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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Adderall Whistleblowers Result in $56.5 Million Blow to Shire Pharmaceuticals
Oct-19-14 Washington, DC Shire Pharmaceuticals, the Adderall manufacturer, took a major blow last month: the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and a number of state AGs announced a settlement with the Irish drug company regarding violations of the False Claims Act. Shire will pay $56.5 million to settle accusations of making false claims in the marketing of its... - Traumatic Brain Injury Affects Adolescent Brains
Oct-19-14 San Francisco, CA A new study suggests that suffering a brain injury at a young age can have a serious effect on children, including affecting their behavior. Traumatic brain injuries have been in the media lately due to their incidence in amateur and professional sport, and each year millions of people visit the emergency room for brain trauma. The... - Mirena Statute of Limitations Good News for Plaintiffs
Oct-18-14 Alexandria, LA One main concern when filing a Mirena IUD claim is whether it is within the statute of limitations. But a federal judge in Louisiana recently ruled that the clock starts ticking when the plaintiff understands that she is the victim of a tort - much to Bayer’s dismay. A number of Mirena victims may not be immediately aware that t... - Ohio Overtime Lawsuit Filed against Restaurant Chain
Oct-18-14 Columbus, OH A former waitress has filed an Ohio employment lawsuit, alleging violations of federal and Ohio labor laws, including failure to pay minimum wage and failure to pay overtime. The Ohio overtime lawsuit has been granted class-action status. The Columbus Dispatch (10/15/14) reports that Rhonda Sanchez filed the lawsuit against El Vaquero... - Respected Non-Profit Reports Problems with Internet Payday Loans: Survey
Oct-18-14 Washington, DC You have to know that something is a definitive issue when the venerable Cable News Network aka CNN gets into the act. This time it’s CNNMoney, reporting on Internet payday loans and the efforts of the Pew Charitable Trusts to establish a snapshot of just how bad things can get. Given the availability and ease of acquiring a payday loa... - Forced Arbitration: Corporations Opting Out of Justice and Fairness
Oct-17-14 Washington, DC There are two distinct messages to be taken away from the whole debacle of forced binding arbitration: 1) The basic ideals of our forefathers are going to hell in a hand basket, and 2) Equality is dead. How could anyone watch the video below and think otherwise? Alliance for Justice (AFJ), producer of the film, is a national associatio... - State Courts Invalidate Consumer Arbitration Clauses, and Sidestep SCOTUS Ruling
Oct-17-14 Two state supreme courts found consumer arbitration agreements unenforceable in the past week: Arkansas and New Jersey. •Arkansas grounded its decision on the lack of mutuality in the consumer arbitration agreement (similar to Missouri’s recent ruling). Alltel Corp. v. Rosenow, 2014 WL 4656609 (Ark. Sept. 18, 2014). •New Jersey grounded its de... - Choosing the Victim? Dilemma Over Newborn Birth Defects Continues
Oct-17-14 New York, NY Lia Grainger faces a dilemma shared by many women of child-bearing age who are also taking Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRI) for depression: how do you stop taking a needed antidepressant in order to avoid birth defects, in order to avoid the potential for newborn birth defects , while still maintaining your equilibrium? Gra... - Twenty Lipitor Lawsuit Claims Dismissed
Oct-16-14 Charleston, SC Twenty Lipitor lawsuits involved in Lipitor multidistrict litigation have been dismissed from the court for failure to provide required documentation. The lawsuits alleged that plaintiffs suffered from Lipitor side effects as a result of taking the medication. According to court documents , Pfizer moved to dismiss the lawsuits becaus... - The Curious Profile of Finasteride: Another Propecia Impotence Lawsuit Filed
Oct-16-14 Washington, NY The latest entry in the Propecia finasteride litigation file appeared earlier this fall when a couple from the Sunshine State filed a Propecia lawsuit against Propecia manufacturer Merck & Co., alleging Propecia sexual dysfunction. Propecia and its close cousin Proscar both carry approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FD... - Accutane Acne Medication Lawyers & Attorneys - Accutane Lawsuit
