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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- $240 Million Settlement Agreed in Wright Defective Hip Implant MDL
Nov-10-16 Santa Clara, CA: A $240 million settlement has been reached in multidistrict product liability litigation over defective Wright hip implants. The settlement effectively ends five years of litigation brought by 1,300 claimants who alleged their Wright hip implants failed anywhere from 150 days to eight years following hip replacement surgery. Under... - $240M Wright Hip Implant MDL Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $240 million settlement has been reached in multidistrict product liability litigation over defective Wright hip implants. The settlement effectively ends five years of litigation brought by 1,300 claimants who alleged their Wright hip implants failed anywhere from 150 days to eight years following hip replacement surgery. Wrigh... - Omnicare Agrees $28.125M Settlement In Depakote Kickback Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $28.125 million settlement has been reached in a class action settlement pending against Omnicare Inc. The suit alleged the country’s largest nursing home promoted Abbott’s prescription anti-epileptic drug depakote to its patients, in exchange for kickbacks disguised as “grants” and “educational funding... - Attorney: It's Mind Boggling Ammonium Nitrate Was Used in Airbags
Nov-9-16 Houston, TX: A new Takata-related airbag lawsuit has been filed against Honda and Takata, alleging a motorist was seriously injured when her airbag exploded during a car crash. Attorney Mo Aziz—of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Aziz—is part of the team that filed a lawsuit on behalf of Serena Martinez and has been involved... - Benicar Lawsuits Suffer Setback, Plaintiffs Going After European Daiichi Unit Directly
Nov-9-16 Camden, NJ: A Benicar side effects lawsuit that hoped to depose two employees of Daiichi Sankyo in Europe will not have access to the employees due to jurisdictional restrictions, even though plaintiff attorneys feel the two have much to answer for given their involvement in research and testing that eventually led to the approval of Benicar. Plaint... - Mothers and Grandmother Passed yet Talcum Powder Remains
Nov-7-16 Lexington Park, ML: Todd, Teresa and Paula have something in common. They remember their mothers and grandmother using talcum powder up until they were diagnosed with ovarian cancer and passed away. “My mother used talcum powder during the 1970s up until her death in 1994 of ovarian cancer,” Paula said in an email. “We had no knowl... - Patient With IVC Filter Gets Good News
Nov-7-16 Ottawa, ON: A Canadian patient who had an IVC filter implanted and was told it could not be removed has reportedly had surgery to have the device taken out. The patient received the inferior vena cava filter to prevent a blood clot from making its way to his heart or lungs, but was told by doctors the device had migrated, making it too risky to move. A... - Two hour Emergency Room Charge more than 7-star Hotel
Nov-7-16 Atlanta, GA: A few days after Tomer’s son spent about two hours in ER with a broken arm he received a bill in the mail that included a charge for the emergency room alone. “How can the hospital charge $2,200 for this room—that’s the price of a 7-star hotel,” says Tomer. And being uninsured, that’s not all he was cha... - Broadspectrum Downstream Settles California Labor Class Action for $3.45M
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.45 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Texas-based Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc. The workers alleged they were not compensated for the time it took to prep for shifts at California refineries, in violation of California labor law. Broadspectrum, formerly call... - Weatherford Settles Unpaid Overtime for $6M
Santa Clara, CA: A $6 million settlement in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Weatherford PLC (U.S. division) by its oil field service workers is set to be finalized, with class approval now granted. The settlement, which received preliminary approval in July, will cover 1,758 non-exempt employees who alleged Weatherford violated... - Bactrim SJS - Bactrim Side Effects, Bactrim Stevens Johnson Syndrome - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Bactrim (sulfamethoxazole and trimethoprim) is an antibiotic prescribed to adults and children to treat ear infections, bronchitis, pneumonia, urinary tract infections and other bacterial infections. However, bactrim side effects are numerous. —The most common and potentially lethal side effect is Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and toxic epiderm... - Bad in Bed, Propecia Blamed
Nov-6-16 Huntsville, AL: When Matt’s hairline started to recede he reached out for Propecia . “I was afraid of looking like my dad, but now my girlfriend says she’d rather have me bald than bad in the bedroom,” says Matt. “I asked my doctor to put me on Propecia and he didn’t hesitate. It’s a psychological thing,&rdquo... - California Workplace Discrimination Dinosaurs
Nov-6-16 San Francisco, CA: In this day and age, discrimination should be the dinosaur in the workplace. But in the last few months alone, California seems to have stepped back in time. California labor lawsuits , from disability to pregnancy employment discrimination, have been recently filed. When will these dinosaur employers wise up and realize discrimina... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Lawsuit Filed Against Johnson & Johnson, Wal-Mart
Nov-5-16 Chicago, IL: A new Stevens Johnson syndrome lawsuit has been filed alleging a child suffered from the serious condition after taking medication for a cold. The lawsuit was reportedly filed by Charlene Monk against Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart after her six-year-old daughter was diagnosed with SJS following a severe allergic reaction to medication... - Is Donning and Doffing About to Change in Health Care?
Nov-5-16 Los Angeles, CA: The relationship between overtime pay laws and donning and doffing (in other words, getting into and climbing out of uniforms or protective gear depending upon the job at hand), has always been a contentious one, landing many a plaintiff into a California court arguing that if an employer requires special equipment necessary for the jo... - Transvaginal Mesh Problems in Canada
Nov-4-16 Toronto, Ontario Exactly how many women in Canada have had transvaginal mesh implanted to deal with bladder issues or collapsing pelvic organs is not known. Estimates run as high as 60,000 women. What is clear is that there are hundreds of Canadian women who are so unsatisfied with the results that they have filed transvaginal mesh lawsuits – ma... - Manufacturer Attempts to Escape Federal Pradaxa Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Nov-4-16 Boston, MA: Having already paid out $650 million in settlement dollars over lawsuits in 2014, attorneys for the makers of dabigatran Pradaxa are busy attempting to escape a wrongful death lawsuit scheduled for December. It would be the first federal lawsuit over Pradaxa, set to commence next month. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc. is trying... - Implanon Lawsuits Allege Women At Risk of Side Effects
Nov-3-16 Columbus, OH: Women have filed Implanon lawsuits alleging problems with the birth control—including migration from implantation site—put them at risk of ongoing Implanon side effects and possible infertility. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an update to the Warnings and Precautions section of the birth control's label,... - Mortgage Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Buying a home is stressful enough, but some financial institutions and other organizations linked to home buying fees are accused of predatory lending practices. Among the alleged practices are charging excessive mortgage fees and closing fees , violating the Truth in Lending Act, abusing force placed insurance, illegally foreclosing on homes, and di... - Xarelto Mass Tort and MDL Grows
Nov-2-16 Philadelphia, PA: To date, 950 Xarelto lawsuits that have been consolidated into a mass tort will be tried under the bellwether program slated for next summer at the earliest. Additionally, almost 3,000 cases make up the federal Xarelto multi-district litigation (MDL). Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas Judge Arnold New ordered the bellwether metho...