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Richmond, VA: A $5 million settlement has been approved in a financial consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Chester Career College, formerly known as Richmond School of Health and Technology. The lawsuit alleged that the for-profit college practices predatory lending practices affecting thousands of students, primarily African America... - ExxonMobil to Pay $10.75 Million for New York State Oil Spill Clean Up
Santa Clara, CA: A $10.75 million fine has been levied against ExxonMobil Corp. and ExxonMobil Oil Corp., in an environmental action brought by New York State. The fine will be paid into the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Oil Spill Fund) for oil cleanup at eight locations in New York. The spill sites involved in th... - Whistleblower Receives $10M Confidential Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A whistleblower has been awarded $10 million by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office for providing information leading to a successful enforcement action by the agency. The award is the second largest ever issued by the agency, and steps have been taken by the CFTC to ensure the recipient's con... - Another Critic Comes out Against Avandia Safety Trial
May-18-10 Bellingham, WA Another researcher has joined the calls to end the Avandia safety trial, calling the study unethical and dangerous. Reports have also emerged that GlaxoSmithKline, maker of Avandia, has settled 700 lawsuits regarding Avandia side effects. Those lawsuits claim that Avandia exposed patients to an increased risk of heart attack. The most... - FTC Mails Checks to Victims of Cross-Border Consumer Fraud
May-17-10 St. Paul, MN The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun mailing more than 34,000 redress checks to numerous victims across the country who lost money due to international consumer fraud schemes involving MoneyGram International. These checks, which began going out in late April, are a part of an $18 million settlement agreement between MoneyGram a... - Starkist Tuna Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A consumer fraud class action settlement has been reached between Starkist and consumers who alleged the company under-filled some of its 5-ounce canned tuna products by several tenths of an ounce. According to federal law a 5 ounce can of tuna must contain an average of 2.84 to 3.23 ounce of tuna, depending on variety. If you pu... - $502M Settlement Awarded in Ultamet Hip Implant Lawsuits
Santa Clara, CA: A $502 million settlement has been awarded by a jury in Dallas hearing the consolidated lawsuits of five plaintiffs who all allege that DePuy Orthopedics and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Ultamet hip implant is defective and caused them pain, injury and suffering. The court has ordered J&J pay $502 million to the plainti... - Copyright Infringement News: Project Playlist Settles Ongoing Lawsuit With Universal
May-14-10 Beverly Hills, CA In the latest copyright infringement news coming out of California, Playlist.com, a social media service formerly known as Project Playlist has reached a settlement with Universal Music Group over a lawsuit first filed in 2008. The web-based service provides widgets for popular social media outlets like MySpace and Facebook that pu... - Environmental Hazard, Yes, But What of BP Oil Spill Effect on Volunteers?
May-12-10 Biloxi, MS The BP oil spill that occurred in the aftermath of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon has already proved itself to be an environmental disaster—but could it also adversely impact those charged with the responsibility of cleaning up after it? According to CNN, the job is too big even for the professionals, and a call has gone out fo... - Class Action Settlement for Third Party Charges to Landline Accounts
Chicago, IL: Several class action lawsuits naming providers of "premium content" (e.g., products and services such as voicemail and email services provided by entities other than the Local Exchange Carriers that are available to customers for a fee that is billed to the customer's landline telephone account) as defendants have recently been settled. The cl... - One Accutane Lawsuit Finished
May-5-10 Atlantic City, NJ The final defendant in a lawsuit related to Accutane acne medication has settled the claims against him, putting an end to the long-running suit. The plaintiff alleged he suffered from serious Accutane side effects, including inflammatory bowel disease, which caused him severe pain and resulted in multiple surgeries. Accutane medicati... - Los Angeles Water & Power Settles Billing Class Action for $36M
Cleveland, OH: A $36 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit brought against the Los Angeles Department of Water and Power. The lawsuit was brought by customers who allege billing system problems. The massive billing errors stemmed from a system installed by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Filed in Los Angles court, the... - Toyota Sudden Acceleration Litigation: 320 Lawsuits Filed
May-3-10 Los Angeles, CA Toyota now faces more than 320 lawsuits in both federal and state courts with regard to the problem with sudden and unanticipated acceleration. So far the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has linked no fewer than 52 deaths to acceleration problems. Toyota has paid a record $16.4 million fine to the NHTSA for its de... - Lululemon Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit Reaches Preliminary Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary settlement of a discrimination class action lawsuit brought against yoga clothing retailer Lululemon USA Inc, has been granted. The lawsuit alleges that Lululemon violated federal law by not providing point-of-sale machines with textured keys, forcing blind customers to divulge their PINs when making debit card purcha... - California Overtime for Restaurant Managers: Class Actions or Individual Lawsuits?
Apr-27-10 Los Angeles, CA It is not easy to determine whether or not restaurant managers can claim California overtime , mainly because they are often misclassified as exempt. In April 2010 a California Court of Appeal denied a motion to certify a class action lawsuit against El Torito Restaurants, concluding there wasn't enough proof of widespread misclassificat... - From Construction Worker to Asbestos Attorney
Apr-27-10 Edwardsville, IL Before attending law school and working at Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, PC, one of the foremost asbestos litigation firms in the US, attorney R.J. Abernathy was a union laborer for more than 20 years. "I worked in construction from 1983 until I went to law school," says Abernathy. "My father died of asbestos-related lung canc... - SEPTA Transit Drivers Get $13.1M Settlement in Unpaid Wages Class Action
Pittsburgh, PA: A $13.1 million settlement has been awarded to Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority workers who alleged the authority was in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically, the drivers for the transit agency claimed they were not paid for pre-shift work. According to court filings, "The parties n... - Preliminary $800,000 Settlement Reached in China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings Securities Class Action
New York, NY: The United States District Court for the Southern District of New York has approved the following announcement of a proposed securities class action settlement that, if approved, would benefit certain purchasers of shares of China Shenghuo Pharmaceutical Holdings, Inc. (AMEX:KUN). To all persons who purchased the publicly traded comm... - One Applicant Waited Five Years for Social Security Disability Benefits
Apr-16-10 Syracuse, NY How long is a reasonable wait for social security disability (SSD) benefits? A few months? A year? One man in Syracuse, New York waited more than 500 days—and he's not the only one. According to a 4/13/10 account in the Post Standard of Syracuse, part of the problem hinges on the fact that more than half of all claims for social s... - Settlement Proposed in Novedex XT Securities Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A notice program authorized by the United States District Court for the Central District of California began on November 1, 2011 to alert those who purchased Novedex XT from November 2, 2006 through October 3, 2011 ("Class Period") about a proposed settlement with Gaspari Nutrition, Inc. ("Gaspari"). The notice is a result of the Court cer...