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Sort by date 16,390 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- 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... - Allstate Fights Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit Assignment
Aug-13-14 Pittsburgh, PA Allstate has filed a brief asking the Pennsylvania Supreme Court to stop a practice that allows policyholders to assign claims in a bad faith insurance lawsuit . The company argues that allowing bad faith claims to be assigned will create “potential windfalls” for plaintiffs. The issue arises from a 2007 car accident. Accor... - LinkedIn to Pay Nearly $6 Million in Overtime Lawsuit
Aug-10-14 Mountainview, CA LinkedIn will reportedly pay nearly $6 million to settle an overtime pay lawsuit filed by the Labor Department. The Labor Department alleged in its lawsuit that LinkedIn violated overtime laws in the Fair Labor Standards Act by allowing workers to work unpaid overtime. According to the US Department of Labor, LinkedIn will pay $3.3... - Oregon Long-Term Disability Denials
Aug-7-14 Salem, OR Regardless of whether you live in Oregon, California or New York, there is a chance you could have your long-term disability claim denied. Insurance companies such as Unum, CIGNA and others have faced lawsuits alleging they improperly denied legitimate insurance claims. When an Oregon long-term insurance claim is denied, residents may be able t... - GM Recall: “I Drove a Rolling Death Trap”
Aug-12-14 Vancouver, BC “When I heard that my car was part of the GM recall, I felt like I was driving a rolling death trap,” says Joanne. Although she didn’t suffer an injury due to the General Motors faulty ignition switch , Joanne spent five stressful months worried that the ignition would turn off every time her car hit a bump in the road. ... - Where Is the Federal Oversight to Prevent Theme Park Accidents?
Aug-12-14 Arlington, TX It was three years ago that an army veteran who had previously lost both legs while serving his country in Iraq was strapped into a roller coaster in Upstate New York. The man was not wearing his prosthetic legs, but attraction supervisors permitted him to ride anyway. Tragically, the absence of his legs meant he was unable to remain in his s... - Testosterone Widows File AndroGel Claims
Aug-12-14 Toronto, ON Marilyn’s husband died from a stroke at the age of 58. Connie’s husband died last year - he was only 56. Neither man had any history of heart problems, but they had both been taking AndroGel, a testosterone replacement therapy, for several years. “Just prior to my husband’s passing we were told that he had a hear... - The California Labor Law File: Two Wins for the Plaintiffs
Aug-11-14 San Francisco, CA Two recent events involving California labor law and other state and federal statutes translate to good news for employees having been stiffed by their employer for overtime pay, or employees suffering from the weight and unfairness of misclassification. With the latter, a California Supreme Court decision upholding the ruling of a... - Proud Veteran Fights a New Battle with Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Aug-8-14 Pontiac, MI Ed Lasseigne does not deserve his fate. The one-time police officer for the City of Pontiac went on to serve with distinction with the Michigan Army National Guard’s 1775th Military Police Company, and did a tour of duty in Afghanistan for a year ending in February 2012, before coming home and hooking up with the Oakland County Sheriff&rs... - Accutane Appeals in Favor of Roche
Aug-8-14 Trenton, NJ The 2011 victory for an Accutane victim claiming the acne drug caused her inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) was short-lived when a New Jersey appeals court reversed a $2.1 million verdict. And the court’s ruling sealed other cases, including actor James Marshall, known for his role in the TV show Twin Peaks. On August 4, 2014, Gi... - Physicians on Notice after $14 Million Yasmin Verdict
Aug-5-14 Washington, DC On the heels of a $14 million Yasmin settlement, this time against the plaintiff’s doctor and a medical center, physicians may be hesitant to prescribe Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills. In April 2014, a jury reached a verdict for a 37-year-old woman who was prescribed Yasmin, manufactured by Bayer, by her physician to trea... - Unum Disregards Doctors, Time for Legal Help
Aug-7-14 Victorville, CA Despite two medical reports claiming that Isaac cannot yet return to work, Unum, or Unum Provident denied his disability benefits. “Unum didn’t even send me to one of their independent medical examiners and I don’t see how they could have even read my doctors’ reports,” says Isaac. Isaac tore his meniscu... - Attorney Wins Verdicts (and Loses One) for Kugel Mesh Plaintiffs
Aug-9-14 Houston, TX Attorney Derek Potts, who was on the Plaintiffs Steering Committee for the Kugel Mesh litigation, says cases are still being accepted while others have been settled out of court. “The court is trying to resolve as many Kugel Mesh lawsuits as they can nationwide and as they are resolved they are being dismissed off the docket every... - Actos Lawsuit Documents Claim Takeda “Put Countless Lives at Risk”
Aug-9-14 Alexandria, LA More documents have been filed in the Actos lawsuit that saw the plaintiffs awarded $9 billion in punitive damages. Takeda Pharmaceuticals has filed a motion for a new trial, alleging the punitive damages in the Actos side effects lawsuit were too high given the compensatory damages awarded. Now, the plaintiffs have filed their oppositi... - Was Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Win for Boston Scientific a One-Off?
Aug-8-14 Boston, MA The attorney representing a transvaginal mesh plaintiff following a jury verdict favoring the defendant, Boston Scientific, is not concerned over other TVT sling lawsuits pending, given her view that pretrial orders prevented jury members from seeing key evidence related to allegations of product defect and inadequate warnings. The plaint... - Zimmer Recalls Products Manufactured in Puerto Rico
Aug-7-14 Chicago, IL Another member of the Zimmer NexGen Knee Replacement family of medical devices has reportedly fallen on hard times with the apparent recall of the NexGen MIS Tibial Component, due to reported incidents of loosening or failure of the joint. The allegation surrounds less-than-stellar manufacturing. Zimmer issued a communiqué to medi... - Never Give Up. Never Give In. Pre-Settlement Funding Helps Your Fight to Win
Aug-7-14 Lawsuits are expensive and the majority of injured people who make claims do not have significant assets. Many victims are unable to work, have reduced income or have additional expenses associated with injuries leading to financial struggles during a long battle for justice. Pre-settlement lawsuit funding can make it possible to wait for a fair settleme... - Attorney Helps Win Denied Disability Appeal, with Back Pay
Aug-4-14 Vancouver, WA When Cigna denied Janet’s Washington disability claim , she appealed, twice. The third time she hired a disability attorney and was reinstated, along with several months of back pay, and more. Janet (not her real name) had a Cigna short-term disability claim, but just one month after receiving her first check, Cigna required J... - Bear Naked Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Bear Naked. According to the terms of the settlement, a fund of $325,000 will be established by Bear Naked, which will resolve claims of false advertising, the grounds for both class actions. Specifically, the Bear Naked consumer fraud lawsuit,... - Court Blasts Attempt by Brake Maker to Weasel Out of $2M Asbestos Verdict
Aug-5-14 A California appeals court rejected a dubious effort by Pneumo Abex LLC, a maker of auto brake parts containing asbestos, to weasel out of a $2 million verdict against it that was supported by expert testimony. “The testimony amply supported the apportionment of 13 percent of fault to Abex,” said the Third Appellate District of the California Court...