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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- New Class-Action Lumber Liquidators Formaldehyde Lawsuit Targets Test Kits
Apr-17-15 San Francisco, CA The ongoing woes at Lumber Liquidators continues with yet another Lumber Liquidators formaldehyde lawsuit filed at the end of March in the state of California. This lawsuit, however, differs slightly from previous lawsuits filed alleging an unsafe level of formaldehyde in the company’s imported composite flooring, but instead re... - FDA Issues Warning for Fatal, Heart-Related Imodium (Loperamide) Side Effects
Jun-14-16 Santa Clara, CA: The antidiarrheal medicine Imodium (Loperamide) is the subject of a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warning of serious heart problems which can be fatal. The warning applies to both over-the-counter (OTC) and prescription strength medications, which are also sold under other generic names. The FDA is warning health care pr... - Amerigroup Settles with Medicaid for $225 Million
Amerigroup Settles with Medicaid for $225 Million Amerigroup has agreed to pay $225 million to settle allegations by federal and Illinois state authorities that Amerigroup's health plans denied coverage to pregnant women and people with health ailments in the Illinois Medicaid program. A whistle-blower lawsuit was filed in 2002 by former vice pre... - IVC Multidistrict Litigation Moves Forward
Jun-11-16 Phoenix, AZ: The Bard IVC multidistrict litigation, alleging patients were harmed by the use of inferior vena cava filters , continues to move forward, with the judge in the case issuing a case management order regarding the selection of bellwether cases. More than 520 lawsuits were consolidated in the MDL as of May 16, 2016, with plaintiffs alleging th... - 480 People Notified of Potential Exposure to Fifth Disease Virus
Viral Infection Characterized by Rash and Fever Letters of caution were sent to more than 480 people who were seen in the labor and delivery area of the Stony Brook University Medical Center recently, after two health care workers at the hospital became infected with a viral illness known as Fifth Disease. The Centers for Disease Control and Preve... - One Fentanyl Patch Almost Lethal Dose
Feb-2-09 Haliburton, ON: A few years ago Stuart suffered a back injury from a boating accident that caused two herniated discs and a great deal of pain. Stuart was taking a lot of painkillers and discovered he was allergic to many narcotics, including morphine. His doctor was concerned that Stuart was becoming dependent on painkillers, so he suggested the fentanyl... - More Talcum Powder Lawsuits Filed
Jun-4-16 Los Angeles, CA: As two massive awards in talcum powder cancer lawsuits are handed out, women who used talcum powder are asking whether or not their ovarian cancer could have been caused by talcum powder. And while plaintiffs say their ovarian cancer was caused by talcum powder, Johnson & Johnson says the science shows no link between the use of ta... - All Lots of Sandoz Timolol Ophthalmic Solution 0.25% and 0.5% Recalled
Sandoz Timol and Health Canada Issue Urgent Recall Sandoz Canada, in consultation with Health Canada, is recalling Sandoz Timolol Ophthalmic Solution 0.25% (DIN 02166712) and 0.5% (DIN 02166720), bottles of 5 mL, 10 mL and 15 mL (products codes 8550, 8560, 8570, 8580, 8590 and 8600) because certain bottles from different lots of these products were foun... - CardioGen-82 Study and Testing Disappears
Jun-12-12 Las Vegas, NV Katie had a CardioGen-82 PET Scan in March 2011 for a heart issue—results came back negative. But in July her doctor called: they wanted to talk about the PET Scan. More specifically, possible CardioGen-82 radiation exposure. “I knew there was something funny going on so I called my son—he is an attorney,” says... - Plaintiffs by the Dozen Step Up to the Xarelto Lawsuit Plate
Mar-31-15 Los Angeles, CA A dozen plaintiffs suing the manufacturers of Xarelto are accusing Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc., a unit of Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and Bayer Corp., of putting the health of Americans at risk from Xarelto side effects while continuing to market their blockbuster drug for significant profit. What’s more, the Xarelto lawsu... - California Employment Lawyer Answers Wrongful Termination-Retaliation Questions
Nov-30-10 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Morris Nazarian has extensive experience handling California labor law issues and employment disputes. His law firm helps countless employees obtain their unpaid wages, overtime and other benefits to which they are entitled. Increasingly, the law offices of Morris Nazarian are seeing more retaliation and wrongful termination cl... - New Study Suggests No Link between Zofran and Birth Defects
May-30-16 Los Angeles, CA: A new study conducted by researchers at UCLA suggests there is no link between Zofran and birth defects . The study comes as more women are filing lawsuits alleging their infants suffered serious Zofran side effects after exposure in the womb. It also contradicts previous research that suggested a link between the anti-nausea medication... - FRS Clinical Studies: Men are not Mice
Oct-7-10 Baltimore, MD The Wild West prevails when it comes to FRS energy drinks . The US has some of the most lax regulatory requirements of energy drinks, including health warnings and content labeling, which often opens the floodgates to aggressive marketing, false advertising and inevitably lawsuits. According to researchers at Johns Hopkins University,... - Seniors' Centers Have Dangerous Conditions
Damaged Asbestos-Pipe Insulation Among the Findings A New York City Comptroller's audit of 20 of the City's 329 seniors' centers has found extremely hazardous conditions present. The findings included pipes protruding from floors, partially blocked exits, poorly lit stairwells and broken handrails. Worse, damaged asbestos-pipe insulation was also di... - More Mirena Complications
May-28-16 Miami, FL: After more than 45,000 adverse event reports, thousands of lawsuits have been filed against the maker of the Mirena IUD for a number of health complications. Three lawsuits in the last month alone allege the IUD caused intracranial hypertension, also known as pseudotumor cerebri; uterine perforations; ectopic pregnancies; miscarriage and mor... - Zyprexa Side Effects in Youth Concerning
Nov-30-13 Seattle, WA Patients taking medications understand that there is a risk of side effects, but when those medications put their health at risk, they question whether the benefits of the drugs outweigh the risks. Zyprexa side effects , which reportedly include a risk of weight gain and a suggested link between Zyprexa and diabetes, concern some researchers... - Ortho Evra Patch: Get legal help sooner than later
Jan-14-09 Washington, DC In 2004 Susan started wearing the Ortho Evra patch . She was 18 at the time and was prescribed the patch to help control migraines; her doctor thought she had a hormone imbalance. Her doctor didn't think that the patch would almost kill her… "I was just finishing high school and I was on the patch for 3 months when the migraines got w... - Antidepressants Linked to Increased Fracture Risk
Spinal Fracture Risk Increases in Post Menopausal Women A study published in the May issue of the Journal of General internal Health has shown a link between antidepressant use and fracture risk in women whose average age was 64. The study reviewed data on 93,000 women enrolled in the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study, and found a 30 percen... - The Glucosamine Game and Your Pets
Nov-29-13 Encino, CA The glucosamine industry does about $2 billion annually in sales around the world. Most of it, of course, is sold to humans suffering from osteoarthritis, a degenerative joint disease symptomized by joint pain and limited motion in use of the hands or knees. The industry suggests that glucosamine supplements, and the related material chondro... - The Blood-and-Guts of Mutual Fund Losses: A Lost Nest egg
Jan-12-09 White Plains, NY If one were to devise a poster boy—or better yet a "Wanted…" poster that relates to the failing mutual fund industry and mutual fund losses , it would be none another then Bernard L. Madoff, the financial guru accused of defrauding thousands of investors out of billions by promoting what is alleged to be a glorified Ponzi scheme, and...