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Sort by date 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Kraft Foods Agrees to $9.5 Million ERISA Plan Settlement
Jul-11-12 Chicago, IL Two ERISA lawsuits that made various allegations against the managers and administrators of a 401(k) plan maintained by Kraft Foods Global have resulted in a $9.5 million settlement. While the four individual plaintiffs will see individual awards, and legal teams involved will be awarded legal fees and court costs, it is unclear what the 81... - $2.4 Million Settlement Awarded in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Bridgeport, CT: A $2.4 million settlement has just been awarded in an asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit brought by the family of Hannibal "cottie"Saldibar, a tile setter from New Haven, who died after contracting the asbestos-related cancer. Saldibar, who was 84 when he died, worked as a tile setter for 30 years. He passed away in January 2010, just... - Depakote Birth Defect Lawsuits Keep Coming
Jul-10-12 Port Huron, MI Not many weeks after being hit with a $1.6 billion settlement bill over accusations of illegal off-label marketing of Depakote for unapproved uses, manufacturer Abbott Laboratories has been hit with more litigation alleging Depakote birth defects . The Madison County Record (6/28/12) reports that plaintiff Nicolas Battle has filed a... - La FDA emite una advertencia sobre Beyaz y otro método anticonceptivo
Jul-6-12 Chicago, IL Para las mujeres eligiendo una píldora anticonceptiva, el riesgo de efectos secundarios Beyaz puede ser una preocupación importante. El Control de nacimiento Beyaz , un anticonceptivo que contiene drospirenona-, puede estar relacionado con un mayor riesgo de efectos secundarios graves. Hasta el momento, no ha habido demandas a... - Accutane and Depression—Jury Still Out?
Jul-6-12 Mobile, AL Like countless teens, Matthew was prescribed Accutane to treat acne. He had no idea his prescription came with side effects such as Accutane Ulcerative Colitis or Accutane inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). Nor did he know that Accutane acne medication was associated with depression until years after he stopped taking it. “My mum to... - AllianceOne Class Action Settlement Announced
San Diego, CA: An agreement to resolve a consumer fraud class action pending against AllianceOne has been made in federal court in California. The court recently gave preliminary approval to the settlement. The lawsuit alleges that the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by calling cell phones using an automated dialer or with a pre... - Facebook IPO Securities Class Action
Philadelphia, PA: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of all persons who purchased the common stock of Facebook, Inc, pursuant and/or traceable to the Company's May 18, 2012 initial public offering (the "IPO" or the "Offering"), against the Company and certain individual defendants and the lead underwriters of the IPO for viola... - Attorney Discusses Warranties vs Insurance and American Home Shield
Jun-25-12 Olathe, KS Art Chartrand, an attorney with the National Home Service Contract Association, wants to get the record straight regarding some confusion over the American Home Shield Corporation. “There is no such thing as home warranty insurance ,” says Chartrand, “and home warranty companies such as American Shield are not in the insuran... - “I’m Fighting This ER Bill All the Way” Says ER Overcharges Victim
Jul-2-12 Corsicana, TX Acting on the advice of a doctor at her local clinic, Robin went to the Dallas hospital emergency room with symptoms of food poisoning—nausea and diarrhea. Turns out, she simply had a urinary tract infection and was sent home after a few hours with two prescriptions. Then she received an ER bill for more than $3,000. “These Emer... - Care Center Abuse: Sandusky Case Highlights Role of Officials
Jul-9-12 Bellefonte, PA Last month, Jerry Sandusky was convicted on a variety of sexual abuse charges and while his actions do not constitute care center abuse , there are lessons from the Penn State situation that can easily be translated to care center sexual abuse cases. What officials at Penn State knew or did not know, and what consequences they face for th... - FDA Manda Cambios en el Etiquetado de la Drospirenona en respecto a el Control del Nacimiento y Coágulos de Sangre
Jul-9-12 Washington, DC La Administración de Alimentos y Medicamentos (FDA) anunció hoy que está revisando las etiquetas de drospirenona que contienen las píldoras anticonceptivas, advirtiendo sobre el mayor riesgo asociado de desarrollar coágulos sanguineos. Los resultados del cambio son relacionados a una revisión... - Mesothelioma Victim Using His Final Days to Warn Others
Jul-9-12 Plymouth, UK If there is one thing about mesothelioma, it is that the disease is no respecter of boundaries. Asbestos poisoning continues to be a scourge around the globe. Regardless of whom is affected by asbestos mesothelioma , or where, the symptoms and outcome are the same whether the victim is from Plymouth, Michigan or Plymouth in the United Kingd... - Stryker Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II Hip Implants Recalled
Jul-5-12 Washington, DC: Stryker Orthopaedics has voluntarily recalled its Rejuvenate Modular and ABG II modular-neck hip stems. The voluntary recall was initiated due to the potential risks associated with modular-neck stems, including the potential for fretting and/or corrosion at or about the modular-neck junction, which may result in adverse local tissue re... - Yet Another Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit
Jul-5-12 Lafayette, LA While Actos has recently come under the microscope for Actos macular edema, cases alleging the popular Type 2 diabetes drug triggered the onset of bladder cancer continue to roll in. One of the latest is that of a Virginia plaintiff who filed an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit last month in the US District Court for the Western District of L... - FDA Advisers Against Metal-on-Metal Hip Replacements
Jul-1-12 Washington, DC It’s about time. After about 17,000 reports to the FDA from patients suffering problems with their metal-on-metal hip and/or knee replacements, the agency is finally listening. On June 28, 2012 an 18-member advisory panel said there were few reasons to continue using metal-on-metal hip implants. The panel recommended surgeons disco... - Unum Claims Denials Cited as Defying Medical Science: Court
Jul-8-12 Chattanooga, TN When the American Association for Justice (AAJ) put out its Top 10 List of worst insurance companies in the US, critics of Unum insurance were not surprised to find Unum named as the second-worst insurance company in America behind Allstate. And blogger Linda Nee writes that it's operational undertakings like systematic requests of poli... - ¿Hay una nueva indicación de Actos de la Obra?
Jul-8-12 Washington, DC A medida que el litigio que rodea el cáncer de la vejiga Actos continúa calentándose, Takeda Pharmaceuticals fabricante de Actos se enfrenta a otro desafío de la expiración, en poco más de tres meses, de la protección por patente de Actos. Cuando eso sucede, los medicamentos genéric... - Demanda Zoloft Subraya la angustia de los padres
Jul-8-12 St. Louis, MO La presentación reciente de demandas por defectos de nacimiento Zoloft pone de relieve el dolor, la angustia y la frustración evidente en los demandantes de los padres de los niños inocentes que entraron en el mundo cargando con los defectos que alteran la vida supuestamente a instancias del antidepresivo ISRS, Zoloft... - Securing Lawsuit Funding for Boat Accident Victims
Jul-4-12 Were you injured from a boating accident due to reckless driving or negligence of another person? Do you need financial assistance because you can’t wait for your suit to settle? Applying for boating accident lawsuit funding may be the solution. Over the years the popularity of personal boating - water skiing, jet skiing, speed boats, cabin cruise... - L'Oreal Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Certified
San Francisco, CA: A consumer fraud action lawsuit filed against L'Oreal in 2011, alleging its Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Frizz Serum is flammable upon contact with most heat-styling tools, has been certified. The lawsuit claims that L'Oreal failed to warn consumers that the two main ingredients in Garnier Fructis Sleek & Shine Anti-Fri...