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Mar-9-16 New Orleans, LA: Pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline is facing more Zofran lawsuits this month. All plaintiffs/parents claim that the anti-nausea drug has caused numerous birth defects and they are seeking a jury trial. Trish and Bryce Belanger on March 3 filed a Zofran lawsuit on behalf of their two minor children who were born in 2009 and 2010, r... - Identity Theft Complaints on the Rise
Mar-4-16 Washington, DC: A report from the Federal Trade Commission indicates that complaints about identity theft increased 47 percent in 2015 over 2014. As more organizations become victims of data breaches , more consumers are exposed to a risk of identity theft. Consumers are fighting back, filing lawsuits against the companies and organizations they trust w... - Laparoscopic Power Morcellation Lawsuits Expected to Keep Growing
Mar-3-16 Topeka, KS: While the number of Laparoscopic Power Morcellation lawsuits are not as yet substantial, attorneys close to the file estimate that before too long there could be upwards of 300 or more filings going forward. Given that some 650,000 women undergo hysterectomies in the United States each year due to uterine fibroids, 300 lawsuits appear to be... - NBC Investigation: IVC Filter “Never Safe to Be Implanted”
Feb-29-16 Newark, NJ: Following two reports concerning inferior vena cava filters , NBC News has released a follow-up, examining why C.R. Bard continued to sell IVC filters despite reportedly knowing about problems with the filters soon after they were approved by the Food and Drug Administration. The NBC report , based on confidential records that included a... - 1% of Physicians Account for One-third of Paid Medical Malpractice Claims
Feb-25-16 The New England Journal of Medicine has analyzed some appalling data that 1% of physicians account for approximately 32% of paid medical malpractice claims. The data - which was pulled from the National Practitioner Data Bank - shows that over a recent 10-year period, a small number of physicians with distinctive characteristics accounted for a dispr... - Bair Hugger Lawsuits Heating Up
Feb-24-16 Minneapolis, MN: If the first few months of 2016 are anything to go by, Bair Hugger lawyers have a busy year ahead. As of mid-January, more than 100 Bair Hugger claims were pending in the District of Minnesota as part of a multidistrict litigation (MDL). All the product liability complaints involving the Bair Hugger surgical warming blanket claim th... - Panel Declines Consolidation of Credit Union Lawsuits
Feb-22-16 Edwardsville, IL: It’s not just the banks who are under fire for excessive overdraft fees ; credit unions also face allegations that they used illegal means to increase profits from overdraft charges. Although credit union overdraft lawsuits are moving ahead, they will not do so as a consolidated motion, after a judicial panel ruled the lawsuits w... - Transvaginal Mesh—The Past Five Years
Feb-21-16 Washington, DC: From 2011, the FDA has warned health professionals and the public that transvaginal mesh was associated with serious complications that were not rare, and recommended the mesh be bumped up from moderate to high risk. Almost five years later, the agency has reclassified mesh products designed and marketed for transvaginal treatment o... - Dr. Oz Faces Herbal Supplement Lawsuit
Feb-20-16 New York, NY: It's not just herbal supplement companies that face the wrath of consumers who allege they’ve been misled into buying herbal supplements. Celebrities that are seen as endorsing the supplements are also on the receiving end of lawsuits. Dr. Oz has faced congressional hearings and now faces a lawsuit over fat-burning supplements, with p... - Wrongful Death Lawsuit Filed against Southern California Gas Company
Feb-20-16 Porter Ranch, CA: The family of a 79-year-old woman who died after the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) leak in October has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the gas company. Although the victim suffered breathing problems prior to the gas leak, the wrongful death claim alleges the gas leak made the woman’s health problems worse an... - Essure Victims Not Assured—Yet
Feb-11-16 Washington, DC: The FDA is finally responding to more than 5,000 women and congresswoman Rosa DeLauro about Essure adverse events. The agency is expected to decide whether or not to withdraw Essure from the market by the end of this month. Meanwhile, Essure lawsuits filed against Bayer by four women have been dismissed this month. A federal judge in... - Can Xarelto Trial Data Be Trusted? It Depends Who You Ask
Feb-10-16 Boston, MA: As more Xarelto lawsuits are added to the multidistrict litigation, concerns have been raised that a medical device used in Xarelto’s clinical trial was faulty, which may have affected test results. Now critics are asking for an investigation, while Janssen Pharmaceuticals and the study’s authors maintain the study’s concl... - If the Feds Can Get Hacked in a Data Breach, How Safe Are We?
Feb-4-16 Washington, DC: Mary Woo is just one of some 21.5 million Americans whom the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) estimate were affected in some way by a massive data breach that hit the OPM, and is considered the largest hack of its kind suffered by the US Government. Disgruntled plaintiffs - Mary Woo among them - who assumed the federal government... - Englander Calls for Investigation of Bill Spiking for SoCal Gas Customers Countrywide
Feb-2-16 LOS ANGELES (Press Release): Today Councilmember Mitchell Englander will submit a resolution to the Los Angeles City Council calling for the California Public Utilities Commission to investigate the unusual rate increases experienced by SoCal Gas customers this month across Los Angeles County. Recently, there has been a large volume of calls to elected... - Despite Recalls and Lawsuits, Airbags Still Linked to Deaths
Feb-2-16 Detroit, MI: Despite numerous airbag recalls linked to defective airbags, and lawsuits alleging the airbags caused numerous deaths, reports indicate that people are still dying in minor accidents because of airbag failures. Carmakers have faced increased scrutiny over their handling of airbag recalls in recent years, but according to reports, that scru... - Paxil Violence and Suicide Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Paxil , specifically regarding the risk for paxil suicide behavior amongst youth, is shedding light on the veracity of a well-known Paxil study. In 2001 "Study 329" led to the antidepressant being prescribed to millions of adolescents. And for more than a decade, reported paxil side effects have resulted in paxil violence lawsuits and paxil suicid... - Illinois Couple Taking on a Host of Defendants in Asbestosis Lawsuit
Jan-24-16 Belleville, IL: Since Lee Sturdivant was diagnosed with asbestosis lung cancer in early 2013, he and his wife Betty have proven not to be shy about pursuing an asbestosis lawsuit in the courts of law. To that end, the Sturdivants are taking to task no fewer than 70 firms, together with insurance juggernaut Metropolitan Life, in their asbestosis disease... - New Video and Studies Cast Doubt on SoCalGas Progress
Jan-19-16 January 17, 2016, Los Angeles (Press Release): On its Aliso Canyon Information Center homepage, SoCalGas features two press releases. One is about the relocation efforts; the other is called “Gas Leak Estimates Reduced by 60-Percent.” Such a significant-sounding drop may suggest that the crisis is being quickly addressed, but there seems to be more to... - Porter Ranch Gas Leak: Are You Safe?
Jan-19-16 Los Angeles, CA: Attorney Patricia Oliver, who specializes in cases involving water contamination from oil production and waste injection wells, says people in and around Porter Ranch should be concerned about this gas leak, from benzene levels in the escaping gas to the SoCal Gas plan not to include a safety valve replacement on the well. Even if y... - Fifth Circuit Affirms Medical Expenses for Asbestosis Victim
Jan-15-16 The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that a former cargo worker, diagnosed with asbestosis in 2011, will receive payment for medical expenses attributed to asbestos exposure. Ramsay Scarlett employed Ferdinand Fabre for 22 years. He worked in two storage facilities called Sharp Station and Port of Baton Rouge. Fabre claimed he was exposed to asbest...