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| Johns Hopkins Faces $1B Lawsuit Over STD Study |  | A $1 billion lawsuit has been filed against Johns Hopkins University over studies in Guatemala in the 1940s and 1950s which left hundreds with syphilis, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases. The lawsuit was filed by nearly 800 former research subjects and their families on Wednesday and seeks compensation for victims of the tests. The lawsuit also names the Rockefeller Foundation and pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb as defendants.
Scott Dance, The Washington Post 04/01/2015    | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Advanced Micro Devices to Face Lawsuit Over Faulty Processor | | A California judge has ruled that Advanced Micro Devices must face a lawsuit alleging that it hid problems with a computer processor during its release in 2011. On Tuesday, U.S. District Judge Yvonne Gonzales Rogers said that Advanced Micro Devices must face the lawsuit by plaintiffs who say the company falsely stated that problems with the computer processor were in the past. The lawsuit alleges that the faulty computer processor eventually led to a $100 million writedown. The lawsuit seeks damages on behalf of various investors.
Dena Aubin, Reuters 04/01/2015 | | Read Article: Reuters |
| Toradol Lawsuit Against USC Reaches Settlement | | A lawsuit against the University of Southern California by a former football player has been settled. Armond Armstead, a former player at the school, filed the lawsuit alleging that the school's alleged misuse of Toradol caused him to have multiple heart attacks and prevented him from pursuing a career in the National Football League. According to the lawsuit, the plaintiff's heart was weakened due to the school's overuse of the painkiller. The Food and Drug Administration previously stated that Toradol "may cause an increased risk of serious cardiovascular thrombotic events, myocardial infarction, and stroke, which can be fatal." The terms of the settlement have not been announced.
Matt Bonesteel, The Washington Post 04/01/2015 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Johns Hopkins Faces $1B Lawsuit for Role in STD Study in Guatemala | | Nearly 800 former research subjects and their families filed a $1 billion lawsuit Wednesday against Johns Hopkins University, blaming the institution for its role in 1940s and 1950s government experiments in Guatemala that infected hundreds with syphilis, gonorrhea and other sexually transmitted diseases. The lawsuit seeks to hold the university responsible for the experiments, because its doctors held important roles on panels that reviewed federal spending on sexually-transmitted-disease research, including on the experiments in Guatemala. It also names the Rockefeller Foundation and pharmaceutical company Bristol-Myers Squibb as defendants.
Scott Dance, The Washington Post 04/02/2015 | | Read Article: The Washington Post |
| Parents of Theater Shooting Victim Lose Suit Against Ammo Sellers | | Sandy and Lonnie Phillips, whose daughter, Jessica Ghawi, was one of 12 people killed in the July 2012 attack, had sued four online retailers that provided bullets, gun magazines and body armor alleged to have been used in the shooting. They accused the retailers of selling the items without concern about the mental fitness of the buyer or the items' intended use. In an order issued Friday, Senior U.S. District Judge Richard Matsch ruled state and federal laws protect ammunition sellers from such lawsuits. He dismissed the case.
John Ingold, Denver Post 04/02/2015 | | Read Article: Denver Post |
| Class Action Suit Over Premera Data Breach Expands | | More people are joining a class action lawsuit against Premera, one of the largest insurers in the state of Washington, over a massive data breach. The data breach took place in May 2014, and according to the lawsuit, Premera was told by auditors from the federal Office of Personnel Management that their security measures were not being implemented in a timely manner. Premera says that the breach was not detected until January. The company did not inform its customers of the breach until mid-March, when the problem had been resolved.
Elisa Hahn, KING 5 Television 03/31/2015 | | Read Article: KING 5 Television |
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