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Sort by relevance 16,392 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Plaintiffs Celebrate Invokana Lawsuit Consolidation
Jan-3-17 Trenton, NJ : Plaintiffs involved in Invokana lawsuits are celebrating now that at least some lawsuits have been consolidated for pretrial proceedings. The Invokana claims were filed against drug maker Johnson & Johnson and allege the company failed adequately test the drug before releasing it on the market and did not warn consumers about the risks... - More Evidence Linking Monsanto’s Roundup to Cancer
Jan-2-17 Los Angeles, CA: In the wake of recent research, more lawsuits are being filed against Monsanto claiming its weedkiller Roundup causes cancer. And California’s Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment (OEHHA) has likely added one more nail to Roundup’s coffin. After the World Health Organization’s International Agency f... - California Overtime Lawsuits against Employers Big and Small
Jan-2-17 San Francisco, CA: An overtime pay lawsuit in California that seeks class action status was filed just before Christmas by a plaintiff who alleges his employer stiffed him on wages as well as tips. According to The San Francisco Chronicle (12/20/16), plaintiff Jose Martinez is a former kitchen worker at the Gordo Taqueria chain, a Mexican fast foo... - More Benicar Generics Poised for US Market, Benicar Lawsuits Keep Coming
Jan-1-17 Trenton, NJ: As each year draws to a close it’s useful to look back at the year just past and take stock of the previous 12 months. With Benicar side effects and, specifically sprue-like enteropathy, 2017 should see continuing litigation activity with Benicar lawsuits filed as late as December 30. With the arrival on the market of at least two se... - “I Could Be a Ticking Time Bomb,” says IVC Filter Patient
Dec-31-16 Nashville, TN: When Sara had an IVC Filter implanted 20 years ago, nobody told her that it would eventually need to be removed. “Now that I’m aware of so many IVC filter lawsuits I don’t know if this filter is supposed to be permanent or not, but it has got me worried,” says Sara. In 1996 Sara had a Greenfield IVC Filter impla... - Disability Lawsuit filed, Others say ‘Bah Humbug’ to Unum
Dec-30-16 Chattanooga, TN: While Unum Insurance has been working to shore up both its reputation and its business strategy from its headquarters in Chattanooga, Unum disability claims are still coming. The latest is an Unum lawsuit filed earlier this month in the State of Florida. According to the Florida Record (12/28/16), the plaintiff is Vera Viamontes,... - Risperdal for Kids Reaps Big Bucks—but for how long?
Dec-29-16 Baltimore, MD: Johnson & Johnson is accused of targeting Risperdal marketing towards children and teenagers, to the extent that the antipsychotic drug has been prescribed to treat anxiety in children. But some of those boys who developed gynecomastia, a non-cancerous increase in the size of male breast tissue, now suffer from depression and chances... - Older Defendant to Younger Plaintiff: “You’re No Spring Chicken!”
Dec-29-16 Santa Barbara, CA: Under California labor law , akin to generally-recognized statutes in force elsewhere, it remains unlawful to terminate an individual’s employment without just cause. In this California labor lawsuit, total damages exceeding a half million dollars were awarded to the plaintiff, resolving a complaint and accompanying circumstance... - Was the FDA Aware of Migration Risk Prior to Implanon Approval?
Dec-29-16 Washington, DC: Anyone doing an online search for 'Implanon' will immediately be led to a site index where consumers will find links to both patient information intended for consumers, and prescribing information intended for doctors. And while there appears to be no indication as to if, and when the latter may have been updated, the patient document i... - Halliburton Reaches $100M Securities Class Action Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been reached between Halliburton Co. and its investors in a securities class action lawsuit that alleged the company’s accounting of asbestos liability on construction projects was false. Further, the plaintiffs, who were Halliburton shareholders, claim that between 1999 and 2001 the company falsi... - Stockert 3T System “No Easy Fix” and the FDA’s Catch-22
Dec-27-16 Washington, DC: Reports from both the US and Germany have identified the M chimaera contamination of heater/cooler devices, of which 60 to 70 percent stem from the Stockert 3T heater-cooler system . But controlling the infection is challenging—to say the least. A field investigation by the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the CD... - Stryker Hip Settlement Expanded
Dec-27-16 New York, NY : Patients who had certain Stryker hip replacements implanted but found themselves ineligible for the 2014 Stryker hip settlement received some good news. Those patients who had the Stryker ABG II Modular Neck Hip Stem and Rejuvenate Modular Neck Hip Stem implanted from 2014 to December 19, 2016, are now eligible to take part in the 2014 se... - Will FDA Guidance Help Stem Endoscope Lawsuits Going Forward?
Dec-26-16 Washington, DC: This past year has been rife with reports of infections linked to endoscopes and / or duodenoscopes; devices used for diagnostic endoscopic procedures which are intended to be cleaned and re-used. However, many an endoscope lawsuit over the past year have asserted that such devices are either not cleaned and disinfected properly, or fea... - Attorney: Unpaid Wages Violations "Pervasive"
Dec-26-16 New York, NY: The phrase donning and doffing is used to describe situations where employees put on or take off special gear or clothing for their work, but donning and doffing lawsuits are part of a larger area of litigation known as unpaid wages litigation, where employees are not properly paid for all their time involved in work-related activities. E... - Advocacy Often the Difference between Fair Billing and Getting Fleeced
Dec-26-16 Lowell, MI: The last thing a person needs at this time of year are disputable emergency room charges over and above the Christmas bills that will soon be rolling in from the holidays. Advocates suggest that all too often ER bills are inaccurate, too high and are almost impossible to resolve without the help of a professional . A telling example o... - Ten Long Years: Transvaginal Mesh Victim Finally gets Justice
Dec-26-16 Newark, NJ: Finally, Linda Gross’ transvaginal mesh case is over, after J&J can no longer appeal the verdict that awarded her more than $11 million in damages for her TVM injuries. Ten years ago Linda Gross had transvaginal mesh surgery to treat pelvic organ prolapse and stress urinary incontinence. Soon after the Prolift implant she ex... - $14.5M TCPA Class Action Settlement Agreed by American Eagle
Santa Clara, CA: A $14.5 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit pending against American Eagle Outfitters alleging the clothing retailer sent unsolicited text message advertisements, in violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA). Should the settlement be approved, a non-revisionary fund will be established by... - California Overtime and the Almost Final Rule
Dec-24-16 Sacramento, CA: Time’s Up—or is it? As of December 1, 2016, California employers must adhere to the “Final Rule” that may affect about 400,000 workers who previously were not entitled to California overtime pay. But a federal judge has put the rule on hold… Six months ago the DOL enacted this policy, which gave employe... - Wrongful Death Talcum Powder Lawsuit Filed
Dec-23-16 Lufkin, TX: A talcum powder lawsuit alleging wrongful death has been filed against Johnson & Johnson by a widower who says his wife's use of talcum powder caused her ovarian cancer, which ultimately killed her. The lawsuit joins scores of other lawsuits filed against Johnson & Johnson by plaintiffs who say they or their loved ones died of ovari... - Surgical Mesh Lawsuit to Proceed
Dec-23-16 Providence, RI: A Rhode Island man who received recalled abdominal mesh just prior to a product recall in 2005, will see his surgical mesh lawsuit go forward after a Rhode Island judge refused to dismiss the case. According to court documents Wayne Smith received the Composix Kugel Hernia patch abdominal mesh for repair of a ventral hernia. Not long...