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Labor Code § 512 – Meal Break Rules in California

Labor Code § 512 requires California employers to give unpaid lunch breaks to non-exempt employees. Lunch breaks must be uninterrupted. Employers cannot require employees to do any work while on their lunch breaks. They also cannot discourage employees from taking one. However, the employer and employee can agree to waive the meal break if the worker’s …

Literacy Education Leave for California Employees

Can I Take Time Off My Job for Literacy Education? Top California Employment Lawyer ExplainsWatch this video on YouTube Literacy education leave is time off work granted to an adult employee who reveals that he or she has a problem with illiteracy. Illiteracy is: the condition of being unable to, or have great difficulty with, …

California Workplace Discrimination Based on National Origin

It is against federal and California law for an employer to discriminate against you based on your actual or perceived national origin. If you are discriminated against based on your national origin, you can file a lawsuit against your employer for damages and equitable remedies (including being rehired or promoted). Below, our Los Angeles labor …

The California New Parent Leave Act – How It Works

The California New Parent Leave Act — 3 Things to KnowWatch this video on YouTube UPDATE: The New Parent Leave Act was repealed by SB 1382 (2020) because its provision are now covered under the California Family Rights Act (CFRA), which applies to businesses with 5 or more employees. California’s New Parent Leave Act (NPLA) …

California Unfair Competition Law: A 5-Minute Legal Guide

California’s “Unfair Competition” Law — (Business & Professions Code 17200 – 17209)Watch this video on YouTube California has an unfair competition law that prohibits unfair, deceptive, or fraudulent business practices or misleading advertising. If such actions harm consumers or businesses, they can bring lawsuits to seek compensation or to stop the unfair practices. Common examples …

Shouse Law Group: Recent Personal Injury Case Results

6-figure dog bite settlement C.F. vs. Hernandez, et al. (2017) Mediated settlement: $160,000 Medical bills: reduced from $28,952 to $2,911 Our client was viciously attacked by a pit bull while out walking her small dog in late 2015. She required 30 stitches in her arm and her own dog nearly died. After mediation, the case settled …

Penal Code 398 PC – Owner’s Responsibility After a Dog Bite

Penal Code 398 PC is the California dog bite law that says an animal owner, whose dog bites another person, must provide that person with: his contact information, and any information regarding the dog’s rabies vaccinations. The owner must also provide this information within 48 hours of the dog bite. An owner’s failure to do this is …

Bird Scooter Accident Lawsuits – A Guide for Victims

Bird scooter accident lawsuits are personal injury claims that stem from a crash involving one of Bird’s electric scooters, or e-scooters. The lawsuits claim that Bird or someone else was negligent and caused the e-scooter accident. At Shouse Law Group, our California scooter accident lawyers represent people who have sustained injuries while using a Bird …

Uloric Causing Stevens-Johnson Syndrome and Topical Epidermal Necrolysis

Uloric can cause Stevens-Johnson syndrome and topical epidermal necrolysis, both of which are life-threatening skin diseases. Even though medical studies had reported the possibility as early as 2010, the warning label for Uloric did not mention either condition until 2018. People who have taken Uloric and who have developed Stevens-Johnson syndrome or topical epidermal necrolysis have …

Statute of Limitations (Deadline) to File TDF & Truvada Claims

The statute of limitations for filing a Truvada lawsuit is the period of time between when you were hurt by Truvada’s side effects and the last day you are allowed to file a claim for compensation. In most cases, this window of time will be two years. However, each state has its own rules. There …

Valsartan Side Effects, Complications and Injuries

Valsartan complications from now-recalled pills contaminated with NDMA may include cancer or liver damage. Even pills that have not been recalled can still cause liver damage as a side effect. Patients who came down with liver damage from taking Valsartan or cancer from taking Valsartan may have standing to sue the Valsartan pharmaceutical companies. If successful, …

Valsartan and Liver Damage

Valsartan is a popular drug for people with high blood pressure or heart failure. Valsartan is the generic form of Diovan, and these drugs can cause liver damage and other illnesses. Some batches of Valsartan made in China was contaminated by a carcinogen (a substance that causes cancer) called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), which can also harm …

Types and Manufacturers of IVC Filters

There are many types of inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, but they all have the same dangerous IVC filter complications in common. The three medical manufacturers facing the greatest number of lawsuits include: Bard Cook Medical Boston Scientific (Greenfield) The majority of IVC filters has similar conical-shapes with legs (“struts”) projecting out from the base …

