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Jun-8-17 Atlanta, GA: Drugs such as Propecia and Proscar, which are used to treat male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate, may raise the risk of depression and self-harm in older men but not increase their risk of suicide, a new study found. Both US and Canadian consumers have filed lawsuits against Merck & Co., the maker of Propecia (finasteride), c... - Plaintiffs in Monsanto Roundup Litigation Seek Studies on Mice
Jun-7-17 San Francisco, CA: Plaintiffs in Monsanto Roundup lawsuits consolidated in Northern California are looking to get their hands on tissue specimens from the 1980s in an effort to further support their claim that the primary ingredient in the popular herbicide used the world over, is capable of causing cancer in humans. The Monsanto lawsuits exist agai... - The Best Strategy for Dealing with Proof of Disability Letters
Jun-7-17 Minneapolis, MN Individuals dealing with social security, workers compensation benefits , or short or long term disability claims are often faced with a flurry of forms. Answering an insurance company’s request for information in what is usually referred to as a Proof of Disability letter can be terrifying. There is every reason in the wo... - Aetna Life Faces Lawsuit Over Denied Long Term Disability Claim
Jun-7-17 Santa Clara, CA: Aetna Life Insurance Co., is facing a long-term disability denial lawsuit brought by policy holder who had her long-term disability benefits denied, despite being qualified. Holly Kmita, a former sales manager for Shadow Ridge Marriott Vacations Worldwide Corp., alleges in her complaint, that after becoming disabled in 2016 she ap... - Capital One Robocall Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lawsuits have been filed against Capital One Financial and Capital One Bank, alleging that Capital One violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using an automated telephone dialing system to "robocall" consumers in an attempt to collect on a credit card debt. Robocalls and telemarketing calls are currently the number one source of consumer complaint... - Bone Graft Substitutes Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Los Angeles, CA: The FDA is informing healthcare providers, patients, and parents/guardians that bone graft substitutes containing recombinant proteins or synthetic peptides should not be the first treatment considered for patients under age 18 with significant bone defects or rare bone disorders. The FDA has not approved these products for use i... - State-Based Stryker Hip Implant Failure Lawsuits Consolidated in New Jersey
Jun-6-17 Hackensack, NJ: The calendar ticking over to a new month coincided with the release of a decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court approving the consolidation of all pending and future state-based hip replacement implant failure lawsuits against Howmedica Osteonics Corp. within multicounty legislation. Howmedica is a subsidiary of Stryker Corp., and the... - Merger Deal between Device Manufacturers Reveals Device Shortcomings
Jun-6-17 Waltham, MA: A merger originally gone bad between two medical device manufacturers, since rescued, sheds some light into previous problems Alere Inc. has had with its measuring devices and, specifically the INRatio blood monitoring system. Various plaintiffs embroiled in an INRatio lawsuit allege the expensive monitoring device was inaccurate, flawed a... - Ohio Sues Big Pharma for Misleading Opioid Marketing
Jun-6-17 Santa Clara, CA: A deceptive opioid medication marketing lawsuit has been initiated against five prescription opioid manufacturers over allegations of fraudulent marketing and misrepresentation of the risks associated with these drugs, specifically the risk for addiction. Filed by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine, the lawsuit alleges, among other... - McDonald’s Overnight Shift and Pay Protocol Tested in Court
Jun-5-17 Los Angeles, CA: The California labor lawsuit in which fast food giant McDonald’s is embroiled is anything but fast, having been litigated since 2013 and showing no signs of a quick settlement. Nonetheless, a bench trial underway late last month to settle various legal issues ahead of what is expected to be a jury trial going forward, is trying t... - More Johnson & Johnson Talcum Powder Lawsuits Transferred to New Jersey MDL
Jun-5-17 Washington, DC: Four federal talcum powder cancer lawsuits from two states claiming that Johnson & Johnson's talcum products caused ovarian cancer have been transferred to a multidistrict litigation in New Jersey. The US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) on May 31, 2017 ordered that four lawsuits filed by plaintiffs who allege... - Is the FDA Doing Enough to Prevent Stockert 3T Heater-Cooling Device Infection?
Jun-5-17 Washington, DC: The FDA warns that M. chimaera infection may take months or even years to develop. Ironically, after sitting on reports of infection associated with the Stockert 3T heater-cooler system and similar systems during open chest surgeries, it takes the agency months or years to warn the public. Working with the FDA, the Centers for Infect... - $11M Settlement Gets Final Approval in Frontier TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: An $11 million settlement of a nationwide Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit against Frontier Communications has received final court approval. The complaint alleged that Frontier commissioned thousands of automated telemarketing calls which were made through a company called Virido in violation of the TCPA... - Heartbreaking Stories Abound Surrounding Surgical Mesh
Jun-4-17 Sydney, Australia: Transvaginal mesh side effects have been getting a lot of ink in Australia of late, both for transvaginal mesh (TVM) itself and for abdominal surgical mesh used for hernia repairs, but with side effects not dissimilar to TVM mesh. The latter is used globally in the treatment of Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI) and Pelvic Organ Pr... - Number of Taxotere Multidistrict Litigation Cases Surpass 1,100
Jun-3-17 New Orleans, LA: A Louisiana multidistrict litigation (MDL) that began in 2016 with less than three dozen transferred Taxotere lawsuits has now swelled to more than a thousand pending cases. The Louisiana Taxotere MDL In Re: Taxotere (Docetaxel) Products Liability Litigation , MDL No. 2740, US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana concern... - C.R. Bard Shares IVC Filter Lawsuit Update with SEC
Jun-2-17 Washington, DC: When it comes to assessing where a manufacturer is with pending litigation, there’s no better source than with the manufacturer itself. To that end, C.R. Bard released details concerning the current state of affairs over IVC filter lawsuits as part of its Form 10-K report that provides a snapshot of the company at the end of its f... - MDL Plaintiffs Increasing in Alleged Viagra Melanoma Connection Lawsuit
Jun-1-17 Birmingham, AL The number of men alleging they developed melanoma after taking Viagra is on the increase. A total of 428 men are now plaintiffs in a MDL consolidated in Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) Product Liability Litigation suit (3:16-md-02691) in U.S. District Court for the Californian Northern District. “That’s the total number a... - Chinese Caregivers at Alleged Birth Tourism Center Sue For Unpaid Overtime
Jun-1-17 Irvine, CA Chinese caregivers for pregnant Chinese women who traveled to the US to give birth so their babies would have instant US citizenship are suing an alleged "birth tourism center," in a California overtime lawsuit, claiming they were paid low wages and denied overtime. Six Chinese immigrant caregivers, including two from Orange County, on Ma... - The Growing Concern over Recalled Airbags in Used Car Repairs
Jun-1-17 Miami, FL: Airbag injuries suffered by unsuspecting victims are frustrating enough when caused by a safety device designed to protect, rather than injure. The massive Takata airbag recall involving millions of vehicles is the most widely-cited example of the problem. However a lesser-known issue, but one just as compelling involve used airbags and recy... - Canadian Abilify Lawsuit
Jun-1-17 Calgary, AB: An Abilify lawsuit seeking class action status involving hundreds of Canadians has been filed in Calgary. In May 2017, CTV News Calgary reported that Christina Milisic and hundreds of others were not warned of side effects. She was prescribed Abilify for paranoia and hallucinations. Instead of improving her mental health, she develope...