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Washington, DC: The Obesity Research Institute has come under scrutiny for potential consumer fraud regarding claims of the effectiveness of its "Lipozene"products, specifically that the products are "safe and effective"weight loss products "clinically proven to reduce body fat." The controversy stems from allegedly fraudulent and misleading claims that... - Street Racing Causes Car Accidents
Oct-9-08 Columbus, OH It has become an increasingly common complaint. [ Car accidents ] are being caused by street races and their effects are often deadly. However, it is often not the street racers that are injured in the automobile accidents, but innocent people simply driving their cars and minding their own business. "I was the victim of a hit and run,... - Depression and Pregnancy Good Combo for Lexapro Sales
Jan-24-15 New York, NY The maker of the popular antidepressant Lexapro lost millions in sales when the drug’s patent expired in early March of 2012. Lexapro brought in $13.8 billion for Forest Laboratories in just one decade - that’s a whole lot of depressed people, including pregnant women, some of whom gave birth to babies with birth defects. W... - Benicar Lawsuits Continue, Daiichi and Forest Settle $39 Million Whistleblower Suit
Jan-23-15 San Francisco, CA With a new year often comes a new round of lawsuits for various medical products and pharmaceuticals. In this case, Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil), a drug commonly prescribed to control blood pressure. However, a common complaint amongst Benicar lawsuits is sprue-like enteropathy, a rare but extremely nasty condition typified by uncon... - Generic Fosamax Injury Lawsuit to Proceed
Jan-21-15 Los Angeles, CA Teva Pharmaceuticals has been denied a hearing of its appeal against a lawsuit that claims the company failed to warn of the health risks linked to generic versions of the osteoporosis drug Fosamax. The appeal stems from a lawsuit brought by Olga Pikerie, who claims her fractured thighbone resulted from her prolonged use of generic F... - Why We Will Be Hearing More About Xarelto in the Near Future
Jan-21-15 Washington, DC There are numerous signs that we’re going to be hearing a lot more about Xarelto in the coming months and years. That’s because the consolidation of Xarelto lawsuits into multidistrict litigation means that bellwether trials will be starting later this year or next. What’s more, the very fact that the American populatio... - $7.5M Settlement Awarded in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A California construction worker who developed a highly aggressive form of cancer after exposure to asbestos has received $7.5 million in settlement of legal claims against six companies that manufactured or distributed asbestos-cement pipe. The 57-year old man, whose identity and current city of residence are withheld at his request... - 25-Year-Old Hours Away from Heart Attack or Stroke: Thanks, Yaz
Sep-17-13 Quinns Rocks, Australia Imagine you are 25 years old and told that you were likely 24 to 48 hours away from having a massive stroke or heart attack. That’s what happened to Amanda Saul, from Esperance, Australia. Now 29, Saul said doctors had discovered a number of Yaz DVT (deep vein thrombosis) blood clots in her lungs in early 2010. “I... - "Kugel Mesh Patch Really Affected My Life"
Oct-2-08 Huntsville, AL Patients who have the Kugel Mesh Patch implanted to repair their hernia may have to undergo another surgery to have the hernia patch taken out. That's because the patch may be defective, causing serious injury to some patients. Evelyn B. has been told that she has to have a second surgery to take out her mesh. She doesn't have insurance,... - Credit Crisis: Wachovia Taken Over by Citigroup
Sep-29-08 New York, NY In yet another result of the credit crisis , the rumored sale of Wachovia to Citigroup has just come to pass only hours ago, further concentrating increased power and influence of the nation's banking industry into just 3 banks. Whether that proves a good, or a bad thing for America is yet to be determined. However, with about 30 percent of... - Nursing Home Industry - Breeding Ground for Whistleblowers
Jun-2-06 One of the most effective weapons the government has for unearthing fraud against Medicare and Medicaid in the nursing home industry is the False Claims Act. The fraud is so rampant in that industry that it should be officially designated as a breeding ground for whistleblowers. A provision in the FCA, called Qui Tam, allows persons with evidence of fraud... - Protecting Children in Car Accidents is No Accident
Sep-28-08 Ashland, MA Car accidents injure all kinds of different people—adults and children alike. And one would assume that when there are injuries affecting both adults and children in car crashes , that there is some kind of parental, or familial relationship amongst those in the car, affected by the automobile crash . However, not always. A single-... - The Litigation and Liability Strategies Behind Asbestosis Lawsuits
Sep-13-13 Charlotte, NC Critics of big business and manufacturing accused of turning a blind eye toward the risks associated with working with asbestos, only to turn to bankruptcy to avoid paying the full freight of asbestosis compensation , maintain they have only themselves to blame. An ongoing court case earlier this summer aptly demonstrates the complexities... - Will-Work, Inc. Employee Benefits Settlement
A lawsuit was filed on behalf of 34 employees against the trade show service provider for allegedly failing to make contributions to employees' pension, health, and annuity funds. From 1995 through 2001, Will-Work received approximately $214,000 in payments which indicated they were intended to fund contributions to pension, health, and annuity plans as... - J&J Agrees $158M Settlement in Risperdal Lawsuit
New York, NY: Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay $158 million to settle a lawsuit in Texas suit that alleges the company defrauded the state by misleading doctors about its antipsychotic drug Risperdal. The deal will reportedly bring an end to claims that J&J marketed Risperdal off label - for unapproved uses - and downplayed... - UnumProvident's Stall Tactic
Sep-24-08 Indianapolis, IN For the past 9 years, Kevin has been working with a back injury. And all those years both Kevin and his employer paid into an UnumProvident (also known as First Unum ) insurance policy. A few months ago, Kevin's doctor told him—and UnumProvident--that he could no longer work, yet Kevin received just one check before he was denied furt... - Canadian Woman Awarded $1.5 Million in Cerebral Palsy Malpractice
Jun-23-10 Surrey, BC A young girl suffering from severe cerebral palsy was awarded in excess of Can. $1.5 million by a Supreme Court judge in British Columbia after her mother sued the health authority overseeing the hospital where she was born. A doctor and two nurses were also named in the cerebral palsy medical malpractice lawsuit , although one nurse was... - IVC Filter to Go Under Microscope, Lawsuits Continue to Settle
Jan-13-15 Washington, DC It isn’t quite the same as changing the oil filter on your car. But then again, perhaps there are some similarities: the IVC filter , or inferior vena cava filter, is a tiny device implanted by doctors to “catch” migrating blood clots that have broken away from an arterial wall. In so doing, the IVC filter prevents the b... - What Is the Link between Drugs and Autism?
Mar-5-12 Seattle, WA When it comes to the health of children, few topics raise as much heated discussion as the link between vaccines and autism . In fact, discussion of any medication in relation to autism, such as SSRIs and autism, can create controversy and fuel a debate. Part of the problem is that there has been a great deal of conflicting literature on the... - Boston Scientific inherits Guidant Heart Device Lawsuits
Aug-1-06 According to the FDA, the reason there are not more deaths reported in patients implanted with Guidant's defective defibrillators is because most patients die outside the clinic or hospital and the devices are not sent back to the manufacturer to be checked. On June 23, 2006, Bloomberg News reported that Guidant's Contak Renewal devices might fail about 1...