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Actemra (tocilizumab) lawsuits claim that Genentech, a subsidiary of Roche, failed to warn rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients about Actemra’s side effects, including heart attacks, heart failure and even death. According to Actemra attorneys, Genentech negligently advertised its arthritis drug to patients by claiming it was safer than the competitor medications. Tocilizumab side effects also include lung complications and pancreatitis, which has a 50 percent risk of death. None of these side effects appear on the Actemra warning label. [Original Article]

Knee implant lawyers are investigating complaints involving premature failure of the DePuy Attune Knee System. Although the medical device company—DePuy Synthes– has not yet announced an Attune knee implant recall and DePuy Attune knee lawsuits have not yet been filed, patients experiencing debilitating knee failure with the Synthes Attune system are filing personal injury and defective device claims with Attune knee lawyers. [Original Article]

Santa Clara, CA: Celgene has agreed to pay $280 million to settle allegations made by a California Whistleblower under the False Claims Act that the biotech company promoted off-label uses for two of its cancer drugs. [Original Article]

Santa Clara, CA: A new drug used to treat rheumatoid arthritis (RA), Actemra (tocilizumab), which is made by Roche/Genentech, has been linked to hundreds of patient deaths resulting from heart attacks, strokes, and heart failure.

Santa Clara, CA: A $25 million settlement was awarded to surviving family who suffered the loss of their mother and her two daughters who were killed in 2012 when a Nissan Infiniti QX56 SUV crashed into the family’s minivan in a Hollywood intersection. The Nissan SUV had a defective braking system.

Santa Clara, CA: A $9.8 million settlement has been awarded to a 35-year old plaintiff who suffered injuries resulting from defects in his wheelchair. The defective wheelchair personal injury lawsuit, filed in San Diego, alleged plaintiff Toby Morin suffered life altering injuries as a result of defective design, manufacture, warnings and repair. Further, a design change to the Quickie Q7 manual wheelchair he used was also defective and dangerous.

Homeowners who do construction, remodeling or additions to their kitchens, bathrooms or laundry rooms sometimes use materials that they find out later are not standard for construction. CONTACT US TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE USED MATERIALS THAT CAN BE PART OF A CLASS ACTION, EVEN IF YOU DON’T SEE ANY PROBLEMS NOW.  Class action lawyers can help homeowners with these home construction class action problems EVEN when there is no problem with the home but could be likely to develop later.  Low quality or defective building products are commonly part of class action lawsuits.

If you have done a construction job involving the kitchen, bathroom or laundry area in your home in the last 3 years, please contact us by filling out the form or calling 424-245-5505.

Defective Building Materials

Some building material supply suppliers and manufacturers sell products that are less than quality. These building materials, such as drywall, plumbing, pipes, electrical supplies, lighting, windows, and roofing frequently cause homeowners problems. After the remodeling or additions are done, the homeowners realize that one of the building materials is defective. There have been many class action cases related to construction materials. We are evaluating building materials for class action cases. If you have done a construction job involving the kitchen, bathroom or laundry area in your home in the last 3 years, please contact us by filling out the form or calling 424-245-5505.

Examples of Home Construction Class Actions

Windows manufacturers have been sued for their windows that leak and don’t perform as advertised. Flooring manufacturers have been sued for using dangerous materials which cause injury to the homeowner after the flooring is installed. Chinese drywall manufacturers have also been sued in a class action for their inferior products. Pipe manufacturers have also caused homeowners problems when the pipes leak or contaminate the water.

If you have remodeled your kitchen, bath or laundry area or added onto your home in the last three years, we would like to hear from you. We are investigating homeowners’ experiences and the building materials they used.

If you have done a construction job involving the kitchen, bathroom or laundry area in your home in the last 3 years, please contact us by filling out the form or calling 424-245-5505.

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Lyft has been cited by the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) for trapping its customers into consenting to receive robocalls and text messages. If you or anyone you know has opened an account online with Lyft or downloaded its mobile phone app, and could not opt-out of receiving robocalls, your privacy rights may have been violated. Please contact us using the form on this page or call us at 424-245-5505. You may be part of a class action lawsuit.

Background on Lyft Investigation

Lyft operates as a peer-to-peer ride-sharing company, and was founded in San Francisco in 2012. The company is now reportedly worth around $2.5 billion dollars. Lyft hires drivers to taxi customers of the company back and forth between destinations. Lyft has allegedly been forcing its customers to consent to marketing robocalls. This problem first came to light when the FCC was alerted by public complaints that Lyft’s customer agreement offered no clear way to opt-out of consenting to receive marketing information by text or calls. This type of illegal practice has made the news a lot this year with companies like Paypal coming under investigation by the FCC. Several online companies have been warned by the FCC in recent months regarding their deceptive opt-out practices. For more on the Paypal investigation, click here.

FCC personnel reportedly found on the Lyft website in the company’s official citation and order document, that Lyft doesn’t have a viable unsubscribe option for calls for marketing purposes like the terms of service describe. It was discovered that in order to opt out of receiving marketing messages, customers have to go to the company’s website, and then search the Help Center. The problem the FCC found is, by following Lyft’s instructions to unsubscribe, customers will also stop receiving security texts needed to log into their Lyft accounts, preventing them from accessing the company’s services. The FCC allegedly issued a warning with its citation that Lyft may be hit with significant penalties if it doesn’t start following the rules of the TCPA.

The TCPA or Telephone Consumer Protection Act

The TCPA was created in 1991 to regulate the use of automated telephone equipment in phone solicitations. Since then, the law has been amended to include rules for text messages, cell phones, and fax machines. The main rule is that it is illegal to make robocalls to people without first gaining their consent. Businesses that want to use autodialers and prerecorded/artificial voice messages have to obtain the prior written consent from consumers. Another major rule is that it is illegal to make robocalls to cell phones or any other service that charges the recipient for the call. Fore more on how the TCPA protects people, click here.

Potential Class Action Involving Lyft

Lyft has reportedly allowed its customers no way to opt-out of receiving robocalls. If you or anyone you know has set up an account with Lyft, you may have unknowingly been given no option to decline consenting to robocalls and texts. It is a federal offense to force people to consent to robocalls. If you have received unwanted robocalls from Lyft, your privacy rights may have been infringed. Please contact us using the form on this page or call The Class Action News at 424-245-5505. You may be part of a class action lawsuit.