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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Oakley Orange, 8, Loses All of His Skin to SJS, but Is Now Helping Others
Sep-17-14 Medway, UK We last met Oakley Orange in 2013. You well remember the story. He is the young UK boy who was diagnosed with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) and given just a 65 percent chance of survival. Young boys are supposed to spend their childhoods worrying about baseball, getting their homework done and taking out the garbage. They’re not su... - ERISA Turns 40
Sep-17-14 Washington, DC On September 2, 1974, the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ( ERISA ) came into being. The point of ERISA benefits law was to ensure worker’s pensions were protected. ERISA has now turned 40, and employees who feel their ERISA rights and protections have been violated can file an ERISA lawsuit to protect their rights. In the... - $82M Pension Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: An employment lawsuit filed in 2010 alleging Meriter Health Services improperly calculated employee pensions, has reached a $82 million settlement, which will see some 4,000 Meriter Health Services employees receive an average of $14,000 each in damages. A dozen people named as plaintiffs will each get an additional $5,000, and anothe... - Days after Massive Home Depot Data Breach, Lawsuits Are Filed
Sep-16-14 Atlanta, GA The data breach that affected retail giant Home Depot, and revealed in recent days, is not only the latest example of a hacker accessing customers personal information amidst data storage systems that are generally assumed as secure, it could be the largest yet. The breach could eclipse that of Target, which affected about 40 million con... - Army Veteran Struggles with Chronic Pain and Veterans Affairs
Sep-16-14 Macon, GA Ask disabled US Army Veteran Alex Pappas (pictured) what he thinks about the current VA medical malpractice controversy surrounding the department and its services and he says, “I am absolute proof of the problems with the VA. I think soldiers are only important to the government as long as they are soldiers.” “I don&rsqu... - Study Examines Link between Statins and Microvascular Disease
Sep-16-14 Copenhagen, Denmark Studies into Crestor side effects and the side effects of other statin medications have resulted in concerns that statin medications may be linked to an increased risk of diabetes. Two recently published studies seem to confirm a potential link between the use of statins and the development of diabetes. One study, however, suggests... - Debt Collector Harassment Lawsuit Filed against Kaiser Foundation
Sep-15-14 San Diego, CA A plaintiff who was treated for cancer has filed two lawsuits against Kaiser, alleging debt collector harassment on the part of Kaiser. According to court documents, Kaiser continued attempting to contact the plaintiff even after it became aware that he was represented by an attorney. The debt collector lawsuit alleges that Kaiser’s... - Internet Payday Lender Group Sues, Regulators Promptly Fight Back
Sep-15-14 Washington, DC It’s somewhat poetic that the US Department of Justice, in attempting to protect consumers from the chokingly high interest rates inherent with many online payday lenders, dubbed its effort to rid the industry of illegal operators as “Operation Choke Point.” Still, that hasn’t stopped an industry group representing pa... - Diabetes Patient and Doctor Suspect Januvia Thyroid Cancer
Sep-13-14 Bridgeport, IL Several health issues over the last few years have been rough on Amy, culminating in a diagnosis of thyroid cancer. Amy and her doctor suspect that Januvia (sitagliptin) could have played a major role, particularly when studies linked a potential Januvia thyroid cancer to people taking the diabetes medication. Amy, who was diagnosed w... - Court Refuses to Consolidate Pseudotumor Mirena Lawsuits
Sep-12-14 New York, NY Despite a request from plaintiffs in nine Mirena lawsuits to centralize those actions into one Mirena side effects lawsuit, the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has refused to do so. The nine lawsuits are different from other Mirena birth control lawsuits, which allege Mirena is linked to uterine perforation. The nine lawsu... - Zimmer NexGen Lawsuit Attorneys Engaged in a Game of Cat and Mouse
Sep-12-14 Chicago, IL Various strategies are employed by both sides in a typical lawsuit in an effort to further the fortunes of the various antagonists. This includes those advancing the case of the plaintiff, and those defending the position of the defendant. With one Zimmer NexGen lawsuit currently underway in federal court in Illinois, attorneys acting for Z... - Bereaved Families Wait for Justice with Lawsuit Funding
Sep-12-14 You know your case is strong and you are expecting a fair settlement, but when? How do you financially wait out an extended legal process when the bills keep coming in and the income has been reduced? When faced with the complexity and duration of a lawsuit, pre-settlement lawsuit funding can be a helpful option for plaintiffs seeking justice. An unfo... - $73.4M Settlement Awarded in Boston Scientific Obtryx Transvaginal Sling Injury Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A massive $73.4 million settlement has been awarded against Boston Scientific Corp in an Obtryx transvaginal sling personal injury and defective products lawsuit. A Dallas jury awarded the settlement in what is the first trial to go against the pelvic mesh devices manufacturer. The jury found that Boston Scientific grossly n... - Beyaz and Yasmin/Yaz: All in the Family
Sep-11-14 Washington, DC Various pundits are left to wonder why the plethora of Beyaz side effects have led to little if any legal activity with regard to Beyaz side effects . Is it because Beyaz is so dramatically similar in chemical formulation to Yasmin and Yaz? The aforementioned chemical cousins of Beyaz are manufactured by Bayer HealthCare Pharmaceuticals (... - Washington Settles Claims following Car Accident
Sep-11-14 Seattle, WA Washington state will pay $10 million to settle claims filed after a tree fell on a vehicle, killing two people and causing serious back injuries in three others. The three people who survived the accident suffered permanent injuries, including a back injury that has left one of the victims a quadriplegic. According to The Seattle Times... - $3.27M Awarded Against J&J in Pelvic Mesh Case
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.27 million settlement has been awarded to Jo Huskey and her husband, Allen, whose bellweather Johnson & Johnson transvaginal mesh lawsuit was before the court in Charleston, WV. In their lawsuit, the Huskey' allege that Mrs. Huskey has sustained life-long, irreversible complications resulting from the TVT-O pelvic mesh sli... - $62M Settlement Awarded in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A 32-year old single mother has been awarded $62 million in damages settling her medical malpractice lawsuit she brought. In October 2009, Plaintiff Stacey Galette, a 34-year-old single mother, underwent surgery at Winthrop University Hospital as the result of an ectopic pregnancy, i.e. a pregnancy in which a fertilized egg remains... - Zontivity Side Effects Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Zontivity is a newer generation anticoagulant medication . Some anticoagulant medications have been linked to an increased risk of serious side effects, including uncontrolled bleeding and hemorrhaging in the brain. Lawsuits have been filed against the makers of some anticoagulant medications alleging patients were harmed by the use of such medications... - Denied Disability Lawsuit Filed
Sep-10-14 Honolulu, HI The mother of a young boy with autism has reportedly filed a denied disability lawsuit against Hawaii’s Department of Human Services alleging her son has been denied important treatments that would help him with his autism. The lawsuit is not the first to be filed alleging people with autism are treated improperly when it comes to in... - Landmark $1.25M Settlement for Oakland Raiderettes Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $1.25 million settlement has been reached in the landmark unpaid wages class action pending against the Oakland Raiders football team. The employment lawsuit was filed by the Oakland Raiders' Cheerleaders alleging wage theft and other unfair employment practices. If approved, the settlement would cover 90 cheerleaders who wor...