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Feb-21-23 Los Angeles, CA Many of us don’t realize that by providing accurate and complete information in pay stubs, workers’ rights are protected. With that in mind, it helps to understand why a federal judge at the beginning of February granted preliminary approval of a whopping $53.5 million class action and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) settle... - Deadly Frozen Pizza in Your Freezer?
Nov-7-07 Wellston, OH The box may say it's crisp 'n tasty, but the potential for an unseen ingredient in your Jeno's or Totino's frozen pizza could put you in the hospital with E. coli, and has resulted in a massive frozen pizza recall . It is, in fact one of the largest recalls that General Mills has seen in years. On November 1st, the huge manufacturer vol... - DeVilbiss Recalls Air Compressors Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC: DeVilbiss Air Power Company of Jackson, TN, is recalling about 460,000 air compressors because the compressor motor can overheat, posing a fire hazard. DeVilbiss received nine reports of motors overheating, including three reports of fire damage to surrounding property. No injuries have been reported. The recalled compressors... - Small Plane Crash in Palo Alto Kills Three Tesla Motors Executives
Feb-18-10 Palo Alto, CA A small plane crash occurred Wednesday morning in a residential neighborhood in Northern California, killing three passengers employed by Tesla Motors, an electric car manufacturer. The crash caused fires on the ground and sent a wing from the aircraft into a house in front of a day-care center, but there are no reports of injuries on th... - Vytorin Fraudulent Marketing Class Action Lawsuit
The makers of the cholesterol drug Vytorin are under fire for allegedly making false claims in their marketing campaign. New York Attorney-General Andrew Cuomo is investigating whether Vytorin's marketing campaign violated the state's laws regarding false advertising. Specifically, officials are concerned that, despite results from a study that found Vytorin... - Kawasaki Recalls Off-Road Motorcycles
Washington, DC: Kawasaki Motors Corp is recalling about 4,000 Kawasaki 2010 KLX110 Off-Road Motorcycles because a faulty housing for the ignition switch can allow water to enter and activate the electric starter unintentionally. This poses a serious hazard of injury or death. This recall involves Kawasaki 2010 model year KLX110CAF and KLX110DAF of... - ATV Accidents - ATV Rollover - ATV Accident Lawsuit
Although All-Terrain Vehicles ( ATV ) were originally designed for work on farms and ranches, ATV accidents frequently involve people who use the vehicles for recreation. Despite the name All-Terrain Vehicle, however, most ATVs are not designed for all terrains, because certain terrains increase the possibility of an ATV rollover . Even though ATVs are s... - <Man Injured in Car Crash> Awarded $2 Million Settlement
San Joaquin County, CA: A motorist who claimed that physical damages from a car accident led to his divorce has been awarded $2,175,030 by a jury. In 2003, James M. Lang, then 39, was rear-ended at a Stockton train crossing. He sued the driver's employer, Geweke Motors, which admitted liability. Mr. Lang alleged bulging discs and a protrusi... - Changes Coming to Herbal Supplement Industry
May-16-15 New York, NY Sometimes it takes a lawsuit to force a change, and in that regard the herbal supplement industry may not be all that different from the pharmaceutical industry. After herbal supplement lawsuits were filed by New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman, more concerns have been raised about herbal supplement fraud. Although Schneiderman&rsq... - TIAA ERISA LAWSUIT TARGETS SELF-DEALING IN LOAN ADMINISTRATION
Mar-16-20 New York, NY Retirement plan participants who are concerned that plan administrators and service providers may be running the plan for their own benefit can extract three important lessons from Haley v. Teachers Ins. & Annuity Assoc. of America . First, the possibility that plan fiduciaries and record keepers may be engaged in self-dealing is a very... - Addictive Opioid Medication Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Opioid Epidemic has spurred lawsuits filed by individuals, the Cherokee Nation, cities, counties and states in the U.S. and other countries, including Canada. These opioid lawsuits claim that drug companies have deceived doctors and the public about the safety of Addictive Opioid Medications such as Oxycontin, Fentanyl and Percocet. A number of parties... - Fire Accident: Not So Sweet for Imperial Sugar
Aug-7-08 Port Wentworth, GA Fire accidents come in many forms and have many causes—from grease catching fire on the stove, to an errant spark from a campfire burning down a forest. Some fires are set deliberately. Others are accidental. All pose threats to life and property, and sometimes lives are lost. Sometimes, there is negligence that can result in liti... - Family of Plane Crash Victim Sues Pilot
Apr-6-08 Michigan City, IN: A wrongful death suit has been filed in Iowa by two Michigan City attorneys on behalf of a man killed in a 2006 plane crash near Mill Creek. Attorney Donald Pagos filed the lawsuit on behalf of the family of 23-year-old Joshua Trainor for damages that have not yet been specified. Both Pagos and attorney Scott Pejic are being assisted b... - The Impact of Viking River Cruises on PAGA Claims: What Happened in Agustin Gutierrez v. Panera LLC
Nov-7-24 Los Angeles, CA On October 22, the California Court of Appeal, Second Appellate District held that an employee whose employment agreement explicitly excluded Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims from arbitration, did not have to arbitrate those claims against his employer. The terms of his contract effectively trumped a change in law that occurred... - Medtronic SynchroMed and IsoMed Recall
Medtronic SynchroMed EI Implantable Infusion Pumps stall at unusually high rates, according to a recall notice posted on the FDA's website, putting patients at serious risk of injury or death. The Medtronic SychroMed EI Implantable Infusion Pumps allegedly stall at a higher rate due to shaft wear. This stalling stops drug delivery without warning, and patie... - Enron Generators, Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp. pays Enron $1.15 million commercial settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Sep-28-07) Enron Wind Energy Systems brought a lawsuit against Regal Beloit Corp. seeking recovery and damages from Marathon Electric Manufacturing Corp., one of Regal Beloit's subsidiaries, related to 564 generators Enron purchased in the late 1990s. Enron and several affiliated firms filed the suit in 2004. In a settlement reached, Regal... - Johnson Outdoors Inc. Intellectual Property Settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Jul-11-07) Confluence Holdings Corp., a competing manufacturer and distributor of kayaks, canoes, and paddle sports accessories based in Trinity, NC, filed an intellectual property dispute against Johnson Outdoors Inc., a manufacturer of outdoor recreational products including Old Town canoes and kayaks, Humminbird fish finders, and Minn Ko... - Tronox Chemical Plant Environmental Settlement
Hattiesburg, MS: (Jun-23-07) The Hattiesburg Public School District and several businesses filed an environmental damage suit against chemical giant Tronox, alleging that the plant caused residents to live in a contaminated neighborhood for years. The lawsuit, originally filed in 1993, was settled in 2003 in a deal in which Tronox's predecessor Kerr-McGee... - Unpaid Overtime Pay Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Employees who work more than 40 hours in a week are entitled to overtime pay , which is one-and-one-half times the regular rate of pay, if the employees are not exempt from pay for overtime . Overtime laws are contained in the United States Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), which sets out when overtime kicks in and how much employees must be paid for workin... - Overtime FAQ
How many hours in a week must I work before I qualify for overtime pay ? If you are covered by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), you must receive overtime pay after working in excess of 40 hours in one week. The work week is a period of seven consecutive 24-hour days that begins on the same day each week. It is not necessarily Sunday to Saturday...