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Sep-9-16 Washington, DC: It’s not that difficult to understand why Johnson & Johnson, the makers of anti-psychotic drug Risperdal (risperidone), would take lawsuits and criticism in stride given the revenues generated by the blockbuster drug: reported by Bloomberg to be $24.2 billion in worldwide sales from 2003 through 2010. In that sense, any correspo... - Forced-Placed Insurances Leaves Homeowners Out in the Cold
Sep-6-16 Washington, DC: There is little doubt that the act of allowing homeowner insurance to lapse on a mortgaged property is not, with little exception, done maliciously. For most, the lapse of property insurance has more to do with human error (forgetting to renew), or financial hardship (“do we pay the insurance this month, or feed the baby?”) Ther... - Manufacturers of Fish Oil Supplements Face Lawsuit Over PCB Contamination
San Francisco, CA: Some fish oil capsules sold as health supplements for their Omega-3 fatty acids content have illegally undisclosed unnecessarily high levels of contamination with polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) compounds, according to a lawsuit filed this week in California court. The lawsuit names eight makers and sellers of fish oil, shark oil, f... - Psychopharmacology In Court
Jul-29-08 A previously outgoing, athletic and scholastically proficient 12 year-old begins to show increasing academic problems. Over the course of 18 months, he is treated by HMO pediatricians and child psychiatrists for ADD (Attention Deficit Disorder) to which the diagnosis of Oppositional Defiant Disorder and Bipolar Disorder are progressively added on. He i... - Medical Malpractice: An ill Wind is Starting to Blow
Jul-28-08 Fort Lauderdale, FL Anyone following Priscilla Presley on Dancing with the Stars this past spring may well wonder if she had given any thought to a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who performed the actress's facelift. The doctor, Daniel Serrano, injected the rich and famous of Hollywood with a 'miracle wrinkle remover' that was alleg... - Workers' Compensation: It Works on Paper, But…
Jul-26-08 Los Angeles, CA If you work for a car wash in Los Angeles, your employer may not have the Workers' Compensation insurance coverage you, as an employee, are legally entitled to. According to those who have gone through Workers' Compensation hell, you may not want it anyway. This month officials with the State Division of Labor Standards Enforcement... - Construction Site Lawsuit Settled for $1 Million Plus
Morris County, NJ: A lawsuit over construction site negligence has concluded with the family of a 23-year old man who died as a result of a workplace accident settling prior to trial for a sum reported to be over $1 million. The lawsuit alleged that the 23-year old decedent, who was employed by his father's masonry company as a laborer, was crushed bet... - Unum: a Tale of Two Extremes
Jun-19-08 Chattanooga, TN If only disgruntled Unum policyholders could have been flies on the wall this past week when Unum president and CEO Thomas R. Watjen rattled on about 'sustainable momentum' and robust performance during the company's annual general meeting (AGM) in mid-June. "Over the past several years, we have made solid progress in just about every... - Feds Considering Exemptions to Illegal RoboCall Rules
Aug-11-16 Washington, DC: You’ve heard it before: what the government giveth, the government taketh away. That’s the crux of a divergence of goals and protections that pit one arm of the federal government against the other in the name of collecting delinquent accounts. The result is a major crack in an armor intended to protect Americans already under s... - Talcum Powder Lawsuits Increase
Aug-8-16 Chicago, IL: As a motion to consolidated federal talcum powder lawsuits is filed, more plaintiffs are coming forward saying they were put at risk of ovarian and other cancers thanks to their use of Johnson & Johnson's product. Juries have sided with plaintiffs and awarded millions of dollars in awards, finding that Johnson & Johnson put consume... - Personal injury lawsuits
If you have suffered from an injury as a result of an accident, either physically or emotionally, that means you have suffered a personal injury. You may simply want an apology from someone if you suffered a minor injury but you might want compensation if your injury was more serious—and that often involves taking legal action. Persona... - Cell Phone Carrier Settles Lawsuit
Jun-10-08 Washington, DC About 70 million current AT&T mobility customers will soon receive notification that they may be eligible for a refund as part of a class action lawsuit settlement. According to Jay Edelson, lead counsel for the plaintiffs, AT&T customers will soon be able to claim refunds on charges to their cell phones between January 1, 2004 and May 30, 2... - Testosterone’s Benefit is Reversed in Robust Marketing to the Wrong Patient
Aug-4-16 Washington, DC: There has never been any debate as to the effectiveness and usefulness of testosterone supplementation for a small cohort of men, for whom supplements can be vitally important. And testosterone therapy isn’t new, having been around for some time (with full blessing from the US Food and Drug Administration) as a treatment for hypogonad... - Court Should Direct FEC to Investigate Karl Rove’s Crossroads GPS
Aug-3-16 WHAT: Today, Public Citizen will appear in court for the next step in Public Citizen v. FEC. Public Citizen will ask the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia to grant its request to declare that the Federal Election Commission (FEC) was wrong when it failed to investigate Crossroads GPS for not registering as a political committee and to direc... - Health Canada Updates Invokana Warning Ahead of the FDA
Aug-1-16 Ottawa, ON: While the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) came out with a health and safety warning about invokana side effects pertaining to kidney injury, the Canadian equivalent to the FDA appears to have headed off the FDA at the pass by jumping the gun by a month and posting its own safety warning about Invokana and other drugs in the SGLT2 clas... - Comverse Shareholder Settlement Agreed at $225 Million
New York, NY: A settlement totalling $225 million has been reached in the class action lawsuit brought against Comverse Technologies on allegations of stock option backdating. Under the terms of the settlement, the former CEO Jacob "Kobi" Alexander, who absconded to Namibia in 2006 to avoid federal charges of fraud, will pay roughly $60 million toward... - Body Powder Lawsuits Proposed for Multidistrict Consolidation in Illinois
Jul-23-16 Chicago, IL: With more than 1,200 talcum powder lawsuits alleging ovarian cancer risk in association with use of a heritage Johnson & Johnson product, a motion has been filed proposing consolidation by the US Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation for pre-trial proceedings. The Motion for Transfer was officially filed July 15th, with the pro... - Cintas Settles Laundry Workers' Class Action for $6.5 Million
Los Angeles, CA: Workers United/SEIU announced today that industrial launderer Cintas has agreed to pay $6.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it violated the City of Los Angeles Living Wage Ordinance. The union, which represents 70 percent of laundry workers in California, believes the settlement is the largest monetary amount ever pa... - Preliminary $25 Million Settlement Reached in Vitamin Price Fixing Suit
Mesquite, NV: A preliminary $25.03 million settlement has been reached between Catherine Cortez Masto, Nevada Attorney General, and vitamin manufacturers accused of price fixing their vitamins to maximize their profits. The lawsuit was undertaken on behalf of consumers and businesses that purchased certain vitamin products between 1988 and 2000, and... - Report: Number of Asbestos Claims Dropped in 2015
Jul-17-16 Washington, DC: A report issued by a product liabilities consulting firm suggests the number of asbestos lawsuits in 2015 is down slightly from 2014. But the same report notes that the number of defendants has increased. Asbestos lawsuits have been filed by people who became ill after their exposure to the carcinogen, alleging people were not properly...