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Jan-14-12 Newark, NJ It seems like Johnson & Johnson (J&J), the makers of Levaquin through its subsidiary, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, has more to worry about than tens of thousands of levaquin lawsuits . Now, in a move that is not unprecedented but is nonetheless rare, an investment firm with shares in J&J is trying to force the manufacturer to be held... - Is Health Care Funding So Bad, Hospitals Are Suing Doctors?
Jul-1-10 Albuquerque, NM A curious trend seems to be emerging in New Mexico: Hospitals are launching lawsuits against former employees in an effort to recover the costs of medical liability settlements, according to a resolution passed earlier this month at the Annual Meeting of the American Medical Association. Medical liability lawsuits involving doctors e... - Active Santa Susana Fault Lines Intersect All Natural Gas Storage Wells In Aliso Canyon
Feb-15-16 Porter Ranch (February 12, 2016) (Press Release): The Santa Susana fault, which begins east of Fillmore and runs into the San Fernando Valley, intersects all of the natural gas injection wells located in the Aliso Canyon Underground Storage Facility. Combined with the aging infrastructure, the presence of this fault increases the risk of additional well blo... - Fosamax: "It's Been a Bad Ride"
Jun-26-10 Brentwood TN "My physician advised that I get a bone density test, and he determined that I have the beginning of osteoporosis in my back and hip," says Linda, age 58. "He prescribed Fosamax in January and I have been in pain ever since—after two oral surgeries." "My doctor said, 'You'd better take Fosamax in case you are ever in a car wreck b... - Retirement Funds Tanked by Wachovia
Jul-22-08 Birmingham, AL George knows stocks; he works in the business and has kept a close eye on those stocks lining his retirement nest. Then Wachovia bought his company and the shares he accumulated plummeted, taking with them a million dollars worth of retirement funds . "I've worked for this company since 1981," George explains, "and have been accumulating... - Medicare Fraud, Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Inc. and Saint Joseph's Health System Inc. pay $26 million settlement for false inpatient billing
Washington, DC: (Dec-26-07) The federal government brought charges against Saint Joseph's Hospital of Atlanta Inc. and Saint Joseph's Health System Inc., alleging that the medical facility violated the False Claims Act with regard to billing for inpatient admissions and other services. The suit, filed by the Justice Department, claimed that an investigatio... - The Tragedy and Complexity of Asbestos Drilling Mud: A Deferred Death Sentence
Jul-13-13 Austin, TX In today’s modern society, it is generally held that the host, sponsor or employer is at least equally accountable, and in some cases, solely accountable for the safety of guests or employees on premises. If you throw a party, the hosts are responsible for making sure attendees make their way home and don’t wind up behind the wheel,... - Inflated Drug Prices, Dey LP pays $198,000 settlement to Montana Attorney General
Helena, MT: (Dec-19-07) Montana Attorney General Mike McGrath brought charges against California-based Dey LP, a pharmaceutical manufacturer, alleging that the company was overcharging inflated prices to Medicare and Medicaid. Sources stated that Dey manufactures drugs such as Albuterol used to treat asthma and other lung diseases, along with the pain reli... - Beastie Boys Settle Conflict with Monster Energy
Feb-6-16 New York, NY: While Monster Energy faces a variety of lawsuits concerning its actual energy drinks, it no longer has to deal with the copyright infringement lawsuit filed by the Beastie Boys. That’s because the lawsuit was settled for an undisclosed amount in January 2016. With that claim out of the way, Monster Energy can focus again on other e... - 200 Women File Class Action Law Suit Against Celebrity Hair Care Product WEN
Feb-5-16 More than 200 women in 40 states who used WEN Hair Care have filed a class action law suit against the conditioning hair care system and its creator, celebrity stylist Chaz Dean. The women who joined the class action suit in November 2015 experienced rashes, irritation, hair breakage, and extreme hair loss after using the infomercial-driven product. M... - Georgia Employers Charged with Transporting, Employing Illegal Aliens
Jun-11-10 Atlanta, GA A number of individuals have been charged with Georgia employment violations stemming from the importation and use of illegal aliens for restaurant jobs. In a release dated 6/4/10 through States News Service, the Atlanta office of the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) revealed the circumstances and the charges laid against five indi... - $1.8M US Nursing Unpaid Wages Class Action Settlement Reached
San Francisco, CA: A unpaid wages wages class action lawsuit filed against US Nursing has reached a tentative $1.8 million settlement. The lawsuit claims that US Nursing Corp failed to adequately compensate California nursing staff that were sent to replace striking employees. The named lead plaintiff in the wages and hour class action, Shameka B... - If the Feds Can Get Hacked in a Data Breach, How Safe Are We?
