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Nov-22-08 Las Vegas, NV To say that Mark D. is mad that his mother's money was put in variable annuities would be a massive understatement. He is furious that a financial advisor took advantage of his mother for the commission associated with a variable annuity sale, denying his elderly mother access to money she desperately needed and could not afford to lose. ... - Amazon, Zappos Face Data Breach Class Action
Louisville, KY: A proposed class action lawsuit has been filed against Amazon.com and its Zappos.com subsidiary alleging a recent data breach could put some 24 million Zappos.com customers' personal credit information at risk. The lawsuit was filed in federal court on behalf of Theresa D. Stevens, of Beaumont, TX, and all affected Zappos customers... - MetLife, Inc. MET Securities Fraud
Company: MetLife, Inc. Ticker Symbol: MET Class Period: Feb-2-10 to Oct-6-11 Date Filed: Jan-16-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Mar-16-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: New York, NY: A securities lawsuit seeking class action status has been filed in the United States Dis... - New York State to Permanently Ban Hydraulic Fracturing in 2015
Dec-22-14 New York, NY Opponents of fracking and those concerned over the health effects of hydraulic fracturing water contamination and similar issues are applauding a decision by the administration of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo to ban fracking in the state of New York. At a press conference December 17, Cuomo noted that potential health issues and risks to... - Employment Discrimination, Disability Accommodations and Return to Work after COVID-19 Closures
Jun-10-20 New York, NY Vincent White, a partner at White, Hilferty and Albanese, hears stories like this frequently now: An employee at a New York financial services firm wants to continue to work from home even after the rest of the sales operation returns to the office. His serious heart condition raises the risks associated with exposure to COVID-19, but... - Home Health Care Workers Qualify for California Overtime
Aug-8-13 Sacramento, CA Home health care workers are increasingly in demand - this occupation is the second top-growth occupation in the State of California. But health aide workers are seldom paid California overtime or minimum wage, which likely puts them at the bottom of a “most desirable” occupation list. Demand for home caregivers, the type... - Second Circuit Rules Against Reducing Veteran’s Damages Award
Apr-9-16 The Second Circuit Court of Appeals ordered an increase in a $4.5 million verdict against the Veterans Administration, awarded to a military veteran for surgery that left him a paraplegic. The plaintiff, Charles Malmberg, argued the district court erred when it reduced his award by $1.2 million, which is the cost of services he could receive at the VA... - Can Obamacare End Emergency Room Overcharges?
Mar-26-12 Los Angeles, CA Yesterday marked the first day of hearings regarding President Obama's new federal health care law—Obamacare—with the goal of improving access to care and controlling costs, including Emergency Room Overcharges . Uwe Reinhardt, an economist at Princeton University recently told National Public Radio (NPR) that American... - Pharmacy Repackaged Avastin Intravitreal Injections Causing Blindess
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued an alert regarding repackaged intravitreal injections of Avastin (bevacizumab) that have caused a cluster of serious eye infections in the Miami, Florida area. The Florida Department of Health (DOH) notified FDA of a cluster of Streptococcus endophthalmitis infections in three c... - FDA Issues Warning of Strangulation with ShoulderFlex Massager
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has notified health professionals and consumers of serious health risks posed by the ShoulderFlex Massager. The FDA is aware of reports to the Consumer Product Safety Commission of one death and one near-strangulation associated with the ShoulderFlex Massager. These incidents occurred when a n... - Elmiron Vision Loss Lawsuits Mounting
Jun-5-20 Santa Clara, CA On the heels of studies linking the bladder drug Elmiron to vision loss, lawsuits are being filed nationwide against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, claiming the interstitial cystitis medication causes serious vision damage, namely maculopathy — a degenerative disease of the retina. Further, the drug manufacturer has been accused of knowing... - Why Your Cell Phone Matters: 5 Lessons from the United Airlines PR Disaster
Apr-25-17 North Charleston, SC: You’d have to be under a rock the last week to have missed the story of David Dao, a Chinese-American passenger who was forcibly removed from an overbooked United Airlines flight after resisting his removal. The media has been all over this blatant example of excessive force; and so they should. It’s violent, visceral, and... - Ortho Evra Patch Complaints Span Six Years
Oct-15-08 Washington, DC Although Johnson & Johnson has paid at least $68.7 million in out-of-court settlements for lawsuits filed after females used its Ortho Evra birth-control Patch , is that enough? The healthcare maker says more than 5 million women have used the Patch but it doesn't say how many (countless) women have suffered blood clots, heart attacks or st... - Laparoscopic Device Spreads Uterine Cancer
Jan-15-15 Philadelphia, PA Dr. Hooman Noorchashm and his wife, Dr. Amy Reed, are fighting the battle of their lives. First to save Dr. Reed from the devastating leiomysosarcoma (LMS) that threatens her life and secondly to put an end to a medical device called the Power Morcellator that exacerbated her cancer. “I am someone whose wife is affected by thi... - Study Finds That People With Lowest Incomes Pay Most in Bank Overdraft Fees
Apr-11-17 Philadelphia, PA: A recent study has found that the largest percentage of bank overdraft fees are collected from bank customers who earn the lowest incomes. While banks market their overdraft programs as a service, consumers often incur unexpected overdraft fees that exceed the original transaction amount, according to a Dec. 2016 issue brief http:/... - Mounting Essure Lawsuits Amount to Decline in Bayer’s Sales
Apr-10-17 Boston, MA: Since Bayer won’t withdraw Essure from the market in the wake of Brazil’s recent news and instead potentially harm more women, perhaps its financial woes might be more convincing. Last year the permanent birth control device caused the company to lose $413 million, according to its annual report . Add to the fray 3,700 US law... - First Unum: A Keystone Kops Approach to Claims Processing?
Sep-20-08 Chattanooga, TN Whether it is genuine pride over the addition of a new business platform or an attempt to push the bad press away from the public eye, First Unum is doing a lot of banner-waving over its new, 'Simply Unum' platform. Yes, but will it serve to improve the efficiency and compassion of the former Unum Provident ? Time will tell—but clients... - Implanon Reviews Could Steer Women Away From the Birth Control Device
Feb-24-17 Santa Cruz, CA: Women seeking a long-term birth control solution have probably heard about the implantable birth control device Implanon. However, if they somehow missed the news of Implanon lawsuits and rely on reviews at online health forums, what they find may steer those women away from using Implanon. For example, at the popular health informa... - Car Accidents: Young Lives Changed
Aug-20-08 Hamilton, MA One of the tragic aspects of car accidents is the effect they have on young lives. In the blink of an eye, a young person with a whole life ahead of her can lose her life, often through no fault of her own. Then, it is left to the grieving family to deal with the aftermath and decide what should be done. In Massachusetts an 18 year old t... - What’s Next for Ethicon Hernia Mesh Lawsuits?
Sep-12-19 Atlanta, GA Judge Richard W. Story has now identified ten bellwether Ethicon Physiomesh lawsuits that will likely shape the multidistrict litigation pending in the U.S. District Court, Northern District of Georgia. Trials in these hernia mesh lawsuits are now scheduled to begin in April 2020. But there will be plenty to watch even before opening sta...