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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Ohio Says Opioid Epidemic Generated by Drug Companies
Jun-10-17 Columbus, OH Fed up with a deadly and costly drug addiction epidemic Ohio has become the second state after Mississippi to launch a lawsuit against five major pharmaceutical companies that manufacture and market prescription opioids such as OxyContin, Percocet and Vicodin. The Defendants named in the lawsuit are Johnson & Johnson (Janssen Pharm... - Forecasting the Xarelto Bellwether Trials
Jun-12-17 New Orleans, LA: There is speculation that a bellwether Xarelto lawsuit , currently underway in the state of Louisiana, may end as the first bellwether concluded; with a verdict for the defense. However, legal commentator Tighe Wilhelmy of Velawcity notes that Louisiana’s ‘Learned Intermediary Doctrine Defense’ may not necessarily appl... - Talcum Powder Timeframe: From Scientific Studies to Safety Concerns to Lawsuits
May-23-17 St. Louis, MO: A timeframe shows talcum powder--its origins, and later its link to ovarian cancer, from the late 1800s to the present fifth talcum powder lawsuit in St. Louis, and the fourth jury verdict for the plaintiff. The editorial staff at LawyersandSettlements.com were curious as to how a beloved, trusted personal care produc... - $1.2B Settlement Approved in VW 3 Liter Engine Emissions Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A US district judge hearing the Volkswagen AG emissions scandal lawsuits has said he will grant approval of a $1.2 billion settlement deal, effectively ending claims affecting VW’s 3.0-liter-engine vehicles. The settlement is the latest in a series that total in excess of $17 billion. All the cases stem from the emission-cheati... - Is the FDA Doing Enough to Prevent Stockert 3T Heater-Cooling Device Infection?
Jun-5-17 Washington, DC: The FDA warns that M. chimaera infection may take months or even years to develop. Ironically, after sitting on reports of infection associated with the Stockert 3T heater-cooler system and similar systems during open chest surgeries, it takes the agency months or years to warn the public. Working with the FDA, the Centers for Infect... - The Best Strategy for Dealing with Proof of Disability Letters
Jun-7-17 Minneapolis, MN Individuals dealing with social security, workers compensation benefits , or short or long term disability claims are often faced with a flurry of forms. Answering an insurance company’s request for information in what is usually referred to as a Proof of Disability letter can be terrifying. There is every reason in the wo... - Aetna Life Faces Lawsuit Over Denied Long Term Disability Claim
Jun-7-17 Santa Clara, CA: Aetna Life Insurance Co., is facing a long-term disability denial lawsuit brought by policy holder who had her long-term disability benefits denied, despite being qualified. Holly Kmita, a former sales manager for Shadow Ridge Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp., alleges in her complaint, that after becoming disabled in 2016 she ap... - $165M NovaStar MBS Settlement Gets Preliminarily Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $165 million settlement has received preliminary approval, potentially ending allegations of securities fraud fraud against Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland, for their underwriting of $7.7 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by bankrupt subprime lender NovaStar. If granted final cour... - Baldness Treatment Drugs May Raise Risk of Depression But Not Risk of Suicide in Older Men
Jun-8-17 Atlanta, GA: Drugs such as Propecia and Proscar, which are used to treat male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate, may raise the risk of depression and self-harm in older men but not increase their risk of suicide, a new study found. Both US and Canadian consumers have filed lawsuits against Merck & Co., the maker of Propecia (finasteride), c... - WA Workers' Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Workers' Compensation is insurance coverage purchased by the employer/business that provides workers' benefits for job-related employee injuries. Washington law requires all employers to purchase Washington workers' compensation coverage (with a few exceptions). Each state has a different workers compensation program laws, with benefits covering medic... - More Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Lawsuits Transferred to New Jersey MDL
Jun-5-17 Washington, DC: Four federal talcum powder cancer lawsuits from two states claiming that Johnson & Johnson's talcum products caused ovarian cancer have been transferred to a multidistrict litigation in New Jersey. The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) on May 31, 2017 ordered that four lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who allege... - Plaintiffs in Monsanto Roundup Litigation Seek Studies on Mice
Jun-7-17 San Francisco, CA: Plaintiffs in Monsanto Roundup lawsuits consolidated in Northern California are looking to get their hands on tissue specimens from the 1980s in an effort to further support their claim that the primary ingredient in the popular herbicide used the world over, is capable of causing cancer in humans. The Monsanto lawsuits exist agai... - $7 Preliminary Settlement Reached in US Bancorp Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $7 million settlement has been reached potentially ending an unpaid overtime class action suit against US Bancorp. The suit, which alleges US Bancorp failed to compensate its workers for meal breaks that were not taken and to produce itemized wage statements, represents some 25,000 potential class members. According... - State-Based Stryker Hip Implant Failure Lawsuits Consolidated in New Jersey
Jun-6-17 Hackensack, NJ: The calendar ticking over to a new month coincided with the release of a decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court approving the consolidation of all pending and future state-based hip replacement implant failure lawsuits against Howmedica Osteonics Corp. within multicounty legislation. Howmedica is a subsidiary of Stryker Corp., and the... - Merger Deal between Device Manufacturers Reveals Device Shortcomings
Jun-6-17 Waltham, MA: A merger originally gone bad between two medical device manufacturers, since rescued, sheds some light into previous problems Alere Inc. has had with its measuring devices and, specifically the INRatio blood monitoring system. Various plaintiffs embroiled in an INRatio lawsuit allege the expensive monitoring device was inaccurate, flawed a... - Ohio Sues Big Pharma for Misleading Opioid Marketing
Jun-6-17 Santa Clara, CA: A deceptive opioid medication marketing lawsuit has been initiated against five prescription opioid manufacturers over allegations of fraudulent marketing and misrepresentation of the risks associated with these drugs, specifically the risk for addiction. Filed by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, the lawsuit alleges, among other... - McDonald’s Overnight Shift and Pay Protocol Tested in Court
Jun-5-17 Los Angeles, CA: The California labor lawsuit in which fast food giant McDonald’s is embroiled is anything but fast, having been litigated since 2013 and showing no signs of a quick settlement. Nonetheless, a bench trial underway late last month to settle various legal issues ahead of what is expected to be a jury trial going forward, is trying t... - Bank Allegedly Robocalls Man More Than 125 Times to Collect a Debt
May-31-17 Orlando, FL: A Florida man is suing Credit One Bank , claiming that the bank "robocalled" him more than 125 times in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act . Ronnie Selby on April 10, 2017 filed a lawsuit Selby v. Credit One Bank NA , Case No. 6:17-cv-642, US District Court, Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division against Credi... - Heartbreaking Stories Abound Surrounding Surgical Mesh
Jun-4-17 Sydney, Australia: Transvaginal mesh side effects have been getting a lot of ink in Australia of late, both for transvaginal mesh (TVM) itself and for abdominal surgical mesh used for hernia repairs, but with side effects not dissimilar to TVM mesh. The latter is used globally in the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and Pelvic Organ Pr... - $100M Halliburton Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been preliminarily approved potentially ending a securities class action lawsuit that centered around Haliburton’s liability in its disclosure of asbestos use. Litigation of this suit has taken a decade and included two trips to the US Supreme Court. If granted final approval, the $100 milli...