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Jul-27-17 San Francisco, CA: The US Department of Labor has ordered Wells Fargo to reinstate a former branch manager whistleblower that the bank fired for reporting bank employees who where secretly opening new accounts for customers without their knowledge or consent. The Labor Department announced the ruling in a July 21, 2017 news release. "The US Depar... - Depakote a Bitter Pill After Recent Verdict for Abbott
May-22-15 Bend, OR The Depakote verdict in a recent bellwether trial cleared the drugmaker of responsibility for a child’s birth defects. Abbott Laboratories did not deny that Depakote caused the plaintiff’s spina bifida but argued that the mother understood the risks of both taking and not taking the epilepsy drug. Depakote spina bifida The... - Critic Says Avandia Should Be Banned
Dec-20-10 Toronto, ON, Canada A doctor who was critical of the use of the drug Avandia is criticizing Health Canada for allowing the diabetes drug to stay on the market despite Avandia side effects. Much like the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) response to Avandia risks, Health Canada has advised serious restrictions about whom could be prescribed the medi... - Another Catheter Recalled
Jul-23-17 Washington, DC: Yet another catheter recall has been issued by the FDA. Vascular Solutions, Inc. recalled its Venture Catheters because they can potentially cause a blood clot, which can result in serious injury and even death. The FDA on June 22 defined the Venture catheters as a Class I recall, meaning "a situation in which there is a reasona... - Darvon Medication Should Have Been Banned Sooner: Critics
Dec-15-10 Toronto, Ontario Critics of the Canadian health regulator note that Health Canada waited until the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) urged the expulsion of Darvon and Darvocet from the US market before reacting north of the Canada/US border. However, the FDA is not without its critics. When the FDA decided to pull the trigger on Darvon and Darvo... - NFL Brain Injury Saga Continues
Sep-23-12 New York, NY The saga of the National Football League brain injury lawsuits continues, with Travelers Companies Inc filing a lawsuit against the football league. The Travelers lawsuit comes on the heels of thousands of player lawsuits, alleging they suffered a traumatic brain injury while playing for the NFL, and further alleging their brain trauma had... - California Hotel Taking Advantage of Illegal Immigrants
Jul-10-16 Perris, CA: Ramon believes he was denied California overtime while working at a major hotel chain because they thought he was an illegal immigrant. “I look Mexican so they figured I had fake papers but they are illegally denying workers their rights,” says Ramon. Shortly after Ramon started working at the hotel he asked the manager when... - Citigroup Securities Lawsuit Settled
Sep-22-12 New York, NY Citigroup has reportedly settled a securities lawsuit filed on behalf of shareholders who accused the financial firm of misleading shareholders about the firm's financial status, specifically as it related to subprime mortgage debt. Meanwhile, the Securities and Exchange Commission faces a lawsuit alleging it knew about securities fraud on... - Sears Facing 401K Class Action Lawsuit
Jul-19-17 Santa Clara, CA: Sears Holding is facing an Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) class action lawsuit filed by employees who allege the company used its own stock as an investment option in the 401(k) plan, despite knowledge that the company was in in “extremely poor financial condition.” According to the complaint, Sears&r... - R. Rex Parris Law Firm: Medieval Times Patron Blinded on Honeymoon
Sep-19-12 Santa Ana, CA (Press Release) -- Medieval Times has been named in a lawsuit claiming millions of dollars in damages as a result of a man on his honeymoon becoming partially blinded in one eye while attending Medieval Times Dinner & Tournament Restaurant in Buena Park. What started as an exciting honeymoon and new beginning for newlyweds Dustin and M... - Investment Fraud Scheme Not Quite Put to Bed Yet
Sep-18-12 Baton Rouge, LA The primary perpetrator in a massive stock broker fraud case may have already been sentenced to over 100 years in prison. However, four other men who may have been involved in an alleged Ponzi scheme of massive proportions continue to fall under the watchful eye of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC). Stock broker arbitra... - Ethicon Physiomesh Withdrawn from Market, Never Formally Recalled
Jul-17-17 Atlanta, GA: A myriad of issues with regard to Ethicon Physiomesh and the accompanying Ethicon Physiomesh complaints were partially responsible for Ethicon, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, triggering a market recall of their product last year. There are those who assumed the Physiomesh was actually recalled in the US due to its withdrawal fro... - Settlements and Verdicts: St. Paul Travelers
has executed an agreement resolving substantially all common law asbestos-related direct actions pending against its Travelers Property Casualty Corp. subsidiaries for up to $70 million. (May-25-04) [ INSURANCE JOURNAL ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, please click the link below... - Georgia Woman Stricken Following Childbirth Awarded Nearly $46 Million
Jul-15-17 Atlanta, GA: A Georgia woman who suffered a heart attack and a debilitating brain injury mere days following the birth of her child was awarded, earlier this year nearly $46 million in damages. The Georgia medical malpractice lawsuit named two doctors and an Atlanta health care facility as defendants, whom a jury in Georgia state court in February fou... - Lumber Liquidators Halts Sales of Allegedly Toxic Chinese Laminate Flooring
May-7-15 New York, NY: Lumber Liquidators has announced it is halting sales of its highly controversial laminate flooring, imported from China. The news comes following an announcement by the company last week that it may be facing criminal charges from the Justice Department over the flooring. The potentially damaging health effects allegedly associated... - Study Suggests Testosterone Use Not Backed By Science
Jul-2-16 Toronto, ON: A new study from Canada suggests the use of testosterone therapy in older men is not based on scientific evidence, leading to more questions about its usefulness. The study, published in June in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, found that it is difficult to base testosterone therapy in older men on levels of testosterone found i... - Essure Sales Decline as Complaints Increase and ObGyn Tips for Removal
Jul-13-17 Paris, FR: While Essure lawsuits are being filed in France, Canada and the US on behalf of women who have suffered complications from the permanent birth control device (and at least one death in France), gynecologists say a “small minority of women” are requesting removal. But what constitutes a small minority? About one million of the... - Two Drugs Linked to Stevens Johnson Syndrome
Jan-13-14 Toronto, Canada Two drugs have recently been linked to a potentially fatal condition known as Stevens Johnson Syndrome . One of the drugs, capecitabine, was linked to SJS in a letter by Hoffman-La Roche and Health Canada (similar to the US Food and Drug Administration) following reports by the drug’s maker that Stevens Johnson syndrome symptoms ha... - Transvaginal Mesh—Successful Revision Surgery
Sep-10-12 Charlottesville, VA After interviewing dozens of transvaginal mesh victims over the last few years, this LawyersandSettlments reporter is relieved to finally talk to a woman who underwent a successful excision (or revision surgery) of vaginal mesh. Like thousands of women have done, Suzanne took her doctor’s advice without question and saw a u... - Aseptic Meningitis Risk with Use of Seizure Drug Lamictal
Washington, DC: The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today warned that the drug Lamictal (lamotrigine), approved to treat seizures and bipolar disorder, can cause aseptic meningitis, an inflammation of the protective membranes (meninges) that cover the brain and spinal cord not caused by bacterial infection. The agency is working with th...