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The Vermont attorney general's office has settled its case against Dydo Auto Sales and owner William J. Dydo Jr., who is alleged to have engaged in fraudulent activity contrary to the Vermont Consumer Fraud Act. Dydo will pay $90,000 in restitution and fines and will be prohibited from working in the auto sales or financing industry in Vermont for at le... - Amega Sales Inc. Mobile Home Financing Fraud Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against the mobile home distributor and manufacturer alleging it improperly kept customers' down payments, misrepresented customers' ability to obtain financing and made false promises about its mobile homes and services. After the Better Business Bureau in St. Louis processed 34 Amega complaints in the past 36 months, the Missouri Att... - Latest Testosterone Litigation: Attorney Weighs In
May-29-14 Dallas, TX Just about every male baby-boomer in the US is aware that testosterone is touted as a universal panacea to alleviate the general blahs of life, from sexual issues to signs and symptoms of aging. “The sad reality is that these symptoms are part of the normal aging process,” says attorney and physician Shezad Malik. “Testosterone... - CenterPoint Energy Cold Weather Rule Violations Settlement
Over the 2004-2005 winter, low income customers lost their heat. The Minnesota Cold Weather Rule is meant to prevent utilities from cutting off heat during the coldest months of the year. The State Attorney General filed charges against power company on behalf of 2,500 customers for allegedly violating this cold weather rule which lead some customers to... - Monongalia General Hospital Cerebral Palsy Birth Settlement
In 1997, complications arose during Ms. Pochron's labor at the general hospital. Her obstetrician, Louise Van Riper, allegedly neglected to perform an emergency C-section. Baby Marissa was deprived of oxygen and she suffered severe brain damage. The Porchron family filed a lawsuit against the hospital alleging medical malpractice after Marissa was abandon... - GlaxoSmithKline Paxil Monopoly Settlement
The New York Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the drug manufacturer on behalf of 49 states for allegedly creating a monopoly of its anti-depressant drug Paxil. Glaxo allegedly used frivolous patent infringement lawsuits against generic producers of Paxil to keep the drug's cost higher than necessary. By holding a monopoly for a popular drug, con... - Bullied Microsoft Employee Gave His “Heart and Soul” to the Company
May-23-14 Austin, TX The jury in a high-drama Texas employment lawsuit recently ordered Microsoft to pay $11.6 million to Michael Mercieca, a former senior sales executive who successfully sued the super company for allowing a group of employees to create a hostile work environment where Mercieca was harassed, bullied and retaliated against. “This was v... - Kugel Mesh Lawsuits Still Coming In
May-20-14 Providence, RI It’s been some time since Kugel mesh has been in the news. The mesh, manufactured by Davol Inc. and its parent company Bard, has been around since first approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1996. Mesh has also, over time, become the preferred method for repair of abdominal hernias. However, what seems to have dr... - Federated Department Stores Inc. Misleading Advertising Settlement
New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer filed charges against the chain store owner regarding misleading advertising practices and phony sales promotions. The lawsuit claimed the company used small print in ads to exclude many items from sales, featured photos of items not eligible for sales and used misleading in-store signage. Federated Department Sto... - Datran Media Corp. Spamming Settlement
The New York Attorney General filed charges against the leading e-mail marketer for allegedly misusing e-mail addresses and other personal data it obtained from several companies. Datran allegedly spammed consumers with unsolicited e-mails, advertising discount drugs, diet pills and other products. The New York based company has agreed to change its pra... - Plaintiffs in Texas Employment Lawsuit Settle “Souper” Wage Dispute
May-15-14 Carrolton, TX A nationally recognized and well-known restaurant chain with roots in Texas has been hit with a Texas Employment class-action lawsuit alleging that tipped workers have been underpaid, a violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and other statutes. Most people know TGI Friday’s as a venerable and highly popular brand. Howev... - Plaintiff Alleges Testosterone Heart Attack in Lawsuit
May-14-14 Philadelphia, PA The latest volley in the debate over the safety of testosterone supplementation was fired across the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas through the filing of a testosterone lawsuit alleging grievous health issues following use of Fortesta gel. The latter is a product from a manufacturer based in the UK, but used by Georgia resident... - Settlement Good News for Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Victims
May-13-14 Los Angeles, CA Last week Medtronic agreed to settle its Infuse bone graft lawsuit for $22 million that involves 950 people. A further $140 million is estimated to also settle about 3,800 additional claims, 1,200 of which have been filed and the remainder (2,600) unfiled. Despite FDA reports of complications over the past four years resulting fr... - Waste Management Environmental Violations Settlement
In 2002 residents near the 1,216 acre facility complained of foul odors. The New Hampshire State Attorney General and the Department of Environmental Services began an investigation and filed charges against the company for environmental violations and significant exceeding of methane at the Turnkey Landfill. Waste Management did not admit liability, bu... - It Was the Breast of Times, It Was the Worst of Times for Risperdal Patients
May-10-14 Vancouver, BC It’s hard to ignore a medical study that involves a million participants. However, that was the size of the database researcher Mahyar Etminan, PharmD and his team at the University of British Columbia (UBC) in Vancouver used in determining that Risperdal side effects , and specifically gynecomastia, can impact older men to the tune... - Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals et al. Consumer Fraud Settlement
A lawsuit was filed against Lifekey Inc., Boland Naturals Inc., Warner Health Care, Wagner Nutraceuticals and Berkeley Premium Nutraceuticals for allegedly violating state consumer laws. The lawsuit claimed the companies automatically signed customers up to a negative option feature without their knowledge. When consumers placed an initial order for a f... - International Brotherhood of Teamsters CEO Wrongful Termination Settlement
Ernest Tusino was elected chief executive officer of Local 170 in Worcester in 1988 but was ousted eight years later for publicly endorsing James Hoffa in the 1996 general election. A court judge found the Teamsters action against Tusino was a purposeful and deliberate attempt to suppress dissent within the union. The U.S. Court of Appeals for the 2nd C... - $11 Million Topamax Birth Defect Award Stands
May-7-14 Philadelphia, PA An $11 million jury award that went to a Topamax plaintiff in November of last year will stand following the decision of a Philadelphia lawmaker. Court of Common Pleas Judge George W. Overton, in denying Johnson & Johnson (J&J) subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals’ motion for a new trial, upheld the Topamax birth defect jur... - Uniwest, J.T. Riley Inc. and Strober Haddonfield Group Elevator Shaft Accident Settlement
In January 2001, Robert Bruce and Thomas Stinson were both 35-year-old members of the Elevator Constructors Local 5. While working on the Center City building in Philadelphia, the scaffolding gave way and the two men fell 30 feet to the shaft pit below. Stinson died the day after the accident and Bruce suffered injuries to his head, shoulder and back. B... - Unum Still in Denial as Unum Lawsuits Continue to be Filed
May-2-14 Houston, TX Despite the fact that federal government officials accused Unum Life Insurance Company of America of deliberately denying valid claims as a business strategy and fining them millions of dollars, Unum’s bad faith tactics carry on. A Texas woman filed a Unum lawsuit last month against the giant health insurer alleging she was denied...