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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Tissue Transplants may be contaminated with HIV/AIDS, Hepatitis or syphilis. Contact a tissue transplant lawyer.
Tissue and bone transplants from improperly screened donors are being investigated by authorities. The FDA issued an alert to physicians, hospitals and tissue processing plants that tissue received from Biomedical Tissue Services, Ltd. (BTS) in Ft. Lee, New Jersey may not have met FDA donor requirements and may contain infectious diseases such as HIV, H... - $9 Million Settlement Proposed in Netflix Class Action Lawsuit
San Jose, CA: A Settlement has been reached in a privacy class action lawsuit that claims Netflix unlawfully kept and disclosed customer information, including records on the movies and TV shows its customers viewed. Netflix denies that it has done anything wrong. Any current or former Netflix subscriber as of July 5, 2012 and lives in the U.S. or... - Green Dot Corporation GDOT Securities Fraud
Company: Green Dot Corporation Ticker Symbol: GDOT Class Period: Jan-26-12 to Jul-26-12 Date Filed: Jul-31-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-29-12 Court: Central District of California Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States Distri... - Study Suggests Propecia Linked to Depression
Sep-12-12 Washington, DC A new study suggests that men who suffer long-lasting Propecia side effects also have a high incidence of depressive symptoms and suicidal thoughts. The study, which examined the effects of Propecia sexual dysfunction on men, found that long-term Propecia side effects in men also had an effect on participants' emotional state. The stu... - Just Two of a Potential 10,000 Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits
Sep-7-12 Boston, MA It may have been all well and good for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to caution Actos patients, as it did last June, about the potential for Actos bladder cancer following use of Actos for longer than one year, but the problem for many Actos lawsuit plaintiffs, however, is two-fold... • Most patients with Type 2 diabetes... - Court: Blue Cross Violated ERISA
Sep-16-12 Detroit, MI A recent ERISA lawsuit highlights the ways in which plan fiduciaries can get into trouble when they charge administrative fees to clients or ERISA plan beneficiaries. The lawsuit, which involved allegations that Blue Cross violated ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) laws, was recently found in favor of the plaintiffs. Accord... - Zynga Inc, ZNGA Securities Fraud
Company: Zynga Inc, Ticker Symbol: ZNGA Class Period: Feb-28-12 to Jun-25-12 Date Filed: Jul-30-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-28-12 Court: Northern District of California Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the N... - RadioShack Corporation RSH Securities Fraud
Company: RadioShack Corporation Ticker Symbol: RSH Class Period: Jul-26-11 to Jul-24-12 Date Filed: Jul-30-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-28-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: Philadelphia, PA: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States Dist... - Fired Ohio Worker Ordered Reinstated, Awarded Damages
Sep-15-12 Toledo, OH A financial analyst allegedly fired for uncovering irregularities at his workplace not only gets reinstated, but also receives almost $275,000 as compensation in the Ohio employment whistleblower case that reached all the way to the US Department of Labor. According to The Blade (9/10/12) in Toledo the employee, who was not identified,... - $100M Preliminary Settlement in Chase Credit Card Class Action
New York, NY: JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a $100 million settlement of a credit card rate class action lawsuit in which is was accused of improperly increasing its credit card minimum payments as a means to generate higher fees. Filed in 2009, the Chase credit card lawsuit ( re: Chase Bank USA NA "Check Loan"Contract Litigation, Case No... - Duke Energy Corporation DUK Securities Fraud
Company: Duke Energy Corporation Ticker Symbol: DUK Class Period: Jun-28-12 to Jul-9-12 Date Filed: Jul-27-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-25-12 Court: Eastern District of North Carolina Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed i... - Women and Doctors Deal With Conflicting Information Regarding SSRI Side Effects
Sep-10-12 Pittsburgh, PA When there is no consensus about the potential for Lexapro side effects , it can be difficult for patients to know if the benefits are worth the risks. After all, the risk of Lexapro birth defects has to be weighed against the benefits of taking the antidepressant. This is especially true for pregnant women, who must consider the risks to... - Crestor: Cresting the Void Between Help and Harm
Sep-10-12 Washington, DC There is little doubt that statins are rising in both prevalence and popularity amidst a generally aging population, despite Crestor side effects . The Activist Post (9/1/12) notes comparative data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in Atlanta that found one in four people above the age of 45 are prescribed a stat... - Pradaxa Attorney: "There is No Antidote [to Pradaxa]"
Sep-14-12 Dallas, TX Lawsuits concerning Pradaxa side effects , including a reported risk of Pradaxa bleeding, have been filed against the maker of the blood thinner. These Pradaxa lawsuits allege patients were not adequately warned about the risks associated with the drug. Dr. Shezad Malik, founder of the Dr. Shezad Malik Law Firm says even though Pradaxa was ma... - Yet Another Unum Lawsuit Seeks Damages, Back Payments
Sep-14-12 Pittston, PA Yet another Unum lawsuit has been filed alleging unfair practices and denial of benefits by an insurer known for chronic denials, according to details of an action filed August 31 in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania. Plaintiff in the case is Joseph J. Costello DPM, a licensed podiatrist whom, the... - Medtronic Infuse: Painful and Tragic Consequences
Sep-4-12 Denver, CO Since having a Medtronic Infuse bone graft six years ago, Libby was prescribed Fentanyl patches and oxycontin for severe pain. Unfortunately, one of the drugs prescribed to take away her pain, took away her son as well. “The saddest part of all is that Joshua stole one of my Fentanyl patches a year ago, overdosed and died,” sa... - Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuit Granted a Second Coming
Sep-8-12 Cincinatti, OH It's been a long road so far for plaintiff Rachael Krumpelbeck, an alleged shoulder pain pump victim who sustained permanent injury to her shoulder, allegedly through the inter-articular use of a pain pump, in 2005. However, following the granting of summary judgment for the defendant and a subsequent appeal by Krumpelbeck, the young wom... - When Wage Garnishment Doesn't Work, Look to the Employer
Sep-11-12 Tampa, FL The unfortunate fallout that comes with the failure of a union where children are involved will more often than not include a provision for child support to the mother, on the part of the father. Also, more often than not, payment of child support falls to the court, which institutes wage garnishment with the father's employer, to ensure fun... - NuvaRing Attorney: Dates Set for Bellwether Trials
Sep-11-12 Dallas, TX A trial date has now been set for federal NuvaRing lawsuits , which are working their way through the court system. This means plaintiffs will soon see if they have made a strong enough case that NuvaRing side effects, including NuvaRing blood clots, caused serious injury. According to Dr. Shezad Malik, founder of the Dr. Shezad Malik Law Fir... - Consumers Lose in the LIBOR Scandal
Washington, DC: Officials in California, Connecticut, Florida, New York and Maryland are looking into possible legal action against some major US banks including JP Morgan Chase, alleging they manipulated the London Interbank Offered Rate (Libor), and that the Libor manipulation is responsible for higher borrowing costs and lower investment yields whic...