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May-20-10 Washington, DC As the federal government recoups billions of dollars from fraudulent healthcare providers, so do whistleblowers who have filed qui tam lawsuits . According to the New England Journal of Medicine on 5/13/10, 90 percent of health care fraud cases are currently qui tam actions initiated by whistleblowers on behalf of the government. From... - Settlement Reached in Risperdal Gynecomastia Lawsuit
Nov-2-16 Santa Clara, CA: A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit against the makers of the antipsychotic drug Risperdal (Risperidone). The suit, had it gone to court, would have been the sixth to be heard in a mass torte pending against Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson. In the last case that went to court, the jury, awarded the... - $60 Million Avandia Settlement Reported
May-11-10 Philadelphia, PA Reports indicate that GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay approximately $60 million to settle the first wave of lawsuits regarding Avandia side effects . The lawsuits alleged that patients were not warned about side effects linked to Avandia, including an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. According to Bloomberg on 5/10/10, Gla... - Georgia Employment Lawsuit Results in $18M Settlement
May-8-10 Atlanta, GA A Georgia employment lawsuit has resulted in an $18 million settlement for employees who alleged that Mohawk Industries Inc. hired illegal immigrants to keep wages down. This lawsuit could pave the way for more suits alleging violations of Georgia labor laws, especially in situations involving illegal immigrants. The settlement affects a... - CIGNA Denied Disability Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Consumers who have CIGNA insurance may have been victims of CIGNA denied disability claims, in which CIGNA is accused of violating consumer protection laws. Recently, a regulatory settlement was announced with five states, settling claims that CIGNA' claims-handling procedures did not conform to required standards. CIGNA Insurance Cla... - Settlement Announced in Accutane Lawsuit
Apr-2-10 Atlantic City, NJ A settlement has been reached in a lawsuit filed by a man who claimed he suffered serious side effects after using Accutane . The plaintiff, Jason Peipert, alleged the acne medication caused him to develop inflammatory bowel disease. The settlement was reportedly reached on March 24, 2010, after Peipert and Roche Laboratories Inc a... - Stryker Continues to Sail a Restless Sea, Rejuvenate Lawsuits Continue
Oct-1-16 St. Paul, MN: As the greying of America continues with the move into retirement by the largest wave of Baby Boomers, medical device manufacturers continue to push new products onto the market in an attempt to catch that wave. Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, which does business as Stryker Orthopaedics, rode that wave briefly with the Stryker Rejuvenate mod... - NovaGold Settles Securities Class Action Lawsuits for $28 Million
Feb-27-10 New Years, NY Toronto-based mining company NovaGold has announced that it will settle its outstanding securities class action lawsuits in both Canada and the US for a total of $28 million. Charges against the company were filed in December 2008 in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York and in October 2009 in Ontario, alleging gr... - FDA Pulls Zantac off Shelves
Jul-6-20 Washington, DC On April 1, the federal Food and Drug Administration asked manufacturers to withdraw Zantac and all other prescription and over-the-counter ranitidine drugs from the market immediately. It has also advised those who use OTC ranitidine medications to stop taking them immediately and patients with ranitidine prescriptions to speak with their... - Water Contamination Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Alarmingly, water contamination is increasing, causing harm to thousands and thousands of people and the environment. Environmental laws are in place to protect us and environmental law policy prohibits the dumping of toxic waste or other hazardous materials in our lakes, rivers, streams, and public land. But new chemicals used in fracking by natura... - Wal-Mart Settlement: Wake-up Call for Massachusetts Employment Law?
Dec-27-09 Boston, MA Wage and hour disputes may be on the downslide for the state of Massachusetts. On the heels of the largest settlement for a wage-and-hour class-action lawsuit in Massachusetts history-- Wal-Mart Stores Inc. agreed to pay $40 to all employees who worked for Massachusetts Wal-Mart locations between August 1995 and the settlement date—employe... - Sometimes Bizarre Workplace Harassment
Dec-18-09 Atherton, CA Two separate workplace harassment stories provide a window into a hostile work environment where people often turn a blind eye to sexual harassment. A former police officer in the town of Atherton, California has sued both the town and the public works supervisor over an issue involving sexual harassment in the workplace. Pilar Ortiz-B... - ERISA Lawsuits Target United HealthCare Reimbursements Practices
Jun-10-20 Pasadena, CA The Glendale Outpatient Surgery Center’s (“GOSC”) ERISA lawsuit against United HealthCare Services Inc. and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. (collectively “United HealthCare”) claims that the insurance giant skimped on reimbursement for services rendered by GOSC to United HealthCare patients. On May 19 the Ninth C... - Intel Antitrust Settlement With Rival AMD Worth $1.25 Billion
Nov-12-09 Sunnyvale, CA An ongoing antitrust dispute between giant computer chip maker Intel and the smaller Advanced Micro Devices (AMD) has been settled with Intel's agreement today to pay AMD $1.25 billion to settle various antitrust and patent disputes. There has long been discord between Intel, the largest and most powerful chip manufacturer in the world... - Airbag Injuries Result in Settlement
Jul-10-16 Salt Lake City, UT : An accident involving allegedly faulty airbags that caused serious injuries when a vehicle’s airbag deployed too forcefully has resulted in a settlement. The terms of the settlement, which resolves claims of negligence and gross negligence in the airbag injury lawsuit, have been kept confidential. According to the Salt Lak... - With No Settlement in Sight, Attorney Says, “We’re Going to Trial!”
Jul-1-16 Sacramento, CA: It took four years for Roberto Davila and his attorney to prevail, but a California court recently awarded the 52-year-old construction worker $4.25 million for serious personal injuries suffered on the job in September of 2012. Roberto Davila was injured while working for Navajo Pipelines on a road-widening job near Roseville, Calif... - Medical Malpractice Settlement: Good News and Bad News
Sep-3-09 Altadena, CA Greg recently won a medical malpractice lawsuit and he welcomes this opportunity to talk with LawyersandSettlements about his settlement, along with some words of advice: " I want to warn men to get their prostate checked and don't let my story deter you," Greg says, "and if you have a choice of health insurers, don't go with Kaiser." ... - Diet Watch: Fen-Phen Fat Cats and Alli-Oop(s)
Aug-28-09 Covington, KY The Fen-Phen diet pill was once-upon-a-time the last word in dieting for millions of overweight Americans before the Fen-Phen drug was pulled off the market by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) over concerns for primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH), a disease affecting the lungs. But it seems there were even more diseases stem... - Hundreds of Documents Unsealed in 3M Defective Earplug Litigation
May-7-20 Pensacola, FL Recent unsealed depositions confirm that 3M officials knew their Combat Arms earplugs were defective and that information was withheld from the military. Further, some 3M employees didn’t believe that soldiers “needed to know how to adjust” their earplugs so they would fit properly. A federal judge in Pensacola on... - Settlements Announced in ERISA Lawsuits
Aug-25-09 Seattle, WA People who participate in employee stock options plans, employee savings plans or other employee benefit plans might not think twice about trusting that their company will do right by them. Unfortunately, that is not always the case. There are situations where companies violate ERISA (Employee Retirement Income Security Act) leaving it up t...