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Apr-8-09 Santa Clara, CA Employees who are not paid for their California IT overtime may be able to take heart: a California computer professional lawsuit, alleging unpaid overtime, has been granted class action status. Although this is not an indication that California software developers will win their lawsuits, this does give the plaintiffs in the class action... - LiveDeal Settles Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
Las Vegas, NV: LiveDeal, Inc, has finalized a settlement in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit Global Education Services, Inc. v. LiveDeal, Inc., et al. Final approval of the settlement occurred on May 27, 2013, marking the formal end of the litigation. Dismissal of the lawsuit is pending. Global Education Services, Inc., the lead plain... - Groupon Canada Reaches Tentative Settlement
Toronto, ON: A potential consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Groupon over expired deal purchases has reached a proposed settlement. The lawsuit, filed in Canada, alleges that Groupon' use of, and representations to, consumers about the expiry date and partial redemption provisions in its contracts are illegal practices. The settlem... - Jackson National Life Insurance Agrees $24M Settlement In Elder Financial Fraud Class Action
San Francisco, CA: A $25 million settlement has been proposed, which, if approved, would settle the proposed consumer fraud and elder financial abuse class action pending against Jackson National Life Insurance Co. The insurer has agreed to pay the settlement which would end the litigation and bring economic relief to over 44,000 elderly customers in C... - Old People Deserve Justice Too
Apr-3-09 Chicago, Ill Attorney Matthew Passen knew he had his work cut out for him when he decided to step up to the plate for an elderly couple who had been injured in a car accident . He'd have to get a jury to understand that all his clients' pain and suffering, the torn tissues, all the medical bills, prescription drugs, as well as the visits to doctors and... - Janssen Pharmaceuticals Reaches $181M Risperdal Settlement
Titusville, NJ: Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a Johnson & Johnson company, has reached a settlement and consent decree with 36 states and the District of Columbia regarding previously disclosed allegations related to promotional and marketing practices for its atypical antipsychotic prescription medication RISPERDAL®. The company will pay appr... - Jury Awards $9.1M in Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implant Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A jury in Los Angeles has awarded a $9.1 million settlement to man who received a Durum Cup hip implant made by Zimmer. The defective products lawsuit alleged that Zimmer was aware of the design defect in its hip implant and was therefore negligent in designing it. The Durom cup implant allegedly causes bone and tissue damage tha... - Abogado especializado en fraude en la opción sobre acciones para empleados
Según algunas estimaciones, empleados de Estados Unidos han perdido más de 1.500 millones de dólares en los últimos años como resultado de la cancelación o devaluación de las opciones sobre acciones para empleados. La Ley de Seguridad de Ingresos por Jubilación (ERISA) es una ley federal que esta... - Overtime Pay Losses Add Up to Huge Amounts
Mar-20-09 New York, NY It may not seem like a lot when looked at individually, but overtime pay losses can actually add up to a lot of money over the course of a few weeks, months or even years. That is why some employees are fighting back, trying to make their employers honor overtime laws—because violations of overtime rules mean that hard-working, honest empl... - $7.1M Settlement Final in Foot Locker Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Pittsburgh, PA: Final approval of a $7.1 million settlement has been granted, ending a wage and hour class action against Foot Locker Inc. The lawsuit, brought by Foot Locker workers, alleged the retail shoe chain violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). Specifically, the plaintiffs alleged that Foot Locker workers were not compensat... - Suave 30-Day Smoothing Kit Class Action Settlement Reached
New York, NY: A settlement has been reached in the defective product causing personal injury class action pending against Unilever United States, Inc. ("Unilever") and two other companies (collectively, "Defendants") arising out of the purchase or use of the Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion 30-Day Smoothing Kit ("Smoothing Kit") in the United State... - ETHEX Drug Recall Affects Thousands of Patients
Mar-14-09 Baltimore, MD If you heard about the recent ETHEX recall and breathed a sigh of relief because you thought it did not affect you, you may want to think again. The recall of ETHEX generic drugs has had wide-ranging implications for thousands of patients. Some patients experienced an ETHEX overdose while others are suffering because their medications are n... - $40M Preliminary Settlement Reached in Interline TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $40 million settlement has been reached in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit pending against Interline Brands Inc. The lawsuit, filed in 2011, claimed that Interline sent fax advertisements to consumers without: 1) obtaining their proper express written consent; or 2) including the requisite... - The Role of Personality Disorders in Employment Litigation
Mar-4-09 You may not be familiar with the formal diagnostic term, Personality Disorders, but as a practicing attorney, you undoubtedly have encountered individuals with these conditions. It's a fair bet that most of those encounters ended unpleasantly. For the plaintiff attorney, these are the clients who come in with a convincing and impassioned recitation of all th... - Asbestos Disease--36 Years after Being Exposed
Mar-3-09 Syracuse, UT Jack went into the Navy in 1967 and worked as a boiler technician until he left in 1971. During that entire period he worked on a ship removing and installing lagging and asbestos containing-insulation for pumps and pipes in the boiler room. He was never once issued with any warning or information about asbestos, asbestosis or asbestos mesoth... - Vallarta Foods Settles California Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Final approval of a $1.54 million California unpaid overtime class action settlement has been granted by a judge in California. The class action consolidated two class actions which alleged that Vallarta Food Enterprises forced 15,000 employees to do off-the-clock work at its dozens of Golden State supermarkets. Vallarta agreed i... - SCI Settles Cemetery Class Action Lawsuit for $35.25m
New York, NY: Service Corporation International (SCI) has reached settlement of a consumer fraud class action lawsuit involving allegations its employees desecrated graves at its Eden Memorial Park. Specifically, the class action,brought in 2009 on behalf of 25,000 Jewish families with loved ones buried at Eden Memorial, claimed that for 25 years SC... - $11.75M Wellbutrin XL Class Action Settlement Reached
New York, NY: An $11.75 million settlement has been tentatively agreed in the Wellbutrin XL antitrust class action filed against Valeant Pharmaceuticals International Inc, and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). If you bought Wellbutrin XL® or its Generic equivalent, the proposed class action settlement could affect you. This matter is a lawsuit against Valean... - Baum, Hedlund files lawsuit for children of Susan Wehle, killed in the Continental Connection Flight 3407
Feb-26-09 Buffalo, NY The aviation disaster lawyers of Baum, Hedlund, Aristei & Goldman have filed a wrongful death lawsuit today on behalf of Jonah and Jacob Mink, whose mother, Susan Wehle, of Amherst, was killed in the February 12 Continental Connection Flight 3407 plane crash at Clarence Center, New York. The lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court, W... - $100M Settlement Awarded in Boston Scientific Pinnacle Mesh Injury Lawsuit
Dover, DE: Boston Scientific has been ordered to pay a $100 million settlement by a jury hearing the case of a women who suffered injury from the company' Pinnacle and Advantage Fit vaginal mesh. Fifty-one year old Deborah Barba was awarded $25 million in compensatory damages with an additional $75 million in punitive damages. In her personal inju...