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  • Skirting around Donning and Doffing
    Oct-4-18 Santa Clara, CA: California wage and hour laws get complicated, particularly donning and doffing issues in the manufacturing industry. While federal and state laws agree that employers are required to compensate employees for all “work” performed, they often differ on whether donning and doffing is considered work. When employees are paid hourly...
  • LawyersandSettlements.com Issues Report on Prostate Health Claim Lawsuits and Propecia Side Effect Litigation
    Jun-22-12 In observance of Men's Health Month, LawyersandSettlements.com reports on consumer fraud lawsuits filed as a result of alleged false advertising directed at health-conscious men. While Propecia lawsuits alleging high-grade prostate cancer in addition to Propecia sexual dysfunction, are ongoing, the FTC has ruled that POM Wonderful Pomegranate Juice health cl...
  • Exotic Dancers Bring California Labor Lawsuit to Recover Back Wages
    Sep-18-18 Santa Ana, CA By a July 18, 2018 Order , the Superior Court of Orange County ruled that the new Dynamex “ABC” test for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors should be applied retroactively. The decision in Dynamex v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County was already expected to have far reaching consequences...
  • California Court Saves Class Action Wage Claims from Forced Arbitration
    Sep-7-18 San Francisco, CA On August 14, 2018, the California Court of Appeals preserved a worker’s right to bring a class action wage lawsuit against Robert Half International (RHI). RHI tried to force Jessica Gentry to arbitrate, alone, her claim that she was cheated out of pay for the time she spent prepping for assignments. The California Labor Code r...
  • Accutane Lawsuit Award Upheld
    May-3-12 Newwark, NJ A judge has upheld a jury award in a recent Accutane lawsuit , according to reports. The lawsuit alleged the patient suffered Accutane side effects, reportedly including Accutane inflammatory bowel disease. According to a news release (published at timesunion.com ; 4/10/12), plaintiff Gillian Gaghan used Accutane for six months in 1998...
  • Lawsuits Brewing over Insurance Denials for “Smart” Prostheses
    Aug-21-18 Los Angeles, CA In California and other states, amputees are denied insurance coverage for modern prostheses. These legs and ankles are hugely better than the old titanium alloy stilts because of their microprocessors. Lt. Dan was glad to stand with his bride, but imagine running up the stairs or dancing at a Gump-ish wedding. Nonetheless, Anthem, United H...
  • Quejas contra Yasmin no tienen bordes
    Mar-26-12 París, Francia Elina tomó Yazmine, que es el equivalente francés de Yasmin, por más de 10 años hasta que se dio cuenta de que sus problemas de salud están probablemente relacionados con el anticonceptivo oral. "He tenido problemas en la vesícula y tengo varices, y mi doctor me dijo que tengo que tratarlo...
  • Monsanto Glyphosate Lawsuit: Expert Testimony Deemed Credible Enough for Trial
    Aug-8-18 San Francisco, CA Roundup Weed Killer has been used by homeowners, schools, gardeners, and farmers since its development in the 1970s. Its usage has increased exponentially since the 1990s when genetically modified organisms (GMOs) were developed that can survive heavy applications of Roundup, enabling farmers to kill all types of weeds but not the desired...
  • Padres se unen en demanda contra Zoloft
    Mar-24-12 Detroit, MI A medida que más padres se unen a una demanda Zoloft, alegando que los bebés expuestos a los antidepresivos antes del nacimiento corren un mayor riesgo de los llamados defectos congénitos del corazón Zoloft, un nuevo estudio sugiere una relación entre el uso de Zoloft durante el embarazo y riesgo de efecto...
  • Anthem Denials of Emergency Room CT Scans and MRIs; Patients Sent to Clinics
    Aug-6-18 Washington, DC In July 2018, the American College of Emergency Physicians filed an insurance lawsuit against Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield over the insurer’s new policy of denying emergency room coverage after the fact. As a subpart of the strategy, Anthem refuses claims for in-hospital CT scans and MRIs ordered in the course of emergency diagnosis and...
