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Dec-14-11 Boston, MA State officials from Massachusetts have targeted the nation's five largest mortgage servicers with foreclosure lawsuits for allegedly pursuing illegal practices and misleading troubled borrowers, according to the Los Angeles Times . The newspaper reported that in suing, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley increases the pressure... - California State Labor Commissioner Slams Restaurants with Wage Theft Violations
Jun-13-18 San Francisco, CA: Despite California restaurants in the past few years receiving huge fines for California labor law violations, some employers seem to have missed the memo, or perhaps they think employees on salary aren’t entitled to overtime compensation. Or perhaps they think restaurant workers, from dishwashers to cooks to General Managers, are af... - Ninth Circuit Champions Wrongly Denied Disability Claimant
Jun-8-18 Los Angeles, CA In Bowlin v. The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America , the United States District Court for the Central District of California overruled Prudential’s decision to deny long term disability benefits to a worker who gave evidence of many physical and psychological ailments. Bowlin is something of a rarity in long term deni... - Call Center Employees Unpaid Wages and Overtime
Santa Clara, CA: Complaints of unpaid wages and unpaid overtime made against call centers by employees in the US are an ongoing problem and a frequent cause of class action lawsuits. In fact, the practices that result in unpaid wages and unpaid overtime among call center employees is so pervasive the US Department of Labor (DOL) has developed a fac... - Death by Delay – CFPB Defers Credit Union Overdraft Regulations into Indefinite Future
May-22-18 Washington, DC On May 10, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) quietly scuttled proposed consumer overdraft protection regulations, moving them to the inactive list until some undefined, unknown day in the future when a permanent director is named. Meanwhile, banks and credit unions continue to rake in fees through questionable practi... - Concerns About DES Side Effects Grow
Oct-15-11 Boston, MA It may have been decades since women were given diethylstilbestrol to prevent miscarriage, but according to reports, side effects of the drug, known also as DES, are still a concern. The issue now, however, is the impact that diethylstilbestrol side effects are having on the children of women who took the medication. According to a study... - Hip and Knee Replacement FAQ
Why are hip and knee implant devices being recalled? Some hip and knee implant devices are being recalled because of high failure rates that result in patients requiring revision surgery years before they typically should. For example, most hip implants are expected to last approximately 15 years, but with some implant devices, such as the DePuy ASR h... - Hip & Knee Replacement Implant Failure - Hip Replacement Lawsuit & Lawyer
The past decade has seen an exponential increase in hip and knee replacements and with it, hip & knee replacement failure . With more and more baby boomers approaching an older age, hip and knee replacement surgery is becoming more common--as are hip and knee replacement complaints . Since the Depuy hip and knee replacement recalls in 2005, thousands... - After 24 Years, a New Concern with Prozac?
Jul-20-11 Boston, MA There are various potential birth defects and adverse reactions associated with SSRI antidepressants that fall within the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor class— prozac pphn among them. However, a new entry in the parade of potential prozac birth defects that is harder to pinpoint is the possibility of autism. A small study, in... - Maxim Healthcare Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Maxim Healthcare Services faces an overtime class action lawsuit, filed by a former home health aide. The Maxim overtime lawsuit alleges Maxim Healthcare violated the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Standards Act (OMFWSA) by failing to adequately compensate employees for overtime hours worked. According to the Maxim lawsuit, the plaintiff and members of the class a... - Will Pennsylvania Supreme Court Hear Risperdal Time Bar Appeal?
Mar-12-18 Philadelphia, PA: All eyes are on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as justices with the highest hall of justice in the State debate whether, or not to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that could put an undetermined number of Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuits currently housed in a mass tort, in jeopardy. Risperdal is the powerful antipsychotic dru... - $200 Million Settlement Agreed for Discover Card Customers
Washington, DC: Discover Bank has agreed to pay $200 million to settle consumer fraud allegations brought by federal investigators concerning credit card add-ons that consumers were led to believe were free. After a one year investigation into the telemarketing and sales tactics used by Discover agents, federal investigators found that consumer... - "Tarde para el almuerzo" explica las demandas laborales de California y un entorno de trabajo cambiante
Mar-7-18 Los Angeles, CA En los últimos años, un gran porcentaje de demandas laborales en California se han centrado en tiempo para comer y descansos. Por ejemplo, las demandas por tiempo extra han agregado causas de acción para las multas por el tiempo para comer y descanso. Demandas recientes de comidas y períodos de descanso ... - Takata Settles with 44 States. No Dough, Though
Mar-1-18 Washington, DC Takata airbag failures have already killed 22 people and injured nearly 200 more. The ensuing lawsuits and recalls affect nearly 13 percent of registered vehicles in the United States (and as many as a third of the cars on the road in Australia). It was the largest automotive recall in history, and it drove the company into bankruptcy... - Is Crestor Linked to Heart Failure?
May-9-11 Easton, PA For patients taking a statin such as Crestor to reduce their cholesterol, the risk of Crestor side effects might not have seemed all that worrisome. But some studies reportedly suggest that Crestor problems for patients include cardiomyopathy—a potentially serious condition that affects the heart muscle. Jennifer Graney, a nurse who ha... - First Bard IVC Filter Bellwether Lawsuit Gearing Up for March
Feb-18-18 Phoenix, AZ: With the scheduled start of the first Bard IVC filter bellwether trial set for next month, all eyes will be on the outcome to gauge how the remaining bellwether cases might fare, and ultimately what general direction the remaining 3,500 cases in C.R. Bard multidistrict litigation may wind up taking. The case selected for the first trial... - Nursing Home Abuse Criminal
Apr-27-11 Washington, DC More than 90 percent of US nursing homes have at least one employee who has been convicted of a crime, and five percent of all nursing home employees have at least one criminal conviction, according to the Department of Health and Human Services. According to this new report (March 2011), it comes as no surprise that nursing home abuse i... - Monster Beverage Corporation MNST Securities Fraud
Company: Monster Beverage Corporation Ticker Symbol: MNST Class Period: Feb-23-12 to Aug-9-12 Date Filed: Aug-21-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Oct-20-12 Court: Central District of California, Allegations: New York, NY: A securities securities class action lawsuit ha... - Late for Lunch Spells California Labor Lawsuits and a Shifting Work Environment
Feb-6-18 Los Angeles, CA: Over the last few years, a great percentage of California labor lawsuits have focused on meal and rest breaks . For instance, overtime lawsuits have added causes of action for meal and rest break penalties. Recent Meal and Rest Period Lawsuits According to Class Action Reporter, a number of California labor law lawsuits seeking... - Green Dot Corporation GDOT Securities Fraud
Company: Green Dot Corporation Ticker Symbol: GDOT Class Period: Jan-26-12 to Jul-26-12 Date Filed: Jul-31-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-29-12 Court: Central District of California Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States Distri...