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Albuquerque, NM: A proposed settlement of securities class action litigation involving Thornburg Mortgage, Inc. (pink:THMRQ), is pending. To all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Thornburg Mortgage Inc, common stock and/or preferred stock in the open market and/or in or traceable to the offerings during the period between... - Lilly's Legal Battle over Zyprexa Documents Continues
Jan-8-07 On January 3, 2007, a hearing was held before Judge Jack Weinstein, in a US District Court in New York, on a motion by Eli Lilly to extend an injunction to conceal company documents that show Lilly hid the lethal side effects of Zyprexa for a decade and engaged in an illegal off-label marketing scheme to promote the drug for unapproved uses. Zyprexa... - $28M Settlement Reached in Monitronics TCPA Multidistrict Litigation
Charleston, WV: Monitronics has agreed to pay $28 million to settle multidistrict litigation alleging it violated the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) by autodialing consumers regarding their home security systems. Class members alleged Monitronics, which sells security alarm monitoring equipment, and several alarm manufacturers, of violati... - Zyprexa Lawsuits
Nov-26-14 New York, NY It’s been almost eight years since Eli Lilly agreed to settle more than 18,000 Zyprexa lawsuits alleging patients developed diabetes and other health problems after taking Zyprexa. Those lawsuits alleged patients developed serious Zyprexa side effects as a result of taking the antipsychotic medication, and claimed Eli Lilly failed to... - Fosamax and Femur Fractures
Nov-20-14 Fort Lee, NJ In a recent Running & FitNews article, an athlete said she suffered several stress fractures in her tibia. She can’t understand how this could happen and neither can a number of specialists. She is also taking Fosamax to help prevent osteoporosis, a drug that may cause femur fractures, along with other bone injuries. The... - Lipitor Litigation Moves Forward
Nov-19-14 Charleston, SC Lipitor multidistrict litigation, alleging patients suffered Lipitor side effects and developed diabetes as a result of taking the medication, continue to move forward with regular status conferences. Three more Lipitor lawsuits have been dismissed due to failure to provide required documentation. Among the required documentation that ha... - Wild Planet Tuna Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Wild Planet and Sustainable Seas alleging their tinned tuna products were deliberately under-filled to below the 5-ounce weight stated on the product labels. Under terms of the tuna settlement, Wild Planet will create a settlement fund of $1.7... - $1.5M Tentative Settlement Reached in Restoration Hardware Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted to a proposed $1.5 million settlement of a wage and hour class action filed on behalf of 2,200 Restoration Hardware employees who alleged the retailer failed to provide meal and rest breaks, in violation of the California labor law. Specifically, the class action alleged the California... - Tristar Power Pressure Cooker Class Action Settlement
Philadelphia, PA A proposed class action settlement has been preliminarily approved potentially ending allegations against Tristar Products, Inc. ("Defendant") that certain models of its pressure cookers are defective. According to the lawsuit, certain models of Tristar pressure cookers may have defects including, 1) suddenly releasing steam whi... - Washington Insurer to Cover Developmental Disabilities
Nov-9-14 Seattle, WA Regence BlueShield will settle two Washington insurance lawsuits and has agreed to cover neurodevelopmental disability therapies, according to reports. This makes the insurance company the third of the three largest to face insurance lawsuits concerning neurodevelopmental disability therapy. The settlement, which was announced following a s... - UnumProvident settles with Two States
Nov-23-06 New York, NY UnumProvident Corp. has settled major lawsuits in the states of New York and California. In the first lawsuit, New York Attorney General Eliot Spitzer announced on November 1 that the UnumProvident will stop contingent commission payments, disclose insurance-broker compensation and pay a settlement of $17.4 million. Of that $17.4 mill... - $9B Actos Bladder Cancer Settlement Gets Reduced to $37 Million
Oct-28-14 Los Angeles, CA A preliminary $9 billion settlement of a bellweather Actos bladder cancer lawsuit has been reduced to $37 million by U.S. District Judge Rebecca Doherty of the Western District of Louisiana. This is the first Actos lawsuit to go to court alleging the diabetes drug increased the risk of bladder cancer among diabetic patients. Doher... - $2.85M Settlement Proposed in Lowe's Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.85 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against Lowe’s Home Centers LLC. Filed by installation workers for the DIY retailer, the lawsuit alleges that those installation workers were misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees eligible for benefits. Lead plain... - $2M Settlement Reached in Stericycle Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $2m settlement agreement has been reached in a California employment law class action lawsuit pending against Stericycle Inc. The lawsuit was brought against the medical waste company by workers alleging the company denied them breaks, shorted them on overtime and failed to compensate them for time spent changing into t... - Miley Cyrus-Branded Jewelry Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging that Miley Cyrus-branded jewelry manufactured by BCBG Max Azria Group Inc., and sold through Wal-Mart stores, contained cadmium. The lawsuit, entitled Canamore v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc., Case No. CV-2010-534, claims that had the plaintiffs known t... - $300M Benicar MDL Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $300 million settlement has been reached between makers of the Benicar, Forest Laboratories Inc., and Daiichi Sankyo Inc., and about 2,300 plaintiffs in multi-district litigation (MDL) that claims the blood pressure drug caused gastrointestinal injuries. The settlement addresses claims filed collectively in state and federal co... - “Nickel Ride” Results in $490,000 Settlement
Oct-9-14 Philadelphia, PA A practice that has reportedly been used repeatedly in Philadelphia has resulted in a $490,000 settlement with a man who suffered a neck injury as a result of the practice. The plaintiff reportedly suffered a broken neck as a result of an altercation with an off-duty police officer. According to the Inquirer (9/25/14), James McKe... - Fresenius Facing GranuFlo Lawsuits
Oct-8-14 Boston, MA GranuFlo lawsuits filed against Fresenius Medical Care allege patients suffered severe injuries and were not warned about the risks associated with GranuFlo. Although many lawsuits involve concerns about GranuFlo, Fresenius has also faced a lawsuit concerning procedures at one of its medical centers. According to court documents related t... - Guidant Settles Three Lawsuits - 549 To Go
Oct-2-06 Corpus Christi, TX Attorneys for the plaintiffs in lawsuits against Guidant and its new owner, Boston Scientific, view the settlement of a Texas case days before a jury trial as a sign that the company is dodging the courtroom. Guidant settled the case for an undisclosed amount with two plaintiffs avoiding a public trial set to begin on September 18, 20... - Xarelto Bleeding Complications: Convenience Can be Deadly
Sep-30-14 Washington, DC The world revolves around convenience. And so it is that the long-used blood thinner warfarin, widely held as relatively safe though a bit of a pain in the neck to monitor, has taken a back seat to new blood thinning drugs like Xarelto that require less stringent monitoring and fewer blood tests. The downside is the risk for a Xarelto blee...