Amlodipine / Valsartan Recall

Valsartan is a commonly-prescribed high blood pressure medication. It is sometimes combined with other drugs like Amlodipine, which also treats high blood pressure. Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals has recalled its Valsartan combination tablets, which were made by Mylan Pharmaceuticals of India, due to a cancer risk from a contaminant called N-nitrosodiethylamine, (NDEA) found in the products. …

Fractures of IVC Filters as a Complication of Implant Surgery

IVC filters can fracture after being implanted, causing serious medical complications. Some of those complications can be life-threatening, especially if the fractured IVC filter migrates from where it was implanted. Injured victims of these fractures have filed IVC filter lawsuits against the companies that make the implants, claiming that their design was defective and that …

IVC Filters Causing Perforation of Veins and Organs

IVC filters causing perforation of veins and organs is one of the most severe medical complications that can happen if something goes wrong with an IVC filter. When the vein holding the IVC filter becomes perforated, the walls of the vein become compromised and adjacent organs are put at risk. When the IVC filter also …

Truvada Side Effects – Bone and Kidney Issues

The side effects of Truvada and TDF are several potentially life-threatening complications, including decreased bone density, lactic acidosis, and renal failure. These side effects have led to hundreds of Truvada lawsuits against Gilead Sciences, Inc., the maker of Truvada and other TDF-based HIV drugs. Those lawsuits seek compensation for losses caused by the side effects of TDF, …

IVC Filters Causing Cardiac Tamponade

A medical complication of IVC filters is cardiac tamponade, or a buildup of fluid around the heart. When IVC filters fracture and migrate, they can reach the heart and compromise the pericardium, letting blood into the space between the pericardium and the heart. This medical complication can be fatal if not treated quickly. Numerous IVC …

Uloric Clinical Trials

Uloric clinical trials were postmarket medical studies done on the gout medication, Uloric, after it had been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA). These trials found side effects of Uloric included a higher risk of a patient developing a fatal heart condition than other gout medications. At the conclusion of the trials, the …

Valsartan Warnings and Recalls

Valsartan is a commonly prescribed generic drug to treat high blood pressure. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) began recalling hundreds of products containing Valsartan in July 2018 due to contamination with carcinogens (chemicals that cause cancer). Authorities believe the contamination started in 2012, when drug company Zhejiang Huahai Pharmaceutical Co. (ZHP) of China …

Truvada / TDF Drugs Causing Bone Loss & Osteoporosis

Truvada and other TDF-based HIV drugs can cause bone loss or osteoporosis. These side effects of Truvada and TDF can lead to a sharply increased risk of broken bones or bone fractures. While the warning label for Truvada mentions this risk, it downplays its severity. As a result, many people who have taken TDF-based HIV drugs …

Procedures for Removal of IVC Filters

Failing to remove inferior vena cava (IVC) filters in a timely and safe way could cause the patient to suffer devastating IVC filter removal complications, injuries and possibly death. Neglected or defective filters may clog or break apart and migrate throughout the body, making it impossible to retrieve and remove the filter at all. If …

Smith & Nephew hip lawsuits

Smith & Nephew hip lawsuits are mass tort claims against Smith & Nephew for the defective design of their metal implants used in hip replacement surgeries, including their Birmingham Hip Resurfacing System. These metallic implants require far more corrective surgeries than other implants. Worse, metal fragments can grind off the implants and cause severe complications, …

Multidistrict litigation (MDL) for IVC filter lawsuits

Multidistrict litigation (MDL) for IVC filter lawsuits is a legal mechanism for efficiently resolving the thousands of similar cases that stem from injuries caused by IVC filters. There are two Indiana Jury Awards $3M in Bellwether Trial of Cook IVC Filters,” Law.com (February 7, 2019). MDL Statistics Report – Distribution of Pending MDL Dockets by …

Suing Boston Scientific for Greenfield IVC Filter Injuries

Boston Scientific is facing multiple lawsuits for its Greenfield™ inferior vena cava (IVC) filters, which have allegedly caused serious IVC filter injuries in some patients. If you too are suffering from a Greenfield™ filter, you may be able to bring an IVC filter lawsuit and win substantial financial compensation. 1. General information 2. IVC filter products …