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On Monday, a Florida federal judge held that Wells Fargo cannot force unnamed class members into arbitration in five MDLs in which the institution has been accused of charging overdraft fees in a ...

U.S. District Judge Paul S. Diamond. Of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, has denied Sunoco’s request to compel arbitration in a proposed class action lawsuit alleging false advertising of the ...

For years now, consumers who use practically any type of financial product, including credit cards, have been unable to file a class action lawsuit against those financial institutions. Instead, ...

Are you a government employee who got into a car accident while on the job and was denied coverage for your personal uninsured/underinsured motorist (UM/UIM) policy provisions based on an exclusion ...

For people who pay for “collision” and “comprehensive” insurance coverage on their vehicles, they can expect to receive complete property damage coverage on their vehicle when there is “Total Loss” ...

RELIASTAR LIFE INSURANCE, BANNER LIFE, AND WILLIAM PENN UNIVERSAL LIFE INSURANCE LAWSUITS Over the past three years, a number of insurance carriers have raised the cost of insurance rates on universal ...

Bicyclists need to be aware of their surroundings at all time to stay out of danger and reduce the chances of getting into a serious accident. When near streets, they have to watch for distracted ...

When an infant suffers an injury or disability before, during, or shortly after being born, it is called a birth injury . Obviously, newborns cannot tell others if they are experiencing any sort of ...

Learning that your child has been born with a birth injury due to a doctor’s mistake seems truly unthinkable, yet it happens to tens of thousands of parents in America each year. Oftentimes, the shock ...

What Is Shoulder Dystocia? Shoulder dystocia happens when a baby is being born and the head has surfaced but the shoulder is blocked by the mother’s pelvic bone, preventing complete delivery without ...

Researchers from the University of Birmingham’s Institute of Applied Research have found further evidence that traumatic brain injury (TBI) can increase the victim’s risk of a stroke, possibly for the ...

It can be a great challenge to successfully diagnose a traumatic brain injury ( TBI ). In many cases, a brain injury might only manifest symptoms that mimic a germ-borne illness, like nausea or ...

There is nothing quite as natural as giving birth. Yet even though more than 4 million babies are born each year in the United States, the process of giving birth can be extremely dangerous for both ...

The coronavirus pandemic that continues to surge across America has devastating businesses big and small. As companies have been ordered to close to the public or greatly limit the services that they ...

In recent weeks, small businesses across Europe have seen an uptick in approved business interruption claims filed due to COVID-19 shutdowns. With people being forced to stay in their own homes to ...

With the ongoing coronavirus pandemic putting the economy into shock, consumers are beginning to cry foul about grocers who have allegedly price gouged to take advantage of their desperation. Numerous ...

Multiple popular deodorant brands have been targeted by a voluntary recall from Procter & Gamble Co. According to the company, some of its Old Spice® and Secret® brand deodorants could contain ...

The sooner a patient’s cancer is detected, the better their chances of fighting it before it causes widespread harm. Unfortunately, detecting cancer early can be difficult due to early symptoms often ...

Prostate cancer is the most common type of cancer among new male diagnoses and causes the second-highest number of male cancer-related fatalities, based on Centers for Disease Control and Prevention ...

The United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a public hearing to address the revelations about the safety of talc-based products and claims of asbestos in baby powders and cosmetics. The ...

Why You Should Take Legal Action When Exposed to Harmful Substances At best, exposure to a toxic substance can create temporary illness and physical discomfort. At worst, it can cost you your life. ...

Successful case results for asbestos and mesothelioma claims have historically been quite significant for plaintiffs. However, past cases are standalone and guarantee nothing for future complaints. ...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has been in news headlines in recent years due to various product recalls and consumer class action lawsuits , such as those related to its baby powder products potentially ...

The United States Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal filed by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to dismiss a historic $2.1 billion award the company was ordered to pay to a set of plaintiffs that alleged ...

In what some have seen as an unexpected conclusion, the popular social media app TikTok has agreed to pay a $92 million settlement amount to end a privacy class action lawsuit filed against it. The ...

If your Bank of America (BOA) debit card is linked to your Apple account and you were charged an overdraft fee(s) for a one-time, non-recurring transaction, then you may have grounds to take legal ...

