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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- What Assemblyman Fox Has in Common with Chipotle Restaurant: California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-10-14 Los Angeles, CA Question: What does Assemblyman Steve Fox have in common with Chipotle Mexican Grill? Answer: California overtime lawsuit alleging violation of the California labor law by not providing proper breaks and failing to pay minimum wage. When employees are require to perform between 15 and 25 hours per week of free labor, or when workers... - $5.7B Settlement Reached in Visa, Mastercard Fee Fixing Class Action Lawsuit
Boston, MA: A settlement has been approved in a credit card fees class action lawsuit, by a United States federal judge. The settlement is for an estimated $5.7B, between Visa Inc (NYSE:V) and MasterCard Inc . The lawsuit was brought by thousands of retailers who alleged the credit card companies fixed fees that are charged to merchants every time th... - Another Victory for Plaintiffs in the Case against Topamax
Mar-12-14 Alton, IL A jury trial in Philadelphia has delivered yet another blow to the manufacturers of Topamax , and ordered Janssen Pharmaceuticals to pay $3 million in damages to Kelly and Brian Anderson and their child, who was born five years ago with a bilateral cleft palate and lip. Attorney Andy Williams, from Simmons Browder Gianaris Angelides & B... - Are Many ERISA Plans Being Run Improperly?
Mar-12-14 Washington, DC Employees may count themselves as fortunate if their employer offers ERISA plan benefits or other employee stock plan or retirement plan options. After all, not all employers do so, and having access to such plans can be a huge bonus for employees. The problem comes in when the plans are managed improperly. Employees faithfully pay into... - Families Suing GM Because Recall Comes Too Late
Mar-12-14 New York, NY Further to a recent massive General Motors recall involving certain model year 2005-2007 Chevrolet Cobalt, and 2007 Pontiac G5 vehicles, at least one family who lost a child as a result of the defect is suing GM. The recall involves over 748,024 model year 2006-2007 Chevrolet HHR and Pontiac Solstice vehicles and 2003-2007 Saturn Ion... - US Attorney General Seeks National Standard for Data Breach Disclosure
Mar-12-14 Washington, DC The reality that finds more and more Americans conducting increasing transactions online, together with the existence of personal information parked and stored within various sources vulnerable to being hacked, suggests that data breaches will continue to be a growing threat. To that end, US Attorney General Eric Holder Jr. is on record... - Asbestos Lawsuit Plaintiff Says Asbestos Concern Fell on Deaf Ears
Mar-12-14 Staten Island, NY A plumber whose complaints and concerns about an alleged presence of asbestos at a Staten Island hospital fell on deaf ears was fired in December. The plaintiff in an asbestos lawsuit claims that he was let go because he spoke up. The plaintiff, James Pepe, has yet to suffer a diagnosis of asbestos mesothelioma - and he may have to... - Testosterone Lawsuits Filed against Abbott Laboratories
Mar-9-14 Chicago, IL Following news that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is investigating reports of testosterone side effects , testosterone lawsuits have reportedly been filed against Abbott Laboratories and AbbVie Inc. The lawsuits reported allege Abbott and AbbVie, makers of AndroGel testosterone replacement, hid the risks of testosterone side effe... - Testosterone Supplements Linked to Increased Risk for Heart Attack
Washington, DC: A new study on testosterone authored by epidemiologist William Finkle and researchers at UCLA has found a link between the popular male hormone supplement and heart attacks. Finkle and colleagues reviewed insurance claims for more than 55,000 men with a specific focus on the rate of heart attacks within 90 days of starting testosteron... - Ibuprofen, Heart Burn Medication Both Linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome Cases
