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What are securities? Securities include a number of investments including stocks, bonds, notes, mutual funds, treasury stocks and investment contracts. What is securities fraud? Securities fraud occurs when someone attempts to defraud a person in an attempt to sell or market a security. This includes providing false or misleading information... - Tax Fraud Whistleblowers Lawsuit Information and Legal Information
Whistleblowers who come forward with information about tax fraud can receive up to 30 percent of the amount collected by the IRS, if the amount of the tax fraud, including penalties and interest, is more than $2 million. Tax fraud whistleblowers are protected under the Tax Relief and Health Act of 2006, and can appeal their award if the amount the IRS... - Boat Accidents - Maritime Law, Cruise Ship Accidents Lawsuit News
If you have had an injury while at sea, you may need the services of a lawyer who is experienced in maritime law . Maritime law covers boat accidents that occur on the high seas, from pleasure boats and cruise ships to jet skis. Accidents can happen at ports of call or during on-shore excursions; a personal injury such as slip and fall, swimming accident... - Nail gun injury legal help. File your complaint with a nail gun lawyer.
Nail gun injuries are potentially life-threatening accidents that can result in serious harm to the victim. Because nails are designed to pierce and penetrate material, nail gun accidents can penetrate the victim's skin, putting him at risk of internal injuries. Despite warnings from doctors and researchers, nail guns are available at hardware stores... - Securities Class Action Lawsuits - Securities Fraud, Mutual Fund Losses - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Securities fraud , also known as stock fraud or investment fraud, is an illegal practice designed to convince investors to buy or sell stocks or securities on the basis of false information. This false information includes inaccurate statements about a company's status or omissions regarding facts that could affect stock value. Victims of stock inves... - Slip and Fall - Slip and Fall Injury, Slip and Fall Accidents, Slip and Fall Attorney
A Slip and Fall injury often occurs from a slip and fall accident due to dangerous conditions, from the environment to the supermarket to your home. It is in your best interest to talk with a slip and fall attorney who can help with your slip and fall claim and possibly a slip and fall settlement. Slip and Fall Accidents In a slip a... - ER Charged $1,200 for Nosebleed
Nov-30-21 Kansas City, KS Tony woke up late Saturday night with a nosebleed and not knowing what to do, his son drove him to emergency room at St. Lukes South Hospital. When Tony got the bill in the mail he almost had a stroke--a doctor had simply inserted into his nose a cotton ball sprayed with decongestant, which took a few minutes, but he was billed $1,200. Th... - Amazon to Pay $500,000 in COVID-19 Notice Lawsuit
Nov-29-21 San Francisco, CA On November 15, California Attorney General Rob Bonta announced that Amazon had agreed to pay the State of California $500,000 and amend its Covid-19 notification practices to comply with California’s new “right-to-know” law. AB 685, enacted in December 2020, amended the California Labor Code to require employe... - Turning Points 'Not' for Children
Nov-29-21 Philadelphia, PA The largest Philadelphia child welfare agency, which returned three girls to their sexually abusive father who continued to assault them, has settled with the girls for $6 million. This tragic incident isn’t the first involving “Turning Points for Children”. In fact Turning Points has been named in at least three neglig... - Physician Billed Exorbitant ER Overcharges
Nov-28-21 San Diego, CA “Not only are these inflated ER overcharges unethical – I don’t understand how medical professionals can charge exorbitant fees for such little work,” says Michael Cutler MD, an urgent care physician. “People were ordering tests before the doctor even came in the door.” Dr Cutler practices at Arch Hea... - Cleaning Processes Blamed for Defective CPAP Devices – Scapegoat SoClean Files Lawsuit Against Philips
Nov-26-21 Peterborough, NH Being Philips’ Scapegoat has resulted in SoClean filing a lawsuit against the CPAP sleep machine manufacturer alleging unfair and deceptive practices and “causing it to suffer at least $200 million in damages”. Philips suggested that SoClean was to blame for its 15 million faulty CPAP and BiPAP machines. The Philips... - Call Center Workers File FLSA Lawsuit over Unpaid Wages
Nov-24-21 Chicago, IL On October 19, Maria Guadalupe Amador filed a Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) collective action lawsuit against Kemper Corp., alleging that the insurance giant cheated her and other call center workers out of wages due under federal and Illinois law. Recent lawsuit news coverage has often focused on whether very small (de minimus) amounts of... - Rollins v. Dignity Health Creeps toward Settlement
Nov-23-21 Oakland, CA Rollins v. Dignity Health , a nearly nine-year old ERISA lawsuit that has been moving through the federal court system since 2013, may be one step closer to settling. The Northern District of California has preliminarily approved a deal with the addition of an additional sub-class of plaintiffs. The same court rejected proposed settlement... - FDA: Transvaginal Mesh Not Worth the Risk in Treating Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Nov-22-21 Silver Spring, MD The FDA reviewed Boston Scientific’s latest studies of the pros and cons of using transvaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and doubled down on its earlier conclusion that the risks outweighed the benefits. In 2019, after a spate of surgical mesh lawsuits , the FDA ordered Boston Scientific to immediately pull its tr... - Former HP Employee’s Poaching Complaint Needs Proof
Nov-19-21 San Diego, CA Two Ninth Circuit judges have asked former Hewlett Packard employee Bryant Fonseca to show more evidence in his allegation that HP and 3D Systems Inc., had cut a “no-poach” deal that resulted in diminished wages. The judges questioned why this third amended complaint should be revived – plaintiff’s attorney answered th... - Silicone-Based Breast Implants Cause Adverse Health Effects Lawsuits Allege
Santa Clara, CA: Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Mentor Worldwide are coming under scrutiny for allegedly not doing the proper studies mandated by the government, for their silicone-based breast implants. One lawsuit has already been filed against Mentor in California, alleging the implants leak, posing health risks and which have cause... - FDA Indicates Possible Association With Rare Cancer and Breast Implants
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced a possible association between saline and silicone gel-filled breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma (ALCL), a very rare type of cancer. Data reviewed by the FDA suggest that patients with breast implants may have a very small but significant risk of ALCL in the scar capsule... - Birth Injury - Birth Injury Malpractice, Birth Injury Lawyer, Birth Injury Claims
Birth Injuries are devastating injuries that affect not only the infant but also the infant's family. Birth injuries can result in serious harm to the infant, including cerebral palsy and Erb's Palsy. In addition to the cost of treatment for any conditions that develop from a birth injury , the infant's family may have to pay for rehabilitatio... - Panacryl Sutures Legal Help.
Panacryl sutures are a type of absorbable sutures, or stitches, that are commonly used to assist patient's wound healing after surgery. These type of sutures are intended to be absorbed by the body so there is no need for removal at a later time. Panacryl sutures unfortunately may have been the cause of more harm by not dissolving as intended. ... - Possible Link Between Female Birth Control and Pseudotumor Cerebri
Washington, DC: Investigations are currently underway into a potential association between pseudotumor cerebri, also sometimes called Idiopathic intracranial hypertension or benign intracranial hypertension, and certain types of birth control, specifically methods of contraception that involve levonorgestrel, such as the Mirena IUD. While the caus...