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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- From $20 Million to Fifty Bucks: Could the Same Thing Happen in Texas?
May-25-17 Dallas,TX: A legal showdown is brewing in the state of Texas over that state’s cap on punitive damages. Texas medical malpractice lawyers representing plaintiffs who saw their $502 million jury award over failed DePuy Pinnacle hip implants reduced to $150 million, are challenging the state caps at the same time that DePuy principle Johnson &... - Bagatelle Wait Staff Win $1.1M FLSA Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $1.1 million settlement has been reached in a New York labor law class action lawsuit brought by wait staff at popular French restaurant Bagatelle in Manhattan’s Meatpacking District. The suit was brought by former servers Jallal Daghoughi and Maxime Lucas, who alleged that while they worked at Bagatelle their tips we... - $60M Settlement Reached in K-Dur 20 Pay-For-Delay MDL
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval of a $60.2 million settlement against Merck & Co. Inc., and Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc., has been granted, potentially ending a long running multi-district litigation (MDL) alleging the companies engaged in a pay-for-delay scheme affecting direct purchasers of the potassium supplement K-Dur. The MDL, whi... - Woman Claims She Suffered Kidney Injuries from Taking Acid Reflux Medications
May-24-17 Alabama: An Alabama woman is suing the makers of the popular proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medications Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid for kidney-related injuries she claims she suffered after taking the products. A'Lydia M. Gibbs filed a lawsuit Gibbs v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP et al , Case No. N17C-03-1695, Superior Court of the State of Del... - Generic Docetaxel Inclusion in Taxotere MDL Significant Departure
May-24-17 Philadelphia, PA Eight Manufacturers of a generic form of Taxotere known as Docetaxel are also being included in the ongoing MDL in U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana (New Orleans). As a result, more women will likely join the approximately 1,000 women already involved in the litigation. Generic versions of brand-name drugs that com... - Ex Bailarina exótica comienza una demanda de horas extras en California
May-24-17 Santa Bárbara, CA: Una bailarina exótica que afirma no haber recibido ingresos de ningún tipo por parte de los propietarios del club de caballeros para el que trabajó brevemente, ha presentado una acción colectiva putativa en un tribunal de California que alega violaciones de las leyes estatales de pago de horas extras... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) FAQ
What is Stevens Johnson Syndrome ? Stevens-Johnson Syndrome (SJS) is essentially an adverse reaction to medication and a debilitating, potentially life-threatening skin disease. Approximately 150,000 deaths per year in the US are caused by adverse drug reactions (ADRs) and SJS is recognized as one of the most serious ADRs. SJS affects the skin and... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Stevens Johnson syndrome/toxic epidermal necrolysis (SJS/TEN) is a severe skin reaction usually triggered by certain medications. Once thought to be separate conditions, Stevens-Johnson syndrome and toxic epidermal necrolysis are now considered part of a continuum. SJS is the least severe and TEN is the most severe of the disease spectrum. Some victims hav... - Talcum Powder Timeframe: From Scientific Studies to Safety Concerns to Lawsuits
May-23-17 St. Louis, MO: A timeframe shows talcum powder--its origins, and later its link to ovarian cancer, from the late 1800s to the present fifth talcum powder lawsuit in St. Louis, and the fourth jury verdict for the plaintiff. The editorial staff at LawyersandSettlements.com were curious as to how a beloved, trusted personal care produc... - Consumer and Legal Advocates Concerned About Potential Threats to Class Action Lawsuits
May-23-17 Washington, DC: Consumer advocates see potential storm clouds on the horizon and they are standing-at-the-ready to fight any forthcoming threat that might preclude consumers from using class action suits to pursue justice. For years, the fine print section of contracts, particularly in the financial services industry, has often asked consumers to si... - Risperdal Victims Candid Photographs Speak Volumes
May-23-17 Detroit, MI: Most jurors in Risperdal trials are likely sympathetic and at the same time shocked to discover how boys who developed female breasts have suffered. The public are likely reacting the same way after seeing a photo project online titled “Risperdal Boys”. Photographer Richard Johnson has captured the pain and suffering and emb... - Showdown between Honeywell Inc. and Retirees Brewing in Michigan
May-23-17 Detroit, MI: A showdown is brewing between retirees of Honeywell International Inc. and the company for whom they once worked, over health care benefits Honeywell is threatening to take way. The former unionized workers counter that ongoing healthcare benefits were part of their promised retirement packages and they are litigating their Michigan employme... - California Overtime Lawsuit Paused Pending Ruling by US Supreme Court
May-22-17 San Francisco, CA: An overtime pay lawsuit filed a year ago March in a California federal court has been paused by a federal magistrate to allow for a ruling by the US Supreme Court. The ruling, on a separate case, could set precedence and determine whether, or not employees of SolarCity Corp. would be forced into arbitration to settle their claims. ... - South Carolina Stockert 3T Lawsuits Won't Head to MDL
May-22-17 Greenville, SC: The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) will not allow a large group of federally filed lawsuits concerning the Stockert 3T heater-cooler system to be consolidated in one court for more efficient handling. In Jan. 2017, plaintiffs filed a motion In RE: Sorin 3T Heater-Cooler System Products Liability Litigation ,... - Ongoing Efforts to Improve Endoscope Disinfection May not be Enough
May-21-17 Ivyland, PA: It was just about a year ago, on May 29 2016 that the Sunday Telegram of Massachusetts highlighted the trials and tribulations of a manufacturer and their endoscope cleaning machine. Custom Ultrasonics Inc., based in Ivyland PA., had been previously taken to task by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with regard to an endoscope cleaning... - Judge Awards $2 Million Verdict in Defective Hip Implant Lawsuit
May-21-17 Albuquerque, NM: A New Mexico judge has ruled that Zimmer must pay $2 million after a bench trial concerning one of its hip implant devices that allegedly injured a patient. Judge Nan G. Nash on March 31, 2017 awarded a $2 million judgment to plaintiff Michael McDonald in a lawsuit against Zimmer Inc. and Zimmer Holdings Inc. McDonald filed th... - Catheter Injury Lawsuits following Catheter Recalls
May-20-17 Dallas, TX: In the wake of more than four million catheter recalls over the past year by numerous medical device manufacturers, dozens of patients have reported injuries and two wrongful death lawsuits have been filed due to broken catheters. In most of these injuries the catheter tips have fractured or other parts of the device have separated withi... - Payments Flowing to State Sponsored Terrorism Victims, but Lawsuits Continue
May-20-17 Washington, DC: Victims of state-sponsored terrorism have begun to receive compensation under the United States Victims of State Sponsored Terrorism Act (USVSSTA), with payments flowing as of March of this year. While that’s good news for victims and their families harmed by such acts of terror, lawsuits continue to be filed by plaintiffs allegin... - Angioplasty TVAM, Doctors and the FDA
May-19-17 Washington, DC: Angioplasty was designed as a safe alternative to open heart surgery, but a procedure using balloon angioplasty devices called transvascular autonomic modulation (TVAM) is not safe, which the FDA has warned of repeatedly. Some doctors, however, believe its benefits outweigh the risks involved. The agency in March 2017 issued a war... - Class Action Lawsuit Over Lead in School Drinking Water
May-19-17 Butler, PA: At one time a staple of the manufacturing industry, lead has evolved from a common product found in everything from paint to children’s toys, to a known toxin, and the source of lead paint poisoning and other injuries to the nervous system and beyond. Thus, there’s little surprise that concerned parents would turn to the courts...