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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Paralyzed Worker Awarded $21.7 Million
Nov-20-14 Baltimore, MD A worker who was paralyzed from the neck down due to a severe neck injury has been awarded $21.7 million. The neck injury happened while the man was working at a Pepco site in 2013, after he was hit by electricity from a transformer that was accidentally left on. The victim then filed a lawsuit against Pepco, alleging negligence on its pa... - Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding Helps with Financial Needs during Delayed Lawsuit
Nov-20-14 A Michigan man suffered a serious injury when he was hit by a drunk driver while making a left turn onto a residential street. His wife, a passenger in his Ford Explorer, died at the scene. As a result of his injuries, the man was unable to work. He filed a personal injury wrongful death lawsuit, but his attorney did not expect the case to settle in less tha... - $40M Preliminary Settlement Reached in Interline TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $40 million settlement has been reached in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit pending against Interline Brands Inc. The lawsuit, filed in 2011, claimed that Interline sent fax advertisements to consumers without: 1) obtaining their proper express written consent; or 2) including the requisite... - NHTSA Wants National Recall of Vehicles with Defective Takata Airbags
Nov-19-14 Los Angeles, CA Further to the recent rash of defective airbag recalls by major automobile manufacturers in the US and Canada, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says a full national recall is needed. BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota all use the rec... - Oregon LTD Insurance Woes Are a Day in the Life of Insurance Frustration
Nov-19-14 Portland, OR Cigna has long been a provider of short- and long-term disability (LTD) coverage for consumers and employees in various states, including Oregon. However, Cigna is also not unlike other insurance providers who have been accused of Denied Disability Claims, regardless of legitimacy of the claim. Anyone having filed an Oregon Long term disabil... - Lipitor Litigation Moves Forward
Nov-19-14 Charleston, SC Lipitor multidistrict litigation, alleging patients suffered Lipitor side effects and developed diabetes as a result of taking the medication, continue to move forward with regular status conferences. Three more Lipitor lawsuits have been dismissed due to failure to provide required documentation. Among the required documentation that ha... - NCAA Faces $50 Million Brain Injury Lawsuit
Nov-18-14 Houston, TX The NCAA faces a $50 million brain injury lawsuit alleging the organization failed in its duty to protect football players from brain injury and brain trauma. The lawsuit was filed by Julius Whittier, a former offensive lineman and tight end for the Texas Longhorns. Whittier was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in August... - Collection Agency Liable for Charging Debtor for Calls
Nov-18-14 The Fourth Circuit Court found that a debt collector violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act when it placed 37 calls to a debtor’s residential phone, causing him to incur a charge for each call. The decision of the US District Court of Maryland was affirmed, granting summary judgment in favor of debtor Kevin Lynn and against Monarch Recovery... - “Bald Is Beautiful”?
Nov-17-14 New York, NY This month’s GQ magazine suggests that Prince William and other hairline-challenged men take Propecia because it blocks the hormone that thins hair. Unfortunately, GQ doesn’t say what can also happen to men when that hormone is blocked. More than 1,550 men, including a few women who have joined their partners in Propecia l... - Report Suggests Link between Mesothelioma and Wine Making
Nov-16-14 Portland, OR While asbestos lawsuits alleging patients developed mesothelioma from asbestos exposure tend to focus on exposure during employment in heavy industry, one report suggests another industry might have resulted in asbestos exposure. According to the authors of the report, a man who worked for a winemaker in Italy from 1960 to 1988 and later d... - FDA Links Depakote to Autism
Nov-16-14 Seattle, WA Over the past few years, a number of women who took Depakote while pregnant have filed complaints with LawyersandSettlements regarding a possible link to autism. The FDA has finally acknowledged that exposure to Depakote during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders. In August 2014, AbbVie Inc. (formerly Abbott), th... - Structured Settlement Funding, and Why You May Need It
Nov-15-14 Farmington Hills, MI Over the past year we have learned much about various funding options that help keep you going while your case is moving through the courts. Pre-settlement funding, also known as a lawsuit advance , is a loan against the expected proceeds of your case that allows you access to cash now. Once your case settles, the loan and interest... - Superior Court Rejects Defendant’s Motion regarding SJS Verdict
Nov-14-14 Philadelphia, PA The Pennsylvania Superior Court has decided it will not rehear a Stevens Johnson Syndrome lawsuit in which the plaintiff, who developed Stevens Johnson Syndrome symptoms after using Motrin, was awarded $10 million. The defendant had requested re-argument of the SJS lawsuit, which involved allegations stemming from the plaintiff’s... - Levaquin Peripheral Sensorimotor Neuropathy Strikes a Nerve
Nov-14-14 San Francisco, CA It’s bad enough when a manufacturer is alleged to have known about a potentially serious side effect and didn’t tell anyone about it. When you finally face the music and include Levaquin side effects on product labeling, it helps to be thorough and upfront with just how bad things can get. In August 2013, the US Food an... - Conde Nast Reaches $5.8M in Unpaid Intern Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Condé Nast agreed to pay $5.8 million in settlement of an unpaid wages class-action lawsuit brought by thousands of former interns who alleged that while they worked for the publisher they were underpaid. One of the two lead plaintiffs, Lauren Ballinger, worked for approximately $1 per hour organizing accessories in the fashio... - Despite Concerns about Side Effects, Crestor the Most Prescribed Drug
Nov-13-14 Boston, MA Despite concerns about Crestor side effects , a recent list of the most prescribed drugs in the US lists the statin as the number one drug. Crestor, and other statins, has been linked to side effects including muscle toxicity (known as rhabdomyolysis). These side effects resulted in Public Citizen writing a letter to the FDA in 2005 to warn a... - Benicar Side Effects More Than Just a Pain in the Gut
Nov-13-14 Atlantic City, NJ The overall tally of Benicar lawsuits continues to creep slowly higher with the filing in late summer of a wrongful death lawsuit in New Jersey. The drug (olmesartan) is indicated to treat high blood pressure, a common malady amongst the American population. The widow of the man who died allegedly from use of Benicar alleges that m... - Vallarta Foods Settles California Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Final approval of a $1.54 million California unpaid overtime class action settlement has been granted by a judge in California. The class action consolidated two class actions which alleged that Vallarta Food Enterprises forced 15,000 employees to do off-the-clock work at its dozens of Golden State supermarkets. Vallarta agreed i... - LeanSpa Agrees $7M Consumer Fraud Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and the State of Connecticut have reached a settlement with LeanSpa for allegedly engaging in consumer fraud by using fake news websites to promote acai berry and "colon cleanse" weight-loss products, making deceptive weight-loss claims, and telling consumers they could receive free trial products b... - Supreme Court Petitioned to Hear Another ERISA Case
Nov-12-14 Washington, DC While plaintiffs in one ERISA lawsuit have been given the opportunity to present their case to the Supreme Court, plaintiffs in another ERISA plan lawsuit wait to hear if the Supreme Court will hear their case. Both issues bring forward complex issues concerning how ERISA 401(k) plans are run and could have wide-ranging implications for...