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Sort by relevance 16,386 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Massachusetts Firms Settle Allegations of Improper Asbestos Removal
May-6-16 Oxford, MA: A compelling aspect of any asbestosis lawsuit or issue concerning the health risks of asbestos are the hazards associated with the removal of asbestos. Those hazards affect not only workers tasked with removal of the known carcinogen, but also members of the general public and passersby who may inadvertently be exposed to free-floating asbe... - Restaurant Loses $3.2 Million California Labor Lawsuit
May-5-16 Los Angeles, CA: A Los Angeles restaurant chain has been ordered to pay $3.2 million in a California labor lawsuit filed by a former employee who alleged racial discrimination and wrongful termination. Roscoe’s House of Chicken and Waffles is reportedly appealing the award and has since filed for bankruptcy. According to The Los Angeles Times... - Takata Airbag Recalls Increases by 35 Million Vehicles
May-5-16 Washington, DC: Federal regulators have announced that an additional 35 million Takata airbags will be recalled across the US, bringing the total recall up to 63 million, more than doubling the largest automotive recall in US history. Similarly, in Canada, several million vehicles will also be recalled. The massive increase in the recall is prompt... - Operating Room Fires Occur Hundreds of Times in the US
May-5-16 New York, NY: Hot on the heels of a report by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that suggests medical errors are the third leading cause of death in the United States after heart attacks and cancer, comes a heavily redacted report about an operating room fire at NYU Langone Medical Center that occurred in late 2014. According to a repor... - Chipotle’s Social Media Policy is Illegal, Unlawfully Asked Employee to Delete Tweet
May-4-16 Things haven’t been good lately for the widely-popular burrito chain Chipotle. From ongoing e-coli outbreaks to a sexual discrimination suit earlier this year, the Mexican grill is now facing violations of Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Association (NLRA). An administrative law judge deemed Chipotle’s social media policy illegal an... - Medical Error Third Leading Cause of Death in the US
May-4-16 Santa Clara, CA: The third leading cause of death in the US, after heart disease and cancer, is medical error, according to a study just published in the British Medical Journal. The finding is based on data from four studies that assessed medical death rates between 2000-2008. Using hospital admission rates from 2013, the researchers then extrapo... - Plaintiff Awaiting Kidney Is a Grim Reaper of Hope in the Face of Monster
May-3-16 Tucson, AZ: The health concerns that have emerged from lawsuits and subsequent headlines screaming Monster Energy Drink Deaths and Hospitalizations tend to be weighted on the side of cardiovascular issues related to consumption of the high levels of caffeine usually associated with the consumption of energy drinks. But Robert Grim is suffering from... - $55M Settlement Awarded Against J&J in Second Talc-Cancer Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $55 million settlement has been levelled against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) by a jury hearing the case of a woman who alleges her use of the company' talc-powder products for feminine hygiene caused her to develop ovarian cancer. This is second verdict in a row against J&J in talc-cancer lawsuits. J&J plans to appeal... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlements—Too Little, Too Late?
May-2-16 Minnetonka, MN: More than 135,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits have been filed worldwide, and about 46,000 of those claims were filed against American Medical Systems (AMS) regarding its Endo transvaginal mesh . While some AMS plaintiffs may have been relieved with the news that Endo reached a settlement (and it was the first of the TVM manufacturers to d... - Essure No Assurance as Permanent Birth Control and Canadian Essure Class Action
May-1-16 Ottawa, ON: While an Essure class-action lawsuit has recently been filed in Canada, the FDA in February called for a black box warning after more than 5,000 women filed complaints - from when the permanent contraceptive device was approved in 2002 until May 2015. The FDA says this warning is meant to increase understanding of the risks associated... - Are Inferior Vena Cava Filters Effective?
Apr-30-16 Baton Rouge, LA: The number of lawsuits consolidated for pretrial proceedings in two MDLs continues to grow, with plaintiffs alleging their health was put in jeopardy by IVC filters that broke, fractured or otherwise failed. Meanwhile, researchers asked in an article how IVC filters could have been approved for use with so little evidence of their effe... - $84 Million Uber Settlement Announced
Apr-30-16 San Francisco, CA: A settlement has been announced in the Uber lawsuit filed by drivers who alleged they were misclassified as independent contractors even though they were treated like employees. The settlement will not see the drivers reclassified as employees, meaning they still will not be eligible for overtime pay , sick leave or other benefits. A... - Canadian Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Apr-29-16 Toronto, ON: Five years ago, attorney Paul Miller told LawyersandSettlements that he had 18 transvaginal mesh cases across Canada. In those five years, more Canadian women - and their doctors - realized the mesh is the cause of their pain and internal damage. “As of today, we have settled 220 transvaginal mesh cases and about 50 more individuals... - Zofran Lawsuits Filed in Canada
Apr-29-16 Toronto, ON : Women in Canada have filed lawsuits alleging their babies developed birth defects after being exposed to Zofran (known generically as ondansetron). Similar to lawsuits filed in the United States, lawsuits in Canada allege women were given Zofran to treat nausea and vomiting linked to morning sickness, even though Zofran was not approved to... - Was Toddler a Victim of Zithromax Stevens Johnson Syndrome?
Apr-29-16 Leicester, UK: She was a one-time beauty queen. And yet for 24-year-old Marian Adejokun, the use of medication left her in a coma with the upper layer of her skin shredding away from her body, “like a snake.” And Joel Greaves, a United Kingdom tot of three, was afflicted with Stevens Johnson Syndrome. Doctors initially thought he had chicken p... - Report: Unum Insurance Among the Worst
Apr-28-16 Portland, OR: If you went only by television commercials, you’d think most insurance customers were satisfied with their insurance experience, happy with the service they received and the claims process. Of course, it’s in their best interests for insurance companies to make themselves look good: customers won’t buy their policies if repo... - Lawsuit Filed In Harris County For Tenth Death Caused By Takata Ammonium Nitrate Airbag
Apr-28-16 Houston, TX, attorneys Mo Aziz and Scott Armstrong of Abraham, Watkins, Nichols, Sorrels, Agosto & Friend are representing the parents of 17-year-old Huma Hanif who was killed on March 31, 2016, by the defective airbag system in her 2002 Honda Civic. Nomaan Husain and Omar Khawaja of Husain Law + Associates, PC and Ali Zakaria of Ali Zakaria & Associa... - FDA Evaluating Risk of Miscarriage with Oral Fluconazole in Pregnancy
Santa Clara, CA: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is evaluating the results of a Danish study that conclude there is a possible increased risk of miscarriage with the use of oral fluconazole (Diflucan) for yeast infections. The FDA is also reviewing additional data and will communicate final conclusions and recommendations when the review is... - Did Contractor Drop the Ball on VA Benefits?
Apr-27-16 Norfolk, VA: Retired service personal in dire need of VA benefits would not be cheered by the allegation that a contractor hired to review the cases of thousands of Vietnam veterans for exposure to Agent Orange may have denied benefits in spite of obvious need, all because the contractor was less than thorough in reviewing cases, or so it has been alle... - Caffeinated Energy Drinks Linked to Risk of Type 2 Diabetes
Apr-27-16 Calgary, AB: Over the last 10 years there has been exponential growth in the sale and consumption of caffeinated energy drinks . University of Calgary research scientist Dr. Jane Shearer is a leader in the study of caffeinated beverages. In 2010, Shearer was part of an expert panel convened by Health Canada to guide legislation and warning labels tha...