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Mar-23-08 Atlanta, GA While fentanyl pain patches under the brand name Duragesic and other generics are described as a godsend for people with chronic pain, abuse of the highly potent drug is on the rise, especially by young people. The day before St. Patrick's Day, while many with Irish blood coursing through their veins were getting a head start on the annu... - Oregon Long-Term Disability Denials
Aug-7-14 Salem, OR Regardless of whether you live in Oregon, California or New York, there is a chance you could have your long-term disability claim denied. Insurance companies such as Unum, CIGNA and others have faced lawsuits alleging they improperly denied legitimate insurance claims. When an Oregon long-term insurance claim is denied, residents may be able t... - Attorney Robert K. Rhoads: "It's not like condemning someone's house."
Mar-15-08 Fayetteville, AR Attorney Robert K. Rhoads is a shareholder in Oklahoma City-based Hall Estill , working out of the firm's Northwest Arkansas office in Fayetteville. A 1980 JD graduate of the University of Arkansas law school, Rhoads recently won a $2.6 million dollar jury verdict for compensation in a condemnation case involving the neighboring cit... - California Labor Law: Injury Led to Termination
Mar-14-08 Riverside, CA Since August of 2001, Jeana Cork worked as a nursing assistant for Riverside County. She worked in the mental health department and it was a tough job. "We are the emergency room for every kind of patient," says Cork. She got slammed against a wall by two male patients and suffered four ruptured discs. The County, on advice from their insuran... - Settlements and Verdicts: Promoter Louis Pearlman of Trans Continental Records.
A $15 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of attorneys Cheney Mason and William B. Pringle III. The suit alleged breach of two contingency fee contracts related to the plaintiff's work in representing Pearlman against music groups 'N Sync and The Backstreet Boys. (Oct-08-04) [ NEW YORK LAWYER ] Legal Help If you ha... - Settlements and Verdicts: Premier Van Lines.
Premier Van Lines. A $2.9 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed against the California moving company by Helen and Michael Crosson. The suit alleged unfair business practices, fraud, breach of contract, negligence, warehouseman claims, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. (Sep-16-04) [ YAHOO ] Legal Help If yo... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis: Supreme Court Sides with Medtronic in Key Case
Feb-20-08 Washington, DC On Wednesday, February 20, the US Supreme Court handed down its decision in the closely watched Riegel v. Medtronic case. Upholding lower court decisions, the Supremes affirmed by 8-1 the dismissal of a state lawsuit brought against Medtronic by the family of the late Charles Riegel. Riegel suffered severe injuries in 1996 when a Medt... - Washington Long-Term Disability Lawsuit
Jul-14-14 Seattle, WA Long-term disability is supposed to provide policyholders with peace of mind, but that peace of mind can quickly evaporate when the policyholder has their claim unfairly denied . Washington bad faith insurance lawsuits can be filed, depending on the circumstances, to help policyholders ensure their insurance contracts are honored. Unfortunat... - Lawsuit Against GSK Alleges Avandia To Blame For Injury Requiring Heart Bypass Surgery
Feb-13-08 Philadelphia, PA: Pat Kelly and his wife Sandra Kelly of Grove, Oklahoma, filed a lawsuit on February 12, 2008, against Philadelphia-based GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK"), the maker of Avandia , in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania - Case 2:08-cv-00667-RK, accusing GSK of causing serious injury to Mr. Kelly due to its negligence, fr... - Sallie Mae 401(k): Their Stock Dropped, and Yours May Have, Too...
Feb-12-08 Reston, VA A move by Sallie Mae (SLM Corporation) to cut back on its core business has resulted in the corporation taking a stock hit. After the move was announced January 3, SLM Corporation stock dropped a sizeable $2.49 per share, closing at $16.67 per share. This announcement, together with the resulting drop in share price, may have negatively imp... - FDA Estimates Approximately 83,000 Heart Attacks caused by Avandia
Feb-7-08 Rockville, MD: A report released by the Senate Finance Committee in November 2007, stated that an analysis conducted by the FDA that was presented at the safety panel meeting on July 30, 2007 says that approximately 83,000 people suffered heart attacks as a result of taking Avandia. The report that is called, "The Intimidation of Dr. John Buse and the D... - Avandia Drug Company GlaxoSmithKline gets a Helping Hand it Didn't Deserve
Feb-3-08 San Antonio TX: Avandia's manufacturer, GlaxoSmithKline, got an unfair helping hand while many diabetics just got sicker. The diabetes drug Avandia has been linked to heart attacks and other serious physical ailments. But recently, the drug maker got a shot in its own arm when it received advance notice of a peer-review article that was then-to be publ... - Supreme Court Rejects Presumption of Prudence in ERISA Lawsuits
Jul-6-14 Washington, DC In ERISA stock drop lawsuits , a common allegation is that the ERISA plan fiduciary has failed to act prudently by investing plan assets in company stock. Plaintiffs argue that their employee stock plan or savings plan assets would have been more prudently invested in other stock. One of the defenses to that claim is that unless the compa... - Filing Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits
Jun-19-14 Oakland, CA Among the more stressful things a person can go through, having a legitimate insurance claim denied has to be close to the top of the list. After all, the person who submitted the denied disability insurance claim is likely already going through health problems and is probably off work and worried about finances while dealing with health pr... - ERISA Lawsuits: DOL Taking Action against ERISA Violations
Jun-12-14 Columbus, OH When it comes to ERISA plans , most employees probably assume their employer or ERISA plan fiduciary knows what he or she is doing and is properly managing the company’s employee benefits plan. The problem is that ERISA benefits laws can be complex and even the most well-meaning employer or fiduciary can get caught up in complex laws... - Snoop Dogg Dodges California Overtime
Jun-9-14 Los Angeles, CA Snoop Dogg is the latest celebrity to get slapped with a California overtime lawsuit. Three of the rapper’s former bodyguards are suing him for $3 million, including overdue wages, general, compensatory and punitive damages, and all legal fees. Torrey Mitchell, Donnel Murray and Ryan Turk allege that Snoop Dogg fired them in Ja... - Nurse's Family Files Avandia Wrongful Death Lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline
Dec-18-07 San Diego, CA Rogelio Larosa and his adult son, Eric, of National City, San Diego County, California, filed a lawsuit on Monday, December 17, 2007, against Philadelphia-based GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK"), the maker of Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate), in U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (San Diego) accusing GSK of causing the wrongful death o... - Settlements and Verdicts: Rev. Bruce Hawthorn and Daniel Beers.
A $14 million verdict has been reached in the lawsuit filed on behalf of the Mission that alleged Hawthorn and Beers had misused charity funds. The two were found liable for civil and solicitation fraud, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion and unjust enrichment. (May-26-04) [ BEACON JOURNAL ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would... - Potential Malfunction Lawsuits Filed Against Medtronic
Nov-29-07 Charleston, WV Medtronic faces more lawsuits alleging that its Sprint Fidelis Leads caused injury or death to patients using the leads. And lawsuits have been filed by plaintiffs who argue that the potential for a malfunction causes them a great deal of stress and has negatively impacted their lives. One lawsuit, which seeks class action status, al... - Burn Injury Victims Can File Lawsuits
Nov-26-07 Buffalo, NY A burn injury is an incredibly painful, usually accidental injury that can dramatically alter a person's life. In many cases, the event which caused the burn injury was the result of actions on the part of someone other than the victim. If those actions were negligent or otherwise unlawful, the injured person can file a lawsuit. If the inju...