A Boston judge has certified a class action lawsuit against McKesson Corporation, the largest drug distributor in North America. The Lawsuit, which was filed by the Seattle based law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro back in in October of 2006, was filed on behalf of consumers and various third part insurance providers, was […]
Entries from September 2007
Drug Distributor McKesson Named in Price Fixing Class Action Lauwsuit
August 30th, 2007 · No Comments
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Tween Brands Named in Class Action Lawsuit
August 28th, 2007 · No Comments
On August 27th, the New York law firm of Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP has filed a class action securities lawsuit against Tween Brands in the US District Court of Southern Ohio.
The lawsuit claims that the company, specifically CEO Michael Rayden, made misleading statements about the company’s financial outlook for the second […]
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Mattel Named in Class Action Lawsuit Over Lead Paint
August 27th, 2007 · No Comments
A lawsuit was filed against the California toy manufacturer for distributing more than one million toys that contained lead based paint. The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Philadelphia firm of Woloshin & Killino.
The suit does not seek any damages, at this time, but instead is asking Mattel to set up […]
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Merck Sued by Texans over Fosamax
August 27th, 2007 · No Comments
The Houston law firm of Laminack, Pirtle & Martines filed a lawsuit on August 23, 2007 on behalf of seven Texans over damage caused my the Merck drug, Fosamax.
The plaintiffs allege that Fosemax, which is supposed to stop bone loss resulting from Osteoporosis instead caused permanent decay. Specifically, the patients claim to have developed […]
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$24 Million Judgment Against Botanic Labs
August 25th, 2007 · No Comments
On August 10th a San Diego judge rendered a $24 million judgment against Botanic Labs, the manufacture of Prostrate Cancer Supplement, PC Spes. PC Spes was alleged to be an all natural herbal supplement for sufferers of prostrate cancer. Unfortunately it for those who purchased it, the treatment, it was neither all natural […]
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One Down, One to Go For Chevron in Cancer Lawsuits
August 14th, 2007 · No Comments
Three Ecuadoran nationals who claimed to have contracted cancer as result of Texaco’s (a division of Chevron) oil field operations in Ecuador have filed two lawsuits against the US based oil company. One suit was filed in the US and the second was filed in Ecuador.
The US case was dismissed by a judge in the […]
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Motorola Named In Multiple Shareholder Lawsuits
August 14th, 2007 · No Comments
On the 10th of August, attorneys at The Brualdi Law Firm of New York, NY filed a class action lawsuit against Motorola, the Illinois based wireless communications company. The following day, the firm of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins of San Diego, CA initiated a similar lawsuit. Both actions were filed in […]
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