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Patients of UCLA Health System Auxiliary have filed a data breach lawsuit , alleging UCLA Health failed to properly secure personal medical information. The lawsuit alleges the UCLA Health data breach potentially exposed the personal information of up to 4.5 million patients. UCLA Data Breach In July 2015, UCLA Health System announced... - Could New Use for Zithromax Lead to Increased Cases of Stevens Johnson Syndrome?
Aug-2-15 San Diego, CA On the surface, it appears as welcome news; an existing medication that has the potential to be effective in a new indication. However, digging deeper one has to wonder if a perfect storm is on the horizon, given that Zithromax has the potential for use in more people and thus introduces more potential for Zithromax Stevens Johnson Syndrome... - Personal Injury Attorney in Santa Clarita, Santa Clarita Personal Injury Lawyer
An accident in Santa Clarita can happen anytime, anyplace, causing critical and sometimes fatal injuries. If an accident has happened to you or a family member, an accident lawyer can clarify your legal rights and any potential liability for the individuals involved. Chances are, you have numerous questions--and given the circumstances, you may even feel a b... - First Car-Hacking Class Action Filed against Ford, GM and Toyota
Jul-25-15 Dallas, TX So, imagine you are driving at 70 mph in your car when suddenly the windshield wipers go on, the entertainment system clicks on full blast, the horn is honking and the air conditioner starts blowing arctic cold air. Then suddenly you feel the brakes engage. The vehicle is coming to full stop with a freeway full of cars coming up fast in your rea... - Inferior Cava Filter Lawsuits Highlight Inferior IVC Filters
Jul-25-15 Bloomington, IN The recent arrival of new chief executive officer Pete Yonkman at medical device manufacturer Cook Group Inc. provides a renewed platform for debate with regard to IVC filter lawsuits and where litigation fits in with the recently installed CEO’s list of priorities. The inferior vena cava filter is a medical device that is implant... - In the Latest Data Breach, Ashley Madison Cheating Site Gets Screwed
Jul-23-15 Toronto, ON There is little doubt that as far as data breaches go, this week will go down as The Week Time Stood Still, and not just for the 37 million worldwide subscribers to the cheating website Ashley Madison, which was hacked through the back door of its parent company, Avid Life Media (ALM), sometime before Monday. Consumers of Ashley Madison&rsq... - Harvoni Controversy Continues
Jul-21-15 Washington, DC Lawsuits have been filed against the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and insurers, alleging patients have been unfairly restricted access to Harvoni , putting them at risk of serious health problems. While those lawsuits gather momentum, news has emerged that Gilead Sciences, maker of Harvoni, has now restricted access to its hepati... - Zofran Birth Defects Led to Pregnancy Termination, Lawsuit Alleges
Jul-21-15 Randolph, MA As Zofran continues to be prescribed off-label for morning sickness, prospective mothers and their unborn children are paying the Zofran birth defects price for such use of a drug developed primarily for cancer patients dealing with severe nausea following chemotherapy. Meanwhile, the Zofran lawsuits continue to arrive akin to a slow, b... - UCLA and CVS Report Data Breaches
Jul-17-15 Los Angeles, CA Two large data breaches have been reported today, one by University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Health System and the other by CVS Photo. The UCLA data breach took place as far back as September 2014, according to UCLA and may have compromised personal information of some 4.5 million people. They said they detected suspicious acti... - FINRA Awards Couple $16.6 Million
Jul-16-15 New York, NY A Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration panel has awarded $16.6 million to a retired London couple who filed a securities arbitration against BNP Paribas Securities Corp. The arbitration alleged gross negligence, breach of fiduciary duty and civil fraud against BNP Parabas, with the claimants arguing the investment th... - Premera Data Breach Victim Facing False Tax Return Joins Premera Class Action
Jul-12-15 Tacoma, WA It’s one thing to have your personal information and data hacked with the potential for it to fall into the wrong hands. But when that person who is amongst the millions of Americans whose personal data was compromised works in the healthcare field, it introduces an entirely new set of potential problems and frustrations. Such is the case... - Premera Data Breach Lawyer: Companies Must Face Consequences for Failing to Protect Identifying Information
Jul-10-15 New York, NY When retail stores have suffered data breaches , the incidents have been big news, but data breaches at insurance companies can be even more harmful. Gary Graifman, partner at Kantrowitz Goldhamer & Graifman in charge of consumer class-action litigation, says Premera policyholders whose information was accessed in a recent data breach c... - Boston Scientific Cardiac Stent Patent Infringement
Los Angeles, CA: A jury hearing a patent infringement and licencing lawsuit filed by the cardiologist who developed two cardiac stents for Boston Scientific has found in favor of the doctor. According to Dr. G. David Jang, that entitles him to $200 million settlement. The jury hearing the case found that the medical device company breached its contr... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Award Could Be $130 Million with Interest
Jul-8-15 Boston, MA It came down to a handful of spoonfuls: just a few innocent doses of Children’s Motrin and suddenly a 7-year-old girl was hurled onto an unrelenting path of pain and suffering that has left her legally blind and unable to have children of her own. That was in 2003. Today Samantha Reckis is 19 and continuing to face a lifetime of hardship f... - FDA Sued by Health Advocates Over High Cost of Harvoni
Jul-7-15 Hartford, CT It is difficult to know what is really motivating two public health groups bent on finding out why Harvoni, the blockbuster Hep C drug, is so darned expensive. But one can assume, given a rise in denied claims and corresponding Harvoni Denied Insurance Claim Lawsuits , that Treatment Action Group (TAG) and the Global Health Justice Partners... - Premera Blue Cross Data Breach Results in Several Lawsuits, Class Actions
Jul-6-15 Seattle, WA The hackers responsible for the recent cyber attack on federal government computers could also have been responsible for the Premera Blue Cross Data Breach of 11 Million Accounts , or so is the supposition reported recently in the New York Times and the Puget Sound Business Journal (6/5/15). Premera is the third largest health insurer... - Eliquis Lawsuit Filed
Jul-3-15 New York, NY Following in the footsteps of other anticoagulant drugs, Eliquis reportedly now faces its own side effects lawsuit. The Eliquis lawsuit was filed in June 2015, and claims the patient in question was given Eliquis but not warned of the lack of an antidote or the risks associated with Eliquis side effects. According to court documents ,... - Diabetes Medication Lawsuits Legal News and Information
A number of diabetes drugs have been linked in studies and lawsuits to serious drug side effects, including acute pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. Some class action diabetes lawsuits have resulted in settlements with the plaintiffs. Other lawsuits are just getting underway. Diabetes Whereas type 1 diabetics need to inject insulin several times... - Lawyer Tackles Elder Abuse in Financial Services Industry
Jun-30-15 Beverly Hills, CA A 2015 report produced by True Link Financial estimates that the amount lost by senior citizens through financial elder abuse in the US is at a staggering $36.48 billion annually. That number surges well past a previous MetLife Institute report in 2011 that estimated the amount to be $2.9 billion. True Link Financial (www.TrueLinkF... - Thousands More Transvaginal Mesh Claims Agreed to Settle
Jun-30-15 New York, NY Covidien, a transvaginal mesh manufacturer, has agreed to settle some of 11,000 claims regarding its transvaginal mesh devices, Reuters reported. It is believed that Covidien mainly supplied C.R. Bard with mesh products, which would inlcude Bard’s once-popular Avaulta. Covidien filed a report in July 2014 with the U.S. Securi...