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Sort by relevance 2,443 pages found matching data breach- Credit Union Excessive Fees Lawsuits Could Be “Tip of the Iceberg”
Jan-14-16 Lakeland, FL Credit unions are increasingly coming under fire for excessive overdraft fees, in the same way that major banks have been taken to task for misdeeds such as reorganizing transactions to maximize fees. In October plaintiff Martha Towner filed a Credit Union Excessive Overdraft Fees lawsuit alleging 1st MidAmerica Credit Union charged overdr... - Stryker OP-1 Putty Linked to Adverse Events
Jan-10-16 Middlesex County, MA: It would come as no surprise that the use of any product that augments and actually fosters the growth of bone has to be used with extreme caution, lest bone growth occur where it isn’t wanted, or in an area that could cause a patient harm. To that end, a lawsuit alleging Stryker OP-1 Putty linked to adverse events claims th... - Illinois Judge Affirms $2M Award for Wrongful Foreclosures
Jan-8-16 An Illinois district court judge affirmed a $2 million verdict against a Texas-based mortgage servicer for its collection activities against an elderly homeowner. Alena W. Hammer filed suit in 2013 after Residential Credit Solutions filed two wrongful foreclosures, although Hammer had previously completed a loan modification with the Federal Deposit In... - Monster Drink Contents Lawsuit Lobbed Back to State Court
Jan-8-16 Los Angeles, CA: The parent company of Monster energy drinks has been accused of undertaking “procedural gamesmanship” in removing a Monster Energy Drink Injury lawsuit originally filed in state court, to federal court. On Monday, Chief US District Judge George H. King lobbed the lawsuit back to state court where, he says, it rightfully bel... - Force-Placed Insurance Class Action Alleges Violations of Truth in Lending Act
Jan-5-16 Orlando, FL: A couple from Florida are not at all happy with their residential loan servicing company and the insurance company their Force-Placed Insurance Bank teamed up with to ram what they view as unnecessary and excessive insurance coverage down their collective throats. To that end, John C. Sekula and his wife, Jacqueline, have filed a class-act... - California Labor Laws for 2016 and Fair Pay Act
Jan-4-16 Sacramento, CA: Of the 807 new California labor laws that went into effect on January 1, 2016, it is likely that the Fair Pay Act will keep labor lawyers busy. Fair Pay Act (SB 358) Four important things have changed from the previous law. 1. SB 358 requires equal pay for “substantially similar” and not equal work as it was st... - FDA Reclassifies Transvaginal Mesh As High Risk Medical Device
Jan-4-16 Santa Clara, CA: Manufacturers of transvaginal mesh have been issued with final orders from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that strengthen the data requirements for surgical mesh to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP) transvaginally, or through the vagina. Hundreds of lawsuits have been filed against the manufacturers of these devices allegi... - The Fallout from a Data Breach
Jan-2-16 Los Angeles, CA: The fallout from a data breach can be massive in scope, as evidenced by the millions of people affected when their personal information is illegally accessed. Some cases involve stolen card numbers and consumers who allege their credit cards were used illegally. But other cases involve identity theft, where consumers don’t find o... - Is Monster Energy Drink Ad Jargon Dangerous or “Mere Puffery”?
