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Oct-30-07 Libby, MT Residents of this small town whose health was affected over years of exposure to asbestos particles from the former W.R.Grace vermiculite mine have been fast-tracked to receive a $400,000 settlement award via the Spector-Leahy Asbestos Bill. Virtually the entire town was negatively impacted by the fallout of asbestos production, with death rate... - Long Term Care Insurance - Long Term Care Policies - LawyersAndSettlements.com
More than eight million customers in the U.S. have bought into long term care policies and the numbers are growing - baby boomers are just around the corner. Long term care insurance companies are now losing money and they are trying to prevent further losses by using questionable means to deny claims. Unfortunately, this means that people who faithfully... - Preliminary Settlements Reached in Nutella Consumer Fraud Class Actions
San Francisco, CA: Settlements have been reached in two consumer fraud class action lawsuits against Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. ("Ferrero") regarding its labeling, advertising and marketing of the Nutella brand hazelnut spread. The Settlements provide Class Members who do not opt out the opportunity to receive monetary relief as well as prospective relief in... - California Call Center, Call Center Overtime, Call Center Employees
A number of California overtime class action lawsuits have been filed against California call centers , claiming that call center employees are not paid for the time spent logging into their computer systems and other required programs before and after their shift. The wage and hour class action against call centers alleges that call center overtime... - State Farm Vehicle Insurance: What Price for Totaled?
Oct-4-07 Los Angeles, CA Most people assume that if they are ever in a car accident and their vehicle is totaled, they will receive the appropriate dollar amount for their vehicle, based on the vehicle's worth. However, car owners who deal with State Farm Auto Insurance may not necessarily receive an amount related to what their car is worth. Some car owners are... - Ruby Tuesday Restaurants Settle Age Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit
Pittsburgh, PA: The restaurant chain Ruby Tuesday, Inc. has agreed to pay $575,000 in settlement of an age discrimination class action lawsuit brought by The U.S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The settlement will end the federal age discrimination lawsuit brought against five locations in Pennsylvania, specifically in West Mifflin... - Zyprexa Linked to Suicide Risk
Sep-22-07 Houston, TX Zyprexa , an atypical antipsychotic drug, has been linked to an increased risk of suicide. Clinical trials for Zyprexa have found that patients taking the drug are more likely to commit suicide than patients on any other antipsychotic medication. Lawsuits are now being filed against the maker of Zyprexa, alleging the company knew about the ri... - $2M Settlement Reached In Ritz Carlton Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: The Ritz-Carlton Hotel has agreed to pay $2 million in settlement of an overtime class action lawsuit filed by 1,500 current and former employees in California who allege they were not paid overtime wages. The plaintiffs in the employment class action who work or worked at Ritz-Carlton hotels in San Francisco, Half Moon Bay and... - AT&T Settles Collect Calls Class Action for $45M
Seattle, WA: A $45 million settlement has been agreed, ending a consumer fraud class action lawsuit brought against AT&T over allegations the company made families pay for collect calls placed from Washington State prisons. It is estimated that between 70,000 and 172,000 people could eligible for refund from the settlement fund. The lawsuit was... - $3.27M Awarded Against J&J in Pelvic Mesh Case
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.27 million settlement has been awarded to Jo Huskey and her husband, Allen, whose bellweather Johnson & Johnson transvaginal mesh lawsuit was before the court in Charleston, WV. In their lawsuit, the Huskey' allege that Mrs. Huskey has sustained life-long, irreversible complications resulting from the TVT-O pelvic mesh sli... - Medieval Times Settles Credit Information Class Action for $2M
Newark NJ: A federal court in Trenton, NJ, has approved a class action settlement brought against Medieval Times over allegations the company violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Ac ("FACTA"). The plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed that Medieval Times provided prohibited information, including the expiration date, on its customers' credit... - Monsanto Will Pay $93M in Agent Orange Class Action Settlement
Winfield, WV: A proposed $93 million settlement pending in the class action lawsuit filed over a chemical used in Agent Orange and resulting neighborhood contamination surrounding the Monsanto plant that produced the chemical, has finally been approved. The settlement was preliminarily approved 11 months ago. The lawsuit, brought against Monsan... - Pennsylvania Wrongful Termination Legal News and Lawsuits
Pennsylvania wrongful termination lawsuits allege Pennsylvania workers have been fired for illegal reasons. Although Pennsylvania is an at-will employment state, there are still situations in which an employee's firing could be considered wrongful termination. In such situations, a Pennsylvania wrongful termination claim may be brought against the empl... - Class Action Status Granted in Unum Lawsuit
Sep-7-07 Chattanooga, TN A judge has granted class action status in a lawsuit alleging Unum Group (formerly UnumProvident) purposely denied or terminated claims of disabled policyholders. The suit alleges Unum created documents in which target dates for cutting off future payments were set. According to the lawsuit, Unum violated the 1974 Employee Retirement Inco... - Credit Card Rate Hikes Not Always Obvious to Consumers
Sep-3-07 Washington, DC People like to think they know all the 'ins and outs' of the contracts they sign, but credit card contracts are often written in language that confuses consumers. Many of the clauses in the contracts give credit card companies the ability to suddenly raise credit cards rates with little or no notice to the customer. Lawsuits against some c... - Melnick Sisters Reach Settlement in Eli Lily DES Lawsuit
Boston, MA: A potential settlement has been reached between four sisters and the drug company Eli Lily, which could end the women' lawsuit that alleges the diethylstilbestrol (DES) they were exposed to in the womb caused them to develop breast cancer. Between 1940 and 1971, DES was commonly used to prevent miscarriage and other pregnancy complicati... - Apple iPhone 4 Antenna Lawsuit Reaches Preliminary Settlement
New York, NY: A preliminary settlement has been reached in a defective products class-action lawsuit against Apple that alleges underperformance of its iPhone 4 resulting from antenna problems. The class for the lawsuit is comprised of 25 million US residents who could receive a $15 in cash or a bumper case provided by Apple under the terms of the s... - Oxycontin More Popular than Heroin on Canada's Streets: Lawsuits on the Rise
Aug-13-07 Victoria, BC A University of Victoria study, encompassing seven Canadian cities, has revealed that Oxycontin and other prescription opioids are more popular than heroin among drug abusers in Canada. The study, published in the Canadian Medical Association Journal, echoes the belief of many Canadians that not enough is being done to stop the abuse of... - The Shelhigh Story: Lawsuits, Infections and Spin-Doctoring Part II
Aug-9-07 Union, NJ Shelhigh Medical Devices , the Union, NJ, manufacturer of tissue-based medical devices, virtually shut down by court order in a lawsuit started by the Food and Drug Administration in April, wants to keep you in the dark. Shelhigh wants you to believe that its products won't cause infection in surgery patients, and that it has been framed by the... - Zyprexa Lawsuits Involve Eight States
Aug-8-07 Indianapolis, IN Eli Lilly may have breathed a sigh of relief when it settled 900 Zyprexa last month, but that feeling probably will not last long. More states appear likely to file lawsuits against Eli Lilly, alleging that the company marketed Zyprexa for off-label uses. Furthermore, lawsuits are now being filed internationally, claiming that Eli Lill...