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El acoso sexual es una forma de discriminación sexual que viola la ley estatal y federal. En el lugar de trabajo, el acoso sexual puede adoptar tres formas: quid pro quo, el entorno de trabajo hostil y el acoso de favoritismo sexual. Los casos quid pro quo se clasifican cuando un supervisor pide favores sexuales a cambio de algún benef... - More Defective Synthetic Mesh with Bard Avaulta
Mar-7-12 Ormond Beach, FL When will Bard stop messing around with people's lives and stop making mesh products, including kugel mesh and Avaulta mesh ? The latest recall by Bard is its XenMatrix surgical mesh, although this product is made from pig tissue. Apparently, this current problem is caused by the testing mechanism, unlike the synthetic mesh that... - Demandas asociadas a Defectos de Nacimiento Zoloft son presentadas
Mar-21-12 St. Louis, MO Una demanda ha sido presentada relacionada a defectos de nacimiento asociados con Zoloft, basada en bebés expuestos a los antidepresivos antes de nacer, los cuales tienen un riesgo mayor de tener defectos de nacimiento. Entre los defectos de nacimiento presuntamente vinculados al Zoloft y al el embarazo son onfalocele y craneosinos... - Moving Up to Management—Downhill for California Overtime
Mar-21-12 Willows, CA Scot rues that day when he moved up the United Rentals ladder from mechanic to service manager. As mechanic he got paid a lot of California overtime , and his new job as service manager required even more overtime. But Scot was now on salary, which meant more work and more hours with no overtime compensation. "I worked at United Rentals f... - Benzene Contamination Lawsuit Filed in Roxana IL
Mar-21-12 Alton, IL (Press Release) The Simmons Firm, a national litigation firm known for handling complex toxic exposure cases, filed suit today on behalf of the Village of Roxana, IL, against Shell Oil Company, ConocoPhillips, and WRB Refining LP. The Village alleges damages stemming from carcinogenic chemicals released from the Wood River Oil Refinery. Relea... - SEC Securities Fraud Investigation Nets Results
Mar-21-12 Washington, DC The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has brought the hammer down on a number of perpetrators in a securities fraud case. The issue stems from an investigation that led to charges, in June of 2010, of securities fraud against three gentlemen from California and one from New Mexico. US Fed News (3/13/12) identified the men as... - Hearst Corp Sued for Alleged Labor Law Violations
New York, NY: The Hearst Corporation illegally employs hundreds of unpaid interns in violation of federal and state labor laws, according to a newly filed employment class action complaint. The lawsuit, filed on behalf of a former Harper's Bazaar intern, accuses Hearst of paying interns no compensation for the work they perform, including minimum or ov... - Kosmos Energy, Ltd, KOS Securities Fraud
Company: Kosmos Energy, Ltd, Ticker Symbol: KOS Class Period: May-16-11 to Nov-10-11 Date Filed: Jan-10-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Mar-10-12 Court: Texas state Allegations: Houston, TX: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed against Kosmos Energy, Ltd. ("Kosmos Energy") and... - Fosamax Lawsuit Heard in Court
Mar-20-12 Whitehouse Station, NJ A Fosamax Lawsuit is currently being heard in the courts, according to a news release from Merck (maker of Fosamax; 2/27/12). The Fosamax side effects lawsuit alleges that the medication caused a patient to develop serious jaw problems. According to Merck, the patient has alleged she suffered from Fosamax jaw problems that develo... - Another Fentanyl Lawsuit Filed
Mar-20-12 Pittsburgh, PA Another fentanyl lawsuit alleging a patient died after being prescribed fentanyl patches has been filed. The lawsuit claims the fentanyl product—often sold in a Duragesic patch—was defective, leading to the patient's death. According to the Pennsylvania Record (1/5/12), the lawsuit was filed by Jose Campuzano, after the... - K12, Inc LRN Securities Fraud
Company: K12, Inc Ticker Symbol: LRN Class Period: Sep-9-09 to Dec-16-11 Date Filed: Jan-30-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Mar-30-12 Court: Eastern District of Virginia Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed against K12 Inc ("K12" or the "Company") and... - Nevada Foreclosure Companies Face Illegal Debt Collection Class Action
Las Vegas, NV: A foreclosure class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of 16 Nevadans against five companies hired by banks and lenders to handle the foreclosures on properties owned by the plaintiffs and one additional defendant who purchased property through the foreclosure process. The lawsuit claims illegal debt collection activities and decep... - Paxil Lawsuit Filed against GlaxoSmithKline
Mar-19-12 Harlingen, TX A Paxil lawsuit has been filed against GlaxoSmithKline, alleging babies suffered Paxil birth defects as a result of being exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. Paxil side effects in infants reportedly include not only a risk of primary pulmonary hypertension of the newborn (PPHN) but also various other defects, including craniosyn... - Actos Whistleblower Claims Takeda Downplayed CHF Data
Mar-19-12 San Francisco, CA According to the latest reports from the Actos Whistleblower lawsuit, Dr. Helen Ge, a former consultant to Takeda Pharmaceuticals for Actos, claims the drug company routinely downplayed Actos-related congestive heart failure (CHF) cases to make the drug look better and thereby increase profits. Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride) i... - Pacientes alegan efectos secundarios causados por Actos
Mar-19-12 Spokane, WA Para los pacientes cuya diabetes no está controlada por dieta y ejercicio, el riesgo de efectos secundarios de Actos puede parecer menor en comparación con los riesgos asociados con la diabetes. A pesar de que la US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) revisió un posible vínculo entre Actos y cáncer de vejig... - Shareholders GMX Resources
Naples, FL: A securities fraud lawsuit has been commenced against GMX Resources in the US District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma alleging violations of securities laws on behalf of common stock shareholders of GMX Resources ("GMX" or the "Company") GMXR pursuant or traceable to the Company's stock offerings on or about July 17, 2008, May... - Actos Bladder Cancer MDL Litigation Lurches Forward to March 22 Start
Mar-18-12 Lafayette, LA With just a few days remaining prior to the March 22 status conference relating to Actos Multidistrict Litigation (MDL 2299), US District Court Judge Rebecca Doherty for the United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana has appointed no fewer than 19 attorneys representing various plaintiffs in the consolidated litigation to man... - Zoloft Lawsuit Underscores Parents' Heartbreak
Mar-18-12 St. Louis, MO The recent filing of a Zoloft birth defects lawsuit underscores the pain, heartbreak and frustration evident in the plaintiffs—parents of innocent children who came into the world saddled with life-altering defects allegedly at the behest of the SSRI antidepressant, Zoloft. It is no secret that antidepressants have been a success... - Women Exposed to DES Still At Risk
Mar-17-12 Washington, DC The recently updated guidelines for cervical cancer screening might not have raised a lot of eyebrows for women who were exposed to diethylstilbestrol (DES), but the inclusion of women who are at risk of diethylstilbestrol side effects in the guidelines confirms that there is still a risk. Even now, decades after they were exposed to a D... - Evidence Mounts against Medtronic Infuse Graft
Mar-12-12 Minneapolis, MN Although it is not illegal to use an off-label (not FDA approved) medical device in surgical procedures, it is illegal to promote off-label use, and that is why Medtronic, the manufacturer of the Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft is in trouble financially. About 85 percent of Infuse procedures were used off-label, allegedly attributable to Me...