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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Gadolinium Dyeing Out?
Aug-13-19 Buffalo, NY: Many reports of adverse side events associated with gadolinium contrast dye , along with recent data showing that gadolinium deposits in the brain and other organs have spurred researchers to find imaging approaches that don’t need gadolinium-based contrast agents (GBCAs). The Multiple Sclerosis and Gadolinium Study There has been on... - Farmers Worldwide Filed Monsanto Herbicide Lawsuits
Aug-17-19 Denton, MT: A Montana farmer recently filed a Monsanto glyphosate lawsuit claiming its herbicide Roundup he used since 1982 caused his Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma. In a similar case filed in France, a French court found Monsanto guilty of poisoning a farmer and in June the first Australian legal action was filed against Bayer, which bought Monsanto in 2018. ... - VyStar Credit Union Accused of Assessing NSF Fees Multiple Times for Same Transaction
Aug-8-19 Jacksonville, FL A class action lawsuit filed in Jacksonville Circuit Court claims that VyStar Credit Union routinely assessed multiple insufficient funds charges on the same transaction without authorization by the customer. In her excessive overdraft fee lawsuit, Heather Washington alleges that VyStar charged three separate $32 overdraft fees on a sing... - Fidelity 401k Fiduciary Lawsuits Consolidated in Massachusetts
Aug-7-19 Boston, MA Since the beginning of 2019, a collection of class action ERISA lawsuits has worked to expose a secret pay-to-play scheme that arguably benefited Fidelity Management and Research Company and related companies (“Fidelity”) at the expense of 401k retirement savers. These lawsuits have now been consolidated as In re Fidelity ERISA Fee... - J&J Presents Article in Asbestos Talc Trial Indicating Weak Link to Peritoneal Mesothelioma
Aug-15-19 New Brunswick, NJ: Johnson & Johnson presented scientific literature during the latest asbestos talc trial on August 9 indicating a “weak link” between peritoneal mesothelioma and asbestos exposure, challenging testimony of pathologist John Maddox and the four plaintiffs who have been diagnosed with this form of cancer. All four were exposed to asbe... - Uber to Settle Class Action Contract Lawsuit for $395,000
Aug-5-19 San Francisco, CA The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California appears ready to approve a settlement in Dulberg v. Uber Technologies Inc. that will net nearly a quarter of the drivers only $20. The class action lawsuit is notable for two reasons. It was brought as a contract lawsuit, not under the provisions of California labor em... - Google’s Age Discrimination Settlement--Again
Aug-9-19 Sacramento, CA: Wisdom doesn’t necessarily come with age, at least not with Google. If it did, Google would have wizened up a decade ago, when the courts warned the Internet giant of its “systematic practice of discrimination" involving job applicants who were age 40 and over. Instead, it recently shelled out $11 million to settle a California age di... - Veterans with Hearing Loss Chucked 3M Defective Earplugs During Deployment
Aug-6-19 Kalamazoo, MI: Brian is a former Marine Corps combatant diagnosed with hearing loss and tinnitus. “I served three tours in Iraq and many training missions where I was a forward observer of artillery, heavy guns, and aircraft ordnance. These 3M earplugs were my standard issue and we were also given no instruction on use or efficacy,” says Brian. “I... - ¿Demasiada deuda? La bancarrota puede ser una solución
¿Alguna de estas situaciones suena conocida? Una crisis médica que lo a ahogado en biles médicos Usted está en desempleado o ha sido despedido del trabajo Usted está enfrentando un divorcio Balances de sus tarjetas de crédito están fuera de control Usted se enfrenta a dificultades de la deuda... - $1.2 Billion Class Action Lawsuit Targets Ford Fuel Economy Claims
Jul-29-19 Detroit, MI Rapidly multiplying Ford class action lawsuits focusing on deceptive fuel economy claims will now include owners or lessees of 2018 and 2019 Ford F-150s or 2019 Ford Rangers. Misrepresented mileage may have cost drivers as much as $2,000 a year. Claims abound, but in the latest lawsuit, plaintiffs seek damages of $1.2 billion , arising fro... - Dignity Health Poised to Settle ERISA Lawsuit for $100 Million
