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Aug-12-22 Garden City, NY “Attorneys have been lobbying many years for the Camp Lejeune Justice Act and now we see an opportunity for justice, an opportunity for victims to file a Camp Lejeune lawsuit,” says attorney Gary Falkowitz. “Our government knew about Camp Lejeune’s contaminated water for three decades but failed to do anything abo... - Lawsuits Filed Against Abbott for Failure to Warn About Baby Formula Risks
Mar-22-22 Detroit, MI Several lawsuits filed in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois over the last few weeks claim that Abbott Laboratories, which recalled lots of Similac, Alimentum and EleCare products mid-February, claim the pharma giant failed to warn consumers about the risk of feeding the formula to their babies before purchasing and t... - MLB To Pay $185 million “Starvation Deal”
Aug-11-22 San Francisco, CA Minor league ballplayers asked a California federal judge last month to approve a $185 million settlement they reached with Major League Baseball over alleged "starvation" wages in a case that languished through the courts for eight years. The California labor minimum wage and overtime lawsuit was settled a month before it was... - Testosterone Supplements Linked to Increased Risk for Heart Attack
Washington, DC: A new study on testosterone authored by epidemiologist William Finkle and researchers at UCLA has found a link between the popular male hormone supplement and heart attacks. Finkle and colleagues reviewed insurance claims for more than 55,000 men with a specific focus on the rate of heart attacks within 90 days of starting testosteron... - Whistleblower Alleges Healthcare Fraud in Lawsuit
Sep-7-17 Camden, NJ: A former employee of Cooper Health System in New Jersey has filed a whistleblower healthcare fraud lawsuit after the paramedic claims he was fired for raising concerns about poor treatment of patients, potential billing fraud and other allegations related to regulatory violations. The stated reason for his termination, however, was falli... - Insurer Settles Anorexia Class Action for $1.2 Million
People who suffer from the eating disorder anorexia, and who had their health insurance claims denied by their insurer Horizon Blue Cross / Blue Shield of New Jersey, will receive a lump settlement of $1.2 million to end their class action. About 500 patients brought the suit against the health insurer, alleging the company limited treatment benefits be... - Unum Continues to Systematically Deny Claims: Advocate
Oct-18-09 Chattanooga, TN Linda Nee knows a thing or two about Unum. She once worked for Unum and while the Unum long-term disability insurance provider remains a powerhouse in the global insurance industry, there are those who think Unum has not changed its stripes of old. Nee is one of them. A disability claims expert no longer associated with Unum, Nee rem... - Family and Medical Leave Act and California Family Rights Act
The Family and Medical Leave Act ( FMLA ) is a federal law that protects the rights of eligible employees to take up to 12 weeks of work off for certain reasons related family issues. The California Family Rights Act (CFRA) is a state law designed to protect the rights of California employees who must take a leave for family or medical reasons. Employe... - Breast Cancer Misdiagnosis: A Sad Story in Canada
Apr-17-09 St. John's, NL It was in the spring of 2005 that the first signs of a massive medical malpractice case involving misdiagnosed breast cancer and cancer testing reared in eastern Canada. Doctors began questioning the hormone receptor test results for a patient with invasive lobular carcinoma—a form of breast cancer. Retesting revealed that the results... - Liquimax Multivitamin Recalled
Food and Supplement Recalls Leiner Health Products Inc. announced that it is recalling its 32 ounce plastic bottles of Liquimax Complete Nutrition Multivitamin Formula, labeled with UPC Code 7497052290, 7497023607, or 7497023696 because the product may contain undeclared fish (not shellfish), tree nuts (almonds, pecans and/or walnuts), and wheat. The re... - Bad Behavior Returning to the Nursing Home Business
Sep-29-09 Chicago, IL: For a while, nursing home care was improving. Bad operators in the business were sued into submission or driven out of business by tough legislation. "Unfortunately, conditions for nursing home residents are once again on the decline," says Steve Levin, a well-known lawyer and litigator from the firm of Levin & Perconti. "There is... - Contractor Hit with Lawsuit for Ohio Employment Violations
May-31-14 Columbus, OH A contractor based in Virginia but having undertaken work at the Joseph P. Kinneary US Courthouse in Columbus, Ohio, is facing a whack of citations under Ohio Employment after workers on the project were found to have not been paid properly. According to the Norwalk Reflector (5/22/14), an investigation by the US Department of Labor&r... - FDA Issues Warnings Over Mercury Dental Fillings
Some people who have silver-coloured, metal dental fillings that contain mercury may be at risk for health problems. High risk groups include pregnant women, fetuses, and children. Earlier this week the FDA reached a settlement with consumer advocacy groups in which it has agreed to warn Americans about the risks associated with mercury-containing metal... - Survey finds dog bites costing homeowners in liability claims
Sep-21-09 New York City, NY: A new survey was released that finds dog bites account for one-third of all homeowners insurance liability costs. According to a report from the Insurance Information Institute, dog bites cost homeowners a total of $387 million in 2008, which is an 8.7 percent rise from the year prior. The institute also added that the number of dog... - Tommie Copper Deceptive Advertising Lawsuit, Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Tommie Copper, Inc. alleging the company's copper-infused compression clothing was falsely marketed to consumers. Tommie Copper has already agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle allegations of deceptive advertising linked to its copper-infused clothing. Tommie Copper Advertising... - California Brings Back COVID Paid Sick Leave
Mar-7-22 Santa Clara, CA Many California workers can apply once again for COVID-related paid sick leave . Legislation approved by lawmakers and signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom in February states that people who work for public or private companies that have 26 or more employees are entitled to up to 80 hours of COVID-related paid sick leave retroactive to January... - Jury Awards Alberta and Alva Pilliod more than $2 Billion in Roundup Cancer Case
May-20-19 Oakland, CA The jury in Pilliod v. Monsanto Co , the third Monsanto glyphosate lawsuit to go to trial, awarded Alva and Alberta Pilliod $55 Million in compensatory damages and a staggering $1 billion each (that’s $2 billion) in punitive damages for their Roundup-linked cancers. This is reportedly the largest award personal injury award this year... - Blue Cross Faces Hepatitis C Lawsuit
Aug-21-15 New York, NY Blue Cross faces another denied insurance lawsuit alleging the company has wrongfully denied insurance for an approved hepatitis C medication. The lawsuit is at least the second filed against Blue Cross related to its denial of treatment for hepatitis C. The lawsuit (case number 0:15-cv-61118) was filed by Janie Kondell, who has had hep... - A Showdown Between Plaintiffs and Defendant RE: Federal Arbitration Act
Oct-4-16 Massachusetts An overtime pay lawsuit proposed as a class action in Massachusetts promises to be closely watched by legal pundits and others, given the various issues at play in a case that alleges misclassification of employees, together with an interpretation of the Federal Arbitration Act. Publicjustice.net tells the story of Dominic Oliveira, a l... - Another NEC Similac Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Mar-4-22 Houston, TX Yet another wrongful death lawsuit has been filed against Abbot Laboratories, claiming it intentionally misled parents and doctors about the risk of necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) from its baby formula Similac, which is fed to preemies while in neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). The Similac lawsuits assert product liability claims ag...