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When it comes to owning a car, you have more rights than you think. Despite the fact that automobile crashes account for the largest number of car-related lawsuits per year, there are other aspects of automotive law that are important to be aware of.

While most women will develop uterine fibroids at some point in their lives, they typically don't cause problems. When a woman has laparoscopic surgery to remove them, she certainly doesn’t expect any complications. Same for when a woman goes into the hospital for a hysterectomy.

When you get up and go to work every day, you want to know that your employer is acting in good faith and paying you the salary you deserve. But in many instances, this is not the case.

The anticoagulant medication Pradaxa continues to be linked to excessive bleeding and other fatal side effects. Known generically as dabigatran, the medication is used to prevent strokes in patients who suffer from atrial fibrillation and are at higher risk for suffering from strokes.

Two recalls of Gree dehumidifiers have taken place in the past year due to the products overheating and potentially causing damage in homes. The recalls were originally announced in September of 2013 and attorneys are now investigating possible lawsuits against manufacturers on behalf of consumers who claim their homes were damaged due to overheated dehumidifiers.

Do you own a car or truck made by GM? If you do, it may be one of the more than 3.4 million vehicles that has been recalled by the automaker giants due to defective ignition switches.

As of January 1, 2014, domestic workers in California are now covered by overtime pay laws. The law was approved by Governor Jerry Brown in late 2013 and makes domestic workers eligible to receive one-and-one-half their regular pay rate during overtime for the next four years.

The number of lawsuits facing testosterone therapy manufacturers continues to grow, as men who were prescribed AndroGel, Testim, Dep-Testosterone, Fortesta, Striant, Axiron and other "low-T" treatments claim to have suffered life-threatening testosterone side effects like strokes and heart attacks.

To date, about 35,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits have been filed against the device manufacturers by women alleging to have suffered from a number of severe health issues, including pain during sex, the erosion of vaginal tissue, infection and even death, among others.

It doesn't happen often, but when it does, an injury resulting from the use of a defective product could have potentially fatal consequences.