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Research indicates that hundreds of people each year are affected by hospital burns as a result of a hospital fire . Most hospital fire lawsuits involve injury from ER fire or ER burn. Although the FDA has set guidelines regarding hospital fire safety , hospital injury lawyers are investigating an increasing number of hospital burn lawsuits . ... - Drilling Mud Engineer Remembers Asbestos “Like Being in a Sandstorm”
Feb-6-13 Austin, TX Les had a long and successful career as an asbestos mud engineer, but he’s paying for it now. He was diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), but it could be a whole lot worse. Many of his co-workers exposed to asbestos - from rigs to mines - have succumbed to asbestos mesothelioma . Les worked with asbestos dri... - Will Continued Growth for Januvia Translate to Increased Januvia Side Effects?
Feb-19-13 Whitehouse Station, NJ Anyone who may have hoped that a new diabetes drug manufactured by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) could prove a worthy alternative to Merck’s Januvia, and therefore stem Januvia side effects , could wind up somewhat disappointed following speculation that sales of Januvia could continue to grow, even in the face of competit... - Stockbroker Arbitration: The Good and the Bad
Feb-19-13 Boston, MA When investors sign up with an investment advisor, they usually sign a contract requiring that in the case of a dispute with their advisor, they go through stockbroker arbitration to settle the dispute. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) stockbroker arbitration process is designed to resolve claims such as stockbroker fraud... - Attorney says There’s Light at the End of the Hip and Knee Lawsuit Tunnel
Feb-10-13 Los Angeles, CA The first DePuy ASR trial is now underway in Los Angeles. Dr Shezad Malik, hip and knee attorney says that “plaintiffs are quietly confident they will prevail at trial based on the Johnson & Johnson smoking gun internal documents and based on the testimony of the plaintiffs’ experts.” Dr Malik explains that ri... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
Feb-10-13 Charleston, WV Last month another transvaginal mesh lawsuit was filed against American Medical Systems (AMS); one more amongst many AMS transvaginal mesh lawsuits alleging serious complications following TVM surgery. The lawsuit (Case No. 2:13-cv-01083), which was filed on January 18th in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of West... - $110M Settlement Approved in Chase Bank Overdraft Fees Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A $110 million settlement has received final court approval, ending an overdraft fees class action lawsuit against Chase Bank. The settlement is the latest settlement to be reached in the massive class action lawsuit involving over 30 banks who are alleged to have manipulated customers transactions in such a way as to maximize overd... - “What a Mistake,” says DePuy Hip Recipient
Feb-14-13 Morganton, NC Chris was only 39 years old when he was implanted with a Depuy metal hip . He has spent the last seven years in pain, dulled by Oxycontin and Percocet. “I had complications right after the surgery and I had a hard recovery,” says Chris. His doctor told him that the rounded top part of his femur had necrotized or died, and he... - Retailing Giant “Targets” Your Cell Phone
Feb-18-13 Houston, TX If you’ve received an automated text message from Target recently, the retailing giant may owe you some money. Not only is it annoying to get automated messages pumped into your cell phone, it happens to be against the law. The Telephone Consumer Protect Act (TCPA) sees it as personal interference and an invasion of your privacy. T... - France May Pull Newer-Generation Pills from Pharmacy Shelves
Feb-18-13 Paris, FRANCE As in a lot of things, the trend in birth control appears to be added value: it’s not enough just to prevent pregnancy, but give me a dose of Vitamin B too, if you please. That’s one of the benefits of Beyaz, the drospirenone-based Bayer contraceptive that hangs in the same class as Yasmin and Yaz. As such, Beyaz remains bedeviled... - IUDs Are Back and So Are the Adverse Reactions
Feb-17-13 Southlake, TX Along with the skyrocketing use of intrauterine devices (or IUDs) come new concerns about the potential health risks of the device. More than 47,000 adverse reactions associated with the use of a Bayer Healthcare Pharmaceuticals Mirena intrauterine device (IUD) were reported to the FDA between 1997 and 2013. The top three problems, acco... - No Trouble Communicating GranuFlo Lawsuit Claims, but Alkali Dosing Errors?
Feb-17-13 Waltham, MA Regardless of the apparent posturing by members of the Fresenius Medical Care (Fresenius) legal team with regards to many a GranuFlo lawsuit , it appears extraordinary that in the midst of the present information age that allows for news and data to be transmitted globally in mere nanoseconds, a company cannot (or allegedly chose not) to com... - When Home Warranties Go Wrong
Feb-17-13 Omaha, NE When homeowners purchase appliances, they often purchase home warranty insurance to protect themselves. After all, appliances can be expensive to replace - and can cause extensive damage when they break down. Getting a home warranty seems like a good idea, until the home warranty companies fail to honor their agreement and consumers find thei... - $9.75M Settlement Reached in Domino's Pizza Franchise Robo-Calls Class Action Lawsuit
Baton Rouge, LA: A $9.75 million settlement has been reached in a robo-calls class action lawsuit against Defendant RPM Pizza, LLC ("RPM"), a Domino's Pizza franchised operator. The lawsuit claims that the Defendants violated federal law by sending pre-recorded messages ("robo-calls") about pizza and other food products to consumers in Louisiana,... - Avaulta Transvaginal Mesh Trials Begin
Feb-12-13 Charleston, WV The first transvaginal mesh trial against C.R. Bard and its Avaulta Transvaginal Mesh product was set for February 5, 2013. The push is on to get Bard’s device and other vaginal mesh products off the market before they can do further harm. Unfortunately for possibly thousands of women who were implanted with transvaginal mesh... - Overturning ERISA and the Supreme Court Update
Feb-3-13 Washington, DC Last November, Matt Wessler, an attorney at Public Justice, argued an ERISA case before the Supreme Court that will impact every ERISA insurer in the country and almost 200 million Americans covered by the ERISA plan. Here’s the issue in U.S. Airways v. McCutchen : When an employee is injured and recovers compensation from the... - Fen-Phen Lawsuits Still Working Their Way through Courts
Feb-16-13 Philadelphia, PA Although it has been years since Fen-Phen pills were taken off the market, Fen-Phen lawsuits continue to work their way through the courts. The lawsuits, filed against Pfizer, allege Fen-Phen side effects included a life-threatening condition known as primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). One reason that the lawsuits are still in th... - Brain Injury Suicide Victim’s Case Now Before the Courts
Feb-16-13 San Diego, CA Brain injury involving professional football players has been finding increased traction the last few years, and is especially palpable during Super Bowl season. While the big game has come and gone, concern over concussions in professional sports and particularly professional football remains. And an event that had the entire football wor... - Medtronic Infuse Causes Litany of Complications
Feb-11-13 Portland, OR Alan is one of half a million patients who had a Medtronic Infuse bone graft and thereby contributed to Medtronic’s sales of $800 million in fiscal 2011. Now Medtronic might want to put aside some of those profits for Medtronic lawsuits. Alan is also one of many patients who have suffered Medtronic complications that range from diffi... - Zoloft Lawsuit Claims the Antidepressant Does Not Work
Feb-15-13 Trenton, NJ When weighing the risks and benefits of a drug such as Zoloft , patients generally consider how effective Zoloft is against the risk of Zoloft side effects, which may include a risk of Zoloft birth defects. Those risks may be seen to be low, considering the drug is treating a condition as serious as depression. A lawsuit filed against Pfi...