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Sort by date 16,385 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Canada Concerned about Abdominal Hernia Mesh—and the 501k Process
May-8-17 Toronto, ON The president of the Canadian Hernia Society and one of the country’s foremost authorities on surgical abdominal mesh says that mesh complications are an “epidemic”. Dr. John Morrison says it's going to get worse because almost all hernias are now repaired with mesh. And some products are brought to market without prop... - Recalled Airbags Being Recycled in Crash-Affected Vehicles
May-10-17 Santa Clara, CA: Recalled airbags may be recycled as replacement airbags in vehicles that have been in accidents, according to a news report on the Kansas City news station, KSHB.com. In an interview with KSHB, Carfax representative Christopher Basso states that it’s not uncommon to find recycled airbags used to replace deployed ones,... - Supreme Court Won't Review GM's Appeal For Protection Against Ignition Switch Lawsuits
May-12-17 Washington, DC: In a potentially crushing blow to General Motors, the US Supreme Court has declined to consider an appeal from the automaker asking for a legal shield to protect GM from lawsuits related to faulty ignition switches on its vehicles. On April 24, 2017, the US Supreme Court refused to review GM's appeal in which the automaker asked the... - First Xarelto Bellwether Trial Goes to the Defense
May-12-17 New Orleans, LA: The long-anticipated first bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation for Xarelto side effects has gone to the defendants. Plaintiff Joseph Boudreaux’s trial commenced April 24 and all eyes were on the litigation as an indicator as to how other bellwether trials might go. This Xarelto lawsuit was a win for Johnson & John... - Ovarian Cancer Survivor Blames Power Morcellator
May-9-17 Victorville, CA If Margaret knew that the FDA in 2014 had warned health providers of cancer risk in laparoscopic power morcellation surgery, she would have opted for a “traditional” hysterectomy. Two years later she finished her last round of chemotherapy to treat ovarian cancer. Margaret’s gynecologist advised her to have a lapa... - $5M Settlement For DoorDash Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: DoorDash, a food delivery start-up, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle an employment class action lawsuit brought by workers who claimed they were misclassified so the company would not have to pay expenses among other costs. Two suits were filed in September 2015, one by Cynthia Marciano and the other by Evan Kissner both all... - BOK Financial $7.8 Million Class Action Settlement Headed For Final Approval
May-11-17 Tulsa, OK: An upcoming approval hearing will determine whether BOK Financial (BOKF) will pay $7.8 million in a class action settlement with former bank customers who claim they were charged excessive overdraft fees . The hearing is scheduled for May 15, 2017 for final approval of an Oct. 2016 order granting preliminary approval of the $7.8 million set... - Béisbol de las Grandes Ligas vuelve a la Corte de California
May-11-17 Oakland, CA: La acción de clase sobre la ley laboral de California que involucra a jugadores de ligas menores con la Liga Mayor de Béisbol (MLB), pero alojada en el estado de California sigue en juego con una apelación lanzada por MLB desafiando un fallo reciente de un juez de California otorgando aprobación preliminar a la... - Propecia Finasteride Side Effects Can be Hair Raising
May-11-17 Encinitas, CA: The Propecia lawsuit count appears to be growing. According to a published report in the Chicago Tribune (03/22/17) originating from Kaiser Health there are 1,370 lawsuits in the pipeline alleging a host of Propecia side effects from finasteride, the generic name for a product that has proven to successfully grow hair, but at a cost o... - CA Workers Comp Lawsuit News and Legal Information
California Labor Code 3212 allows individuals who hold a stressful government job such as police officers, firefighters, corrections officers and other types of first responders to possibly be eligible for benefits under the California workers' compensation system for stress-related illnesses such as a heart attack, other cardiac events and other illn... - Bumble Bee Pleads Guilty to Tuna Price Fixing with Possible $25M Fine
May-8-17 Washington, DC: Bumble Bee Foods LLC has agreed to plead guilty to charges of tinned tuna price fixing and pay a criminal fine of at least $25 million to the US Department of Justice (DOJ). The charges against Bumble Bee are the first to be brought by the DOJ in its ongoing investigation of antitrust practices in the seafood industry in the US. ... - $110 Million Talc Verdict Comes Down in Favor of Plaintiff
May-10-17 St. Louis, MI A jury in St. Louis, Missouri has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay Lois Slemp, a 62-year-old woman with ovarian cancer from Wise, Virginia, $110 million in what is the largest verdict to date in the ongoing battle between J&J and thousands of women that have filed lawsuits claiming that J&J knew its talc based products elevated t... - Lisinopril Liver Damage Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lisinopril , also known as Zestril and Prinivil, is an ACE inhibitor used to control high blood pressure. In the past few years Lisinopril side effects have been linked to Lisinopril liver damage and Lisinopril liver failure. Both liver damage and liver failure are life-threatening and often fatal. Lisinopril lawyers are reviewing claims and looking i... - Why was US Warned about Abilify Gambling Risk Four Years after Europe?
May-5-17 Minneapolis, MN: American patients prescribed Abilify didn’t learn about the drug’s link to gambling and other compulsive behaviors until four years after European patients were warned. The European Medicines Agency in October 2012 required that the manufacturer and distributor of Abilify warn patients and doctors about the potential for... - Saxagliptin Heart Failure and Death Lawsuits Filed
May-9-17 Santa Clara, CA The diabetes drug saxagliptin is the subject of 14 lawsuits filed this week in New Jersey, alleging it raises the risk of heart failure. Lawyers for the plaintiffs estimate there are between 150 and 200 saxagliptin cases are pending nationwide, and may, ultimately, reach into the thousands. While most of the cases filed to date are bro... - Testosterone Gels Get a Failing Grade in More Ways Than One
May-9-17 Philadelphia, PA: Testosterone side effects associated with the usage of testosterone supplements and gels have, up until now, focused on cardiovascular issues. But now there is new research that suggests there is a cognitive price to pay. Testosterone, with rare exception occurs naturally in males and is at its highest levels when men are younger... - Monsanto Hit with Yet Another Lawsuit Over Roundup
May-8-17 Washington, DC: As the manufacturers of Monsanto Roundup continue to grapple with Monsanto Roundup lawsuits alleging the active ingredient in the popular herbicide causes cancer, Monsanto has been hit with more litigation over an alleged labelling issue. According to court documents, two nonprofits combined last month to launch a Roundup lawsuit aga... - Kaiser and Xanitos Settle Hospital Housekeepers' Overtime Class action for $500,000
May-7-17 San Francisco: CA A federal judge has approved a settlement for $500,000 on a California overtime class action filed by housekeeping employees of Kaiser Foundation Hospitals and hospital services company Xanitos. US District Judge William Orrick III called the settlement a "fair and reasonable resolution of a bona fide dispute" in his April 27, 2017... - Benicar Illness and Weight Loss Lawsuit Witnesses Must Produce Records
May-7-17 Camden, NJ: This spring has seen some developments in the Benicar side effects multidistrict litigation over gastrointestinal issues and sprue-like enteropathy associated with olmesartan (Benicar), a medication prescribed for high blood pressure. By the middle of March there were some 1,800 Benicar cases housed in the Benicar MDL in New Jersey. Plai... - Lawsuits Mount for Stryker Over Allegedly Failed Medical Devices
May-7-17 Philadelphia, PA: A hip replacement implant failure lawsuit filed earlier this year against Howmedica Osteonics Corp. (Howmedica), the parent company of Stryker Corp. (Stryker), highlights the ongoing litigation that is building over allegedly defective hip implants, and implant components. Late last month, proposed claims with regard to a failed bone...