Were you enrolled in an Optavia® Premier membership after you purchased an Optavia product or kit? Did your credit card, debit card, or another form of payment incur auto-renewal charges after your ...

People who bought toiletries in mass quantities at the start of the pandemic might be in for some distressing news now that Kimberly-Clark has announced a large-scale recall of its popular Cottonelle® ...

The coronavirus pandemic that continues to surge across America has devastating businesses big and small. As companies have been ordered to close to the public or greatly limit the services that they ...

In recent weeks, small businesses across Europe have seen an uptick in approved business interruption claims filed due to COVID-19 shutdowns. With people being forced to stay in their own homes to ...

The spread of COVID-19 (or “coronavirus”) globally has resulted in consequences beyond the health-related implications of managing a pandemic. Due to mandatory business closures and “stay at home” ...

Walmart must decide how it will handle a class action filed against it late last month (January 2021) that alleges it knowingly filled countless invalid opioid prescriptions. The plaintiff class in ...

Elmiron – the recognizable brand name for pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) – is the leading pharmaceutical choice to treat painful bladder syndrome or interstitial cystitis. It is also suspected to ...

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimates around 50,000 Americans die each year due to an opioid overdose. The ongoing crisis has been called an epidemic by the federal government ...

A new bill which would require doctors to report any potentially serious problem with medical devices to the FDA is expected to be introduced before Congress. The Medical Device Guardian’s Act is ...

A group of drug manufacturers including Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and AbbVie Inc. are supporting a bid to create a new mass tort program in Pennsylvania state court to consolidate a number of cases ...

According to an article published by Bloomberg Business , Johnson & Johnson is being held responsible to pay $72 million to family members of a woman who experienced fatal injuries after using the ...

In the summer of 2019, news broke that Facebook might have leaked user data through an unexpected glitch with its systems. Reportedly, a system functionality allowed crafty users to put a phone number ...

Did Facebook violate the privacy rights of millions of its users in Illinois through its facial tagging system? No jury or court decision was reached to conclusively say if they did or not, but the ...

Wawa is a popular convenience store chain on the East Coast. In fact, its $10 billion revenue in 2018 puts it in the top 10 convenience store chains in the U.S. Unfortunately, this popularity means ...

Banking giant, Wells Fargo, recently announced they would remedy auto loans made to customers who were financially harmed as a result of Collateral Protection Insurance policies. Collateral Protection ...

Americans spend more money in bank overdraft fees than they do on clothes, eggs, books, newspapers and magazines combined! Banks make more than $14 billion – yes $14 billion – annually on overdraft ...

Beginning December 1, PNC Bank will cease the reordering of debit card transactions and checks in order of highest amount to lowest, a practice consumer groups have long decried as a deceptive way to ...

The United States Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal filed by Johnson & Johnson (J&J) to dismiss a historic $2.1 billion award the company was ordered to pay to a set of plaintiffs that alleged ...

Elmiron – the recognizable brand name for pentosan polysulfate sodium (PPS) – is the leading pharmaceutical choice to treat painful bladder syndrome or interstitial cystitis. It is also suspected to ...

Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has recently announced it will stop selling its talc-based baby powder products in the United States and Canada. The products have been sold by the company for decades, but, in ...

In the average emergency room and at any given hour, the scene is hectic. Patients are rolled in sometimes without any notice to the practicing doctors, nurses, and surgeons, and often in harrowing ...

Medical malpractice is often broadly defined as harm caused by a doctor’s mistake. However, this definition is simplified too much to be useful in legal contexts and courtrooms. The truth is medical ...

Before undergoing most medical procedures, you will be required to sign a waiver before your doctor and their medical team will continue with your treatment. Most people do not read such waivers ...

Golomb & Honik, P.C. has officially changed its firm name to Golomb Spirt Grunfeld, P.C. Even though our name is a little different, you can still expect the same fantastic legal guidance for personal ...

The coronavirus pandemic is not only continuing but it is also worsening in many parts of America as winter draws nearer. Thanksgiving and a shopper’s favorite holiday – Black Friday – are going to ...

Halloween is one of the most popular holidays in America. Everyone loves dressing up, eating candy, and enjoying the fun of a good scary movie. Yet the ongoing coronavirus pandemic has made everything ...

