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Aug-23-10 Hazard, KY An elderly resident of a nursing home in Kentucky was allegedly sexually assaulted on two separate occasions in 2009 by a male resident of the facility. The family of the woman at the receiving end of the alleged nursing home abuse was not told of the incidents. The Lexington Herald Leader reported earlier this month that the operator o... - Payday Loan Company Sued for 782 Percent Interest Rates
Aug-12-10 Little Rock, AR Two online loan companies and their owners will have their day in court after the Attorney General of Arkansas accused the enterprises of providing illegal payday loans with interest rates far above what is allowable under state law. According to a report by the Associated Press (AP), contracts provided to the office of the Attorney... - Syngenta Sues Insurers to Mount Defense, Pay Excess Claims
Jun-30-21 Wilmington, DE On May 17 Syngenta, the manufacturer and distributor of paraquat-based herbicides , filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment that would compel nearly 100 insurers to undertake Syngenta’s defense in the growing number of product-based personal injury lawsuits. The underlying lawsuits... - A Tale of Two Qui Tam Whistleblower Suits
Jul-13-10 South Bend, IN So far the month of July has been financially lucrative for at least two and possibly more qui tam whistleblowers . The Office of the Attorney General of Indiana filed notice that it will join two whistleblowers' Medicaid fraud lawsuit, and the US Department of Justice (DOJ) Federal Bureau of Investigation's Los Angeles Field Office annou... - Ninth Circuit Reverses $102 Million Wage Penalty against Walmart
Jun-24-21 San Francisco, CA On May 28, the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision by the Northern District of California that had required Walmart to pay $102 million in penalties for violations of the California Labor Code. The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Roderick Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates was a blow to thousands of Walmart workers. It may also have sig... - Ecolab to Settle Overtime Lawsuit for $2.55 Million
Jun-11-21 San Francisco, CA Parties have asked the Northern District of California to approve an agreement to settle unpaid wages claims against Ecolab. If approved as expected, the settlement would end a lawsuit in which employees claim that they were misclassified as salaried workers and consequently deprived of overtime, double time and unpaid rest perio... - Pain from Surgical Mesh Complications Dropped Physiomesh Patient “To My Knees”
Aug-12-17 Dartmouth, NS: It might be argued that an 86-year-old individual shouldn’t be spending his twilight years suffering debilitating pain and surgical mesh complications from an allegedly defective surgical product. But such is the fate of a Canadian man who alleges that Ethicon Physiomesh, which has been recalled by Health Canada, is responsible for... - In-N-Out Burger Accused of California Labor Violations
Jun-7-21 Los Angeles, CA A former employee of In-N-Out Burger accuses the fast food restaurant chain of numerous California Labor Code violations , and unfair business practices, from COVID protocol failure to retaliation for whistleblowing. Luis Becerra is seeking to represent current and former In-N-Out employees dating back to January 2020. Former In-N-Out b... - Recent Studies Show Other Side Effects, including certain Cancers, with Long-term PPI Use
Jun-3-21 Santa Clara, CA For more than a decade, studies have shown that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are associated with serious side effects, including kidney failure and other injuries. Researchers now add to “other” injuries biliary track cancer, gallbladder cancer and cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) and might be carcinogenic... - USDA Inspector General Slams Feds for Chemical Residue in Beef
Apr-14-10 Washington, DC In 2008 authorities in Mexico turned away a shipment of American beef at the border. The meat was tested for traces of copper and did not meet Mexico's limits for copper content. However, that contaminated beef could be easily sold in the US, which has no such limits on the books. A new report by the US Department of Agriculture Inspe... - California Lawsuit: Paraquat Caused Parkinson’s disease
May-25-21 San Francisco, CA On April 2, Russell Denes filed a personal injury Paraquat lawsuit in the Northern District of California, alleging that his Parkinson’s disease was caused by his decades’ long, low-dose exposure to Paraquat. Denes, a certified pesticide applicator, allegedly used the herbicide according to safety regulations, and was awa... - ERISA Lawsuit against the University of Miami Cites Excessive Fees
May-17-21 Miami, FL On April 5, the four named plaintiffs in Santiago v. University of Miami asked the Southern District of Florida to certify a class of roughly 16,000 beneficiaries of and participants in the University of Miami Savings Plan. Their ERISA lawsuit alleges that the University breached its duties of loyalty and prudence by permitting the Plan... - $10M Settlement Proposed in Uber Gender And Race Discrimination Class Action
San Francisco, CA: A $10 million settlement has been agreed between Uber and plaintiffs in a discrimination class action lawsuit who alleged the ride share company did not pay its female software engineers and engineers of colour equitably compared with their male and white or Asian American peers. The lawsuit was filed by Ingrid Avendaño, Roxa... - Maine Lobster Dealers May Face Price Fixing Class Action Lawsuit
Jan-13-10 Portland, ME Maine's Attorney General has announced an investigation into the Pine Tree State's lobster industry, sparking a potential price fixing class action lawsuit from local fisherman. The investigation, which is expected to last several months, stems from a formal written complaint sent to the Attorney General's office from a collection of mo... - Car Wash Sued for Overtime Wages
Dec-31-09 Los Angeles, CA A Los Angeles car wash might be wishing it could forget about 2009 after the California Attorney General filed a lawsuit against it for alleged violations of California overtime laws . Accused of numerous failures to follow California overtime and minimum wage laws, Auto Spa Express could be on the hook for a lot of money. The lawsui... - National Black Farmers Association Joins Monsanto MDL
Apr-27-21 San Francisco, CA On April 1, the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation denied Monsanto Company’s request that it reconsider its decision to include National Black Farmers Association v. Monsanto Co. in the Multidistrict Litigation (MDL), consolidated in the Northern District of California. National Black Farmers Association, a Monsan... - Former Death Row Inmate Killed in Texas Car Crash
Nov-14-09 Tarrant County, TX : A recent Texas auto accident killed a man who had just been released from prison, where he was languishing on death row. Michael Toney was convicted in 1999 for a 1985 bombing that killed three people in Lake Worth. The case had gone unresolved for 14 years until a jailhouse snitch testified to authorities that Toney, incarcerate... - Monsanto Hit with Yet Another Lawsuit Over Roundup
May-8-17 Washington, DC: As the manufacturers of Monsanto Roundup continue to grapple with Monsanto Roundup lawsuits alleging the active ingredient in the popular herbicide causes cancer, Monsanto has been hit with more litigation over an alleged labelling issue. According to court documents, two nonprofits combined last month to launch a Roundup lawsuit aga... - $2M Settlement Reached in Stericycle Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $2m settlement agreement has been reached in a California employment law class action lawsuit pending against Stericycle Inc. The lawsuit was brought against the medical waste company by workers alleging the company denied them breaks, shorted them on overtime and failed to compensate them for time spent changing into t... - Pennsylvania Employment Lawsuits
Oct-22-09 Hanover, PA Pennsylvania employment law protects the rights of Pennsylvania employees. However, there are situations in which employees must turn to Pennsylvania lawyers to defend their rights. This can occur in situations where discrimination or harassment have occurred in the workplace or where employees' benefits programs are not being properly manag...