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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- Porter Ranch Gas Leak: Are You Safe?
Jan-19-16 Los Angeles, CA: Attorney Patricia Oliver, who specializes in cases involving water contamination from oil production and waste injection wells, says people in and around Porter Ranch should be concerned about this gas leak, from benzene levels in the escaping gas to the SoCal Gas plan not to include a safety valve replacement on the well. Even if y... - Nationwide Recall of Bromodrol, Dual Action Grow Tabs, Grow Tabs, Mass Tabs, and Ripped Tabs TR
Oviedo, FL: IDS Sports has announced that it is conducting a voluntary nationwide recall of five of the company's dietary supplement products sold under the following names: Bromodrol, Dual Action Grow Tabs, Grow Tabs, Mass Tabs, and Ripped Tabs TR. The Food And Drug Administration (FDA) has notified IDS Sports that the recalled products contain the... - Endoscope Disinfection Problems Extend Beyond Devices Themselves
Feb-14-17 Washington, DC: When the Olympus XTJF-160A Duodenoscope, part of the EVIS EXERA II 180 System, was approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in early 2008, that approval was by way of an FDA 510(k) Clearance. In other words, the new device was deemed by the FDA to be sufficiently similar to existing devices, and thus qualified for a pass from h... - Settlements and Verdicts: American Equity Insurance Co. et.al.
A $7 million dollar settlement has been reached in the toxic mold lawsuit filed by entertainer Ed McMahon against several defendants, including Scottsdale, Arizona-based American Equity Insurance Co., a unit of Citigroup Inc., as well as several Southern California contractors who had been hired to clean up the mold. The suit alleged that the companies a... - Former Propecia Users May Have Underlying Neurobiological Abnormalities
Feb-13-17 Washington, DC: A recent study of men experiencing persistent sexual dysfunction after discontinuing finasteride, the active ingredient in the hair loss treatment medication Propecia , suggests there may be "underlying neurobiological abnormalities" affecting former finasteride users who experience sexual problems. Lawsuits against Merck & Co... - Attorney Discusses Emergency Room Overcharges
Jan-16-12 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Barry Kramer of the Law Offices of Barry Kramer is representing people nationwide who have either paid, or have been billed, excessive emergency room charges. Typically, it is uninsured patients who are victims of hospital overcharging, and to compound the issue, emergency room costs are increasing. "People who are uninsured oft... - Gaiam Water Bottles Containing BPA
Lawyers are investigating a potential lawsuit against Gaiam , alleging the company marketed Gaiam water bottles as not containing Bisphenol A ( BPA ) when in fact, Gaiam bottles did contain BPA. According to the website Z Recommends, Gaiam has reportedly admitted that an independent lab test showed BPA leaching levels as 23.8 parts per billion from Gaiam... - American Home Shield Lawsuit Alleges Improper Denials
Jan-15-12 Montgomery, AL Customers of home warranty companies, such as American Home Shield can take heart that some previous home warranty lawsuits have resulted in settlements. One American Home Shield lawsuit resulted in a settlement, although the company did not admit any wrongdoing or liability in the settlement. The settlement was the result of a class-... - Risperdal Lawsuits a Complicated Lot
Nov-26-11 Bridgewater, NJ Events surrounding a host of Risperdal lawsuits percolate with alleged conflict, wrongdoing and opportunism that is thought to have cost various states millions of dollars in unnecessary expenditures toward the acquisition of an expensive drug alleged to be no more effective than older and less-expensive products. And it's not over yet... - Transvaginal Mesh: Is the Jury Still Out?
Oct-25-14 Washington, DC Although more than 50,000 transvaginal mesh claims have been filed against several mesh manufacturers, recent research indicates that vaginal mesh to treat urinary incontinence and pelvic organ prolapse is considered safe. Researchers from Cedars-Sinai Medical Center said in BMJ (2014; 349():1-11) that “Despite controversy sur... - Daughter Files Lawsuit Alleging Familial Asbestos Exposure
Jan-13-16 Toledo, IL: A woman has filed an asbestos lawsuit against more than 50 companies alleging she suffered familial asbestos exposure, causing her to develop serious health problems. Familial asbestos exposure is exposure experienced by people whose family members worked around asbestos and brought asbestos home on their clothing, exposing their family mem... - Ohio Employment Lawsuit Seeks Class Action Status
Feb-11-17 Wooster, OH: An Ohio Employment lawsuit, proposed as a class action, was filed at the beginning of the year against an employer in the manufacturing industry. Various allegations against federal law and Ohio Labor and Employment Law statutes have been made, within the context of donning and doffing, and going unpaid for tasks mandated by the employer... - Carousel Pet Treats May be Contaminated with Salmonella
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is issuing this health alert to warn consumers not to use Pig Ears and Beef Hooves pet treats manufactured by Pet Carousel because the products may be contaminated with Salmonella. The products were distributed nationwide in both bulk and retail packaging for sale in pet food and retail chain stores. Pet Carousel is base... - Concerns Raised Over Reported Daytrana Side Effects
Jan-12-16 Washington, DC: Parents constantly have to make decisions about the health and well-being of their children, and sometimes those decisions involve medications that are supposed to help their children. One such medication is the Daytrana patch , which has come under scrutiny for reportedly causing a permanent loss of skin color. Of course, when parents m... - Canadian Study Finds 12 Percent of ADHD Youth Prescribed Antipsychotic Drugs Such as Risperdal
Feb-10-17 Toronto, ON: A recent Canadian study found that nearly 12 percent of Ontario youth diagnosed with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) are prescribed antipsychotic drugs such as Risperdal (Risperidone) , Zyprexa and Seroquel despite having no other mental health diagnoses. The study by the Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences (ICES)... - Power Morcellation Can Free a Hidden Enemy
Jan-11-16 Detroit, MI: A laparoscopic power morcellation lawsuit filed last January, while a year old, is nonetheless a worthy representation of the issues involved with the use of power morcellation to bust up uterine fibroids via minimally invasive surgery. Specifically, concern continues to mount over the risk of spreading previously undetected cancer cells w... - Genentech and Biogen Legal Troubles - When It Rains It Pours
Mar-7-06 Rituxan gained FDA approval in 1997, as a treatment for a certain type of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Roughly 12,760 patients in the US have the form of cancer Rituxan was approved to treat. Yet by 2005, sales of the drug grew to $1.8 billion in the US. A lawsuit filed by a former Rituxan salesman explains how this happened. On January 11, 2006, Dow Jones r... - Damning Report on FDA Approval of Power Morcellators Released
Feb-9-17 Washington, DC: According to findings from a just-released investigative report, during the past 20 years the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved 25 surgical devices such as power morcellators, that have the potential to spread undiagnosed cervical cancer in women. The reason for the approvals, according to the U.S. Government Accou... - New Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuit Against Johnson & Johnson Filed By Multiple Plaintiffs
Feb-9-17 Kansas City, MO: Fourteen people from 12 states have filed a talcum powder cancer lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson, Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies and three other companies on behalf of themselves or their deceased relatives alleging that Johnson & Johnson talcum powder products caused ovarian cancer. Plaintiffs in the lawsuit Pa... - Byetta Label Revised Due to Possible Kidney Problems
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued new safety information about possible kidney function problems, including kidney failure, in patients taking Byetta (exenatide), a drug used to treat Type 2 diabetes. From April 2005 through October 2008, the FDA received 78 reports of problems with kidney function in patients using Byetta. Some cases occ...