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Sort by date 7,886 pages found matching health insurance- New Hope for Family Alleging Effexor Side Effects
Nov-15-11 Kamloops, BC The family of a young boy who died hours after birth has been given new hope that their claim about Effexor side effects will be heard by officials. Although one health authority recently ruled it would not examine claims about Effexor birth defects linked to the newborn's death, a different agency has now said it will examine some claims... - The Curious Profile of Finasteride: Another Propecia Impotence Lawsuit Filed
Oct-16-14 Washington, NY The latest entry in the Propecia finasteride litigation file appeared earlier this fall when a couple from the Sunshine State filed a Propecia lawsuit against Propecia manufacturer Merck & Co., alleging Propecia sexual dysfunction. Propecia and its close cousin Proscar both carry approval by the US Food and Drug Administration (FD... - Nationwide Salmonella Outbreak Grows To 225 Illnesses in 44 States
Feb-15-10 Houston, TX As the nationwide Salmonella Montevideo outbreak continues to grow, the salmonella lawyers at Simon & Luke have been busy fielding questions from hundreds of concerned citizens on our toll-free hotline (1-888-335-4901). Below is an update on the outbreak with answers to the most frequently asked questions. How many people are sick?... - Chicago Fire Settlement Reaches $100 Million
May-1-08 Chicago, IL: The settlement for victims of a fatal 2003 Chicago administration building fire has reached a combined amount of $100 million. The settlement comes after the City of Chicago and two other defendants avoided a trial by agreeing to the settlement amount. The city and the two defendants agreed to settle for an amount of approximately $75 million... - Actos Bladder Cancer Plaintiffs from Down Under May Be Coming Up
May-30-13 Sydney, Australia It appears as if Actos bladder cancer is an international problem, with bladder cancer patients in Australia and New Zealand urged to take legal action against Takeda Pharmaceuticals. They have been urged to join the US class-action Actos lawsuit with regard to the diabetes drug and adverse effects that have become a concern of not on... - Soy Milk infant leukemia
Despite the fact that many health food advocates have stated that Soy product decrease cancer risk, there is a growing body of evidence that key components of most Soy products, called Phytoestrogens may actually promote cancer. This has been of great concern in the area of pediatrics, where infant leukemia rates have skyrocketed in the past thirty ye... - Major Oil Drilling Enterprise References Drilling Mud Lawsuits in Q2 Report
Oct-13-14 Houston, TX It is no surprise that asbestos, long used as a heat retardant for its excellent insulating properties, would be used on drilling rigs in order to keep drills and other drilling apparatus cool to avoid catastrophic breakdowns and other failures. Amongst the allegations contained in many a drilling mud lawsuit is that mud engineers and other... - Back Injury Sustained in Car Accident Man Sues
Apr-27-08 New Haven, MI A $1 million lawsuit has been filed against New Haven President Brett Harris and New Haven Community Schools, Harris's employer, which claims Harris negligently crashed a school van into the pickup truck of Daniel Jackson, 52. Jackson says that the accident resulted in him having herniated discs in which two surgeries have been required. A... - Monster Energy Drinks Plaintiff Attorney Weighs In
May-28-13 Riverside, CA Kevin Goldberg (pictured below) with Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester is one of the Monster Drink plaintiff attorneys representing the family of Anais Fournier, the 14-year-old girl who drank two bottles of Monster Energy drinks and went into cardiac arrest. She died six days later. Her parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against M... - New Study Reports Pancreatitis and Thyroid Cancers with Byetta and Januvia
Lisbon, Portugal: A paper recently published in the journal Gastroenterology and being debated at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes is raising red flags over the safety of the diabetes therapies exenatide (Byetta) and sitagliptin (Januvia.) The study, done by Peter Butler, MD of the University of California Los Angeles, a... - “You’re Better Off Drinking Battery Acid Than Taking Fosamax”
May-27-13 Columbus, OH Susan is in bad shape and she blames it on Fosamax . “I told my prescribing doctor that I wanted to research Fosamax side effects before taking it,” says Susan. “He told me that I had no choice because I was on welfare and it is the only drug covered by state aid.” If Fosamax is indeed the only osteoporosis medica... - Attorney Joseph H. Saunders on Toxic Contamination and Medical Device Law
Apr-25-08 Pinellas Park, FL: Joe Saunders was on the road when LawyersandSettlements reached him. Normally we don't approve of phoning while driving, but since his hands-free Bluetooth device was working, we stretched the point. Besides, as he said, "You lucked out catching me between depositions, so we'd better do this now!" Saunders recently filed a class actio... - Researchers Argue SSRI Risks Outweigh Benefits
May-26-13 Baton Rouge, LA If any class of drugs has a great deal of confusion regarding the risks versus benefits, the class that likely has the most is the SSRI antidepressant class, including the drug Zoloft. The risk of Zoloft side effects , which like the rest of the SSRI class is reported to include a risk of Zoloft birth defects, may vary depending on which... - Mechanic's Diagnosis: Mesothelioma
Apr-23-08 Montreal, QC: At the tender age of 16, Georgia's husband started work as a mechanic. That was 19 years ago, long enough to develop mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos in brake pads and clutches. "Back then the brake pads and clutches were filled with asbestos," says Georgia (not her real name pending a possible lawsuit). "Right up until last year... - Deaths of Two People in Truck Accident Could Have Been Avoided
Apr-23-08 Woodford, VT Early afternoon on April 16th, a fatal truck accident occurred on Route 9, killing a 29-year-old man and a 31-year-old man, both residents of Readsboro. They were killed when their pick-up truck got caught between a guardrail and a Readsboro. The 42-year-old man who was driving the tractor-trailer could be facing as much as 15 years in priso... - Close Cousin of Beyaz Drospirenone Alleged to Have Contributed to Death of Teen
Oct-10-14 Hackettstown, NJ Joan Cummins knows all about the heartbreak associated with drospirenone. The latter is the new-age synthetic progestin hormone that is found in a handful of birth control pills manufactured by Bayer. Beyaz drospirenone is one of them, along with Yasmin, Yaz and Ocella. These oral contraceptives are designed to provide added benefits t... - CA overtime: On the Sixth Day...
Apr-22-08 Turlock, CA John L is a bio-medical technician at a hospital that recently changed his and many other employees' work week. "Although we work 80 hours over two weeks, we work six days in a row," says John. He contends that on the sixth day, overtime should be paid. And he contends that his employer is violating the California overtime labor law. "We n... - Stryker Orthopedics Metallosis Is Not a Good Source of Iron
Oct-9-14 Bergen County, NJ As consolidated lawsuits stemming from the Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall continue to pile up in two jurisdictions, industry watchers are circling their calendars for June and July 2015 when two bellwether cases in New Jersey are scheduled to begin. At issue are early failures associated with the Stryker O... - Class Action Lawsuit Filed Against Walgreen Co. for Securities Fraud
Apr-20-08 Baltimore MD It was announced on Friday April 18, 2008 that a class action lawsuit has been filed against Walgreen Co. on behalf of those who purchased the company's common stock between the dates of June 25, 2007 and November 29, 2007. The lawsuit, filed in the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois, alleges that two of its... - Who's Watching Out for the Consumer in Washington?
Apr-19-08 Washington, DC: Linda Sherry is Director of National Priorities for Consumer Action , a national non-profit organization that both educates and advocates for the consumer. In the Washington office of the San Francisco-based organization, Sherry and her team contribute to the drafting of important protective legislation and produce award-winning publicati...