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May-5-17 Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Missouri has found against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the latest ovarian cancer talcum powder lawsuit brought by Lois Slemp of Virginia. The jury awarded Slemp $110 in damages based on evidence substantiating her claims that she developed ovarian cancer in August 2012 after using J&J's baby powder and Show... - Risperdal Lawsuit Plaintiff Up for a Third Try
May-4-17 Philadelphia, PA: A Risperdal lawsuit that was initially stopped following a health issue on the part of a jurist, restarted and then thrown out on the second try will be up for a third go if the plaintiff has his way. Plaintiff Dean Hibbs was eight years old when he was prescribed Risperdal, an anti-psychotic drug (risperidone) that has been linked... - $2 Million California Labor Lawsuit Settlement with Costco Nearing Preliminary Approval
May-4-17 San Diego, CA: A proposed California labor law class action will have to wait a little while yet before the rubber stamp comes down to mark ‘settled’ following yet another refusal by a US District Court judge in California to approve a proposed settlement due to inconsistencies between governance in the claims, and the language contained th... - Airbag in Salvaged Used Car Explodes in Minor Crash
May-1-17 Las Vegas, NV: A Nevada woman suffered serious injuries when the airbag in a used car that her father gave her as a gift exploded. "Karina Dorado’s trachea was punctured by shrapnel from an inflator in an otherwise minor crash in Las Vegas on March 3," according to the Las Vegas Review-Journal . "She was rushed to a trauma center, where surg... - Claims of Pressure Cooker Explosion Injuries May Prompt Lawsuits
May-1-17 Miami, FL: A Miami woman allegedly suffered second-degree burns on her hands, arms and chest when a popular pressure cooker exploded while cooking stew on her stovetop, according to CBS Miami. Beth Morales told CBS Miami that the Tristar Power Pressure Cooker XL exploded without warning a few months ago while she was cooking dinner. When Morales tur... - Round 5: Talcum Powder Plaintiffs versus Johnson & Johnson
May-1-17 St. Louis, MO: Missouri’s fifth talcum powder trial began April 11, with plaintiffs claiming that Johnson & Johnson knew for decades about the link to ovarian cancer but chose profit over safety and continued to market Shower-to-Shower and Johnson's Baby Powder. Four Missouri talcum powder trials have resulted in only one win for the gian... - Health Canada Equally Concerned About IVC Filter Side Effects
May-3-17 Ottawa, ON: We’re coming up to the one-year anniversary that Health Canada, the Canadian equivalent to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), released a guidance review and summaries pertaining to in-depth analysis of the inferior vena cava filter landscape in America’s northern-most neighbor. Akin to the FDA, Health Canada maintains co... - California Attorney Stands Up for Consumer Rights and Class Action Suits
May-3-17 Dallas, Texas Veteran attorney Ethan Preston knows the world of class actions very well. He’s successfully represented thousands of people in consumer and small class action lawsuits as a Texas attorney through his firm Ethan Preston Law, where much of his focus is on consumer technology and consumer privacy cases. He now feels compelled to stand up... - $19.5M Buccaneers Junk Fax Settlement Preliminarily Approved
Santa Clara, CA: A $19.5 million settlement has received preliminary approval potentially ending a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action brought against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. The suit claims the Buccaneers, a member of the National Football League, violated the TCPA when it sent Technology Training Associates and Back to Basic... - Hilton Hotel Accused of Swiping Staff Tips
Apr-30-17 San Francisco, CA Next time the restaurant tacks on a “service charge” you might want to ask whose getting that money. If you think it’s a big tip for your waiter you could be very wrong – especially if you’ve just had dinner at the Hilton Hotel in San Francisco’s Union Square. Attorney Shannon Liss-Riordan repres... - INRatio Proposed Class Action Settled Before Alere Lawsuit Could Proceed
May-1-17 Waltham, MA: An Alere lawsuit that had been proposed as a class action on behalf of litigants alleging injury from inaccurate readings from the INRatio blood monitoring device escaped trial when the parties involved agreed to a settlement at the eleventh hour. Briefings related to J.E. et al. v. Alere Inc. et al (Case No. 1:16-cv-11515, in... - McDonald's Employee Overtime Trial Scheduled for May
May-1-17 Los Angeles, CA: McDonald's Restaurants will head to trial in May to defend itself against allegations of California overtime violations on a lawsuit filed by a class of thousands of overnight shift workers. Judge Ann Jones on April 20 ruled in a summary adjudication on an overtime lawsuit Maria Sanchez v. McDonald's Restaurants of California Inc... - Zimmer Biomet Shoulder—Shocking Surprises
Apr-22-17 Washington, DC: The fact that Zimmer Biomet had its Comprehensive Reverse Shoulder approved without any human testing likely comes as a shocking surprise to many recipients of the device. And another surprise: the device was pulled from the market in 2010 after Biomet received complaints of fracturing. But it returned just one year later… In... - Yet Another Risperdal Lawsuit Tossed in Philadelphia
Apr-30-17 Philadelphia, PA: A Risperdal lawsuit that had to be stopped and restarted after a juror suffered a health emergency, has been tossed by a Philadelphia judge after appearing to agree with defendant Janssen Pharmaceuticals that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to fully support his claim of Risperdal gynecomastia, a condition character... - Canadians File Ethicon Physiomesh Class Action Lawsuit
Ottawa, ONT: Canadian patients who have suffered harm resulting from Ethicon’s Inc.’s Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh products have filed a class action against the medical device manufacturer. Like their American counterparts who are pursing Ethicon through the American courts in a multi-district litigation, Canadians patients al... - $8M Kombucha Consumer Fraud Settlement Reached with Wholefoods and Millennium
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Millennium Products Inc., and Wholefoods over allegations that the defendants misrepresented the alcohol, sugar, and antioxidant content of certain GT’s Kombucha products. Under the terms of the proposed deal, a fund of up to $8,250,000... - $5M JC Penney Illinois Employment Class Action Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $5 million settlement in an Illinois employment class action lawsuit brought by part time workers at JC Penney Corp in Illinois, has received preliminary approval, potentially ending years of litigation between the two parties. The lawsuit asserts that the part time works were not paid vacation benefits when the left JC Penney. ... - Why Your Cell Phone Matters: 5 Lessons from the United Airlines PR Disaster
Apr-25-17 North Charleston, SC: You’d have to be under a rock the last week to have missed the story of David Dao, a Chinese-American passenger who was forcibly removed from an overbooked United Airlines flight after resisting his removal. The media has been all over this blatant example of excessive force; and so they should. It’s violent, visceral, and... - Complicated TVM Mesh Lawsuit Settles
Apr-27-17 Los Angeles, CA: A transvaginal mesh lawsuit that has gone through a plethora of twists and turns akin to a country road appears to be in the final stages of resolution after a federal judge in California gave the thumbs-up to a proposed $12.25 million settlement. Upwards of 2,710 class members will share in $10.58 million, with the remainder going to... - Demanda de acción de clase por parte de jugadores de béisbol de las ligas menores está de vuelta en el juego
Apr-26-17 San Francisco, CA: Un juez federal de California revivió el estatus de acción de clase de una demanda de horas extras en California presentada por jugadores de béisbol de las ligas menores contra la Mayor League Baseball (MLB). El caso Aaron Senne y otros contra Kansas City Royals Baseball Corp., Caso No. 14-cv-00608, Tribunal d...