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May-4-16 Things haven’t been good lately for the widely-popular burrito chain Chipotle. From ongoing e-coli outbreaks to a sexual discrimination suit earlier this year, the Mexican grill is now facing violations of Section 8(a)(1) of the National Labor Relations Association (NLRA). An administrative law judge deemed Chipotle’s social media policy illegal an... - Nevada Workers' Compensation Legal News & Lawsuit Information
Workers' Compensation is insurance coverage purchased by the employer/business that provides workers' benefits for job-related employee injuries. Nevada law requires all employers to purchase Nevada workers' compensation coverage (with a few exceptions). Some workers may have unreasonably been denied their Nevada workers' compensation benefits or ma... - Pizza Recall Injuries Extend Beyond Poisoning
Dec-3-07 San Diego, CA For some people, the recent General Mills Pizza recall was nothing out of the ordinary. They may have felt a little ill and not even realized that they were sickened by eating E. coli contaminated pizza. For others, however, the E. coli outbreak was a lot more serious. Some people were hospitalized because their symptoms were so severe and at... - New York Attorney General Files Suit Over Hepatitis Treatment
Apr-23-16 Albany, NY: New York Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman has filed an insurance lawsuit against Capital District Physicians’ Health Plan (CDPHP), alleging the health insurer has unlawfully denied coverage to patients with Hepatitis C. The lawsuit comes after patients filed lawsuits against their own insurers alleging their health has been unlaw... - It’s “Your Money or Your Life” for Senior Workers
Oct-2-20 Sacramento, CA A nationwide flood of Covid-19-driven age discrimination lawsuits suggests that similar surge in California labor lawsuits is imminent. A New York case may be a harbinger of things to come. In Kanyuk v. Shearman & Sterling, LLP , a 62-year-old employee was the first to be fired in a wave of Covid-19-related layoffs. The e... - California Labor Law: Jerry Brown Gets Tough on Rogue Companies that Don't Pay
Nov-6-07 Sacramento, CA In California, state Attorney General Jerry Brown has signaled a harsher stance on employers exploiting workers in contravention to California Labor Laws , by launching a lawsuit against Brinas Corp. on November 1st. The lawsuit alleges that the Colorado-based contractor underpaid employees, failed to pay taxes and the required workers'... - California Files Securities Lawsuit against Morgan Stanley
Apr-15-16 San Francisco, CA: California’s Attorney General Kamala Harris has filed a securities lawsuit against Morgan Stanley, related to mortgage-backed securities sold by Morgan Stanley. The lawsuit alleges Morgan Stanley failed to disclose important information about the quality of the investments, causing various state pension funds to lose hundreds o... - Seroquel Touted as a Miracle Drug. But is it Greed?
Oct-26-07 Wilmington, DE It's enough that the atypical antipsychotic drug Seroquel carries a host of potentially serious side effects that pose substantial risks. However, what's worse is an allegation that AstraZeneca, the makers of Seroquel, have been promoting the drug for off-label use for symptoms not approved or sanctioned by the US Food and Drug Adminis... - California Refinery Workers Clinch $4.4 Settlement in Rest Break Lawsuit
Sep-24-20 Los Angeles, CA On August 24, the District Court for the Central District of California gave final approval to a settlement under which ExxonMobil, PBF Energy Limited and Torrance Refining Company, LLC will pay a total of nearly $4.4 million to settle a class action lawsuit in which refinery workers claim that they were denied the paid rest breaks requir... - ERISA Lawsuit Targets ESOP Scam
Sep-21-20 Wilmington, DE Set against the backdrop of California’s notorious water wars, the 1974 film “ Chinatown ,” focuses on the mysterious Evelyn, who must finally explain whether a young girl is her daughter or her sister. The awful truth unfolds. She is murdered – shot through the eye as her daughter or sister screams. Evelyn’s pr... - Two Circuit Courts to Decide whether Drivers-for-Hire Can Get their Day in Court
Sep-13-20 San Francisco, CA Two federal appeals courts have or will consider whether Lyft and GrubHub drivers are engaged in interstate commerce , and so exempt from the requirements of the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA). The California labor lawsuit . Rogers v. Lyft, Inc ., began as a dispute about the drivers’ lack of paid sick leave. The drivers&rs... - It's Time To Sue Doctors Who Prescribe Drugs Off-Label Part I
Aug-15-07 Washington, DC: Critics say the tens of thousands of lawsuits filed against the drug giants have had little impact when it comes to dismantling the off-label drug marketing schemes and therefore, there needs to be an all out campaign of highly publicized lawsuits filed against the doctors serving as middle man pushers, one by one by one. It is illegal... - “Now is not the time to tinker with Injectafer labeling,” says Attorney
Sep-2-20 West Palm Beach, FL Injectafer, an intravenous iron replacement drug, has recently caught the attention of researchers and the medical community, and in their wake, the legal community. Increasingly, researchers found that the benefits of Injectafer can be outweighed by the serious side effect of severely low phosphorus levels known as hypophosphatemia (... - Pfizer Still Anemic with Zithromax SJS Info for Consumers
Feb-16-16 Washington, DC: Back in May 2014, we suggested that a lot hadn’t changed with regard to Zithromax side effects and, specifically, informing consumers as to rare but potentially serious Zithromax reactions of which the medical community is well apprised, but the general public not so much. To recap, in June 2012, the US Food and Drug Administra... - New Jersey Lawsuit Filed against Volkswagen Over VW Emissions Scandal
Feb-16-16 Jersey City, NJ: The state of New Jersey is following the lead of other jurisdictions in filing a Volkswagen lawsuit against Volkswagen Group of America Inc. and other defendants, alleging consumer fraud and violations of The Clean Air Act. It’s just the latest arrow in the quiver of seemingly endless litigation since September of last year, when... - Unfair Business: Are You Being Gouged?
Jun-7-07 Sacramento, CA Doing good business, for most, has a lot to do with trust and reputation. The latter can take a lifetime to build up and mere seconds to destroy. Little wonder that so many business owners spend so much effort protecting a valued reputation. To be branded as someone who does unfair business they would find abhorrent. But some people don... - Investigations Focus on Illegal Marketing by Medical Device and Supply Companies
May-18-07 Washington, DC Government law enforcement agencies have made it known that illegal marketing and promotional practices of medical device and supply companies are now the targets of investigations basically because lawmakers who oversee spending by public health care programs say the booming business in this field of medicine is a little too good to be true... - When It Isn't the Best Buy at Best Buy
May-8-07 Richfield, MN: Best Buy may be a long-standing member with the Better Business Bureau, but their association with the consumer watchdog has not been without a few good snaps of the leash. Several, in fact. Best Buy has been in the news lately over their alleged practise of running two identical web sites - a public site which advertises one price f... - Zyprexa Hole Gets Deeper
May-1-07 Washington, DC: On March 7, 2007, Montana's attorney general, Mike McGrath, filed the latest Medicaid fraud lawsuit against Eli Lilly, under the False Claims Act, for illegally promoting the sale of the atypical antipsychotic drug Zyprexa for off-label uses and concealing its link to serious health problems. Considered to be one of the most effecti... - Deadly Secrets – Did Allergan Hide Breast Implant Side Effects?
Aug-3-20 New Orleans, LA A breast implant side effects lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Louisiana may soon join the growing list of cases to be considered as part of the federal multidistrict litigation forming in New Jersey. Seuzeneau v. Allergan USA, Inc. charges that Allergan, which marketed, advertised and sold Biocell textured breast implants, fa...