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Sort by relevance 2,533 pages found matching nerve damage- Retired Judge Discusses Workers’ Compensation Claims
Apr-19-22 Woodland Hills, CA Did you know that hypertension can be aggravated or accelerated by a work injury such as a herniated disc, which could mean you are eligible for Worker’s Compensation? And do you know how important it is to be represented by a qualified attorney rather than a hearing representative? “My advice is to get a real lawyer who care... - Defective Product Personal Injury Lawsuits - Product Liability & Defective Product Lawyers
Defective product litigation and injury lawsuits involve defective and unreasonably dangerous products that cause personal injuries and even death. Manufacturers of defective products are liable for design defects, improper safety devices and manufacturing defects that cause injury. Product liability lawyers will evaluate cases involving defective consu... - Lawsuits Filed Against Abbott for Failure to Warn About Baby Formula Risks
Mar-22-22 Detroit, MI Several lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois over the last few weeks claim that Abbott Laboratories, which recalled lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare products mid-February, claim the pharma giant failed to warn consumers about the risk of feeding the formula to their babies before purchasing and t... - UnitedHealthcare Cites Upcoding Fraud in Lawsuit against Emergency Room Staffing Company
Mar-9-22 Knoxville, TN On October 27, 2021, UnitedHealthcare filed a lawsuit against TeamHealth Holdings in the Eastern District of Tennessee. UnitedHealthcare Services v. TeamHealth Holdings , the ER fees lawsuit , charges that TeamHealth routinely overcharged emergency room patients for minor medical needs. UHC, as the administrator for many of those cla... - Mirena IUD FAQ
What is Mirena? Mirena is a levonorgestrel-releasing intrauterine system. It is a small, T-shaped device placed in the uterus that releases a small amount of a progestin hormone to prevent pregnancy. Who uses Mirena? The IUD device has been marketed to women as a convenient method of birth control. The Mirena manufacturer also ad... - Mirena IUD Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Mirena pseudotumor cerebri lawsuits allege that Bayer, the company that makes Mirena IUD, did not warn consumers and the medical community of pseudotumor (PTC) risks—also known as intracranial hypertension (IIH)-- and other serious Mirena side effects such as mirena uterine perforation. From 2000 to 2013 the FDA received more than 70,000 reports of Mi... - Hernia Mesh Victims File Motion for Multi-District Litigation
Jan-20-22 Santa Clara, CA Fifteen hernia mesh victims have filed a motion with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation seeking to consolidate and centralize Atrium’s ProLite and ProLoop mesh claims before one judge in U.S. District Court for the Central District of California. The motion for transfer was filed in December 2021 by plaintiffs... - Thousands more CPAP Lawsuits in Store for Philips
Jan-18-22 Philadelphia, PA A recent FDA investigation has determined that Philips, the manufacturer of up to 15 million potentially defective sleep and breathing devices worldwide, knew its machines were faulty years before it issued a recall last June. The CPAP (Continuous Positive Airway Pressure) and BiPAP devices were recalled because sound abatement foam (PE-PU... - Dehumidifier Recall - Gree, Frigidaire, GE, and others recalled
Since September 12, 2013, Gree and the Consumer Product Safety Commission have announced two Gree dehumidifier recalls . The dehumidifier recalls were issued due to concerns about the dehumidifiers overheating and potentially catching on fire. In all, more than 2.4 million units were part of the recalls, leading to concerns about defective dehumidifiers... - Gilead HIV Drug Truvada Lawsuit News and Legal Information
HIV drugs manufactured by Gilead Sciences, Inc. have been linked to a number of serious injuries. Five drugs associated with these adverse events, including Truvada, all contain tenofovir disoproxil fumarate (TDF). Attorneys are currently investigating claims from individuals who took TDF medications for HIV treatment or pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) and a... - Gulf War Syndrome Medical Claims to Be Reviewed
Washington, DC: The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will review disability claims and update regulations affecting veterans, including those suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. Reports suggest that as many as 700,000 veterans who served in the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from chronic fatigue, heightened chemical sensitivity, skeletal pa... - NEC Baby Formula Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Baby Formulas Similac and Enfamil have been linked to necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), a life-threatening condition that mostly affects premature and low-weight infants. NEC lawsuits have been filed against Abbott Laboratories and Mead Johnson for failure to warn parents and medical professionals, and that the manufacturers knew or should have known that the... - Burn Injury Lawsuit
Burn injuries are among the most painful of injuries and can take a long time for recuperation and rehabilitation. Although a burn injury can be non-life-threatening, depending on the severity of the injury, the damage caused by the burn accident can be permanent and require years for recovery. Unfortunately, not everyone involved in a burn accident, w... - Cerebral Palsy Birth Injury - Medical Malpractice Lawsuits - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Cerebral Palsy , also called Little's Disease or static encephalopathy, is a group of chronic disorders impairing control of movement. It is a condition that can develop during pregnancy or child birth or the first few years of life. Cerebral Palsy can be caused by a birth injury , possibly as a result of medical malpractice or human error. ... - Nail gun injury legal help. File your complaint with a nail gun lawyer.
Nail gun injuries are potentially life-threatening accidents that can result in serious harm to the victim. Because nails are designed to pierce and penetrate material, nail gun accidents can penetrate the victim's skin, putting him at risk of internal injuries. Despite warnings from doctors and researchers, nail guns are available at hardware stores... - Physician Billed Exorbitant ER Overcharges
Nov-28-21 San Diego, CA “Not only are these inflated ER overcharges unethical – I don’t understand how medical professionals can charge exorbitant fees for such little work,” says Michael Cutler MD, an urgent care physician. “People were ordering tests before the doctor even came in the door.” Dr Cutler practices at Arch Hea... - Cleaning Processes Blamed for Defective CPAP Devices – Scapegoat SoClean Files Lawsuit Against Philips
Nov-26-21 Peterborough, NH Being Philips’ Scapegoat has resulted in SoClean filing a lawsuit against the CPAP sleep machine manufacturer alleging unfair and deceptive practices and “causing it to suffer at least $200 million in damages”. Philips suggested that SoClean was to blame for its 15 million faulty CPAP and BiPAP machines. The Philips... - FDA: Transvaginal Mesh Not Worth the Risk in Treating Pelvic Organ Prolapse
Nov-22-21 Silver Spring, MD The FDA reviewed Boston Scientific’s latest studies of the pros and cons of using transvaginal mesh to treat pelvic organ prolapse (POP) and doubled down on its earlier conclusion that the risks outweighed the benefits. In 2019, after a spate of surgical mesh lawsuits , the FDA ordered Boston Scientific to immediately pull its tr... - Silicone Breast Implant Risks from Platinum Metals
A recent study by the American Chemical Society finds high levels of toxic metals, Platinum salt, in women with silicone gel breast implants. High levels of platinum have been linked to allergic reactions and toxicity in humans. Other alleged side effects of platinum-enhanced implants include limb numbness and tingling, joint pain, and irreversible kidney da... - Birth Injury - Birth Injury Malpractice, Birth Injury Lawyer, Birth Injury Claims
Birth Injuries are devastating injuries that affect not only the infant but also the infant's family. Birth injuries can result in serious harm to the infant, including cerebral palsy and Erb's Palsy. In addition to the cost of treatment for any conditions that develop from a birth injury , the infant's family may have to pay for rehabilitatio...