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Sort by date 16,482 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Los Angeles Water & Power Settles Billing Class Action for $36M
Cleveland, OH: A $36 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit brought against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The lawsuit was brought by customers who allege billing system problems. The massive billing errors stemmed from a system installed by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Filed in Los Angles court, the... - Microsoft Accused of Discrimination against Women
Sep-21-15 San Francisco, CA Microsoft has been hit with the latest California labor lawsuit alleging gender-based discrimination. This complaint comes on the heels of several discrimination lawsuits against other tech titans, including Google and Twitter. Discrimination class-action lawsuit Katie Moussouris, a former Internet-security technician, filed a... - VW Owners File $1 Billion Suit
Sep-24-15 Edmonton, AB Volkswagen owners in Canada are so revved up over the German automaker’s blatantly deceptive and false auto emissions information that they have filed a $1 billion (that’s billion with a “b”) lawsuit against the company. United States and European law firms have also filed against Volkswagen (VW); however, VW is... - Authority of FTC Over Cyber Security and Data Breaches Upheld
Sep-24-15 Philadelphia, PA A recent decision by a US appeals court reveals a surprising source for the enforcement of cyber security: the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In the absence of any concrete enforcement coming out of the US Congress, it appears that authority given to the FTC 101 years ago qualifies the agency to ride shotgun over the seemingly unstoppa... - Testosterone Lawsuits Continue to Grow
Sep-23-15 Chicago, IL The number of testosterone lawsuits added to a multidistrict litigation concerning testosterone side effects continues to grow, with more than 2,400 lawsuits currently sitting in the MDL. Testosterone lawsuits allege men suffered serious side effects from using testosterone therapy. According to court documents, as of September 15, 2015,... - FDA Panel to Review Essure Contraceptive Device
Sep-23-15 Washington, DC Bayer’s contraceptive device, Essure, will be reviewed by US health experts later this week, following an increasing number of complaints over potential Essure side effects. The review will determine whether or not the device should be restricted. Approved in 2002, Essure contains two nickel-titanium coils that are inserted... - Proposed Overtime Pay Laws Could Affect Many California Workers
Sep-19-15 Sacramento, CA The US Department of Labor has recommended changes to overtime pay laws , increasing the number of employees who are considered non-exempt from overtime pay. That means the number of employees eligible for overtime pay could increase if the recommendations are accepted. Overtime pay lawsuits have been filed against many employers alleging... - 7th Circuit Grants Standing to Neiman Marcus Data Breach Plaintiffs
Sep-22-15 The Seventh Circuit ruled that the risk of future harm in a data breach is sufficient to take major companies to court. Plaintiffs, such as the Neiman Marcus Group LLC customers, now have standing to hold companies liable for a data breach, regardless of whether the actual harm of identity theft ever occurs. The U.S. Court of Appeals reinstated the... - $27.5M Settlement Reached in Kinder Morgan Payout Manipulation Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI) has agreed to pay $27.5 million as settlement of two consolidated securities lawsuits alleging the oil company intentionally misclassified expenses so as to artificially inflate payouts, of which it allegedly received 50 percent. According to the lawsuits, the plaintiffs alleged that KMI and the partnershi... - FDA Issues Warning For Mammograms at Boston Diagnostic Imaging in Florida
Washington, DC: The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is alerting patients who had mammograms at Boston Diagnostic Imaging located in Orlando, Florida, anytime on or after May 13, 2013, about possible problems with the quality of their mammograms. The American College of Radiology (ACR) conducted a clinical image review of mammograms performed b... - Judge Favors Plaintiff in Mirena Lawsuit
Sep-18-15 Albuquerque, NM Although a New Mexico federal judge said that a plaintiff’s Mirena IUD claim “shows a certain sloppiness and inattention to detail,” it did not warrant dismissal. Even though an order required the plaintiff to serve the defendant within 120 days of filing the complaint - Bayer was served after 120 days - the judge held... - Smart Strategies for Maximizing Insurance Claims in Road Accidents
Sep-21-15 Lancaster, CA It pays to hire a lawyer with lots of experience dealing with the insurance companies . Take the case of the Cardona family from Palmdale, California. They asked the R. Rex Parris Law Firm for help after Jose Cardona, his wife Irene and their son Eduardo were seriously injured when a drunk driver crossed the center line and collided hea... - Auditor Recommends Reauthorizing Medicaid Fraud False Claims Act
Sep-17-15 Seattle, WA A Washington state law encouraging medical whistleblowers to report Medicaid fraud has been a success, according to a report by auditors. The program, which allows citizens to report Medicaid fraud by providers, took effect in 2012 but expires in 2016. The auditor has recommended reauthorizing the Act to encourage further recovery. Accor... - Coumadin: “The Most Dangerous Drug in America”
Sep-20-15 Asheville, NC It can easily be said that the pressure on Coumadin (warfarin) has been off ever since the two newer blood thinners Pradaxa and Xarelto have been on the market and commanding headlines with their inherent lack of antidotes (although a reversing agent for Pradaxa is currently in the pipeline for FDA approval). In fact, warfarin has bene... - Problems with Stevens Johnson Syndrome Stem from Lack of Awareness
Sep-13-15 Savannah, GA August was Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) awareness month, but many people are still unaware of the risk of developing SJS after taking medication. Lawsuits have been filed against the makers of some medications, alleging the drugmakers are not doing their part to alert patients about the risk of SJS linked to medications. They say that a... - Transvaginal Mesh Financial Repercussions and Recent Settlement
Sep-13-15 Spokane, WA Not only does transvaginal mesh cause financial hardship for many women who had no choice but to take time off work due to severe mesh side effects; some women are collecting disability benefits, and rightly so. “I think that the mesh manufacturers should pay our disability benefits and not insurance companies,” says Jackie. &l... - Donning and Doffing Lawsuit Nets $9.75 Million Settlement
Sep-16-15 Las Vegas, NV An unpaid overtime lawsuit filed against the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas has resulted in a settlement worth $9.75 million. The lawsuit, filed by Darlene Lewis, alleged workers at the Cosmopolitan were not properly paid for all work mandated by the resort casino, including work that amounted to overtime hours. Darlene Lewis filed the lawsui... - Beyond Lipitor Type 2 Diabetes, a New Concern with Statins
Sep-19-15 Bangor, ME Among the ongoing concerns over the statin Lipitor are the potential for type 2 diabetes and cognitive issues such as memory and concentration. Atorvastatin (Lipitor) type 2 diabetes remains one of the biggest frustrations alleged in lawsuits consolidated in the Lipitor Diabetes Lawsuits MDL . Various plaintiffs have alleged that for them, ty... - Prudential Insurance Faces Denied Disability Lawsuit
Sep-15-15 Dallas, TX A former doctor has filed a lawsuit against Prudential Insurance, alleging the insurer wrongly denied her long-term disability claim . The lawsuit alleges Prudential violated good faith and fair dealing in its refusal to approve the plaintiff’s benefits. Denied disability lawsuits can be filed against insurance companies that improperly... - Force-Placed Insurance Class-Action Settlement Approved at $140 Million
Sep-18-15 Miami, FL A settlement deal reached in April between defendants in a Lender Insurance lawsuit and homeowners over Force-Place Insurance premiums that were allegedly inflated was formally approved by a federal judge in Florida September 14. The final bill for defendants Ocwen Financial Corp. and Assurant Inc. will be $140 million. Lenders insurance i...