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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Georgia Company Sued over Alleged ERISA Plan Violations
Apr-28-11 Duluth, GA The US Department of Labor recently sued a software company based in Duluth, Georgia, for allegedly violating the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ( ERISA ), reports the Atlanta Journal-Constitution . According to the news source, CSG Group Inc. and Thomas Wimberly are facing the civil lawsuit, which claims that they withheld more t... - Male Baldness Pill Suit Likely to Be Followed by More
Apr-27-11 Fort Worth, TX A class-action suit claiming Merck failed to warn consumers that Propecia , a drug for the treatment of male pattern baldness could cause men to grow breasts or become impotent, was recently filed in the state of New Jersey. And Texas personal injury attorney Shezad Malik predicts that this is just the beginning. "Who would trade a ful... - Victims Targeted in Identity Theft
Apr-27-11 Atlanta, GA If you thought identity theft was just for small-time criminals looking to make a little money, you might want to think again. Identity theft fraud can make thieves millions of dollars, making identity theft scams worth their while. Some people involved in ID theft can rack up millions of dollars in fraudulent transactions, not only benefit... - FDA to Review Adverse Events Seen With Trilipix Zocor Combination
Apr-27-11 Washington, DC New data from the ACCORD-Lipid trial has the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) concerned because they show that adding a fibrate drug to a statin increased the risk of cardiac events in women. The FDA plans to set up an advisory committee meeting in May to review the results. The new analysis of the ACCORD-Lipid trial looked at the... - Nursing Home Abuse Criminal
Apr-27-11 Washington, DC More than 90 percent of US nursing homes have at least one employee who has been convicted of a crime, and five percent of all nursing home employees have at least one criminal conviction, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to this new report (March 2011), it comes as no surprise that nursing home abuse i... - Mixed Results in Accutane Lawsuits
Apr-27-11 Atlantic City, NJ Three recent lawsuits alleging Accutane inflammatory bowel disease were combined into one action and heard by the court in March. Those lawsuits resulted in mixed verdicts for plaintiffs who alleged they suffered severe Accutane side effects. Although one of the plaintiffs alleging Accutane IBD was given an award, the other two, inclu... - Merck Sales Could Receive Boost from Sun Pharmaceutical Merger
Apr-27-11 New York, NY Due to a recent merger with Sun Pharmaceutical Industries, Merck sales could receive a boost as the companies sell new versions of generic drugs in emerging markets, reports The Associated Press . According to the news provider, New Jersey-based Merck, which is one of the largest drug companies in the world, will be forming a joint ven... - Drilling Mud Chemicals Spill at Pennsylvania Gas Well
Apr-27-11 Canton, PA Operators recently lost control of a natural gas well in northern Pennsylvania, which led to a spill of drilling mud chemicals , reports The Associated Press . According to the news source, Bradford County emergency officials said that thousands of gallons of contaminated water spilled from a site near the town of Canton that is reportedl... - Novartis Pharmaceuticals, Novartis California, Novartis Sales Rep, Novartis Overtime
Although California pharmaceutical sales representative jobs are usually considered exempt from overtime pay, recent lawsuits involving California Novartis sales reps challenge that exemption. The courts, supported by the Department of Labor, have found that Novartis sales representatives do not have authority or discretion in their job and are not... - Merck Pharmaceuticals, Merck Sales Rep, Merck Lawsuit, Merck California, Merck Employment
A lawsuit has been filed on behalf of California Merck sales representatives alleging they were misclassified as exempt from California overtime and should have been paid overtime for their work as Merck pharmaceutical sales representatives . The California overtime lawsuit was filed in the southern district of California by Jason Frudakis and seeks... - Record Damages for Death of Alabama Policeman
Apr-21-11 Birmingham, AL A jury in Alabama was simply standing up for its community and following the rule of law when it awarded $37.5 million to the family of a young Huntsville police officer who was dispatched to investigate a 911 at a Mexican restaurant and then shot dead at point blank by the El Jalisco's intoxicated manager Benito Albarran, according to a... - Scientist Seeks Study on Paxil Side Effects Like Breast Cancer
Apr-26-11 Cambridge, MA A researcher affiliated with Harvard University who reviewed more than 60 studies recently suggested that scientists should further examine Paxil side effects including breast cancer, Bloomberg reports. According to the news source, the risk of cancer increased by 11 percent on average for patients taking Paxil or other antidepressan... - Study Shows Actos Side Effects
Apr-26-11 San Antonio, TX While researchers report that the medication helped people with prediabetes to avoid getting type 2 diabetes, Actos side effects were also discovered in a recent study, HealthDay News reports. According to the news source, the study, which was published in the New England Journal of Medicine , examined 602 people over the age of 1... - Overtime Class Action Against Stahlbush Island Farms Reaches Settlement
Portland, OR: Workers who filed an overtime class action against Stahlbush Island Farms have agreed to a settlement. The deal covers more than 100 current and former employees of the Corvallis-area company who work or worked in its food precessing operation. The suit was filed in March 2010 in U.S. District Court in Eugene. The final agreement... - Ameriprise Securities Fraud Class Action Reaches $27M Settlement
New York, NY: A preliminary $27 million settlement has been agreed in a securities class action suit filed against Ameriprise Financial Inc. The suit, filed by clients of Ameriprise's independant-brokerage unit, alleged that the private placement interests sold in two companies - Medical Capital and Provident Royalties -- that went bankrupt in 2009 -... - GSK Pharmaceuticals California, GlaxoSmithKline Sales Rep, GSK Sales Rep Overtime
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of GlaxoSmithKline sales reps alleging they were misclassified as exempt from California overtime and should have been paid overtime for their work as California GlaxoSmithKline sales representatives . Although the California GlaxoSmithKline sales representatives lawsuit resulted in a verdict for the defendant, other simil... - Zimmer Durom Cup FAQ
What is a Zimmer Hip? The Zimmer Hip is a hip replacement system and the Zimmer Durom Cup is a newer type of hip replacement component , made with a single piece of material. Zimmer is the world's largest manufacturer of hip replacement parts and its Durom Acetabular Component (Durom Cup) model has been in the US market since 2006, where it is primar... - Zimmer Hip Replacement Lawsuit News and Legal Information
The Zimmer Durom Cup is a newer type of hip replacement component, made with a single piece of material. Since it was introduced to the US market in 2006, the cup has been used for total hip replacement (known as hip arthroplasty) in more than 12,000 patients, but many individuals have reported severe pain and the need for additional hip surgeries after h... - Teen's Tragic Stevens Johnson Syndrome Ordeal
Apr-25-11 Stanford, CA What was supposed to be one of the most exciting trips of a teenager's life turned tragic when the teen reportedly developed Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS). The patient was on his way to Disneyland for the first time in his life when he developed Stevens Johnson syndrome symptoms. Now, the boy is in intensive care, fighting off the SJS. ... - Florida Man Receives Prison Sentence for Stock Fraud
Apr-25-11 Miami, FL A Florida man was sentenced recently to more than three years in federal prison after he allegedly promoted a stock fraud scheme through voicemail messages, The Associated Press reports. A federal judge in Washington, DC, reportedly handed down the sentence recently after 48-year-old Jeffrey S. Mills of Longwood, Florida, previously plea...