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Sort by date 7,464 pages found matching priest settlement- Securities Lawsuit Could Affect Future Securities Fraud Claims
Oct-25-13 Washington, DC A securities lawsuit working its way through the courts could have implications for future securities fraud claims. The lawsuit, which was originally filed in 2002, could be used to test the basis for all future claims of securities fraud litigation, according to reports. The lawsuit is Erica P. John Fund v. Halliburton and is repor... - Back and Neck Injury Victim Awarded $665,000 in Total Damages
Oct-24-13 Staten Island, NY A back and neck injury suffered by a 39-year-old man when his parked pickup truck was rear-ended, was awarded a total of $665,000 in compensation for his injuries. The settlement mirrored the degree of culmination often seen in back injury lawsuits and neck injury compensation. According to a report published by the Staten Isla... - Certainteed Organic Roofing Shingles Class Action Reaches Potential Settlement
CertainTeed Corporation and Counsel for the Plaintiffs in In re: CertainTeed Corporation Roofing Shingles Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1817 (E.D. Pa), announced today that they have entered into an agreement to settle a class action alleging that organic asphalt shingles manufactured by CertainTeed from July 1, 1987 through 2005 are subject... - $240M Wright Hip Implant MDL Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $240 million settlement has been reached in multidistrict product liability litigation over defective Wright hip implants. The settlement effectively ends five years of litigation brought by 1,300 claimants who alleged their Wright hip implants failed anywhere from 150 days to eight years following hip replacement surgery. Wrigh... - Settlement Reached Dave & Buster’s Employee Class Action Lawsuit
Dallas, TX: A $7.425 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against the Texas-based restaurant and entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s Inc. The lawsuit alleged the company illegally cut its workers’ hours to deprive them of health-care benefits. The two-year old lawsuit is brought by an employee who... - Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit Settled for $300 Million
Oct-11-13 New York, NY JPMorgan Chase & Co and Assurant have settled a lawsuit alleging the companies were involved in unethical dealings related to force-placed insurance . The force-placed insurance lawsuit alleged the companies forced borrowers into price-inflated property insurance and that the companies were involved in kickbacks that increased the price... - Donning and Doffing: Dress on Your Time or California Overtime?
Oct-10-13 Sacramento, CA A large number of the workforce - from cops to meat packers - spend time each day donning and doffing, i.e., time spent each day dressing in protective gear or work-related clothing and later removing it all before going home. There is also a growing number of California overtime lawsuits filed by disgruntled workers who claim they shoul... - VW $14.2B Emissions Class Action Settlement Finalized
Santa Clara, CA: A $14.75 billion settlement between consumers, the federal government and Volkwagen has been granted final approval. The deal includes an aggressive timeline for VW to begin buying back cars that have the infamous emissions cheating software. Under the terms of the deal, VW will set aside $10 million to buy back its vehicles with... - Stryker Rejuvenate Revision Surgery: More Questions Than Answers
Sep-30-13 Columbus, OH Sam’s surgeon wants to replace his current Stryker Rejuvenate hip with another Stryker hip. But Steve doesn’t think that’s a good idea after learning of the Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall. “How can I know if this device will work better than the one I already have?” asks Sam. &ldq... - Yasmin Death Toll and Settlements
Sep-30-13 San Francisco, CA Bayer recently announced it had settled close to 7,000 Yasmin and/or Yaz lawsuits for about $1.4 billion, a seemingly staggering sum of money, except when you consider the death toll. In July, documents obtained from Health Canada found that 23 women in Canada had died mainly from blood clots associated with Yasmin or Yaz. These... - $165M NovaStar MBS Settlement Gets Preliminarily Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $165 million settlement has received preliminary approval, potentially ending allegations of securities fraud fraud against Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland, for their underwriting of $7.7 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by bankrupt subprime lender NovaStar. If granted final cour... - Debt Collector Harassment Finds a New Crusader
Sep-29-13 Washington, DC The incoming director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appears to have his work cut out for him, in view of the explosion of Internet payday loan sites and rising incidents of debt collector harassment . The latter is a growing byproduct of the practice increasingly undertaken by collection agencies of selling off... - Drug Company Settles Securities Lawsuit for $40 Million
Sep-25-13 New York, NY Usually when a drug company is involved in litigation, that litigation involves side effects linked to the company’s drugs, but a recently settled securities lawsuit shows that drug companies can also face securities fraud litigation for statements related to their drugs. In this case, Sanofi agreed to settle claims of securities fra... - Settlement Proposed for Payless Toning Shoe Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A proposed settlement (the "Settlement Agreement") has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Payless ShoeSource, Inc. ("Payless" or "Defendant"). The lawsuit has been brought on behalf of a nationwide class of persons who purchased any Champion-branded style of toning shoes. This lawsuit alleges that Payless... - Addictive Opioid Medication Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Opioid Epidemic has spurred lawsuits filed by individuals, the Cherokee Nation, cities, counties and states in the U.S. and other countries, including Canada. These opioid lawsuits claim that drug companies have deceived doctors and the public about the safety of Addictive Opioid Medications such as Oxycontin, Fentanyl and Percocet. A number of parties... - Yasmin Lawsuits Filed Internationally
Aug-30-13 Adelaide, Australia Yasmin birth control lawsuits have been filed not only in the US and Canada but also in Australia. These Yasmin side effects lawsuits allege women were not properly warned about the risks associated with Yasmin birth control, risks that reportedly include blood clots. The West Australian (8/20/13) reports that approximately 230... - Affiliated Computer Services Reaches $4.5M Employment Class Action Settlement
Portland, OR: Workers employed at an Oregon call center by Affiliated Computer Services Inc, have won a $4.5 million settlement in a wage and hour class action lawsuit. The lawsuit alleged the employees were not properly paid all minimum and overtime wages for all the hours they worked. Filed in 2009, the lawsuit, entitled Bell, et al. v. Affi... - $5M Settlement For DoorDash Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: DoorDash, a food delivery start-up, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle an employment class action lawsuit brought by workers who claimed they were misclassified so the company would not have to pay expenses among other costs. Two suits were filed in September 2015, one by Cynthia Marciano and the other by Evan Kissner both all... - $1.8M US Nursing Unpaid Wages Class Action Settlement Reached
San Francisco, CA: A unpaid wages wages class action lawsuit filed against US Nursing has reached a tentative $1.8 million settlement. The lawsuit claims that US Nursing Corp failed to adequately compensate California nursing staff that were sent to replace striking employees. The named lead plaintiff in the wages and hour class action, Shameka B... - Settlement Proposed in Fomoco ERISA Class Action
Detroit, MI The FOMOCO ERISA Settlement Administrator announces to all members of the following Class: All current or former participants in or beneficiaries of the Ford Motor Company Savings and Stock Investment Plan for Salaried Employees and the Ford Motor Company Tax-Efficient Savings Plan for Hourly Employees (which are collectively referred to herein...