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Aug-12-14 Arlington, TX It was three years ago that an army veteran who had previously lost both legs while serving his country in Iraq was strapped into a roller coaster in Upstate New York. The man was not wearing his prosthetic legs, but attraction supervisors permitted him to ride anyway. Tragically, the absence of his legs meant he was unable to remain in his s... - Actos Lawsuit Documents Claim Takeda “Put Countless Lives at Risk”
Aug-9-14 Alexandria, LA More documents have been filed in the Actos lawsuit that saw the plaintiffs awarded $9 billion in punitive damages. Takeda Pharmaceuticals has filed a motion for a new trial, alleging the punitive damages in the Actos side effects lawsuit were too high given the compensatory damages awarded. Now, the plaintiffs have filed their oppositi... - Robert “Bob” French, Beloved Bryan/College Station Chief Meteorologist Files Federal Lawsuit Against KBTX
Jul-28-14 Bryan/College Station, TX, July 28, 2014 (Press Release) Robert “Bob” French, Chief Meteorologist and Weathercaster employed by CBS affiliate KBTX in Bryan and College Station for 23 years has filed a federal lawsuit against KBTX claiming breach of contract, age and disability discrimination, harassment and retaliation as well as violations against the... - Before You Blow the Whistle—Read This
Jul-28-14 July 30 is National Whistleblower Day in the US Washington, DC: Computer systems analyst and former National Security Agency contractor, Edward Snowden, unleashed an unprecedented volume of government secrets and became the world’s best-known whistleblower . Some of the details of American security operations are simply embarrassing. In other... - GM’s Plan to Pay $22 Per Car Not Good Enough
Jul-25-14 Montgomery, AL Ever vigilant on this GM file, the lawyers representing families and victims of GM’s catastrophic ignition failure are extremely critical of the $400 million compensation plan as laid out in a report to shareholders. That would work out to about $22 per vehicle according to lawyers. “This estimation to pay claims for death... - FDA Convenes Advisory Panel Meeting on Testosterone Side Effects
Jul-25-14 Washington, DC Concerns about the risk of testosterone side effects have prompted the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to call a meeting for its advisory committee to discuss the possibility of testosterone-related cardiovascular events. The move comes shortly after the FDA updated the warnings for testosterone drugs to alert patients to the risks... - Following Suit: Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Update
Jul-24-14 Austin, TX Nationwide, thousands of transvaginal mesh (TVM) lawsuits are being settled, thousands more are pending in federal courts and countless TVM complaints are still being filed against the mesh manufacturers. According to court docket records, many vaginal mesh lawsuits are being settled out of court, with American Medical Systems (AMS) taking... - Why Do Plaintiffs Want Penalties Reduced in Off-the-Clock Work Case?
Jul-23-14 Fremont, CA One of the largest, if not THE largest fast-food retailer in the world, was hit with several unpaid wages claims this past spring, alleging off-the-clock work and alterations of time cards in order to reduce costs, or so it is alleged. The unpaid wages lawsuit is proposed as a class action, and is one of four lawsuits making similar allegat... - General Motors Automotive Recalls
General Motors has recalled nearly 26 million vehicles in the U.S. alone, and almost 29 million worldwide as of June 30, 2014. The automaker has issued 45 vehicle recalls in 2014 alone, and only three of more than three dozen models haven't required GM to notify its customers. NBC news reports that the only models not among the list of 54 recalls t... - Oregon Reaches $4M Settlement with DePuy Over Defective Artificial Hips
Jul-18-14 The Oregon Department of Justice reached a first-of-its kind $4 million settlement on July 2 with DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. Oregon’s single-state settlement is the first government action to resolve allegations that DePuy failed to disclose to physicians and patients that its ASR XL “metal on metal” artificial hip devices had an alarming rate of fail... - FDA Slaps Another Warning on Testosterone—Too Late for Many
Jul-18-14 Bend, OR Mark suffered a pulmonary embolism just two months before the FDA required testosterone therapy manufacturers to include on their drug labels a general warning about the risk of blood clots in veins. “I’ll never forget the doctors in hospital who told me that I was lucky to be alive,” says Michael. Within just a few mont... - Airbag Injury Lawsuits—More to Come?
Jul-17-14 Luzerne County, PA A teenager was left with permanent brain injuries after his airbags failed to deploy in a car crash back in 2011. An airbag injury lawsuit was filed on his behalf against General Motors on July 14, which begs the question: Now that the public is aware of the General Motors faulty ignition switch recall, will more people who suffered... - LawyersandSettlements.com Interviews Attorney Roy Pollack About The Recent Microsoft Wrongful Termination Lawsuit Decision
Jul-16-14 After a drawn-out legal battle in Texas, a decision for the plaintiff was returned by the jury in the Microsoft wrongful termination lawsuit. LawyersandSettlements.com recently interviewed one of the plaintiff’s attorneys, Roy Pollack, to learn more about the case. Austin, TX (July 16, 2014): After a three-year legal battle, plaintiff Michael Mer... - Januvia Heart Failure
Jul-9-14 Edmonton, AB Recent Januvia (Sitagliptin) studies have shown that type 2 diabetes patients with pre-existing heart failure and sitagliptin use were not associated with an increased risk of all-cause hospitalizations or death. However, Januvia users were more likely to be hospitalized for heart failure. Januvia (sitagliptin) is a class of drugs cal... - Johnson & Johnson Settles State Allegations regarding Hip Implant Failures
Jul-8-14 Portland, OR Johnson & Johnson has reportedly agreed to pay $4 million to settle Oregon claims concerning deceptive marketing practices related to the company’s hip implant failures . At the heart of Oregon’s allegations were that the metal-on-metal implants were marketed as safe when the company knew or should have known about a higher... - Supreme Court Rejects Presumption of Prudence in ERISA Lawsuits
Jul-6-14 Washington, DC In ERISA stock drop lawsuits , a common allegation is that the ERISA plan fiduciary has failed to act prudently by investing plan assets in company stock. Plaintiffs argue that their employee stock plan or savings plan assets would have been more prudently invested in other stock. One of the defenses to that claim is that unless the compa... - Hillside Home Appears to Be Sloping Downward, Owners Sue Contractor, Insurer
Jun-29-14 Asotin, ID As a prospective homeowner, you trust the qualifications of your contractor with the expert construction of your home. This is especially true if the nature of your construction is a bit more complicated than merely plunking a bungalow down on a piece of flat real estate. It is the more unique construction projects, such as building into the sid... - GlaxoSmithKline Fined Again—The Cost of Doing Business?
Jun-26-14 It is seen as the cost of doing business. It may be illegal, but is also highly profitable, so why stop? That seems to be the attitude of many pharmaceutical companies - and the latest proof of this comes in the form of a $105 million fine leveled against GlaxoSmithKline Plc. (GSK). The California Attorney General Kamala Harris announced the fine saying h... - FDA Requires Blood Clot Warning on Testosterone Products
Jun-20-14 Washington, DC In public announcement issued this week, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) states it is requiring manufacturers to include a general warning in the drug labeling of all testosterone products about the risk of blood clots in the veins. The labeling change results from postmarket reports of venous blood clots unrelated to polycythe... - Filing Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits
Jun-19-14 Oakland, CA Among the more stressful things a person can go through, having a legitimate insurance claim denied has to be close to the top of the list. After all, the person who submitted the denied disability insurance claim is likely already going through health problems and is probably off work and worried about finances while dealing with health pr...