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Sort by date 16,392 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Fracking Elves Deliver Early Christmas Present
Dec-24-13 Chicago, IL Four elves - unaccompanied by Santa - got their media moment just before the big day by erecting a 10’ fracking rig on the lawn of Gov. Pat Quinn to protest hydraulic fracking . Environmentalists from coast to coast are filing fracking lawsuits: Is it just a matter of time until fracking hits the North Pole? On Monday afternoon Chic... - Despite Safyral and Drospirenone Concerns, It’s Business As Usual at Bayer
Dec-24-13 Leverkusen, Germany It’s interesting to note that Bayer’s Third Quarter (Q3) report was released October 31, a date most equate with the observance of Halloween and all things scary. Dressing up is also a hallmark of the Halloween fun, and to that end, there is no shortage of dressing up in any typical corporate report that strives to dispense... - Januvia Litigation Busy Year Ahead
Dec-27-13 Sacramento, CA Nearing the end of 2013, federal litigation regarding Januvia claims is moving forward in multidistrict litigation (MDL) products liability claims in Southern California, on the heels of a recent study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association linking Januvia with pancreatitis. Januvia multidistrict litigation ... - Denied Disability Insurance: The Devil in the Fine Print
Dec-27-13 Sacramento, CA A denied disability insurance case provides some insight into the legal rules of conduct when it comes to contractual language and content. To that end, a recent denied claim serves as an example of the significance of what’s spelled out in the contract. According to a press release issued through Mondaq (12/18/13), the plaint... - Home Warranties Leaving Policyholders Out of Pocket
Dec-27-13 Chicago, IL One of the big questions facing people who purchase major appliances and home systems is whether or not to get home warranty insurance . The supposed benefits of such insurance are that the extended warranty will cover the policyholder in case the appliance or system breaks down. Unfortunately, some homeowners are learning that having the po... - Settlement Reached in Starbucks Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
Seattle, WA: A proposed settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Starbucks. The global coffee company has agreed to reimburse consumers who purchased less than one pound of scooped (not pre-packaged) Starbucks coffee beans between December 9, 2007 and November 7, 2011. The beans may have been purchased fr... - Restaurant Lawsuit Could Have Implications for Overtime Lawsuits
Dec-23-13 Seattle, WA At first glance, a minimum wage restaurant lawsuit in Philadelphia and Washington overtime lawsuits may not seem to have a lot in common, but the Philadelphia lawsuit could have implications for Washington employment lawsuits. That is because a judge has ruled in favor of arbitration in the lawsuit, preventing a class-action lawsuit from be... - Martinsburg Woman Files Lipitor Atorvastatin Type 2 Diabetes Lawsuit
Dec-26-13 Martinsburg, WV Her name is Charlotte T. Kearnes and she has a diabetic beef with Pfizer and Lipitor, a popular drug designed to lower so-called bad LDL cholesterol. Margaret Clark is a well-known Lipitor litigant whose name pops up in the news media and online searches with regard to Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits MDL . But Clark is by far not the only plai... - Will Buyback Offer Placate UBS Puerto Rico Closed-End Investors?
Dec-26-13 Washington, DC The offer by UBS Financial Services Inc. to buy back shares of its failing Puerto Rico bond funds may serve to foster positive public relations. However, in the wake of a massive loss of 16 percent or more in the fund’s value over the course of 2013, the question remains if the offer will sufficiently placate investors. Some inv... - Did Cutting-Edge Stryker Process Cut Plaintiff the Wrong Way?
Dec-22-13 Lafayette, LA One could understand Ouita Corley’s frustration with her knee replacement surgery, an operation that has been performed hundreds of thousands of times. But what sets Corley apart from other knee replacement patients, is the use of Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guide in her procedure. The device has since been recalled, and Corley now serve... - Payday Lender in Trouble for Debt Collector Violations
Dec-22-13 Fort Worth, TX A payday lender who was also involved in debt collection practices will pay $19 million in fines and refunds for issues with how the company collected debt and issued loans. According to USA Today (11/20/13), Cash America International allegedly used a process called robo-signing to process documents used to collect debts. People wh... - Asbestosis and Asbestos
Dec-25-13 New Orleans, LA When it comes to asbestos exposure lawsuits, health problems such as mesothelioma and lung cancer tend to get most of the attention, but asbestosis is also a serious condition linked to asbestos exposure. Similar to lung cancer and mesothelioma, asbestos disease affects the patient’s lungs, severely restricting the patient’s... - Hospital Overcharges: Bill for Broken Leg Comes In At $63,000
Dec-24-13 Denver, CO Rita Healy is a freelance writer having recently broken her leg in a fall, requiring hospitalization. Having no medical insurance, few assets and just shy of qualifying for Medicare, the reporter felt fortunate to have the opportunity to benefit from care offered by a faith-based hospital within the Centura Health Network. However, at the same t... - Miley Cyrus-Branded Jewelry Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging that Miley Cyrus-branded jewelry manufactured by BCBG Max Azria Group Inc., and sold through Wal-Mart stores, contained cadmium. The lawsuit, entitled Canamore v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-2010-534, claims that had the plaintiffs known t... - “I’ll Never Get Used to This Zimmer NexGen Knee”
Dec-23-13 Daytona Beach, FL Frank had a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement in March 2012 and has had nothing but problems with it since, including a near-addiction to the Fentanyl patch. “My girlfriend has seen me cry from the pain this knee replacement has caused and my surgeon just says I will get used to it,” he says. “I will never get used to i... - Rawlings-Power Balance Class Action Settlement Reached
Minneapolis MN: A settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., ("Rawlings") on behalf of consumers that purchased Rawlings-Power Balance products between March 1, 2010 and October 11, 2013. The products involved in this settlement are: Rawlings Power Balance Bracelets (wrist... - 90 Tons of Salad and Wraps Recalled for Possible E. Coli Contamination
Washington, DC: Athertone Foods, Inc. of Richmond, CA, is voluntary recalling "Best Buy"dates 9-23-13 through 11-14-13 of ready to eat salads and wraps because of the potential for food poisoning: the products may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. coli O157:H7). Reports indicate 26 people in three states have become ill from... - HSBC Force-Placed Insurance
HSBC Mortgage Corporation faces a lawsuit alleging abusive practices in its use of force-placed insurance . Plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege that premiums on force-placed insurance policies used by HSBC were unreasonably high and involved illegal kickbacks for unnecessarily placed policies. Several force-placed insurance lawsuits have been filed agains... - Beyaz and Other Birth Control Side Effects
Dec-19-13 Washington, DC Almost exactly two years ago, an advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to keep Beyaz birth control and other, similar birth control on the market with stronger warnings. The advisory panel met because of concerns about Beyaz side effects - side effects that were linked to birth control that contained drospire... - Can Bedsore Lawsuit Settlement Stop Care Center Abuse?
Dec-22-13 Newburg, OR Having to place your loved ones in a long-term care center is often sad and stressful, but Care Center Abuse is unthinkable. Unfortunately, elderly abuse is not uncommon and sometimes it takes a care center abuse lawsuit to stop such violations. “My father’s health went downhill fast after my sister and I placed him at the He...