Dec-31-15 Los Angeles, CA: A Monster Energy Drink Injury lawsuit currently being litigated in the Central District of California was, prior to the onset of the yuletide season, embroiled in debate over whether or not the plaintiff was in a position to sue over misleading information allegedly appearing on Monster energy drink labels, given that product labels an... - Lawsuits Allege Olympus Withheld Reports of Endoscopy Infections from US Hospitals
Dec-30-15 Santa Monica, CA: A damning exposé on endoscopes that appeared earlier this month in the Los Angeles Times (12/19/15) provides a troubling backdrop to a rash of serious infections and responses undertaken by a manufacturer that commands the single largest sector of the endoscopy market in the United States. Such revelations would be of interest to... - It’s Time: Time Warner Cable LLC Agrees to $1.25 Million Settlement
Dec-28-15 Los Angeles, CA: It appears as if the time has come for defendant Time Warner Cable and a putative class of employees to settle up, now that Time Warner has agreed to pay $1.25 million to settle allegations from call center employees that the media juggernaut failed to pay them minimum wage and overtime, as required under California state labor laws . ... - VW Car Dealerships Hurting This Holiday Season Sue Volkswagen Group
Dec-19-15 Los Angeles, CA: Car dealers have been hit hard by the Volkswagen emissions debacle. They have lost business on several levels and they have lost their customers’ trust. But lawyers say they do have legal recourse. Consumers have already filed claims and dealers too can file a Volkswagen Lawsuit. Dealers are stuck with inventory they can&rsquo... - Twin Heart Attacks Give Rise to His Testosterone Ire
Dec-18-15 Philadelphia, PA: An oft-heard refrain associated with many a testosterone lawsuit is testosterone heart attack caused, allegedly, through the use of testosterone supplements. In this case, a plaintiff having recently filed an action against AbbVie and Endo alleges he had not one heart attack, but two. All because of testosterone side effects - or s... - Data Breach Settlements Announced
Dec-16-15 Washington, DC: Two large-scale data breach settlements have been announced, one involving Home Depot lawsuits and the other involving claims made by the Federal Trade Commission against Wyndham Hotels. Both involved situations in which hackers illegally obtained the payment information of customers, with plaintiffs alleging serious failures on the par... - Porter Ranch Gas Leak Compared to BP Oil Spill
Dec-12-15 Porter Ranch, CA: Lost in the headlines over the Porter Ranch SoCal Gas Leak disaster is the impact to the Porter Ranch business community. As residents enter the high point of the yuletide shopping season, buying gifts and holiday supplies for Christmas is the last thing on the minds of residents, many of whom have already been relocated to temporary... - $11M Awarded in Bellwether Wright Conserve Hip Implant MDL
Nov-26-15 Santa Clara, CA A jury has awarded an $11 million verdict against Wright Medical Technology Inc, the makers of allegedly defective Wright Conserve Hip Implants. Considered a bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation (MDL), the Atlanta jury found the plaintiff did have a defective hip implant, and that Wright had misrepresented the safety of... - GSK Had Zofran “In the Bag”
Nov-16-15 Boston, MA: Damning evidence against defendant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) is cited in the latest Zofran lawsuit, portraying the drug giant as nothing short of evil. The complaint includes a catchy phrase developed by GSK for its sales staff to pitch to doctors about its premixed Zofran bag: “Profit Maximization - It’s in the Bag.” The... - Onglyza Lawsuit Alleges Heart Failure Caused by Drug
Nov-15-15 Chicago, IL: An Onglyza lawsuit has been filed against AstraZeneca, alleging the diabetes drug caused a woman’s death. The lawsuit was filed late in October, according to reports, and claims that Lillie Ree Gibson died from heart problems after taking Onglyza. Onglyza, known generically as saxagliptin, is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 (DPP-4) inhib... - The Home Depot Inc. Seeks to Have Data Breach Lawsuit Dismissed
Nov-13-15 Atlanta, GA: As data breaches prove a continuing threat in an increasingly fluid online world where everyone has a presence, previous data breaches having resulted in lawsuits are duking it out in the nation’s courts. To that end, a sizable putative class of banks currently embroiled in a lawsuit with Home Depot over a massive data breach from 2014 i... - FDA Wants More Data on Saxagliptin Dapagliflozin Combo Diabetes Medication
Washington, DC: A new diabetes medication that combines two existing AstraZeneca drugs, Saxagliptin and dapagliflozin, has been denied approval by the Food and Drug Administration. The agency has asked AZ for more data which may warrant new clinical trials. Had the combination treatment been approved, it would have been competed directly wi...