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Sort by date 16,393 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Makers of Eliquis Ask the Court to Stop Sale of Generic Version
Apr-9-17 Wilmington, DE: The makers of the blood thinner Eliquis have sued Mylan Pharmaceuticals for patent infringement and asked a judge to stop approval of Mylan's generic version of the drug used in Eliquis. Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company and Pfizer filed a lawsuit Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company et al v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. , Case No. 1:17-cv-00379... - Veterans PTSD - VA PTSD, Veterans Disability Benefits Lawsuit
About 20 percent of war veterans coming back from Iraq and Afghanistan experience some degree of veterans PTSD (Post Traumatic Stress Disorder) as a result of having been witness to, or directly impacted by, attack, ambush, serious injury or death. PTSD is also referred to as "shell shock" or "combat fatigue". Many post traumatic stress disorder veterans... - Unum Accused of Denying Claims While Giving Away Millions
Apr-8-17 Pensacola, FL: Unum Group appears to be talking from both sides of its mouth, in denying what are held to be legitimate disability claims by the plaintiff in an Unum lawsuit, while at the same time stretching its philanthropic muscles for the benefit of others through charitable giving. Such charity and empathy however do not appear to be extended to d... - $25M Settlement Reached in Home Depot Data Breach Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $25 million settlement has been reached between Home Depot and financial institutions who brought a class action against the home hardware retailer alleging it was negligent in preventing a massive data breach in 2014. The putative class action alleged that the data breach compromised 56 million credit and debit card numbers of... - Cypher Coronary Stents Lawsuit News and Legal Information
A Cypher Stent is a drug-coated coronary stent used in conjunction with or just following angioplasty procedures. The Cypher Stent, which in April became the first licensed drug-coated stent in the United States is made by the Cordis Corporation, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. In July, and again in October, the FDA issued safety notices to doctors link... - Did Some California Employers Miss the Overtime Memo?
Apr-5-17 Riverside, CA: Some employers seem to have missed the memo: California workers are entitled to California overtime for hours worked after an eight-hour day or over 40 hours in a work week. Last month wage and hour lawsuits were filed against a flooring company and an auto retailer, alleging violations of California labor laws , including unpaid o... - Defendant in Shingles Vaccine Lawsuit Wants Case Removed to Federal Court
Apr-7-17 Philadelphia, PA: A shingles vaccine lawsuit that was originally filed in state court in Philadelphia this past February may wind up in federal court if the defendant in the matter, Merck & Co., has its way. Plaintiff Jorga Bentley filed her Zostavax side effects lawsuit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. There are five other Zostavax pl... - Latest Risperdal Trial Restarted After Health Emergency Resulted in a Mistrial
Apr-7-17 Philadelphia, PA: The seventh Risperdal lawsuit in the mass tort in Philadelphia has heard opening arguments, with attorneys for the plaintiff suggesting that 8-year-old boys should not be growing male breasts. Legal counsel for the defense shot back that plaintiff Dean Hibbs, now 23, was obese to begin with and only took Risperdal for a period of seve... - Science Day Scheduled For Taxotere Multidistrict Litigation
Apr-7-17 New Orleans, LA A multidistrict litigation of hundreds of Taxotere lawsuits alleging that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere causes permanent hair loss continues to move forward in federal court with a "Science Day" scheduled in May. US District Judge Kurt Engelhardt on March 24 issued a pre-trial order instructing the court to convene a Science Day on... - Qui Tam Whistleblower “Double-Dipping”
Apr-6-17 Kansas City, KS: Of the 18 healthcare lawsuits filed under the whistleblower qui tam provision of the False Claims Act and unsealed last November, 13 of the whistleblowers (relators) are current or former employees of the defendant. Four of those 18 qui tam lawsuits involved kickback allegations, according to The National Law Review , and one la... - $12.5M Settlement Approved in Caldera Trans Vaginal Mesh Injury Litigation
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed $12.5 million settlement has been approved by a California federal judge, resolving litigation involving Caldera Medical’s transvaginal mesh (TVM) implant. Thousands of insurance claims were filed against Caldera alleging the TVM caused injuries to some 2,700 women. According to the terms of the settlement, in whi... - The Added Cost of Abilify
Apr-5-17 Miami, FL: While the cost of Abilify – the charge from your pharmacy—is high, for some people who have suffered Abilify side effects, this antipsychotic medication has wiped them out financially and wrecked relationships. Connie, age 45, had no idea that gambling was a side-effect of this drug. “I had only been to a casino a few tim... - Nine-Year California Labor Lawsuit Will be Appealed
Apr-5-17 Los Angeles, CA: A long-running California labor lawsuit against a trucking firm came to an abrupt end late last month when a federal judge in the state threw out individual wage and hour claims from a plaintiff who had originally put forward his California labor code lawsuit as a class action, since decertified. At the end of the day, the judge in the... - Florida Workers' Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Workers' Compensation is insurance coverage purchased by the employer/business that provides workers' benefits for job-related employee injuries. Florida law requires all employers to purchase Florida workers' compensation coverage (with a few exceptions). Some workers may have unreasonably been denied their Florida workers' compensation benefits or... - Ohio Medical Malpractice Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Ohio medical malpractice claims are made against doctors or other healthcare professionals or organizations whose standard of care fails to meet an acceptable level. When the standard of care falls and a patient suffers harm as a result, an Ohio medical malpractice lawsuit may be filed against the doctor, health care provider, or institution whose actio... - Retired Frontline Workers Can Make Worker Compensation Claims
Mar-28-17 Los Angeles, CA It’s a bargain made long ago with the men and women who run towards danger when the rest of us are running away from it. In exchange for keeping the rest of us from harm the workers compensation system in most states gives the advantage to those frontline workers, the first responders, that are injured or killed in the l... - E-cigarettes Exploding Batteries Behave like Flaming Rockets
Apr-3-17 New Brunswick, NJ : A New Jersey man recently sued a business that sells vaping products after an exploding e-cigarette allegedly shot flames down his pants and left him physically and emotionally scarred from the explosion. William and Kathleen Barrese filed a lawsuit William Barrese et al v. Gorilla Vapes LG Chem Ltd. , Case No. MID L001414-17, S... - Takata Airbag Injury Plaintiff Almost Lost an Ear, Could Have Been Worse
Apr-1-17 Miami, FL: Sara Baker had just picked up her son from the sitter when her compact car was involved in a collision that deployed the Takata-manufactured airbag in Baker’s car. The airbag deployed with such force that shrapnel from the canister flew toward the driver and caused severe lacerations, including grievous airbag injuries to her left ear... - Preliminary Settlement Reached in Hardee’s Hepatitis A Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit brought by consumers who ate at certain Hardee’s restaurants located in South Carolina and who allege they were exposed to Hepatitis A by infected employees at those restaurants. The settlement affects all persons who consumed food or drink between September... - Stryker Accolade Hip Replacement Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Attorneys are investigating possible Stryker Accolade lawsuits , alleging patients were harmed by defective hip implants. Although Stryker Accolade has reportedly been linked to an increased risk of metallosis, some studies also suggest the Stryker Accolade is linked to a risk of spontaneous dissociation, in which the femoral head comes loose from the st...