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Sort by date 16,392 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Januvia and Pancreatitis: Double Shock
Feb-14-14 Oklahoma City, OK Lester is hopeful that his case will soon be added to the growing number of Januvia lawsuits against the makers of incretin mimetics, including Januvia. As of February 2014, more than 262 product liability lawsuits are underway in the federal multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of California. Januvia attorneys are acc... - defective auto
Defective automobiles put vehicle occupants at risk of serious, life-threatening injury. Although newer vehicles have enhanced safety features designed to protect occupants in the event of an automobile crash , there are still situations in which the safety features designed to protect drivers and passengers actually result in injury. Auto defect lawsui... - J&J Admits Destroying Vaginal Mesh Data
Feb-7-14 Charleston, WV Johnson& Johnson, the maker of defective vaginal mesh implants and which are the subject of numerous defective products lawsuits, has been found to have improperly destroyed files related to the products. The finding was handed down by U.S. magistrate judge Cheryl Eifert, who is presiding over the Charleston, W. Va., court where de... - Study Suggests Link between Testosterone Therapy and Heart Attacks
Feb-10-14 New York, NY A new study suggests that testosterone side effects may include an increased risk of a heart attack, especially in certain groups. The study gives rise to concerns about men being prescribed testosterone to treat what is essentially a normal part of aging, putting them at unnecessary risk of suffering testosterone side effects. According t... - Airbag Injury Caused to Passenger When Airbags Deployed without Warning
Feb-13-14 Tredworth, UK When airbags were first introduced into automobiles, they were hailed as a safety feature that carried as much significance to driver and passenger safety as the introduction of the seat belt, and later the shoulder belt. Since then airbag design has changed, and there are more of them, with an average car now equipped with driver, passenger,... - Sneak Peek of the Lawsuit Funding Process
Feb-13-14 If you are a plaintiff in a pending lawsuit, you may be facing financial difficulties due to loss of income and medical expenses. You many have heard of a lawsuit cash advance, but don’t really know what it is. Before applying for lawsuit funding , let’s take a “sneak peek” to see if it is right for you. Step One: Retain a personal injury law... - Hyundai, Kia Reach $395M Preliminary False Mileage Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Detroit, MI: A preliminary $395 settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action pending against Hyundai Motor Corp. and Kia Motors alleging gas mileage rating were overstated by the automotive manufacturers. The settlement will affect some 600,000 of Hyundai' 2011-13 models and about 300,000 of Kia's 2011-13 models in the US. In Novemb... - Zyprexa Diabetes and Weight Gain
Zyprexa ( olanzapine ), prescribed for the treatment of schizophrenia and bipolar mania, has been linked to serious side effects. These Zyprexa side effects reportedly include diabetes mellitus, hyperglycemia, pancreatitis and increased risk of suicide. According to some lawsuits, Eli Lilly, maker of Zyprexa, allegedly knew about the link between Zypr... - GranuFlo Lawsuits Mount As Public Awareness Increases
Feb-9-14 Flint, MI Since the FDA issued a Granuflo Class 1 recall in March 2012, more dialysis patients have become aware of Granuflo and NaturaLyte side effects and with that, an increase in DaVita and Fresenius lawsuits . Six months after the Granuflo recall , a wrongful death lawsuit was filed on behalf of a man who died from a heart attack after being... - Victim: “Get an Attorney before ER Overcharges Bankrupt You”
Feb-12-14 Houston, TX Last July Rothanie went to the ER, doubled over in pain. She had an appendectomy and spent a total of two days in the hospital. Rothanie is now facing bankruptcy due to hospital bills totaling more $53,000, including thousands of dollars in emergency room overcharges . Rothanie, age 28, moved to the US from Cambodia seven years ago; she i... - Could Statin Use Such As Crestor Indirectly Trigger Heart Attacks in Men?
Feb-5-14 Washington, DC While statins have been shown to reduce the incidence of heart attack (and new treatment guidelines suggest there will be a lot more statins prescribed than previously), it remains that statins such as Crestor come with baggage: read, Crestor side effects such as the potential to trigger diabetes in some patients, and in rare cases, rhab... - Misclassification Attempts to Avoid California Overtime
Feb-8-14 San Francisco, CA Granted, some employers make legitimate mistakes and misclassify their employees, but others use misclassification to avoid paying California overtime . Increasingly, employees are fighting for their overtime pay and joining California overtime class-action lawsuits. On its website, Cogent Communications states that “Communica... - Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits Heating Up—Litigation Update
Feb-1-14 New York, NY Over 40,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits have been filed in federal court involving vaginal mesh pelvic repair systems manufactured by multiple medical device companies. While some claims have been settled, a staggering 3,000 TVM lawsuits a month are still being filed. Thousands upon thousands of women claiming injuries due to transvagi... - The Debate Over the Cost of Cyber Theft
Feb-7-14 Vancouver, BC The cyber-crime underworld is a shadowy place. Exactly what happens to the information when it slips out of the hands of trusted proprietors in a data breach event or in the case of privacy violation is not always predictable, but cyber security experts have a pretty good idea what’s going out there. “There are so many inse... - Six People Dead in Suspected DUI Collision
Feb-10-14 Los Angeles, CA Six people, including four family members, are dead, killed at the scene of a multi-car collision on the westbound Pomona Freeway in Diamond Bar, CA in which driving under the influence is the suspected cause. According to media reports the two others killed included the sister of the woman driving a Chevy Camaro, who was arreste... - Mothers Live with Depakote Guilt
Feb-3-14 Greensburg, PA Lisa knows she is too late to file a Depakote lawsuit against Abbott Pharmaceuticals. She simply wants to warn other women not to take this drug, if there is even a remote possibility of pregnancy. Many women realize they are pregnant when they have been carrying for several weeks, sometimes well into their second trimester. This is v... - California PTSD Sufferer Denied Disability Insurance
Feb-9-14 Sacramento, CA In spite of California Insurance Law and other federal statutes that dictate a constituent’s right to pursue disability insurance as required, most applicants will tell you that in the majority of cases an application for disability is routinely denied, and sometimes stamped denied ERISA disability a second time on appeal. Some... - Propecia Side Effects Hair-Raising
Feb-5-14 Vancouver, BC John took Propecia for only two months before he experienced Propecia side effects that started with a decreased sex drive. Ten years later, John, now in his late 30s and single, is still suffering. He is now in the process of joining a Canadian Propecia lawsuit . “I got worried when it got to the point where I wasn’t at... - Actos Lawsuit Jury Allowed to Hear Testimony About Missing Actos Files
Feb-8-14 Lafayette, LA As the trial for the Actos lawsuit brought by former Actos patient Terrence Allen progresses, the judge hearing the case ruled in late January that the jury should be allowed to hear claims that defendant Takeda Pharmaceuticals wantonly destroyed documents and files related to Actos. Allen developed Actos bladder cancer after using Act... - Lawsuits Mounting in Target Data Breach Case
Feb-8-14 Charlotte, NC As regulators look into what caused the recent Target data breach and banks and Target fight over who is to blame for the financial fallout, consumers are filing Target data breach lawsuits, alleging they were harmed by the breach, including having their debit and/or credit account information sold illegally. Meanwhile, banks and credit u...