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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Former Hempstead District Employee to Sue for New York Wrongful Termination
Sep-2-13 Long Island, NY The man credited with exposing a grade-changing campaign at a school district in New York state is suing his former employer for New York wrongful termination . According to Newsday (7/23/13), Carlos Ramirez was fired from his job as the Hempstead School District director of technology July 18. While the school district maintains th... - Asbestos Mesothelioma Plaintiff Awarded Nearly $6 Million
Sep-1-13 Baton Rouge, LA About 10 days after a jury in an Asbestos lawsuit awarded the plaintiff nearly six million dollars, one of two defendants remaining in the case at the time of the verdict announced they will appeal the ruling. Dow Chemical said on August 22 that they plan to appeal. Dow, according to a report, would be liable for a portion of the $5... - Proving the Case - Pancreatic Cancer Patients Point Finger at Diabetes Drugs
Aug-23-13 Philadelphia, PA Health regulators in the US, Canada and Europe have shown they are far from ready to curtail sales or change the labels on any of the widely used type 2 diabetes medications that may or may not have a causal link to increased rates of pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer. While the FDA and others may not see enough evidence to show a... - Putting a Human Face on an Alleged Drospirenone Statistic
Aug-27-13 Washington, DC The similarities between various drospirenone-based contraceptives in the Bayer birth control quiver suggest that the lines are blurred between products such as Yaz, which has been linked by some studies to a higher risk for blood clots, and Beyaz, which is essentially Yaz with added folate. “Folate lowers the risk of having rare neura... - Second TVM Lawsuit Settled
Aug-27-13 New York, NY C.R. Bard Inc. has agreed to settle with the plaintiff in the second vaginal mesh lawsuit that was to head to trial over products from its line of Avaulta implants in a federal litigation underway in the Southern District of West Virginia. The case, which was scheduled to serve as the second of four bellwether trials in that proceedi... - Parade of Trials Continues for Avaulta Mesh
Aug-31-13 Charleston, WV The Avaulta mesh lawsuit that recently ended in a ruling favoring the plaintiff could set the tone for similar lawsuits regarding the Bard Avaulta mesh implant and other implants designed to treat Pelvic Organ Prolapse (POP) and Stress Urinary Incontinence (SUI). One of the points argued by plaintiff lawyers at the trial was that officia... - Visually Impaired Man Falls, Sues for Back and Neck Injury
Aug-31-13 Chehalis, WA Blindness on its own is a challenge that carries a myriad of risks and issues for which one has to meticulously plan and prepare in order to counter and move forward in the everyday without the benefit of sight. To that end, anyone who is visually impaired remains, by nature or training, extremely careful. Thus, it is tragic to hear of a visua... - Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit Seeks Class-Action Status
Aug-26-13 Encino, CA A force-placed insurance lawsuit filed against Bank of America seeks class-action status. The lawsuit, filed in California in 2012 by Christopher Gustafson, alleges Bank of America provided force-placed insurance from its own affiliates at a high cost to the borrower while receiving fees, payments or commissions from force-placed insurance p... - Are Monster Caffeine Levels Akin to a Jekyll-and-Hyde Personality?
