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Feb-6-08 Washington, DC It's not the record of 2002 when the Enron scandal drove the number of stock fraud lawsuits to 267 for just the second year in the New Millennium. However, 2007 looks like it's going to be a banner year just the same, and given the sub prime mess, it would surprise no one if 2008 appeared to be on track for securities arbitration . Ind... - Trasylol Fiasco - FDA Fails To Protect Americans Again - Part II
Feb-4-08 Washington, DC: In reading the report issued by the Zuckerman Spaeder law firm, one thing is perfectly clear. Bayer was willing to pay $700,000 to get a Trasylol study done in time for the September 21, 2006 advisory committee meeting, if it could refute the findings of the New England Journal of Medicine study. However, unbeknownst to the contract re... - RICO Gives Unum Group Plaintiffs Extra Leverage
Jan-13-08 Philadelphia, PA: In April 2007, the federal Third Circuit Court of Appeals made reality of what may prove to be Unum Group 's worst legal nightmare. Unum's nightmare is the federal Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations (RICO) Act. For individuals, and especially individuals denied benefits by Unum under group disability plans, that decision may... - Transvaginal Mesh Complications Compounded
Jul-31-15 Spokane, WA Carly says the past three years have been “hell for my husband and myself and our sex life is nonexistent” since she had transvaginal mesh implanted to treat a slight urinary incontinence problem. “Adding to more misery, the mesh didn’t even treat my incontinence.” But Carly’s incontinence problem is a... - Are Statins Linked to Aggression?
Jul-24-15 Boston, MA When people start taking Crestor, they likely watch for some of the reported Crestor side effects that affect them physically. Not many people think to watch for emotional side effects linked to medications. But a recently published study suggests statins may be linked to increased aggression in women. The study was published in PLOS One... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Complaint: Is My Sex Life Over?
Jul-18-15 Charlotte, NC Although American Medical Systems (AMS) has settled many of its transvaginal mesh claims, women are still filing complaints against the mesh manufacturer. “I had the transvaginal sling removed in 2012 but I am still having pain,” says Kossondra. “My doctor told me that it is due to so much scar tissue. I think it is abou... - Workers' Compensation: "They'll just fight me and fight me."
Dec-17-07 Anchorage, AK: When you're working in the Alaskan bush counting salmon for the state Department of Fish and Game, you might expect to be under their workers' compensation coverage 24/7. That's what Jim Palmeter thought in July 2006. Palmeter (not his real name pending possible legal action) says, "I was out in the bush on Chiganik Lake on the Alaskan... - Discrimination: Minneapolis Top Cops Sue City
Dec-15-07 Minneapolis, MN: Five of Minneapolis' top cops have filed a discrimination class action lawsuit in U.S. District Court against the city of Minneapolis, its police department, and its police chief, Timothy Dolan. The suit charges that the defendants discriminated against the plaintiffs because they were people of color, were passed over for deserved pr... - $25M Settlement Reached in Abercrombie & Fitch Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $25 million settlement has been reached in two employment class actions pending against clothing retailer Abercrombie & Fitch Co. The lawsuits were brought by nearly a quarter of a million hourly workers in California, Florida, New York and Massachusetts who alleged they were forced to buy the clothes they were being paid to sell... - $14.5M TCPA Class Action Settlement Agreed by American Eagle
Santa Clara, CA: A $14.5 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit pending against American Eagle Outfitters alleging the clothing retailer sent unsolicited text message advertisements, in violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA). Should the settlement be approved, a non-revisionary fund will be established by... - Thousands More Transvaginal Mesh Claims Agreed to Settle
Jun-30-15 New York, NY Covidien, a transvaginal mesh manufacturer, has agreed to settle some of 11,000 claims regarding its transvaginal mesh devices, Reuters reported. It is believed that Covidien mainly supplied C.R. Bard with mesh products, which would inlcude Bard’s once-popular Avaulta. Covidien filed a report in July 2014 with the U.S. Securi... - Zofran Linked to Hypospadias Birth Defect, Mother Furious
Jun-28-15 Deertrail, CO Amanda recently filed a product liability complaint against GlaxoSmithKline (GSK), the maker of Zofran , claiming the drug she used during pregnancy caused her son to be born with a birth defect. “My son was born with hypospadias, where the urethra forms abnormally and is not at the top of his penis,” says Amanda. “The... - Risperdal Lawsuits Favor Plaintiffs 2 to 1
Jun-21-15 Philadelphia, IL The third Risperdal trial ending with a settlement tips the scales in favor of Risperdal plaintiffs. To date, only one trial has ended in partial victory for Johnson & Johnson. The third trial’s outcome is positive news for Charlie (not his real name), who has been taking Risperdal to treat his schizophrenia for more tha... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlements: Good for Victim or AMS?
Jun-16-15 Los Angeles, CA While American Medical Systems was “first out of the gate” to settle its AMS transvaginal mesh claims, one transvaginal mesh attorney says the amounts aren’t enough for pain and suffering that victims have endured. And a recent Boston Scientific settlement of $100 million is like a slap in the face to most AMS settleme... - Have Lawsuits Changed Unum Group?
Oct-19-07 Chattanooga, TN In the past few years, Unum Group has faced repeated [ lawsuits ] alleging the company is guilty of illegally denying valid customer claims. Some of those lawsuits have been settled, while others have now been consolidated into class action lawsuits. In the face of growing criticism from customers and lawmakers, including a multi-state i... - New Rules Proposed for Stockbroker Arbitration Cases
Oct-3-07 York, NY Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has proposed rules that would limit the ability of brokerages and firms to file motions to dismiss cases. The new rules would help investors by imposing sanctions on brokerage houses that abuse the arbitration process. Many investors have already used [ stockbroker arbitration ] to recover money they... - Defendant Hit with Yet Another Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit
Jun-4-15 Philadelphia, PA Less than a month after insurance giant Assurant Inc. and HSBC Bank settled a Lender insurance lawsuit for $1.8 million, a subsidiary of Assurant and PNC Bank were hit with another Force-placed insurance lawsuit alleging inflated premiums and kickbacks in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The plain... - $23 Million Verdict Awarded in First Depakote Birth Defects Lawsuit
May-29-15 St. Louis, MO A $23 million settlement has been awarded to a Minnesota girl ending a lawsuit against Abbott Laboratories in which the girl’s family alleged the epilepsy drug Depakote caused the girl’s birth defects. This is the first verdict against Abbott, the maker of Depakote. The jury hearing the case of Maddison Schmidt handed do... - Attorney Subpoenas J&J, AstraZeneca and Lilly for Hidden Antipsychotic Data Part I
Sep-10-07 Washington, DC Alaska attorney Jim Gottstein has issued subpoenas for the discovery of any suppressed data on the atypical antipsychotic drugs Zyprexa , Risperdal, and Seroquel which he says is necessary before a Forced Drugging Petition can possibly be considered for approval for a client he is representing. Mr Gottstein contends that the informatio... - Depakote a Bitter Pill After Recent Verdict for Abbott
May-22-15 Bend, OR The Depakote verdict in a recent bellwether trial cleared the drugmaker of responsibility for a child’s birth defects. Abbott Laboratories did not deny that Depakote caused the plaintiff’s spina bifida but argued that the mother understood the risks of both taking and not taking the epilepsy drug. Depakote spina bifida The...