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Aug-10-17 Houston, TX Users of the blood pressure medication Benicar will receive an estimated average payout of $100,000 each in a settlement deal reached with Diiachi Sankyo and Forest Laboratories. The company admits no liability but agreed to pay compensation plaintiffs to some individuals who experienced gastrointestinal problems after using the medication... - The Cheesecake Factory Settles California Janitors Wage Theft Lawsuit
Jan-29-24 Santa Clara, CA If you worked as a janitor at any of eight Cheesecake Factory restaurants in Orange and San Diego counties and were forced to work overtime and/or worked through breaks between 2014 and 2017 without being compensated, the California’s Labor Commissioner’s Office is handing out checks to ex-employees of the restaurant chain and w... - Veterans Want Stay Lifted on 3M Earplug Hearing Loss Lawsuits
Dec-9-22 Santa Clara, CA A group of veterans have filed a motion to allow hearing loss lawsuits to move forward. They want the stay on all 3M earplug lawsuits lifted, arguing that 3M is responsible for design flaws because they used the company’s earplugs after it acquired Aearo Technologies – which initially developed the Combat Arms Earplugs version... - Tesla Discrimination Class Action to Trial
Sep-12-24 Santa Clara, CA A racial discrimination class action lawsuit against Tesla filed in 2017 will go to trial in September 2025, said Alameda County Superior Court Judge Noël Wise during a case management conference in August. Noting that the plaintiff filed his California labor complaint in 2017, Judge Wise said that, "everybody, the plaintiffs an... - What Legal Actions Can You Take If You're Injured by a Drunk Driver in California?
Sep-10-24 Santa Clara, CA Being injured by a drunk driver in California can be a traumatic experience with lasting physical and emotional effects. After an accident like this, you might be dealing with high medical bills, lost income, and a lot of pain. Knowing your rights can help you receive the compensation you are owed. California law provides several avenue... - SEC Enforcement Boosts Settlement Value: Study
Mar-16-11 New York, NY One small, but persistent ray of sunshine in an otherwise bleak oversight culture in this country is the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), which continues to watch over the investment and financial traffic in the US as resources will allow. A sign that the SEC is effective, according to a yearly study undertaken by Cornerstone Research... - And If You Lose, You Keep the Advance, Says Oasis
Mar-15-11 Chicago, IL As a former trial attorney and for the last eight years the executive director of the most active lawsuit funding company in the US, Elizabeth Pekin genuinely believes in what Oasis Legal Finance (OLF) does. "As a trial attorney in Chicago, I used to meet face-to-face with people who were often at the lowest point in their lives," she says. "Al... - Wells Fargo Settlement Raises Legal Fees Queries
Nov-25-22 Santa Clara, CA A Wells Fargo's $6.5 million California labor class action wage-and-hour settlement involving about 27,500 workers may be a good deal for the class reps and plaintiffs’ lawyers, but employees may be getting shortchanged – again. Plaintiffs’ Deal Skewed This deal proposal would pay $2.167 million in attorney fees, $... - BOK Financial $7.8 Million Class Action Settlement Headed For Final Approval
May-11-17 Tulsa, OK: An upcoming approval hearing will determine whether BOK Financial (BOKF) will pay $7.8 million in a class action settlement with former bank customers who claim they were charged excessive overdraft fees . The hearing is scheduled for May 15, 2017 for final approval of an Oct. 2016 order granting preliminary approval of the $7.8 million set... - Attorney: Fosamax Patients Must Protect Their Rights
Jan-17-11 Boston, MA With another Fosamax bellwether case set to be heard by the courts, it is vital that patients who suffered Fosamax side effects, including Fosamax osteonecrosis of the jaw, contact an attorney so their claim is counted. Failure to do so could mean that not enough settlement funds are set aside to cover all claimants, according to J. Benton S... - GlaxoSmithKline to Pay $750 Million to Settle Paxil Allegations
Oct-31-10 Washington, D.C. GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay $750 million and will plead guilty to a criminal charge, putting an end to an investigation into the company's Paxil manufacturing plant in Puerto Rico. Although Paxil side effects including Paxil birth defects have been in the news, the charges in this lawsuit involved claims that Paxil tablets manufa... - OSF Church Plan Participants Settle for “ERISA Lite”
Oct-11-20 Benton, IL Participants in the OSF Plans have agreed to settle an ERISA lawsuit , against OSF Healthcare System and related parties, which challenged the plan’s status a church plan. The settlement will require OSF to contribute $25 million over 5 years to the plans, and to provide participants with documents disclosing plan provisions and changes... - Attorney Discusses Best Buy Overtime Settlement
Oct-1-10 New York, NY Former and current Best Buy employees are finally getting properly compensated for overtime . "We filed a class action lawsuit in Pennsylvania and another in New York relating to Best Buy's failure to compensate their employees for hours worked," says attorney Gerald Lawrence of Lowey Dannenberg Cohen & Hart, P.C. "Best Buy has reached... - Back and Neck Injury - Neck Injury Compensation, Back Injury Lawsuits
Back and neck injury commonly occurs at work and the injured person may file a back injury compensation claim or workers compensation back injury claim . A neck injury lawyer or back injury attorney can help you with a neck injury settlement or back injury settlement. Back and Neck Injuries Back and neck injuries are often caused b... - Workplace Sexual Harassment and Retaliation – Attorney Weighs In
Sep-17-20 Manhattan, NY A sexual harassment and retaliation settlement was in the spotlight, this past July. It involved more than 25 construction workers who were subjected to physical assaults and other types of harassment , and some workers were retaliated against after complaining to supervisors. “It’s so important that these women supported and cor... - California Truck Drivers Misclassification Settlement
Aug-26-24 Los Angeles, CA A class action California labor lawsuit alleging STG Logistics and STG Drayage misclassified truck drivers as independent contractors has settled for a $4.2 million. As part of the deal, STG will no longer classify its long-haul drivers as independent contractors in California and New Jersey. And this isn’t STG’... - Bayer to Settle Essure Birth Control Lawsuits for $1.6 Billion
Sep-11-20 Santa Clara, CA Almost two years after Bayer stopped selling Essure in the U.S., and four years after the FDA told Bayer its birth control device needed a black box warning regarding potential serious side effects, the pharma giant will pay $1.6 billion to settle Essure lawsuits brought by nearly 39,000 women in the U.S... - California Overtime Lawsuits against Employers Big and Small
Jan-2-17 San Francisco, CA: An overtime pay lawsuit in California that seeks class action status was filed just before Christmas by a plaintiff who alleges his employer stiffed him on wages as well as tips. According to The San Francisco Chronicle (12/20/16), plaintiff Jose Martinez is a former kitchen worker at the Gordo Taqueria chain, a Mexican fast foo... - MetLife to Settle ERISA Lawsuit for $4.5 Million
Dec-15-23 New York, NY On November 20 MetLife Group and a group of participants in the MetLife 401(k) Plan agreed to settle an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit for $4.5 million. In their amended class-action complaint , plan participants accused plan fiduciaries of failing to act solely in the interest of plan participants and beneficiaries by including pro... - Red Lobster Workers Seeing Red
Aug-20-24 Baltimore, MD A Red Lobster employee has filed a proposed wage and hour class action in federal court accusing the seafood chain of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and Maryland Wage and Hour Law. The plaintiff claims the company has not been paying its tipped employees all their wages owed . Rather, workers are paid less than minimum wage wi...