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Sort by date 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Airbag Injuries Alleged to Have Caused Girl's Blindness
Sep-4-12 Eckington, UK She is just 16, and yet Kelly Green is having to completely revise her daily routine and indeed, her life now that she can no longer see. When her father's BMW in which she was a passenger hit a pothole and flipped onto its roof, the deploying airbags were supposed to protect the occupants from catastrophic injury. Instead, airbag injuries... - Goldman Sachs Reaches Settlement in $698M Mortgage-Backed Securities Lawsuit
New York, NY: A preliminary securities class action settlement has been agreed between Goldman Sachs Group Inc, (GS) and investors in a GS $698 million mortgage- backed securities offering. The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi filed the securities class action against GS in 2009, alleging New Century Financial Corp, which orig... - Shipfitter Awarded $12Million Asbestos Mesothelioma Settlement
New Orleans, LA: A former shipbuilder who had brought a asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit against Westinghouse Electric Corp. and Mundet Cork Co. has been awarded $12 million for his illness. According to Law360, Frederick Schulte worked as a shipfitter and ironfitter for McDermott In. Shipyard where he regularly dealt with old piping, valves, an... - JBI, Inc JBII Securities Fraud
Company: JBI, Inc Ticker Symbol: JBII Class Period: Aug-28-09 to Jul-20-11 Date Filed: Jul-18-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-16-12 Court: --- Allegations: Dallas, TX: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed against the board of directors of JBI, Inc. (pin... - Three Year Old's Death Highlights Theme Park Dangers
Sep-3-12 San Antonio, TX Guests and workers at theme parks are at risk of amusement park injuries . Their injuries could be caused by faulty equipment, improper maintenance or negligence on the part of theme park employees. While a recent death at a theme park illustrates that workers face risks at theme parks, guests must also watch themselves and their childre... - New Bill Stems From California Labor Lawsuit
Sep-3-12 Sacramento, CA A California labor lawsuit filed last Fall has partially resulted in a new state Bill, yet to be signed, that will ensure an entity employing temporary workers has the necessary cash reserves or financial resources in place to pay those workers, and to not deny them any California overtime which may be their due. According to The Pre... - Kosmos Energy Ltd. KOS Securities Fraud
Company: Kosmos Energy Ltd. Ticker Symbol: KOS Class Period: May-12-11 to Nov-10-11 Date Filed: Jul-17-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-15-12 Court: Northern District of Texas Allegations: San Diego, CA: A securities class action has been commenced in the United St... - Chinese Drywall Settlement Reached
New Orleans, LA: A global settlement has been reached in a class action litigation involving all drywall imported to the US from China. The litigation claims that Chinese drywall causes property damage, including damage to fixtures, electrical wiring, corrosion of pipes, and damage to or destruction of air conditioners, HVAC systems, refrigerators, an... - In New York Overtime Settlement, Officers Will Get Their Due
Sep-2-12 New York, NY It took some time, and the plaintiffs had to appeal to get the job done, but in the end a New York overtime lawsuit decided in favor of the plaintiffs can dispense with the need for another trial to set damages following a negotiated settlement. The payoff is worth the wait for more than 4,000 current and former police sergeants who will s... - Bjork Shiley Heart Valve implants have been recalled due to strut fractures. Submit your complaint to a Bjork Shiley lawyer.
The Bjork Shiley Convexo-Concave (BSCC) heart valve was a mechanical prosthesis heart valve, used to replace either mitral or aortic valves. The BSCC valve was removed from the market due to a defect that reportedly put patients' lives at risk. Following the recall of the Bjork Shiley heart valve , lawsuits were filed alleging the companies responsible... - Certain Medications Linked to Autism
Aug-29-12 Seattle, WA The link between autism and medicines is still not well understood, although research suggests links between maternal use of certain medications and autism. For example, a link between the use of SSRIs and autism has been suggested in preliminary research, although more research must be done to further establish the link. The concern for... - Asbestosis and Asbestos Drilling Mud Lawsuits Differ by State, says Attorney
Aug-22-12 Dallas, TX It’s hard to imagine that asbestosis lawsuits are on the rise, but huge corporations used asbestos up until 1989. “Many people are getting sick (or will get sick) with asbestosis and other health issues, particularly in the drilling mud industry,” says asbestos attorney Allen Vaught. “And we will continue to see... - The Jury is Still Out on Pradaxa Benefits and Risks
Sep-1-12 Nashville, TN The jury is still out, both literally and figuratively, regarding Pradaxa side effects . The blood thinner, a recent-generation drug that was thought to be an improvement over Coumadin for the prevention of blood clots leading to heart attack and stroke, has been bolstered by studies that suggest it is just as effective as the 50-year-old... - Abogado especializado en HPPR provocada por Lexapro
Lexapro (también conocido como Escitalopram) es un antidepresivo utilizado para tratar la ansiedad y trastornos graves de depresión. Se encuentra dentro del grupo de medicamentos denominados inhibidores selectivos de la recaptación de serotonina (ISRS). El fabricante de Lexapro, Forest Pharmaceutical, resta importancia a los pelig... - JPMorgan Chase & Co. JPM Securities Fraud
Company: JPMorgan Chase & Co. Ticker Symbol: JPM Class Period: Jan-1-07 to Jul-13-12 Date Filed: Jul-13-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-11-12 Court: Supreme Court of the State of New York Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit was filed on Jul... - Bridgepoint Education Inc BPI Securities Fraud
Company: Bridgepoint Education Inc Ticker Symbol: BPI Class Period: May-3-11 to Jul-6-12 Date Filed: Jul-13-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-11-12 Court: Southern District of California Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action has been commenced in the... - CardioGen-82 Reintroduced
Aug-31-12 Princeton, NJ A year after the CardioGen-82 recall was announced, Bracco Diagnostics announced that the CardioGen-82 received clearance to be reintroduced. When the CardioGen-82 PET recall was announced, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) indicated that there were some deficiencies with the generator, however more recent reports suggest the prob... - Nineteen Plaintiffs File Suit Against Zoloft in West Virginia
Aug-31-12 Wayne, WV Take a Zoloft birth defects lawsuit , multiply by 19 plaintiffs and you have one of the latest efforts on the part of both minor and adult plaintiffs to pursue the manufacturers and distributors of the antidepressant Zoloft, for Zoloft birth defects. No fewer than 19 cases were filed in West Virginia alleging that when women prescribed Zolo... - Transvaginal Mesh Makers in Deeper Trouble
Aug-17-12 Dallas, TX How do women with transvaginal mesh implants react when they discover that the faulty medical device was cleared by the FDA without ordering sanctions? It must be especially egregious to those women who had a vaginal mesh implant made by Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. “I am just so angry about getting implanted with... - New Study Links Fluoroquinolones to Retinal Detachment
New York, NY: A new Canadian study has found a link between people taking fluoroquinolone antibiotics and retinal detachment. In fact, the paper, published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, online April 3, 2012, found that people treated in emergency by ophthalmologists for retinal detachment were five times more likely to be taking...