Lawsuits against Bayer, the manufacturer of a female birth control device, known as Essure have exploded across the nation. The lawsuits allege that the Essure device may migrate from the fallopian tubes, causing damage to the woman’s internal organs. The FDA was recently notified by Bayer that the Essure birth
We do it everyday. We sign up for something –a cellphone, a gym membership, a magazine– and we give the company our credit card information or our bank account information. Allowing a business to automatically take money from your account or charge your credit card is a modern convenience that
You work hard your entire life. You raise your family, you are trying to pay for the astronomical cost of college for your children while planning for retirement. You have done everything you were supposed to do. You have aged into your job and what you lack in energy, you
In a unanimous decision handed down by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court on March 27, 2018, the Court held that non-economic damages, such as embarrassment, humiliation, loss of reputation and mental anguish are available to plaintiffs under the Pennsylvania Whistleblower Law. See Bailets v. Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, et al., No. 126
Equifax, a large credit reporting agency, recently exposed the personal information of 143 million consumers. The breach was global, affecting not only Americans, but also consumers in the U.K. and Canada. It resulted in the hacking of personal information, including, Social Security numbers, driver license numbers and addresses. When you
The Philadelphia Inquirer recently reported on a data breach at Women’s Health Care Group also known as Axia Woman’s Health, which was the third-largest data breach reported this year. Women’s Health Care Group inexplicably took more than two months to notify patients of the breach, despite Pennsylvania law requiring that
What rights do consumers have if a contractor fails to perform the work? If a contractor breaches a contract provision, the consumer can file a civil lawsuit for breach of contract. If you think the contractor committed fraud, you can also file a lawsuit for fraud. Many states also have
Some of you may have seen John Oliver’s recent story on DaVita on “Last Week Tonight.” The story described DaVita as a dialysis factory that placed profit before its patients. DaVita has also settled lawsuits for paying kickbacks to doctors who refer patients to DaVita. Klaproth Law is currently investigating
The First Amendment Protects Federal Employees An anonymous Twitter user with the handle @ALT_USCIS has been critically tweeting about the Trump administration’s immigration ban. This alone would not garner much attention, but the anonymous user purports to be a disaffected employee of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services, which
Injured by errant bat at Orioles game, woman sues for more fan protection, Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun (April 19, 2017). A copy of the complaint in the lawsuit against MLB and the Orioles is available here.
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