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Jan-30-07 Boston, MA: In response to FDA-approved label changes for Trasylol , Bayer HealthCare has announced it will terminate three studies meant to expand the use of the drug. Trasylol is used to reduce blood loss during coronary artery bypass surgery. The studies included examining the effectiveness of the drug in patients undergoing elective spinal fusion s... - Eli Lilly The Habitual Offender
Jan-25-07 Indianapolis, IN: The revelations that Eli Lilly concealed the side effects of Zyprexa and promoted the drug for unapproved uses is not newly discovered misconduct. It is a persistent pattern of conduct indicative of a nasty habit that needs breaking. After the secret company documents were leaked to the press last month by attorney, Jim Gottstein,... - Court Upholds $295M Settlement in De Beers Class Action
San Francisco, CA: The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit has issued an opinion today upholding the settlement in the antitrust class action litigation against the South African company De Beers, the world's largest diamond supplier, for allegedly conspiring to monopolize the sale of rough diamonds. The appellate court affirmed an order... - Astra Zeneca Proposes Settlement in Nexium Class Action Lawsuit
Boston, MA: A proposed settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Astra Zeneca alleging deceptive marketing practices around their anti-heartburn medication Nexium. In their lawsuit, entitled Commonwealth Care Alliance v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals L.P., Docket No. 05-0269, the plaintiffs allege Astra Zeneca vio... - Tow Truck Driver Employment Lawsuit
Tow truck drivers across the US may be victims of violations of various employment regulations, including failure to pay minimum wage, failure to pay proper overtime and illegal deductions from wages. Tow truck drivers are entitled to protection under the Fair Labor Standards Act and other state and federal employment laws. Furthermore, tow truck drivers m... - Criminal Prosecution of Lilly Sought Over Zyprexa
Jan-4-07 California Attorney, Ted Chabasinski, is calling for the criminal prosecution of Eli Lilly executives for hiding the adverse effects of Zyprexa , based in part on articles last month in the New York Times which quote internal company documents that revealed that Lilly knew about the adverse effects for a decade but kept the information hidden. Mr Chab... - Lowe's owes Big Time in Overtime
Jan-3-07 Lumberton, NC Blake Canady worked at Lowe's from 1998 to 2001 as department manager. He estimates that Lowe's owes him about $10,000 in unpaid overtime. "We complained to management and it was always 'being looked into' but nothing changed," says Canady. "I worked in the hardware and tools department and upon arriving at the store every morning, we w... - Merck Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Coppertone False Advertising Lawsuit
New York, NY: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit regarding Merck & Co' Coppertone franchise has reached a preliminary settlement, with Merck agreeing to pay between $3 million and $10 million. The lawsuit, which was filed in 2003, alleges Merck made false claims about the benefits of its Coppertone sunscreen products. Merck inherited the laws... - Batali Settles Del Posto Employment Class Action for $1.15M
New York, NY: An employment class action lawsuit against Batali's New York City eatery Del Posto has been settled, lawyers for the plaintiffs announced this week. The lawsuit, brought in 2010 by 31 employees working at the restaurant, alleged the restaurant deprived them of some of their tips and overtime. According to a report by The Associated... - Settlement Proposed in Spansion WARN Act Class Action
San Franscico, CA: A proposed class action settlement has been reached in a lawsuit brought on behalf of former employees of Spansion Inc. whose employment was terminated on or around February 23, 2009. The settlement resolves claims that Spansion violated the California and federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Acts ("WARN" Act) by failing... - PPH, PAH & Fen-Phen - Ephedra, Ephedrine - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Fen-Phen and other diet drugs, including Adipex , Redux and Pondimin , were widely prescribed in the 1990s as short-term appetite suppressants. However, according to the FDA, , up to 20 percent of patients who took Redux, Fen Phen or Pondimin suffered heart damage, including Primary pulmonary hypertension ( PPH ) . PPH, PAH and Fen... - Court Allows Eli Lilly to Bury Zyprexa Documents
Dec-21-06 New York, NY Alaskan attorney, Jim Gottstein, says that after being served with a mandatory injunction, he has returned the internal Eli Lilly documents that he obtained in litigation and provided to the New York Times to the court. Information from the documents related to Lilly's antipsychotic drug, Zyprexa , was highlighted two days in a row in fr... - Panacryl Sutures: Recent lawsuits just Tip of the Iceberg
Dec-19-06 Princeton, NJ In September 2002, a lawyer had a visit from a woman who told him a medical story that he initially thought was a medical malpractice situation. She had undergone several surgeries including colon-rectal surgery and a colostomy reversal and every time she was sewn up and sent home, her condition deteriorated. He got her medical records and... - Defective Products In Your Body
Dec-18-06 Sacramento, CA In May 2000, Virginia was injured in a car accident and required a hip replacement. A sulzer hip was implanted in March but shortly afterward Sulzer Orthopedics recalled its Inter-Op acetabular shell for hip implants on December 8, 2000. Some of these implants had an unacceptable level of mineral oil-based lubricant on the product and it... - InkJet Printer Frustration
Dec-13-06 Oklahoma Rich McCafferty isn't the only one fed up with his inkjet printer ; he recently noticed an Epson printer chucked into a shopping cart and abandoned in a Wal-Mart parking lot. Guess someone else didn't have any luck repairing or returning it either. "I had a few Epson inkjet printers and got rid of them too," says McCafferty. "The cartridges f... - Massachusetts Wrongful Termination
As in other states, Massachusetts wrongful termination refers to situations in which an employee in Massachusetts has been wrongfully terminated from his or her employment. Although technically employers can end employment at any time for almost any reason, under Massachusetts and federal law, there are circumstances that can result in wrongful terminatio... - Stock Broker FAQ
What is stock broker arbitration? Stock broker arbitration is a private way for investors to settle their disputes with their stock broker or financial firm without having to go through the court system. Investors who believe they are the victims of stock broker fraud must file a stock fraud arbitration to recover their money. How is stock broker a... - Stockbroker Arbitration - Stock Broker Fraud, Investment Losses - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Investors who lose money as the result of careless mistakes or intentional fraud by their stock brokers or financial advisers may be eligible to recover their losses through a process known as stockbroker arbitration . Stock broker fraud and other unethical acts on the part of a stockbroker are a violation of the stockbroker's duties to his clients. ... - PIMCO Resolves Class Action for $92 Million
Newport Beach, CA: PIMCO and PIMCO Funds today announced the proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit, Kohen et al. v. PIMCO and PIMCO Funds, originally filed in 2005 challenging certain trades by PIMCO in the June 2005 10-year futures contract. PIMCO will make a payment of approximately $92 million to the plaintiff class plus plaintiffs' a... - ERISA fraud: Why you need to Protect Yourself
Nov-24-06 New York, NY As more and more companies and executives are being charged with Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) stock fraud violations, it is becoming increasingly important that employees keep track of their 401(k) plans and their health insurance plans. One thing that protects contributions to retirement plans and some health plans is...