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Jared Firestone, J.D., is a personal injury attorney, licensed realtor, and freelance legal writer who writes on contracts, advanced legal research, and E-discovery.Articles by Jared Firestone, J.D.
Zofran Birth Defect Class Actions Continue to Grow
The ondansetron medication Zofran continues to generate class action law suits nation-wide. In 2011, the CDC reported that the anti-nausea drug doubled the risk of birth defects in children whose mothers took Zofran during pregnancy. Despite those findings, the drug…
Posted on in NewsVolkswagen Emissions Class Actions – What you Need to Know
Class action lawsuits involving the recent Volkswagen scandal continue to develop. Soon after the EPA issued a Notice of Violation against Volkswagen back in September after it was found the company feigned its results on emissions tests, the company sought…
Posted on in NewsLawsuits Filed Against Duodenoscope Manufacturers For Spreading Deadly Bacteria
An influx of cases against manufacturers of duodenoscopes have entered the District Court of Central California after a number of patients at the UCLA Ronald Reagan Medical Center contracted serious, and often deadly infections from the use of duodenoscopes. Duodenoscopes…
Posted on in NewsLawsuit Filed Against Porsche Over Death of Paul Walker
Walker was 40 years old when he died. He was riding as a passenger in a Porsche Carrera GT that crashed on a California street. Walker’s daughter Meadow (16) filed the lawsuit. It claims the car lacked safety features that…
Posted on in NewsTwitter Faces Class Action For Invasion of Privacy
A class action lawsuit has been filed in the Northern California U.S. District Court involving Twitter and its direct message feature. The class action stems from privacy concerns regarding Twitter tracking links that are sent through these direct messages. Twitter…
Posted on in NewsCalifornia Lawyers Explore Subscription Auto-Renewal Lawsuits
A yet to be tested state law in California has given way to an influx of consumer litigation against tech companies with automatically renewing subscription services. The 2010 California statute in question prohibits such automatic renewal charges without affirmative consent…
Posted on in NewsSoundCloud Faces New Lawsuit for Copyright Infringement
The Berlin-based music streaming service SoundCloud is being sued by the Performing Rights Society for Music (PRS). They are a group that represents musicians and publishers in the UK. PRS claims that SoundCloud has failed to obtain the proper license…
Posted on in NewsUCLA Health System Class Action Develops After Data Breach
The UCLA Health System class action was filed against the University of California, Los Angeles, after a data breach put the private information of 4.5 million patients in jeopardy. The lawsuit, filed in the Los Angeles County Superior Court, states the UCLA…
Posted on in NewsDepakote Class Action: Epilepsy Drug Investigated For Birth Defects
The Depakote class action has emerged recently, targeting the manufacturer’s anticonvulsant drug that has been prescribed to hundreds of thousands of Americans to treat epilepsy, bipolar mania, and migraines. The Depakote class action was filed in response to birth defects allegedly…
Posted on in NewsExposed Users of Ashley Madison Form Class Action Lawsuit
A class action lawsuit has been filed against AshleyMadison.com, a popular Canadian website that facilitates extra-marital affairs. This is after a recent breach of the site’s data systems exposed the personal information of about 39 million current and former users.…
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