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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Man Looks for Job but finds Discrimination Instead
Jan-31-08 Wilkes-Barre, PA: When Ivan left his job in New York to take a position with General Physics, he found that racial discrimination stood in his way. He said his positive attitude turned to suspicion when the two black people in his group failed to qualify for jobs but the people who were white were all hired. Ivan's story is troubling, to say the least... - Bayer’s Monsanto Purchase Sews Seeds of Discontent Amongst Shareholders
Mar-23-20 Whippany, NJ Bayer, one of the largest and most high-profile public companies in the world, started negotiations last year with plaintiffs’ lawyers to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits involving Roundup . Now it’s been slammed with a shareholder derivative lawsuit. The number of plaintiffs is growing to such an extent that Bayer says it... - The Harrison Group bedbugs Settlement
The Dugan family of Flourtown sued the owners of the Holiday Inn Oceanfront for allegedly causing bedbug infestation in their luggage and then in their home. The Worcester County Health Department confirmed the parasite invasion and oversaw the pest eradication. CNA Insurance awarded the Dugan family and undisclosed settlement. (Feb-18-05) Le... - Olympus America Attempts a Power Morcellation Comeback
Dec-19-16 Orlando, FL: In spite of a position taken by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for women Involving power morcellators only be used in relatively rare cases, Olympus America Inc. has released a new power morcellator equipped with a containment bag. Power morcellation had been widely employed in recent years f... - Yaz Lawsuit: What's It Worth?
Jan-7-10 Denver, CO "What is it worth to be afraid every time you feel a pain in your chest?" Liz asks her attorney, who is working on figuring that out. He is currently filing a claim on Liz's behalf against the makers of Yasmin and Yaz . "Getting money will be like frosting on the cake," she says. "I am just glad to be alive." Liz was on birth control for 1... - Despite Health Agencies’ Assurances, Crestor and Statins Still a Concern
Feb-2-13 Ottawa, ON Statin therapy remains an extremely popular method by which doctors help their patients control so-called bad cholesterol in their blood. While cholesterol, overall, is a necessary component to good health, a certain type of cholesterol can lead to plaque buildup in arteries. This can lead to heart attack or stroke. While cholesterol can be mana... - Taxotere and Cosmetic Prostheses
Dec-11-16 Calgary, AB: Since having six rounds of chemotherapy treatment with Taxotere Sharon and Glenna have been wearing expensive hair pieces. Both women have their eyebrows tattooed. Both women finished chemo years ago and their hair never grew back. “My hair is so thin in the front of my head that you can see my scalp and I have bald patches throug... - Couple Uses ERISA to Sue for Same-Sex Spousal Benefits
Mar-10-13 Conshohocken, PA A man has filed an ERISA lawsuit against his employer, alleging the employer violated ERISA benefits laws by denying his husband health care coverage. Although the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) prohibits discrimination, it may be overridden by other federal laws, including laws that do not recognize same-sex marriage... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlements “Slap in the Face”
Jul-30-14 Seattle, WA Although American Medical Systems and Endo, the AMS transvaginal mesh manufacturer, has agreed to settle approximately 20,000 cases, this amount averages about $40,000 per woman who has suffered severe pain due to mesh erosion and protrusion, and many women can no longer have sexual intercourse. Some women who have been living in agony for... - WellCare Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Securities Class Action
TampaBay, FL: WellCare Health Plans Inc. has signed an agreement finalizing the terms of a $200 million settlement in a securities class action lawsuit. The settlement, which still requires court approval, is intended to resolve all the claims that are the subject of the class action, WellCare said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Com... - Birth Control Lawsuits Legal News and Legal Information
Various types of birth control have been linked in studies and lawsuits to serious health complications, including blood clots and pseudotumors. Some class action birth control lawsuits have resulted in settlements with the plaintiffs. Other lawsuits are just getting underway. Birth Control Birth control (sometimes called contraception) is a me... - Abbott Glucose Test Strips Recalled
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and Abbott Diabetes Care have notified healthcare professionals and patients of a recall of 359 different lots of glucose test strips marketed under the following brand names: Precision Xceed Pro, Precision Xtra, Medisense Optium, Optium, OptiumEZ and ReliOn Ultima. The problem relates to... - Settlement Reached with Local Supplier of Chinese Drywall
New Orleans, LA: a settlement agreement has been reached between the Plaintiffs in the multi-district litigation (MDL 2047) and a local supplier of tainted Chinese drywall, Interior/Exterior Building Supply, L.P. and the company's two primary insurers. A class action settlement has been reached, which is still subject to court approval under th... - Hexavalent Chromium Found In Tap Water of 31 US Cities
Washington, DC: A survey released Monday, December 20, has revealed the presence of a potentially carcinogenic chemical in the tap water of 31 of 35 US cities tested. The report, by the Environmental Working Group (EWG), found the highest levels of hexavalent chromium, also known as Chromium-6, in Norman, Oklahoma; Honolulu, Hawaii; Riverside, Califo... - Yasmin Lawsuits Span the Globe
Feb-8-13 Chicago, IL In the 12 years since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first approved Yasmin birth control , could the agency have imagined that by the start of 2013 there would be no fewer than 9,455 lawsuits alleging harm from Yasmin and its close contraceptive cousin, Yaz? The US Judicial Panel on Multi-District Litigation (MDL 2100, US District... - Sally Jackson Recalls All Cheese For Possible E.coli Contamination
Washington, DC: Sally Jackson Cheese of Oroville, WA is recalling all cheese products, including cow, goat, and sheep, because they may be contaminated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 (E. coli O157:H7). E. coli O157:H7 causes a diarrheal illness, often with bloody stools. Although most healthy adults can recover completely within a week, some peopl... - SGLT2 Inhibitor Forxiga Safety Review Launched
Ottawa, Canada: Further to the US Food & Drug Administration' (FDA) warning regarding Invokana, a sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 (SGLT2 ) inhibitors, Health Canada has initiated a safety review for the prescription diabetes drug dapagliflozin (Forxiga) and the risk of ketoacidosis, a serious condition that leads to high levels of blood acids cal... - Various Rolaid Products Urgently Recalled in Canada
Ottawa, ONT: Health Canada is informing Canadians that McNeil Consumer Healthcare (Canada) is voluntarily recalling all lots of ROLAIDS Ultra Strength SoftChews and ROLAIDS Ultra Strength SoftChews plus Gas Relief from the Canadian market. McNeil is requesting that wholesalers, pharmacies and other retail locations immediately stop sale of this product... - Cilantro Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Washington, DC: Pablo's Produce, Inc of Oxnard, CA, is voluntarily recalling one lot of cilantro because it has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. The company is working with Health officials to inform consumers of this recall, and no illnesses have been reported to date. Salmonella is an organism which can cause serious and sometim... - Empowerplus allegedly causes worsening of psychiatric symptoms
Canada Health has received nine complaints of adverse reactions to people who have taken the controversial supplement EMPowerplus. The drug is being sold to treat serious disorders, such as bipolar disorder, anxiety disorder, panic attacks, attention deficit disorder, schizophrenia, autism, Tourette's syndrome, fibromyalgia and obsessive compulsiv...