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California is increasingly subjected to environmental disasters , from the discharge of toxic chemicals into water we drink to gas leaks contaminating the air we breathe. Oil spills causing coastal water damage have impacted the livelihood and property values of countless Californians. Consequently, citizens and communities are filing gas well lawsuits... - $38M Settlement Reached in Canadian Polyurethane Foam Price Fixing Class Action
Toronto, ON: A CDN$38M settlement has been reached ending a price fixing class action lawsuit that alleged manufacturers of flexible polyurethane foam formed a cartel to fix their prices, between 1999 and 2012, resulting in inflated costs for Canadian consumers and entities. The class action lawsuits were settled out of court and represents one of th... - $8M Kombucha Consumer Fraud Settlement Reached with Wholefoods and Millennium
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Millennium Products Inc., and Wholefoods over allegations that the defendants misrepresented the alcohol, sugar, and antioxidant content of certain GT’s Kombucha products. Under the terms of the proposed deal, a fund of up to $8,250,000... - $5M JC Penney Illinois Employment Class Action Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $5 million settlement in an Illinois employment class action lawsuit brought by part time workers at JC Penney Corp in Illinois, has received preliminary approval, potentially ending years of litigation between the two parties. The lawsuit asserts that the part time works were not paid vacation benefits when the left JC Penney. ... - Lawsuit Funding: A Financial Lifeline in Failure-to-Yield Auto Accident
Jul-31-13 “An auto accident took the life of my mother when the driver of a pick-up truck failed to yield at an intersection. My mom was pronounced dead at the scene. My brother and I filed a wrongful death lawsuit, but our attorney advised us that failure-to-yield auto accidents can be complex and difficult to determine fault. Because my mother actually hit the a... - Anheuser-Busch Reaches Settlement in Becks Beer Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Becks Beer. The lawsuit alleges that the beer is produced in St. Louis and brewed with water from Missouri, not imported from Germany, as customers may have been led to believe. Anheuser-Busch, the makers of Becks, tricked consumers into thinki... - Testimony against Takeda in Actos Lawsuit Alleges Profits Put before Patients
Jul-28-13 New York, NY A recent Actos bladder cancer lawsuit alleged that officials at Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., put profits ahead of patient safety when it came to Actos side effects. Testimony at the lawsuit, which was heard in March 2013, alleged the company was against including a bladder cancer warning on the Actos label. The Actos lawsuit resulted in a $6... - P&G Reaches $30M Probiotic False Ad Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
New York, NY: A $30 million settlement deal has been agreed by Procter & Gamble potentially ending a consumer fraud class action lawsuit claiming the company falsely advertised its probiotic supplement Align as “clinically proven” to promote digestive health. The proposed deal comes after seven years of litigation and months of negotiations and... - Casino Workers Reach Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval of a settlement in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit has been granted, potentially ending a lawsuit brought by casino workers in Ohio against Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati. In the lawsuit the plaintiffs claim the Casino violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Stan... - $3.5M Settlement Reached in Old Navy Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted for a $3.5 million settlement in an employment class action lawsuit brought by approximately 26,000 Old Navy employees in California. According to the lawsuit, filed by named plaintiff Andre Wells in 2012, Old Navy failed to properly compensate its retail workers, specifically citing that it sh... - $6 Million Settlement in California Insurance Lawsuit
Jul-16-13 Los Angeles, CA The Los Angeles City Attorney announced a settlement in a California Insurance lawsuit filed against Anthem Blue Cross. The California insurance law claim alleged the insurance company illegally canceled coverage for more than 6,000 policyholders. According to The Associated Press (6/20/13), the lawsuit was filed in 2008 and initia... - WaMu Cash Balance Pension Plan - Partial Preliminary Settlement
Seattle, WA: If you participated in, and were entitled to accrue benefits in, any of the following plans (referred to collectively as "the Plans"), your rights may be affected by the settlement of a class action lawsuit: 1. The WaMu Pension Plan (referred to as the "WaMu Plan") immediately prior to January 1, 1987, and your accrued benefits or pensio... - $12M Settlement Reached in Lyft Driver Misclassification Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $12.25 million employment class action settlement has been reached between Lyft drivers and the ride share app, which would provide additional job security to a proposed class of drivers, both current and former workers for Lyft in California. However, Lyft refuses to classify its drivers as employees. Currently, drivers for Lyft... - Preliminary $3.75 Settlement Reached in We Vibe Smart Vibrator Wire Tap Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.75 million settlement has been reached potentially ending a wire tap class action brought against the manufacturer of an internet-connected vibrator. The federal lawsuit alleged that Standard Innovation, makers of the We-Vibe Smart Vibrator, improperly tracked customers’ use of the sex toy, including which settings were... - $146M Settlement in Aggrenox Antitrust MDL Gets Preliminary Approval
Hartford, CT: A $146 million settlement has received preliminary approval potentially ending an antitrust class action lawsuit between direct purchasers of the stroke prevention drug Aggrenox and various pharmaceutical companies. The lawsuit claims that the defendants deliberately blocked generic alternatives to Aggrenox from reaching the market, in a... - Cool Alert $3M Settlement Payouts Increase
Pittsburgh, PA: A recent settlement of a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action against Rita's Water Ice has seen fewer valid claimants than originally anticipated, leaving larger shares of the $3 million fund available to valid class members. US District Judge Timothy Savage wrote in his opinion that there were fewer class members w... - Fen-Phen’s Deadly Side Effects a Decade Later
Jun-30-13 Philadelphia, PA Imagine taking a medication and finding out later that it could cause serious health problems, and even death, years and years after you have originally taken it. That is what patients who took fen-phen for weight loss are dealing with. They know they could be at risk for primary pulmonary hypertension and valve problems, and they know... - Internet Payday Loan Companies Under Fire for Unethical Practices
Jun-30-13 Charleston, WV Five debt collection companies have reportedly settled a lawsuit filed by the West Virginia Attorney General that alleged the companies were attempting to collect on illegal Internet payday loans . Because they are available over the Internet, online payday loans are sometimes made available to consumers in states where the loans are ille... - When Bill Collection Is a Scam
Jun-29-13 Houston, TX It is bad enough when consumers fall victim to illegal debt collection practices, but when those practices are also a scam, the situation is that much worse. Debt collection companies and scammers might use illegal tactics to scare people into giving them money, even if those people do not owe a dime of debt. The good news for consumers is... - $12.5M Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval in Prudential Unpaid Overtime class Action Lawsuit
Newark, NJ: Prudential Financial Inc. and Prudential Insurance Co. of America have agreed a $12.5 million settlement in two unpaid overtime class action lawsuits filed by agents who allege they were denied overtime pay in violation of various state laws and the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). If granted final approval, the settlement will also...