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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Attempt to Throw Out $9 Billion Actos Award Rejected
Sep-9-14 Lafayette, LA Takeda Pharmaceuticals and Eli Lilly, maker and marketer of Actos, have lost a bid to have a $9 billion award against them in an Actos lawsuit thrown out of court. The lawsuit, filed by Terrence Allen, alleged the companies did not properly warn about the risk of Actos side effects, including a possible link between Actos and bladder canc... - Xarelto Litigation Story Still Unfolding
Sep-9-14 Louisville, KY Attorney David Koon sees more litigation ahead for anticoagulant Xarelto . Some is already in progress, but given the drug’s similarity to Praxada , another oral blood thinner with similar properties, Koon’s firm, Hughes & Coleman, is already preparing for failure to warn and product liability cases on behalf of people... - Accutane Victim Considers Herself Fortunate
Sep-8-14 Charlotte, NC Tasha considers herself fortunate because she only took Accutane for three months. “If I didn’t wind up in the emergency room, I probably wouldn’t have stopped taking Accutane and I would likely be much worse off today,” she says. Tasha hasn’t been diagnosed with Ulcerative Colitis or inflammatory bowel d... - Say It Ain’t So, GranuFlo…
Sep-8-14 Waltham, MA When does being tactful depart from the simple observance of good manners, arriving instead at a point of deception? That’s the question any fair-minded individual is left with in regard to alkali dosing errors inherent with GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, and the seemingly endless stream of lawsuits that have followed. GranuFlo and Natur... - Unum Denies and Policyholders in Denial
Sep-7-14 Chattanooga,TN Many policyholders collecting long-term disability benefits with Unum insurance are sadly surprised when Unum reduces their checks each month by the amount they receive from Social Security benefits - which Unum demanded they apply for. And some policyholders don’t want to give up that lump sum of back pay from Social Security. But... - Airbag Defect Leads to Recall
Sep-7-14 Detroit, MI An airbag defect has reportedly led to a recall of certain Honda vehicles. The recall, which affects approximately 63,000 vehicles, has so far not been linked to any airbag injuries. This is the latest in a string of issues with airbag failures, some of which have resulted in lawsuits. According to Reuters (8/28/14), Honda will recall... - “Iron Man” Blames Stroke on Testosterone Therapy
Sep-6-14 Seattle, WA Like many healthy men in their 30s and 40s taking testosterone therapy, Jerry (and his doctor) can’t comprehend why he suffered a stroke. “I’m 47 years old with iron health. No one has been able to determine why this happened,” says Jerry. “The last possible suspect would have to be the testosterone injections... - Defendant Slammed for Attempting to Remove Xarelto Bleedout Lawsuit Too Soon
Sep-6-14 Philadelphia, PA A blood thinner that lacks an effective reversing agent in the event of uncontrolled bleeding is beginning to have its days in court, but not before the rights holder of Xarelto allegedly attempted to thwart those days in court by having a Xarelto lawsuit removed to federal court from state court before its time. Janssen Ortho LLC,... - Judge Refuses to Dismiss Asbestos Lawsuit
Sep-5-14 New York, NY Although many asbestos lawsuits are filed by employees who allege they were exposed to asbestos in the course of their work, some asbestos claims are known as “take-home asbestos exposure.” These asbestos mesothelioma cases allege that the person who developed the disease did not work with it, but was exposed to it by a loved o... - Medical Lien Funding: What It Is and How It Can Help
Sep-5-14 Farmington Hills, MI So now we are on the subject of medical lien funding, which is another type of lawsuit advance similar in nature to pre-settlement funding and other lawsuit loans . However, to understand the idea behind medical lien funding, you first have to understand what a medical lien is. A medical lien is not unlike other forms of liens th... - Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding Helps Plaintiffs Hold Responsible Parties Accountable
Sep-5-14 Auto accident lawsuits can be hard-fought and take months, even years to settle. During this time, victims may struggle financially without the resources to pay the bills. Many will settle for less than they deserve because few know there is an alternative known as pre-settlement lawsuit funding . “I was in an auto accident last year. Due to my injur... - Plaintiff’s Assertions Over Medtronic Bone Graft Preempted: Judge
Sep-4-14 St. Louis, MO A federal judge in Missouri has thrown a wrench into the Medtronic lawsuit brought by plaintiff Kathleen Arthur, rejecting a majority of the plaintiff’s claims against the manufacturer of Infuse Bone Graft by way of a ruling that most of the plaintiff’s claims are preempted by federal oversight. “In order to properly... - Following Suit: Lipitor Lawsuit Updates
Sep-3-14 Philadelphia, PA By August 15, 2014, court records show that 1,162 Lipitor claims have been filed against Pfizer Inc., the manufacturer of the “best-selling prescription drug of all time.” The Lipitor lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who developed Type 2 diabetes allege that Pfizer failed to adequately warn patients and their doctors about the... - Trio of Washington Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits Spurs Action
Sep-3-14 Washington, DC Sometimes it takes a Washington long term denied disability lawsuit in order to affect change. And there are two examples where litigation has succeeded in waking up insurers or federal regulators with regard to the very real needs of Americans, together with the need for fairness. In July, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... - $32M Settlement Approved in BofA TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $32 million settlement has been reached in a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action pending against Bank of America (BofA). The lawsuit claims the bank and FIA Card Services, also a defendant, violated the TCPA when it used automatic telephone dialing systems and/or an artificial or prerecorded voice to contact indi... - Truckers Win $3.4M Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.4 million preliminary settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. The lawsuit, brought by over 500 drivers , alleged the shipping company failed to compensate its drivers for working more than 40 hours a week and failed to provide legal duty-free meal bre... - Defunct Sushi Restaurant Owner Pays $35,000 in Ohio Employment Restitution
Sep-2-14 Cincinnati, OH The owner of a popular sushi restaurant that once thrived in Hyde Park has closed the establishment in the wake of an Ohio Employment restitution order requiring him to pay thousands to employees over allegations of unpaid overtime and other violations to Ohio Labor Laws. According to a report by television news staff at WCPO 9, the... - Transvaginal Mesh Material Not Intended for Permanent Use, Testimony Excluded
Sep-1-14 Boston, MA The pendulum in the second bellwether trial in the transvaginal mesh lawsuit file has swung, again, toward the defendant. While pundits muse that this is not a good sign for TVT sling plaintiffs, the attorney representing plaintiff Maria Cardenas noted that the Court excluded what the plaintiff considered important testimony. Might that t... - Bashas' Grocery Settles Hispanic Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit for $6.5M
New York, NY: A $6.5 million settlement has been reached in a discrimination class action lawsuit filed against Arizona-based Bashas' Inc, alleging the grocery chain discriminated against its Hispanic workers for nearly a decade, by paying them less than Caucasian employees. Filed in 2002, the class action alleged Bashas' paid its employees at it... - Debt Collector Harassment: An Envelope Is a Window of Opportunity
Aug-31-14 Philadelphia, PA It may seem like a trivial thing at first glance, but placing a debtor’s account number in full view either on or through an envelope may constitute debt collector harassment , and most certainly serves as a violation of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA), according to a recent appellate decision that overturned a lowe...