Earlier this year, we reported on J&J voluntarily recalling some of its sunscreen products due to possible benzene contamination concerns. Recently, Coppertone announced its own voluntary recall of ...

It always pays well to think about safety in your day-to-day life. The National Safety Council (NSC) has long helped people across the nation do just that through its monthly safety awareness ...

As one of the nation’s most trusted consumer class action and product defect law firms, Golomb Sprit Grunfeld P.C. keeps an eye on developing stories about dangerous products that could potentially ...

The coronavirus pandemic that continues to surge across America has devastating businesses big and small. As companies have been ordered to close to the public or greatly limit the services that they ...

The spread of COVID-19 (or “coronavirus”) globally has resulted in consequences beyond the health-related implications of managing a pandemic. Due to mandatory business closures and “stay at home” ...

According to the security news and investigation group KrebsOnSecurity , nearly 900 million title insurance records held by First American Financial Corp. have likely been leaked. First American is ...

Environmentally friendly vehicle wiring with a soy- and/or bio-based coating may be too tempting for rodents to resist. A new class-action lawsuit demands that the Kubota Tractor Corporation pick up ...

A newly signed law that just passed the first week of 2021 will make it easier for United States Armed Forces veterans to file certain medical malpractice claims . The Brian Tally VA Employment ...

Diagnostic tests are important tools that a medical doctor can order or use to get more information about a patient’s symptoms. When used correctly, they can be the difference between a patient ...

Doctors will not always be 100% accurate when reaching a diagnosis, but they are expected to always use all available tools within reason to come to a conclusion. For example, medical imaging tests ...

Diagnostic tests are important tools that a medical doctor can order or use to get more information about a patient’s symptoms. When used correctly, they can be the difference between a patient ...

Doctors will not always be 100% accurate when reaching a diagnosis, but they are expected to always use all available tools within reason to come to a conclusion. For example, medical imaging tests ...

The sooner a patient’s cancer is detected, the better their chances of fighting it before it causes widespread harm. Unfortunately, detecting cancer early can be difficult due to early symptoms often ...

Due to the lack of protection provided by motorcycles, it’s common to suffer catastrophic, life-altering injuries in a motorcycle accident . Often, it’s not just the accident victim who suffers in the ...

There are many reasons why infections are very common in nursing homes and are a major cause of disease and fatalities among those who reside in these types of assisted living facilities. In many ...

The elderly who are living under the care of a nursing home or other assisted care living facility are the most susceptible to developing bed sores. This is due to a number of reasons, as the elderly ...

Normally when we report about a large-scale product recall in our blog , the reasons for those recalls are concerning but not necessarily shocking. For example, we recently talked about how certain ...

Multiple popular deodorant brands have been targeted by a voluntary recall from Procter & Gamble Co. According to the company, some of its Old Spice® and Secret® brand deodorants could contain ...

Earlier this year, we reported on J&J voluntarily recalling some of its sunscreen products due to possible benzene contamination concerns. Recently, Coppertone announced its own voluntary recall of ...

When spine surgery goes correctly, it can help restore a patient’s mobility and ease chronic pain. When it goes incorrectly, the patient can experience new or worsened pain and debilitation. However, ...

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data estimates that about 140,000 Americans will die due to stroke complications each year. To put that into other terms, about 5% of all deaths in the ...

According to the National Stroke Association , approximately 55,000 more women than men suffer from a stroke every year. This makes it especially critical for women over age 55 (as well as those of ...

Correct Procedures for Diagnosing Stroke Your doctor is trained to spot the signs of stroke from the very beginning. Much of their medical training prepares them to spot the early symptoms, which ...

When spine surgery goes correctly, it can help restore a patient’s mobility and ease chronic pain. When it goes incorrectly, the patient can experience new or worsened pain and debilitation. However, ...

Why You Should Take Legal Action When Exposed to Harmful Substances At best, exposure to a toxic substance can create temporary illness and physical discomfort. At worst, it can cost you your life. ...

Environmentalists and farmworkers in California are pushing for the ban of a commonly used conventional insecticide. Back in 2015, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) under President Obama, ...

Toxic chemicals are about as common in some places as computers and desks are in others. The only difference is those who regularly handle toxic chemicals or are frequently around them could face ...