Litigation Sites
This page contains links to General legal information available on the Internet. It includes links to litigation information involving: hip replacement implants, latex allergy, automotive peeling paint, abortion rights, Walmart, Firearms, toxic torts, carpal tunnel, Americans with Disabilities Act, Automobile collisions, products liability, insurance, Beryllium exposure, DOJ Class Action, Elder law, vinyl Chloride, breast implant, tobacco, and more.
Medical, Toxicology and Chemical Hazards information is available on the Medical-Toxicology page. Sites with useful information on Consumer law are available on the Consumer Information page. Anatomy, Insurance Industry, and Public Records information are available on the Legal Reference page. Federal Court Rules and Opinions are available on the Federal Law Links page. A site search for other information may be conducted on the Search page. Use this hyperlink for information on Post Judgment Interest Rates. For Automobile, Highway, Airplane and Rail Safety Information, including crash and defect information available on the web visit the Auto & Transportation Safety page. For Information on Expert Witness, visit the Expert page. For information about additional litigation sites available please see Other Class Action Litigation Sites.
Sites Devoted to Litigation Information
COX-2 Drug Litigation
- MDL-1657 Vioxx Products Liability Litigation
- Drug Injury Watch
- Prescription Access Litigation (PAL)
This website is a consumer friendly site working to lower drug prices using class action litigation and public education. - Vioxx Lawsuit News
Find information about Vioxx alternatives, lawsuit news, general Vioxx drug information, and a resource page offering links to alternative arthritis treatment and arthritis information. - Vioxx, Celebrex, Bextra Recall News
- Vioxx ® (rofecoxib) Information Center
This Merck sponsored site contains Vioxx litigation information, Company Statements, Regulatory and Congressional Hearing Information, Timellines and Scientific Background Information. While there is a company disclaimer that the information posted should not be relied upon as current or accurate after the issuance date, there is litigation information for January 2007.
Propulsid Litigation
Diet Drug Litigation
- Diet Drugs and Fen-Phen
- Fen Phen Links
- Fen Phen and PPH
- Background Information on Fen-Phen
- MDL 1203 Website Fen/Phen
Fosamax Litigation
- Resource4Fosamaxinfo.com
- CNNMoney:Fosamax, Merck's other drug problem
- Daily News Central: Health News
- LegalTalkNetwork: May 12, 2006
Credit Card Abuses and Litigation
- Wells v. Chevy Chase Bank, F.S.B.
Baltimore Court Preliminarily Approves Class Action Settlement Between TLPJ, JPMorganChase Bank and Chevy Chase Bank Over Allegedly Excessive Interest Charges to Credit Cardholders...(Read TLPJ Press Release).
For additional details visit Trial Lawyers for Public Justice - American Express Credit Cards
- U.S. Pirg
- Merchant Credit Card Abuses
- Center for Responsible Lending
- Sample Letter to Federal Reserve Board on Credit Card Practices
DES Drug Victim Support and Litigation Information
- DES Victims Support Group with Lawyer Referral Lists
- DES Cancer Network
- CDC'S DES Update
- National Cancer Institute
- Registry for Research on Hormonal Transplacental Carcinogenesis
Securites Litigation
- Securities Class Action Clearinghouse
- Reuters Investment Page
- LexisNexis: Legal News/Securities
- FindLaw: Securities Litigation
- Pace Law School: Investor Rights Project
Tobacco Litigation
- Tobacco Litigation News
- Ash.org
- Tobacco Control Resource Center
- The Medical Website Directory:Tobacco Control Resources
- Smoke free forever Links
- GLOBALink:Tobacco Control Links and Info
- Gasp.org - Virginia Anti-Smoking Group
- Anti-Tobacco Links
- A Variety of FTC Prepared Tobacco resources
- Surgeon General Tobacco Site
- Tobacco Litigation Information Site
- Tar, Nicotine and Carbon Monoxide Testing Results from FTC (PDF)
- Tobacco Product Liability Project
- Subpoenaed Tobacco Documents to the American People
- R.J.Reynolds Site
- B&W Statement About Class Actions
- Tobacco Class Action Decisions Summary Listing
- State Tobacco Information Center
Breast Implant Litigation Sites
- MDL926 Breast Implant Litigation
- Breast Implant Resource Groups
- Summary of the Report of the National Science Panel on Breast Implants
Vinyl Chloride Litigation
- Vinyl Chloride
- Vinyl Chloride InfoCenter
- The Nation: Cancer, Chemicals, and History
- Attorney Site: Ohio and Vinyl Chloride
Elder Law Issues and Litigation
- National Academy of Elder Law Attorneys
- Gray Areas of the Law: Evolving Issues in Elder Law
- AARP: Elder Law Forum Newsletter
- Foundation Aiding the Elderly
- The Coalition of Institutionalized Aged and Disabled
- Friends and Relatives of Institutionalized Aged
- Center for Medicare Advocacy, Inc.
Americans with Disabilities Suits and Law
- Disability Rights Education Defense Fund
- A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
- CRS Report for Congress: Oct.12,2005
- Disability Law: Periodic Updates
DOJ Class Action in Federal Claims Court
Beryllium Exposure and Disease Site
- Beryllium Compensation and Information
- Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry
- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
- Beryllium Exposure & Berylliosis
Products Liability
- Dangerous Drugs and Defective Medical Products
A discussion of drug approval precedes a list of pharmaceutical product liability case studies - Products Liability and Recalls Message Board
- Defective and Dangerous Products
- Litigation Over Dangerous Products: Attorney Sponsored Site
- Product Liability and Microbial Foodborne Illness
- Wikipedia: Product Liability
- Product Liability Law
- Products Liability Law: Includes Drug Tort Litigation
- Products Liability Web Sites
Insurance Litigation
- Allstate Information Exchange
- Allstateinsurancesucks.com
- Allstate Agents Class Action
- Automobile Repair Class Action Information
- Life Insurance Industry Class Actions
- Allstate and Progressive Insurance Unofficial Messages
- FindLaw's Legal Comentary:
Homeowners Insurance Litigation after Hurricane Katrina - FBIC
Automobile Collisions
Americans With Disabilities Act Litigation
- ADA DOJ Home Page
- Mesothelioma Resource Guide
- Asbestos Information
- Asbestos Article
- Mesothelioma Facts and Information Newsletter
Carpal Tunnel and Workers Compensation
- Chicago Legal Net
- Medical News Today
- Computer Related Repetitive Strain Injury: Information and Multiple Links
- Diagnoses and treatment of work-related carpal tunnel syndrome (OCTS)
Toxic Torts
- General Information
- Proving Toxic Torts: A Primer on Pharmacokinetics
- Mold Contamination: Toxic Tort and Property Claims
Firearms Litigation
- Firearms Litigation Clearinghouse
- Violence Policy Center
- Why Firearms Litigation?
- Gun Litigation in the Mass Tort Context
- Easy Target: Anti-Gun Litigation
- Suing the Gun Industry