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Sort by relevance 572 pages found matching <script>alert('What_Security?')</script>- Wells Fargo Fake Account Scandal Grinds On
Apr-23-20 Oakland, CA The Northern District of California has approved attorneys’ fees in the settlement of the latest lawsuit arising from the massive Wells Fargo fake account fraud. The scandal came to light in 2016 after account holders raised questions about mysterious bank overdraft fees that they were charged. The bank’s misconduct, however, ma... - FDA Issues Warning for Injectable Silicone for Body Contouring and Enhancement
Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert to the public and healthcare providers alike, stating that the agency has not approved injectable silicone for use to enhance or augment the body. Such use can lead to ongoing pain, infections, and serious injuries, such as scarring and permanent disfigurement, embolism (bloc... - St. Jude Medical Heart Device Legal News & Lawsuit Information
Attorneys are investigating possible ICD and CRT-D defibrillator lawsuits resulting from the devices possibly short-circuiting and causing harm to patients. St. Jude Medical Inc., issued a recall of some of its Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators (ICDs) and Cardiac Resynchronization Therapy Defibrillators (CRT-Ds) implanted in about 400,000 people... - Byetta FAQ
What is Byetta used for? Byetta, known generically as exenatide, is used as a treatment to improve glycemic control in adults who have type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is meant to be used along with diabetes and exercise. Byetta is not approved for use in patients with type 1 diabetes or to treat diabetic ketoacidosis. It is also not approved for use alo... - Byetta Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The use of Byetta has been linked to impaired kidney dysfunction and renal kidney failure as well as serious Byetta side effects including acute pancreatitis. Additionally, a recent UCLA study showed a possible increase in Byetta pancreatic cancer and Byetta thyroid cancer . Byetta attorneys are investigating lawsuits for users diagnosed with Impair... - Bank of America Breached Customer Contracts, Charging Overdraft Fees on Non-Recurring Transactions
Feb-5-20 New York, NY Cockrom v. Bank of America alleges that Bank of America (BofA) charged overdraft fees on everyday one-time purchases, like a cup of coffee or a tank of gas, even when its deposit agreements promised that overdraft fees would be levied only on recurring transactions, such as a mortgage payments. This is a new twist on bank overdraft fee la... - Latest Studies Link E-Cigarette Vaping to Heavy Metal Lung Disease
Dec-20-19 Santa Clara, CA Recent studies are ramping up the dangers of vaping e-cigarettes. For more than five years, researchers have found that e-cigarette vaping causes physical harm, including chemical burns to lung tissue, toxic metal exposure and vitamin E oil that clogs lungs --all causing serious damage. Now a study shows that vaping e-cigar... - J&J Wins a Few Asbestos Talc Trials--and Loses More
Oct-14-19 Torrance, CA: To date, Johnson and Johnson has lost 14 talcum powder lawsuits (and is appealing most of those), has won seven cases, and five mesothelioma cases have resulted in hung juries and mistrials. The pharma giant is still facing over 14,000 lawsuits alleging its baby powder contained asbestos talc and caused cancer. Two California juries in Octo... - Plaintiffs Cry Foul over $10.2 Million Morgan Stanley Settlement Offer
Oct-3-19 San Francisco, CA The Northern District of California has preliminarily approved an agreement to settle a California labor lawsuit brought by a group of financial advisors who claim that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney failed to pay business expenses in violation of California labor laws. The $10.2 million settlement covers a class of 2,800 California-based f... - Diamonds and Wage Theft
Sep-25-19 Los Angeles, CA A proposed class of approximately 3,800 workers appears to be on the verge of settling a class action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers Inc. Hudson v. Sterling Jewelers Inc. alleged that the jewelry giant failed to pay employee overtime pay, wages and meal breaks in violation of the provisions of California labor employment law . If... - Sickening Stock Drop Prompts Boeing 737 ERISA Lawsuit
Apr-19-19 Chicago, IL On March 31, participants in the Boeing Voluntary Investment Plan (VIP Plan) filed a class action ERISA lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit alleges that Boeing knew about problems with its 737 MAX series of airplanes and hid the bad news, all while encouraging plan participants to invest in company stock though the... - Patients Battle Surprise Emergency Room Charges
Feb-20-19 Washington, DC Dr. Joaquin Lopez ‘s surprise emergency room bill came after he and his insurer had already paid $11,000 toward the cost of emergency gallbladder surgery . For dentist Brad Buckingham, who fell off his bicycle, the shock was a $70,000 bill to repair a broken hip. For Stacey Shapiro, it was a $6,720 emergency room fee to treat sudd... - Whistleblower Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A whistleblower can be anyone who witnesses and reports misconduct to people or entities that can take corrective action through whistleblower policy. Whistleblower cases can involve a violation of any law or regulation. Under the whistleblower protection act , whistleblower laws protect and compensate the whistleblower, including the corporate whistle... - Is a Health Plan Liable for the Negligence of an Unqualified Claims Reviewer?
Oct-23-18 Sherman, TX Johnson v. UnitedHealthcare raises more questions than it answers about how ERISA protects health plan participants who bring bad faith insurance lawsuits over denied medical claims. Stephen Johnson had more than his share of hardship. The law hasn’t helped him. But it’s a complicated story that will affect claimants and health in... - Vaginal Rejuvenation Lawsuit News and Legal Information
On July 30, 2018, the United States Food & Drug Administration (FDA) issued a formal warning to manufacturers of laser gynecological devices and patients who have undergone, or plan to undergo, treatment with such devices. The FDA initially cleared these “energy based” devices for the treatment of serious health conditions, including cancer and hysterec... - Ninth Circuit Champions Wrongly Denied Disability Claimant
Jun-8-18 Los Angeles, CA In Bowlin v. The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America , the United States District Court for the Central District of California overruled Prudential’s decision to deny long term disability benefits to a worker who gave evidence of many physical and psychological ailments. Bowlin is something of a rarity in long term deni... - MRI Health Risk FAQ
What are the concerns regarding MRI health risks? The concerns regard gadolinium-based contrast agents being linked to an increased risk of developing nephrogenic systemic fibrosis (NSF). A gadolinium-based MRI contrast agent is used to provide a clearer picture of the patient's organs and tissues. Since the use of gadolinium-based contrast agents b... - MRI Gadolinium Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Gadolinium, a contrast dye used with patients undergoing magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and magnetic resonance angiography (MRA)s, has been linked to serious adverse effects such as gadolinium deposition disease. Since its approval in 1988, gadolinium has been found to accumulate within the cerebrospinal fluid and other parts of the body: According to FDA... - Aranesp, Epogen, & Procrit Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Aranesp, Epogen, and Procrit -- three common drugs used to treat anemia -- have been linked to serious complications in cancer and kidney patients. The drugs, which are erythropoiesis stimulating agents (ESAs), have been approved to treat anemia in patients with chronic kidney failure and in cancer patients whose anemia is caused by chemotherapy. Epogen... - The FDA Warning Letter RE: St. Jude ICD Batteries One Year Later
Feb-10-18 Sylmar, CA: We will soon be coming up to the one-year anniversary of the receipt by Abbott Laboratories of a scathing warning letter by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). At issue were various allegations and findings of non-compliance and failures to maintain good manufacturing practices determined during an inspection of its facility in Sylmar, C...