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Sort by date 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Pennsylvania Couple Had Their Fill of Force-Placed Insurance
Jan-4-14 Wilkes-Barre, PA When a prominent bank forced its ill-timed and allegedly inappropriate influence on a Pennsylvania couple, costing them extra lenders insurance premiums that the bank refused to refund, the affected residents promptly filed a Force-placed insurance lawsuit . According to Business Wire (11/14/13), the plaintiffs secured a home equit... - Victim of Debt Collector Harassment Sees Credit Score Smeared
Jan-4-14 Pembroke, ON It’s one thing to incur debt collector harassment for a debt that you duly owe and for whatever reason have been unable to fully pay. Even here, there are fundamental rights a consumer has against aggressive bill collectors. However, when a consumer is harassed for a debt that isn’t even owed, the angst and frustration is magni... - Janssen to Appeal Topamax Birth Defect Rulings: Report
Dec-28-13 Philadelphia, PA While most are not surprised that Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceutical Inc. (Janssen, a division of Johnson & Johnson) will appeal two recent Topamax side effects verdicts that found for the plaintiffs, industry watchers wonder if the verdicts amount to a tolling of the bell that may reverberate through the courts amidst subsequent... - North Dakota Town Evacuated After Massive Train Derailment
Dec-31-13 Casselton, ND Residents of Casselton, in North Dakota, are heeding the advice of the North Dakota Department of Health and evacuating their homes after a major train crash occurred Monday just outside town. The 1.6-km-long train carrying crude oil derailed at 2:10 pm local time Monday. The following explosion sent a fireball and massive clouds of... - Yasmin and the Birth Control Controversy
Dec-31-13 Dallas, TX Birth control has been in the news a lot lately, whether the focus is on concerns about issues such as Yasmin side effects or concerns about health insurance being forced to cover contraception. In the last few years, Yasmin birth control, Yaz birth control and now NuvaRing birth control have been the focus of concerns about serious, life-th... - Testosterone Gel Safety Concerns Prompt Label Changes
Dec-30-13 Washington, DC The invitation to “T-it-up” is becoming a lexicon in the language of middle-aged men who complain of sagging energy levels and libido. And while testosterone therapy has been around for decades, the last 10 years has seen sales of various gels and patches soar as the products are increasingly marketed against a man’s vanity... - Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Lawsuits Filed by Injured and Investors
Dec-30-13 Jefferson City, MO In the wake of Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft lawsuits alleging injuries, Medtronic investors have filed a lawsuit against the medical device company, claiming false and misleading statements regarding the use of the Infuse Bone Graft for reduction of pain and for complications associated with treating degenerative disc disease. Meanwhi... - Exotic Dancers Win $300K Settlement in Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit
Martinsburg, WV: An employment class action lawsuit filed by two former exotic dancers has been settled. The lawsuit was filed by Arielle Jordan, also known as Queen, and Patrice Ruffin, also known as Karma, who worked as exotic dancers at Entertainment of the Eastern Panhandle Inc. is doing business as the Legz Clubs. According to the lawsuit, Jor... - Transvaginal Mesh Company Accused of Losing Paperwork
Dec-29-13 New Brunswick, NJ With transvaginal mesh lawsuits underway, alleging patients suffered injury as a result of transvaginal mesh complications, lawsuits for the plaintiffs argue that the defendants lost or destroyed vital files related to the lawsuits. Some transvaginal mesh side effects lawsuits involve Johnson & Johnson’s Ethicon unit, maker... - Vulnerable Groups Being Wrongly Denied Disability Claims
Jan-1-14 Dallas, TX When people have insurance policies or guarantees they will be taken care of in the case of an insurance or disability claim, they tend to believe that those who promise to take care of them will act in good faith. But claims are often made about insurance companies and organizations that are meant to provide disability insurance acting in b... - Diabetes Medication Lawsuits
The use of some diabetes medications has been linked in recent studies to an increased risk of diabetes medication side effects including a risk of thyroid cancer and/or pancreatic cancer . Lawsuits have been filed against the makers of some diabetes drugs, alleging patients were not adequately warned about the risks. Diabetes Medication Side E... - $2M Awarded in First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit
Atlanta, GA: A jury hearing the first transvaginal mesh personal injury lawsuit has awarded the plaintiff $2 million in damages. In her lawsuit, Donna Cisson alleges that the mesh, one of the line of Avaulta transvaginal mesh products made by C.R. Bard Inc, which she had surgically implanted, caused her bleeding and pain. The Avaulta trans... - Yasmin Miscarriage Lawsuit Filed—More to Come?
Dec-21-13 Baton Rouge, LA While Bayer is settling thousands upon thousands of Yasmin lawsuits alleging pulmonary embolism and deep vein thrombosis, the drugmaker is now facing a new allegation: Yaz and Yasmin birth control causes miscarriage. A recent lawsuit filed by a woman in Louisiana Eastern District Court (case no. 2:2013cv05844) comes as no surprise to... - $11.5M Settlement Reached in RBS Citizens Bank Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: An $11.5 million settlement is pending in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit against RBS Citizens Financial Group Inc. The lawsuit is brought by employees against the financial institution and two of its subsidiaries alleging they failed to adequately compensate employees for overtime pay. All six of the complaints, which have... - JPMorgan Chase Reaches $4.5B Agreement Investors Settlement
New York, NY: JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a $4.5 billion agreement with 21 major institutional investors, to make a binding offer to the trustees of 330 residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts issued by J.P. Morgan, Chase, and Bear Stearns. The investors include Black Rock Financial Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Update
Dec-20-13 Charleston, WV As 2013 comes to a close, thousands of women who filed AMS transvaginal mesh claims are hopeful that 2014 will bring them closure. American Medical Systems (AMS) is currently in talks to settle AMS mesh lawsuits. AMS, also referred to as Endo (AMS is part of Endo Health Solutions, which is headquartered in Minnetonka, Minnesota), is o... - Following Suit: Variable Annuities Litigation Update
Dec-26-13 • As the largest generation in America’s history gets ready to retire, the focus on litigation over financial scams is gaining momentum. Variable annuities , a type of financial product many people are not likely familiar with, represent a minefield for investors, particularly seniors and people trying to shore up their retirement incomes. Ma... - New Study Suggests Link Between Victoza and Pancreatitis
Dec-26-13 Ferrara, Italy A new study by researchers in Italy suggests a link between Victoza and pancreatitis. The study, which appears to confirm previous findings about Victoza side effects, examined adverse drug reactions linked to drugs in the incretin mimetic group, a class of drugs that includes Victoza. The study was published in the journal Expert Op... - Tyson to Pay $5M in Unpaid Wages and Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Dakota City, NB: Tyson Foods has been ordered to pay nearly $5 million as settlement in an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit. The lawsuit dealt specifically with allegations that employees were not compensated for the time it took them to put on and take off clothing necessary for their work at a beef processing plant, violating the Fai... - Third Actos Bladder Cancer Bellwether Lawsuit Concludes
Dec-29-13 Las Vegas, NV A third Actos bladder cancer bellwether lawsuit just recently concluded in Nevada was a victory for Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceutical America Inc. (Takeda) after a jury cleared Takeda of any liability with regard to the plaintiff’s bladder cancer. However, as was the case with two previous Actos lawsuits, there were extenuati...