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May-25-21 San Francisco, CA On April 2, Russell Denes filed a personal injury Paraquat lawsuit in the Northern District of California, alleging that his Parkinson’s disease was caused by his decades’ long, low-dose exposure to Paraquat. Denes, a certified pesticide applicator, allegedly used the herbicide according to safety regulations, and was awa... - Preferred Stock - Preferred Securities
Preferred securities are a mix of debt and equity investments. They offer a fixed dividend payment similar to bonds but they can fluctuate in value. Preferred stocks are typically marketed to investors who are averse to risk and looking for dividend income rather than capital gain. While preferred securities do not experience upward price swings in the w... - Nationwide Recall Issued for 0.083% Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 3 mL
Washington, DC: The Ritedose Corporation is issuing a nationwide recall of 0.083% Albuterol Sulfate Inhalation Solution, 3 mL (in 25, 30, and 60 unit dose vials). This product is a prescription inhalation solution, administered via nebulization, for the treatment and maintenance of acute asthma exacerbations and exercise induced asthma in childr... - Stock Fraud: Has This Happened To You?
Jan-19-06 Jane Auerbach lost almost all her savings and her husband's life insurance. Because she trusted a stock broker. Auerbach, age 56, moved to the Tampa Bay area around Florida 10 years ago after her husband Neil died at the age of 46 from colon cancer. With two young children to support, she needed to be close to her parents. And she also needed them for fin... - Family Farm Suing Over Pollution of Fresh Water Supply in the San Joaquin Valley
Sep-22-14 San Joaquin Valley (September 16, 2014) (Press Release) As oil companies inject underground massive amounts of salt water in the San Joaquin Valley, a consortium of law firms throughout California filed a lawsuit alleging that fresh water supplying the 92-year-old family farm is being polluted by that salt water. Palla Farms owns orchards in the San Joa... - Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler System: A Condensed Time Frame
Nov-16-16 Philadelphia, PA: If a medical device isn’t recalled, chances are you won’t know it’s defective until research has been published, and then attorneys create an awareness. Sometimes the FDA sits on adverse event reports for years before warning the public. Case in point: the Stöckert 3T heater-cooler system . The FDA has been gett... - Internet Payday Lender Group Sues, Regulators Promptly Fight Back
Sep-15-14 Washington, DC It’s somewhat poetic that the US Department of Justice, in attempting to protect consumers from the chokingly high interest rates inherent with many online payday lenders, dubbed its effort to rid the industry of illegal operators as “Operation Choke Point.” Still, that hasn’t stopped an industry group representing pa... - Valsartan Cancer Risk Legal News and Lawsuit Information
The drug Valsartan (a generic version of Diovan), which is prescribed to treat high blood pressure and prevent heart failure, has been recalled worldwide after it was found to contain N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a known carcinogen. Valsartan contamination from a Chinese manufacturing plant may date back to 2012, potentially exposing many patients to Valsa... - UCSD Study: Monsanto Roundup Linked to Liver Disease
Jun-27-19 San Diego, CA A new study , conducted by researchers at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine, suggests an association between glyphosate , the active ingredient in Monsanto’s weed killer Roundup, and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease in human beings. This is new. It is in addition to the link between Roundup and non-Hodgkin l... - First Acceptance Insurance Reaches $3.2M Employment Class Action Settlement
Nashville, TN: A $3.2 million settlement has been reached in two employment class action lawsuits brought against auto insurance company First Acceptance, based in Green Hills, TN. The company was facing allegations of labor law violations, specifically misclassification of its agents as exempt employees, violating the Fair Labor Standards Act... - Premera Blue Cross Reaches $1.45M Settlement in Overtime Class Action
Seattle, WA: Preliminary approval has been granted for a $1.45 million settlement in a class action against Premera Blue Cross. The suit alleged that the company failed to pay overtime to tech workers. The class-action lawsuit was filed in 2010 and alleged that the Mountlake Terrace-based health insurance company and its subsidiaries had misclass... - More Patient Information Reportedly Compromised
Sep-6-15 Los Angeles, CA Concerns continue to grow in the wake of the UCLA data breach that UCLA isn’t taking the security of personal information seriously enough. More than 4.5 million patients may have been affected by the data breach, which could have occurred as early as September 2014. Now, patients are learning that a computer with personal informa... - John Deere ERISA Lawsuit Underway
Sep-27-09 Davenport, IA A lawsuit alleging that Deere & Co. violated Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) is now under way. The suit, filed on behalf of approximately 5,000 retirees who worked for Deere & Co., claims that changes Deere made to its health plan were in fact a decrease in benefits and a violation of ERISA law. In its defense, Dee... - MRI with Gadolinium – Better to be Safe than Sorry?
Jun-19-19 Washington, DC: The FDA in December 2017 recommended that repeated use of MRIs with gadolinium contrast dye be minimized wherever possible, and when MRIs are taken closely together in particular. It’s like a Catch-22: an MRI can detect cancer but it can also pose certain risks -- is it better to be safe than sorry? The American Cancer Society recom... - Unum Disregards Doctors, Time for Legal Help
Aug-7-14 Victorville, CA Despite two medical reports claiming that Isaac cannot yet return to work, Unum, or Unum Provident denied his disability benefits. “Unum didn’t even send me to one of their independent medical examiners and I don’t see how they could have even read my doctors’ reports,” says Isaac. Isaac tore his meniscu... - Still No Pay for California Residential Care Workers
Jun-14-19 Los Angeles, CA Residential care workers can win California unpaid wages lawsuits when they sue their employers for wage theft and other illegal employment practices. That’s the good news. But the bad news is that they are still having trouble getting paid, and the violations of California state labor laws continue. Much has been written about the p... - Benzene and Butadiene Lawsuit Help and Legal Information
Benzene and butadiene are classed by various organizations as being human carcinogens, meaning they cause cancer or help cancer grow. Benzene side effects include benzene cancer, myelodysplastic syndrome and benzene leukemia, including acute myelogenous leukemia. Benzene lawsuits have been filed by experienced benzene lawyers against the manufacturers... - First Responder Injury Lawsuit News and Legal Information
First Responders are the people who attend emergency situations and put their lives on the line to protect the public. Police, firefighters, and EMTs all face serious hazards to their safety while they care for others. Unfortunately, doing so puts their lives on the line, and puts first responders at risk of long lasting injuries. First responders lawsuit... - FDA Recall for Fresenius Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate and Naturalyte GranuFlo
Granuflo and NaturaLyte lawsuits have been filed against Fresenius Medical Care North America, the manufacturer and distributor of dialysis products Granuflo and NaturaLyte; and DaVita Healthcare Partners , alleging their actions, i.e., Alkali Dosing Errors led to the wrongful deaths of dialysis patients. Both Fresenius and Davita operate dialysis cen... - Taser Abuse Legal News & Lawsuit Information
Taser International Inc. faces lawsuits alleging that the company's Taser Electronic Control Devices (ECDs) have resulted in serious injury and even death. Furthermore, allegations have been made that victims are subjected to Taser abuse at the hands of people who use Taser stun guns . Taser Abuse Injury Taser stun guns are pow...