Accutane acne medication is reported to have severe side effects including increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), birth defects, depression and suicide. Recently, Health Canada warned about a risk of serious skin reactions. These Accutane side effects have resulted in lawsuits being filed against the manufacturers of the Accutane medication... - European Medicine Agency Warns of High Rate of Developmental Problems with Depakote (Valproate) During Pregnancy
Oct-15-14 Los Angeles, CA The risk for malformations and developmental problems in children exposed to depakote (valproate semisodium) during pregnancy has prompted The European Medicine Agency (EMA)'s Pharmacovigilance and Risk Assessment Committee to recommend strengthening the restrictions for the use of valproate in women of childbearing age. Specificall... - Some Amusement Park Accidents Have Little to Do with the Rides
Oct-15-14 Upper Marlboro, MD In most cases an amusement park accident or incident involves a mechanical problem with a ride or other attraction through mechanical breakdown, poor maintenance procedures or operator error. Newer riders are increasingly sophisticated, and faster. However, a fact of amusement park life that is not often mentioned is park security... - Some Statins Linked to Peripheral Neuropathy: Is Crestor among Them?
Oct-14-14 Washington, DC Joe and Terry Graedon, both doctors, are also authors and maintain a popular syndicated column known as The People’s Pharmacy. Readers write in with their ailments with the Graedons offering some sage advice. Recently, a patient on one popular statin for several years followed by Crestor for the last year had some questions about sid... - Courts Continue to Quash Nursing Home Arbitration Agreements
Oct-14-14 Reading, PA When one thinks of nursing home abuse , it would be expected to assume images of mistreatment of the resident through either elder care neglect, or antagonistic and grounds of physical abuse. But there is another form of alleged abuse that has been lurking amongst nursing homes and elder care facilities for some time. It’s abuse tha... - $38M Settlement Reached in Extendicare Health Services Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Extendicare Health Services Inc. (Extendicare) and its subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation (ProStep) have agreed to pay $38 million to the United States and eight states to resolve allegations that Extendicare billed Medicare and Medicaid for materially substandard elder care nursing services that were so deficient that they w... - Major Oil Drilling Enterprise References Drilling Mud Lawsuits in Q2 Report
Oct-13-14 Houston, TX It is no surprise that asbestos, long used as a heat retardant for its excellent insulating properties, would be used on drilling rigs in order to keep drills and other drilling apparatus cool to avoid catastrophic breakdowns and other failures. Amongst the allegations contained in many a drilling mud lawsuit is that mud engineers and other... - More Than One Way to Skin a Cat Over Washington LTD Benefits
Oct-11-14 Everett, WA This is a Washington long term denied disability lawsuit story with a difference. Rather than having been denied disability benefits, a union representing Washington County and City employees alleged they were overpaying for their benefits. The revelation was especially hard to swallow in the wake of layoffs, job furloughs and wage freezes... - Xarelto Lawsuits Reportedly Filed
Oct-10-14 Dallas, TX The first Xarelto lawsuits alleging patients were not adequately warned about the risk of Xarelto side effects have reportedly been filed. Although the number of lawsuits alleging Xarelto bleeding complications is small, it could grow as the number of reports of bleeding events grows. According to Reuters (6/14/14), Bayer AG faces fewer... - Tort Reform Cuts $73M Boston Scientific Vaginal Mesh Verdict to $34M
Oct-10-14 A Texas judge cut a $73 million verdict recently awarded to a plaintiff in a transvaginal mesh lawsuit filed against Boston Scientific Corp. to $34 million. According to court documents dated October 2, Texas District Court Judge Ken Molberg cut the plaintiff’s punitive damage award to $11 million. Among other things, Judge Molberg noted that Texas...