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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Hip and Knee Patient with MS at Her “Wit’s End”
Feb-4-13 Seattle, WA Susan, who has multiple sclerosis, is at her wit’s end. She says that since her hip replacement surgery she is worse off than ever. “I am so frustrated with getting tossed from test to test with so much pain and waiting in between,” Susan says. Is she one more statistic in yet another Hip and Knee Replacement Implant Failu... - Are Actemra Claimants Headed for Multidistrict Litigation?
Oct-13-17 Washington, DC Some law firms and at least one organization that finances mass tort litigation seem to think so. But what does it mean for the little guy when big dogs start to circle around the likelihood that Actrema lawsuits will be consolidated into multidistict litigation (MDL)? Is this a good thing or a bad thing for someone who has had a h... - Lake County Fair Board accidental death Settlement
An eight-year-old boy from died after being shocked by a bumper cart ride in August of 2003. Greyson Yoe died Sept 2, 2003 and his parents filed a lawsuit against the company and its operators. The terms of the settlement are undisclosed but the maximum insurance coverage was $2 million. The owner of the ride was sentenced to 6 months in jail while the ri... - Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company insurnace Settlement
Over the next 15 years the largest tire manufacture is going to receive $159 million from a lawsuit they filed back in 1993. The multi-million dollar settlement will be paid in installments over the next 15 months by certain insurance companies. The lawsuit is being paid in exchange for releasing insurers from past, present, and future environmental claim... - Lead-Tainted Toxic Waste Brand Nuclear Sludge Candy Recalled
Washington, DC: Circle City Marketing and Distributing, doing business as Candy Dynamics, Indianapolis, IN, is issuing a recall of all Toxic Waste® brand Nuclear Sludge® products, all flavors, 0.3 oz (8 g) size pieces. The product is imported from Pakistan. Testing by the company indicates that some products contain elevated levels of lead... - Auto Accident Funding for Your Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Can Financially Help Victims
Feb-1-13 A wrong decision - texting or talking on a cell phone, driving under the influence, speeding, ignoring traffic signs - behind the wheel can change the lives of many in a split second. Those seriously injured or who lost a loved one will be affected long after the accident. The at-fault driver should be held liable, which is why victims should consult with an... - Court Order Means Potential Taxotere Plaintiffs Should Act ASAP
Oct-11-17 New Orleans, LA: On September 7, 2017, the judge overseeing the multidistrict Taxotere hair loss litigation (MDL) issued a pre-trial order that compels attorneys to submit information about all pending and anticipated Taxotere lawsuits. The goal is to bring as many plaintiffs as possible into any settlement reached. The deadline was ori... - State Garden Salad Mixes Recalled
Chelsea, MA: State Garden is conducting a recall of all Salad products produced in their plant on January 4, 2011 which correspond to trace back codes 45693 and 45703 due to a risk of contamination with Listeria monocytogenes. Listeria monocytogenes is an organism that can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or e... - Zithromax SJS Warnings: Not Much Has Changed
May-21-14 New York, NY When the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent a warning letter to Pfizer in June 2012 with regard to a brochure advertising Zmax (a form of Zithromax, or extended-release azithromycin), the agency expressed concern that marketing materials failed to spell out the severity of Zithromax side effects and, specifically, Stevens Johnson S... - FDA Expert Panel Brings Hammer Down on Avastin
Jun-30-11 Washington, DC In a unanimous vote late yesterday, an expert panel under the auspices of the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) rejected a plea by pharmaceutical manufacturer Genentech to abandon the agency's intent to revoke approval of Avastin for breast cancer treatment. This, in spite of a rallying cry of support from some cancer patients who... - Avastin FDA Appeal Starts Today
Jun-28-11 Washington, DC It's been expected—and today the manufacturer of Avastin begins a two-day appeal before the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), pleading for more time in an attempt to save a controversial breast cancer drug. Avastin, manufactured by Genentech, was fast-tracked for approval within a framework that allows drugs that could... - Second Testosterone Bellwether Lawsuit Wraps in Illinois
Oct-9-17 Chicago, IL: The second bellwether testosterone lawsuit in testosterone multidistrict litigation ended in similar fashion to the first: a sizeable punitive damages award, together with a jury finding that defendant AbbVie Inc. was not liable for heart issues suffered by the plaintiffs in the respective trials. There was, however one major difference... - Add Pancreatic Cancer to Your List of Saxagliptin Worries
Oct-9-17 Washington, DC: While patient lawsuits have focused on the danger of heart failure as a Saxagliptin side effect , the risk of pancreatic cancer may be flying under the radar. It can be just as deadly, and research suggests a link between Saxagliptin and the disease. Saxagliptin is the generic form of a number of brand- name drugs used to treat type... - Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for Women Morcellation Lawsuits Continue
Oct-8-16 Washington, DC: It remains a juxtaposed irony that advancements in medicine and surgical procedures, including Laparoscopic Uterine Surgery for women , is succeeding in both speeding the healing process, and putting women at risk for the spread of undetected cancers. To that end, lawsuits stemming from Laparoscopy continue to flow through the courts as... - Is Phentermine Just as Dangerous as Fen-Phen?
Sep-8-09 Dallas, TX: In 2001 Pat took phentermine, which was once half of the wildly popular Fen-phen cocktail, for about 3 years, until she developed an allergic reaction that has just gotten worse. Although Pat hasn't developed Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) , she says this drug has caused both severe physical and psychological damage. (Although Fen-phen... - Psychotropic Drug Makers Bankroll Prescribing Shrinks Part I
Aug-30-07 Washington, DC: On August 21, 2007, the Associated Press reported that drug companies spend a lot of money on the members of Minnesota advisory panels who help select the drugs which are to be used by patients covered by Medicaid. The news agency's review of financial disclosure records in Minnesota found that a doctor and a pharmacist on the 8-member p... - Plaintiff Alleges Testosterone Heart Attack in Lawsuit
May-14-14 Philadelphia, PA The latest volley in the debate over the safety of testosterone supplementation was fired across the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas through the filing of a testosterone lawsuit alleging grievous health issues following use of Fortesta gel. The latter is a product from a manufacturer based in the UK, but used by Georgia resident... - Brain Injury Employee Denied Unum Benefits, Insurance Attorney Helps
Jan-21-13 Long Beach, CA Hoang Nguyen suffered a traumatic brain injury while working for Northrop Grumman. Nguyen, who was an exemplary employee of 19 years and received a salary of $100,000 per year, was soon afterward terminated and Unum , the company’s insurance company, immediately stopped paying his disability benefits. That was in 2006. In 20... - Massive Computer Glitch Triggers New York Overtime, Wage Debacle
Jan-21-13 Syracuse, NY Sometimes, something designed to improve a situation actually makes it worse. Such was the case for an expensive new computer system costing hundreds of millions of dollars that only served to trigger a New York overtime debacle of grand proportions. The Post Standard (1/9/13) surmised that it mightn’t have helped that the rollo... - City of Portland, OR and Lt. Ted Ross drunk driving Settlement
Kimberly McLellan was awarded $245,000 after suffering injuries in a drunken driving accident. Kevin Hardy also received $26,000 after his car was rear ended in the crash. Lt. Ted Ross, head of the criminal investigation division, attempted driving home after attending a police department Christmas party and then Old Port bar on Dec. 17th, 2002. Ross was...