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Thursday, 16 August 2012 17:42 |
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Actos Class Action Lawsuit & Settlement News! California Woman Files Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuit By Andrea Gressman
 After using Actos for nearly a decade, a California woman has filed a lawsuit against the diabetes drug’s manufacturer alleging the drug caused her to develop bladder cancer. The Actos lawsuit was filed in the California Superior Court in Fresno County on June 18, 2012. The main point of the claim is that the warning label provided at the time for Actos was inadequate and did not do a thorough job of warning patients of the potential risk of Actos bladder cancer.
The Plaintiff alleges in the Actos bladder cancer lawsuit that she began taking her prescription of Actos in November 2003 and took it consistently for eight years. In April 2009, she discovered cancerous tumors located in her bladder but did not realize that Actos was the cause of her bladder cancer until November 2011.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:45 |
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Hulu Can't Dodge Privacy Class Action Lawsuit
By Sarah Pierce
 Hulu must face a class action lawsuit alleging the video-streaming website violated privacy laws by tracking users’ online activity with cookies and other identifiers on their computers, a California judge ruled last week.
U.S. District Judge Laurel Beeler denied Hulu’s motion to dismiss the class action lawsuit filed last year over so-called “zombie cookies,” which re-spawn even when users clear their Internet browsers of data files. Subscribers allege in the Hulu privacy class action lawsuit that Hulu and marketing analyst service KISSmetrics used these cookies to track users' online activity, and then disclosed what subscribers watched to third parties without their written prior consent, violating the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA).
The VPPA prohibits Videotape Service Providers from knowingly disclosing "personally identifiable information," which includes information that "identifies a person as having requested or obtained specific video materials or services." Hulu violated the VPPA by sharing its subscribers’ video viewing history and their identities to social networks and online advertising networks, the class action lawsuit alleged.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012 13:58 |
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Vaginal Mesh Class Action Lawsuit News! Gynecare Vaginal Mesh Devices Injured Woman, Lawsuit Claims By Mike Holter
 A new vaginal mesh injury lawsuit has been filed against Ethicon, Inc. and its parent company Johnson & Johnson alleging Ethicon's Gynecare Prolift and Gynecare TVT Obturator vaginal mesh devices caused severe complications in a Wisconsin woman. The woman is suing Ethicon and Johnson & Johnson for negligence, failure to warn, defective design and breach of warranties, and is seeking compensation for her injuries. According to the new Ethicon vaginal mesh lawsuit, filed on July 30, 2012 in the U.S. District Court, District of Minnesota, the Plaintiff was implanted with the Gynecare Prolift and Gynecare TVT Obturator to treat her pelvic organ prolapse (POP). POP occurs when the pelvic muscles are too weak to support the bladder, uterus and/or bowels, causing the pelvic organs to drop or slip out of place. Vaginal mesh and vaginal sling products are designed to support these organs and treat symptoms of POP and stress urinary incontinence, but they can exacerbate the problems.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012 11:41 |
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News!
Skechers $40M Toning Shoe Class Action Settlement Preliminarily Approved
By Kimberly Mirando
UPDATE: A federal judge granted final approval to the Skechers Toning Shoe Class Action Lawsuit Settlement on May 13, 2013. Payments will be issued late summer, according to the Settlement Administrator.
A federal judge this week tentatively approved a $40 million class action lawsuit settlement between Skechers USA, Inc. and consumers who bought Skechers toning shoes based on ads that made unfounded claims that the footwear would help people lose weight and strengthen muscles. The class action settlement was reached just three months after Skechers reached a deal with the Federal Trade Commission over the deceptive toning shoes ads.
The Skechers toning shoe settlement will provide consumers refunds for their purchases: up to $80 per pair of Shape-Ups; $84 per pair of Resistance Runner shoes; up to $54 per pair of Podded Sole Shoes; and $40 per pair for Tone-Ups. Consumers who purchased these shoes since August 1, 2008 can file a claim to participate in the class action settlement.
The Skechers class action lawsuit settlement covers more than 70 lawsuits filed across the country that were consolidated in federal court in Louisville, Kentucky as Grabowski v. Skechers U.S.A., Inc.
