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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Consumer Advocate Blames both Manufacturer and FDA for Dragging their Heels
Nov-23-17 Washington, DC: Public Citizen is an internationally-recognized consumer advocacy group founded by perhaps the original consumer advocate, Ralph Nader. He’s the guy who railed over the safety of cars, and advocated for seat belts. And today, the organization he founded holds, amongst other things, the feet of the pharmaceutical and medical device ind... - Florida Premises Liability Case Comes Down to Rule of Law
Nov-25-17 Ocala, FL: A Florida premises liability lawsuit that stemmed from a slip and fall incident in 2011 came down to the weight of the evidence, together with the legal definition of the plaintiff as a visitor to the premises – an issue that had a bearing on the unsuccessful bid to have the finding of a lower court stayed, and a petition for a new tri... - Time for Consumers to Litigate Against the Autorenewal Clause, Lawyer Says
Nov-25-17 Los Angeles, CA: Not a week goes by that attorney Francis (Casey) Flynn doesn’t get up to ten phone calls from irate consumers complaining about an autorenewal clause for some product or service they purchased and then find they can’t get rid of it no matter how hard they try. The so-called autorenewal clause is a by-product of the new... - Spectranetics Bridge Occlusion Balloon Catheters Recalled
Washington, DC: Spectranetics is recalling its Bridge Occlusion Balloon Catheter due to the possibility of a blocked guidewire lumen in some device units. Spectranetics’ Bridge Occlusion Balloon Catheter is a device intended to temporarily block the superior vena cava (SVC) when emergency control of hemorrhage is required. The Bridge Occlus... - $15M Awarded to Plant Supervisor in Discrimination and Labor Law Violations Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $15 million settlement has been awarded to a manufacturing plant supervisor injured while at work and later demoted then fired. The plaintiff, 50-year old Cesar Astorga, alleged defamation, discrimination, and violations of California labor law against the defendant, Snap-On Logistics, a power tool manufacturer. The t... - Settlement Reached in L'Oreal Hair-Relaxer Injury Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A settlement has been reached in a defective products class action lawsuit pending against L’Oreal alleging the cosmetics giant misrepresented the safety of its hair relaxer, consequently causing injury to consumers. The lawsuit alleged that L'Oreal’s Amla Legend Rejuvenating Ritual Relaxer damages hair and causes burns and blist... - Monsanto Still Fighting California’s Carcinogen Listing for Glyphosate in Roundup
Nov-21-17 Fresno, CA: The manufacturer of Monsanto Roundup is not taking any assertion, accurate or otherwise that Roundup causes cancer, lying down. To that end, Monsanto Co. has joined forces with other agricultural industry groups in a lawsuit aimed squarely at the State of California and the identification by the California Office of Environmental Health Haz... - Men Allege Propecia Sexual Dysfunction, but what About Women and Propecia Side Effects?
Nov-21-17 Washington, DC: Much has been written about Propecia finasteride and oft-alleged associations with Propecia impotence. Many a Propecia lawsuit has alleged such Propecia side effects, even after finasteride users have stopped using the medication. However, what about women? It has been well documented that women lose their hair as well, although not... - DePuy Attune Knee Replacement Can Result in Physical, Emotional and Financial Pain
Nov-21-17 Santa Clara, CA: It’s pretty much a straightforward decision for most of the 700,000 people in the U.S. who experience knee pain yearly: have a knee replacement or live the rest of your life in pain. But for some people implanted with a defective knee such as the DePuy Synthes Attune device, they made the wrong decision and the consequences have... - Did FDA Fast-Track Contribute to IVC Filter Injuries?
Nov-10-17 Washington, DC: While we wait for the bellwether trials to proceed in the Cook IVC Filter Litigation MDL and the Bard IVC Filters MDL , maybe it’s time to have a conversation about root causes. How did we end up in late 2017 with more than 2,000 pending IVC filter lawsuits ? One thing these IVC filter injury cases have in common is this:... - Is it Getting Just a Bit Harder to Bring an Eliquis Lawsuit?
Nov-18-17 Manhattan, NY: A new study that appears to deflect some heat away from Eliquis bleeding risks, combines with a previous court decision by a federal judge back in May to intensify the challenge involved in bringing a successful Eliquis lawsuit . Back in February, the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) established consolidated pretri... - Taxotere Hair Loss Does Additional Harm to Breast Cancer Survivors
Nov-12-17 Washington, DC: It’s there – like a sub audible hum – underneath Sanofi-Aventis’s decision not to disclose the risk of permanent Taxotere hair loss . It will certainly be there, underpinning the drug manufacturer’s offers to settle the lawsuits according to National Trial Lawyers . The effort to minimize the harm that T... - California Startup Has Faced Three Class Action Lawsuits in its Young History
Nov-20-17 San Francisco, CA: A shopping service that found favor with busy urban professionals but vilified by some of its service personnel is set to finalize a settlement worth $4.6 million in January 2018, reports the San Francisco Business Times (05/24/17). The class action California overtime lawsuit was brought by employees and independent contractors of... - $36M Lumber Liquidators Defective Flooring Settlement Reached
Richmond, VA: A $36 million settlement deal has been reached between Lumber Liquidators (LL) and two classes of consumers, potentially ending multidistrict litigation alleging LL manufactured and sold defective and hazardous laminate flooring. According to litigation, one class alleged that the durability of the wood was not what not up to grad... - $2M Awarded in Sexual Harassment Case of A Minor
Los Angeles, CA: A $2 million settlement has been awarded in the case of a 13-year old student who alleged she suffered sexual harassment by her teacher. According to the lawsuit, filed against the school district that employed the teacher, the 13-year old plaintiff claimed she was sexually harassed by her male middle school teacher when she was in t... - Ethicon Physiomesh Lawsuit Alleges Defective Product
Nov-16-17 White Plains, NY: In spite of a product recall of the troubled Ethicon Physiomesh last year, lawsuits brought by hernia patients negatively impacted by the failed medical device continue to be filed. To that end, a surgical mesh lawsuit was filed this past September by a plaintiff in US District Court for the Southern District of New York. Accor... - Smith & Nephew Hip Implant Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Smith & Nephew, a global medical technology company based in England, is facing lawsuits over some of its Birmingham Hip Replacement (BHR) and R3 metal-on-metal hip replacement systems. The lawsuits concern the alleged premature failure of Smith & Nephew's metal-on-metal hip implant devices, which can cause pain, limited mobility and the need fo... - Empleados de un Resort Vacacional de Lujo en California lanzan una demanda
Nov-21-17 Los Ángeles, California: Expertos de la industria en el estado de California opinan que a pesar de que las actuales leyes de trabajo del estado de California pueden considerarse como muy protectoras del trabajo, y en algunos casos hasta más protectoras que las leyes de trabajo a nivel Federal, existen empleadores que están al riesgo de... - Medtronic SynchroMed Infusion Pump Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Medtronic SynchroMed EI Implantable Infusion Pump has been recalled by Medtronic and the FDA after reports that Implantable Drug Infusion Pumps have resulted in incorrect dosage and life-threatening withdrawals. At least 14 patient deaths are linked to Implantable Infusion Pumps . The SynchroMed pump is implanted to deliver drugs to treat pai... - Avis Settles TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: Avis has agreed to settle a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit accusing the car rental company of sending automated text messages to customers without their permission. The TCPA class action lawsuit was filed by a customer in New York who claimed that himself and other customers who rent a car through the...