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Jan-25-17 Houston, TX: The end of 2016 saw a flurry of activity on the litigation front just before the Christmas break, with the headlines of December 19 and 20 dealing with Hip Replacement Implant Failure and the billion-dollar settlements that emerged to close out the year. On December 19 Stryker Corp. and its subsidiary Howmedica Osteonics Corp. issued a... - 2017 Expected to be a Landmark Year for Airbag Injury Litigation
Jan-6-17 Washington, DC: 2017 is shaping up to be a landmark year for Takata Corp. and lawsuits alleging airbag injuries. The sheer magnitude of the defective airbags recall, the unavailability of replacement parts and Takata’s financial health (reported to be tenuous), combines to create a portfolio of interest likely to wane little as the year unfolds... - Good News for Homeowners with Chinese Drywall, says Attorney Gary Mason
Jun-19-10 Washington, DC Two Chinese drywall cases that were set for trial June 21 have just been settled. "This is great news for homeowners with Chinese drywall ," says attorney Gary Mason, who represents about 700 homeowners in Florida, Louisiana, Alabama, Mississippi, Georgia and North Carolina. His firm also represents hi-rise buildings in Florida and Alabam... - California Labor Commissioner’s Office reaches $5.5M Settlement for Wage Theft Lawsuit
Dec-19-23 Los Angeles, CA Thanks to the California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO), 148 caregivers who worked at Adat Shalom Board and Care Inc. will finally be compensated for California Labor wage theft allegations. A $5.5 million settlement has been reached after a lengthy investigation into wage theft found that Adat Shalom’s six adult residentia... - Earnin Agrees to PayBack
Aug-30-20 Santa Clara, CA A proposed settlement by Earnin, an app-based pay advance service, would theoretically pay up to $12.5 million to consumers who claim they were misled by Earnin and were charged bank fees they weren’t aware of before signing on with the service. Earnin Lawsuits Unfortunately, Earnin users can wind up incurring hefty bank charg... - Tidy Little Payday for Qui Tam Whistleblower
Jun-15-10 Washington, DC A qui tam whistleblower recently collected $176,000 as her share of the settlement after filing a lawsuit against Cochlear Americas on behalf of the federal government. In 2004 Brenda March brought the lawsuit against the implant manufacturer for allegedly paying illegal remuneration to health care providers in an effort to induce purcha... - SEC Filing Reveals Unum Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Settlement
Nov-26-16 Los Angeles, CA: Often couched in the financial fine print of regular filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are details pertaining to legal action brought against the submitting corporation. To that end, Unum Insurance (Unum Group) revealed in its 10-Q report filed back in late July that a settlement had been conclusively approved, b... - McDonald’s Settles California Labor Lawsuit For $3.75 Million
Nov-15-16 San Francisco, CA: McDonald’s has agreed to settle a California labor lawsuit filed against it by employees who alleged the company was liable for failure to properly pay overtime, despite them working at a franchise. McDonald’s had previously argued that it could not be held to California labor codes because it did not oversee or hire the employees,... - Farmers Insurance Claims Adjusters Reach $4.9 Million Settlement
Sep-26-16 San Francisco, CA: Insurance adjusters for Farmers Insurance and their employer have reached a $4.9 million settlement in the California labor lawsuit filed against the insurance company. The California wage and hour lawsuit was filed by adjusters who alleged Farmers Insurance violated state and federal labor laws and owed workers for unpaid wages and... - The Machinations behind a Defective Airbag Settlement, Takata CEO Shielded
Aug-13-16 Jacksonville, FL: When the airbag injuries lawsuit originally brought by airbag injury victim Patricia Mincey suddenly settled last month, all eyes had been focused on the possibility that Takata CEO Shigehisa Takada might have been called to testify in the case. There had been no expectation of a negotiated settlement, due to the circumstances surr... - Poultry Processers to Pay $85m for Alleged Wage-Fixing
Aug-23-22 Santa Clara, CA Three poultry processors and a consulting firm have agreed to pay $85 million to plant workers who were affected by an alleged wage-fixing scheme, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced. Cargill, Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms (now Wayne-Sanderson Farms) were accused by the DOJ of suppressing worker pay at the plants and using decepti... - Boston Scientific Transvaginal Mesh Settlements Could Take Time
Jul-28-16 Santa Clara, CA: Despite recent settlements, plaintiffs who have filed Boston Scientific transvaginal mesh lawsuits, which have been consolidated as a mass torte, have been told not to expect a global resolution in the near future. The medical device maker has established qualified settlement funds with five law firms across the country to cover... - GrubHub Faces California Labor Lawsuit
Jul-5-16 San Francisco, CA: The battle over independent contractors in the sharing economy continues to grow, as an increasing number of companies face California labor lawsuits alleging they misclassify employees as independent contractors to avoid offering benefits and protections typically given to employees. Among the companies that have or are currently fa... - Monsanto Roundup Cancer Appeal, Bayer Blames Coronavirus
May-27-20 Santa Clara, CA A hearing by a California appeals court has been scheduled for June 2 in the case of Dewayne “Lee” Johnson v. Monsanto. J ohnson was the first cancer victim to take Monsanto (now owned by Bayer) to court. His case garnered attention worldwide and opened the floodgates for tens of thousands of Monsanto Roundup lawsuits . Joh... - Canadian Transvaginal Mesh Claims Gaining Ground
Jun-23-16 Toronto, ON: Canadian transvaginal mesh lawsuits continue to grow and Canadian class actions have begun against a number of TVM manufacturers, making it the largest legal action ever against a medical device. Transvaginal mesh class actions in Canada have commenced against Johnson & Johnson, American Medical Systems, Boston Scientific, and Covid... - California Employment Law Class-Action Settlement Awarded Preliminary Approval
May-16-16 Sacramento, CA: A settlement agreement resolving a California labor law class action was quietly awarded preliminary approval at the end of February, yet another step in the provision of relief for class members alleged to have been denied meal periods and rest breaks that are mandated by the California labor code. The defendants in the California a... - Wells Fargo Fake Account Scandal Grinds On
Apr-23-20 Oakland, CA The Northern District of California has approved attorneys’ fees in the settlement of the latest lawsuit arising from the massive Wells Fargo fake account fraud. The scandal came to light in 2016 after account holders raised questions about mysterious bank overdraft fees that they were charged. The bank’s misconduct, however, ma... - Yet Another Geico Overtime Lawsuit
Nov-7-23 Macon, GA A proposed, nationwide collective of Geico’s call center-based sales workers dating to October 2020 claims the insurer required its sales representatives to work several minutes daily before and after their regular shift without pay. The Geico overtime lawsuit demands all unpaid overtime wages accrued during the untracked time, plus liqui... - Government Preemption Doesn’t Apply to 3M Earplugs
Apr-7-20 Florida In a Florida federal court last week, a group of military plaintiffs said that 3M can't argue that a government contract preemption gives it clearance to exit its 3M earplug lawsuit , which alleges the Combat Arms Earplug v2 made for the military is defective, because the earplugs were also advertised for civilian use. 3M’s 'gove... - Unum Group Agrees to Settle Unum Lawsuit for $46 Million
Mar-21-16 Los Angeles, CA: The insurance provider known in recent years as Unum Group has struggled beneath a black cloud of controversy amidst accusations of wrongdoing and bad faith insurance. While the insurer has undertaken various efforts to distance itself from a reputation that has dogged Unum insurance for some time, continuing Unum lawsuits appear to su...