Feb-4-16 Washington, DC: Mary Woo is just one of some 21.5 million Americans whom the Office of Personnel Management (OPM) estimate were affected in some way by a massive data breach that hit the OPM, and is considered the largest hack of its kind suffered by the US Government. Disgruntled plaintiffs - Mary Woo among them - who assumed the federal government... - NCAA Faces $50 Million Brain Injury Lawsuit
Nov-18-14 Houston, TX The NCAA faces a $50 million brain injury lawsuit alleging the organization failed in its duty to protect football players from brain injury and brain trauma. The lawsuit was filed by Julius Whittier, a former offensive lineman and tight end for the Texas Longhorns. Whittier was diagnosed with early onset Alzheimer’s disease in August... - Did MRI Contrast Agents Cause Kidney Failure?
Jul-3-08 Hollister, CA Albert was injected with a gadolinium-based contrast agent during two MRIs and he believes he also had a contrast agent with two angiograms. Now he wants to know if his kidneys shut down due to MRI health risks . Albert (not his real name pending a lawsuit) doesn't have any NFD/NFS symptoms so far, but he was diagnosed with kidney fail... - Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Statement on AQMD Actions
Jan-31-16 Porter Ranch (January 27, 2016) (Press Release): Attorney Robert F. Kennedy Jr. today issued the following statement regarding the recent AQMD actions. “The order approved by SoCal Gas from AQMD is a collusive consent order intended to immunize SoCal Gas from a Clean Air Act Citizen Suit Action. The proposed Order allegedly resolves all liability issu... - New DePuy Hip Implant Lawsuit Filed While Bellwether Cases Move Forward
Jan-31-16 Chicago, IL: A new hip replacement lawsuit has been filed against DePuy Orthopaedics, alleging the company was negligent in the design of its artificial hips and knew about potential hip defects in its metallic hip implant devices. The lawsuit is one of many filed against numerous hip device makers that allege the companies produced hip replacement dev... - $1.9 million settlement in Medicaid/Medicare fraud lawsuit.
Dallas, TX: (Dec-10-07) The State and Federal Governments brought charges against Harris Methodist Hospital in Bedford, alleging that the hospital submitted improper Medicaid and Medicare claims. Sources stated that the claims listed in the lawsuit were over orthopedic-related services between March 15, 2004, and Sept. 1, 2005. The suit was filed following... - Zimmer Knee Replacement: Headlines Don’t Tell the Whole Story
Jul-2-13 Washington, DC According to most recent figures concerning pending lawsuits over Zimmer Knee Replacement , there are just under 1,000 lawsuits currently pending in the Zimmer NexGen knee implant Multidistrict Litigation (MDL 2272, US District Court for the Northern District of Illinois). The actual number, according to a PRWeb Newswire release (6/12/1... - US Justice Department Intervenes in Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit
Jun-1-10 Washington, DC Under the auspices of the federal Whistleblower Act and provisions of the False Claims Act, a qui tam whistleblower who launches litigation on behalf of the government is entitled to a percentage of any damage award collected on behalf of the government. Such a lawsuit has been filed against Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), Panalpina and...