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Sort by date 16,391 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- IUD Breakage an Increasing ParaGard Problem
Oct-23-20 New Jersey When NJ gynecologist Carolyn Delucia, MD suggests to NewBeauty readers that “you can go back to your gynecologist any time to get [Paragard IUD] removed,” it makes you wonder what bubble she is living in. Since 2010, the FDA has received more than 1,600 reports of ParaGard breakage , with more than 700 classified as serious... - Injectafer Double Dose—Double Profit and Double Risk, and Dosage Discrepancy
Oct-14-20 Santa Clara, CA Hypophosphatemia, an abnormally low level of phosphate in the blood, may be due to longer term use or excess of certain drugs such as bisphosphonates, including Injectafer , but that may depend upon researchers conducting the clinical trials and the amount of the iron-deficiency drug treatment. The FDA approved Injectafer in July 2013 a... - Lead Attorney for 3M Earplug Plaintiffs is Proceeding to Trial
Oct-21-20 Pensacola, FL Attorney Bryan Aylstock and his law firm is representing over 10,000 current and former U.S. military service members who have suffered hearing loss and tinnitus allegedly caused by 3M defective military earplugs . “We hold 3M accountable for what they did to our military brothers and sisters and what they did not tell them,” say... - Looks like New Jersey hosts Elmiron MDL
Oct-20-20 Newark, NJ It’s a toss-up: whether to send 80 Elmiron vision loss lawsuits to Pennsylvania or New Jersey. Currently the latter seems to be the best bet. Lawyers have so far filed 80 Elmiron lawsuits and they anticipate hundreds more. Plaintiffs are rooting for the Garden State. On September 23, plaintiffs urged the Judicial Panel on Multidistric... - C.R. Bard Hernia Mesh Trial Gets the Green Light
Oct-18-20 Santa Clara, CA Federal hernia mesh lawsuits filed against C.R. Bard are proceeding with the first bellwhether trial scheduled for January 2021 (it was postponed due to COVID), despite numerous efforts by the medical device maker to have the case dismissed. This trial may well indicate the future of hernia mesh litigation and significantly impact up... - Bayer’s Bumps over Mosanto’s Roundup Litigation
Oct-12-20 Santa Clara, CA Bayer stated on its website in June 2020 that it will make a total payment of $10.1 billion to $10.9 billion to resolve current and address potential future Roundup Litigation. The $10.1 billion figure will settle about 75 percent of Monsanto’s Roundup lawsuits by an estimated 125,000 people who claim exposure to its weed killer and... - Stem Cell Therapy Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Stem cell treatments have been defined as both miracle treatments and snake oil. The public has heard from researchers and licensed doctors, unlicensed frauds and for-profit companies that stem cell therapy can regenerate hair and organs, cure cancer and emphysema, and eradicate deadly infectious diseases. It is commonly used in plastic surgery and eye surge... - OSF Church Plan Participants Settle for “ERISA Lite”
Oct-11-20 Benton, IL Participants in the OSF Plans have agreed to settle an ERISA lawsuit , against OSF Healthcare System and related parties, which challenged the plan’s status a church plan. The settlement will require OSF to contribute $25 million over 5 years to the plans, and to provide participants with documents disclosing plan provisions and changes... - It’s “Your Money or Your Life” for Senior Workers
Oct-2-20 Sacramento, CA A nationwide flood of Covid-19-driven age discrimination lawsuits suggests that similar surge in California labor lawsuits is imminent. A New York case may be a harbinger of things to come. In Kanyuk v. Shearman & Sterling, LLP , a 62-year-old employee was the first to be fired in a wave of Covid-19-related layoffs. The e... - Paragard IUD Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Paragard IUD lawsuits are now in the early stages of multidistrict litigation (MDL) consolidation in Philadelphia and more lawsuits are under investigation. Melissa Arias’s story about her experience with her Paragard T 380A is sadly commonplace. A young woman, she wanted a reversible form of contraception so that she could have children later... - California Farmworkers Compensated for Unpaid Rest Breaks
Oct-8-20 San Joaquin, CA A group of farmworkers have finally been compensated after a California appeals court rejected their unpaid rest breaks--twice. The farm laborers first filed their California labor lawsuit in 2009 against their employer; the case went to court in 2014 and plaintiffs appealed in 2016. Alfredo Sanchez and four other plaintiffs sued... - More Firefighters File PFAS/PFOA lawsuits
Oct-7-20 Santa Clara, CA A former volunteer firefighter diagnosed with testicular cancer has filed a PFAS/PFOA lawsuit similar to many other firefighters nationwide. They allege a number of firefighting foam manufacturers did not warn firefighters that their fluorochemical products contained PFAS and/or PFPS, which are toxic and carcinogenic chemicals. An... - Idaho Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Idaho medical malpractice lawsuits may cover a wide variety of medical blunders – from misdiagnoses to prescribing the wrong medicine or even failing to share adequate information with a patient. Not all are as shocking as amputating the wrong limb or leaving a surgical instrument inside the patient’s body, but they do all share three charac... - Textured Breast Implants from Six More Manufacturers Linked to BIA-ALCL
Oct-1-20 Washington, DC A recently published study links breast implant-associated anaplastic large cell lymphoma (BIA-ALCL) to implants manufactured by seven pharmaceutical companies. In addition to Allergan, the manufacturer of Biocell textured breast implants, the study names Mentor Worldwide, a unit of Johnson & Johnson, Silimed Polyurethane, Euro... - Reglan side effects | Side effects of Reglan | Lawyersandsettlements.com
Reglan (metoclopramide) is used to treat Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD), acid reflux disease and heartburn. While many Reglan side effects are minor, some patients have experienced serious side effects, including Tardive Dyskinesia . Some metoclopramide side effects, such as Neuroleptic Malignant Syndrome , can be fatal while others are permanent... - Reglan FAQ
What is Reglan? Reglan, known generically as metoclopramide, is approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) and Diabetic Gastroparesis. It is also used to treat nausea caused or brought on by cancer chemotherapy treatment. Reglan is not approvedâthat is, Reglan is c... - Alere INRatio Recall Legal News and Lawsuit Information
The Alere INRatio Monitoring System is a handheld device used by patients to monitor amounts of the blood-thinning drug Warfarin . While these drugs prevent blood clots , too little or too much can be life-threatening—accurate monitoring is crucial, especially if the patient is self-monitoring their blood levels at home. The INRatio2 system was... - More Elmiron Lawsuits, including Canada Class Actions, and the Impact of Vision Loss
Sep-28-20 Santa Clara, CA More Elmiron lawsuits are being filed in the U.S. and Canada has filed two class action lawsuits, all alleging the interstitial cystitis drug can cause permanent vision damage. While plaintiffs’ complaints differ regarding how long Elmiron was used to treat interstitial cystitis, and a range of vision problems have been cited, al... - Paragard Problem with Breaking Leads to More Lawsuits
Sep-28-20 New York, NY Five more women have recently filed lawsuits against Cooper Surgical and Teva Pharmaceuticals claiming its ParaGard IUD broke while being removed. The ParaGard website warns consumers that its device sometimes gets stuck in the uterus, requiring surgical removal, but does not include a problem with it breaking apart. Do a... - Taser Abuse Legal News & Lawsuit Information
Taser International Inc. faces lawsuits alleging that the company's Taser Electronic Control Devices (ECDs) have resulted in serious injury and even death. Furthermore, allegations have been made that victims are subjected to Taser abuse at the hands of people who use Taser stun guns . Taser Abuse Injury Taser stun guns are pow...