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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- California Slams Tesla with Race Discrimination Lawsuit
Mar-3-22 Fremont, CA California’s Department of Fair Employment and Housing (DFEH) has slammed Tesla with a race discrimination lawsuit . DFEH alleges that black workers at Tesla’s Fremont plant have incurred widespread discrimination and harassment, including racist slurs and graffiti and they are given the most physically demanding work. ... - Mirena IUD FAQ
What is Mirena? Mirena is a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system. It is a small, T-shaped device placed in the uterus that releases a small amount of a progestin hormone to prevent pregnancy. Who uses Mirena? The IUD device has been marketed to women as a convenient method of birth control. The Mirena manufacturer also ad... - Mirena IUD Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Mirena pseudotumor cerebri lawsuits allege that Bayer, the company that makes Mirena IUD, did not warn consumers and the medical community of pseudotumor (PTC) risks—also known as intracranial hypertension (IIH)-- and other serious Mirena side effects such as mirena uterine perforation. From 2000 to 2013 the FDA received more than 70,000 reports of Mi... - Surgical Company and its Physician Owner Settle for $3 million Whistleblower Lawsuit
Feb-27-22 Alpharetta, GA A federal whistleblower lawsuit claiming that Dr. Jeffrey Gallups, the owner of Milton Hall Surgical Associates in Georgia, directed his physicians—one of whom blew the whistle-- to order unnecessary tests for their patients to defraud government health programs has reached a $3 million settlement. Gallups ordered the wrong d... - Bayer Done with Roundup Settlements
Feb-25-22 Santa Clara, CA It all boils down to federal regulators. Bayer has asked for a petition for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court and the Supreme Court has asked the Solicitor General to weigh in. A favorable decision for Bayer means it could be exempt from Monsanto’s Roundup lawsuits based on federal regulators' approval of its glyp... - The No Surprises Act Not Foolproof
Feb-23-22 Santa Clara, CA The No Surprises Act, that went into effect January 1, 2022 intends to provide protection against surprise medical bills such out-of-network bills for in-network hospitals and services such as an air ambulance ride (not ground ambulance) to an in-network hospital. But don’t be surprised if you get a surprise bill… Out-Of-N... - Another Sex Abuse Lawsuit Filed After University of Michigan’s $490 million Settlement
Feb-22-22 Detroit, MI An elderly Michigan man has filed a federal lawsuit against the University of Michigan claiming he too was a victim of sexual abuse by the late university sports doctor Robert Anderson. His complaint comes just days after the university agreed on a settlement to end the biggest sex abuse scandal in the U.S. that involved approximately 1,... - Actor Kevin Spacey Hasn’t Left the Building After $30 Million Arbitration Ruling
Feb-21-22 Hollywood, CA Actor Kevin Spacey’s sexual assault labor lawsuit resulted in an arbitration ruling that ordered the disgraced actor to pay the House of Cards production company over $30 million. But Spacey hasn’t left the building--yet. His lawyers want the award tossed, arguing Spacey never sexually assaulted or harassed anyone. The... - United Airlines Pilots and Flight Attendants Seek Summary Judgment in Pay Stub Fight
Feb-20-22 Los Angeles, CA – On January 12, United Airlines pilots and flight attendants asked the Central District of California to find that the pay statements they received from the airline violate section 226 of the California Labor Code because the statements do not include hourly rates or hours worked and are not easily understandable. Felicia Vidrio v... - Female Walmart Driver Files Civil Rights Lawsuit over Discriminatory Uniform Policy
Feb-17-22 Huntsville, AL On January 11, 2022, Walmart delivery driver Diana Webb filed a class action lawsuit in the Northern District of Alabama claiming that Walmart discriminates against female delivery drivers in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 by effectively forcing them to wear men’s uniform pants. To labor the obvious, men... - CPAP Sleep Machines Kidney Cancer Lawsuit
