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A federal court in San Francisco has granted preliminary approval to a proposed settlement with Pfizer Inc. ("Pfizer") about the marketing of the prescription drugs Bextra and Celebrex. The settlement will provide a Settlement Fund of $89 million to benefit a class of consumers and insurance companies or other entities (also called Third-Party Payors) that p... - Hartford Pollution Class Action Settled for a Total of $39M
Hartford, IL: A multi-million dollar settlement has been reached in a environmental class action lawsuit that began eight years ago, brought by the residents of Hartford against Apex Oil, Sinclair Oil, BP, Shell Oil subsidiary Equilon, and Premcor Refining. The suit alleged that the defendants had created a lake of petroleum beneath Hartford, a town of... - California Labor Law's Tipping Pool
Dec-29-08 The California labor law prohibits managers and supervisors from sharing in employee tips, yet judging by the number of questions LawyersandSettlements has received regarding payment of tips to restaurant employees, California's tipping pool is still murky. Many businesses apparently still practice tip pooling and other shady dealings, despite last year... - Driver in Truck Accident Going to Jail
Dec-27-08 Miami, FL The driver accused of causing a truck accident that took the lives of 4 people almost 4 years ago has been sentenced to 36 years in prison. The driver was convicted of 4 counts of vehicular manslaughter for his role in an truck crash that occurred on February 11, 2005. According to the Miami Herald, the driver, Flavio Santisteban, had been... - Anti-Coagulation Medications Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Anti-coagulation lawsuits have been filed against the makers of certain anti-coagulation medications alleging the makers of those medications did not carry adequate warnings about the risks of anti-coagulation side effects . Side effects associated with certain blood thinners include an increased risk of life-threatening uncontrolled bleeding. Anti... - $5.3M FitFlop Consumer Fraud Class Action Settlement Reached
San Francisco, CA: A $5.3 million settlement has been preliminarily approved by a California federal judge in the class action pending against FitFlop USA LLP. The consumer fraud class action alleges FitFlop engages in false advertising by claiming the shoes can tone and strengthen leg muscles. Filed by Charlice Arnold and Arianna Rosales in 2011,... - Train Lawyer Jerome Ringler
Dec-15-08 Los Angeles, CA It happened in just seconds. As hundreds of people aboard an LA commuter train headed home late on the afternoon of September 12th, the engineer at the throttle of a Metrolink commuter train ran a red light. In the blink of an eye, it collided head on with a Union Pacific freight train. Twenty-five people were killed and dozens of others we... - Asbestos Mesothelioma--The Damage Continues
Dec-13-08 Belvidere Mountain, Vermont Asbestos made the news recently—big time—regarding a tentative settlement of $140 million to be paid to by W.R. Grace, the company that mined asbestos and produced Zonolite—a do-it-yourself home insulation. The company faced a class action suit brought by hundreds of people who had used the insulation and deve... - Car Accident: Don't Settle for Less
Dec-13-08 Saint Cloud, FL Sometimes it doesn't pay to accept a car crash settlement right away. Ann and her son were involved in a rear-end collision that didn't seem like a serious car accident at the time, but they are both feeling the repercussions two years later. Now, Ann is thankful to her attorney that she will finally have her day in court. "My 15-year... - $55M Settlement Reached in Empire State Realty Trust Securities Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: Plaintiffs in the securities class action regarding the proposed consolidation of several real estate entities, including the entities that own and operate the Empire State Building, into a publicly traded real estate investment trust to be known as Empire State Realty Trust, Inc., announce that the settlement of the class action has been... - GNC USPLabs OxyELITE Pro Agrees $2M Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: GNC Holdings Inc, the maker of USPLabs OxyELITE Pro has agreed to pay $2 million to settle a class action lawsuit alleging persona injury suffered by users of the dietary supplements. The diet supplements under the OxyElite Pro line were recalled last November following a warning letter from the Food and Drug Administration... - Trace Melamine Found in Baby Formula in US
Nov-28-08 Washington, DC They say it isn't a problem—traces of melamine found in baby formula . But skeptics are wary, and their caution is understandable. With so much news about tainted, and contaminated goods originating from China (including tainted baby formula sold in Asian markets), the sudden appearance of melamine in a sample of infant formula made by an... - Antitrust Act Violations Could Cost Rail Operators Billions
Nov-21-08 Chicago, IL Antitrust laws are there to protect the consumer and to ensure the honesty of a service provider, and the antitrust act serves as a governor to business and commerce. Otherwise, quite frankly, all hell can break loose—as has been alleged with a recent accusation that certain rail companies have colluded to fix fuel surcharges. Antitrust pol... - General Mills YoPlus Consumer Fraud Class Action Reaches $8.5M Settlement
New York, NY: An $8.5 million settlement has been agreed by General Mills potentially ending a consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging the food manufacturer misrepresented the digestive health benefits of its YoPlus probiotic yogurt. Filed in 2010, the consumer fraud class action lawsuit, etitled J Johnson v. General Mills Inc. et al., Cas... - Nursing Home Abuse: When Elder Care Isn't There
Nov-15-08 Minneapolis, MN The elder care industry is a growing one, given the advancing age of the baby boomers and the aging of the general population. And elder care will never go out of fashion provided the numbers are there to support it, as they are now and for the foreseeable future. Demand for elder care is high and going higher; witness the number of oper... - Bike Accident Experts, Part 1: Motorists and Cyclists
Nov-13-08 Los Angeles, CA A lot of cyclists assume they don't have recourse when it comes to bike accidents , but Charles Finkel of Magana, Cathcart & McCarthy has handled--and subsequently won—countless cases in bicyclists' favor. In this three-part series, Finkel and other experts will discuss types of cases that involve cyclists; firstly, automobile and bike... - FedEx to Pay $21.5 Million in Overcharging Class Action Settlement
New York , NY: A $21.5 million settlement has been granted final approval in a consumer fraud class action pending against FedEx Corp. The lawsuit, brought in 2011 by two law firms, alleged the world' largest cargo delivery company overcharged by as much as $3 per package for tens of thousands of packages. The plaintiffs, made up of government an... - Attorney Geoffrey Fieger: Why Lawyers are Afraid to Win
Oct-31-08 Southfield, MI:, "Yes Ma'm" says attorney Geoffrey Fieger as he picks up the phone. His voice is definitely in the lower registers, way down at the end of the piano in the bass note section—the little speaker on my tape recorder is vibrating--his voice is that low. Within a few minutes, you feel like you are just having a chat with someone you have known... - Overtime Claim Worth Pursuing
Oct-26-08 Williamville, KT Larry was involved in an overtime class action lawsuit (Price, et al. v. Acosta) that started back in 2004—in 2005 he was one of several hundred people who chose to opt in. However, the original four plaintiffs settled and the opt-in plaintiffs were dismissed without prejudice this past August. But it ain't over yet! "The attorney f... - Discrimination and the USDA
Oct-23-08 Washington, DC The US Department of Agriculture (USDA) has come under fire by the Government Accountability office (GAO) for dropping the ball with regard to discrimination. Sadly, in spite of how far we have come in America and with an African-American currently in the race for the White House, employment discrimination , and employee racial discriminati...