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New York, NY: Skechers USA has agreed to pay $45M to resolve allegations brought by the US and state governments that it deceived customers about the benefits of its Shape-ups athletic shoes. The allegations center around claims that the shoe manufacturer's athletic shoes help people lose weight and strengthen their buttocks and legs. Acco... - Actos Cancer Victims Awarded $2.4B Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.4 billion settlement has been agreed between Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and some 9,000 plaintiffs who filed personal injury lawsuits against the company, alleging it failed to warn of bladder cancer risks from taking its Type 2 diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride). Under the terms of the agreement, Takeda w... - Birth Injury Lawsuit Results in $14 Million Award
Nov-2-10 Warren, OH Doctors helping women give birth make many urgent decisions in the course of their work, but sometimes those decisions can lead to devastating birth injuries . Families who have children born with a birth injury can face massive medical bills and may have to provide professional around-the-clock care for their child, increasing the costs asso... - Group: Drug Companies are Feds' Top Source of Fraud Settlements
Oct-30-10 Washington, DC Multimillion-dollar settlements for illegal marketing of Seroquel and other drugs have made the pharmaceutical industry the Department of Justice's top source of fraud-related settlements, says an advocacy group. According to Taxpayers Against Fraud Education Fund, last year pharmaceutical companies handed out eight of the 10 largest... - GlaxoSmithKline Pediatric Paxil Class Action Settlement
Madison County, IL: (Apr-26-07) Madison County Associate Judge Ralph Mendelsohn approved and amended the national pediatric Paxil class settlement which will provide more payment to people who paid for Paxil to use by a minor. Since GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK's) original $63.8 million settlement with Korein Tillery and Swedlow and Associates on October 6,... - Settlement Proposed in Diamond Walnuts Consumer Fraud Class Action
San Francisco, CA: A notification program has begun, as ordered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, to purchasers of Diamond of California brand walnut products about a proposed consumer fraud class action settlement of Zeisel v. Diamond Foods, Inc., Case No. 3:10-cv-1192-JSW. This lawsuit claims that Dia... - Record $75M Settlement in Capital One TCPA Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: A $75 million proposed settlement has been reached in a class action against Capital One Financial Corp, and three collections agencies that allegedly made calls to customers' cell phones without consent, using an automated dialer, in violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA). Preliminary approval was granted by... - Omnicare Qui Tam Whistleblowers
Sep-29-10 Boston, MA Omnicare has deep pockets when it comes to qui tam whistleblower lawsuits. In the past few years, the nation's largest pharmacy for nursing homes has been involved in a number of lawsuits involving claims that it paid kickbacks and made improper medication substitutions for patients. It has already paid millions upon millions of dollars to s... - Maker of Celexa Pleads Guilty to Illegal Promotion
Sep-29-10 Washington, DC Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. has pled guilty to illegally promoting the antidepressant Celexa for use by adolescents and children. The drug company has agreed to pay $313 million and has pled guilty to obstruction of justice and the distribution of the then-unapproved thyroid-deficiency drug Levothroid, according to the Associated Pre... - Attorney Has a Lot of Clients with "Internet Regret"
Sep-28-10 Los Angeles, CA Five years ago, Los Angeles attorney Erik Syverson saw the future. He decided to focus his legal practice on what happens in the world of cyberspace. "The internet is here to stay," says Syverson. "I realized a few years ago that the internet world is going to bring up all kinds of legal issues." As a 30-something-year-old, Syverson... - Idaho Long Term Disability Insurance Fraud Lawsuit
Residents of Idaho who have their Idaho insurance claim unfairly denied may be able to file a denied disability insurance lawsuit or a bad faith insurance lawsuit against their insurer. Depending on the circumstances of their insurance, they may either have to file an appeal or they may be able to file a lawsuit right away. Lawsuits and appeals have b... - Did Fired Florida Bartender Work for Four Cents an Hour?
Sep-26-10 Coral gables, FL According to the Miami New Times on 9/16/10, there are some fairly high-end establishments that have been accused of violating Florida labor law . Angela Suarez (not her real name) illustrates the problem. For one week when she claims to have worked 60 hours, her paycheck reflected only 38. Suarez told the Miami New Times that s... - Woman Files Appeals in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
Sep-21-10 Mount Vernon, IL A woman is appealing a ruling in her legal malpractice lawsuit against the law firm that represented her in a case regarding her husband's asbestos-related death. Madison County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Crowder let a number of attorneys named as defendants in the case out of the legal malpractice lawsuit, but plaintiff Judy Buckl... - Understanding the Stockbroker Arbitration Process
Sep-16-10 Miami, FL For investors who have suffered at the hands of stockbroker fraud , stockbroker arbitration may not sound very appealing. It does not have all the glitz and glamour of a lawsuit, nor does it usually carry the ridiculously high awards. But for many investors, stock fraud arbitration is actually a much better option, because cases are resolved m... - $5.75M Settlement Reached in Regis Salon Workers Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $5.75 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit pending against Regis Corp, filed by workers in the company' hair salons who allege they were shorted on overtime and minimum wage pay. The preliminary deal would end claims that Regis violated California labor law and the Fa... - Seroquel Maker Given More Time to Settle Lawsuits
Sep-14-10 London, UK AstraZeneca, the manufacturer of Seroquel , has been granted more time to settle nearly 6,000 lawsuits. The lawsuits at issue are only a portion of some 17,500 lawsuits that the manufacturer has agreed to settle by way of a $198 million kitty. That announcement was made last month. However, the 6,000 will have to wait a little longer after... - $1.5 Million Awarded in First Ever Vaccine Autism Settlement
Sep-9-10 Washington, DC The family of Hannah Poling, a young child who at the age of 18 months allegedly developed autism after receiving vaccines against nine diseases in one doctor's visit, has been awarded $1.5 million. The case of Hannah Poling was in fact settled by the government in 2008, before going to court. The government then had the documents sea... - $2.5M Settlement Agreed in Securitas Guard Vacation Pay Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.5 million settlement agreement has been reached in an unpaid vacation pay class action lawsuit filed by former and current security guards who allege Securitas Security Services USA Inc, violated federal and California labor law regarding its vacation pay policy. The terms of the proposed agreement, if approved, would cover... - Did Seroquel Cause Veteran's Death?
Sep-5-10 Washington, DC Families of soldiers and veterans who have died while taking Seroquel have requested an investigation, citing concerns that the antipsychotic medication may have caused their loved ones' deaths. The Associated Press ( AP ) reported on 8/30/10 that Andrew White returned from a tour of duty in Iraq showing signs of post-traumatic... - Spam Fax Class Action Lawsuit Reaches Tentative $15M Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $15 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Brought by a class of nursing homes, the lawsuit asserts that PharMerica, a pharmacy serving long-term care facilities, hounded the nursing homes with unsolicited fax advertisements, in d...