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Sort by relevance 16,386 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Actos Side Effects Study Suggests Link to Bladder Cancer
Feb-21-14 Columbus, OH A new Actos side effects study suggests a link between Actos and bladder cancer. The study was published in late 2013 and appears to bolster the claims of plaintiffs in Actos bladder cancer lawsuits that their development of bladder cancer was caused by their use of Actos. The study was published in the British Journal of Clinical Ph... - Fracking Leads to Cracks in Home Foundation and Water Contamination
Feb-21-14 Garrettsville, OH Shortly after the Mountaineer Keystone Company started drilling for natural gas, Beckie and her neighbors discovered the repercussions of fracking . “We found cracks in our walls and ceilings and then our water was contaminated - we were lighting it on fire,” says Beckie, who is now looking into the possibility of filing a... - Asbestos Drilling Mud Exposure a Concern Decades Later
Feb-21-14 Corvallis, OR One of the recurring themes with asbestos, whether dealing with asbestos drilling mud , asbestos in construction or asbestos in any of a number of other industries, is that asbestos exposure can come back to haunt a person many years later. And it does not matter if a person was exposed to asbestos through drilling mud or any other manner,... - Settlements Reached in Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuits
Feb-20-14 Miami, FL Settlements have reportedly been reached in a variety of force-placed insurance lawsuits , filed against financial firms such as HSBC and Bank of America Corp. Force-placed insurance lawsuits alleged that the firms had deals with insurance companies that resulted in overcharging the borrower for insurance. According to Bloomberg (2/14/14)... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Glitches
Feb-20-14 Bend, OR Combine AMS transvaginal mesh victims trying to find a doctor to remove the mesh and now a stall in AMS mesh litigation due to the varying degrees of injuries amongst so many women, and that adds up to a whole lot of frustrated women. Almost 12,000 women who have (or had) American Systems transvaginal mesh implanted were hopeful for a litig... - RBS Agrees $275M Settlement in Consumer Financial Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A consumer financial fraud class action lawsuit pending against Royal Bank of Scotland Group, PLC has reached preliminary settlement, with the bank agreeing to pay $275 million. The lawsuit was brought by New Jersey Carpenters Vacation Fund et al. against the financial institution alleging it misled investors regarding mortgage-backed... - Unpaid Wages Lawsuits Filed against Call Centers
Feb-19-14 Minneapolis, MN Unpaid wages lawsuits have been filed against call centers, alleging employees have not been paid properly for time spent involved in regular job activities. These unpaid wages claims allege employees routinely spend time off the clock engaged in duties that are required for their employment, in violation of federal employment laws. L... - Ovarian Cancer and the Talcum Powder Connection
Feb-19-14 Boston, MA Dr. Daniel Cramer, a researcher and Harvard professor of medicine, feels like he’s been shouting “fire” for years but very few people seem to be listening. “Talcum powder has a very positive image in the minds of American consumers,” says Dr. Cramer. “It seems clean and fresh. It smells nice and we’re... - Banks Accused of Aiding and Abetting Predatory Internet Payday Loans
Feb-18-14 Four Oaks, NC Victims of Internet payday loan proprietors and the predatory interest rates they charge have a friend in the US Justice Department. As various states have taken matters into their own hands and launched Internet payday loan lawsuits against Internet lenders, the feds have launched their own initative. Dubbed “Operation Choke Point,... - Hospital Workers Reach $475K Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Scranton, NJ: A preliminary settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Wilkes-Barre General Hospital, its related facilities and some 600 workers. The employment lawsuit alleges the hospital failed to properly calculate overtime pay prior to a 2012 change in New Jersey state employment law. Under... - Nexium Fracture Claim Accepted by Attorney
Feb-17-14 Crystal River, FL “When the LawyersandSettlements attorney accepted my case, I found out that they have an entire Nexium division to handle so many claims,” says Julieann. “I shouldn’t be surprised at the number of lawsuits because I too suffered a Nexium fracture!” Even though you read about a drug’s side effects... - Concerned About Beyaz Side Effects? You Should Be
Feb-17-14 Washington, DC It’s amazing the things you find on product labeling and product websites. It’s all there. And anyone who has any query or question over potential Beyaz side effects need only read the information that’s readily available from the manufacturer. In so doing, the manufacturer is telling you that there is the potential ris... - Accutane Victim Becomes Amateur Accutane Investigator
Feb-16-14 Troy, MI Colin recently discovered that one of many Accutane side effects is ulcerative colitis. Now Colin’s Accutane attorney needs proof that he took the acne drug - and Colin has become “Amateur Accutane Investigator.” “I can’t find anything to prove that I took Accutane,” says Colin. “I wrote letters to... - Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Accuses Surgeon of Leaving Procedure Early
Feb-16-14 Fresno, CA The allegations of medical malpractice surrounding the fate of a California man and an operation gone horribly wrong are compelling. The claim is that a noted Fresno cardiologist was responsible for leaving an open heart surgery patient in a vegetative state after the surgeon left the operating theatre before the procedure was complete. A... - Employee Appealing to Florida Labor Law in Wrongful Termination
Feb-15-14 Pensacola, FL Demetrius was a cook in a nursing home until last month. “I couldn’t get to work because I was stuck in an ice storm so I was fired for missing one day,” says Demetrius. “I believe I was wrongfully terminated and my employer violated the Florida labor law .” Demetrius worked the 4 am-1 pm shift and had neve... - Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guide Recalled Due to Misalignment Concerns
Feb-15-14 Mahway, NJ When patients anticipate hip and knee replacement failures , they generally think the problem will be with the implant itself. Many people do not consider that there might be an issue with the technology that is supposed to make the implant surgeries easier. But concerns about the Stryker ShapeMatch Cutting Guide suggest that while there can... - Risperdal: When a Settlement Is Not a Settlement
Feb-14-14 Philadelphia, PA Lawyers involved in Risperdal side effects lawsuits allege that the makers of Risperdal have attempted to go back on an agreed-upon settlement. As a result, in November 2013, the lawyers filed a motion to enforce settlement against the defendants in the Risperdal lawsuits. The motion was filed in relation to the Risperdal litigati... - Police Officer Dropped His Cell Phone, Resulting in Back and Neck Injury
Feb-14-14 Sarasota, FL When a Sarasota police officer dropped his cell phone while driving and took his eyes off the road for a split second to retrieve it, that’s all it took for a 30-year-old woman to be left with back and neck injury after her car was rear-ended. When the injured woman filed a lawsuit, the city of Sarasota and the plaintiff are reported... - Januvia and Pancreatitis: Double Shock
Feb-14-14 Oklahoma City, OK Lester is hopeful that his case will soon be added to the growing number of Januvia lawsuits against the makers of incretin mimetics, including Januvia. As of February 2014, more than 262 product liability lawsuits are underway in the federal multidistrict litigation in the Southern District of California. Januvia attorneys are acc... - FDA to Review Risk of Testosterone Heart Attack, Stroke
Feb-14-14 Los Angeles, CA There is little doubt that “Low-T” has ascended to dizzying heights in the lexicon of men’s health, and pop culture surrounding men’s health, in the last decade. “Low-T” is the requisite slang for low testosterone, and there is little doubt that the latter is a real and debilitating problem with some agin...