  • FDA Investigating Deaths and Hospitalizations from 5-Hour Energy and Monster
    Update: April 15, 2013 Monster Beverage Corp is facing a lawsuit over allegations the contents of its popular energy drink, Monster, caused the death of a 14-year-old girl, Anais Fournier. According to the lawsuit, Fournier had drunk two 24-oz. Monster Energy drinks in a 24-hour period, just prior to her death. The two drinks combined contained 480 m...
  • Penguin to Pay $75M in eBook Pricing Class Action Settlement
    Seattle, WA: Book publisher Penguin has agreed to pay $75 million to settle an ebook pricing class action lawsuit, making it the last of the major publishers to settle. HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette and Macmillan have all settled with both the states and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Penguin settled with the DOJ several months ago. App...
  • Anthem Refuses to Cover Emergency Room Care After the Fact
    Jul-18-18 Sacramento, CA Anthem Blue Cross Blue Shield denies emergency room coverage for patients whose symptoms later prove to have been non-life threatening. This has been a long-standing practice, but it is now official policy in six states. Are California patients protected under California insurance law ? It’s not entirely clear, but the lawsuits are...
  • Intel to Shell Out $5M to Settle California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit
    Jul-16-18 Santa Clara, CA Plaintiff Medina Asalati was formerly employed by Intel Corp. as an administrative assistant. She lead a class of over 3,000 hourly Intel employees including admins, clerical workers, janitors, and logistical support specialists in a class action lawsuit that has been resolved for millions of dollars. Intel denies any wrongdoing in the set...
  • Kardashian QuickTrim Class Action Settlement Reached
    Los Angeles, CA: A proposed settlement has been preliminarily approved in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against the Kardashian sisters, their product QuickTrim, and several retailers. The settlement resolves allegations that improper statements were made on the labels and in advertisements for the Quicktrim Weight Loss System® an...
  • Aon Hewitt Named (again) in Double-Dealing Retirement Plan Lawsuit
    Jul-9-18 Charlotte, NC In April 2018, Benjamin Reetz filed a class action ERISA lawsuit on behalf of himself and other participants in the Lowe’s 401(k) Plan. The lawsuit claims that Aon Hewitt, the plan’s investment advisor, lined its pockets by recommending one of its own poorly performing investment funds. Lowe’s then fell down on the job by failing to c...
  • Car Wash Blues Turn Green with $1 Million Settlement
    Jan-12-12 San Ramon, CA It is a victory for anyone who has ever worked for a car wash in California that ignored overtime pay laws . In a settlement announced by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of California, a total of eight car washes throughout the state will pay in excess of $1 million after accusations by workers that they were denied pay. ...
  • Pain Pump Surgery Not the Only Way to Heal Shoulder
    Jan-5-12 Auburn, NY There are many things that contribute to shoulder problems, and these various factors may point to why using pain pump surgery may not be the best form of treatment for affected individuals. Pain pumps can provide a sense of relief for a patient with shoulder problems, but the device can also cause severe and irreparable damage. According...
  • Amiodarone Increases Risk for Cancer Study Finds
    Washington, DC: Men taking the antiarrhythmia drug amiodarone (Nexterone, Baxter Healthcare Corp), are at increased risk for cancer, according to a study published online in Cancer. The study also showed that men who had been exposed to the drug extensively, were at particularly high risk. The retrospective study found that the risk for cancer in...
  • Not-So-Happy Holidays with California Securities Fraud
    Dec-28-11 Orange County, CA There's nothing like a good securities fraud story at the end of the year to bring perspective to the task of wrapping everything up for the upcoming tax season. As much as we may lament the performance of our stocks and securities, at the end of the day, few of us find ourselves in the crosshairs of stock investment fraud . But some d...
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