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Sort by relevance 16,383 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- $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. ... - Zip-Line Injuries On the Rise
Mar-29-17 Santa Clara, CA: According to a study in the American Journal of Emergency Medicine, zip-line injuries are on the increase with 17,000 people treated for zip-line-related injuries between 1997 and 2012, the period of the study. The data also show a 70 percent increase in zip-line injuries during 2009-2012, which works out to an average of 10 injur... - California Women Suffers Permanent Hair Loss after Taxotere Chemo – Suit Claims
Mar-29-17 San Francisco, CA In 2010, Ami Dodson was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer and underwent a partial mastectomy to remove the cancer. Her oncologists suggested they follow up with chemotherapy treatments using a drug known as Taxotere . Her prognosis was excellent and there was every expectation she would live a normal life. Dodson expected tha... - Retired Frontline Workers Can Make Worker Compensation Claims
Mar-28-17 Los Angeles, CA It’s a bargain made long ago with the men and women who run towards danger when the rest of us are running away from it. In exchange for keeping the rest of us from harm the workers compensation system in most states gives the advantage to those frontline workers, the first responders, that are injured or killed in the l... - New Lawsuit Claims Drug Manufacturers Failed to Warn of Risks of Diabetes Medication
Mar-28-17 Dallas, TX: A federal lawsuit filed recently over a popular diabetes medication claims that drug manufacturers failed to warn consumers of heart attack risks associated with the drug. In Feb. 2017, Texas resident Wrendell Chester, filed a lawsuit Wrendell Chester v. Bristol-Myers Squibb Company, Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP and McKesson Corporati... - Plaintiff Asserts Eliquis Side Effects Left her with Permanent Injuries
Mar-27-17 New York, NY: This August we’ll be coming up to the one-year anniversary of an Eliquis lawsuit filed by Rhonda and James Hancock against Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer Inc. The New York couple alleges that apixaban (Eliquis) has been linked to excessive bleeding and other life-threatening conditions, and that the manufacturers failed to disclose... - Woman Claims She Suffered Injuries from Shingles Vaccine
Mar-27-17 Dallas, TX: Patients who suffered injuries after receiving the shingles vaccine Zostavax may have lawsuit claims against the vaccine's manufacturer for allegedly failing to warn consumers of the vaccine's risks. A recent lawsuit filed by a Nevada woman alleges that she suffered serious injuries after receiving the Zostavax shingles vaccine, which is... - Former Exotic Dancer Launches California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-27-17 Santa Barbara, CA: An exotic dancer who claims to have received no compensation of any kind from the owners of the gentleman’s club for whom she briefly worked, has filed a putative class action lawsuit in a California court alleging violations of state overtime pay laws , and similar violations against the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)... - Allegedly Defective IVC Filters Not a New Problem
Mar-25-17 Indianapolis, IN: At least two additional lawsuits with regard to allegedly defective IVC filters have been filed in the month of March against Cook Medical Inc., one of the primary manufacturers of the inferior vena cava filter along with competitors such as C.R. Bard. There are likely more, as presently in excess of 3,000 IVC filter lawsuits are cons... - Transvaginal Mesh Victim Speaks Candidly about Sex Problems
Mar-25-17 Winnipeg, SK: Colleen had a transvaginal mesh implant almost seven years ago, and for three of those years she has looked for a doctor to remove the TVT Sling, to no avail. If it isn’t removed soon, Colleen thinks she may never have sex again. It isn’t easy to find a gynecologist or urologist to remove the mesh, particularly in Winnipeg... - Demanda laboral en California referente a los trabajadores de LAX puede continuar
Mar-24-17 Los Ángeles, California: La demanda laboral de California que fue desechada por un tribunal de distrito pero revivida por un tribunal de apelaciones, puede avanzar después de una decisión del noveno circuito. El tribunal de apelaciones se negó a volver a su decisión original en septiembre para volver a iniciar una ac... - Women Injured During ParaGard Removal May Have Lawsuit Claims
Mar-24-17 Dallas, TX: Women who had the ParaGard IUD contraceptive device inserted and then suffered injuries from the removal process may have grounds for a lawsuit against the medical device manufacturer. "Women who have had this device inserted should be aware that when it comes time for it to be removed, risk of break-up may lead to injuries," says attorn... - Fender Bender Air Bag Deployment Left Texas Woman with Eye Damage
Mar-24-17 Harlingen, TX A woman from Harlingen, Texas in the Rio Grande Valley was driving through her neighborhood on December 8, 2015 when she had a fender bender in her 2012 Honda Civic. According to Mary Lou Rodriguez she clipped a parked truck at no more than 15 miles per hour. There was a huge bang as the airbag deployed thrusting her body backwards in... - Major League Baseball Fights Back in California Courtroom
Mar-23-17 Oakland, CA: A California labor law class action involving minor league players with Major League Baseball (MLB) but housed in the Golden state remains at play with an appeal launched by MLB challenging a recent ruling by a California judge granting preliminary approval to the class. The California labor lawsuit was filed in 2014 at US District Cour... - Court Rules Against Collecting Damages for Pregnancy After Birth Control Procedure
Mar-23-17 Portland, ME The Maine Supreme Judicial Court ruled recently that a woman who filed an Implanon lawsuit against Merck & Co. and a federally funded health center for a failed birth control procedure with an implantable device may not recover damages for an unplanned pregnancy. Kayla Doherty filed a lawsuit Kayla Doherty v. Merck & Co. Inc. e... - $900,000 Settlement Reached In Hollywood Reporter Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $900,000 settlement has received approval from a California judge potentially ending a unpaid overtime lawsuit brought freelancer content producers of the Hollywood Reporter, who claimed they were misclassified as contractors instead of employees. Specifically, the 35 class members allege that Prometheus misclassified them as co... - Yoga Enterprise Headquartered in Colorado Facing Lawsuit, Tentative Settlement
Mar-22-17 Denver, CO: The issue has been reverberating through the courts for some time, but now a Colorado employment law complaint is one step closer to resolution with news that a preliminary approval has been granted for a proposed settlement valued at $1.65 million. The defendant is CorePower Yoga, a franchise with headquarters in Colorado. The lead plai... - Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold Legal Information
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued information regarding the Absorb GT1 Bioresorbable Vascular Scaffold (BVS) made by Abbott Vascular stating that that there is an increased rate of major adverse cardiac events seen in patients receiving the BVS, compared to patients treated with the approved metallic XIENCE drug-elu... - Missouri Jury in Talcum Powder Lawsuit sides with J&J
Mar-22-17 St. Louis, MO: The latest talcum powder lawsuit tried in a Missouri court found in favor of the defendant, which tallies three wins for plaintiffs and one for J&J. Nora Daniels, a Tennessee woman, filed the talc lawsuit against the drug giant claiming its baby powder contributed to her ovarian and uterine cancer. Imerys Talc, a supplier of talcu... - Pentax targeted by FDA Safety Update in January
Mar-21-17 Washington, DC: In a move that would provide little cheer for any patient either infected, or concerned about potential infection from endoscope infection , the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in January updated the safety information for a product from Pentax Medical, and the potential for increased risk of infection. According to FDA reports...