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Jun-8-18 Los Angeles, CA In Bowlin v. The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America , the United States District Court for the Central District of California overruled Prudential’s decision to deny long term disability benefits to a worker who gave evidence of many physical and psychological ailments. Bowlin is something of a rarity in long term deni... - Porter Ranch Gas Leak Compared to BP Oil Spill
Dec-12-15 Porter Ranch, CA: Lost in the headlines over the Porter Ranch SoCal Gas Leak disaster is the impact to the Porter Ranch business community. As residents enter the high point of the yuletide shopping season, buying gifts and holiday supplies for Christmas is the last thing on the minds of residents, many of whom have already been relocated to temporary... - What to Expect in a Car Accident Settlement
Dec-3-24 Natick, MA Did you know that in 2011, Natick, Massachusetts, reported 876 motor vehicle collisions ? These crashes led to two tragic fatalities and 15 non-fatal injuries, highlighting the importance of understanding what follows an accident. If you’re involved in a car accident, navigating the settlement process can feel overwhelming. Reputed law... - Dimensions Health Faces Class Action Over Hospital Privileges for Fake OB-GYN
Annapolis, MD: medical malpractice class action lawsuit has been filed against Dimensions Health Corp., alleging it allowed a former OB-GYN, who obtained his medical license fraudulently using a false Social Security number, to perform hundreds of deliveries and emergency cesarean sections. The lawsuit was filed by named plaintiffs Monique Russe... - Pfizer 401k Plan Hit with ERISA Lawsuit
Aug-18-23 Kalamazoo, MI On June 8, Matthew Miller, a participant in the Pfizer Savings Plan, brought a class action ERISA lawsuit against fiduciaries of the plan. The lawsuit alleges that the fiduciaries breached their duties under ERISA by permitting the $22 billion plan to pay Fidelity, the plan’s recordkeeper, excessive administrative and rec... - Attorney discusses the California Employment Lawsuit and Settlement in Augustus v ABM Security Services
Jul-19-17 Oakland, CA: Thousands of security guards are extremely pleased with the outcome of their lawsuit regarding rest breaks, which dragged through the court system for years. “After 12 years, we just received final court approval of our $110 million settlement,” says attorney Scott Cole, adding that he is co-counsel with Drew Pomerance's office on... - Employers Can’t Eat in to Workers’ Lunch Period says Lawsuit
Jul-2-17 Los Angeles, CA California employers got a big heads up in December 2016 when the highest court in the State came down on the side of workers who either expect to be paid or left in peace during their breaks. Los Angeles employment lawyer, Nicholas De Blouw, from Blumenthal Nordrehaug & Bhowmik says that Augustus v ABM Security Services decis... - Sony Attempts to Toss Data Breach Lawsuits
Feb-12-15 Los Angeles, CA The massive data breach that brought Sony to a public relations waterloo in the weeks leading up to Christmas last year (and ironically, in its wake, creating an unexpected public awareness coup for its new movie, The Interview ) is already percolating through the courts with a bid to consolidate six federal class actions. A seventh pr... - Oregon Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits
Oct-23-14 Portland, OR Oregon breach of insurance contract claims are not rare. Policyholders who have had their Oregon long term disability claim denied on unreasonable grounds may be able to file a lawsuit to have their claims reviewed. Insurance policies are essentially a contract between the insurer and the policyholder. The agreement is that the policyhol... - Federal Agency Looks to Amend ERISA Plan
Oct-3-11 Washington, DC The Employee Benefits Security Administration is reportedly looking to make changes to a portion of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act ( ERISA ), according to The New York Times . The news source reports that the Labor Department said recently that it will reconsider a proposed new regulation that would require investment prof... - Aon Hewitt Named (again) in Double-Dealing Retirement Plan Lawsuit
Jul-9-18 Charlotte, NC In April 2018, Benjamin Reetz filed a class action ERISA lawsuit on behalf of himself and other participants in the Lowe’s 401(k) Plan. The lawsuit claims that Aon Hewitt, the plan’s investment advisor, lined its pockets by recommending one of its own poorly performing investment funds. Lowe’s then fell down on the job by failing to c... - Rawlings Sportings Goods Company and K2 Inc. breach of contract Settlement
Matrix Group Limited, Inc. had an exclusive license with Rawlings since 1994 to manufacture and sell baseball/softball and other sports equipment bags to retailers through the Rawlings sales. In March, 2003 K2 purchased Rawlings and in September, 2003, K2 purchased Worth, Inc., which also sold baseball/softball and other sports equipment bags. Matrix su... - Two Las Vegas Lawsuits Allege Unpaid Overtime
Jun-22-11 Las Vegas, NV A driver and a collection of security personnel employed by the Las Vegas Sands Corporation to provide transportation and security to the Chairman and CEO have filed an overtime pay lawsuit alleging the failure to compensate for overtime, together with an alleged breach of other labor laws. A single lawsuit was filed on behalf of nine pla... - Defective Product Personal Injury Lawsuits - Product Liability & Defective Product Lawyers
Defective product litigation and injury lawsuits involve defective and unreasonably dangerous products that cause personal injuries and even death. Manufacturers of defective products are liable for design defects, improper safety devices and manufacturing defects that cause injury. Product liability lawyers will evaluate cases involving defective consu... - California Rest Break Law – Then and Now
Jul-19-22 Los Angeles, CA While the term “coffee break” didn’t show up until the 1950s, two U.S. companies around the turn of the century offered midmorning and midafternoon breaks but their employees had to provide the coffee and they didn’t get a break time to enjoy it. Fast forward to May 2022: Meal and rest period premiums are now “... - Tyson Foods Donning and Doffing Case Heard by Supreme Court
Nov-25-15 Washington, DC: The US Supreme Court has heard the Tyson Foods unpaid wages lawsuit, according to reports. The donning and doffing lawsuit was filed by Tyson employees who argued that they should be paid for time spent putting on and taking off mandatory protective work gear and should have a judgment in their favor based on averages instead of time re... - Understanding Legal Malpractice
Jan-5-13 Tampa, FL People who have been victims of legal malpractice may be uncomfortable considering a lawsuit against their attorney, but if they have been harmed by a violation of legal malpractice law, a lawsuit may be the only way to compensate them for that harm. Lawyers deal with complex contracts and negotiations constantly and the unfortunate truth... - Stockbroker Arbitration Leads to $1.3 Million Judgment Against Merrill Lynch
Oct-20-12 Fort Lauderdale, FL Merrill Lynch has been hit with a judgment against it to the tune of more than $1 million in stockbroker arbitration . The judgment, which involved allegations of breach of fiduciary duty rather than allegations of stockbroker fraud, came after former Merrill Lynch clients accused a stockbroker of misleading them about investments. ... - Judge Grants Class-Action Status to California Labor Lawsuit against Apple
Aug-10-15 San Francisco, CA A 2013 California labor lawsuit against Apple alleging employees should be compensated for time taken to search their bags has been granted class-action status. The lawsuit alleged that up to 12,000 current and former employees at 52 stores in California should have been paid for security checks before they left their worksite. Acc... - Shoulder Pain Pump Lawsuit Granted a Second Coming
Sep-8-12 Cincinatti, OH It's been a long road so far for plaintiff Rachael Krumpelbeck, an alleged shoulder pain pump victim who sustained permanent injury to her shoulder, allegedly through the inter-articular use of a pain pump, in 2005. However, following the granting of summary judgment for the defendant and a subsequent appeal by Krumpelbeck, the young wom...