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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Woman Awarded $873,000 in Disability Lawsuit
Mar-6-14 San Francisco, CA A woman who filed an insurance lawsuit after being denied disability benefits has been awarded $873,000 by a federal jury. The jurors disagreed with the insurance company, who argued that there were medications that could help the woman work. According to The Press Democrat (2/18/14), Cassaundra Ellena had to leave her job as a r... - 40 Year Old Man Awarded $27M in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Cleveland, OH: Forty-year old John Panza, an English professor at Cuyahoga Community College and drummer with a popular Cleveland rock trio, Blaka Watra, has been awarded $27.5 million in settlement of his asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit. The settlement is reportedly the largest award of its kind ever in Ohio. Panza was diagnosed with mesothelioma i... - $130M Settlement Reached in ComData Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: Co-Lead Counsel for a proposed class of over 4,000 independent truck stops and other retail fueling merchants announce settlements of an antitrust lawsuit against Comdata Inc., the leading trucker fleet payment card issuer, and three national truck stop chains for a combined amount of $130 million plus valuable prospective relief in... - Multi-Million Dollar Settlement Reached in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A multi-million dollar asbestos mesothelioma settlement has been awarded to the family of Gordon Bankhead. The plaintiffs alleged their father and husband was exposed to asbestos dust through his work with vehicle brake parts and that the defendant company's liability was the cause of wrongful death which led to the loss of companions... - Researcher Says Benefits of Statins Like Crestor May Be Overstated
Mar-4-14 Victoria, BC In a tale of two extremes, a writer and Crestor patient weighs the advice of his doctor who advocates the use of 30 mg a day of Crestor due to a risk for heart attack and stroke v. the musings of a university policy analyst who thinks the widespread use of statin drugs is unnecessary for most people. In another example of two extremes is the l... - Doctors Warn Stroke Victim to Discontinue Testosterone
Mar-3-14 Golden Valley, AZ Just two weeks after his sixth testosterone injection, Robert had a stroke in his eye. “Neither my eye specialist or cardiologist could find a source that would have caused this to occur but they did tell me to stop the testosterone treatments,” says Robert. Robert, age 64, had three minor strokes back in 2005 (before... - Plaintiffs Seeking $22 Million in Home Warranty Insurance Lawsuit
Mar-3-14 San Diego, CA The thrust and intent behind home warranty insurance is to protect the parties involved from defects in workmanship and materials. New construction is usually accompanied by coverage warranting against defects from initial occupation until an agreed period of termination, at which time many homeowners will seek out home warranty companies... - Sensa to Pay $26.5 Million for Consumer Fraud Refunds
Washington, DC: On January 7, 2014, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced settlements relating to fraudulent advertising claims made by three weight-loss products, namely Sensa, L'Occitane, and HCG Diet Direct. In total, the weight-loss marketers will pay approximately $34 million for consumer redress. In addition to the $26.5 million to be... - Following Suit: Telemarketing Lawsuit Update
Feb-27-14 A recent Supreme Court decision involving a lawsuit brought against Arrow Financial Services LLC over alleged nuisance phone calls has put other similar businesses and telemarketers on notice. The high court’s decision effectively allows people who are annoyed by nuisance phone calls to sue in state and federal courts. Here we present an updat... - A Tale of Two Tragic Amusement Park Injuries
Feb-27-14 Stanhope, NJ Here we present a tale of two Theme Park Accidents : one seemingly akin to an everyday occurrence that could result from an unthinking theme park worker, the other rather bizarre. Both resulted in tragic consequences for the individuals involved. And both have resulted in an Amusement Park lawsuit. In the first incident, a woman visit... - Hershey Reaches Preliminary Settlement in California Overtime and Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $500,000 settlement has been reached in a California California unpaid overtime and wage and hour class action lawsuit pending against Hershey. The lawsuit alleges that the class members are owed wages including unpaid overtime and minimum wage pursuant to several sections of the California labor law and are... - Big Pharma Makes Low Testosterone into a “Medical Condition”
Mar-1-14 Pensacola, FL Decreased sex drive and irritability don’t have to be part of getting older for American men, according to the multimillion-dollar advertising campaigns blasting across TV screens in the US. In fact, there’s prescription medication that can help with low testosterone levels, and make you feel young all over again. According... - Hounded by Swedish Medical Center for ER Overcharges Payment
Mar-1-14 Denver, CO Not long after having a biopsy for possible breast cancer, Deirdre checked into the Swedish Medical Center - she was concerned about a possible infection. “First, my wife and I asked about costs because we heard about emergency room overcharges but never got an answer,” says Thom. “Swedish also said they don’t overcha... - Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guide System Lasted Just 18 Months
Feb-26-14 Washington, DC The push in recent years toward innovation in surgical techniques that result in increasingly smaller incisions and faster closures of those incisions are thought to increase benefit to the patient by way of fewer complications and faster healing. However, for some patients, the opposite is true, and the recall of the Stryker ShapeMatch Cutt... - Zithromax Side Effects a Nightmare for Parents
Feb-28-14 New York, NY It is a parent’s worst nightmare when a medication that is supposed to help a child instead causes harm to the child. Such is the case with certain Zithromax side effects , which reportedly include a risk of Stevens Johnson Syndrome. At least one Zithromax lawsuit has reportedly been filed against the maker of the drug, alleging the c... - $3.2 Million Settlement in California Overtime Lawsuit
Feb-28-14 Los Angeles, CA A California overtime lawsuit has resulted in a $3.2 million settlement with Sears Roebuck & Co. The lawsuit alleged Sears violated overtime laws by not including commissions when it calculated employees’ overtime pay. The settlement has received preliminary approval from the judge. Approximately 18,000 Sears employees are... - Asbestosis Lawsuits Complicated for Plaintiffs
Feb-28-14 New York, NY One of the more controversial areas of litigation is that of the asbestos lawsuit , alleging people were put at a higher risk of asbestosis disease because of exposure to asbestos. Critics argue that plaintiffs in asbestosis claims are encouraged by lawyers to go after too many defendants to increase the chances they will win their lawsuit... - 10,000 Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Just a Cost of Doing Business?
Feb-28-14 East St. Louis, IL It could be said that a majority of businesses fear the possibility of a lawsuit that could wipe them out - and not so much the settlement, but the rise in liability insurance premiums they would have to face. So imagine facing almost 10,000 lawsuits. That’s what Bayer Corp. is facing with regard to Yaz lawsuits and similar act... - More Ovarian Cancer/Baby Powder Cases Coming Forward
Feb-25-14 Ridgeland, MS Mississippi attorney R. Allen Smith has three more cases coming forward - three more women, who allege they developed ovarian cancer after a lifetime exposure to Johnson and Johnson Baby Powder and Shower to Shower talcum powder. “We’ve filed one case in Atlanta, New Jersey and two more in St. Louis, Missouri, and we’... - Consumers Protected from Debt Collector Harassment
Feb-25-14 Portland, OR For people who owe money to credit card companies and other businesses, debt collector harassment may seem like a natural consequence. But what many people do not know is that there are laws about how debt collectors can contact borrowers, and debt collector lawsuits have been filed when bill collector harassment occurs. Sometimes, debt...