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Lawsuits have been filed against Monster Beverage alleging Monster Energy Drinks are unreasonably dangerous. Plaintiffs allege their loved ones died as a result of ingesting Monster Energy Drinks due to elevated caffeine levels contained in the drinks. One high-profile lawsuit was filed by the family of Anais Fournier , who alleged Fournier's cardiac ar... - Risk of Infection from Heater-Cooler Devices Prompts FDA Safety Communication
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a warning for all heater-cooler devices providing heated and/or cooled water to: oxygenator heat exchangers, cardioplegia (paralysis of the heart) heat exchangers, and/orwarming/cooling blankets. Through analysis of adverse event reports, the medical literature, and information fr... - Seven California HMOs Fined Following Investigation
Nov-30-10 Los Angeles, CA On one hand, the fines appear pretty impressive: $5 million in total fines levied against seven of the largest health insurance plans operating in the state of California, in reference to the failure of the organizations to pay medical claims submitted by doctors and hospitals. What's more, the offending insurers will be required to pay... - California Court Rejects Dignity Health Settlement Again
Jul-8-20 Oakland, CA The long-awaited settlement in Rollins v. Dignity Health , a class action ERISA lawsuit , that has been moving through the legal system since 2013, continues to be just that – long awaited. On June 12, the District Court for the Northern District of California refused to approve a proposed settlement for the second time since 2019. ... - Suboxone maker Indivior in Trouble with the Law Again
Feb-16-24 Santa Clara, CA Suboxone (buprenorphine and naloxone) was first introduced in 2002 for recovering opioid addicts. The dissolvable tablet was helping people on their road to recovery, but the problems began when a Suboxone film version was introduced in 2013, and it took the drugmakers almost a decade to warn consumers of its side effect: decayed teeth. Man... - Pays to be ProActive with Unum
Oct-11-12 Brooklyn, NY You could say that Ana is pro-active. After waiting one year after approval for Unum Insurance (formerly Unum Provident) to pay her benefits, Ana contacted government officials on every level. Five days after she received a letter from Governor Andrew Cuomo, Unum sent her a check. “I wrote letters to New York Senator Chuck Schumer... - Insurer Canceling Policies on Defective Chinese Drywall Homes
Jan-28-11 Punta Gorda, FL Homeowners who face problems with Chinese drywall received more bad news: the public insurance company in Florida has said it will suspend policies on homes with extensive Chinese drywall problems. For homeowners already suffering health problems and financial troubles because of the defective Chinese drywall, the announcement is anothe... - How Legal Action Can Protect Nursing Home Residents from Abuse
Jun-13-24 Santa Clara, CA Legal abuse is an unfortunate reality for some people living in a nursing home. Residents often don’t have the same freedoms that other adults do, placing them at the mercy of their caregivers physically, medically, and mentally. What can make things worse is that it’s sometimes not easy to see if nursing home abuse i... - Ninth Circuit Champions Wrongly Denied Disability Claimant
Jun-8-18 Los Angeles, CA In Bowlin v. The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America , the United States District Court for the Central District of California overruled Prudential’s decision to deny long term disability benefits to a worker who gave evidence of many physical and psychological ailments. Bowlin is something of a rarity in long term deni... - Yasmin Ramifications—Let Me Count the Ways
Jul-25-12 Los Angeles, CA Marilyn says she was concerned about Yasmin side effects when her gynecologist prescribed Yasmin . “My doctor said she would never give me anything that would harm me,” says Marilyn. “How wrong she was.” Marilyn (not her real name) was 38 years old when she started taking Yasmin—in 2002. She was the epito... - Plaintiff to State Supreme Court Over Home Cladding Issue
Jan-9-14 Raleigh, NC A Home Warranty Lawsuit about to be heard by the North Carolina Supreme Court later this month could reverberate throughout the home building industry. At issue, at least in North Carolina, is the state’s statute of repose, which holds that a homeowner cannot go after a builder or a provider of a warranted product beyond six years fro... - VA Medical Centers Admit to Drug Overdoses, Software Glitches
Almost One Third of the VA's 153 Centers Reported Seeing Problems Patients treated at Veterans Affairs health centres across the US have reportedly suffered dangerous treatment delays, incorrect drug dosages, and been exposed to other medical errors resulting from software problems related to electronic health records. The problems allegedly began in... - IVC Filter FAQ
What is an IVC filter ? An IVC (Inferior Vena Cava) filter is a small, metal device implanted by vascular surgeons or interventional radiologists into a patient’s inferior vena cava vein to prevent blood clots from moving to the lungs - a health condition known as pulmonary embolism or PE. The inferior vena cava is the main vessel returning b... - Prilosec PPI Side Effects Lawsuit News and Legal Information
The heartburn medication Prilosec (Omeprazole), which is one of nine proton pump inhibitor (PPI) medications, has been linked to bone fractures, heart attacks, cardiac birth defects and severe kidney disease, including Prilosec kidney failure and Prilosec renal failure . Long-term use of Prilosec has been associated with a tripled risk of kidney infla... - Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) Filter Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Patients implanted with Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) blood clot filters have suffered severe complications when the devices broke or fractured inside their body, allegedly due to a design flaw and/or the filters being implanted for too long. The majority of IVC filter lawsuits have been filed against manufacturers C.R. Bard and Cook Medical, alleging punctured v... - Elder Financial Abuse: Whom Do You Trust?
Dec-11-13 Orange, CA Retired attorney Peter T. Hoss, who advocates for seniors and contributes a column to the Monterey County Herald (12/9/13), writes that trust is an important component of aging. As seniors become less capable in their financial affairs or lose a spouse who handled the family finances, putting one’s trust in an individual while not fallin... - Two Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Victims Win Denied Disability Insurance Appeal
May-31-12 Sacramento, CA In two recent and separate incidents, two people who were wrongfully denied disability insurance won their appeals in court. Coincidentally, they both suffer from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome (CFS). Judi Peterson had her benefits terminated by her employer, AT&T, even though she was deemed completely disabled from CFS since 2006. This... - Hair Straightener Litigation Raising Cancer Awareness
Aug-18-23 Chicago, IL As hair straightener litigation is making headlines, black girls and women who frequently use chemical hair straighteners are increasingly becoming aware of hair relaxer risks, including uterine cancer and breast cancer. News is spreading fast. The Chicago Tribune recently told of two women diagnosed with cancer. They are plaintiffs in... - Surgical Mesh Complications Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Surgical mesh is a medical device designed to provide support for tissue and organs that have been weakened or damaged. Among the main types of surgical mesh that are used in different surgeries is abdominal mesh , which is used to repair the abdomen following a hernia. Surgical mesh lawsuits have been filed alleging the various meshes do not work as th... - Unum Disability Insurance Claimant Wins Reinstatement of LTD Benefits
Jan-8-19 Santa Ana, CA On November 20, 2018, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California handed Pamela Fleming a resounding victory in her Unum disability insurance lawsuit. Unum had been paying her LTD benefits since 2005, after a serious and well-documented neck injury sustained in a car accident. A change in her treating physician and a br...