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Wyoming medical malpractice claims may be made against doctors or other healthcare professionals or organizations when the treatment rendered falls below the commonly accepted professional standard. To be successful, though, these claims must certain very stringent requirements that relate to timing and pre-litigation review. An injured pati... - Sorin Stockert 3T Infection Lawsuit News and Legal Information
The Stöckert 3T heater-cooler system, a medical device that regulates a patient’s body temperature during certain surgeries, has been linked to a life-threatening infection. Also known as the Sorin Stockert Heater-Cooler System, the Stockert 3T manufactured by LivaNova (formerly Sorin), is the most commonly used heater-cooling system. ... - Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuits Reflect Only Part of Harm
Sep-23-24 Cleveland, OH As of September 2024, 674 lawsuits have been consolidated in the multidistrict Suboxone Film Productions liability litigation (MDL) in the Northern District of Ohio. These dangerous drug lawsuits allege that the sublingual film prescribed to treat opioid addiction also caused devastating tooth decay and long-term dental damage. For many p... - Overturning ERISA Practice: Public Justice Attorney Weighs In
Oct-29-12 Washington, DC Matt Wessler, an attorney at Public Justice, is defending James McCutchen (U.S. Airways v. McCutchen) who has been sued by his self-funded employer-based health plan for the money it paid to cover his medical expenses after he was seriously injured in an auto accident. McCutchen, in his early 50s, won’t ever be able to work again... - Texas Billionaire Roped in Mexican Clients
Jul-10-09 San Antonio, TX: Hundreds of people in Mexico and Latin America are suing UK insurance broker Willis Group International, alleging it knowingly provided them with false information about the stability of Stanford Financial Bank (SFI). According to the documents filed on behalf of investors from Mexico and Latin America, the UK insurance company engaged wit... - Suboxone Lawsuit Update
Aug-8-24 Santa Clara, CA The Suboxone maker had a busy month facing more tooth decay lawsuits, including a Canadian class action. Suboxone Tooth Decay Lawsuits As of August 2024, there are 673 Suboxone tooth decay lawsuits pending in multidistrict litigation (MDL) within the Northern District of Ohio. Attorneys predict this number to increase as people us... - One Man's Battle with a DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement
Jan-23-11 Washington, DC His name is Juergen Schaberick and his life has been turned upside down thanks to the DePuy Pinnacle . His failure to bounce back from what would ordinarily be a routine hip replacement procedure has cost the man his job, his health insurance and his livelihood. In an e-mail to LawyersandSettlements blogger Hunter West, Schaberick reco... - Lawsuit Alleges Unreasonable Insurance Denial Puts Health at Risk
Jun-10-15 Philadelphia, PA Bad faith insurance lawsuits , alleging insurance companies have unreasonably denied disability claims, are nothing new. But now lawsuits are being filed against insurance companies alleging policyholders are being wrongfully denied potentially life-saving treatment on the basis they are not sick enough for treatment to be medically nece... - Plaintiff calls for Appeal after Monsanto's Roundup Win in Philadelphia
Apr-15-24 Philadelphia, PA After Monsanto's first Roundup trial win in Philadelphia, plaintiff Carl Kline claims that key evidence linking non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to the weed killer containing glyphosate was unable to be presented during the trial and he has appealed the ruling. A new Monsanto Roundup trial has been ordered. In a post-trial motion... - FDA Warns of Continued High Death Rates with Syncardia Heart Transplant Devices
Washington, DC: The US Food and Drug Administration has issued an update to healthcare providers, informing them of the latest findings from the SynCardia TAH-t post-approval study. The results support earlier findings which show a continued higher three-month mortality rate for the subgroup of patients requiring pre-implant circulatory rescue in... - Beyond the Courtroom: The Personal Side of Personal Injury Law
Aug-2-24 Pembroke Pines, FL Too many times, the “personal” in personal injury cases is grossly neglected. Behind the facts of the case lies a human life that has been irrevocably changed. This is something that can never be completely rectified by dollars and cents. With this in mind, it is critical to choose a personal injury attorney who has the emp... - Unum Loses Bad Faith Lawsuit in Court
Apr-1-09 New York, NY In yet another Unum life insurance bad faith case, a man who suffers from advanced colon cancer has had his day in court after launching a lawsuit against Unum Provident for denial of claims according to the provisions of his Unum long-term disability policy. First Unum—formerly Unum Provident, has had a long history of allegedly delayi... - Lawyer representing Salmonella Victims Questions Peanut Corp. of America Officials
Mar-15-09 Lynchburg, VA: "I've seen a lot of egregious behavior by corporations as a way to profit but I have never seen anything like this," says attorney Ron Simon. Last week, Simon, who represents more than 50 families in the national peanut butter salmonella outbreak questioned Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) President Stewart Parnell and his daughter, Grey Adams... - VA Docs Protected by Code of Silence
Jul-29-24 Washington, DC In September 2016, bright and bubbly one-year-old ZaMari Reese suffered devastating brain damage during an operation to place tubes in his ears at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. An ear tube operation, or tympanostomy, is a common procedure used to treat childhood ear infections and is generally thought to be very safe. ZaM... - Robocalls Continue to Foster Illegal Telemarketer Lawsuits as Rules Further Tighten
Jun-1-16 Washington, DC: There is little doubt that illegal robocalls remain a blight on the communications horizon as Americans continue to have their rights for privacy and solitude violated by a seemingly unending parade of unwanted calls to private voice lines, fax lines and cell phones. This, in spite of recent changes to the Telephone Consumer Protection... - Seniors Duped in Financial Elder Abuse Scams
Jan-17-09 San Diego, CA Next to child abuse, elder abuse is right up there with behaviors that turn the stomach—whether that abuse is physical, emotional of financial elder abuse . Financial abuse, especially against seniors who are in the twilight of their lives and long beyond their capacity to earn a living, leaves a bitter taste. Thankfully, financial elder a... - Variable Annuity Makes Only Variable Sense for Some
Dec-31-08 Chicago, IL Considering variable annuity insurance as an investment? Imagine going to buy a car, and saying to the salesman, "I want a little Honda Fit. Small, good on gas, cheap to run. It's all I need." The reply? "No ma'am, what you need is a Hummer. Four times the cost of a Honda, five times the gas consumption. And when they foreclose on your home,... - Glenn E. Solomon: Patients and Health Providers in it Together
Jul-18-08 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Glenn E. Solomon sees litigating for health care providers as currently one of the most interesting areas in the practice of law. "It is just a very exciting, growing area. It is changing all the time, and it is an important issue with all levels of government," says Solomon. A graduate of the Harvard School of Law, Solomon has... - Underinsured Drivers Leave Innocent Victims Paying for Car Accidents
Oct-24-08 Miami, FL Most people on the road are honest, hard working folk who make sure they have enough insurance to cover them in case of a car accident. However, there are people out there who drive with either very little or no insurance, leaving innocent people to pay for their automobile accidents, even if the accident was caused by the underinsured driver... - "UnumProvident isn't Fair," says Denied Policy Holder
Sep-9-08 Chattanooga, TN Carolyn was diagnosed with a lung infection in 1991; fortunately her employer enabled her to work part-time from home. In 1999 she become too sick to work and applied for disability benefits from Unumprovident . Unfortunately Unum denied her claim and during that time she was too sick to appeal. "I first decided to apply for social sec...