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Jun-19-15 Berkeley, CA The building from which the balcony collapsed in Berkeley, California, shortly after midnight Tuesday, killing six people and injuring seven others , was completed in 2007 and built to 1998 building codes. A structural engineer quoted in the Los Angeles Times (6/16/15) noted that the balcony would have been designed to safely support the... - Nevada Employment Plaintiff Wins Appeal, Lawsuit Can Continue
Jun-12-15 Henderson, NV A former employee of an Applebee’s restaurant in Nevada who had her Nevada employment sexual harassment lawsuit tossed due to problems with the timing involved with the filing of her complaint will have her day in court after all, following the decision of an appellate panel. Last week the Ninth Circuit ruled that Maria Escobedo had... - Another Asbestos Laundry Death: Children Continue Wrongful Death Asbestos Lawsuit
Jun-12-15 New Orleans, LA An asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit currently winding its way through a Louisiana federal court is minus one claim after a federal judge granted partial summary judgment to the defendant(s) and tossed a claim made by the plaintiffs for mental anguish. A host of remaining claims, however, are still at play. The asbestos lawsuit is founde... - $212.5M Settlement Reached in Consumer Banking Fraud Lawsuit against First Tennessee
Santa Clara, CA: A $212.5M settlement has been reached ending a consumer banking fraud lawsuit brought by the US Attorney General an First Tennessee Bank NA, in which the federal government alleged the bank approved loans that failed to meet the government' requirements. The lawsuit also alleged violation of the False Claims Act. According to... - Defendant Hit with Yet Another Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit
Jun-4-15 Philadelphia, PA Less than a month after insurance giant Assurant Inc. and HSBC Bank settled a Lender insurance lawsuit for $1.8 million, a subsidiary of Assurant and PNC Bank were hit with another Force-placed insurance lawsuit alleging inflated premiums and kickbacks in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The plain... - Tennessee Hospital Settles Alleged Whistleblower Healthcare Fraud for $1.3 Million
Jun-1-15 Jackson, TN What originally began as a healthcare fraud whistleblower lawsuit has resulted in the payment by a hospital in Jackson, Tennessee, of more than $1.3 million to the Feds to settle allegations of fraud against Medicare and Medicaid. According to The Jackson Sun (5/8/15), the US Department of Justice (DOJ) alleged that Jackson-Madison County... - “A Truck Crash Is Not a Car Crash,” Says Florida Litigation Lawyer
May-30-15 Jacksonville, FL Attorney Joseph Camerlengo rarely let’s a week go by without tapping into Transport Topics, a website Camerlengo describes as “The Wall Street Journal” of the transportation industry. He’s a fastidious reader of trending transport issues because the entire focus of his practice is on an increasing complex area of... - Circuit Court Rules No Warrant Needed For Police to Get Cell Records
May-29-15 The 11th circuit court of appeals has ruled that cell phone records showing a suspected armed robber’s general location near the time and location of several robberies were admissible in court against him and did not violate his Fourth Amendment rights. “The reach of the majority opinion is breathtaking,” said Davis’s attorney David Markus. ... - Supreme Court Agrees to Hear $500,000 Neck and Back Injury Settlement
May-22-15 The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case to determine whether a man must repay an insurance company for medical expenses it paid after he received a settlement from the drunk driver who injured him - even though his recovery was reduced after paying attorney’s fees and supporting himself and his child. Robert Montanile was seriously injured re... - Florida Whistleblower Healthcare Fraud Lawsuit Settles for $7.5 Million
May-17-15 Jacksonville, FL The Feds may have dropped their healthcare fraud lawsuit , but the decision does not minimize allegations of fraudulent billing and other practices against nine hospitals in the state of Florida together with an ambulance service provider. The defendants in the False Claims Act case will pay a combined $7.5 million to settle allegations... - Changes Coming to Herbal Supplement Industry
May-16-15 New York, NY Sometimes it takes a lawsuit to force a change, and in that regard the herbal supplement industry may not be all that different from the pharmaceutical industry. After herbal supplement lawsuits were filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, more concerns have been raised about herbal supplement fraud. Although Schneiderman&rsq... - Blood Thinners Under Fire for Alleged Failure to Warn
May-13-15 Anaheim, CA A new Xarelto lawsuit has been filed alleging Xarelto bleeding complications put patients at risk of serious health problems. In the past month, in fact, almost 100 lawsuits have been added to Xarelto multidistrict litigation, which consolidates Xarelto side effects lawsuits for pre-trial proceedings. According to court documents, as of... - Unscrupulous Debt Collectors Generate 88,300 Complaints a Year
May-13-15 Bad debt collectors have become a worsening problem in the lives of consumers. According to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s annual report: • 35 percent or 88,300 of consumer complaints in 2014 were about debt collection • 20 percent or 51,200 complaints were about mortgage collection the same year. Nebraska attorney Jeffrey Lapin has d... - Energy Drink FAQ
What are energy drinks? Energy drinks refer to a beverage that typically contains caffeine and carbohydrates as the main ingredients and marketed to the consumer as an easy way of relieving fatigue and improving physical performance. Their purpose is to give an energy boost. The term “energy drink” is not recognized by the U.S. Food and... - Energy Drink Side Effects Lawsuits News and Legal Information
Scientific evidence has shown that Energy Drinks are dangerous: energy drink side effects include energy drink heart attack and even energy drink death . Despite double the amount of energy drink hospitalizations from 2007 to 2011, teens and young adults are the main targets of marketing by energy drink makers. Energy drink lawsuits are on the ri... - Low-T Testosterone Heart Risk Lawsuit
Men who take testosterone drugs are at increased risk of testosterone stroke and testosterone heart attack , according to recent studies. One testosterone drug, Androgel , warns on its label a number of testosterone side effects including high blood pressure, blood clots in the legs, and "serious problems"for people who have heart, kidney or liver dis... - Abogado del cáncer de pulmón del asbestos y del mesotelioma
Mesotelioma es un cáncer de la mesothelium, un revestimiento de protección que incluye la mayor parte de los órganos internos del cuerpo. La única causa del mesotelioma conocida parece ser la exposición a partículas de amianto en el aire. El tiempo entre la exposición y la aparición de los sínto... - Malla Transvaginal TVT Procedimiento Sling
La FDA ha recibido numerosos informes negativos con respecto a los dispositivos de malla transvaginal , incluyendo el Gynecare cabestrillo TVT . Sistemas TVT implican típicamente cinta de malla con la cirugía de cabestrillo vaginal , también conocido como un cabestrillo TVT procedimiento, lo que resulta en un cabestrillo transvaginal pa... - Pleito Riesgo Bajo-T testosterona Corazón
Los hombres que toman medicamentos de testosterona están en mayor riesgo de accidente cerebrovascular de testosterona y testosterona ataque al corazón , según un estudio reciente. Un medicamento testosterona, Androgel , advierte en su etiqueta una serie de efectos secundarios de la testosterona , incluyendo la presión arterial alta, coágulos sanguíneos... - Testosterone Treatment FAQ
What are testosterone therapy side effects? Testosterone drugs are associated with serious side effects including deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism, stroke and heart attack. People who have heart, kidney or liver disease are more at risk for worsening heart failure, and increased prostate cancer risk. What side effects are attorn...