Depakote birth defects or stop the antiepileptic drug and risk seizures. She took her doctor’s advice and has lived with guilt for more than a decade. When Joanie found out she was pregnant in August 2003, the first thing she did was ask her doctor about Depakote risks. &l... - Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding Prevents Eviction
Aug-14-14 Personal injury lawsuits can take years to settle, leaving injured victims financially devastated. Don’t let financial issues force you into a quick settlement. Get the cash you need now in as little as 24 hours with pre-settlement lawsuit funding . A North Carolina single mother of two was seriously injured in an auto accident. As a result of her in...