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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- $450K Settlement Reached in Elite Model Agency Unpaid Intern Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A $450,000 settlement has been approved in an unpaid intern class action lawsuit pending against Elite Model Management. The lawsuit was filed by plaintiff Dajia Davenport, who interned at the agency in the summer of 2010. It states that Elite "deliberately misclassifies its interns as exempt from wage requirements,"despite the fact th... - Lexapro Lawsuit Granted Class-Action Status
Feb-26-14 Boston, MA A Lexapro lawsuit arguing Forest Pharmaceuticals misled patients about the risk of Lexapro side effects and Celexa side effects has been granted class-action status. The lawsuit alleges that Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc, maker of Lexapro and Celexa, covered up findings suggesting the antidepressants were not effective in children. Meanwhile, a... - Actos Side Effects Study Suggests Link to Bladder Cancer
Feb-21-14 Columbus, OH A new Actos side effects study suggests a link between Actos and bladder cancer. The study was published in late 2013 and appears to bolster the claims of plaintiffs in Actos bladder cancer lawsuits that their development of bladder cancer was caused by their use of Actos. The study was published in the British Journal of Clinical Ph... - WW II Veteran Denied Disability Insurance for 28 Long Years
Feb-25-14 Oakland, CA A 90-year-old veteran of World War II who first applied for disability payments in 1986 and has since been made to deal with denied disability insurance countless times has finally, after 28 long years, reached the light at the end of his tunnel. But it’s been a long road for the military veteran who once stood amongst the ruins of Hi... - Transvaginal Mesh Far from “Simple Procedure”
Feb-25-14 Iowa City, IA After Harmony complained to her doctor about incontinence when she sneezed or coughed he advised that she have a simple procedure: a transvaginal mesh implant, commonly used to treat urinary incontinence or pelvic organ prolapse. Four years later this supposedly simple procedure snowballed: Harmony is now facing a hysterectomy. “... - Settlements Reached in Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuits
Feb-20-14 Miami, FL Settlements have reportedly been reached in a variety of force-placed insurance lawsuits , filed against financial firms such as HSBC and Bank of America Corp. Force-placed insurance lawsuits alleged that the firms had deals with insurance companies that resulted in overcharging the borrower for insurance. According to Bloomberg (2/14/14)... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Glitches
Feb-20-14 Bend, OR Combine AMS transvaginal mesh victims trying to find a doctor to remove the mesh and now a stall in AMS mesh litigation due to the varying degrees of injuries amongst so many women, and that adds up to a whole lot of frustrated women. Almost 12,000 women who have (or had) American Systems transvaginal mesh implanted were hopeful for a litig... - “If I Knew about Granuflo My Son Might Be Alive Today”
Feb-24-14 Louisville, KY News that a Granuflo lawsuit was filed by a New York woman whose relative died allegedly after using the dialysis product brings some hope for Carolyn - her son died after receiving Granuflo at a DaVita Center. “Although my son had diabetes and renal failure, his urologist told us that he could live many more years on dialysis,&... - OSI Systems, Inc OSIS Securities Fraud
Company: OSI Systems, Inc Ticker Symbol: OSIS Class Period: Jan-24-12 to Dec-6-13 Date Filed: Jan-10-14 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Mar-11-14 Court: ---- Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of purchasers of OSI System... - Following Suit: Data Breach Updates
Feb-11-14 • A data breach can occur in a number of ways. Mainly computer hackers and computer theft allow unlawful access to customer information, which often results in personal information being sold illicitly, followed by data breach lawsuits. For instance, the stolen Target customer data immediately resulted in Target credit card attack lawsuits. Another... - Unpaid Wages Lawsuits Filed against Call Centers
Feb-19-14 Minneapolis, MN Unpaid wages lawsuits have been filed against call centers, alleging employees have not been paid properly for time spent involved in regular job activities. These unpaid wages claims allege employees routinely spend time off the clock engaged in duties that are required for their employment, in violation of federal employment laws. L... - Ovarian Cancer and the Talcum Powder Connection
Feb-19-14 Boston, MA Dr. Daniel Cramer, a researcher and Harvard professor of medicine, feels like he’s been shouting “fire” for years but very few people seem to be listening. “Talcum powder has a very positive image in the minds of American consumers,” says Dr. Cramer. “It seems clean and fresh. It smells nice and we’re... - Mother’s Battle to Save Son from Adderall Psychosis
Feb-23-14 Nokesville, VA Patty (not her real name) had known for some time that her son was taking Adderall to help him focus in school, but about a year ago she realized that the drug had made his life “out of control.” “My son’s former girlfriend sent me some e-mails that she had received from him after they broke up,” says Pat... - FDA to Review Risk of Testosterone Heart Attack, Stroke
Feb-14-14 Los Angeles, CA There is little doubt that “Low-T” has ascended to dizzying heights in the lexicon of men’s health, and pop culture surrounding men’s health, in the last decade. “Low-T” is the requisite slang for low testosterone, and there is little doubt that the latter is a real and debilitating problem with some agin... - As Lipitor MDL Is Approved, Will Cases of Atorvastatin Type 2 Diabetes Spike?
Feb-22-14 Washington, DC While a previous request this past September to consolidate Lipitor lawsuits in front of a single judge was not granted, a subsequent request has been granted. A release from PRWEB (2/19/14) noted that oral arguments supporting the proposed Lipitor MDL were heard at the end of January. This week, the Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits MDL was g... - Nexium Fracture Claim Accepted by Attorney
Feb-17-14 Crystal River, FL “When the LawyersandSettlements attorney accepted my case, I found out that they have an entire Nexium division to handle so many claims,” says Julieann. “I shouldn’t be surprised at the number of lawsuits because I too suffered a Nexium fracture!” Even though you read about a drug’s side effects... - Concerned About Beyaz Side Effects? You Should Be
Feb-17-14 Washington, DC It’s amazing the things you find on product labeling and product websites. It’s all there. And anyone who has any query or question over potential Beyaz side effects need only read the information that’s readily available from the manufacturer. In so doing, the manufacturer is telling you that there is the potential ris... - Nineteen-year-old Yasmin DVT Victim Weighs In
Feb-21-14 New Orleans, LA Only a few months after Erica, age 19, started taking Yasmin , she started getting pains in her stomach, but chalked it up to something she ate. She didn’t know those symptoms could be early warning signs leading up to life-threatening Yasmin DVT. Erica’s doctor prescribed Yasmin birth control last November, telling her it... - Asbestos Drilling Mud Exposure a Concern Decades Later
Feb-21-14 Corvallis, OR One of the recurring themes with asbestos, whether dealing with asbestos drilling mud , asbestos in construction or asbestos in any of a number of other industries, is that asbestos exposure can come back to haunt a person many years later. And it does not matter if a person was exposed to asbestos through drilling mud or any other manner,... - Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Accuses Surgeon of Leaving Procedure Early
Feb-16-14 Fresno, CA The allegations of medical malpractice surrounding the fate of a California man and an operation gone horribly wrong are compelling. The claim is that a noted Fresno cardiologist was responsible for leaving an open heart surgery patient in a vegetative state after the surgeon left the operating theatre before the procedure was complete. A...