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Nov-27-23 Charleston, SC On September 13, Marye Smith filed a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Smith v. 3M Company alleges that Ms. Smith developed ulcerative colitis because of years of exposure to toxic PFAS in drinking water contaminated with aqueous firefighting foam. Furthe... - Plantation Pipe Line Co. Jet Fuel Pipe Line Rupture Settlement
Henrico County, VA: (Jun-21-07) The Virginia Department of Environmental Quality brought charges against Plantation Pipe Line Co., alleging environmental damage the company caused in 2006, when a pipeline ruptured in a western Henrico County neighborhood. The charge claimed that over 23,000 gallons of jet fuel spewed into the air, and some of it ended up i... - Fire Department Sees Two Dehumidifier Fires in Sheboygan
Dec-8-16 Sheboygan, WI Battalion Chief Gary Kolberg from the Sheyboygan Fire Department in Sheboygan, Wisconsin says the dehumidifier in the house his firefighters were called to was so incinerated he couldn’t even tell what the serial number was on the unit. “It was so destroyed it is impossible to say what happened to it and there was a lot of other mater... - Upper Peninsula Power Co. Dam Flooding Settlement
Marquette, WI: (May-23-07) Marquette County filed lawsuits against Upper Peninsula Power Co. (UPPCO), MWH Engineering of Broomfield, CO. and Moyle Construction Co. of Houghton in 2005 for $79,230.86 of the $100,000 losses the county sustained during the May 2003 flood on the Dead River. The Dead River flooded when the Silver Lake Basin dike was breached du... - Woman Files Lawsuit Against the Makers of the Fluoroquinolone Avelox
Mar-3-15 Los Angeles, CA Bayer and Merck are facing a product liability lawsuit filed by a woman from Nebraska who alleges she developed peripheral neuropathy while on the popular antibiotic Avelox. Avelox (moxifloxacin hydrochloride), is in a class of drugs known as fluoroquinolone which includes Cipro and Levaquin. While warnings provided with Ave... - Jury Awards $107 Million in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Nov-22-23 Los Angeles, CA On July 11, a California jury awarded the family of a man who died of asbestos mesothelioma more than $107 million. Joel Hernandezcueva, the father of four young children, died in 2014 from pleural mesothelioma, a terminal cancer that his treating physicians testified is caused only by asbestos exposure. At w... - Settlement Reached In Biloxi Councilman's Case Against State Farm
$66,234 paid to policyholder for hurricane damage. State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. : A suit filed by Edward Gemmill against State Farm Fire and Casualty Co. accused the insurance companies for denying claims after hurricane damage. The Aug. 29, 2005, storm demolished Gemmill's home, leaving only a slab. The home was valued at $217,813 and the contents... - Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company Flood Damage Settlement
Dallas, TX: (Feb-08-07) A lawsuit against Dynamic Cable Construction and Reata Construction Company reached a $2.33 million settlement to compensate the US for flood damage that occurred in September 2000 to two federal buildings in downtown Dallas. Several buildings suffered extensive damage resulting from a catastrophic break of a 30-inch pressurized... - More AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlements Expected for 2015
Jan-7-15 Houston, TX Since Darlene had an American Medical Systems transvaginal mesh implanted, she has undergone two painful surgeries in an attempt to remove the mesh. “I’ve been in so much pain since having this mesh implanted that I’m now addicted to the Fentanyl Patch,” says Darlene, a 35-year-old mother of three young children. ... - Byetta FAQ
What is Byetta used for? Byetta, known generically as exenatide, is used as a treatment to improve glycemic control in adults who have type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is meant to be used along with diabetes and exercise. Byetta is not approved for use in patients with type 1 diabetes or to treat diabetic ketoacidosis. It is also not approved for use alo... - Byetta Pancreatic Cancer Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The use of Byetta has been linked to impaired kidney dysfunction and renal kidney failure as well as serious Byetta side effects including acute pancreatitis. Additionally, a recent UCLA study showed a possible increase in Byetta pancreatic cancer and Byetta thyroid cancer . Byetta attorneys are investigating lawsuits for users diagnosed with Impair... - Levaquin Peripheral Sensorimotor Neuropathy Strikes a Nerve
Nov-14-14 San Francisco, CA It’s bad enough when a manufacturer is alleged to have known about a potentially serious side effect and didn’t tell anyone about it. When you finally face the music and include Levaquin side effects on product labeling, it helps to be thorough and upfront with just how bad things can get. In August 2013, the US Food an... - Over-the-Counter Medications Get Tough, New Warnings
Apr-29-09 Washington, DC We've been taking them for years, for everything from toothaches to menstrual cramps. Some pop them like candy whenever they get a headache. So it will surprise many that over-the-counter (OTC) stalwarts such as Advil, Tylenol and Motrin will soon carry bold warnings mandated by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for stomach bleed... - Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Gets $73.5 Million Award
Sep-23-14 Dallas, TX A transvaginal mesh lawsuit has resulted in an award of $73.5 million, after the jury found that Boston Scientific’s actions concerning its transvaginal mesh constituted gross negligence. Meanwhile, a lawsuit against Ethicon concerning its transvaginal mesh side effects has resulted in a $3 million award. In the Boston Scientific la... - The Fluoroquinolones Community—and Their Leader Mark Girard
Aug-30-14 Ottawa, ON Seven years ago Canadian Mark Girard was strong and healthy and living a very comfortable life. He worked as a chef in the high-altitude vacation lodges cradled in the pristine Rocky Mountains. On his days off, there was unlimited ATV riding surrounded by iconic scenery, and in the winter there were snowmobile adventures in the back country. ... - Grand River Dam Suit is Déjà Vu All over Again
Jan-16-09 Topeka, KS Attorney Larry Bork has spent literally thousands of hours battling the Grand River Dam Authority (GRDA) on behalf of people whose homes have been flooded again and again by high water levels in Ottawa County, Oklahoma. "There are a lot of people that are extremely irritated, no doubt about it," says Bork, an attorney with Goodell, Stratton, Edm... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlements “Slap in the Face”
Jul-30-14 Seattle, WA Although American Medical Systems and Endo, the AMS transvaginal mesh manufacturer, has agreed to settle approximately 20,000 cases, this amount averages about $40,000 per woman who has suffered severe pain due to mesh erosion and protrusion, and many women can no longer have sexual intercourse. Some women who have been living in agony for... - Elmiron Vision Loss Lawsuits Mounting
Jun-5-20 Santa Clara, CA On the heels of studies linking the bladder drug Elmiron to vision loss, lawsuits are being filed nationwide against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, claiming the interstitial cystitis medication causes serious vision damage, namely maculopathy — a degenerative disease of the retina. Further, the drug manufacturer has been accused of knowing... - Medtronic Pays Big in Lawsuit Settlements
Jun-18-14 Lake Placid, NY Although Leanne is still suffering side effects from a Medtronic Infuse bone graft a few years ago, she may soon be getting financial relief. The medical device manufacturer is paying $22 million to settle 950 Medtronic lawsuits. Along with the settlement, last month Medtronic also announced it is setting aside between $120 to $140 m... - Exposure to PFAS Doubles Cancer Risk in Women
Oct-18-23 Ann Arbor, MI A study, published on September 18 in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology suggests that exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS and PFOA) compounds greatly increases the risk of melanoma, ovarian and uterine cancers in women. The precise mechanism is unknown, but PFAS exposure appears to...