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Mar-26-07 Newport Beach, CA: Although overtime lawsuits filed by California police officers have received a lot of attention lately, they are not the only people who have not been properly paid for working overtime hours. Some recently settled lawsuits against a grocery chain and a restaurant company show that many people are at risk for not being properly compens... - Fen Phen: Heart Problems Surface
Mar-19-07 Bakersfield, CA Alicia A. took fen phen back in the 90s when "thin was in." She joined a class action lawsuit against the drug company and received a settlement. "Back then, I didn't have a heart problem," says Alicia. Now she is hopeful that she can join another lawsuit that will compensate her for more than the cost of fen phen. "I started taking f... - Defective CR Bard IVC Filter Injury Lawsuit Settlement Reached
Feb-12-15 Los Angeles, CA CR Bard, a manufacturer of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, has agreed to a confidential settlement in a defective products lawsuit just six days before heading to trial. The case, filed in Nevada by plaintiff Kevin Phillips, alleged that Bard’s IVC Filter, known as the Recovery Filter System ("RFS"), was defectively designed... - Miley Cyrus-Branded Jewelry Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging that Miley Cyrus-branded jewelry manufactured by BCBG Max Azria Group Inc., and sold through Wal-Mart stores, contained cadmium. The lawsuit, entitled Canamore v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-2010-534, claims that had the plaintiffs known t... - Stockbroker Arbitration: When Class Action Lawsuits are Best
Mar-9-07 New York, NY: For cases in which individual investors have grievances with their stockbrokers, investors usually find that stockbroker arbitration is the best course of action. In fact, if an investor has signed an agreement to submit to arbitration he has no choice and must take his claim to arbitration. However, when there are large groups of inves... - California Labor Lawsuits
Mar-5-07 Santa Ana, CA: In California, labor lawsuits are being used to help employees receive fair pay when it comes to overtime and off the clock work related activities. Three cases that highlight the issues are the deputies in Santa Ana, the IBM overtime class action suit and the Siebel Systems overtime suit. A federal judge in Santa Ana has given the gr... - Is GlaxoSmithKline Talking from Both Sides of Its Mouth?
Feb-4-15 Toronto, ON A complex and in some cases tragic portfolio of issues is emerging with regard to anti-nausea medication Zofran (ondansetron), a powerful drug manufactured by GlaxoSmithKline often prescribed to surgery and cancer patients following chemotherapy. However, a concern continues to roil quietly over another common source of nausea - morning sic... - PPH: More Lawsuits in Store
Feb-22-07 Everett, WA "When I found out that Redux was recalled I was extremely disappointed - I had lost 30 lbs on the drug," says Dawn Dubois. "When it was recalled I heard that it caused heart problems and other side effects but I was one of the lucky ones - I didn't have any symptoms and felt fine. But PPH creeps up on you. Now I am 59 and an invalid." Alt... - Zetia and Vytorin: Never Say Never
Jan-29-15 Washington, DC If there is one thing to be said about pharmaceutical companies, it remains that they never, ever give up. Not until a product is deemed so unsafe that it is physically pulled from the market, will a manufacturer finally wave the white flag. This is especially true in the statin sector, which is the biggest piece of the pie with potential to... - $1.5M Tentative Settlement Reached in Restoration Hardware Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted to a proposed $1.5 million settlement of a wage and hour class action filed on behalf of 2,200 Restoration Hardware employees who alleged the retailer failed to provide meal and rest breaks, in violation of the California labor law. Specifically, the class action alleged the California... - Depression and Pregnancy Good Combo for Lexapro Sales
Jan-24-15 New York, NY The maker of the popular antidepressant Lexapro lost millions in sales when the drug’s patent expired in early March of 2012. Lexapro brought in $13.8 billion for Forest Laboratories in just one decade - that’s a whole lot of depressed people, including pregnant women, some of whom gave birth to babies with birth defects. W... - Benicar Lawsuits Continue, Daiichi and Forest Settle $39 Million Whistleblower Suit
Jan-23-15 San Francisco, CA With a new year often comes a new round of lawsuits for various medical products and pharmaceuticals. In this case, Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil), a drug commonly prescribed to control blood pressure. However, a common complaint amongst Benicar lawsuits is sprue-like enteropathy, a rare but extremely nasty condition typified by uncon... - Risperdal, Atypical Antipsychotic, Linked to Fractures in Seniors
Jan-22-15 Toronto, Canada A new study by researchers in Canada suggests that atypical antipsychotic medications such as Risperdal may have side effects that include a risk of falling and a risk of fractures. The study, which was published online in JAMA Internal Medicine (1/12/15) found that seniors aged 65 and older who were newly taking atypical antipsychoti... - Brain Injury Lawsuit Targets the Obvious: Professional Wrestling
Jan-22-15 Portland, OR With two weeks and counting to the Super Bowl, and with the NFL concussion settlement on the plus side of $870 million still fresh in our minds, comes word of a brain injury lawsuit from a fairly obvious genre of professional sport. In late October of last year, former professional wrestler Billy Jack Haynes of Oregon filed a multimilli... - Hagens Berman Expands National Takata Airbag Safety Recall Investigation
Jan-20-15 SEATTLE (January 16, 2015) (Press Release) Attorneys at national consumer-rights law firm, Hagens Berman, already representing dozens of plaintiffs with Honda vehicles in class-action lawsuits against Takata, have expanded their national investigation regarding the Takata airbag safety defect affecting millions of vehicles and linked to at least five fatal... - Preliminary Settlement Reached in Hardee’s Hepatitis A Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit brought by consumers who ate at certain Hardee’s restaurants located in South Carolina and who allege they were exposed to Hepatitis A by infected employees at those restaurants. The settlement affects all persons who consumed food or drink between September... - No End in Sight for Fen-Phen Lawsuits
Jan-29-07 Rutherford, NJ: On December 5, 2006, five women with ages ranging from 53 to 71, who took the appetite suppressants drugs known as fen-phen in 1996 and 1997, filed lawsuits against Wyeth Pharmaceuticals after being diagnosed with a life-threatening lung disorder. These lawsuits demonstrate that the harm caused by fen-phen can surface many years after a... - Google Gmail Privacy Lawsuit News and Legal Information
A lawsuit has been filed against Google seeking damages under privacy statutes for people who never used Gmail but emailed people who did. If you’ve never had a Google account and didn’t know that Google was intercepting your emails to Gmail users and processing them for advertising purposes, you may have strong claims under the California Invasion of Pr... - PPH and Fen-Phen: Some Lawsuits Settled
Jan-20-07 Savannah, GA Primary Pulmonary Hypertension (PPH) is a serious lung disorder that can lead to heart failure and potentially death. There is no specific known cause of PPH; all that is known is that it causes increased pressure in the pulmonary artery and a decrease in the amount of blood entering the lungs. Although some lawsuits regarding fen-phen an... - The Case against Monster Beverage Powers Up
Jan-10-15 Lancaster, CA Attorney Jacob Karczewski is gearing up for trial in April 2015. That’s when his clients, the family of Alex Morris , will get their day in Alameda County Court, California, and the American public may learn more about the safety of those very popular energy drinks . Alex Morris was an otherwise healthy, young 19-year-old when...