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Santa Clara, CA: A $25 million settlement was awarded to surviving family who suffered the loss of their mother and her two daughters who were killed in 2012 when a Nissan Infiniti QX56 SUV crashed into the family’s minivan in a Hollywood intersection. The Nissan SUV had a defective braking system. Nissan faced claims from both the driver of th... - SSRI Antidepressants Pushers
Nov-16-08 After twenty long years, it appears that the epidemic in mental disorders in America might be coming to an end. It won't happen because of any great medical breakthrough but rather because the perpetrators of the greatest healthcare fraud in history are finally being exposed. The demolition of the giant "psycho-pharmaceutical complex" appears to be on the ho... - $10M Settlement Approved in New Jersey Environmental Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $10 million settlement has received approval from a federal appeals court ending an environmental contamination class action lawsuit brought against Honeywell International over land contamination. Specifically, the lawsuit was brought in 2010 by a group of property owners in Jersey City who alleged their homes and neighborhoods... - The Whistleblower and the Voting Machine
Oct-27-08 Washington, DC With one of the most important Presidential elections in US history mere days away, concern is resurfacing over the integrity of voting machines and the potential for tampering, according to two whistleblowers . Indeed, there has been a lot of whistleblowing going on with regard to one of the most closely guarded freedoms inherent with demo... - When an ERISA Plan Isn't an ERISA Plan
Apr-8-11 Minneapolis, MN There are different degrees of faith in the world. There is the faith you have in yourself. There is the faith you have in a higher power. Then, there is your faith that come the conclusion of your work life, your ERISA plan is going to be there to provide you with the pension benefits you need to help fund a reasonably comfortable reti... - Real Estate Housing: Closing the Door on the American Dream
Sep-21-08 Washington, DC Some would argue that the ongoing financial crisis in America actually stems from the simple pursuit and the realization of the American dream: home ownership. There is security that comes with owning a piece of real estate , and rather than bypassing the chance to build equity by renting, Americans sought out any avenue possible to trade i... - Auction Rate Securities: Arbitration is Quicker than Settlement
Sep-8-08 Kansas City, MO The big news in Auction Rate Securities (ARS) is that some of the financial firms, such as Citibank, Bank of America and UBS are in negotiations with regulators about payoff programs for clients who purchased auction rate securities. However, according to Diane Nygaard, founder of the Nygaard Law Firm, nothing has been finalized and no one... - Lead Poisoning Lawsuit News and Legal Information
According to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), about one in six children in America have dangerously high levels of lead in their blood streams. Children exposed to lead have a greater risk of fatal side effects than adults. Symptoms of lead poisoning start with flu-like symptoms, nausea, abdominal pain and can advance to anemia, kidney problems, we... - Nutella Has Been Served—with a Lawsuit
Feb-15-11 San Diego, CA: Nutella, the hazelnut and chocolate spread created by an Italian company and marketed to North Americans, is the target of a consumer fraud lawsuit ignited by a Mom from California after she began to doubt its claims as a healthy and nutritious food. According to the statement of claim, Athena Hohenberg was shocked to hear that Nutella w... - Howard Rosenfield: Investors Call Off the Dogs-- For Now
Aug-22-08 Farmington, CT Investors caught in the Auction-Rate Securities mess have been promised they'll get their money back, eventually. Thousands of investors were pretty choked earlier this year when they discovered they could not liquidate the Auction-Rate Securities (ARS) they thought were as good as cash in the bank. Some investors sold the securities at a... - Securities Fraud: Class Action Proposed Against Fifth Third Bankcorp
Jul-29-08 Cincinnati, OH Yet another company and its CEO have been called to the carpet for alleged securities fraud and other violations under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. Fifth Third Bankcorp and its President and Chief Executive Officer Kevin T. Kabat, is accused of issuing materially false and misleading statements with regard to the quality of Fift... - Bad Faith Insurance Appears to be the New Norm
Jul-26-08 Arcadia, FL It's a sorry state of affairs when bad faith insurance is the norm, rather than the exception. Just compare the industry today with yesteryear, and the differences become apparent. Once upon a time, not too long ago, the smart money was on insurance for when catastrophe struck. Sure, you miss the dollars that leave your bank account mo... - Woman Awarded $110M in J&J Talc Cancer Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Missouri has found against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the latest ovarian cancer talcum powder lawsuit brought by Lois Slemp of Virginia. The jury awarded Slemp $110 in damages based on evidence substantiating her claims that she developed ovarian cancer in August 2012 after using J&J's baby powder and Sh... - State Regulators and Attorney General Probe Banks and Brokers in Auction-Rate Securities Debacle.
May-5-08 New York, NY New York State Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has launched a probe into the failure of the auction rate securities market . The industry-wide investigation has slapped subpoenas on 18 banks and securities firms that underwrote and brokered the investments. Under the gun is the marketing of the securities and how the decision was made to stop t... - Credit Card Rate Hikes: Four Customers Tell Companies to Take a Hike
Mar-30-08 Seattle, WA: What follows are four anecdotes of credit card abuse . Daily, people's lives are being destroyed by unfair rate hikes, by unscrupulous credit card companies. Countless consumers are so deep in debt that any day now, they face foreclosure on their homes. Many have sunk into deep depression and can't find their way out. Isn't it time the govern... - Credit Card Abuse Takes on Many Forms
Mar-13-08 Freeland, MI Credit card abuse can take on many forms—including the personal data you entrust the credit card company to hold safe on your behalf. However, that is not always the case, as witnessed in January when data from 650,000 credit cards was at risk of being compromised after a computer tape went missing. GE Money handles credit card oper... - FBI Investigating Countrywide for Securities Fraud
Mar-11-08 Washington, DC: A criminal investigation has been opened against Countrywide Financial by the FBI and the Justice Department for possible securities fraud . The FBI and the Justice Department is investigating whether or not the nation's largest mortgage lender falsified its financial condition and the stability of its loans in security filings. The in... - Insurer May Renew Defense in Tangled ESOP Lawsuit
Apr-2-21 Detroit, MI On March 4, The District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan held that Great American Fidelity Insurance Co. (Great American) could renew its argument that it should not be required to defend Stout Risius Ross (Stout) against a claim by Appvion Retirement Savings and Employee Stock Ownership Plan (Appvion ESOP). Great American Fidelity... - Takata Agrees to Settle Defective Airbags MDL for $1B
Santa Clara, CA: Takata Corporation has agreed to pay $1 billion to settle multi-district litigation alleging the airbag manufacturer was aware of the fatal defect with its airbags but sold them anyway. At least 11 deaths have been linked to the airbags, which can explode due to a design defect. According to the proposed settlement terms Takata will... - Jury Trials in 2008 Expected to Expose SSRI Maker's Dirty Secrets
Jan-23-08 Washington, DC: The blockbuster sales figures for the new generation of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor antidepressants ( SSRI 's), which have resulted from their promotion for so many unapproved uses, represents the most profitable off-label marketing coup in the history of modern medicine. Sales total about $21 billion a year, according to IMS Hea...