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Santa Clara, CA: A $5 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Waist Gang Society LLC, the its Kardashian-endorsed “waist training” products company. The complaint, filed by plaintiff Sara Hawes, alleged Waist Gang Society sells a line of corsets that are marketed to women who want to burn... - $19M Settlement Reached in Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $19 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit brought by a pregnant woman against a Northeastern Pennsylvania hospital and obstetrician. Court documents reportedly show that in December 2012 Marissa Vaccaro was admitted to the labor and delivery unit at Scranton Quincy, which operates as Moses Taylor H... - $1.5M Settlement Finalized in Stevia In The Raw Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: $1.5 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Cumberland Packing Corp, the manufacturer of Stevia In The Raw. Specifically, the allegations centered around claims that the label prominently states that Stevia In The Raw is a "100% Natural Zero Calorie Sweetener"when in fact it... - DuPont to Pay $2M In Teflon Testicular Cancer Trial
Santa Clara, CA: A jury in Ohio has awarded $2 million in compensation against DuPont in the first of some 40 environmental toxin cases pending against the chemical company over allegations it dumped toxins into the air and drinking water of the Ohio River, causing illness to people in the surrounding area. This settlement resolves allegations br... - LINA - Cigna Life Insurance Company of North America Disability Claims
The California Department of Insurance has reached a settlement agreement with Life Insurance Company of North America ( LINA ) to settle allegations that LINA committed disability insurance claims violations. To settle the LINA disability claims allegations, the life insurance company will pay a fine, change its claims handling policies and procedures a... - Town Sues BP and Shell for Cancer, Cancer Risk and Collapsing Property Values
Jul-5-11 Chesterfield, MO Roxana, Illinois, population 1,547, is a tiny little klatch of wood frame homes resting along the Missouri border, some of them built not more than 500 feet from the site of the Shell Oil refinery that sprang up there at the beginning of the 1900s. Most of the families in Roxana have been there for decades and they once went to sleep at... - $2.1M Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement Approved
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.1 million settlement of an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit has received final court approval, ending allegations brought against a health care facility staffing agency by some 900 of its workers. According to the suit, the staffing agency, Workfit, illegally denied its workers overtime when they worked more than 40 hours... - New York Woman Secures Neck Injury Compensation
Jul-1-11 Staten Island, NY A Graniteville, New York woman who was injured in an Express bus accident recently obtained neck injury compensation from the New York City Transit Authority in what was her second settlement with the agency in five years. According to the Staten Island Advance , Lydia Batson was a passenger on a Manhattan-bound bus on July 27, 20... - $576.75M Cathode Ray Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A $576.75 million settlement has been reached in a price-fixing class action lawsuit pending against makers of Cathode Ray Tubes, (CRTs). These devices were sold separately or as the main component in TVs and computer monitors. The Settlement includes CRTs and CRT Products purchased for private use and not for resale. Purchases m... - $60M Settlement Approved in Deutsche Bank Gold Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $60 million settlement has been granted preliminary approval, potentially ending an antitrust class action lawsuit against Deutsche Bank AG which claims the bank engaged in illegal price-fixing of the gold market. The suit was brought by investors and traders in March 2014, alleging UBS Deutsche, HSBC, Societe Generale SA, The Ba... - Pregnant Women Weigh Risks and Benefits of Celexa
Jun-13-11 Dallas, TX When it comes to weighing the risk of Celexa side effects against the risk of untreated depression during pregnancy, women could be forgiven for finding the information confusing. Although there is reportedly a risk of Celexa birth defects, including a link between Celexa and PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn), there are... - Stock Broker Arbitration: Brokers Accused of Misconduct
Jun-12-11 Boise, ID For investors who lose money, there might be nothing worse than finding out they have been the victims of stock broker fraud . After all, they recognize they could lose some money to the ups and downs of the market, but losing to stock fraud—when a stock broker or financial advisor has used the money for personal gain—is unimaginab... - Depakote Birth Defects May Depend on Dose
Jun-12-11 Stockholm, Sweden A recent study found that Depakote birth defects and such risks associated with other epilepsy medications may depend on the dose with which they are administered. According to HealthDay , the study, which was conducted by researchers at the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm, Sweden, reportedly found that four of the five most typ... - LCD Makers Agree $21M Settlement in Oregon Price-Fixing Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $21 million settlement has been reached in an antitrust class action lawsuit pending against Hitachi, Epson, LG, Sharp, Samsung, AU Optronics, Toshiba among others. The lawsuit, brought by the state of Oregon in 2006, claimed that the defendants engaged in price-fixing of liquid crystal display products. The settlement motion wou... - JA Solar Reaches Preliminary Securities Settlement of $4.5m
new York, NY: JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd, a manufacturer of solar cells and solar power products, has reached an agreement in principle to settle the securities class action lawsuits, Lee Ellenburg III, et al. v. JA Solar Holdings Co., Ltd. et al, pending in the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, initially filed on December 3, 200... - Terremark Announces Omnibus Settlement Regarding Acquisition by Verizon
Miami, FL: Terremark Worldwide, Inc. (NASDAQ:TMRK) today announced that it has entered into a memorandum of understanding (MOU) providing for the settlement of all eight putative class action lawsuits that have been brought in Delaware and Florida in connection with the previously announced Agreement and Plan of Merger dated January 27, 2011 among Terremar... - Depakote Birth Defects Can Occur in First Trimester—Complaints Increasing
Jun-4-11 Washington, DC In 2006, the FDA asked Abbott Laboratories, the manufacturer of Depakote, to add a black box warning to its epilepsy drug after a study found that 20 percent of pregnant mothers taking the drug gave birth to a child with depakote birth defects. A year ago, researchers found that depakote malformations could occur as early as the first trimes... - New Jersey Man Awarded $10 Million in Car Accident Compensation
May-30-11 Middlesex County, NJ A Middlesex County, New Jersey jury recently awarded $10 million to a construction worker and his wife after the man was allegedly injured in a 2008 car accident , reports MyCentralJersey.com . According to the news source, 52-year-old Jerome Dean claimed he lost motion in his neck, suffers from neck pain and experiences headach... - CP Ships Securities Litigation Notice of $12 Million Settlement Approval
Toronto, ON: This notice is to all Canadian citizens or individuals or entities resident, domiciled, or headquartered in Canada, or organized under the laws of Canada or a Canadian province (other than Excluded Persons, as defined below), who acquired securities of CP Ships Limited ("CP Ships") during the period from January 29, 2003 to and including Augus... - CitiMortgage Lender Placed Insurance LPI Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit against CitiMortgage, Inc. ("CitiMortgage" or "Citi" or "CTI" or "Defendant") in the Superior Court for the State of California, County of Los Angeles alleging, among other things, that CitiMortgage allowed the assessment of excessive premiums in its lender placed insurance ("LP...