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Sort by relevance 2,441 pages found matching data breach- Asbestosis Lawsuit Plaintiff Hopes for a New Day with New Trial
Nov-12-16 West Palm Beach, FL: An asbestosis lawsuit that originally found for the plaintiff but was overturned on appeal, has seen the appellate ruling upheld after the Fourth District Court of Appeal for the State of Florida refused to revisit its ruling. Thus, any hope for asbestosis compensation for the plaintiff will hinge on the outcome of a new trial o... - Abilify Good for Casinos and Credit Card Companies, but for Humans?
Nov-10-16 Portland, OR: The anti-psychotic drug Abilify may be good for casinos and credit card companies, but it may not even benefit those people who have schizophrenia—a disorder it was originally approved to treat. Pathological gambling is the most common impulse behavior connected to Abilify, according to the FDA. These compulsive behaviours can oc... - California Workplace Discrimination Dinosaurs
Nov-6-16 San Francisco, CA: In this day and age, discrimination should be the dinosaur in the workplace. But in the last few months alone, California seems to have stepped back in time. California labor lawsuits , from disability to pregnancy employment discrimination, have been recently filed. When will these dinosaur employers wise up and realize discrimina... - Mortgage Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Buying a home is stressful enough, but some financial institutions and other organizations linked to home buying fees are accused of predatory lending practices. Among the alleged practices are charging excessive mortgage fees and closing fees , violating the Truth in Lending Act, abusing force placed insurance, illegally foreclosing on homes, and di... - Bravelle Lawsuit Survives Motion to Dismiss
Oct-26-16 Chicago, IL: A Bravelle lawsuit has survived a motion from the defendants to dismiss, with a judge finding plaintiffs can revise their claims and file a second amended complaint. The lawsuit involves allegations that some women were given a batch of infertility drug—Bravelle—that had diminished potency and therefore decreased their chances... - Attorney: Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh Withdrawn Due to High Revision Rates
Oct-22-16 Dallas, TX: Attorneys are investigating possible lawsuits against Johnson & Johnson subsidiary Ethicon concerning the Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh . The Physiomesh, used in laparoscopic hernia surgeries, has reportedly been linked to higher than normal revision rates. In May 2016, the Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Mesh produc... - IVC Filters a ‘Ticking Time Bomb’ for Canadian Patients
Oct-19-16 Courtice, ON: Retrievable inferior vena cava filters (IVC filter) are yet another example of an otherwise promising medical device with a definitive dark side: they can fail while implanted in the body with often disastrous consequences. Designed to be removed after a period of time, most can’t. It leaves the IVC filter patient dealing with so... - Patients Allege They Were Harmed by Actos
Oct-17-16 Shreveport, LA: It may have been a few years since Actos litigation first got underway, but lawsuits are still being transferred into the Actos multidistrict litigation, and plaintiffs are still filing lawsuits alleging they were harmed by the use of the drug. Meanwhile, allegations from a whistleblower that Takeda Pharmaceuticals paid kickbacks for pr... - Janssen Knew About Issues With Alere INRatio Device
Oct-6-16 Boston, MA: A new report from BMJ suggests Janssen Pharmaceuticals knew about problems with the Alere INRatio device used during a trial to test a drug's safety but did not inform regulators about those issues. The report, published online September 28, 2016, involves an investigation conducted by The BMJ into whether Janssen and Bayer, co-makers o... - Mesothelioma Plaintiff Suffers Setback, But Receives New Trial
Oct-6-16 West Palm Beach, FL: The appeal in a recent Asbestos lawsuit did not go the way the plaintiff might have hoped, although there is another avenue available for the asbestos mesothelioma victim. While a verdict for one of two plaintiffs was required to be entered by an appeals court, a new trial has been ordered for the other. The case is Crane et al... - Hospital Overcharges: Attorney Can Help Uninsured
Sep-29-16 Los Angeles, CA: Many people facing outrageous hospital overcharges either throw out their bill or argue with the hospital, refusing to pay any part of unfair and excessive emergency room fees. But these actions can negatively impact their credit and disturb their sleep. An attorney, working on contingency basis, can help-- and particularly to people wh... - Massive Yahoo Data Breach Revealed, Class Actions Pop Up Next Day
Sep-28-16 Los Angeles, CA: With so many data breaches occurring in the last several years, and given the vulnerability of heretofore impenetrable platforms such as hospitals and even the federal government, experts advocate that given the increasing sophistication of hackers it’s only a matter of time before the next one. That leaves most Americans waiting for... - Should Women Still Undergo Power Morcellation?
Sep-27-16 Boston, MA: Given the apparent risk of power morcellation side effects and power morcellation lawsuits filed alleging women were harmed when their hysterectomies involved morcellation, the question must be asked whether or not women should still be subjected to morcellation during their surgery. That's the question Amy Reed and Hooman Noorchashm are as... - Alere Inaccuracies may lead to Legal Action
Sep-24-16 Dallas, TX: Now that the blood-testing device called Alere INRatio is known to cause misreadings, attorneys are beginning to focus on blood thinner-related injuries. And there may be legal action against Alere, the manufacturer. As well, an investigation regarding use of Alere that was used in Xarelto clinical trials, another blood thinner like... - Gay Teacher Fails “Good Fit Test” at New York Private School
Sep-23-16 New York, NY Alan Cohen was stunned when he was told his contract at an exclusive New City private school would not be renewed. He had an exemplary 20-year-career as a teacher with the New York City Department of Education and 7 more years as an administrator in the private school system. However, 13 months after taking up his new position at the Speyer Le... - Xarelto Lawsuits on the Rise
Sep-22-16 Philadelphia, PA: Due to a flood of Xarelto complaints, Judge Eldon Fallon in the Multi-District Litigation is extending the filing deadline by another 90 days, adding to more than 7,000 cases pending in the Eastern District of Louisiana. The first bellwether trials for those cases are slated for next February. Meanwhile, almost 1,000 cases in the P... - Class Action Robocall Lawsuits in California Target Verizon
Sep-22-16 Los Angeles, CA: There can be little doubt that nuisance call lawsuit plaintiff Denise Menichiello has done everything right. She has never knowingly given any entity her permission to reach out to her cellphone with unsolicited calls. In fact, her number has been on the ‘do-not-call’ list since the summer of 2003. One can imagine, therefor... - Is Texas Truck Crash a Telling Commentary on Takata Defective Airbags?
Sep-20-16 Quemado, TX: The airbag injuries file involving airbags manufactured by Takata and currently in use in millions of cars, has taken an interesting turn with the crash last month in Texas of a truck carrying a supply of parts used in the manufacture of Takata airbags. According to various reports the truck was transporting a load of Takata airbag comp... - Talc Expert Witnesses Struck from Witness List
Sep-19-16 Montgomery, AL: The Beasley Allen law firm in Montgomery, Alabama has been at the forefront of personal injury and wrongful death cases launched against Johnson & Johnson over the effects of its longstanding talc based baby power product. It’s alleged that constant exposure to the product has caused ovarian cancer in women. The firm is currently invol... - Tough Talk from US District Judge for WEN Hair Loss Defendant
Sep-19-16 Los Angeles, CA: We’re just a bit beyond the first anniversary of the first real test of a Wen Hair Loss lawsuit when, in July of last year, a California federal judge tore into a defendant he described as “insolent” for attempting to have the proposed class action dismissed. The lawsuit is Caryn Collazo et al vs. Wen By Chaz Dean,...