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Feb-18-19 Three Forks, MT: Facing about 14,000 asbestos-talc cases claiming that talc causes ovarian cancer and mesothelioma, Imerys Talc America has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. Court records indicate that defending a single case can cost Imerys $4 million and some juries have awarded damages up to $2.75 million against the company. Imerys is the... - Johnson & Johnson Settles Deceptive Hip Implant Marketing Lawsuits for $120 Million
Feb-12-19 Washington, DC Johnson & Johnson (“J&J”) has agreed to pay $120 million to the attorneys general of 46 states and Washington, D.C. to settle claims that the company made unfair and deceptive statements in the promotion of its ASR XL and Pinnacle Ultamet hip implant systems. A separate agreement is expected to resolve most of the thousands of co... - $3.2 Million Settlement in California Overtime Lawsuit
Feb-28-14 Los Angeles, CA A California overtime lawsuit has resulted in a $3.2 million settlement with Sears Roebuck & Co. The lawsuit alleged Sears violated overtime laws by not including commissions when it calculated employees’ overtime pay. The settlement has received preliminary approval from the judge. Approximately 18,000 Sears employees are... - As Goes the Water in Waterville, so Goes the Nation’s
Jun-13-23 Waterville, ME Waterville, Maine, on the banks of the Kennebec River, is 23 miles northeast of Augusta, the capital of Maine. In 2021 it had a population of 15,828 . More to the point, however, Waterville’s drinking water is contaminated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS/PFOA) compounds, a situation faced by many towns and cities. I... - Credit Unions – A Case of Shutdown Shame?
Jan-24-19 Washington, DC This is a good news/bad news story. The good news is that many banks and credit unions are offering financial relief to workers affected by the US government shutdown. The bad news is that the relief is designed to be temporary and limited. It also fails to address the widespread problem of excessive checking account overdraft charges that h... - Police Officer Dropped His Cell Phone, Resulting in Back and Neck Injury
Feb-14-14 Sarasota, FL When a Sarasota police officer dropped his cell phone while driving and took his eyes off the road for a split second to retrieve it, that’s all it took for a 30-year-old woman to be left with back and neck injury after her car was rear-ended. When the injured woman filed a lawsuit, the city of Sarasota and the plaintiff are reported... - NFL Brain Injury Settlement Rejected
Jan-23-14 Washington, DC Brain injuries affect people of any age and can have unpredictable and dire consequences for victims. When people such as athletes, children or employees are put at risk of a traumatic brain injury without proper warning about the potential consequences, brain injury lawsuits might follow. In terms of brain injury lawsuits, there may be n... - California Overtime Lawsuit Settled for $4.7 Million
Jan-18-14 Mira Loma, CA An overtime pay laws action against the operator of a warehouse that handled merchandise for Wal-Mart culminated in a settlement worth $4.7 million, the Los Angeles Times (12/11/13) reports. The lawsuit represented more than 500 workers who toiled at a warehouse operated by Schneider Logistics. While the amount each worker might expect... - No Breaks from Shamrock Foods, Breakfast Republic or Modesto Community Hospice
Jun-5-23 Santa Clara, CA Labor lawsuits, particularly wage and hour claims, have skyrocketed in the past decade. In fact, wage and hour claims are among the most common lawsuits that California employers face. For instance, Shamrock Foods Co. was hit with a meal and rest break violation in March; the popular eatery Breakfast Republic is facing several violations of... - TVT Mesh Settlement Talks Continue, Lawsuits Could Top 50,000
Nov-15-13 Richmond, VA There are already in excess of 30,000 TVT sling lawsuits in the pipeline that a federal judge, before whom such lawsuits have been consolidated, is trying to move along. But as unwieldy as that number already seems, experts predict that number could swell to more than 50,000. “The liability seems pretty clear on these cases, so se... - J&J Reaches Record $4B Settlement of DePuy ASR Hip Replacement Lawsuits
Nov-13-13 New York, NY Reports indicate that Johnson & Johnson (J&J) has agreed to pay more than $2 billion to settle thousands of DePuy hip replacement lawsuits. DePuy Orthopaedics, a unit of J&J, withdrew its ASR XL Acetabular metal-on-metal hip replacement on August 24, 2010 following nearly 300 complaints from people undergoing hip replacement... - “A Long 10 Years for Risperdal Payout,” Says Whistleblower’s Attorney
Nov-13-13 New Brunswick, NJ While the payout to Johnson & Johnson Risperdal whistleblowers is one of the biggest awards ever, attorney Gary Farmer - whose client was one of the Risperdal whistleblowers - says it is not much more than a slap on the wrist for the giant drug company. Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a pharmaceutical company of J&J, will pay the fe... - Jury Hands Bard Quick Win in First Surgical Mesh MDL Lawsuit
Sep-23-21 Columbus, OH It took the jury only hours to come back with a resounding victory for C.R. Bard in first bellwether surgical mesh lawsuit in the Multidistrict Litigation consolidated in the Southern District of Ohio. On September 8, the jury in Johns v. C.R. Bard, et al found in the defendants’ favor on all of Steven Johns' claims against the... - California Overtime Lawsuit Granted Class-Action Status
Sep-30-13 San Francisco, CA An unpaid overtime lawsuit filed against Valero Corner Stores has been granted class-action status. The lawsuit, alleging violations of overtime laws, was filed in 2009, but had been voluntarily moved to arbitration. Plaintiffs in the case allege they were forced to work off the clock for the company and not paid either regular or ove... - Civil/Human Rights - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$1,500,000
Case Name : Patrick Russell et al v. County of Orange et al Case Number : 8:2017cv00125 Verdict Date : Outcome Type : Settlement Court : US District Court for the Central District of California Plaintiff's Comp... - $3.2 Million Debt Collector Harassment Penalty Largest So Far
Jul-11-13 Washington, DC The quest against debt collector harassment scored a major victory with a $3.2 million civil penalty levied against a formidable debt collection agency by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC). According to The Washington Post (7/10/13), it’s the largest penalty ever obtained from a debt collector. The case is the latest salvo in... - Google Mail California Claims Expire end of September: File Now, Attorney Urges
Sep-14-18 Santa Clara, CA: Attorney Ray Gallo has filed a lawsuit against Google on behalf of individuals seeking compensation for invasion of privacy. Gallo says that if you do not use Gmail but sent an email to a Gmail user, Google intercepted it and processed it for advertising purposes, and you may be owed $5,000 under the California Invasion of Privacy Act. ... - Zantac Bellwether Trials Likely in 2023
Aug-25-21 West Palm Beach, FL On June 14, the Southern District of Florida, where Zantac cancer lawsuits have been consolidated for pretrial motions, issued an amended case management schedule. The Order anticipates that bellwether trials will begin in 2023. It also sets a rough timeline for preliminary steps that will shape the litigation and determine the lik... - Lawsuit Funding Is Not Too Good to Be True
Jun-26-13 Are you waiting for your case to settle? Do you need cash now? More often than not, plaintiffs face financial implications during the litigation process because they are faced with unexpected medical expenses or other bills, and may also be unable to work as a result of injuries incurred. When this happens, savings may dwindle fast. Finally, there is a solut... - The Effectiveness of Lawsuit Funding
May-30-13 Travis suffered serious injuries when he was rear-ended by a distracted driver on an Indiana highway. Travis suffered neck and back injuries and broke his left leg. He was unable to work for six months. Once he depleted his savings, the bills began to pile up. The insurance company and defense offered to settle for $10,000, but Travis knew his case was worth...