Feb-16-22 Pittsburgh, PA Yet another CPAP lawsuit against Philips alleges the toxic foam used in its System One BiPAP device causes cancer. Joseph Martin’s kidney cancer, and the company knew about the problem with its 15 million DreamStation devices, CPAP, BiPAP and mechanical ventilators since at least 2015, at least two years before Martin was diagnosed w... - Covidien Parietex Lawsuit Claims Hernia Mesh Defective and Dangerous
Feb-11-22 Santa Clara, CA Covidien and its parent company, Medtronic, was hit with another complaint last month. It joins 12 lawsuits pending in federal court and more than 140 state court cases all alleging Parietex Composite hernia mesh is defective and prone to failure. It results in patients needing revision surgery after suffering painful hernia complica... - ERISA Lawsuit Nets Nearly $9.4 Million for Plan Participants
Feb-10-22 St. Paul, MN The U.S. Department of Labor has announced an agreement to settle Walsh v. Reliance Trust Co. that will restore nearly $9.4 million to participants in the Kurt Manufacturing Company Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP). The ERISA lawsuit alleged that plan fiduciaries caused the ESOP to buy all the outstanding company stock for nearly $10... - Apple’s Off-the Clock Bag Search Results In $30 million Settlement
Feb-9-22 Santa Clara, CA Apple workers were subjected to off-the-clock security bag searches from July 2009 until August 2015. It’s hard to imagine working six years for an employer that doesn’t trust its employees. According to the California wage and hour lawsuit , Apple said bag checks were necessary to ensure workers weren't leaving with stolen... - Parche Ortho Evra - Coágulos en Sangre, Accidentes Cerebrovasculares e Infartos
Actualmente, se investiga un juicio fundado en una acción colectiva por fraude al consumidor contra Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., fabricantes del parche anticonceptivo Ortho Evra. Esta investigación pretende determinar si Ortho-McNeil omitió revelar que los efectos secundarios y riesgos de coágulos, accidentes cerebrovascualr... - Avandia vinculado con ataques cardíacos y lesiones hepáticas
Avandia: Casos verídicos y entrevistas Avandia asociado a insuficiencias cardíacas: ¿Avandia provocó el ataque cardíaco de esta mujer? Karen Trelford quedó anonadada tras ver el informe en la televisión, este verano, que denunciaba que el medicamento contra la diabetes Avandia presuntamente expon&iacut... - Abusos de Empresas de Tarjetas de Crédito
El abuso de las empresas de tarjetas de crédito es cada vez mayor. Si ha sufrido un aumento en la tasa de interés de la tarjeta de crédito de un mes para otro como consecuencia de un pago tardío o una superación del límite; si anteriormente recibió una oferta preaprobada para el pago de una cuenta o una super... - Dostinex Valvular Heart Disease Lawyer
Dostinex (cabergoline) is used to treat hyperprolactinemic disorder, certain hormone problems (excess prolactin), and is used to reduce or prevent breast milk production, except after childbirth. Dostinex may also be used for Parkinson's disease, prolactin-producing tumors and to adjust various hormone levels in certain diseases (ovarian diseases)... - Acción Legal Colectiva por Cargos de Teléfonos Móviles
Un estudio de abogados investiga cargos por rescisión anticipada que se cobran en forma ilegítima en alguna de las siguientes dos circunstancias: Cuando el servicio hubiera sido cancelado dentro de los 30 días posteriores a su contratación. Cuando le hubieran cobrado cargos por rescisión anticipada a pesar de la... - Rechazo de Discapacidad - Abogado Especializado en Casos de Discapacidad contra UnumProvident
En conciliaciones recientes, UnumProvident acordó reconsiderar aproximadamente 200.000 reclamos por discapacidad anteriormente rechazados. El grupo de empresas de UnumProvident, sometido a investigación y presión por parte del Departamento de Trabajo (DOL), se ve obligado a ofrecer una re-evaluación de los reclamos rechazados o te...