The University of Houston has been sued by a former life sciences professor who claims her employment was unlawfully terminated. Adriana Alcantara filed the lawsuit in the Houston Division of the Southern District of Texas on February 25, naming the…
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Pradaxa Bleeding Lawsuits Progress in Federal Multidistrict Litigation
More than 1,700 personal injury lawsuits are pending against pharmaceutical company Boehringer Ingelheim in Illinois. Plaintiffs filing in the in federal multidistrict litigation allege that the company’s blood-thinning medication Pradaxa caused internal bleeding. These lawsuits are part of multidistrict litigation…
Nearly 10,000 Cases Pending in Yasmin/Yaz Multidistrict Litigation in Illinois
There are nearly 10,000 lawsuits pending in multidistrict litigation in federal court in Illinois over personal injuries allegedly caused by the contraceptive drugs Yasmin and Yaz. The U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) said that 9,961 actions were pending…
Lawsuit Filed Against ATP Oil & Gas Executives Over Royalty Interests
Executives of the now-defunct ATP Oil & Gas Corp. have been sued by Macquarie Investments LLC, based in Sydney, Australia. According to the lawsuit, ATP executives misrepresented royalty interests in a $110 million sale. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District…
Noncompete Agreements May Be Enforceable Even Against Employees Terminated Without Cause
A recent court case throws into question the per se rule that covenants not to compete are unenforceable in New York when an employee is terminated without cause. A number of decisions by the New York State Court of Appeals…
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