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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- In Lexapro Birth Defects Litigation, Does the Doctor Share the Blame?
Dec-23-14 Washington, DC As we prepare to head into the ninth year since the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) first released its safety advisory with regard to Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) and their use by pregnant women, pundits will be watching the legal horizon for SSRI birth defect lawsuits scheduled to get underway in 2015. As of October... - Deal or No Deal? Randall Kiser Can Help You Decide
Aug-16-08 Palo Alto, CA What Randall Kiser would actually say, is that he develops "statistical models" and "data bases" that measure key variables that can be used as a guide for attorneys, litigants and others. And, then using percentages and probabilities, individuals can make accurate assessments about whether it is better to sue the pants off their antagonis... - If Laparoscopic Power Morcellation Is Unsafe, Why Does the FDA Allow It?
Dec-21-14 Washington, DC When pharmaceutical and medical device giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J) suspended sales of its Ethicon Laparoscopic Power Morcellation system as a precaution following an FDA safety bulletin and concerns over the inadvertent spread of unknown cancers within a woman’s body, the move has proven more than merely prudent. Caution... - Maxim Healthcare Facing Second Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Aug-13-13 Atlanta, GA: Maxim Healthcare is facing an unpaid overtime lawsuit filed by a salaried healthcare recruiter working from a Maxim office. The lawsuit contends that the plaintiff and those similarly situated were denied overtime compensation after working in excess of 40 hours a week throughout their employment performing no-exempt work, in direct violat... - Warning Issued after Neti Pot Misuse Leads to Two Deaths
New Orleans, LA: A warning has been issued by the Louisiana Department of Health and Hospitals following the deaths of two individuals who developed fatal infections as a result of improperly using Neti pots. In both cases the victims became infected with Naegleria fowleri, a parasite that is more commonly known as the brain-eating amoeba. Once Na... - Attorney Aashish Desai: Bank Employees Launch Big IndyMac Attack
Aug-12-08 Irvine, CA Not only were the customers of the IndyMac Bank burned by its involvement in the sub prime mortgage mess, but the bank's own employees took a scorching as well. Attorney Aashish Desai, from the firm Mower, Carreon & Desai, believes there are thousands of former IndyMac Bank employees across the US who had their savings swept away when the ban... - Study: Better to Take the Deal, Than Go to Trial
Aug-9-08 New York, NY In a classic case of the glass half-full vs. half-empty, a new report due for publication next month puts the trial on trial, as it were—and makes the case for cutting the deal and walking away with something, vs. the prospect of going the distance and coming away with nothing. The study, to be published in the September issue of Journa... - Digitek Maker should worry about Consumer, not Shareholders
Aug-9-08 Willits, CA Linda's partner passed away in April 2008, just a few days before receiving notice of the Digitek recall. "Jackie went downhill about two weeks before she passed away and from the digitalis toxicity symptoms I was told about, she had them all," says Linda. Jackie had a heart attack 15 years ago; even though she suffered from congestive he... - Fosamax Warning: I wish I hadn't Taken It
Jun-11-06 Savannah, GA Penny Jones (not her real name on her lawyer's advice) started taking Fosamax in 2000. "I am an African-American and my doctor said osteoporosis is common for someone my age and build. He told me to take Fosamax because it would make my bones stronger," says Jones. "I didn't realize that anything was wrong at first. I am a small-boned wom... - More Crestor Side Effects on the Horizon?
Dec-15-14 Vancouver, Canada A new study suggests that Crestor side effects and the side effects of other statin drugs may include an increased risk of developing cataracts. Crestor and other statins have been previously linked to an increased risk of necrotizing myopathy and rhabdomyolysis. Two recent studies have also suggested that Crestor might be linked to a... - Propecia Good for Viagra Sales
Dec-15-14 New York, NY It is likely that Viagra sales have increased due to the number of men suffering from Propecia side effects. “I have erectile dysfunction that I now treat with other pills, including Viagra, and I have problems having an orgasm,” says Steve. “The erectile dysfunction specifically has caused enormous embarrassment and emo... - Stryker Rejuvenate Settlement Fund Could Go Higher
Dec-13-14 Kalamazoo, MI Would-be plaintiffs affected by the Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall have until tomorrow, December 14, to start the clock on their eligibility for a piece of the $1.45 billion Stryker compensation fund for the failed artificial hips. That’s the deadline to state your claim for a potential $600,000-plus windfa... - Thousands of Americans Dying from Asbestos Disease Each Year
Aug-5-13 Washington, DC Each year, an estimated 10,000 Americans die from asbestos-related disease: 3,000 from mesothelioma, 5,000 from lung cancer, and 2,000 from other cancers or respiratory diseases. Between 2000 and 2010, 43,464 Americans died from mesothelioma and asbestosis--- just two of the leading asbestos-caused diseases. "One life lost to a preve... - Doctors Note Homeopathic Remedies "Seldom Effective"
Jan-25-12 Fairfax, New Zealand Collodial silver, deer velvet, arnica and an assortment of other treatments classified as homeopathic remedies are a "waste of time and money," and can sometimes be harmful, doctors say. According to the New Zealand Press, the latest issue of New Zealand Medical Journal Digest features a roundtable discussion by doctors and... - Depakote Spina Bifida Lawsuit, Abbott Laboratories
Dec-12-14 Portland, OR Valerie was taking Depakote for bipolar disorder but stopped taking it when she was pregnant. “I didn’t know I was pregnant until my ninth week and by that time the damage was already done,” she says. It is not uncommon for women to not know immediately that they are pregnant. In Valerie’s case, she was told that... - Da Vinci Robot Injury Haunted Portland Woman for Months
Aug-4-13 Portland, OR In spite of thousands of the expensive da Vinci robots installed at hospitals across the country, it appears as if the bloom is off the rose for Intuitive Surgical Inc. (Intuitive). Sales of their flagship da Vinci surgical robot are reportedly in decline following years of robust growth, and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issue... - The Wandering Mirena IUD Spawns Yet Another Lawsuit
Dec-10-14 New York, NY One of the latest entries in a parade of lawsuits alleging Mirena birth control side effects was transferred earlier this fall into multidistrict litigation (MDL 2434) following its initial filing in US District Court, Western District of New York, on September 4, 2014. The Mirena side effects allegedly suffered by the plaintiff are sim... - Back and Neck Injury Plaintiff Scores Record $7.5 Million Jones Act Settlement
Dec-8-14 Edwardsville, IL A native of Puerto Rico was recently awarded a record $7.5 million settlement in a back and neck injury lawsuit following the sudden explosion of an air tank aboard a marine vessel that was docked for repairs. Plaintiff Edward Perez-Mossetty was seriously injured in the explosion. According to an account in The Telegraph (11/19/14... - Howard Radner: Slip and Fall Cases Get The Shove In Michigan
Jul-24-08 Detroit, MI Howard Radner is not running the biggest firm in Michigan, but he has been practicing law for 34 years and he knows what he is doing. Dog bites, lead poisoning, auto accidents, slip and fall cases, Radner has seen them all, many times. The last few years though, he has become rather perturbed by some of the changes in Michigan state tort law th... - Remaining Trasylol Stocks Recalled
May-23-08 Washington, DC After repeated studies showed that patients who were given Trasylol had a higher risk of kidney failure, Bayer, maker of Trasylol, has started recalling remaining stocks of the drug in the US. Previously, Bayer had suspended marketing the drug, but had not recalled all stock of the drug. Meanwhile, the company faces lawsuits related to its...