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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- 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... - Taxotere Hair Loss: a Look Back at 2016
Dec-22-16 Washington, DC: The close of another year affords an opportunity to look back and review the various events that characterized the legal implications of Taxotere hair loss over the past year. Taxotere, which is generically known as Docetaxel, was granted approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1996. Sanofi, Aventis Pharma SA in Fran... - C.R. Bard Reveals Latest Litigation Cases in SEC Filing
Dec-22-16 Murray Hill, NJ: Performance filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are informative in more ways than one, as documents often reveal the state of a corporation’s liability and litigation threats. Such is the case with C.R. Bard Inc. (C.R. Bard), a noted manufacturer of inferior vena cava filters that has been targeted with a ras... - DuPont to Pay $2M In Teflon Testicular Cancer Trial
Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Ohio has awarded $2 million in compensation against DuPont in the first of some 40 environmental toxin cases pending against the chemical company over allegations it dumped toxins into the air and drinking water of the Ohio River, causing illness to people in the surrounding area. This settlement resolves allegations br... - Airbag Injuries Plaintiff Three Inches From Death Defective Airbag
Dec-21-16 Houston, TX: Serena Martinez had no idea that when she exited her car following a low-speed collision, she was three inches from death. The airbag had deployed and ruptured, spraying the driver with shrapnel and leaving the Texas woman with airbag injuries to her arms and chest. A passerby instructed Martinez to lie on the ground and remain calm, until... - Three Points for Alere INRatio Device
Dec-21-16 Dallas, TX: Negligence allegations against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson and Bayer AG may have fizzled somewhat. Two recent issues do not bode well for plaintiffs filing Alere INRatio lawsuits. The FDA recently announced that the Alere INRatio anti-coagulation monitoring device had no substantial effect on the outcome of the ROCKET-A... - Takata Corporation and Honda Motor Co Facing Defective Airbag Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A defective automotive class action lawsuit has been filed against Japanese parts supplier Takata Corporation and automaker Honda Motor Co., stating that Takata embarked on a concealment campaign, designed to cover-up evidence of airbag defects. The suit relates to the companies recent rash of recalls due to faulty airbag inflators i... - Olympus America Attempts a Power Morcellation Comeback
Dec-19-16 Orlando, FL: In spite of a position taken by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for women Involving power morcellators only be used in relatively rare cases, Olympus America Inc. has released a new power morcellator equipped with a containment bag. Power morcellation had been widely employed in recent years f... - Implanon Lawsuits Allege Nightmare Situations for Women
Dec-19-16 Cleveland, OH: It's a nightmare many women don't anticipate when making a decision concerning birth control—the risk that reversible birth control might suddenly become irreversible. But that's what some women allege has happened after they received the Implanon birth control implant. Plaintiffs in lawsuits filed against the maker of Implanon sa... - Goldman Sachs Reaches $56.5M Settlement in ISDAfix Antitrust Suit
Santa Clara, CA: A $56.5 million agreement has been reached potentially enabling Goldman Sachs to exit an antitrust class action in which it is accused of participating in price-fixing the ISDAfix benchmark rate, along with several other banks. The rate is used to set terms for interest rate derivative products. The total settlement amount agreed... - ER Hospital Overcharges: Bat Bite Cost Uninsured $40K
Dec-18-16 Crewe, VA: No medical insurance? If it’s not a life-threatening situation, you may want to reconsider treatment at a hospital’s emergency room. Carlos could have saved thousands of dollars if he was treated by a veterinarian. Instead he is dealing with outrageous emergency room overcharges . Well, sort-of kidding about the veterinarian,... - J&J and DePuy Looking to Have Qui Tam Pinnacle Lawsuit Dismissed
Dec-17-16 Boston, MA: A hip replacement implant failure lawsuit that was dismissed back in February, only to be appealed by the plaintiffs to a higher court, remains firmly in the sights of defendants Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and DePuy Orthopaedics Inc (DePuy). Earlier this month, J&J together with DePuy urged a three-judge panel with the First Circui... - 2017 Could Be a Big Year for Bravelle Litigation
Dec-16-16 Springfield, IL: It's been more than a year since the first Bravelle lawsuit was filed in the United States and a judge has recently ruled that Bravelle claims can move forward, meaning 2017 could be a big year for Bravelle litigation. The fertility treatment was voluntarily recalled in 2015 after reports emerged that the drug could lose its potency. ... - Recalls Over Catheter Fragments Increasing, More Manufacturers Involved
Dec-16-16 Dallas, TX: Catheters are devices of varying sizes designed for insertion into the body in order to facilitate a wide variety of treatments. They are designed to unobtrusively perform their respective functions and tasks, followed by extraction without any lingering sign the catheters had been there in the first place. However, various reports of defecti... - DeVry University Settles FTC Fraud Lawsuit for $100M
Dec-16-16 Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been reached between DeVry University and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of for-profit education fraud, specifically, that the for-profit university used false statistics about its graduates’ job placement rates in order to lure students and increase enrollment. According... - $100M Fraud Settlement Agreed Between DeVry University and the Federal Trade Commission
Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been reached between DeVry University and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of for-profit education fraud, specifically, that the for-profit university used false statistics about its graduates’ job placement rates in order to lure students and increase enrollment. Accordi... - Cash for Whistleblowers in the Health Care Industry
Dec-15-16 The US government doesn’t like to be cheated. In fact, the government dislikes being cheated so much that it will pay people to tell on fraudsters that submit false or inflated bills for government services or try to avoid paying money they owe to the government. Under the False Claims Act whistleblowers are entitled to receive between 15 percent a... - Lyrica and Topamax: Same but Different
Dec-15-16 Washington, DC: Studies have shown that some anti-epileptic drugs (AEDs) are safer than others during pregnancy. For instance, Lyrica is classified as Category C while Topamax has Category D status. But both AEDs have been associated with birth defects. Pregnancy Category D means there is positive evidence of human fetal risk based on human d... - Class Action California Labor Lawsuits Seek Compensation
Dec-14-16 San Mateo, CA: The plaintiff in a California labor lawsuit that alleged various violations against California labor law, last month faced a motion by the defendant to have the lawsuit tossed out of federal court beacause the Court, in the defendant’s view lacked jurisdiction in a case that belongs in California state court, or so it was claimed...