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Sort by date 16,393 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Laparoscopic Power Morcellation Hit with First Lawsuit
Jun-5-14 New York, NY Following a warning by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Laparoscopic Power Morcellation could further the spread of cancerous cells outside of the uterus, a unit of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been hit with the first of what could amount to a wave of lawsuits regarding the device. Morcellation has evolved to become... - Risperdal Diabetes Link and Litigation Update
Jun-2-14 Bayonne, NJ Anthony was prescribed Risperdal for bipolar disorder about 10 years ago. His bipolar issues are under control but he is now insulin-dependent after developing diabetes a few years after taking the atypical antipsychotic drug. When Sharon was only 10 years old, she was prescribed Risperdal for the same mental disorder and she also developed... - Transvaginal Mesh: Don’t Blame the Messenger (AKA Doctor)?
Jun-2-14 Eugene, OR Susan’s doctor told her that once she had a simple day surgery to implant transvaginal mesh for her urinary incontinence issue she would be “good to go.” That was two years ago. “Some days I don’t even want to get out of bed,” says Susan. “My family is suffering and I’m at my wit’s end.&r... - Testosterone Therapy Class Action Lawsuit Filed
New York, NY: A potential class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of men who have suffered heart attack, stroke or other serious heart problems allegedly due to their use of prescription low testosterone therapies. The complaint was filed by a man who allegedly suffered a heart attack after using AndroDerm and Depo Testosterone for several... - CerviCore Class Action Lawsuit Filed Alleging Injury and Suffering
St. Louis, MO: Stryker Howmedica is facing a defective products class action lawsuit filed by 14 plaintiffs who allege Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (dba Stryker Spine), trial device called CerviCore, caused them injury and grave harm. The CerviCore device is an experimental metal-on-metal device that was implanted in between two cervical spine vertebrae... - $1 Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Award Upheld, While Tooey Opens the Door
Jun-4-14 Philadelphia, PA An asbestos lawsuit that was appealed by both sides in the case has concluded with an appellate court upholding findings of the original trial court and jury award. The finding also serves to illustrate a recent uptick in filings in the state of Pennsylvania following a recent finding of the State Supreme Court of Pennsylvania that... - Mesothelioma Victim Dies Just Before $11M Verdict Against Ford Motor
Jun-4-14 A Manhattan jury returned a verdict against Ford Motor Co. and awarded $11 million to the family of an auto mechanic, finding that Ford acted with reckless disregard for his safety, and that Ford bore nearly half the blame for his death. An automobile mechanic throughout his working years, Arthur H. Juni, Jr. had retired. He died of mesothelioma in Ma... - Dartmouth Teen’s Near-Fatal Battle with SJS Has Two Happy Endings
Jun-4-14 Dartmouth, MA Ashlyn Conde’s Stevens Johnson Syndrome story is a story with a happy ending on several fronts. First and most important is the fact that Conde, a 17-year-old from Dartmouth Massachusetts, survived a near-fatal battle with SJS. The second part to the happy ending is that Conde gets to walk across the stage for her high school gra... - Following Suit: Overdraft Fees Lawsuit Update
Jun-3-14 Overdraft fees lawsuits allege that banks and financial institutions charge excessive overdraft fees to consumers and further that the banks reorder credits and debits to push customers into their overdraft, increasing the fees they can charge. In March 2014, Synovus Financial Corp. agreed to pay $24 million to settle lawsuits alleging the company charg... - Preliminary Settlement Reached in Checkers and Rally's Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Cincinnati, OH: A preliminary settlement has been reached in the wage and hour class action lawsuit brought on behalf of crew members and shift managers employed by Rally's and Checkers restaurants. The case was filed in federal court in the Southern District of Ohio in 2012 and alleges that managers at Rally's and Checkers restaurants in Michigan,... - Victoza: EMA Moving Forward While FDA Idles Over Victoza and Cancer
May-30-14 Washington, DC While cautious concern still exists with regard to Victoza side effects , the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has begun the process of actually allowing for expanded use of Victoza in the areas of the world governed by the EMA. Specifically, the EMA is considering a label expansion for Victoza (liraglutide) that will allow physicians t... - Nexium Nightmare
May-27-14 Tempe, AZ Christina developed heartburn after her first child was born and says she took Nexium religiously for about five years. She remembers the date of her first Nexium fracture: it was July 4th and she could see fireworks from the hospital. “I just tripped and fell but broke my ankle in three places,” Christina says. Christina nev... - FDA Reviews Saxagliptin (Onglyza and Kombiglyze XR) For Heart Failure Risk
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has requested clinical trial data from the manufacturer of saxagliptin to investigate a possible association between use of the type 2 diabetes drug and heart failure. The request resulted from a study published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), which reported an increased rate of... - Pfizer to Pay $190M in Neurontin Class Action Settlement
New York, NY: A $190M settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Pfizer which alleges the pharma giant engaged in tactics to delay market entry of generic versions of its epilepsy drug Neurontin. The lawsuit was filed by purchasers of Neurontin in 2002, claiming Pfizer undertook campaign of sham patent infri... - Texas Employment Law: Independent Contractors vs. Employees
May-29-14 Dallas, TX It's a situation that occurs again and again: in violation of federal and state labor laws, employees are misclassified as independent contractors. While the problem may seem small, it means that employers across the country, including in Texas, may be underpaying their workers and not providing them with proper benefits. This is why lawsuits al... - Contractor Hit with Lawsuit for Ohio Employment Violations
May-31-14 Columbus, OH A contractor based in Virginia but having undertaken work at the Joseph P. Kinneary US Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio, is facing a whack of citations under Ohio Employment after workers on the project were found to have not been paid properly. According to the Norwalk Reflector (5/22/14), an investigation by the US Department of Labor&r... - California Lawsuit Results in $21 Million Settlement
May-28-14 Mira Loma, CA California wage and overtime laws require workers to be paid for any hours they work, but more and more wage and unpaid overtime lawsuits allege that companies routinely violate these laws and fail to give employees either regular or overtime pay. As a result, employees are turning to the courts, to fight against employers they say treat... - To Overturn Denied Disability Insurance, Vigilance Is Key
May-27-14 Los Angeles, CA It seems apparent that the primary modus operandi for most insurance carriers is to deny insurance claims as a default, expecting that policyholders will appeal the denial and fight for their benefits. An earlier article by LawyersandSettlements.com’s Heidi Turner noted that many policyholders tend to throw in the towel at the fir... - Zimmer NexGen Knee: Patients Are Not Appliances
May-29-14 Washington, DC There are certain sectors that require, by their very nature, a higher standard. Law enforcement. Government officials and members of the judiciary. Religious leaders. Surgeons. Any entity that manufactures medical devices such as Zimmer NexGen Knee Replacement . ANY manufacturer of a drug or medical device that can impact an individual&r... - Latest Testosterone Litigation: Attorney Weighs In
May-29-14 Dallas, TX Just about every male baby-boomer in the US is aware that testosterone is touted as a universal panacea to alleviate the general blahs of life, from sexual issues to signs and symptoms of aging. “The sad reality is that these symptoms are part of the normal aging process,” says attorney and physician Shezad Malik. “Testosterone...