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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Seven Dead and 200 Injured in Amtrak Crash
May-13-15 Philadelphia, PA The high speed Amtrak train crash that happened last night in Philadelphia has reportedly claimed the lives of at least seven people and injured over 200. The train was recorded traveling at a speed of greater than 100 miles per hour in a section of track where the speed limit is half that, according to the New York Times. At l... - Unscrupulous Debt Collectors Generate 88,300 Complaints a Year
May-13-15 Bad debt collectors have become a worsening problem in the lives of consumers. According to Consumer Financial Protection Bureau’s annual report: • 35 percent or 88,300 of consumer complaints in 2014 were about debt collection • 20 percent or 51,200 complaints were about mortgage collection the same year. Nebraska attorney Jeffrey Lapin has d... - Disputed Testimony Allowed in Zoloft Birth Defect Lawsuit
May-13-15 Philadelphia, PA It appears as if Zoloft birth defect litigation is about to get a whole lot more interesting, now that a state judge in a Zoloft birth defects lawsuit has made the decision to allow testimony by an expert witness the defense was trying to quash. What makes the issue more compelling is that the decision by Judge Mark I. Bernstein at the... - Micardis Cancer Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Micardis (generic name telmisartan ) is a member of a popular class of blood pressure control medications called Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARBs). Micardis ARB is prescribed to treat hypertension (high blood pressure). Although the FDA reviewed the blood pressure drug and other ARBs following a recent study that suggested Micardis side effects may i... - Benicar Lawsuits Centralized in New Jersey
May-12-15 Jersey City, NJ As predicted, the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation has duly centralized and transferred 15 Benicar Lawsuits to federal court in New Jersey. While a majority of the plaintiffs favored other jurisdictions, the judges in their April 3rd order decided on New Jersey given that the defendants in the matter, Daiichi Sankyo Inc. an... - Driver Dies from Horrific New Jersey Truck Accident
May-8-15 Woodbridge, NJ Lost in the coverage of a horrific tanker truck crash that occurred earlier this week on an exit ramp off the New Jersey Turnpike was the potential for personal injury or loss of life beyond the driver of the tanker truck, who died from massive burns after the truck caught fire. There is also the potential for a design flaw in the exit r... - Almost 1,500 Lawsuits Involved in Syngenta MDL
May-4-15 Topeka, KS If you thought farmers were a laid-back sort who adopted a “wait-and-see” approach to difficulty, you might be in for a surprise. Almost 1,500 Syngenta lawsuits have already been consolidated in a lawsuit concerning Syngenta GMO corn seed, just months after centralization was approved, with more lawsuits possibly on the way. The... - AMS Does the Right Thing
May-11-15 Washington, DC Endo International Plc, the owner of American Medical Systems, has made good on its word to settle AMS transvaginal mesh claims, unlike other transvaginal mesh manufacturers, namely unethical Ethicon. Last fall the company agreed to pay almost $1.3 billion, in addition to $54.4 million already paid, to resolve AMS TVM lawsuits. Ethico... - Syngenta Lawsuits Continue to Grow
May-11-15 Kansas City, KS The number of Syngenta Lawsuits emerging from the Syngenta GMO Corn Seed debacle involving rejected shipments from China is demonstrative of the ordinarily harsh realities of farming. It’s a tough life, exposed as one is to drought, floods, pests and other natural disasters. Oddly enough, Syngenta genetically modified seed is desi... - Is Coumadin on the Way Out?
May-10-15 Seattle, WA Because it has been around for so many years, Coumadin was widely regarded as the gold standard for anticoagulant medications. New medications have come along to replace Coumadin, claiming to not carry the same risk of Coumadin side effects - or the same need for blood monitoring. But because Coumadin (known also as warfarin) has an antidot... - New Viagra Melanoma Lawsuit Alleges Wrongful Death
May-2-15 Edwardsville, IL A Viagra lawsuit was filed early last month by the widow of a man who succumbed to a pulmonary embolism consequent to viagra melanoma . Plaintiff Tina M. Stockton says her late husband would have limited his use and dosage of Viagra, prescribed to him by his doctor, if he had been aware of the risks associated with the popular medicinal... - Woman Wins $12 Million Asbestos Talcum Powder Lawsuit
May-9-15 Santa Barbara, CA In a move that could open asbestos litigation to consumers, a California woman was recently awarded more than $12 million in her asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit. The plaintiff, Judith Winkel, claimed her development of mesothelioma was caused by asbestos in Colgate-Palmolive’s talcum powder. According to the lawsuit, Judith Win... - $22.4 Million Verdict Affirmed in “Blast-Fax” Class Action
May-8-15 A federal judge in New Jersey affirmed a $22.4 million statutory damage award to class members for the defendant’s violation of the fax advertisement law under the Telephone Consumer Protection Act. Business owners can be held directly liable for unsolicited fax advertisements sent by third party agencies promoting the business’s goods or services... - Au pairs and Massachusetts Labor Law: Cultural Exchange or Exploitation?
May-7-15 Cambridge, MA A Massachusetts Employment lawsuit appears like a slam dunk when figures such as $4.35 per hour for a 45-hour week, or $195.75 as a weekly stipend are bandied about. However, there’s more to this story than meets the eye. Plaintiffs cite affronts to Massachusetts Labor law and various statutes observed by other jurisdictions where t... - Lumber Liquidators Halts Sales of Allegedly Toxic Chinese Laminate Flooring
May-7-15 New York, NY: Lumber Liquidators has announced it is halting sales of its highly controversial laminate flooring, imported from China. The news comes following an announcement by the company last week that it may be facing criminal charges from the Justice Department over the flooring. The potentially damaging health effects allegedly associated... - Actos Bladder Cancer Settlement Could Cost Takeda $2.7 Billion
May-3-15 Washington, DC In what has been described as perhaps the largest settlement for a pharmaceutical drug that actively remains on the market, Takeda Pharmaceuticals of Japan will set aside as much as $2.4 billion to settle upwards of 9,000 pending lawsuits alleging Actos bladder cancer . The settlement could actually cost Takeda $2.7 billion, once costs ar... - More Than 1,000 Testosterone Lawsuits Filed
May-3-15 Chicago, IL The number of testosterone lawsuits alleging men suffered serious testosterone side effects has increased, with more than 1,380 sitting in a multidistrict litigation (MDL) in Illinois, according to court documents. The lawsuits allege men suffered serious adverse effects after taking testosterone therapy, with some lawsuits filed alleging t... - Crestor: Life Preserver or Condoned Statin Predator?
May-6-15 Washington, DC There is no question that as statin drugs go, Crestor is one of the success stories. According to the New York Times and the Associated Press (AP 5/1/15), Medicare and Medicaid spent $2.2 billion on Crestor in 2013, reflected in figures released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. And while Crestor is just one of a basket... - Energy Drinks: Caffeine and More Caffeine
May-2-15 Los Angeles, CA Consumers like to know what’s in their food and drinks, but when it comes to energy drinks , that may not be as simple as looking at the ingredient label. Energy drink contents tend to include ingredients that are basically more concentrated caffeine, but called something else. Lawsuits filed against energy drink companies, includi... - $63 Million SJS Lawsuit Award Upheld
May-5-15 Boston, MA A multimillion-dollar award in an SJS lawsuit has been upheld by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court. The Stevens Johnson Syndrome lawsuit alleged a young girl suffered toxic epidermal necrolysis - a more severe form of Stevens Johnson Syndrome - after using Children’s Motrin. The plaintiffs claimed Johnson & Johnson, makers o...