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Sort by date 16,386 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Stevens Johnson Syndrome: When the Side Effects Are Worse Than the Disease
Apr-23-14 Louisville, KY It’s the sort of situation that no one expects will happen to them: suffering a medication side effect like Stevens Johnson Syndrome that is much worse than the condition the medication was treating. But as patients who have suffered this serious Zithromax side effect can confirm, in most cases, Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is a... - Testosterone Lawsuit Alleges AndroGel Caused Blood Clots
Apr-23-14 Chicago, IL Many a testosterone lawsuit has alleged heart attack and stroke amongst the testosterone side effects stemming from the so-called “Low-T” phenomenon currently sweeping the nation. Well now there appears to be a new wrinkle: blood clots. This, according to a testosterone lawsuit filed in February by a plaintiff alleging th... - Nexium Users Advise to Research First
Apr-25-14 Troy, OH Richard had never broken or fractured a bone in his 87 years, until he took Nexium . “It was more like a soft fall, but x-rays showed that I fractured my hip and that really surprised me, until I found out about Nexium fracture risk,” he says. Richard says he was on Nexium for about five years and took three doses a day. “B... - Bill Collector Harassment: It’s an Issue of Language
Apr-25-14 Philadelphia, PA A well-known debt collector with some A-list clients is the target of a debt collector lawsuit deemed appropriate to advance as a punitive class action following a review of the proposed action by a federal judge, and his subsequent dismissal of a motion advanced by the defendant in an attempt to have the lawsuit dismissed. The bill... - Withholding Paychecks a Violation of California Overtime
Apr-19-14 Van Nuys, CA Juan, age 18, has been working full-time since finishing high school to help support his family. He has asked why everyone in the warehouse has to wait up to three hours every Friday for their paychecks, which Juan believes is a violation of the California overtime law. But the answer is, “If you don’t like it, you can quit.&r... - The Trauma of Risperdal Man Boobs for a Teen
Apr-24-14 Philadelphia, PA It’s one thing to read the headlines associated with a Risperdal lawsuit , together with accounts of claims made by the plaintiff, counter claims made by the defendants, and the subsequent back-and-forth that comprises the typical courtroom drama. To the reader, it remains just a page of text. But to a plaintiff like Aaron Banks,... - Who Knew Talcum Powder Could Cause Cancer?
Apr-21-14 Boston, MA Most Americans would be surprised to learn that talcum powder, a product used by generations to treat a varying array of skin issues and sometimes used as a traditional hygienic product just because your mom used it and your grandmother too, is a potential carcinogen. Such details have recently come out within the context of a Johnson & Jo... - Chicago Stroke Victim Awarded $14M after Taking Yasmin
Apr-22-14 A Chicago woman who suffered a severe stroke 13 days after starting the controversial birth control medication Yasmin has been awarded $14 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who prescribed the medication. Dr. Zbigniew Aniol wrote the prescription for Mariola Zapalski, 37, who is now wheelchair-bound after the stroke paralyzed the... - When Does Statute of Limitations Run in Asbestos Drilling Mud Lawsuits?
Apr-19-14 Jackson, MS In any lawsuit, there can be some dispute over when the statute of limitations began running, but in cases involving asbestos drilling mud , the exact time the statute of limitations begins running is even less clear. That is because a great deal of time can pass between the time a person works with drilling mud and the time he or she develo... - NFL Bad Call Lawsuit Filed
Mercer, PA: The National Football League (NFL) has been inundated with lawsuits in the last few years with regard to player concussions - and that story continues to play out in the media. But nothing could've prepared the NFL and even the most diehard fans for this lawsuit bomb. The NFL has been hit with a bad call lawsuit, my dears. And if the p... - Ohio Links Fracking to Earthquakes
Apr-21-14 Columbus, OH Many people who live near hydraulic fracking sites already have concerns about the risk of groundwater and surface water contamination. They worry about whether there is a risk to their health when fracking chemicals make their way into nearby water. Now, they may also have legitimate concerns about the risk that fracking causes earthquake... - Judge Finds Insurer Guilty of Bad Faith
Apr-20-14 Los Angeles, CA News of bad faith insurance does not surprise a lot of people any more, but news of a company acting egregiously and hiding evidence might come as a bit of a shock. A lawsuit in Massachusetts against an insurer shows that insurance companies, even national companies, can allegedly act in bad faith when denying a disability claim or avoi... - Many Questions Remain About Horrific FedEx Bus Crash
Apr-17-14 Orland, CA As far as Accident Articles go, this one is a tough go given the loss of life, and the ferocity of the April 10 collision in California between a FedEx twin trailer and a motor coach carrying a group of prospective university students and their chaperone to a facilities tour at Humboldt State University. There is also little doubt tha... - Tufts Endocrinologist Warns of Overuse of Androgen Gels
Apr-17-14 Boston, MA The use of topical testosterone gels to ameliorate complaints about declining energy, depressed mood and diminished sex drive has increased dramatically over the last decade. By some estimates, AndroGel, Axiron, Testim and similarly designed medications used to treat a condition called Low T now have sales of $2 billion a year. Along with... - Suave 30-Day Smoothing Kit Class Action Settlement Reached
New York, NY: A settlement has been reached in the defective product causing personal injury class action pending against Unilever United States, Inc. ("Unilever") and two other companies (collectively, "Defendants") arising out of the purchase or use of the Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion 30-Day Smoothing Kit ("Smoothing Kit") in the United State... - Lawsuits Allege Plaintiffs Harmed by Stryker ShapeMatch
Apr-18-14 New Orleans, LA Stryker ShapeMatch lawsuits have been filed against Howmedica Osteonics Corp (doing business as Stryker Orthopaedics), alleging patients were harmed by the use of the ShapeMatch Cutting Guide. The plaintiffs allege that issues with the ShapeMatch Cutting Guide, used with the Stryker Triathlon knee implant, resulted in knee implant failur... - Fingerhut Telephone Calls Not a Good Fit for Good Friday
Apr-18-14 Eden Prairie, MN Somewhere out there is a TV ad for Fingerhut.com featuring a fictitious but representative consumer named “Nancy.” The description of the ad, catalogued at GlobalAdSource (2/27/14), suggests that “Nancy’s budget used to be a total downer before discovering Fingerhut.com. Now, Nancy can get what she wants without u... - Mirena Litigation Update
Apr-18-14 St. Louis, MO Another Mirena IUD lawsuit was filed last week, adding to more than 1,000 lawsuits filed in state and federal courts on behalf of women who allegedly suffered serious Mirena birth control side effects, including Mirena uterine perforation. Because so many Mirena lawsuits have been filed, the courts have consolidated to save court resou... - Use of SSRIs During Pregnancy Linked to Autism and Developmental Delay
Apr-17-14 San Francisco, CA: According to results just published in the online edition of Pediatrics, prenatal use of the class of antidepressant medications known as selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) can cause autism. In a study of nearly 1,000 mother-child pairs, researchers from the Bloomberg School of Public health found that prenata... - Debt Collectors to Surrender $3.3 Million in Assets
Apr-17-14 Washington, DC The principal owners of a company accused of debt collector harassment and other illegal activities will surrender assets worth more than $3.3 million to pay back their victims. The settlement was announced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which had filed a bill collector harassment complaint against the owners of Rincon Debt Manag...