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May-15-13 Sacramento, CA A woman who filed a long-term disability claim under California insurance law found herself in a legal battle with the insurer who provided coverage to her company insurance plan, filing a lawsuit against the insurer when her benefits were terminated. The insurer also sought a repayment of benefits, described as overpaid, after the plain... - Antidepressants & Birth Defects: Weighing the Risks and Benefits during Pregnancy
May-7-13 In observance of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Alcohol and Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week, LawyersandSettlements.com reached out to Dr. Anick Bérard, director of the medications and pregnancy unit at Ste-Justine University Hospital, and a professor at the pharmacy faculty of the Université de Montr&e... - Ohio Company Settles Employment Lawsuit
May-6-13 Cleveland OH A Cleveland manufacturing firm will pay $700,000 after a federal employment lawsuit alleged the firm violated employment laws by discriminating against women. Discrimination and overtime pay violations are two ways Ohio employers can wind up facing lawsuits alleging violations of Ohio labor laws and/or federal labor laws. Employees who fac... - Off-the-Clock Work Alleged at Waste Management Inc.
May-5-13 Houston, TX On the surface, an unpaid wages lawsuit would suggest that work is performed without receiving compensation. But there is a grey area. Were an employee be required to don and then doff cumbersome uniforms or protective gear prior to starting work, one would assume the donning of protective gear required by the employer would be met with com... - Assurant Inc. Faces $14 Million in Penalties Over Forced-Place Insurance
May-4-13 New York, NY It’s not clear if mortgage holders requiring homeowners insurance to protect their collateral are actually happy when a struggling homeowner feels the need to drop their insurance. You wonder. Because in such an instance, homeowners can be forced to accept insurance, known as Force-Place Insurance , at rates much higher than is the no... - Incore, Inc. and Architect Firms auditorium Settlement
Incore, Inc.; Bradley Molina Architects, Inc.: McNiel Roofing and Sheet Metal; Dulaney Exterior Solutions, Inc., Ericstad, and Louis Cruz Architects, Inc. The Edgewood Independent School District filed claimed the companies broke contracts and build a defective auditorium. The school district was awarded $5,775,000 for damages. Details of the Cas... - Vibo Corporation tobacco insurance Settlement
One of the largest tobacco companies who does business as Sun Tobacco and General Tobacco has joined the Master Settlement Agreement (MSA). Sun Tobacco is now subject to the same marketing restrictions as other MSA participants, which prohibits them from marketing tobacco products to youth. A $1.7 billion settlement will be made to the participating state... - Legislators Trying to Temporarily Stall California Fracking
Apr-21-13 Sacramento, CA A California fracking lawsuit initiated at the beginning of the year seeks enforcement of existing California laws that require oversight of an increasingly controversial method of oil and gas extraction. The lawsuit, filed January 24 in Alameda County Superior Court, suggests the required oversight is not happening and that existing law... - California Issues Insurance Directive on Discrimination
Apr-17-13 Sacramento, CA California’s Department of Managed Health Care has issued a directive to ensure there are no violations of California Insurance Law when it comes to denying insurance to transgendered people. The directive is aimed at guaranteeing a person has access to health care regardless of his or her gender identity or expression. Discriminat... - Another Study Weighs In on SSRI Birth Defects
Apr-11-13 Chicago, IL A new study suggests that SSRI birth defects might not be as much of a concern as previously thought. The study, which examined whether SSRI side effects might affect an infant’s growth, found that exposure to selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) prior to birth did not have a significant impact on the infant’s growth... - Is a Beyaz Lawsuit a Simple Component of Doing Business for Bayer?
Apr-8-13 Washington, DC While Beyaz manufacturer Bayer A.G. continues to stand behind its drospirenone-based oral contraceptive as safe and effective, Beyaz side effects are nonetheless articulated in both Beyaz advertising and corporate reporting. On the corporate side, pharmaceutical blogger Tom Lamb posting to DrugInjuryWatch.com noted while there is a... - DSJ Construction Company Injury Settlement
A $700,000 settlement has been reached in a personal injury lawsuit involving a construction site accident. The lawsuit was brought by Balint Kramlik against contractors and sub contractors regarding non-compliance with OSHA safety regulations at a Jersey City construction site. The non-compliance of safety regulations resulted in Kramlik having to a... - Statin Study Suggests Patients Can Discontinue Treatment
Apr-4-13 Boston, MA A recent study suggests that patients who suffer from Crestor side effects or issues with other statin drugs may be able to continue with therapy after a break. The study found that Crestor issues and other statin side effects sometimes resulted in a discontinuation of medication, but within 12 months, patients began treatment again, often s... - Da Vinci Lawsuit Alleges Death Caused by Errors, Insufficient Training
Mar-31-13 Ventura, CA Any parent who has ever watched their child play at a video game could not have dreamed that one day that child could grow up to become a surgeon and perform operations the same way. Not only has it come to pass, by way of Intuitive Surgical Inc.’s da Vinci robotic surgical system, but patients have allegedly suffered robotic surgery i... - Migration Season for Mirena IUD Perceptions?
Mar-30-13 Elizabethtown, KY Mirena birth control side effects have become an even greater concern since IUD contraceptive products like Mirena are now covered for women under improvements to the US Health Act, and thus available to even more women than before. However, in contrast to Mirena side effects that include the possibility of IUD migration and other c... - Debt Collector Harassment Horror Stories Are Sometimes Chilling
Mar-26-13 Pittsburgh, PA In 2011, the publisher of the venerable Consumer Reports teamed up with the East Bay Community Law Center to call upon state lawmakers and federal regulators to help protect consumers from debt collector harassment . Two years later, Consumers Union is back with a renewed call to not only protect consumers from bill collector harassm... - Marriott Rewards Program
Advertisements A Los Angeles-based law firm is investigating claims involving Marriott timeshares and the Marriott Rewards Program. They are interested in interviewing Marriott timeshare owners who have either purchased a Marriott timeshare (in the U.S.) or stayed at a Marriott timeshare property (in the U.S.) within the last three years. They... - Runaway Tractor Settlement
A runaway tractor truck slammed into Evelyn Green's house. The damage from the accident was so severe that Green hasn't been able to live in her home for nine months. The house will have to be torn down and rebuilt at a cost of $125,000. Originally, the trucking company's insurance only offered her $15,000 to demolish the home and $54,000 to rebuild it. G... - France May Pull Newer-Generation Pills from Pharmacy Shelves
Feb-18-13 Paris, FRANCE As in a lot of things, the trend in birth control appears to be added value: it’s not enough just to prevent pregnancy, but give me a dose of Vitamin B too, if you please. That’s one of the benefits of Beyaz, the drospirenone-based Bayer contraceptive that hangs in the same class as Yasmin and Yaz. As such, Beyaz remains bedeviled... - No Trouble Communicating GranuFlo Lawsuit Claims, but Alkali Dosing Errors?
Feb-17-13 Waltham, MA Regardless of the apparent posturing by members of the Fresenius Medical Care (Fresenius) legal team with regards to many a GranuFlo lawsuit , it appears extraordinary that in the midst of the present information age that allows for news and data to be transmitted globally in mere nanoseconds, a company cannot (or allegedly chose not) to com...