LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 16,395 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Dynegy Inc. DYN Securities Fraud
Company: Dynegy Inc. Ticker Symbol: DYN Class Period: Sep-2-11 to Mar-9-12 Date Filed: Apr-25-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jun-24-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for t... - FDA Places Loperamide HCl-containing products (Imodium) on Watchlist
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed Loperamide HCl-containing products (Imodium) on its Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) watchlist, due to potential signals of serious risks/new safety information that were identified for this product. Specifically, the FDA is monitoring Loperamide HCl-containing products (Imodi... - FDA Monitoring Fibromyalgia Drug Savella (Milnacipran HC) for Suicidal Ideation
Washington, DC: Due to reports on its Adverse Event Reporting System (AERS) of potential suicidal ideation, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed the antidepressant Milnacipran HCI (Savella) on AERS watchlist. Savella is a selective serotonin and norepinephrine reuptake inhibitor (SNRI), similar to some drugs used for the treatment o... - Sears North Hollywood Peeping Tom
Los Angeles, CA: A Sears worker has been arrested for secretly filming women with hidden cameras, the Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) said yesterday. Hundreds of women--both Sears customers and Sears employees--may have been filmed. Alejandro Gamiz, a 27-year old maintenance man employed at the 12121 Victory Blvd location of Sears in North... - Did Actions of Highly-Paid CEO Hurt Investors Under ERISA?
Jun-11-12 San Diego, CA An ERISA lawsuit that alleges potential losses in an employee stock plan and potential breaches of fiduciary duty hopes to determine if the chief executive officer and directors of a major energy corporation—who enjoyed record compensation in 2008—could be guilty of wrongdoing. It was back in April that Reuters first report... - 311 Pounds of Pizza Calzone Recalled due to Possible Listeria Contamination
Washington, DC: Albie's Foods, of Gaylord, MI, is recalling approximately 311 pounds of pizza calzone products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. The fully cooked, ready-to-eat, calzone products were produced on April 10, 2012, and then shipped to institutions in Indiana and Michigan. The following products are subject to rec... - Bank of America Faces Fraud Class Action over Flood Insurance
Charlotte, NC: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Bank of America for allegedly misrepresenting that flood insurance was required for borrowers' housing cooperative units. Filed by plaintiffs Pamela and Mark Lemmer, the lawsuit alleges that Bank of America force-placed flood insurance coverage on the Lemmers' cooperative... - NeurogesX, Inc NGSX Securities Fraud
Company: NeurogesX, Inc Ticker Symbol: NGSX Class Period: May-9-11 to Sep-27-11 Date Filed: Apr-24-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jun-23-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been commenced in the United States District Co... - Did Patients Receive Defective Bjork Shiley Heart Valves?
Jun-10-12 Seattle, WA It seems only natural that a patient assumes when a device is implanted in him—especially when that device is intended to be life-saving—that the device itself is free from defects. But according to a decades-old report by The New York Times (3/21/92), some Bjork Shiley heart valves may have been cracked and improperly sealed... - Debate Over Celexa SSRI Birth Defect Still at Play
Jun-10-12 Surrey, BC Given that Celexa is a member of the SSRI class of antidepressants (Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors), any concern with regard to Celexa birth defect is driven from the wider fear that SSRI drugs pose a risk to the developing fetus of a pregnant woman. Doctors argue the risk is small. Study results are varied. Still, when the respecte... - Class Action filed over Facebook Credits Sold to Minors
San Francisco, CA: An Arizona woman has filed a class action lawsuit against Facebook, alleging her teenage son purchased virtual goods from Facebook without her knowledge or consent. Glynnis Bohannon is seeking refunds from Facebook, on behalf of her son and thousands of "minor children"who misrepresented their right to acquire the company' online cu... - Causes of Autism Not Fully Understood
Jun-9-12 Santa Fe, NM When it comes to causes of autism , not much is fully understood. Debate still rages about the link between immunizations and autism, even though the research that established such a link has been largely discredited. But there are other drugs that have been linked to the development of autism. One study has suggested a link between use of... - Double-Trouble for DePuy ASR Hip Patient
Jun-9-12 Whitehall, PA Imagine you're 51 years old and you've already had two hips replaced. Now imagine that both those hips have been recalled and you could be facing revision surgery. Or not, as not all patients qualify. Many will be forced to live with a defective DePuy hip implant for the remainder of their lives. "It was disturbing," said Steve Lorenz,... - Asbestos Memories = Asbestosis Today?
Jun-8-12 Lakeland, FL Ken hasn’t been diagnosed with asbestosis ...yet. “My asbestosis lawyer (through LawyersandSettlements.com) recently sent my x-rays to environmental disease specialists,” says Ken. “He told me that I have to be diagnosed with asbestosis to file a claim but there are also other illnesses that come with it, which I mig... - Duragesic Fentanyl Patches Could Put Patients At Risk
Jun-8-12 Fort Worth, TX For patients dealing with severe, debilitating pain, the Duragesic patch may be their only hope. After all, the fentanyl Duragesic patch is meant to be used in patients who are tolerant to other pain medications and who have chronic pain. In such cases, the strength of fentanyl may be warranted to help patients cope. But the fentanyl pat... - Panel de la FDA Revisara los reemplazos de cadera metal-metal
Jun-8-12 Washington, DC La EE.UU. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) acaba de anunciar que está buscando el asesoramiento de expertos científicos y clínicos sobre los riesgos y beneficios de los sistemas de cadera metal-metal (MoM) . La agencia también está tratando de desarrollar el potencial del paciente y las recomendacione... - Paciente de Embolia Pulmonar Presenta Demanda Contra Yasmin
Jun-8-12 Brooklyn, Nueva York A pesar de que Caitlin es de unos 30 años, una nadadora de larga distancia y el epítome de la salud, tiene suerte de estar viva. Caitlin tomo Yasmin durante varios años, y el pasado mes de octubre, terminó con dos coágulos de sangre en sus pulmones. Nadie le dijo que Yasmin y Yaz se asocian con ef... - Study Questions Paxil Side Effects
Jun-4-12 Memphis, TN Yet another study has been conducted that suggests infants may be susceptible to Paxil side effects and side effects from other, similar medications. Although the study did not examine the risk of Paxil heart defects, it did study what effect maternal use of an SSRI had on a newborn infant. The study found that there is some risk of Paxil s... - Two Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Victims Win Denied Disability Insurance Appeal
May-31-12 Sacramento, CA In two recent and separate incidents, two people who were wrongfully denied disability insurance won their appeals in court. Coincidentally, they both suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Judi Peterson had her benefits terminated by her employer, AT&T, even though she was deemed completely disabled from CFS since 2006. This... - Standing Up for Her California Overtime Rights
Jun-7-12 Blythe, CA Ana says that she frequently worked more than ten hours a day, from the day she started until the day she was wrongfully terminated, and she was never paid California overtime . Over the past five years, Ana figures she is owed more than $15,000 in overtime compensation. Sometimes she even worked weekends, from 7am until noon Saturdays. &l...