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Sort by relevance 2,441 pages found matching data breach- Minnesota Consumer Sues Capital One over 128 Bill Collector Robocalls to Cellular Phone
Feb-6-18 Chaska, MN: By the middle of 2017, after more than 128 bill collector harassment calls Kristie Drigger had had enough. She sued Capital One Bank in Minnesota District Court , seeking at least $1,500 per telephone call made in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The underlying facts of her lawsuit suggest an apparent w... - Childhood Asthma Risk Linked to Mother’s PPI Use during Pregnancy
Feb-5-18 Washington, DC: As many as 80 percent of expectant mothers suffer from heartburn or acid indigestion during pregnancy. Until recently proton pump inhibitors (PPIs), such as Nexium, Prilosec and Prevacid, were thought to be both effective for mom and safe for baby. New studies , suggest otherwise, however: a mother’s use of PPIs during pregn... - Tracking Systems in the U.K Key to Care for Hip Implant Patients, But Non-Existent in the U.S.
Jan-26-18 Santa Cruz, CA: The study, published in the Bone & Joint Journal , finds that the rate of metal-on-metal (MoM) hip implant patients undergoing revision has increased over time. Researchers at the Universities of Oxford and Bristol have suggested the observed differences are in part due to increased patient surveillance . In the U.S., patient sur... - Aetna to Pay $17M in HIV Data Theft Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Cruz, CA: A $17,161,200 settlement, affecting some 12,000 insurance beneficiaries, has been reached in a data theft class action lawsuit against Aetna. The plaintiffs allege that Aetna, through their negligence, exposed private information on clients’ HIV status. The complaint, filed six months after initial reports of the data breach... - Transvaginal Mesh Collateral Damage Too High for TVM Settlement
Jan-21-18 Houston, TX: Although Jordan will receive compensation from Boston Scientific for transvaginal mesh injuries, she says the settlement cannot cover the collateral damage suffered not only by her injuries but also by her family. Jordan suffered from pelvic organ prolapse after childbirth back in 2007 so upon her doctor’s advice, she had the tran... - Canadian Class Action Launched Against Defective St. Jude Cardiac Defibrillators
Jan-13-18 Toronto, ON: Imagine the panic one might feel when told the defibrillator relied upon to help keep you alive, could fail at any time and with little warning. In reality, that circumstance is one Canadian lawsuit plaintiff Shirley Houle didn’t have to imagine. Amongst the St. Jude ICD and CRT-D device lawsuits , is a Canadian class action launched... - New Study Suggests Link Between Ibuprofen and Male Infertility
Washington, DC: New data from a study published early in January, 2018, show that regularly taking the common over-the-counter painkiller ibuprofen, may contribute to male infertility. Published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (NAC), the researchers found that regular use of ibuprofen may lead to compensated hypogonad... - Plaintiff Wants Appeal of Years-Long Claims, Defendant Opines to ‘Get on with It’
Jan-5-18 San Francisco, CA: A years-long healthcare fraud whistleblower lawsuit remains an apt example of just how long in the tooth litigation can extend. And while the current version of a health care fraud lawsuit does not resemble the characterization of the original litigation, attempts at various appeals could extend the litigation well beyond 2018. At... - ‘Failure to Warn’ at Heart of Onglyza Lawsuits
Dec-31-17 San Francisco, CA: Once the procedural wrangling is over, the argument that patients were hurt because drug manufacturers, AstraZeneca and Bristol-Meyers Squibb, failed to warn them of the dangers of Onglyza side effects will be at the heart of the Onglyza lawsuits. But that argument is complicated, and facts can be ambiguous. Plaintiffs’ atto... - 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... - Are PPIs Especially Dangerous for Women?
Dec-1-17 Washington, DC: The long-term use of drugs classed as proton pump inhibitors or PPIs , and marketed variously as Prevacid, Prilosec or Nexium, is dangerous for many reasons. Kidney damage, the focus of recently consolidated multidistrict litigation , is not the only problem. Long-term PPI use has also been associated with bone fractures and dementi... - $16M Settlement Reached in ADT Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Cruz, CA: A $16 million settlement has received preliminary approval potentially ending a data breach class action lawsuit pending against home security company ADT. According to the lawsuit, ADT was negligent in securing its customers’ data, leaving it vulnerable to hacking. This settlement resolves claims brought in five separate ADT... - Study Suggests IVC Filter Use is on the Decline, But Problems Remain
Nov-25-17 St. Louis, MO: Does a win by Cook Medical in a recent bellwether IVC filter lawsuit , together with the release of a study suggesting that IVC filter use is beginning to trend downwards after thirty years of growth, point to the beginning of a sea change for the inferior vena cava filter industry, and IVC filter patients? Earlier this month MedPage... - Actemra Linked to Heart Attacks and Deaths, But Label Remains Unchanged
Nov-20-17 Washington, DC: A recent presentation at the 2017 Annual Meeting of the American College of Rheumatology identified various factors that might predict the capacity for a patient suffering from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) to have success in tapering dosage of biologic medication such as Actemra (tocilizumab). The presentation was based on a study conducted by... - Trial for First Philadelphia Mass Tort Xarelto Lawsuit Finally Underway
Nov-17-17 Philadelphia, PA: The first trial in the large Xarelto mass tort in Philadelphia is underway, with damning testimony already on the record from a former commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). While three bellwether lawsuits have already been tried in multidistrict litigation in Louisiana, the Xarelto lawsuit brought by plaintiff Lyn... - Medtronic SynchroMed Plaintiff Loses Case, But Will He Appeal?
Nov-17-17 Sacramento, CA: A Medtronic SynchroMed Infusion pump lawsuit brought by a plaintiff who without doubt suffered as the result of an allegedly defective medical device, saw his case lost due to legal precedent and various legal roadblocks that preempted his claims and assertions under a Medical Device Amendment (MDA) to the Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (... - Personal Identity Theft - Identity Theft Lawsuit & Attorney - ID Theft Fraud
Identity theft is one of the fastest growing crimes. No matter how careful you are, highly skilled thieves utilize a number of identity theft scams in attempts to gain access to your private information. If you have been a victim of identity theft, experienced identity theft attorneys can help you by filing a police report and Federal Trade Commission (FTC... - The Fix is In for St. Jude Defective Batteries, But Is it Enough?
Nov-9-17 Washington, DC: The announcement last month of a new software tool capable of alerting patients with defective St. Jude cardiac defibrillators when a battery is in danger of failing prematurely may be too little, too late for patients who have suffered adverse events when defective defibrillator batteries failed too soon. Many have filed St. Jude ICD a... - Attorneys Investigating Actemra Complaints and its Approval Process
Oct-31-17 Santa Clara, CA: On the heels of a STAT investigation that linked the rheumatoid arthritis drug Actemra to a number of deaths and many serious complications not listed on its label, attorneys are investigating potential lawsuits against Roche-Genentech, the manufacturer. From the time of Actemra’s approval in 2010 until the STAT investigatio... - Whistleblower Healthcare Fraud Lawsuit Alleges Surgical Double-Booking
Oct-31-17 Boston, MA: Not one, but two healthcare fraud lawsuits against the renowned Massachusetts General Hospital and its operator allege double-booking of surgeries that possibly put patients at risk. There are also allegations that patients are misled into assuming their procedures will be performed by experienced surgeons, when in fact residents and fellow...