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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Payday Lender in Trouble for Debt Collector Violations
Dec-22-13 Fort Worth, TX A payday lender who was also involved in debt collection practices will pay $19 million in fines and refunds for issues with how the company collected debt and issued loans. According to USA Today (11/20/13), Cash America International allegedly used a process called robo-signing to process documents used to collect debts. People wh... - Martinsburg Woman Files Lipitor Atorvastatin Type 2 Diabetes Lawsuit
Dec-26-13 Martinsburg, WV Her name is Charlotte T. Kearnes and she has a diabetic beef with Pfizer and Lipitor, a popular drug designed to lower so-called bad LDL cholesterol. Margaret Clark is a well-known Lipitor litigant whose name pops up in the news media and online searches with regard to Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits MDL . But Clark is by far not the only plai... - Will Buyback Offer Placate UBS Puerto Rico Closed-End Investors?
Dec-26-13 Washington, DC The offer by UBS Financial Services Inc. to buy back shares of its failing Puerto Rico bond funds may serve to foster positive public relations. However, in the wake of a massive loss of 16 percent or more in the fund’s value over the course of 2013, the question remains if the offer will sufficiently placate investors. Some inv... - Asbestosis and Asbestos
Dec-25-13 New Orleans, LA When it comes to asbestos exposure lawsuits, health problems such as mesothelioma and lung cancer tend to get most of the attention, but asbestosis is also a serious condition linked to asbestos exposure. Similar to lung cancer and mesothelioma, asbestos disease affects the patient’s lungs, severely restricting the patient’s... - Miley Cyrus-Branded Jewelry Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging that Miley Cyrus-branded jewelry manufactured by BCBG Max Azria Group Inc., and sold through Wal-Mart stores, contained cadmium. The lawsuit, entitled Canamore v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-2010-534, claims that had the plaintiffs known t... - Hospital Overcharges: Bill for Broken Leg Comes In At $63,000
Dec-24-13 Denver, CO Rita Healy is a freelance writer having recently broken her leg in a fall, requiring hospitalization. Having no medical insurance, few assets and just shy of qualifying for Medicare, the reporter felt fortunate to have the opportunity to benefit from care offered by a faith-based hospital within the Centura Health Network. However, at the same t... - Rawlings-Power Balance Class Action Settlement Reached
Minneapolis MN: A settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., ("Rawlings") on behalf of consumers that purchased Rawlings-Power Balance products between March 1, 2010 and October 11, 2013. The products involved in this settlement are: Rawlings Power Balance Bracelets (wrist... - HSBC Force-Placed Insurance
HSBC Mortgage Corporation faces a lawsuit alleging abusive practices in its use of force-placed insurance . Plaintiffs in the lawsuit allege that premiums on force-placed insurance policies used by HSBC were unreasonably high and involved illegal kickbacks for unnecessarily placed policies. Several force-placed insurance lawsuits have been filed agains... - 90 Tons of Salad and Wraps Recalled for Possible E. Coli Contamination
Washington, DC: Athertone Foods, Inc. of Richmond, CA, is voluntary recalling "Best Buy"dates 9-23-13 through 11-14-13 of ready to eat salads and wraps because of the potential for food poisoning: the products may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 bacteria (E. coli O157:H7). Reports indicate 26 people in three states have become ill from... - Beyaz and Other Birth Control Side Effects
Dec-19-13 Washington, DC Almost exactly two years ago, an advisory panel for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) voted to keep Beyaz birth control and other, similar birth control on the market with stronger warnings. The advisory panel met because of concerns about Beyaz side effects - side effects that were linked to birth control that contained drospire... - “I’ll Never Get Used to This Zimmer NexGen Knee”
Dec-23-13 Daytona Beach, FL Frank had a Zimmer NexGen knee replacement in March 2012 and has had nothing but problems with it since, including a near-addiction to the Fentanyl patch. “My girlfriend has seen me cry from the pain this knee replacement has caused and my surgeon just says I will get used to it,” he says. “I will never get used to i... - Can Bedsore Lawsuit Settlement Stop Care Center Abuse?
Dec-22-13 Newburg, OR Having to place your loved ones in a long-term care center is often sad and stressful, but Care Center Abuse is unthinkable. Unfortunately, elderly abuse is not uncommon and sometimes it takes a care center abuse lawsuit to stop such violations. “My father’s health went downhill fast after my sister and I placed him at the He... - LawyersandSettlements.com Announces New, Comprehensive Newsletter For Legal News, Class Action Lawsuits and Settlements
Dec-22-13 LawyersandSettlements.com has relaunched its weekly legal newsletter to provide both lawyers and consumers with more comprehensive coverage of class action lawsuits and settlements, ongoing mass tort litigation and personal injury lawsuit news. The updated newsletter also combines a fresh, contemporized look with easy-to-navigate quick links for a more user... - Studies on Propecia Side Effects Being Undertaken
Dec-17-13 San Antonio, TX When it comes to discussions about male conditions, one topic that sometimes hits a nerve is that of male baldness. Some men, in attempting to deal with the issue, have turned to medications such as Propecia . But in lawsuits being filed, some of those men now say they had no idea about the risk of Propecia side effects, including a repo... - The Missing Mirena
Dec-17-13 Columbia, SC While many Mirena IUD complaints involve Mirena uterine perforation and device dislocation, Bianca’s complaint is that she became pregnant and needed the IUD removed, but it couldn’t be found. Finding out that she was pregnant was a shock. “I had the Mirena about a year after giving birth to my second child,” she... - Unpaid Wages Lawsuits
Dec-20-13 Denver, CO These days, unpaid wages lawsuits run the gamut from unpaid overtime wages to not paying minimum wage to not actually paying employees for all the work they do. In some cases, that means employees are doing off-the-clock work for their employers. Some situations of unpaid wages are clear-cut, such as when an employee is actually carrying out... - ’Twas the Week Before Christmas, and Two New GranuFlo Lawsuits
Dec-19-13 Boston, MA It might be literally a week to go before Christmas, but that hasn’t stopped the parade of lawsuits over the GranuFlo recall from advancing forward. On December 16, two more lawsuits were filed by plaintiffs alleging that GranuFlo, manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care (Fresenius), caused GranuFlo heart attack. One patient died. Th... - How Was Your Mission to Mars Ride?
Dec-19-13 Orlando, FL Mission to Mars riders say that there is simply no way the promotional video can demonstrate the intensity of the simulated flight training aboard the X2-Deep Space Shuttle at Disney’s world-famous amusement park in Florida. After they experience the five-minute-plus extreme space launch simulation, riders often express a kind of &ldq... - Risk-Free Cash Advance This Holiday Season
Dec-19-13 “The holidays have been extra hard for me right now. My husband was injured in an auto accident and needs around-the-clock care so I had to quit my job. With no money coming in, I was not only struggling to pay the bills, but also finding a little extra to buy my two children a little something for Christmas. The bank would not lend me money without a job,... - Two More Drugs Linked to SJS
Dec-18-13 Washington, DC When it comes to warning patients about the risk of Zithromax side effects and possible adverse reactions to other drugs, some patients say they have not been properly warned about what could happen to them. Although the risk of Stevens Johnson Syndrome is relatively small - a 2006 report linked azithromycin (Zithromax) to two patients -...