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Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached between Toyota and over 800,000 drivers in a pending defective automotive class action lawsuit. The suit, filed in California federal court, claims that the power steering systems of some Corollas caused the vehicles to drift out control. According to court documents, lead plaintiffs Irene C... - Testosterone for Low-T: The Optics Are Just Getting Worse
Oct-22-15 Waukesha, WI: A damning investigation and review conducted by the Journal Sentinal/MedPage Today (10/18/15) speaks volumes on just how far manufacturers of testosterone are prepared to go in order to promote testosterone products and supplements to consumers who may not need them, and for whom testosterone could be harmful. The information could prove t... - Ethicon Laparscopic Power Morcellation Lawsuits Consolidated into MDL
Oct-21-15 Santa Clara, CA: As lawsuits against the makers of power morcellators begin piling up, a federal judicial panel has coordinated more than two dozen such suits into a Multidistrict Litigation or MDL. The lawsuits all claim that the medical devices, which are used in laparoscopic surgeries, have caused women to develop aggressive cancers. While the... - More Migrating Mirenas Spell Trouble for Bayer
Oct-14-15 San Jose, CA Another Mirena IUD lawsuit filed last month joins more than 3,000 claims already filed in both federal and state courts against Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals. And with more public awareness of Mirena complications, complaints are on the rise. Julia had no idea that her infertility and infections could be associated with Mirena un... - Monster Energy Drinks Safety Designation Easily Obtained
Oct-14-15 Washington, DC There is little doubt that Monster Energy Corporation does not view its products in the same light as health critics and plaintiffs who claim Monster drink contents are harmful. And yet a trend appears to be emerging that sees Monster, at the eleventh hour, stepping in to settle a Monster drink lawsuit before it even starts. One could... - “I Might Have to Start Stripping to Pay My ER Overcharges Bill”
Oct-17-15 Los Angeles, CA Dawn (not her real name) is 21 years old and trying to pursue an acting career. But she might have to put her dream on hold and start stripping to pay her outrageous emergency room overcharges . "I don't want to go down that road but there is no other way I can pay these ER bills," she says. Or she may be able to get her $10,000 bill... - Uber Wins Data Breach Lawsuit; T-Mobile Faces Lawsuit of Its Own
Oct-20-15 San Francisco, CA: Uber has been handed a victory in the courts, winning dismissal of a proposed class-action lawsuit concerning a massive data breach . The lawsuit was dismissed by a judge in San Francisco, who ruled the plaintiff had not properly shown Uber was at fault in the data breach. Although the judge dismissed the lawsuit, attorneys were given... - Volkswagen Made Several Versions of Defeat Devices
Oct-20-15 Santa Clara, CA: Three people familiar with Volkswagen defeat devices allege that the German automaker was aware that several versions of the software were made in order to “rig” diesel emission test results, according to a report by Reuters. Over a period of seven years, Volkswagen altered the software for four engine types, accord... - Fired Worker Gets Half a Million
Oct-20-15 Beverly Hills, CA: Mike Alder’s firm usually handles cases where there are millions of dollars at stake. However, to Alder, this case was just as important. Big or little, they all matter. A 63-year-old woman with carpel tunnel syndrome was discriminated against and fired from her job at Pacesetter - St. Jude Medical. She had worked there for... - Keurig Coffee Hit with Donning and Doffing Lawsuit
Oct-19-15 Castroville, CA: A former worker at a coffee production facility in California has hit Keurig Green Mountain Inc. with an Unpaid Wages lawsuit alleging his employer failed to pay for time spent donning and doffing sanitary protective gear at the start and end of each day, as well as prior to and following meal breaks and rest periods. The plaintiff has... - Yet Another Xarelto Lawsuit Filed in Ohio
Oct-18-15 Columbus, OH Expectations that Xarelto, a blood thinner, would emerge to become a blockbuster drug were well-founded. In the four years since rivaroxoaban was approved for use by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 2011, Xarelto has achieved annual sales of over $1 billion in the United States alone, according to conservative estimates. The antico... - Truck Accident - Semi Truck Accidents Legal News and Information
Truck accidents are much more complex than simply being car accidents with larger vehicles. Because of trucking laws there are many factors that must be investigated in relation to semi truck accidents . Because of the size of the trucks, trucking accidents can be catastrophic, and when fatal truck accidents happen, the fatality occurs more frequently... - A Bit of Homework Could Lead to a Zimmer Persona Lawsuit
Oct-16-15 Washington, DC It is expected that along the litigation highway, new signposts will soon be emerging: Zimmer Persona lawsuit . Specifically, the Persona Trabecular Metal Tibial Plate system. Introduced in 2012, the new knee replacement system quickly fell from favor and was recalled just three years later amidst a slew of reports alleging high failure r... - $100M Boston Scientific Pelvic Mesh Injury Settlement Reduced
Oct-12-15 Santa Clara, CA A $100 million dollar settlement awarded to a woman who sued Boston Scientific over injuries related to its pelvic mesh devices, has been reduced to $10 million by a judge in Delaware. Importantly, however, the judge did uphold the verdict, which found that Boston Scientific’s Pinnacle device and Advantage Fit sling caused De... - Bair Hugger: The Answer Is Blowing in the Wind
Oct-5-15 Chilton, WI Rosie Bartel is a woman from Chilton, Wisconsin, who went in for a routine knee replacement some years ago. However, Bartel got more than she bargained for and came away from the hospital with more than a new knee. She also left with a MRSA infection that would result in 27 additional surgeries and eventually cost Bartel her right leg, amputate... - New Jersey-based Force-Place Insurance Class Action Can Proceed
Oct-15-15 Newark, NJ According to court documents, plaintiff Robert DiGiacomo took on no fewer than four defendants in his class-action Force-placed insurance lawsuit . Those defendants include Statebridge Company LLC, American Modern, American Modern Insurance Group (AMIG), and Midwest Enterprises. Allegations include breach of contract, breach of implied covena... - Tainted Jury Instruction on Damages Revives Dog Bite Case
Oct-15-15 The Wisconsin District III Court of Appeals ordered a new trial to determine damages in a dog bite case due to an erroneous jury instruction. The jury instruction, which concerned contributory negligence and the emergency doctrine, caused the fact finders to improperly relieve the plaintiff dog bite victim of all liability. Mauled While Intervening... - Antibiotics Linked with Type 2 Diabetes
Santa Clara, CA: According to data from a new Danish study, people who develop type-2 diabetes used significantly more antibiotics than people without the disease. This held true among the group with diabetes even fifteen years prior to being diagnosed. Published in the Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism, the results show that type-... - CT Nephew Wins: Verdict for Defendant in Aunt’s Broken Wrist Case
Oct-13-15 BRIDGEPORT, CT It's the personal injury lawsuit that has taken the media by storm over the past day or so. A 54-year-old woman from New York City had sued her young nephew for $127,000 in damages alleging the boy was careless and negligent and caused her to break her wrist when he bounded to greet her. A jury delivered its verdict today in favor of the... - Class Action Alleging Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees Can Go Ahead
Oct-13-15 Evansville, IN An excessive bank overdraft fees lawsuit originally filed in 2010 is finally scheduled to go to trial later this month in Vanderburgh Circuit Court in the state of Indiana following various delays stemming from Old National Bank’s various efforts to have the lawsuit tossed. Old National Bank is based in Evansville, Indiana. Thre...