Mar-11-14 United Kingdom Two common medications have been linked to situations in which young patients developed Stevens Johnson Syndrome , also known as SJS. Both patients wound up fighting for their lives after developing Stevens Johnson Syndrome symptoms shortly after taking the medication to treat fairly common ailments. In one case, a 17-year-old girl, Le... - Medtronic Lawsuits Mounting
Mar-11-14 Milwaukee, WI Almost 1,000 patients have sued Medtronic over its Infuse bone graft product use off-label. And attorneys predict more Medtronic lawsuits are on the horizon, according to the medical device maker’s recent financial reports. Medtronic doesn’t need a crystal ball to speculate more legal woes. Experts and investigators (and a... - Stryker ShapeMatch Lawsuit Survives Motion to Dismiss
Mar-8-14 Lafayette, LA A Stryker ShapeMatch lawsuit has survived a motion to dismiss by the defendants, although the plaintiff has been told she must amend her complaint. The ShapeMatch Cutting Guide lawsuit alleged the plaintiff was harmed by the use of the cutting guide, which was recalled since her surgery. According to court documents , Ouita Corley had... - Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits Mounting
New York, NY: Personal injury lawsuits filed against Pfizer, the maker of the cholesterol-lowering drug Lipitor (atorvastatin) are mounting and, as a consequence, are being consolidated into Multi District Litigation (MDL). The Lipitor lawsuits allege that Pfizer has failed to adequately warn consumers of the risk for developing diabetes associated... - Supreme Court to Hear Unpaid Wages Claim
Mar-7-14 Washington, DC Unpaid wages lawsuits involve a variety of claims that employees have not been paid for the work they do. In some cases, unpaid wages claims involve overtime hours not being paid, while in other cases the complaint is about off-the-clock work. One area of unpaid wages litigation that has been in the news lately is that involving security... - Mother Warns About Depakote Birth Defects
Mar-9-14 Fayetteville, GA “If someone told me about Depakote birth defects, I would never have taken it,” says Tishonnia. “My doctor did warn me about Depakote side effects such as mood swings and nausea but he didn’t know about birth defects either.” Tishonnia, age 37, just recently discovered from a friend the correlation betw... - GranuFlo Heart Attack: When Dialysis Is Anything but Routine
Mar-9-14 Waltham, MA The stories that originate from many a GranuFlo lawsuit are both compelling and heartbreaking, such as that of a woman who reportedly died while being wheeled from her dialysis station after receiving GranuFlo as part of her treatment. The dialysis clinic worker described her death as instantaneous, succumbing to a massive heart attack in m... - Accutane Victim: I Was Vain but Not Naive
Mar-6-14 Boise, ID “Even if I don’t qualify for an Accutane lawsuit, I want to get the word out - do not take Accutane,” says Valerie. Valerie was in her 20s when her doctor advised her to take the drug for - what she thought at the time - was a bad case of acne. “Looking at my photographs from 15 years ago, my skin condition wasn&rs... - Plaintiffs Say Beware of AlloDerm Skin Graft
Mar-6-14 Branchburg, NJ If you haven’t heard a lot about AlloDerm Skin Grafts and AlloDerm Skin Graft adverse events , it’s probably due to the complexity of the product and how it is used. However, hundreds of plaintiffs have experienced problems with a product that was originally approved and marketed in 1994 for use in burn victims and for periodo... - Attorneys in Canada Investigating Lipitor Lawsuits
Mar-8-14 Ottawa, Canada Attorneys in Canada are investigating potential Lipitor lawsuits , alleging Lipitor side effects include an increased risk of developing type II diabetes. Jeff Orenstein, attorney at Consumer Law Group, says his firm has been contacted by people from across Canada who are interested in being part of a Lipitor class-action lawsuit. Lipito... - Disability Claimants: Unum May Be Watching, Listening or Hacking
Mar-7-14 Houston, TX It is common knowledge that Unum, or Unum Provident is known for its bad faith tactics. Lesser known is that some policyholders, including an attorney who was denied Unum disability benefits, have accused the giant Insurance Company of Invasion of Privacy. If you are getting Unum disability benefits, be careful who you talk to and what you...