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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... - 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... - Long Term Disability Insurance Fraud Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Policyholders purchase long-term disability insurance to protect themselves in the event they become disabled and can no longer carry out their job duties. Unfortunately, some long-term disability (LTD) policyholders have their disability claims improperly denied . Policyholders who have their long-term disability claim denied can appeal the decision,... - Liberty Mutual Denied Disability Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Denied disability lawsuits have been filed against Liberty Mutual insurance company. The Boston-based Liberty Mutual Holding Company, through its subsidiaries and affiliated companies, is one of the largest disability insurance providers and the fourth largest property and casualty insurer in the US. Liberty Mutual, which has over 800 offices worldwide, has... - Irish TVM Manufacturer Announces Settlement Pool worth $775 Million
Sep-13-17 Dublin, IRELAND: A decision last month by a Dublin-based manufacturer of transvaginal mesh to wind up all known US claims associated with transvaginal mesh complications flew under the radar, but is nonetheless worth three-quarters of a billion dollars. Endo International PLC announced in early August that it will set aside a massive $775 million fu... - Back and Neck Injury: Win, Loss and "Wild Card"
Nov-4-11 St Louis, MO According to a recent personal injury verdict (October 2011), chances are slim you'll receive a substantial back and neck injury settlement if the defense proves you already had existing back and neck problems. A St. Louis family, however, recently settled for more than $1 million after they suffered back and neck injuries in a tractor-tra... - Tristar Pressure Cooker Company and Texas Couple Reach Settlement
Sep-10-17 Brownsville, Texas According to documents filed on August 8, 2017 (case 1:115-cu-00) filed in a Brownsville, Texas court Tristar Products Inc. and Ninfa Vasquez and Jose Vasquez have “reached a settlement of all the issues pending in this lawsuit”. No details were made public. According to the statement of claim on July 3, 2014 Ninfa and J... - Banks Fight Excessive Overdraft Suits with Bid for Arbitration
Sep-8-17 Atlanta, GA: Only a nut would sue for $35. Banks count on that when they boost overdraft fees through a technique known as “debit resequencing.” The 2010 changes in banking law that were part of Dodd-Frank have failed to kill the practice. It persists even after a $35 million class-action settlement over Union bank excessive overdraft fees... - Unum Demands That Policy Holder Apply for Social Security Benefits
Oct-26-11 Kansas City, MO According to at least two Unum policy holders, it would appear that the largest disability insurance provider in the US is telling its policy holders to apply for social security benefits and then cuts them off, despite the class-action lawsuit that claimed Unum schemed to deny or terminate claims of thousands of disabled Americans. ... - Another Bank Overdraft Fees Lawsuit Filed
Oct-25-11 Salt Lake City, UT Customers upset over excessive bank overdraft fees have filed another lawsuit, this one against Zions Bank, alleging excessive bank fees. According to reports, bank customers claim the bank overdraft fees policy forced customers into overdraft more quickly than they should have, resulting in high profits from overdraft fees. The l... - J&J Faces Canadian Talcum Powder Ovarian Cancer Class Action
Toronto, CA: A talcum powder class action lawsuit has been filed in Canada against Johnson & Johnson ("J&J") over allegations that its Baby Powder product causes ovarian cancer. The named plaintiffs in the complaint all developed ovarian cancer following long term use of J&J's Baby Powder for feminine hygiene purposes... - Farmworkers Another Step Toward California Overtime
Aug-25-17 Menlo Park, CA: Farmworkers employed by Apio Inc. fought for their rights and won last week, when a California overtime class-action lawsuit settled for almost $6 million. The lawsuit claimed that Apio, a Guadalupe packaging company, and Pacific Harvest, its labor contractor, failed to provide appropriate rest and meal times to workers, while also fa... - Canadian Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implant Class Action Settlements Reached
Vancouver, BC: Subject to court approval, a settlement has been reached in the certified class actions involving Canadians who were implanted with the Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant. Class actions have been certified in British Columbia (Jones v. Zimmer) and Ontario (McSherry v. Zimmer). Authorization (Certification) is pending in a proposed class acti... - Nortel Settles ERISA Benefits Lawsuit
Sep-22-11 Washington, DC Nortel Networks Corp. is the latest company to settle an ERISA plan lawsuit, which alleged that the company violated ERISA benefits laws. Employees who believe their company has violated an ERISA pension law can file an ERISA investment lawsuit to recover losses. According to Dow Jones Daily Bankruptcy Review (09/02/11), Nortel agre... - Another DePuy Defective Hip Implant Lawsuit Heads to Trial
Aug-5-17 Washington, DC: Alicea et al v. DePuy Orthopaedics Inc. et al, the fourth bellwether defective hip implant lawsuit involving DePuy’s Pinnacle Ultamet implant will go to trial on September 5, 2017 in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. There are currently more than 9,000 Pinnacle hip failure lawsuits consolidated in... - 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... - Risperdal Now the Fastest-Growing Mass Tort Program
Jul-24-17 Philadelphia, PA: In the wake of several juries ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay compensation to Risperdal victims, over 3,600 new Risperdal lawsuits have been filed since the beginning of this year. The number of lawsuits in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has doubled, making the Risperdal mass-tort the largest in the system. According... - Study Finds Consumers Complain Most About Banks With Highest Overdraft Fee Revenue
Jul-19-17 Washington, DC: A consumer protection report has found a correlation between the banks that customers complain about most and the amount of revenue from overdraft fees and insufficient funds (NSF) those banks collect. The 2016 report , issued by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), analyzed more than 10,000 bank-related customer complain... - Accidents - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$5,000,000
Case Name : Mariela Madariaga v Emmanuel Franco Quinteiro, et al Case Number : 2020-000069-CA-01 Verdict Date : Outcome Type : Settlement Court : 11th Judicial Circuit Miami-Dade County Florida Incident Date : ... - Wells Fargo Excessive Overdraft Fees Legal News & Lawsuit Information
Wells Fargo Bank and other financial institutions have faced allegations that they used deceptive practices in charging customers excessive overdraft fees. Federal rules that took effect in 2010 no longer allow banks and credit unions to charge overdraft fees on ATM or debit card transactions unless the bank customer agrees to "opt-in" to overdraft...