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Sort by relevance 2,443 pages found matching data breach- Zimmer Biomet Shoulder Failure: Consider Rehabilitation over Revision Surgery
Jun-27-17 Washington, DC: Not only is the failure rate of Zimmer Biomet shoulder surgery abnormally high, a new study shows that some patients undergoing shoulder replacement surgery have an increased risk of complications, including the need for revision surgery—which comes with its own set of risks. Every surgery has a risk of failure, and because sh... - $115M Anthem Data Breach Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $115 million settlement has been reached in the Anthem data breach class action. The lawsuit was brought by 80 million consumers who had their personal data compromised in the massive 2015 data breach. The settlement is the largest on record for a data breach class action lawsuit. Under the terms of the deal, the funds will be u... - Risperdal Lawsuit Hit 18,000 and Climbing, Status Update Due in July
Jun-25-17 Philadelphia, PA: The Risperdal lawsuit count now stands at a number above 18,000. To that end a staggering number of cases name pharmaceutical giants Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals as defendants. Most allege Risperdal gynecomastia , a Risperdal side effect characterized as the growth of male breast tissue. Howeve... - Are Recalled Duodenoscopes Any Safer?
Jun-21-17 Washington, DC: Any medical device plaintiff fighting an endoscope infection lawsuit appears to have a friend in Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash). The Democratic lawmaker noted back in April that she had become alarmed in the face of a superbug outbreak in Europe late last year, and thus had issued a request to medical device manufacturer Olympus Corp. (O... - Unum’s Suspension of Benefits and Outsourcing
Jun-11-17 Chattanooga, TN: If you receive disability benefits from the health insurance provider Unum , you might want to seek legal advice if and when they send you a “Suspension of Benefits” letter: it is likely another bad faith tactic to deny your benefits altogether. Technically, there are two things a disability policy can do—pay or de... - Baldness Treatment Drugs May Raise Risk of Depression But Not Risk of Suicide in Older Men
Jun-8-17 Atlanta, GA: Drugs such as Propecia and Proscar, which are used to treat male pattern baldness and enlarged prostate, may raise the risk of depression and self-harm in older men but not increase their risk of suicide, a new study found. Both US and Canadian consumers have filed lawsuits against Merck & Co., the maker of Propecia (finasteride), c... - Bone Graft Substitutes Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Los Angeles, CA: The FDA is informing healthcare providers, patients, and parents/guardians that bone graft substitutes containing recombinant proteins or synthetic peptides should not be the first treatment considered for patients under age 18 with significant bone defects or rare bone disorders. The FDA has not approved these products for use i... - MDL Plaintiffs Increasing in Alleged Viagra Melanoma Connection Lawsuit
Jun-1-17 Birmingham, AL The number of men alleging they developed melanoma after taking Viagra is on the increase. A total of 428 men are now plaintiffs in a MDL consolidated in Viagra (Sildenafil Citrate) Product Liability Litigation suit (3:16-md-02691) in U.S. District Court for the Californian Northern District. “That’s the total number a... - Defective Hip Implant Makers Busy with Recalls, Lawsuits and Settlements
May-31-17 Washington, DC: With countless recalls of defective hip implants , hip implant recipients are likely wondering when , rather than if, their device will fail. Companies recently having “issues” with their hip devices include Accolade, Smith and Nephew, Depuy, Zimmer Biomet and Stryker. Just over the past year, Stryker has been named def... - An Award-Winning Employee Culture at Unum Can’t Stop Lawsuits
May-27-17 Philadelphia, PA: Unum Group, which calls Chattanooga home, may hold a place amongst the Top 500 employers in the US as ranked by Forbes . However, such lofty plaudits have not stopped a Unum lawsuit from a woman who claimed Unum insurance stopped her benefits without just cause. The plaintiff in the case is Melissa Maiellano, who filed her Unum di... - Talcum Powder Timeframe: From Scientific Studies to Safety Concerns to Lawsuits
May-23-17 St. Louis, MO: A timeframe shows talcum powder--its origins, and later its link to ovarian cancer, from the late 1800s to the present fifth talcum powder lawsuit in St. Louis, and the fourth jury verdict for the plaintiff. The editorial staff at LawyersandSettlements.com were curious as to how a beloved, trusted personal care produc... - Angioplasty TVAM, Doctors and the FDA
May-19-17 Washington, DC: Angioplasty was designed as a safe alternative to open heart surgery, but a procedure using balloon angioplasty devices called transvascular autonomic modulation (TVAM) is not safe, which the FDA has warned of repeatedly. Some doctors, however, believe its benefits outweigh the risks involved. The agency in March 2017 issued a war... - Medtronic SynchroMed Infusion Pump Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Medtronic SynchroMed EI Implantable Infusion Pump has been recalled by Medtronic and the FDA after reports that Implantable Drug Infusion Pumps have resulted in incorrect dosage and life-threatening withdrawals. At least 14 patient deaths are linked to Implantable Infusion Pumps . The SynchroMed pump is implanted to deliver drugs to treat pai... - Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Tossed on Appeal
May-15-17 Richmond, VA: A transvaginal mesh lawsuit against mesh manufacturer Boston Scientific has been dismissed by an appellate panel, agreeing with a lower court’s ruling that plaintiff Martha Carlson could not adequately prove that Boston Scientific Corp. (Boston Scientific) failed to warn about the potential risks associated with their TVM product. T... - Monsanto Hit with Yet Another Lawsuit Over Roundup
May-8-17 Washington, DC: As the manufacturers of Monsanto Roundup continue to grapple with Monsanto Roundup lawsuits alleging the active ingredient in the popular herbicide causes cancer, Monsanto has been hit with more litigation over an alleged labelling issue. According to court documents, two nonprofits combined last month to launch a Roundup lawsuit aga... - $110M Verdict Against J&J In Talc Cancer Trial
May-5-17 Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Missouri has found against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the latest ovarian cancer talcum powder lawsuit brought by Lois Slemp of Virginia. The jury awarded Slemp $110 in damages based on evidence substantiating her claims that she developed ovarian cancer in August 2012 after using J&J's baby powder and Show... - Woman Awarded $110M in J&J Talc Cancer Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Missouri has found against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the latest ovarian cancer talcum powder lawsuit brought by Lois Slemp of Virginia. The jury awarded Slemp $110 in damages based on evidence substantiating her claims that she developed ovarian cancer in August 2012 after using J&J's baby powder and Sh... - Yet Another Risperdal Lawsuit Tossed in Philadelphia
Apr-30-17 Philadelphia, PA: A Risperdal lawsuit that had to be stopped and restarted after a juror suffered a health emergency, has been tossed by a Philadelphia judge after appearing to agree with defendant Janssen Pharmaceuticals that the plaintiff failed to provide sufficient evidence to fully support his claim of Risperdal gynecomastia, a condition character... - Misclassified Plaintiffs in Massachusetts Eyeing $2.9 Million Proposed Settlement
Apr-21-17 Boston, MA: Plaintiffs in a recent Massachusetts employment law collective action have asked a federal judge in Massachusetts to approve a settlement worth $2.9 million that would settle claims of improper classification allegedly costing employees overtime pay. Massachusetts labor law – together with the Fair Labor Standards Act, a federal st... - $3M Awarded to Widow in Generic Paxil Suicide Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) will pay $3 million in damages having been found liable for the death of Stewart Dolin, a partner at the law firm Reed Smith LLP. The money will be paid to his widow, who filed the suit claiming that a generic version of GSK’s antidepressant Paxil (paroxetine) caused her husband to commit suicide. The...