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Nov-19-14 Charleston, SC Lipitor multidistrict litigation, alleging patients suffered Lipitor side effects and developed diabetes as a result of taking the medication, continue to move forward with regular status conferences. Three more Lipitor lawsuits have been dismissed due to failure to provide required documentation. Among the required documentation that ha... - $300M Benicar MDL Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $300 million settlement has been reached between makers of the Benicar, Forest Laboratories Inc., and Daiichi Sankyo Inc., and about 2,300 plaintiffs in multi-district litigation (MDL) that claims the blood pressure drug caused gastrointestinal injuries. The settlement addresses claims filed collectively in state and federal co... - Guidant Settles Three Lawsuits - 549 To Go
Oct-2-06 Corpus Christi, TX Attorneys for the plaintiffs in lawsuits against Guidant and its new owner, Boston Scientific, view the settlement of a Texas case days before a jury trial as a sign that the company is dodging the courtroom. Guidant settled the case for an undisclosed amount with two plaintiffs avoiding a public trial set to begin on September 18, 20... - $2M Settlement Reached in Stericycle Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $2m settlement agreement has been reached in a California employment law class action lawsuit pending against Stericycle Inc. The lawsuit was brought against the medical waste company by workers alleging the company denied them breaks, shorted them on overtime and failed to compensate them for time spent changing into t... - Washington Insurer to Cover Developmental Disabilities
Nov-9-14 Seattle, WA Regence BlueShield will settle two Washington insurance lawsuits and has agreed to cover neurodevelopmental disability therapies, according to reports. This makes the insurance company the third of the three largest to face insurance lawsuits concerning neurodevelopmental disability therapy. The settlement, which was announced following a s... - Tentative $21M Settlement Agreed in Eastman Kodak Discrimination Class Action
New York, NY: A class action settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against Eastman Kodak Compan ("Eastman Kodak" or "Kodak" or "Defendant") pending in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York alleging, among other things, that Kodak engaged in an ongoing pattern and practice of racial discrimination against its Afri... - 500 Ortho Evra Birth Control Patch Victims Sue Johnson & Johnson
Sep-17-06 New Brunswick, NJ According to Johnson & Johnson's latest SEC filing for the Second Quarter of 2006, the company is currently facing 500 claimants in lawsuits related to deaths and injuries caused by the Ortho Evra birth control patch . "These claimants," the filing notes, "seek substantial compensatory and, where available, punitive damages. ... - $9B Actos Bladder Cancer Settlement Gets Reduced to $37 Million
Oct-28-14 Los Angeles, CA A preliminary $9 billion settlement of a bellweather Actos bladder cancer lawsuit has been reduced to $37 million by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty of the Western District of Louisiana. This is the first Actos lawsuit to go to court alleging the diabetes drug increased the risk of bladder cancer among diabetic patients. Doher... - $10M Settlement Approved in New Jersey Environmental Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $10 million settlement has received approval from a federal appeals court ending an environmental contamination class action lawsuit brought against Honeywell International over land contamination. Specifically, the lawsuit was brought in 2010 by a group of property owners in Jersey City who alleged their homes and neighborhoods... - $32.5M MetLife Race Bias Class Action Settlement Approved
Santa Clara, CA: A $32.5 million settlement has been approved in a discrimination class action lawsuit pending against MetLife Securities Inc. The settlement will pay $25.35 million to some 690 class members, according to court documents. The lawsuit was filed in May 2015 by lead plaintiff Marcus Creighton, who was a MetLife employee in Illinois fr... - “Nickel Ride” Results in $490,000 Settlement
Oct-9-14 Philadelphia, PA A practice that has reportedly been used repeatedly in Philadelphia has resulted in a $490,000 settlement with a man who suffered a neck injury as a result of the practice. The plaintiff reportedly suffered a broken neck as a result of an altercation with an off-duty police officer. According to the Inquirer (9/25/14), James McKe... - Fresenius Facing GranuFlo Lawsuits
Oct-8-14 Boston, MA GranuFlo lawsuits filed against Fresenius Medical Care allege patients suffered severe injuries and were not warned about the risks associated with GranuFlo. Although many lawsuits involve concerns about GranuFlo, Fresenius has also faced a lawsuit concerning procedures at one of its medical centers. According to court documents related t... - Xarelto Bleeding Complications: Convenience Can be Deadly
Sep-30-14 Washington, DC The world revolves around convenience. And so it is that the long-used blood thinner warfarin, widely held as relatively safe though a bit of a pain in the neck to monitor, has taken a back seat to new blood thinning drugs like Xarelto that require less stringent monitoring and fewer blood tests. The downside is the risk for a Xarelto blee... - Xarelto Side Effects Reportedly Surpassing Pradaxa
Sep-26-14 Washington, DC Although it is a relatively new drug on the market, Xarelto side effects reports have reportedly surpassed those of rival drug Pradaxa, according to one organization. Both drugs are anticoagulants and both have been linked to an increased risk of bleeding complications. But while some Pradaxa lawsuits have been settled, Xarelto litigatio... - Will Endo Unload American Medical Systems Over AMS Mesh Problems?
Sep-21-14 Washington, DC It was about three years ago that Endo International acquired American Medical Systems (AMS), the medical device manufacturer responsible for AMS mesh . Now, according to Business Monitor Online (9/2/14), Wall Street is abuzz with news that Endo has AMS on the block. The parent company would not have been happy with the millions of d... - PHH Mortgage to Pay $45M In Mortgage Servicing Fraud Lawsuit
Washington, DC: A $45 million settlement has been reached by PHH Mortgage Corp and 49 state attorneys general who sued the company alleging the mortgage servicer committed financial fraud by failing to properly apply payments from borrowers and other loan service deficiencies. While mortgage servicers do not directly issue home loans, they do co... - AIG Escapes Defense Bill in Force-Placed Insurance Litigation
Sep-20-14 New York, NY It may be a legal drop in the bucket, but a New York judge has ruled in QBE Americas Inc. et al. v. Ace American Insurance Co. et al., that American International Group Inc. (AIG) escapes from having to pay defense costs for individual and proposed Force-Placed insurance class action lawsuits against QBE Holdings Inc. as the AIG policy l... - Acer Reaches Proposed Settlement in RAM Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Acer America Corporation ("Acer"). The parties have reached a settlement in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging that Acer America Corporation ("Acer") advertised and sold Acer notebook computers that did not contain enough Ra... - Massachusetts Workers' Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Workers' compensation is a type of insurance coverage that employers must provide for their employees. Except for certain specific exclusions, all employers are required to provide workers' compensation insurance coverage for their employees. Some workers may have been unreasonably denied their Massachusetts workers' compensation benefits or had to wait an e... - Washington Settles Claims following Car Accident
Sep-11-14 Seattle, WA Washington state will pay $10 million to settle claims filed after a tree fell on a vehicle, killing two people and causing serious back injuries in three others. The three people who survived the accident suffered permanent injuries, including a back injury that has left one of the victims a quadriplegic. According to The Seattle Times...