“Skechers’ unfounded claims went beyond stronger and more toned muscles. The company even made claims about weight loss and cardiovascular health,” said David Vladeck, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012 13:22 |
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest NuvaRing Class Action Lawsuit News! NuvaRing Blood Clot Studies Spark Hundreds of Lawsuits
By Matt O'Donnell
 Millions of women worldwide have used the vaginal ring contraceptive NuvaRing as a convenient method of birth control, thinking NuvaRing was safer than traditional birth control pills. However, several recent studies have linked NuvaRing to dangerous blood clot side effects such as pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, heart attack, stroke and even death. As a result, nearly 1,000 NuvaRing lawsuits have been filed against the drug makers for concealing these risks from women. NuvaRing was approved in the United States in October 2001 and first marketed in July 2002 as a birth control device that's inserted into the vagina and delivers a low dose of hormones to prevent pregnancy. NuvaRing was marketed as a safer alternative to the pill, but several recent studies have proved otherwise. These studies have been prompted hundreds of NuvaRing lawsuits as women discover their blood clot injuries were caused by NuvaRing.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012 12:34 |
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Pradaxa Class Action Lawsuit & Settlement News! Pradaxa MDL Created to Handle Growing Litigation Over Bleeding Injuries By Sarah Pierce
 Good news for Pradaxa bleeding victims hoping to hold drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim responsible for their injuries -- on August 8, 2012, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) issued an order consolidating all pending and future Pradaxa lawsuits into one MDL in the Southern District of Illinois under the supervision of Judge David R. Herndon. The new Pradaxa lawsuit MDL will streamline the litigation process, making it easier for Pradaxa bleeding victims to bring a lawsuit against Boehringer and hopefully secure compensation through a Pradaxa lawsuit settlement.
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Thursday, 16 August 2012 12:08 |
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Mesothelioma Asbestos Class Action Lawsuit News! DuPont to Blame for Man's Death, Asbestos Cancer Lawsuit Says By Sarah Pierce
The family of a man who died from lung cancer last year after being exposed to asbestos on the job has filed an asbestos cancer lawsuit against DuPont and a slew of companies, alleging they are to blame for his death. The family of the late John B. Fielder filed the asbestos wrongful death lawsuit July 25, 2012 in the Southern District of Texas against El DuPont Nemours and Co., 4520 Corp., Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. and Zurn Industries LLC, alleging they contributed to Fielder's asbestos cancer and eventual death on July 28, 2011. Fielder worked as a pipe fitter at several DuPont facilities from 1955 to 1961. According to the wrongful death lawsuit, he was exposed to asbestos dust and fibers during that time, which caused him to develop cancer. Foster Wheeler, Zurn and 4520 Corp. are accused of manufacturing, selling, designing, supplying, distributing, mining, milling, relabeling, reselling, processing, applying or installing insulation and machinery that was "poisonous and highly harmful."
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Wednesday, 15 August 2012 13:43 |
Follow us on Twitter and Facebook for the latest Class Action Lawsuit Settlement News! Splenda Essentials False Advertising Class Action Lawsuit
By Kimberly Mirando
 A federal class action lawsuit claims Johnson & Johnson and McNeil Nutritional misrepresent the supposed health benefits of Splenda Essentials, a no-calorie sweetener “fortified with antioxidants, B vitamins, or fiber.”
According to the Splenda Essentials class action lawsuit, J&J and McNeil Nutritional “command a premium price for Splenda Essentials by distinguishing it from regular Splenda and other no-calorie sugar substitutes, and marketing it as a sweetener that ‘gives you a small boost of healthy nutrients.’ On average, Defendants charge roughly 25% more for their Splenda Essentials line than original Splenda.”
The companies “bombard consumers with a message of purported health, and draw consumer attention away from the differences between artificially added nutrients and those found in whole foods,” the class action lawsuit continues. As a result, consumers are misled into believing Splenda Essentials can give them a faster metabolism, and provide the same health benefits as antioxidants and fiber found in whole foods.
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