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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Washington Man with Terminal Cancer Wins Asbestos Lawsuit
Jan-3-12 Vashon, WA Roger Hammet, an 84-year-old Vashon, Washington resident, recently won an asbestos lawsuit after contracting terminal cancer during his tenure as a deckhand on the north end ferry in the Washington port town, according to the Vashon-Maury Island Beachcomber Reporter . The news source reported that the Vashon resident allegedly contracted... - Aaron's Furniture and Appliance Leasing Consumer Fraud Lawsuit Filed
Atlanta, GA: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Aaron' Inc, alleging that the furniture leasing company breached its lease agreements by refusing to provide pay-off information to consumers and through other improper practices. Aaron' has 1,900 stores through which it leases furniture, appliances, and electronics to con... - Oracle Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit Settled for $35M
Los Angeles, CA: An unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Oracle has reached preliminary settlement with the superior court in Alameda County, California last week granting preliminary approval to a $35 million agreement. A final hearing is set for March and will allow any workers to raise objections or go after individual claims against... - FDA Requests Updates to Safyral Label
Dec-28-11 Washington, DC Along with other birth control medications that are caught up in the drospirenone side effects debate is Safyral, a birth control that contains drospirenone and also includes a supplement to help increase levels of folate in women who use the birth control. Concerns about Safyral side effects , brought about because of drospirenone, h... - New Study Reports Pancreatitis and Thyroid Cancers with Byetta and Januvia
Lisbon, Portugal: A paper recently published in the journal Gastroenterology and being debated at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes is raising red flags over the safety of the diabetes therapies exenatide (Byetta) and sitagliptin (Januvia.) The study, done by Peter Butler, MD of the University of California Los Angeles, a... - Car Accident Victim Awarded $1.4 Million Settlement
Jan-1-12 Medford, OR It was anything but a Merry Christmas in 2010 for William Geary, as he lay in the hospital recovering from a horrific car crash that left him trapped in his vehicle for 90 minutes, severely injured, with the remains of a heavy transport-truck trailer on top of his flattened pickup truck. Last week, on the one-year anniversary of the car... - Your Reglan Lawsuit: Is Time Running Out on You?
Jan-1-12 Washington, DC Reglan side effects—some of them extremely serious and debilitating—have resulted for many in a Reglan lawsuit , as plaintiffs attempt to pursue compensation for a life and lifestyle negatively, and often permanently, impacted by taking the drug as prescribed. Reglan tardive dyskinesia, for example, can prevent one from doing... - Advice from Denied Claimant: Get an Experienced Oklahoma SSDI Lawyer
Dec-30-11 Tulsa, OK Marsha knows how important an experienced social security attorney can be to help file an Oklahoma SSDI claim. "I was denied help by the people at the social security administration because I didn't do things correctly with filing," says Marsha. Marsha (not her real name) is just one year away from retirement—she is 64 years old. Sh... - Widow Obtains Substantial Settlement in Asbestos Cancer-Death Lawsuit
New York, NY: A sizable settlement has been paid to the widow of a Montvale, N.J., man who died from peritoneal mesothelioma cancer. The settlement, negotiated on behalf of the widow, Robin Veraldo, was obtained midway through trial. The amount of the settlement was not disclosed, but the New York-based law firm described it as "substantial." ... - Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd AEM Securities Fraud
Company: Agnico-Eagle Mines, Ltd Ticker Symbol: AEM Class Period: Apr-29-10 to Oct-19-11 Date Filed: Nov-9-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-8-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: Wilmington, DL: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States Distri... - JinkoSolar Holdings Co Ltd, JKS Securities Fraud
Company: JinkoSolar Holdings Co Ltd, Ticker Symbol: JKS Class Period: May-13-10 to Sep-21-11 Date Filed: Nov-9-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-8-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: Atlanta, GA: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States Dis... - Scientists Address Anosmia, One of Zicam Side Effects
Dec-29-11 San Francisco, CA Scientists have conducted research at several California universities in order to determine the possible causes and potential remedies for anosmia, one of the alleged Zicam side effects , according to the San Francisco Chronicle . Michael Berg is one individual who had strange sinus problems for most of his adult life, as he had re... - Wells Fargo Agrees $37M to Settle Bid-Rigging Lawsuits
New York, NY: Class action lawsuits filed by various municipalities against Wells Fargo look set to end, as Wells Fargo & Co has agreed to settle the suits, but they are pending court approval. The lawsuits alleged bid-rigging by Wachovia's municipal derivatives group, according to a report on Reuters.com. Wells Fargo, which acquired Wach... - Not-So-Happy Holidays with California Securities Fraud
Dec-28-11 Orange County, CA There's nothing like a good securities fraud story at the end of the year to bring perspective to the task of wrapping everything up for the upcoming tax season. As much as we may lament the performance of our stocks and securities, at the end of the day, few of us find ourselves in the crosshairs of stock investment fraud . But some d... - Investors File Lawsuit Against JP Morgan for Complicity on Madoff Ponzi Scheme
Seattle, WA: Two former Bernard L. Madoff investors have filed a proposed consumer fraud class-action lawsuit against JP Morgan Chase & Co, claiming the banking giant was complicit in aiding Madoff in orchestrating the Ponzi scheme that robbed investors of more than $65 billion. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District... - Diamond Foods, Inc DMND Securities Fraud
Company: Diamond Foods, Inc Ticker Symbol: DMND Class Period: Apr-15-11 to Nov-1-11 Date Filed: Nov-7-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jan-6-12 Court: Northern District of California Allegations: Los Angeles, CA: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District... - "I Got Stung by Unum"
Dec-27-11 Douglasville, GA Vernon, who had a kidney transplant in 1995 when he was 33 years old, just came home from dialysis where he goes three times a week, four hours a day. He is the father of six children (the youngest is seven); his wife was laid off last year and is looking for work. Times are tough: A few years ago Vernon claimed bankruptcy—he had no... - Transvaginal Mesh Problems Affect Ohio Woman
Dec-27-11 Curtice, OH A couple in Ohio are trying to piece their life together after a transvaginal mesh implant disrupted their life after moving into a new house, according to the Fremont News-Messenger . The news source reported that after Teresa and David Sawyer moved into their new home in Curtice, the couple was faced with a medical problem. Her stress... - "I Joined the Yasmin Lawsuit to Help Prevent More Women from Suffering"
Dec-22-11 Chicago, IL When Mary was just 22 years old, three blood clots were found in her leg. Her doctor said that Yasmin, the birth control pill she was taking, was to blame. "Although this happened seven years ago, I got involved in a Yasmin lawsuit now because there is no other way to get Yasmin off the market," says Mary. "We need to get the word out that... - Settlement Proposed in Novedex XT Securities Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A notice program authorized by the United States District Court for the Central District of California began on November 1, 2011 to alert those who purchased Novedex XT from November 2, 2006 through October 3, 2011 ("Class Period") about a proposed settlement with Gaspari Nutrition, Inc. ("Gaspari"). The notice is a result of the Court cer...