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Los Angeles, CA: A jury hearing a patent infringement and licencing lawsuit filed by the cardiologist who developed two cardiac stents for Boston Scientific has found in favor of the doctor. According to Dr. G. David Jang, that entitles him to $200 million settlement. The jury hearing the case found that the medical device company breached its contr... - Whistleblowers Fight Corruption
Feb-22-09 San Francisco, CA It is the kind of stuff Hollywood movies are made of: Whistleblowers fighting against corrupt companies, doing everything they can to protect the public from the evils of large corporations. Many movies have been made about this very topic and the stories can seem larger than life. But the truth is that whistleblower lawsuits extend fur... - $7.5 Million Settlement Proposed in Gillette M3P Power Razor Class Action
Boston, MA: A settlement has been proposed in class action laawsuit with The Gillette Company called In re M3Power Razor System Marketing & Sales Practices Litigation. The lawsuit claims that Gillette's advertisements stating that the M3Power Razor ("M3P") "raises or stimulates hair up and away from the skin" were false and misleading and violat... - Psychiatric Drugging of Children Intolerable--Part 1
Feb-19-09 Washington, DC: Last September, the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights filed what is sure to become a landmark case against the State of Alaska aimed at stopping the over-prescribing of psychiatric drugs to children covered by public health care programs in that state. "The massive over-drugging of America's youth is an unfolding national horror," sa... - File Auction Rate Securities Claims Now, Attorney Says
Feb-18-09 Kansas City, MO If you had money in Auction Rate Securities and have not received a settlement, time is running out. Diane Nygaard, founder of the Nygaard Law Firm, says that now is the time to file a FINRA arbitration claim to recover money that was lost or frozen in the Auction Rate Securities market. According to Nygaard, there are still some firm... - $9.5M Settlement Reached for Former Owens-Illinois Employees
Los Angeles, CA: A $9.5 million employment class action settlement has been approved by US District Court Judge Robert D. Mariani, ending a decade-long dispute between former Owens-Illinois (O-I) employees and the company. The lawsuit represents 100 long-service terminated employees who were denied subsidized retirement benefits when the business the... - California Paper Carriers Reach $3.2M Employment Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Paper carriers who worked for the now bankrupt North County News in San Diego, have reached a $3.2 settlement potentially ending claims against Lee Publications Inc, that they were misclassified and undercompensated as independent contractors, and unfairly dinged for missed or wet papers. The employment lawsuit was filed in 2008 by... - Asbestos Mesothelioma – The Ultimate Price
Feb-3-09 Fort Monroe, VA In December, 2008 the family of James King was awarded a million dollar settlement in a wrongful death suit. James had died from asbestos mesothelioma on December 24, 2004 just a year after being diagnosed. He had contracted the fateful disease as a result of his work as a boiler operator. James had worked almost 30 years at the milit... - Unum Provident's 'Pre-existing Condition' Policy often Bad-Faith Practice
Feb-3-09 Washington, DC: One tactic that Unum Provident employs to deny countless Unum long term disability claims is to invoke the pre-existing conditions clause--usually defined as any health condition you already have --including an injury that happened prior to the effective date of the insurance--when you enroll in a health insurance plan or policy. Or Unum... - LG Display, AUO and Toshiba Settle LCD Price-Fixing Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: AU Optronics Corp, LG Display Co, and Toshiba Corp have agreed to pay $543.5 million in settlement of a price-fixing class action lawsuit. The companies are alleged to have fixed prices for the screens, driving up prices from 1999 to 2006, according to the class-action lawsuit filed in 2007. The lawsuit, In RE TFT-LCD Antitrust... - Anti-Coagulation Medications Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Anti-coagulation lawsuits have been filed against the makers of certain anti-coagulation medications alleging the makers of those medications did not carry adequate warnings about the risks of anti-coagulation side effects . Side effects associated with certain blood thinners include an increased risk of life-threatening uncontrolled bleeding. Anti... - IADT Unsolicited Text Message Ads Class Action Settlement
Chicago, IL: A settlement has recently been reached in a unfair business practices class action lawsuit relating to the alleged transmission of unsolicited text message advertisements to consumers nationwide by the International Academy of Design and Technology ("IADT"). Recipients of unsolicited text message ads may be eligible for up to $200 in set... - Accutane Acne Medication Lawyers & Attorneys - Accutane Lawsuit
Accutane acne medication is reported to have severe side effects including increased risk of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), birth defects, depression and suicide. Recently, Health Canada warned about a risk of serious skin reactions. These Accutane side effects have resulted in lawsuits being filed against the manufacturers of the Accutane medication... - Asbestos Mesothelioma – One Boilermaker's Story
Jan-19-09 New Port, RI: John worked as a boilermaker all his life, which involved working extensively with asbestos in the repair and fabrication of asbestos gaskets. When John became ill with the asbestos mesothelioma he had to have a lung removed. His case recently went to court and the jury awarded him a settlement of $4,390,000. A Terrible Price to Pay f... - Ortho Evra Patch: Get legal help sooner than later
Jan-14-09 Washington, DC In 2004 Susan started wearing the Ortho Evra patch . She was 18 at the time and was prescribed the patch to help control migraines; her doctor thought she had a hormone imbalance. Her doctor didn't think that the patch would almost kill her… "I was just finishing high school and I was on the patch for 3 months when the migraines got w... - $1.75M Settlement Proposed in Medela Breastmilk Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: Medela Inc, the manufacturer of Medela Breastmilk Freezing & Storage Pack, the Medela Breastmilk Feeding Gift Set, the Medela Breastmilk Storage Solution, and other related products, has reached a preliminary settlement in a consumer fraud class action. The lawsuit, entitled Baghdasarian, et al. v. Medela Inc., et al. alleges Medela... - 40 Year Old Man Awarded $27M in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Cleveland, OH: Forty-year old John Panza, an English professor at Cuyahoga Community College and drummer with a popular Cleveland rock trio, Blaka Watra, has been awarded $27.5 million in settlement of his asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit. The settlement is reportedly the largest award of its kind ever in Ohio. Panza was diagnosed with mesothelioma i... - California Labor Law's Tipping Pool
Dec-29-08 The California labor law prohibits managers and supervisors from sharing in employee tips, yet judging by the number of questions LawyersandSettlements has received regarding payment of tips to restaurant employees, California's tipping pool is still murky. Many businesses apparently still practice tip pooling and other shady dealings, despite last year... - Driver in Truck Accident Going to Jail
Dec-27-08 Miami, FL The driver accused of causing a truck accident that took the lives of 4 people almost 4 years ago has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. The driver was convicted of 4 counts of vehicular manslaughter for his role in an truck crash that occurred on February 11, 2005. According to the Miami Herald, the driver, Flavio Santisteban, had been... - $3M Haier Freezer Class Action Settlement Proposed
San Francisco, CA: A $3 million settlement has been agreed by defendant Haier America Trading LLC, in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging the company sold freezers that do not meet national energy consumption standards. Filed in 2011, the lawsuit, entitled Christopher Collins, et al. v. Haier America Trading LLC, et al, alleges Hai...