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Sort by date 16,393 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- “I’d Rather Pay an Attorney Than the Hospital for ER Overcharges”
Apr-3-14 Seattle, WA Not only were Steve and his wife charged “ludicrous” emergency room overcharges , Steve says that the hospital flat-out lied about the treatment, or non-treatment, on their invoice. And not all patients are treated equal, as Nancy attests. “I took my wife to ER for back pain - she gets spinal injections regularly from he... - Testosterone Lawsuits Continue to Rise
Apr-6-14 Philadelphia, PA As the debate over testosterone side effects continues to heat up, two new lawsuits within a week have appeared in Philadelphia. While there are various manufacturers and brands of the testosterone gels, creams and patches that have become the rage in recent years, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals’ Testim is a target for both. To that... - Transvaginal Mesh Is Also a Guy’s Pain
Mar-30-14 Scottsdale, AZ Joe’s wife had transvaginal mesh implanted for pelvic organ prolapse about five years ago and they haven’t had “good” sex since. “We try every once in a while but it always ends in frustration,” says Joe. “The woman I love and married to for 29 years doesn’t want to have sex with me anymore... - Following Suit: Pradaxa Lawsuit Update
Mar-30-14 Pradaxa (generic name dabigatran) is an anticoagulant used to prevent blood clots. Specifically, it is used to prevent stroke in patients who suffer non-valvular atrial fibrilliation. Pradaxa, made by Boehringer Ingelhiem, was approved for use in October 2010. In December 2011, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced it was conducting a safet... - Can Unum Demand Payback?
Apr-2-14 Wilmington, NC A number of Unum policyholders have asked attorneys experienced with Unum, or Unum Provident disability claims whether the insurance company can demand that they pay back Social Security benefits to Unum. The short answer is to read the terms in your policy. The long answer: it’s complicated. In 2012, the US Tax Court ruled that... - Customer Says She Unknowingly Paid for Home Warranty Insurance
Apr-1-14 Lynn Haven, FL A bank customer says she was unknowingly paying for home warranty insurance for almost four years, despite not having enrolled with a home warranty company. According to WMBB (3/25/14), Jeane Griffin was asked in January 2010 if she wanted home warranty coverage, but she turned the offer down. In November 2013, she learned she had b... - GM Issues Third Massive Recall for Alleged Defective Power Steering
Apr-1-14 Detroit, MI Further to the massive GM recalls involving alleged defects in air bag deployment and ignition switches, General Motors has now issued a third large recall involving more than 1.3 million vehicles in the US and 145,700 in Canada that may experience a sudden loss of electric power steering assist. In a statement, the automaker notes... - GM Faces Questions, Lawsuit Over Airbags and Other Reported Defects
Apr-4-14 Washington, DC GM is now facing regulators over issues with reported defects in some of the company’s cars. Those defects could, according to critics, also result in airbag failure and catastrophic injuries for drivers of those GM vehicles. Although the issue is not with defective airbags, defects involving the vehicles’ ignition switch cou... - Tyson Foods Off-the-Clock Work Settlement Is Approved at Nearly $19 Million
Apr-4-14 Lexington, NE Barring an appeal, it appears as though an Unpaid Wages lawsuit brought against Tyson Foods Inc. (Tyson) in 2008 is in its final days, following approval by a federal judge in late January of terms relating to a settlement that will bring the six-year-old lawsuit to a close. However, the Tyson donning and doffing lawsuit, alleging off-... - Accutane Victim and His Physician Link Drug to Depression
Apr-4-14 Vancouver, BC While most Accutane lawsuits and settlements involve Ulcerative Colitis and inflammatory bowel disease allegedly caused by the drug Accutane. The acne drug has also been associated with severe depression and suicidal tendencies. Michael believes Accutane caused his psychological problems, and so does his psychiatrist. Michael was ove... - More GranuFlo Lawsuits Added to Multidistrict Litigation
Mar-31-14 Boston, MA The number of plaintiffs filing a Granuflo lawsuit continues to grow, as does the number of plaintiffs added to the multidistrict litigation set up in response to the lawsuits. Lawsuits against Fresenius Medical Care Holdings and other defendants were filed after a recall of GranuFlo and NaturaLyte was announced on March 29, 2012. Natura... - 200 Americans Die from Hospital-Acquired Infection Daily
Mar-31-14 Washington, DC It’s a sad reality that a facility dedicated to making you well can instead make you sick. It could even kill you. Of course, we are talking about hospitals and the potential to contract a serious, even life-threatening hospital infection . The good news, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta,... - Feds Stick Up for the Little Guy and Ohio Employee Rights
Apr-3-14 Akron, OH Anyone burned by an employer attempting to circumvent Ohio Labor Laws can take solace in the fact that even an employer who closes shop and attempts to shield oneself from responsibility, is not immune to prosecution after the fact. To that end, even the federal government is involved in an attempt to secure back wages and overtime for a grou... - Litigation Funding Eliminates Financial Stress
Apr-3-14 It is common for personal injury suits to drag on for months, even years. This can put families in financial ruin, especially those already struggling to make ends meet. Often times, the financial stress pushes plaintiffs to settle for less than they deserve in order to pay outstanding medical bills or other necessary expenses. Few know there is a way to fin... - ShapeMatch Cutting Guide Lawsuit(s) a Non-Issue in Stryker’s Q4
Mar-30-14 Kalamazoo, MI When Stryker did an about-face on its troubled ShapeMatch Cutting Guide in November 2012 after only 18 months, the medical device company said at the time that patients who had undergone knee replacement utilizing the recalled guides would not require follow-up “beyond the routine standard of care.” However, plaintiffs having file... - Plaintiffs Awarded $7.25 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
Apr-2-14 Philadelphia, PA An asbestos lawsuit filed by the family of a shipbuilder who died of mesothelioma has been awarded $7.25 million in its lawsuit against RSCC Wire & Cable. The jury in the lawsuit found in favor of the man’s family, awarding both survival damages and damages for wrongful death. According to the plaintiff’s attorneys,... - Testosterone Wars
Apr-2-14 Boston, MA The row over the use and efficacy of testosterone gels and creams for men with less than optimal levels of male hormone has reached an incendiary pitch. Virtually everyone involved in the debate is convinced they are on the right side of an issue with very serious consequences for the health of hundreds of thousands of men. On one side of... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Case Highlights Need for Change
Apr-2-14 Washington, DC Karen Bartlett had no idea what hit her when a Stevens Johnson Syndrome rash turned into a nightmarish health scare that left her disfigured and nearly blind from SJS. The latter is a rare, but nonetheless debilitating reaction to medication akin to suffering serious burns. Bartlett had been given a prescription painkiller for shoulde... - RBS Agrees $275M Settlement in Consumer Financial Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A consumer financial fraud class action lawsuit pending against Royal Bank of Scotland Group, PLC has reached preliminary settlement, with the bank agreeing to pay $275 million. The lawsuit was brought by New Jersey Carpenters Vacation Fund et al. against the financial institution alleging it misled investors regarding mortgage-backed... - Propecia Litigation Update
Apr-1-14 New York, NY Many individuals who have filed Propecia lawsuits are keeping close tabs on the upcoming litigation regarding Propecia impotence and other Propecia side effects. Propecia was approved by the FDA in 1997 for treatment of male pattern hair loss and is manufactured by Merck. At the end of January 2014, a Civil Conference indicated that...