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Apr-14-20 Kansas City, MO Monsanto (owned by Bayer) and Scotts Miracle-Gro Products, Inc. claimed that glyphosate, the active ingredient in Roundup weedkiller, is not found in humans or pets and only affects plant enzymes—therefore it is not a health risk to humans and animals. But not everyone believed them. Monsanto False Advertising Lawsuit Severa... - 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... - Papa John’s to Settle California Wage Theft Lawsuit for $3.4 Million
Apr-3-20 Santa Ana, CA Papa John’s International has asked the Central District of California to approve a $3.4 million settlement to end a lawsuit that claimed the pizza chain failed to pay workers for required training time. The conduct described violates the Fair Labor Standards Act as well as wage requirements of New York and California labor law . ... - 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... - Will Lyft Class-Action Settlement Backfire for Drivers?
Feb-2-16 San Francisco, CA: While the recent Lyft class-action settlement addresses certain California labor laws that will benefit its drivers, those drivers are still classified as independent contractors rather than employees. The misclassification class action was first filed in 2013. Lyft driver Patrick Cotter claimed the company treated its drivers a... - Can AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlements Cover Financial Losses?
Dec-11-15 Montgomery, AB: Although AMS transvaginal mesh claims are being settled, more than 46,000 claims are involved and even more claims against American Medical Systems (AMS) are still being filed. Many women are concerned that their financial losses exceed the amount of an individual settlement. Others can’t afford surgery to have the mesh removed. ... - Home Healthcare Employer Settles Wage Lawsuit for $700,000
Nov-19-23 Newark, NJ On October 20, Bayada Home Health Care Inc. agreed to pay home healthcare workers $700,000 to settle an unpaid wage lawsuit. Ivanovs v. Bayada Home Health Care Inc. was a 6-year legal battle. The workers' awards will range from $300 to $6,000, according to the settlement. At its heart, the lawsuit was about whether workers who were... - E-Cigarette Lawsuit Claims Deceptive Advertising, Fraud
Jan-20-20 Eugene, OR Among other e-cigarette side effects , Kewmarse Imani, who began JUULing in 2018, is now addicted to nicotine and will struggle with that addiction for life. Imani v. JUUL Labs, Inc. and Altria Group, Inc. , a class action lawsuit , claims that his nicotine addiction is the result of a permanent injury to his developing brain and that he suff... - Auction Rate Securities: From Boom to Bust…to Broke?
May-29-08 Washington, DC: While it may have occurred well before the market for auction rate securities turned to dust, alleged misdeeds by a major brokerage firm has resulted in a settlement with the Securities Exchange Commission (SEC). First Southwest has agreed to compensate the SEC $150,000 to settle charges that the firm had allegedly engaged in various a... - Hutchinson Technology: Damages Awarded in Unpaid Wages Suit
May-21-08 St. Paul, MN: A year-long bitter court battle between Hutchinson Technology and current and former employees of its production plants has reached a tentative settlement. The lawsuit was over alleged unpaid wages at Hutchinson Technology's Minnesota, South Dakota and Wisconsin plants. Approximately 5,600 production employees were involved in the lawsuit... - 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’... - Attorney Timothy B. Garrigan: "I thought civil rights lawyers would be treated like rock stars."
Apr-17-08 Tim Garrigan tells LawyersandSettlements, "I think I watched too much TV when I was young and impressionable, and I thought civil rights lawyers would be treated like rock stars. Well, it didn't quite work out that way, but I still can't think of anything else I would ever want to do, and I'm very lucky to be able to do it." That work includes a long and... - Over $26,000 in Damages Awarded in Wrongful Death Suit
Mar-2-08 Columbia, MO In 2003, a construction accident resulted in the death of a steelworker at the Columbia Transload Facility. As a result of his death, when his children turn 18 they will receive $26,694 a piece due to a settlement reached in the wrongful death suit filed against the facility by their grandfather. The settlement involves Prost Builders Inc.,... - Fen-Phen Victims Get the Last Word
Feb-24-08 Lexington, KY: In 1997, the diet drug Fen-phen was removed from the market due to its prevalence to cause heart problems and primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH). The company was required to pay out billions of dollars in settlements to those who had taken the diet pill and had later developed health conditions that were determined to be a result of ta... - First Healthcare Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit under Obamacare Settles for $6.88 Million
Aug-24-15 Norcross, GA When the Affordable Care Act was upheld by the US Supreme Court earlier this summer, provisions that enhance the government’s capacity to recover overpayments also includes enhanced rights and freedoms for whistleblowers to bring healthcare fraud lawsuits. In the first healthcare fraud whistleblower lawsuit of its kind under the Affo... - Camp LeJeune Master and Short Form Complaint
Oct-30-23 Santa Clara, CA To help hundreds and thousands of Camp LeJeune plaintiffs claiming contaminated water caused serious health issues, lawyers have filed a Master Complaint outlining and defining all their common allegations and claims. And to streamline litigation for bringing new Camp LeJeune lawsuits , plaintiffs can take some of these allegations and cla... - Minor League Baseball players and MLB Settle “Starvation” Wages Lawsuit
Jun-1-22 San Francisco, CA Minor league baseball players won’t have their day in court involving a minimum wage complaint that was filed eight years ago. The California labor trial was slated for June 1 in U.S. District Court in San Francisco. The players reached a preliminary settlement with the commissioner’s office in a lawsuit filed back in 201... - 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... - Goldman Sachs 401k Plan Participants file ERISA Lawsuit over Self-Dealing
Nov-21-19 New York, NY A class action ERISA lawsuit filed on October 25 in the Southern District of New York claims that Goldman Sachs Inc. and related defendants failed to administer the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 401k plan prudently and in the best interest of participants. Instead, Falberg v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. alleges that Goldman managed the plan to ben... - Popular Diabetes/Weight Loss Drugs Linked to Rare Form of Blindness
Aug-15-24 Philadelphia, PA In February, the rapidly growing number of Ozempic side effect lawsuits was consolidated for pre-trial proceedings in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) 3094 was stalled at first, but the early steps are finally underway. Ozempic is a semaglutide – one of several medication...