12 Steps of a Class Action Lawsuit

Thousands if not millions of claims might flood the court system without the ability to file together in a class action lawsuit. Filing together in a class action suit not only allows for the courts to be less burdened, but it also encourages corporate defendants to behave in a more responsible behavior.
A class action lawsuit [...]

Lender and Receiver Both May Pay For Mismanaged Foreclosure

If you deal with receiverships, this case will be of interest to you. A lender, a borrower and a court-appointed receiver have been battling one another in an Indiana federal court in connection with a failed construction project. Problems arose when a partially-constructed apartment complex deteriorated so much during a foreclosure suit that a judge [...]

Fosamax Law Suit - What You Need to Know About Fosamax Law Suits!

This article focuses upon 4 key items related to Fosamax Law Suits:
Mechanism of Action Case Screening About the MDL State Court Litigation
Use Of Fosamax:
Bisphosphonate (others include, Zometa, Aredia, Actonel)
Used for Osteoporosis Bone Mass that is more than 2.5 std dev. Below normal.
(e.g. DEXA SCAN -2.5 or lower)
(and sometimes for Osteopenia).
Used for cancers where there is [...]

Paxil Class Action and Finding a Paxil Lawyer

Paxil is a drug that is thought to have dangerous side effects and withdrawal symptoms. It is also believed that Paxil, when prescribed to children, can be ineffective and even increase the risk of suicidal tendencies. If you or your child has been prescribed Paxil and you think that either of you run the risk [...]

Paxil Class Action and Finding a Paxil Lawyer

Paxil is a drug that is thought to have dangerous side effects and withdrawal symptoms. It is also believed that Paxil, when prescribed to children, can be ineffective and even increase the risk of suicidal tendencies. If you or your child has been prescribed Paxil and you think that either of you run the risk [...]

Risperdal Side Effects & Risperdal Lawsuits

Risperdal (generically known as risperdone) is an antipsychotic drug that is used to treat delusional psychoses. Dopamine is a key neurotransmitter that the brain uses which allows a person to experience pleasure and desire. Risperdal acts to reduce the amount of dopamine the brain produces so that a natural balance of chemicals in the [...]

DuPont, Teflon and the potential impact of a class action lawsuit

In the 1930’s DuPont, a U.S. firm, invented and began to market a substance called Teflon. Teflon is used today primarily as a non-stick coating for pots, pans and other cookware, though Teflon also has applications as a coating for textile based products such as clothes, apparel, carpeting and furniture. When manufacturing Teflon a chemical [...]

Pfizer’s Bextra Lawsuits

For years, Merck has been under scrutiny for a number of drugs, most recently Vioxx. The recall of Vioxx has shares down by more than 40 percent and facing hundreds of lawsuits that could cost them billions of dollars. However, Merck is not alone in the scrutiny that this pharmaceutical company faces. Pfizer, the maker [...]

Xprexa Litigation

yprexa litigation has been targeted at a number of Zyprexa side-effect problems: Some patients have reported the Zyprexa side-effect of gaining up to 65 pounds after taking Zyprexa. After the weight gain some developed the Zyprexa side-effect of diabetes or glucose abnormalities. Patients who already had the Zyprexa side-effect of theit diabetes growing worse while [...]

Zxprexa Lawsuits

Zyprexa coma side effects, and others like heart attacks and diabetes, are significant. In February 2004 the American Diabetes Association published a Consensus Statement in its Diabetes Care journal. In that statement, the American Diabetes Association, the American Psychiatric Association, the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and the North American Association for the Study [...]