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Santa Clara, CA; A warning has been issued by The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) for healthcare providers and patients about the potential risk of infection from certain LivaNova PLC (formerly Sorin Group Deutschland GmbH) Stöckert 3T heater-cooler devices used during open heart (open-chest) surgery. Patients who have had... - California Excessive Bank Overdraft Fee Lawsuit Gets Second Wind
Jul-29-20 San Diego, CA For months, the law firms that represent banks and other big businesses have worried that the Ninth Circuit’s 2019 decision in Blair v. Rent-A-Center shows plaintiffs how to side-step mandatory arbitration provisions that include class action waivers. Defense counsel’s worst fear is realized in the motion for reconsideration fil... - Broadspectrum Downstream Settles California Labor Class Action for $3.45M
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.45 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Texas-based Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc. The workers alleged they were not compensated for the time it took to prep for shifts at California refineries, in violation of California labor law. Broadspectrum, formerly call... - PAGA Claims Survive Dismissal of California Labor Code Violations
Jul-20-20 San Francisco, CA On June 26, the California Court of Appeals held that an employee could continue his state Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim even after settling his California Labor Code lawsuit . Linehan-Clodfelter v. Vivint, Inc. closely follows the reasoning of the recent California Supreme Court decision in Kim v. Reins Internat. Cali... - Fosamax - Dental Professionals Concerned about ONJ
Feb-12-07 Denver, CO: Fosamax , made by Merck, was approved to help people suffering from Osteoporosis, a disease in which people lose bone mass and density which can result in bones that break easily. However, many people who have taken Fosamax have reported another problem, Osteonecrosis of the Jaw (ONJ). It was around five years ago that dentists and oral sur... - America Online services: Still Difficult to Cancel
Feb-4-07 Orlando, FL If you have ever found yourself frustrated by trying to cancel your online services, you are not alone. A recent report in PC World magazine listed the 13 worst companies for online cancellation procedures. Among those on the list were AOL (America Online), Classmates.com, NetZero, and Napster.com. Reports at Consumer Affairs.com say that... - Florida Couple Recovers $14.5 in Bad Faith Case Against Geico
Nov-14-15 A jury in Miami awarded a $14.5 million to husband and wife in a Miami-Dade Circuit Court trial against Geico General Insurance Co. and an uninsured driver who was deemed negligent in a severe 2004 automobile accident. In the Nov. 2 verdict, a jury awarded former chiropractor David Zucker and his wife Carrie a total of nearly $14.5 million for past an... - Public has Right to know Secrets revealed in Zyprexa Documents
Jan-15-07 Washington, DC In deciding whether to allow Eli Lilly to continue to use court orders to hide documents that show the company illegally marketed Zyprexa for unapproved uses and failed to warn the public about the serious health risks associated with the drug for a decade, the court needs to consider the harm done to the public by Lilly's conduct. Th... - Implantes de Cadera Defectuosos
Se han presentado demandas contra varias compañías que alegan que los pacientes han sido dañados por los implantes de cadera defectuosos. El implante de cadera defectuoso, en el que el dispositivo de cadera falla más rápidamente de lo esperado, puede causar una variedad de problemas para los pacientes, incluyendo dolor y movilidad limitada, y puede requ... - Bravelle Medicamento para la Fertilidad Retiro y Demanda
Ferring Pharmaceuticals se enfrenta a acusaciones de que su medicamento para la fertilidad Bravelle es ineficaz después de un retiro en otoño de 2016 de ciertas porciones de la droga. El retiro de lotes de Bravelle se debió a que algunos no eran tan fuertes como se especificaba, lo que resulta en un efecto terapéutico reducido.Las demandas por Bravelle s... - Aldi, Inc. Settles California Overtime Lawsuit
Jul-1-20 Los Angeles, CA Jeree Gant filed a class action lawsuit against Aldi, Inc., claiming that the grocery chain failed to pay her for all the hours she worked between October 2017 and May 2018. The other allegations under the California labor code concerning meal breaks, rest breaks and wage statements follow from that central claim. Aldi has now offered t... - District of Columbia Sues Elevate Credit, Inc.
Jun-24-20 Washington, DC On June 5, Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Elevate Credit Inc., alleging that Elevate charged loan interest rates on what are essentially internet payday loans in excess of the District’s usury limits. The interest rates of 149 to 251 percent associated with Elevate’s Rise and... - Employee Stock Ownership Lawsuit Unmasks Brazen Corporate Fraud
Jun-18-20 Riverside, CA The allegations made in Gamino v. KPC Healthcare are pretty lurid, especially as ERISA lawsuits go. Even apart from the loaded handgun and the slashed tires, the Complaint tells a tale of shocking financial malfeasance. The lawsuit claims that in 2015 Kali Pradip Chaudhuri, the sole shareholder of KPC Healthcare, sold the company to... - Benzene Litigation Similar to Early Days of Asbestos and Tobacco
Nov-1-06 Los Angeles, CA: Legal analysts say that the recent surge of benzene lawsuits is beginning to resemble the early days of asbestos and tobacco litigation. CFO Magazine reports that company CFOs and corporate attorneys "foresee a flood tide of benzene suits, including cases that have nothing to do with occupational exposure." CFO quotes Insurance Inf... - $13 Million Asbestos Verdict against Colgate-Palmolive Over Talcum Powder
Sep-23-15 Los Angeles, CA The mesothelioma verdict was handed down quietly back in April, but it has huge implications for any consumer and would-be plaintiff who may have used talcum powder manufactured by Colgate-Palmolive. And with 95 percent liability, the defendant winds up with the largest share of the $13 million asbestos jury verdict. Mesothelioma and... - ERISA Lawsuits Target United HealthCare Reimbursements Practices
Jun-10-20 Pasadena, CA The Glendale Outpatient Surgery Center’s (“GOSC”) ERISA lawsuit against United HealthCare Services Inc. and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. (collectively “United HealthCare”) claims that the insurance giant skimped on reimbursement for services rendered by GOSC to United HealthCare patients. On May 19 the Ninth C... - Federal Court Sends Excessive Overdraft Fees Plaintiffs to Arbitration
Jun-9-20 Chicago, IL On May 18, the District Court for the Northern District of Illinois ruled that two of the three named plaintiffs in Page v. Alliant Credit Union could pursue their claims only through arbitration. This ends their participation in a class action bank overdraft fees lawsuit . The lawsuit alleges that Alliant charged insufficient funds fees e... - Auditor Recommends Reauthorizing Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act
Sep-17-15 Seattle, WA A Washington state law encouraging medical whistleblowers to report Medicaid fraud has been a success, according to a report by auditors. The program, which allows citizens to report Medicaid fraud by providers, took effect in 2012 but expires in 2016. The auditor has recommended reauthorizing the Act to encourage further recovery. Accor... - Prudential Insurance Faces Denied Disability Lawsuit
Sep-15-15 Dallas, TX A former doctor has filed a lawsuit against Prudential Insurance, alleging the insurer wrongly denied her long-term disability claim . The lawsuit alleges Prudential violated good faith and fair dealing in its refusal to approve the plaintiff’s benefits. Denied disability lawsuits can be filed against insurance companies that improperly... - Zyprexa Sales Show No Amount of Lawsuits Will Deter Lilly
Sep-28-06 Indianapolis, IN Scores of new lawsuits are being filed by patients who say they took Zyprexa without knowing the risks after Eli Lilly promoted the drug to doctors as a treatment for conditions other than schizophrenia and bipolar disorder that the drug is approved to treat. In June 2005, Lilly announced plans to settle roughly 8,000 claims by pati...