Aug-30-13 Corona, CA Everyone agrees that alleged Monster Energy Drink Deaths and Hospitalizations is no laughing matter. And yet, while the two sides in the debate continue to polarize opinion on the safety of energy drinks, Monster Beverage Corp. includes in its line of products “Anti-Gravity Extra Strength,” which is a Monster drink fused with nit... - $2M Awarded in First Federal Transvaginal Mesh Injury Lawsuit
Aug-21-13 Atlanta, GA A jury hearing the first transvaginal mesh personal injury lawsuit has awarded the plaintiff $2 million in damages. In her lawsuit, Donna Cisson alleges that the mesh, one of the line of Avaulta transvaginal mesh products made by C.R. Bard Inc, which she had surgically implanted, caused her bleeding and pain. The Avaulta transvaginal... - Lawsuit Filed Over California Insurance
Aug-25-13 Los Angeles, CA Denied disability claims might be one of the most common reasons for filing a California insurance lawsuit but it certainly is not the only reason. True, many an insurance lawsuit alleges denied disability insurance or denied ERISA disability, but how long-term insurance plans are managed can also be the source of a lawsuit filing. T... - Former Deputy Fights California Wrongful Termination
Aug-29-13 San Bernardino, CA A former sheriff’s deputy who claims he was unjustly fired by San Bernardino County for taking too much time off work to care for his ailing mother appears to be headed for a California wrongful termination settlement. Travis Bauer alleges he was unjustly targeted by his superiors and subsequently fired, whereas his former empl... - LawyersandSettlements.com Discusses Diabetes Drug Pancreatic Cancer Allegations with Attorney Maxwell Kennerly
Aug-29-13 In a recent interview with LawyersandSettlements.com, attorney Maxwell Kennerly discusses diabetes drug lawsuits, allegations of Januvia-related pancreatic cancer, and the process of establishing proof as he represents clients pursuing Januvia lawsuits. Philadelphia, PA (PRESS RELEASE) August 29, 2013: Attorney Maxwell Kennerly, of The Beasley Firm in Ph... - Fluoroquinolone Increases Risk for Permanent Nerve Damage, FDA Warns
Aug-16-13 Washington, DC The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued notice that it requires the drug labels and Medication Guides for all fluoroquinolone antibacterial drugs to be updated to better describe the serious side effect of peripheral neuropathy (PN). This serious nerve damage potentially caused by fluoroquinolones may occur soon after these d... - From Gavel to Shackles: Celeb and Sierra Club Protest Fracking
Aug-20-13 San Francisco, CA The Sierra Club, along with the Center for Biological Diversity filed a fracking lawsuit this past April on the heels of a legal victory against fracking and drilling on public lands. About 17,000 acres in Monterey, San Benito and Fresno counties are in dispute. On its website , Michael Brune, Executive Director of the Sierra Club... - Is Donning and Doffing the Sleeper Unpaid Wages Issue of Our Times?
Aug-24-13 Teaneck, NJ While it may not have the high profile of other employment issues, the whole debate over egress-regress and how it relates to the potential for off-the-clock work could very well materialize into one of the most important legal debates surrounding employment of our time. To wit, if an employer requires that certain uniforms and/or safety... - FDA Not Concerned About Januvia Side Effects, but Consumers Might Be
Aug-24-13 Washington, DC The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has said it will not update the warning label regarding Januvia side effects because there is no evidence to confirm a link between the drugs and an increased risk of pancreatic cancer. Even though the FDA has taken such a stance, patients have filed Januvia lawsuits, alleging a link between Janu... - Regulators Looking at Banks’ Roles in Internet Payday Loans
Aug-27-13 New York, NY When it comes to fighting Internet payday loans such as those offered by companies such as SpotLoan and Plain Green Loans, the obvious organization to fight is the one offering the online payday loans. But some regulators are looking at the banks as a means to cut off illegal Internet loans, especially in states such as Arizona, California... - Effexor Multidistrict Litigation Created
Aug-22-13 Philadelphia, PA The US Judicial Panel on multidistrict litigation (MDL) has created a multidistrict litigation for lawsuits regarding Effexor side effects . The lawsuits allege infants suffered from so-called Effexor birth defects after being exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. The Effexor lawsuits have been transferred to the Eastern Distric... - Stryker Rejuvenate “Best before Date”?
Aug-26-13 Tucson, AZ If a surge in Stryker Rejuvenate hip lawsuits is any indication, the hip replacement device may have reached its “best before date” for many unfortunate recipients. Connie thinks her Stryker hip replacement is way past its shelf life. Unfortunately, she can’t simply get a new one. “I had a total hip replacement in...