Jul-30-19 San Francisco, CA Dignity Health has agreed to pay $100 million to settle a proposed class action ERISA lawsuit that accused it of using a undeserved religious exemption to justify underfunding its pension plan by $1.5 billion. The proposed settlement would require Dignity Health to add $50 million in retirement plan funding in 2020 and at least $50 mill... - Monsanto Accused of Fudging Glyphosate Evidence
Jul-17-19 Washington, DC A disturbing theme has emerged from the trio of recent Monsanto glyphosate lawsuits . In each of them, Johnson v. Monsanto Co. , Hardeman v. Monsanto Co. and Pilliod v. Monsanto Co. , the plaintiffs’ cancers were linked to glyphosate, the active ingredient in Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup. And in each of them, the company&r... - Forced Arbitration Threatens Class Action Excessive Overdraft Fees Lawsuits
Jul-18-19 Washington, DC JPMorgan Chase, the country’s largest bank, is moving to require credit card customers, and by extension, checking account customers with a linked debit card, to settle disputes through arbitration. It would, reportedly, preclude class action excessive overdraft fee lawsuits like one that in 2012 led JP Morgan to settle with chec... - Lawmakers Suspect Gilead Has Ulterior Motives for Donating HIV/AIDS drug Truvada
Jul-25-19 Washington, DC: The drug manufacturer Gilead announced in May that it was making an annual donation of 2.4 million bottles of Truvada that is prescribed as a prophylactic to prevent the spread of HIV, also known as PrEP. Some lawmakers, however, suspect that the donation comes with strings attached. A letter to the drug maker on June 26 from Elijah... - ZF-TRW Holdings and Six Automakers Slammed with Defective Airbag Class Action Lawsuits
Jul-22-19 Santa Clara, CA: German airbag manufacturer ZF TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. and six major automakers have been slammed with class action defective airbag lawsuits alleging ZF TRW airbags are defective. The defective airbags have been linked to at least eight deaths and several serious injuries. The class action lawsuits were filed on the heels of a N... - Daubert Hearing Underway is Crucial to Johnson & Johnson Asbestos Talc Lawsuits
Jul-24-19 Trenton, NJ : Johnson & Johnson is hoping to snuff out over 20 plaintiffs’ expert witnesses from the multi-district litigation in a Daubert Hearing that began this week. The plaintiff cases are built on expert testimonies who say that asbestos fibers have been found in samples of talcum powder provided by plaintiff lawyers purchased on eBay and other pl... - Forced Arbitration, Stock Drop Disputes and ACA Repeal Loom Large for ERISA Lawsuits in Latter Half of 2019
Jul-12-19 Washington, DC It’s semiannual prognostication time for ERISA lawsuits , and in our crystal ball, we see a mysterious stranger, great fortune and heartbreak. No, actually, not. But relying on our lesser powers, we suspect that, for the next six months, three issues will loom large. These include the impact of forced arbitration clauses, the future vi... - Women’s Soccer Team California Discrimination Lawsuits Trigger Athletics Fair Pay Act
Jul-19-19 Santa Clara, CA: On the heels of the U.S. women's soccer team victory and two ongoing California labor law discrimination lawsuits, two Democratic senators have introduced legislation that calls for equal pay for female Olympic and national team athletes. The two lawsuits filed against U.S. Soccer are both California labor lawsuits for violation of th... - Ninth Circuit Confirms Death of “De Minimus” Rule in California Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Jul-15-19 San Francisco, CA On June 28, the Ninth Circuit confirmed that, in lawsuits brought under the California Labor Code , even very small amounts of work time – measured in seconds, not minutes – must be counted and compensated. The opinion in Rodriguez v. Nike should put an end to latest employer-driven campaign to revive the federal de minimus s... - Ford Fuel Economy Lawsuit—Attorney Weighs In
Jul-17-19 New York, NY: If you are a current or former Ford vehicle owner or you leased Ford model years 2017-2019 (the “Class Vehicles”) that were marketed and sold with overstated fuel economy, you may be entitled to compensation. Attorney Gary Graifman has filed the Ford class action lawsuit on behalf of Ford customers nationwide who believe the advertised...