Class Action Asserts Patient Rights Violated: Genzyme Faces Legal Scrutiny Over Fabry Drug Handling
The US has faced numerous issues involving prescription drugs, especially with rising costs and accessibility of life-saving and required medications. One class action lawsuit (Wilkins et. al. v. Genzyme Corporation (n/k/Sanofi) against Genzyme (now owned by and known as Sanofi, the eighth largest pharmaceutical company in the world) alleges the company intentionally misled patients with [...]
Facebook settled a class-action lawsuit levied against it on Wednesday for its prior practice of scanning private messages to aid in ads. A motion was filed on Wednesday, subject to court approval, for declaratory and injunctive...
Federal judge grants preliminary approval to Volkswagen settlement
A federal judge on Tuesday granted preliminary approval to a Volkswagen (VW) settlement meant to buy back more than 80,000 vehicles. The settlement outlines a $1.22 billion plan to buy back polluting...
JURIST Guest Columnist Keith Miller of Drake University Law School discusses the future of sports gambling in the United States...In a move that caught many people by surprise, on January 16 the United Supreme Court invited the Solicitor General to...
Federal judge approves Volkswagen settlement in emissions scandal
A US district judge on Tuesday approved a $14.7 billion settlement between Volkswagen AG (VW) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the state of California and car owners who filed...
Class action lawsuit filed on behalf of Flint children exposed to water
Hertz Schram PC , a southeastern Michigan firm, filed a class action lawsuit Tuesday on behalf of the children in Flint, Michigan, who were injured by exposure to the high levels of lead in the city's drinking water...
Shady Grove Orthopedic Associates, P.A. v. Allstate Insurance Co., US Supreme Court, March 31, 2010 . Reported in JURIST's Paper Chase here....
