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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Number of Actos Lawsuits Growing
Feb-5-12 Houma, LA It may still be early in 2012, but the number of Actos bladder cancer lawsuits is already increasing. Multiple Actos lawsuits, alleging a link between Actos and bladder cancer, have been filed by patients who say they were harmed by Actos side effects. One such lawsuit was filed by Russell Samanie (as reported by the Daily Comet ; 2/1/12)... - New Zealand Firm Targets US Acne Market to Fill Void Left by Pulled Accutane Medication
Feb-5-12 Auckland, New Zealand The US represents the promised land for prescription drug companies, as Americans consume more medications than any other nation. This has motivated a New Zealand company to enter the American acne market to fill the void left by the pulled Accutane medication , according to the New Zealand Herald . The news source reported tha... - FDA Issued Multiple Terbutaline Warnings
Feb-4-12 Washington, DC It has been almost a year since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued a warning about Terbutaline side effects . It has been more than 10 years since the FDA issued an initial warning about the use of Terbutaline during pregnancy, following reports of death in women who used Terbutaline sulfate while pregnant. Since that time,... - Two Entertainment Icons Felled by Asbestos Mesothelioma
Feb-4-12 Los Angeles, CA They are names synonymous with the entertainment industry: Steve McQueen and Warren Zevon. The first, an iconic actor. The second, a revered musician. Both men, sadly, are no longer with us. Mesothelioma claimed them both. And this spring, one will be feted with a posthumous award named in memory of the other. With the image of a har... - Imprelis Class Action filed against DuPont
New York, NY: A defective products class action lawsuit has been brought aginst DuPont - the makers of Imprelis, alleging the herbacide kills or damages trees, bushes and plants, including: Trees: Arborvitae, Ash, Cedar, Dogwood, Fir, Locust, Maple, Oak, Pine, Redwood, Spruce, and Yew; Bushes: Forsythia, Redbud, Rhododendron, Viburnum; and Plants: Bl... - Warning Issued after Neti Pot Misuse Leads to Two Deaths
New Orleans, LA: A warning has been issued by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals following the deaths of two individuals who developed fatal infections as a result of improperly using Neti pots. In both cases the victims became infected with Naegleria fowleri, a parasite that is more commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba. Once Na... - Virtual At-Home Call Center Employees File Class Action Lawsuit against Apple
Santa Clara, CA: On December 8, 2011, an employment class action lawsuit was filed against Apple alleging that Apple devised an illegal scheme of classifying at-home call center employees as independent contractors in order to avoid paying Apple's share of payroll taxes and other business related expenses through the use of a Yellow Dog Contract. ... - GLG Life Tech Corporation GLGL Securities Fraud
Company: GLG Life Tech Corporation Ticker Symbol: GLGL Class Period: Feb-1-11 to Nov-13-11 Date Filed: Dec-14-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-12-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: Oklahoma City, OK: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United Sta... - Yasmin Complaints Have No Borders
Feb-3-12 Paris, France Elina took Yazmine, which is the French equivalent of Yasmin , for more than 10 years before she realized that her health issues are likely related to the oral contraceptive. "I've had gallbladder problems and I have varicose veins and my doctor told me that I need to have them taken out before blood clots form," Elina says. "I can't help... - Will 2012 Be a Year of Reckoning for Fosamax Lawsuits?
Feb-3-12 New York, NY There should be some movement on the Fosamax side effects front in 2012, according to a prolific legal blogger close to the various lawsuits involving Fosamax and femur fractures, and Fosamax osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). According to Tom Lamb of Drug Injury Watch (01.12.12), three trials have been set for Fosamax ONJ matters this y... - FDA Panelists Who Noted Beyaz Side Effects Outweighed by Benefits Had Ties to Bayer
Feb-3-12 Washington, DC US Food and Drug Administration advisers, in a recent vote, said the benefits of four popular Bayer drugs outweigh the blood-clot risk, despite the reported Beyaz side effects . However, the FDA didn't disclose that three of the advisers have had ties to Bayer, serving as researchers, speakers or consultants, The Wall Street Journal rep... - Philip Morris and R.J. Reynolds to Pay $6.25 Million
Washington, DC: The country' two biggest tobacco companies have agreed to improve public access to internal tobacco-industry documents and to pay $6.25 million into a court fund that will go to support the country' largest online collection of tobacco documents, the Justice Department announced today. The agreement is part of the United States' lan... - Celerite Slimming Tea Recalled
Washington, DC: A recall has been announced for Celerite Slimming Tea sold in 25 tea bag (2 g each) boxes made in China. The recall affects all lots sold wihin the past 12 months by Shaping Beauty, Inc., Huntingdon Valley, PA,. The product, manufactured by H &S GMP Factory, Kunming, China, was marketed without an FDA approved NDA/ANDA: the... - Capital One Faces Class Action over Alleged Illegally Obtained Background Checks
New York, NY: On December 06, 2011, a class action lawsuit was filed on behalf of Plaintiff Kevin Smith in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland, alleging that Capital One illegally obtains background checks in violation of the Fair Credit Reporting Act ("the Act"). Plaintiff seeks to represent a class of all Capital One employ... - Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits Filed against Home Warranty Companies
Feb-1-12 San Diego, CA Consumers who are upset about their treatment by home warranty companies have filed home warranty lawsuits, alleging that those companies practice bad faith insurance. Among the companies that have reportedly faced such lawsuits are American Home Shield and Fidelity National Home Warranty. One such lawsuit was reportedly filed against... - On the Eve of Super Bowl, NFL Brain Injury Lawsuits Consolidated
Feb-1-12 Philadelphia, PA With the 2012 Super Bowl days away and the prospect of football players on both teams pulling out all the stops for a win in the globally televised spectacle, the last thing on the minds of spectators and players alike will be brain injury . The heat of battle usually dwarfs such concerns. After the fact, however, will be a different... - California Teams with DOL to Put More Bite in Overtime Pay Laws
Feb-1-12 Sacramento, CA Overtime pay laws and employee rights continue under an intensifying spotlight in the state of California. Specifically, the propensity for employers to misclassify employees as independent contractors in an effort to avoid paying overtime and the provision of other benefits normally due a full-fledged employee. Not only is it not fair to... - Glaxo Looking to Advance Rest of OTC Asset Sales As Alli Side Effects Remain
Feb-1-12 London, England GlaxoSmithKline Plc is trying to sell its remaining over-the-counter medicine brands as quickly as possible, due to the ongoing issues with Alli side effects and other medications, according to Bloomberg . The news outlet reported that the company's chief financial officer noted that they are continuing the process of divesting othe... - OTC Pain Killers Increase Risk of Death in People with History of MI
Washington, DC: According to recent research, people who have suffered a myocardial infarct (MI) are at an increased risk for death or a second MI if they use non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs ( NSAIDs). Further, Voltaren or Cataflam (diclofenac) a commonly used NSAID, has a higher risk of death in this patient population, in the first week of use... - Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. KEYP Securities Fraud
Company: Keyuan Petrochemicals, Inc. Ticker Symbol: KEYP Class Period: Aug-16-10 to Oct-7-11 Date Filed: Nov-18-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-17-12 Court: --- Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who purchased the common st...