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Apr-25-15 New York, NY Target and MasterCard have announced a settlement in lawsuits following the massive 2013 Target data breach . The settlement will see Target set aside up to $19 million to reimburse banks and credit unions affected by the data hack. Target has also announced a settlement with consumers affected by the accessing of private customer informati... - America’s Hip Implant Failure Crisis
Apr-17-15 Pensacola, FL Attorney Ben Gordon, who has more than a decade of experience litigating against defective hip implant manufacturers, has some harsh words for the industry. Over the last decade, Gordon says, manufacturers hungry to expand sales, rushed to market with defective, untested, failure-prone devices that are having a devastating impact on pa... - Methadone Used as Pain Killer Proving Fatal
Physicians Prescribing Methadone Without Proper Knowledge Methadone, prescribed by doctors and other health care professionals for their patients with severe back pain, and similar chronic pain conditions, is associated with twice as many death as those seen with heroin. And, according to some reports, methadone overdoses are at least equal to fatalitie... - Transvaginal Mesh Terrifying Ordeal
Mar-28-15 Elmwood Park, NJ Lumy was sold on transvaginal mesh after reading brochures marketed to women with urinary stress incontinence. “Women should not be suffering in silence,” reads one advertisement. Given the number of transvaginal mesh lawsuits that have been filed, more women are suffering from the mesh than incontinence - and they aren&r... - Defective Products causing Personal Injury: Get Your Medical Records Now
Dec-4-06 San Diego, CA Paula Carr was 29 years old when she had breast implants. Paula asked a lot of questions except one: how long would they last? "I thought I would give myself a gift - instead I got a curse," she said. "My doctor told me this new product was a combination of saline and silicone and I was excited about the prospect of having a renewed sense... - Qwest Communications Settles Securities Fraud for $40 Million
A class action securities fraud suit against Qwest Communications International Inc will be settled for $40 million. The former Qwest Chief Executive, Joe Nacchio, and former Chief Financial Officer, Robert Woodruff, would also contribute a total of $5 million out of insurance proceeds. Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to... - Monster Worldwide Enters Preliminary Settlement for $47.5 million
Monster Worldwide, the parent company of Monster.com, the global online employment site, announced today that it has entered into a preliminary settlement for the class action it faces, of $47.5 million. The Company's cost is anticipated to be approximately $25 million (net of insurance and contribution from another defendant). The parties expect to en... - American Equity Investment Life Settles Class Action
A class action suit in Kentucky against American Equity Investment Life Insurance has been settled in state court. The settlement could be paid to as many as 24,000 older customers who were part of a 'living trust mill.' This is when elderly customers are persuaded by marketers for living trusts to buy living trusts as a way to avoid probate and reduce esta... - Two New Data Breaches Put Consumer Information at Risk
Mar-10-15 Los Angeles, CA Two recent data breaches have once again put the spotlight on online security and the vulnerability of consumer information. In at least one case, data breach lawsuits have already been filed, alleging consumer information was not properly protected by the company attacked. Meanwhile, the list of companies who have had their consumer fi... - Spinach E.coli Outbreak May be Over but not for Victims
Nov-6-06 Tijuana, Mexico Etna Sosa moved to California in January of this year. She loved to shop in U.S. supermarkets and among her groceries were always bags of washed, baby spinach . A few months later, Etna got severe diarrhea and had to return to Mexico. E.coli was the culprit but she had no idea and continued to get sicker. "It was awful, I felt so we... - VA Benefits Ultimately Failed One Young Veteran
Mar-9-15 Broward County, FL There is a widely held view that VA benefits are hard to come by due to the number of VA members applying and qualifying for benefits coupled with a backlog of cases and a lack of resources to properly deal with all the cases in a timely manner. Others hold the view that a culture of systematically denying VA disability benefits on t... - Pastor Sentenced to 310 Years in Prison for Fraud
A pastor from Culpepper, VA, has been sentenced to 310 years in prison for insurance fraud, and faces a $50,000 fine. A pastor with the First Baptist Church, Rev. Charles Shifflett filed fraudulent documents in relation a workers' compensation claim, made false claims on tax returns, and obtained money from the Calvalry Baptist Church through misrepre... - Florida Attorney General Wins $8.5 Million Settlement Against Homeward Bound
A final judgement has been delivered against two owners of Homeward Bound of North America, a business selling insurance-like products to senior citizens resident in Florida. The settlement is for $8.5 million and was brought by Florida Attorney General Bill McCollum. Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a la... - Increasingly Savvy Hackers Snatched Billions of Dollars in Data
Feb-24-15 Seattle, WA Cyber thieves slipped through an unlocked door somewhere in the Anthem computer system and made off with the personal data of up to 80 million people. That number includes the health care provider giant’s past and current clients as well employees. According to Joseph Swedish, Anthem’s CEO, the cyber thieves accessed home addr... - Owasso, OK agrees to pay $300,000 settlement in civil rights violations lawsuit.
Tulsa, OK: (Jun-19-08) The City of Owasso has agreed to pay $300,000 as part of a settlement between the city and the estate of Todd Thomas Hastings. The estate filed a federal lawsuit alleging that Owasso Police officers had violated his rights of search and seizure. Owasso police responded to a 9-1-1 call at Hastings' home in August of 2002. When poli... - Cablevision Systems Corp. agrees to pay $34.4 million settlement in options back-dating lawsuit.
New York, NY: (June-5-08) Cablevision Systems Corp. has reached a settlement agreement over its stock options award practices lawsuit. The New York State Supreme Court case was over Cablevision engaging in improper stock options backdating practices in awards given to executives and directors from 1997 to 2002. As part of the settlement, worth $34.4 mil... - National City Mortgage agrees to pay $4.6 million settlement in mortgage lawsuit.
Columbus, OH: (May-24-08) The Justice Department brought charges against Miamisburg-based National City Mortgage, the mortgage division of National City Corp., alleging that it submitted ineligible mortgages for federal backing. The federal agency stated that the mortgage company, which has been a part of the Cleveland-based bank since 1989, submitted 58... - San Joaquin County, CA $500,000 settlement reached in medical malpractice lawsuit.
Stockton, CA: (May-28-08) Lorie Prigmore brought a medical malpractice lawsuit against San Joaquin County, after the death of John Prigmore Sr. at the San Joaquin General Hospital. The suit dealt with negligence on the part of the hospital, that led to the wrongful death of Prigmore Sr. Sources familiar with the case and the negotiations stated that the... - National City Mortgage $4.6 million settlement resolves mortgage suit.
Columbus, OH: (May-24-08) The Justice Department brought charges against Miamisburg-based National City Mortgage, the mortgage division of National City Corp., alleging that it submitted ineligible mortgages for federal backing. The federal agency stated that the mortgage company, which has been a part of the Cleveland-based bank since 1989, submitted 58... - Quality First Auto Glass pays $233,000 settlement in automotive lawsuit.
Buffalo, NY: (May-20-08) Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo brought charges against Quality First Auto Glass and its owner, Alan Moore, a defunct Amherst auto-glass repair shop, alleging that they collected money from 424 Western New Yorkers who had done business with them, which they were not entitled to receive. As part of a settlement reached in the cas...