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Aug-27-21 Shreveport, LA In a toxic tort lawsuit filed in the Western District of Louisiana, Michael Hensgens alleges that low-level exposure to Paraquat over the years he worked as a Paraquat distributor caused his Parkinson’s disease. Hensgens v. Syngenta will likely be consolidated for pretrial motions with the growing body of Paraquat litigatio... - YUM! Brands Recruiter Files ERISA Lawsuit over Misclassification
Aug-16-21 Los Angeles, CA On July 9, Tim Alders, formerly an Executive Recruiter for YUM Brands Inc. and Taco Bell Corp. filed an ERISA lawsuit alleging that the fast-food conglomerates deprived him of pension and other benefits by deliberately misclassifying him as an independent contractor, rather than an employee. Tim Alders v. YUM, Inc. is neither a standard... - Largest Verdict for Fraud ever rendered for Deception related to E-Z-GO Golf Cars
Jul-5-07 Stephen Jamieson, a partner in the law firm Solomon, Saltsman & Jamieson based in Los Angeles, California, in association with Tom Ward of the Lancaster based law firm Michelizzi, Schwabacher, Ward & Collins, obtained a Judgment for Fraud against E-Z-Go division of Textron, Inc. also known as TEXTRON INC this month. TEXTRON INC., a multinational defense con... - Did Merck Know About Fosamax Fracture Risk?
Apr-10-13 New York, NY Merck may have buried data on Fosamax fracture risk, according to media reports of the second Fosamax (Alendronate) lawsuit currently before the courts. According to a report by Bloomberg.com, Paul Pennock, the attorney representing Bernadette Glynn, Merck knew there was a risk of bone brittleness and an increased fracture risk with the... - Uber Hit with Proposed Class Action in California
Dec-7-17 Los Angeles, CA: A California labor lawsuit brought by a Uber driver likens a pricing model observed by Uber to stiffing drivers of proper wages as required under California labor law. For its part, co-defendant Uber Technologies Inc. disagrees with plaintiff Sophano Van’s allegations and is trying to have the lawsuit tossed. As outlined in L... - FDA Warns of Ketoacidosis Linked to SGLT2 inhibitors Canagliflozin, Dapagliflozin, and Empagliflozin
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is warning that the type 2 diabetes medicines canagliflozin (Invokana), dapagliflozin (Forxiga), and empagliflozin (Jardiance) may lead to ketoacidosis, a serious condition where the body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones that may require hospitalization. The FDA is investi... - FDA Warns of Increased Risk of Invokana Leg and Foot Amputations
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting the public about interim safety results from an ongoing clinical trial that found an increase in leg and foot amputations, mostly affecting the toes, in patients treated with the diabetes medicine canagliflozin (Invokana, Invokamet). The agency has not determined whether canag... - Zimmer Natural - Zimmer Natural Knee, Zimmer Natural Hip
Hip and Knee Attorneys are currently reviewing Zimmer Natural Knee and Zimmer Natural Hip complaints. A number of patients implanted with the Zimmer Natural knee or hip or the Zimmer Natural Knee II have experienced complications and some patients may be facing revision surgery. Zimmer Natural Knee and Hip... - Consumer Credit Information Protection: Not All Companies Follow the Rules
Apr-7-07 Fort Worth, TX: Two high profile incidents in which consumer personal information was made vulnerable have highlighted the importance of companies following rules designed to protect consumer credit information. When companies do not follow those rules consumers are at risk of becoming victims of identity theft. Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has... - Subpoenas Fly! Senate Demands Docs in Tainted Talcum Powder Probe
Mar-5-19 Washington, DC The long-running Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talcum powder lawsuits have now taken a strangely contemporary turn as long-silent witnesses, both in this world and the next, tell tales. The Department of Justice (DOJ) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) have subpoenaed corporate documents, and Sen. Patty Murray (D-WA) Ranking Membe... - SSRI Birth Defect Study Could be Misleading
Jan-16-13 Boston, MA While new research appears to excuse selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRI) antidepressants from concern over SSRI birth defects , the authors of previous studies raising concerns about potential birth defects noted a key component of the study that could be construed as misleading. According to Parents (1/3/13) , a study of 1.6 m... - Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lawsuits are being filed against the Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon alleging its Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh is a defective product. The abdominal mesh, which is used in laparoscopic hernia surgeries, has been linked to higher than normal revision rates than other surgical hernia mesh products. Ethicon announced a Physiomesh Flexible Compos... - Epson InkJet Settlement Award Delayed
Jan-21-07 San Francisco, CA Consumers waiting for their Epson InkJet settlement award will have to wait a little while longer. According a notice at Epsonsettlement.com , "Appeals have been filed challenging the Judgment and order granting final approval of the Settlement and application for attorneys' fees, which were entered by the Court on October 23, 2006." ... - Wells Fargo Now Favors Arbitration in Long-Running Overdraft Fees Lawsuit
Oct-16-17 Atlanta, GA: The defendant in an excessive bank overdraft fees lawsuit petitioned an appeals court back in August to compel more than a million Wells Fargo account holders allegedly hit with excessive bank fees to individually pursue a remedy through arbitration, rather than through the courts. The New York Post (08/25/17) reports that Wells Fargo... - Syngenta Sues Insurers to Mount Defense, Pay Excess Claims
Jun-30-21 Wilmington, DE On May 17 Syngenta, the manufacturer and distributor of paraquat-based herbicides , filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment that would compel nearly 100 insurers to undertake Syngenta’s defense in the growing number of product-based personal injury lawsuits. The underlying lawsuits... - Defective Products In Your Body
Dec-18-06 Sacramento, CA In May 2000, Virginia was injured in a car accident and required a hip replacement. A sulzer hip was implanted in March but shortly afterward Sulzer Orthopedics recalled its Inter-Op acetabular shell for hip implants on December 8, 2000. Some of these implants had an unacceptable level of mineral oil-based lubricant on the product and it... - Long Term Disability Insurance Fraud Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Policyholders purchase long-term disability insurance to protect themselves in the event they become disabled and can no longer carry out their job duties. Unfortunately, some long-term disability (LTD) policyholders have their disability claims improperly denied . Policyholders who have their long-term disability claim denied can appeal the decision,... - Denied Disability Insurance FAQ
What is short-term disability insurance? Short-term disability insurance is usually the first step in an insurance claims process and is offered for employees who are temporarily unable to work due to a medical condition, including an injury or illness. Short-term disability insurance benefits provide payments to the policyholder, usually lasting betwee... - Guardian Life Insurance Denied Disability Lawsuit News
Lawsuits filed against Guardian Life Insurance Company of America by its policyholders claim the insurer has wrongfully denied disability benefits by practicing bad faith insurance. If you had an insurance claim denied and think Guardian Life Insurance and their affiliated company, Berkshire Life Insurance Company of America, has conducted health insurance f... - Lincoln Financial Long-term Disability Lawsuit Information & Legal News
Lincoln Financial Group offers short and long term disability insurance policies to protect policyholders in the event that they are injured or fall ill and are unable to work. Some policyholders, however, have filed insurance lawsuits alleging they have been unfairly or unreasonably denied their claims. For example, they allege they have been denied b...