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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Antidepressants Like Celexa Linked to Birth Defects
Jan-21-12 Washington, DC Antidepressants taken by pregnant women can be harmful to their babies, as certain drugs have been linked to a lung disorder, increasing the need to monitor Celexa side effects , according to WebMD . The news source reported that a new study found that pregnant women who used certain drugs may have a twofold increased risk for deliver... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Lead Council Discusses Consortium Claim and More…
Jan-16-12 Minneapolis, MN Attorney Stacy Hauer was recently appointed as interim co-lead council in the Minnesota State Court American Medical Systems (AMS) litigation. AMS is a major manufacturer of transvaginal mesh . "There is a legal claim called loss of consortium which relates to the marital relationship," says Hauer, "and this is one of the few cases in my... - Investment Fraud Class Action Filed Against Inofin
Plymouth County, MA: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of investors who suffered losses from the recent $110 million Inofin fraud alleged by the SEC. Inofin investors who suffered losses due to the alleged fraud may be eligible for financial compensation. The Class Action Complaint is against Inofin and its principal offi... - Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against CIQ Claiming Smartphone Wiretap Violations
Seattle, WA: A group of consumers filed a nationwide class-action lawsuit claiming that smartphone manufacturers HTC Corporation, HTC America, Inc. and Samsung Electronics Co., Ltd use software developed by Carrier IQ, Inc. ("CIQ") that illegally intercepts incoming text messages and captures users' key strokes—including those used to compose email a... - Ski Accident Highlights Dangers
Jan-20-12 Park City, UT The recent death of Sarah Burke following a skiing accident during a freestyle skiing training run serves as a reminder that winter sports can be dangerous. Although Burke, like many other people, took all the necessary precautions, catastrophic ski injuries can occur, putting participants at risk. And, following a ski hill accident, over... - "Noticias Buenas para las Demandas de Yaz y Yasmin," Dice Abogado.
Jan-20-12 Dallas, TX Cardiólogo y el abogado Dr. Shezad Malik dice que los litigos Yaz y Yasmin recientes, incluyendo otros anticonceptivos orales con drospirenona, es una buena noticia para miles de mujeres que han sufrido efectos secundarios, que van desde problemas de vesícula biliar a la trombosis venosa profunda a un accidente cerebrovascular... - Emergency Room Overcharges: A Tale of Two Hospitals
Jan-20-12 New York, NY Critics of the health care system in America—and the soaring costs that go along with it—will point to the observations of one mother of two whose teenage son was treated in an emergency room for a similar condition at two different hospitals, two weeks apart. It makes for an interesting comparison. Beverly Weintraub, who... - Double Toxic Whammy: Asbestos Drilling Mud and Asbestos Drywall Exposure
Jan-10-12 Columbia, MS Like many people who worked with asbestos a few decades ago, Calvin, age 47, was never warned of its dangers. It never occurred to Calvin that he could wind up with a lung disease like asbestos mesothelioma or asbestosis from working with asbestos drilling mud . Calvin worked at Singley Construction on Mississippi's land-based oil ri... - Raser Technologies, Inc RZTIQ Securities Fraud
Company: Raser Technologies, Inc Ticker Symbol: RZTIQ Class Period: May-11-09 to Apr-29-11 Date Filed: Nov-29-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-28-12 Court: District of Delaware Allegations: Oklahoma City, OK: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District... - Transvaginal Mesh: Two Cautionary Tales
Jan-19-12 Tampa, FL Diane and Paula have similar stories about transvaginal mesh : they both had TVM implanted for incontinence and they are still experiencing "issues." They aren't suffering the agony of eroded mesh like so many other women, but they believe it's just a matter of time. And both women want to warn others not to have incontinence or pelvic organ p... - Study Finds Link between Paxil and Birth Defects
Jan-19-12 Seattle, WA A new study has become the latest to suggest infants could be at a risk of so-called Paxil birth defects . Although studies on the risk of Paxil side effects in infants have returned conflicting results, the latest study appears to confirm concerns about Paxil heart defects in infants exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. The stud... - Multaq Hit with Second Black Box Warning in As Many Years
Jan-19-12 Washington, DC 'Twas the week before Christmas, and…well, you know how the rhyme goes. In this case the French drugmakers at Sanofi were not stirring, waiting for the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to articulate its position on Multaq side effects —and with hopes that a reprieve, soon would be there… Sanofi got its wish. Th... - Cooper Companies, Inc. COO Securities Fraud
Company: Cooper Companies, Inc. Ticker Symbol: COO Class Period: Mar-4-11 to Nov-15-11 Date Filed: Nov-29-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-28-12 Court: -- Allegations: Atlanta, GA: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the Northern Distr... - Walmart Warehouses lawsuit
Chicago, IL: Workers in Walmart' warehouses in Chicago and southern California have filed employment lawsuits alleging that the logistics companies contracted by Walmart are shaving dollars off their hourly wages as temporary workers and obscuring the practice by failing to give them accurate pay stubs. According to the lawsuit 18 workers at a wa... - 2011 A Relatively Quiet Year for Zimmer, but NexGen Lawsuits Remain
Jan-18-12 Washington, DC As years go, 2011 was a relatively quiet one on the Zimmer Knee Replacement front. A bid to add to the existing Zimmer Multi District Litigation (MDL) for pending NexGen lawsuits didn't go through—and Zimmer has taken the offensive toward critics of its products by actually launching a lawsuit of its own against a legal firm in Ohi... - Borders WARN Act Class Action Reaches Tenative $240K Settlement
Ann Arbor, MI: Borders Group Inc has agreed to settle an employment class action lawsuit brought by 198 former employees over alleged violations of the Worker Adjustment Retraining and Notification (WARN) Act. The Ann Arbor-based bookseller is in the last stages of liquidation, but has agreed to pay $240,000 as settlement to the former emplo... - What Will the Final Cost of the DePuy Hip Replacement Recall Be?
Jan-17-12 Dallas, TX With the number of DePuy Hip lawsuits reportedly passing the 3,500 mark, experts are weighing in about the potential final cost of the DePuy hip replacement recall. DePuy hip implants, which were recalled in 2010 due to an abnormally high failure rate, were supposed to have offered patients new hip replacement options, but some patients say... - FDA Issues Warning about Certain Homeopathic Remedies
Jan-17-12 San Francisco, CA It is not that every homeopathic remedy is a scam. The problem is when homeopathic fraud occurs; when a person or company markets a product that has no proven benefits and can, in fact, harm people. In such cases, consumers may be able to file a homeopathy fraud lawsuit, alleging they were injured by the use of the homeopathic product... - Settlement Reached in Complete Moisture Plus Contact Lens Solution Class Action
Orange County, CA: California consumers who purchased the recalled Complete®MoisturePlusTM contact lens solution have agreed to settle a Court-certified class action consumer fraud lawsuit against Advanced Medical Optics (now known as Abbott Medical Optics, "AMO") concerning its sale of the solution. The settlement is subject to court approval. ... - Stranded Airline Passengers File Lawsuit Against Jet Blue Airways
Port Washington, NY: A lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed against JetBlue Airways Corporation on behalf of passengers stranded on the tarmac at Bradley International Airport in Hartford, Connecticut, on October 29, 2011. The lawsuit, was filed on behalf of all US residents who were passengers aboard JetBlue flights diverted to Bradley Inter...