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Apr-12-15 Fort Lauderdale, FL A battle is continuing between a Los Angeles-based nonprofit healthcare foundation that provides services to AIDS patients in 36 countries, and three former employees who accuse AIDS Healthcare Foundation (AHF) of medical billing fraud that has needlessly cost Medicare and Medicaid $20 million, or so it is alleged in a healthcare frau... - Couple's Money Improperly Put in Variable Annuity
Feb-9-09 Richmond, VA Bill C says that his money was improperly put into a variable annuity when his financial advisor failed to follow his instructions. By the time she corrected her error, Bill's investment had lost some of its value. Although Bill says he did not lose a lot of money, he would not have lost any money at all if his advisor had acted according to... - Target Corp. on Target with $10 Million Data Breach Settlement
Apr-11-15 St. Paul, MN It’s been a tough couple of years for Target Corp (Target). The retailer’s expansion into Canada failed miserably. What’s more, the massive data breach that hit the retailer in 2013 resulted in class-action lawsuits. Those data breach lawsuits appear to be on their way to being settled, after a US District Court Judge las... - Will Xarelto Litigation Match Pradaxa?
Apr-11-15 New Orleans, LA With more than 300 Xarelto lawsuits sitting in multidistrict litigation and more Xarelto side effects lawsuits being filed, plaintiffs could be forgiven for wondering if Xarelto litigation will ultimately match Pradaxa litigation. There are similarities: both drugs were linked to similar side effects and face similar failure-to-warn all... - The Car Crash Didn't Kill You, But the Flight to the Hospital Could…
Feb-5-09 Washington, DC Testimony at a 4-day hearing conducted by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is uncovering some startling insights as to why there have been so many medivac helicopter crashes over the last several years. It appears, because medical transfers by helicopter have become good business. The carnage is simply tragic. A total... - Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc MDRX Securities Fraud
Company: Allscripts Healthcare Solutions, Inc Ticker Symbol: MDRX Class Period: Apr-26-10 to Apr-26-12 Date Filed: May-2-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jul-1-12 Court: Northern District of Illinois Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been... - Ways to Prevent Your Slip-and-Fall Claim from Slipping Up
Jan-31-09 Flint, MI It didn't happen in California and it was elected not to bring in slip and fall attorneys for a variety of reasons—but slip and fall lawyers are busy nonetheless due to the negligence of others. I should know. It was just before Christmas, and I was helping my son with his paper route during a day of bad weather. We live in the northern... - Study Exposes Possible Viagra-Melanoma Connection
Apr-5-15 Boston, MA With news about a potential link between Viagra and melanoma come concerns that men who take Viagra are at an increased risk of skin cancer. At least one lawsuit alleging Viagra caused melanoma has now been filed. But until more research is done, the exact nature of the link between Viagra and melanoma is not clear. A study published in... - BumbleBee Faces Consumer Fraud Class Action over Health Claims on Tinned Seafood Products
San Jose, CA: A consumer fraud class action lawsuit has been filed against Bumble Bee Foods alleging the company has repeatedly violated California and federal laws that require companies to use truthful, accurate information on their packaged food labels. At issue in this lawsuit are the health claims made by Bumble Bee Foods pertaining to its tinned... - Actos Heart Failure Incidence not Reported to FDA
Washington, DC: Documents recently unsealed by US Judge F. Dennis Saylor in a whistleblower Actos lawsuit filed by Helen Ge in U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts, reveals that Takeda Pharmaceutical appeared to know of bladder cancer and congestive heart failure - or CHF - adverse events for Actos, but failed to report them to the FDA. ... - Defective Products In Your Body
Dec-18-06 Sacramento, CA In May 2000, Virginia was injured in a car accident and required a hip replacement. A sulzer hip was implanted in March but shortly afterward Sulzer Orthopedics recalled its Inter-Op acetabular shell for hip implants on December 8, 2000. Some of these implants had an unacceptable level of mineral oil-based lubricant on the product and it... - Bristol-Myers Slaps Black Box Warning On Coumadin
Oct-11-06 Los Angeles, CA After a request by the FDA, Bristol-Myers Squibb slapped a black box warning on the label of the blood thinning drug Coumadin (generic warfarin), to alert the public about a potentially fatal risk of bleeding . The drug's previous prescribing information noted the risk, but the warning was not highlighted by a black box. Without... - $31.3 Million for Dangerous and Out-of-Date Guardrails
Jan-14-09 Philadelphia, PA: In a unanimous decision last fall, a jury awarded a young man almost $32 million after he was permanently injured in a car accident. It may be one of the largest verdicts ever recorded for a motor vehicle accident case in the Superior Court of New Jersey but attorney John Dodig says considering the injuries suffered and the negligence i... - SAIC, Inc. SAI Securities Fraud
Company: SAIC, Inc. Ticker Symbol: SAI Class Period: Apr-11-07 to Sep-1-11 Date Filed: Apr-18-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jun-17-12 Court: Eastern District of Virginia Allegations: Washington, DC: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the U.S. District Court for the East... - First-time Testosterone Replacement Therapy Users Show Increased Risk of Heart Attack
Mar-24-15 Vancouver, BC Canadian research scientists from three universities have recently published the largest observational study of the use of testosterone replacement therapy (TRT) and the risk of heart attack. The study, led by Dr. Mahyar Etminan from the University of British Columbia, is the third largest epidemiological study to signal potential harm... - Never Mind Overtime Pay: Too Much Work Can Kill You
Nov-10-08 Irvine, CA A scientific study done in California a few years ago concluded that working long hours can raise hypertension risk by 29 percent. In other words, working long hours can be bad for your health. That's one of the reasons why overtime laws exist, to ensure that workers who work more hours than the standard work week receive overtime pay accordin... - Following Suit: Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Updates
Nov-26-13 Some 35,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits filed against the device manufacturers allege the products are defective and have resulted in severe health issues, ranging from pain during sex, to erosion of vaginal tissue, infection, and even death. The mesh is surgically implanted for treatment of pelvic organ prolapse (POP) or urinary incontinence. How... - Tequin Antibiotic Blood Sugar and Tequin side effects class action lawsuit. Submit your Tequin complaint to a Tequin lawyer.
Health authorities at the FDA recently announced several consumer reports linking severe cases of hypoglycemia and hyperglycemia to antibiotic Tequin. Some of these consumer cases were fatal. Tequin (gatifloxacin) is in a class of antibiotics used to treat bacterial infections such as pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, urinary tract infections, and sex... - Researchers Discover Chemicals Leaching from Polypropylene
Nov-7-08 Edmonton, AB Remember bisphenol A? The bad stuff in plastic, such as athletic water bottles and baby bottles that were thought to leach out. Some scientists say that the amounts are so miniscule, there is no cause for alarm. Others suggest that even trace amounts are too much. Some countries, and some States have banned the use of bisphenol A in baby b... - Zofran Birth Defects Claims Gaining Momentum
Mar-20-15 Pittsburgh, PA In the wake of a few Zofran birth defect lawsuits filed against GlaxoSmithKline last month, women who took Zofran during their pregnancy for nausea are increasingly becoming aware that Zofran was not safe and that the drug company chose profit over safety. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been accused in the lawsuits of failure to warn - and...