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May-14-13 Albany, NY With summer just around the corner, many thoughts will turn to amusement parks and water parks as ways of spending the hot days. Of course, with the opening of such parks will come reports of amusement park accidents and water park injuries. Most of the time, reports of theme park injuries involve trauma caused by an accident on a ride or pe... - California Chain Cited for Care Center Abuse Twice in Three Years
Apr-19-13 Anaheim, CA A chain of elder care centers previously cited for care center abuse and was successfully sued by a collection of disgruntled plaintiffs has again found itself under scrutiny. Various elder care centers associated with Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. (Skilled Healthcare) will again be closely monitored for the next two years, and the company... - Walmart Faces More Discrimination Complaints
Apr-10-23 Charlotte, NC Walmart has been slammed with two more disability discrimination lawsuits, both filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The retail giant is accused of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and federal law for terminating employees due to disability -related leave and absences. Clearly Walmart didn’t lear... - Wage Theft Settlement Largest in San Francisco History
Feb-21-13 San Francisco, CA Imagine working six-day weeks and 11-hours days for a wage of less than $4 per hour. Sadly, such an event was more than a figment of someone’s imagination for more than one California restaurant employee. In a blatant departure from overtime pay laws , Dick Lee Pastry Inc. was accused of over-working and under-paying their employ... - Jander ERISA Lawsuit Settles, but Leaves Questions
Jul-9-21 New York, NY Jander v. Retirement Plans Committee of IBM , a long-running employee stock ownership lawsuit , settled on April 2, 2021 for $4.75 million. The attorneys who represented the retirement plan participants have now requested $1.4 million in fees for the latest Supreme Court phase of the case. In deciding whether to approve the fee, the Southern... - Maintenance Firm to Settle Washington Employment Lawsuits
Jan-31-13 Seattle, WA As of December, ABM Industries Incorporated was awaiting court approval of settlements in two pending Washington employment court cases involving millions of dollars in unpaid overtime and other violations, according to Class Action Reporter (12/17/12). American Building Maintenance (ABM) represents a collective of companies involved i... - Securities Fraud Focus Shifting to Individual Responsibility
Jan-22-13 Boise, ID Some securities fraud lawsuits involve large financial firms accused of playing fast and loose with securities rules by misleading investors about stocks and securities. But some securities fraud litigation involves schemes perpetrated by just one or two people, accused of defrauding clients out of millions of dollars. And although the accuse... - When Winter Weather Causes Auto Accidents, Lawsuit Funding Can Provide Financial Relief
Jan-11-13 Driving during the winter can be quite hazardous. Speed and inattentiveness cause the majority of accidents on our roadways, but add precipitation, slippery roads, and limited visibility and there can be more accidents with greater severity of injuries. An auto accident that results from driving in inclement weather leaves many wondering about liability iss... - How Lawsuit Funding Can Make an Auto Accident Lawsuit Stronger
Oct-26-12 Southfield, MI Here is a personal account from a client who benefited from pre-settlement lawsuit funding after suffering serious injuries in an auto accident. To protect privacy at the client’s request, we have removed any reference to his name. “I was in a head-on auto accident when a speeding driver rounded a curve and slammed into my car. I... - Kaiser Permanente settles two race discrimination class-action lawsuits totaling $18.9 million
Jun-4-21 San Francisco, CA After more than two years of negotiations, Kaiser Permanente has settled two class action lawsuits claiming that it discriminated against employees on the basis of race and in violation of the California Labor law . In the first settlement, plaintiffs accused the health care giant of passing black workers over for promotion and b... - Lowe’s Class Action Alleges California Wage and Hour Violations
Mar-7-23 Santa Clara, CA Lowe’s has been hit yet again with a California wage and hour class action lawsuit claiming the retail giant failed to pay accurate wages and did not provide uninterrupted breaks. Lowe’s employees may be working hard to keep customers satisfied but many of its workers, including managers, are unsatisfied. The most recent wa... - In New York Overtime Settlement, Officers Will Get Their Due
Sep-2-12 New York, NY It took some time, and the plaintiffs had to appeal to get the job done, but in the end a New York overtime lawsuit decided in favor of the plaintiffs can dispense with the need for another trial to set damages following a negotiated settlement. The payoff is worth the wait for more than 4,000 current and former police sergeants who will s... - Aegis Nursing Homes Offers $16M Elder Care Abuse Deal
May-12-21 Redmond, WA Residents of the nursing home chain “Aegis Senior Communities” have asked a California federal judge to approve a 16.25 million settlement that would resolve care center lawsuits alleging nursing home abuse . Nursing home residents and their family members in both California and Washington claim that Aegis misled vulnerable adul... - Attorney is Hopeful Current Opioid Litigation will Pave the Way for Individual Opioid Lawsuits
Mar-3-18 Dallas, TX: "With all these opioid lawsuits filed against big Pharma, manufacturers, distributors and pharmacy chains, we are hopeful that a treasure trove of discovery will be uncovered to help individuals," says attorney Shezad Malik. "This teacher, this fireman, so many people wouldn't have fallen into the opioid trap if these drugs weren't pushed... - Takata Settles with 44 States. No Dough, Though
Mar-1-18 Washington, DC Takata airbag failures have already killed 22 people and injured nearly 200 more. The ensuing lawsuits and recalls affect nearly 13 percent of registered vehicles in the United States (and as many as a third of the cars on the road in Australia). It was the largest automotive recall in history, and it drove the company into bankruptcy... - Takata Reaches Settlement Deal with Injured Drivers
Feb-13-18 Santa Cruz,CA: Takata, the Japanese maker of airbags that contained defective inflators, which caused injuries and more than a dozen deaths of drivers and passengers, has reached a settlement to pay tort claimants. According to the terms of the deal, which was reached over the weekend, a trust would be established, from which tort claimants would... - Class Actions Get Relief for Uninsured and Overbilled Hospital Patients
Jan-25-18 Los Angeles, CA: There is an increasing amount of evidence to show that charges for emergency room treatment in American hospitals varies, and varies widely. One hospital might charge $1,000 for a particular test or treatment while another hospital might charge $12,000 for the exact same services. Not only that, it’s the poor, the uninsured,... - Unum Wins in Divorce Court
May-22-12 Pewaukee, WI Even though Cindy’s doctors sent Unum letters stating she was totally disabled, the largest disability insurance company worldwide disagreed, all because her husband testified in divorce proceedings that Cindy was able to work. Ironically, Cindy was a medical claims clerk for Workers Compensation before sinus problems (she underwe... - Opioid Epidemic Biggest News Story in 2017, Opioid Litigation May be Biggest Legal News in 2018
Jan-1-18 Cleveland, OH: Across the U.S., city and county newspapers looking back on 2017 say the top news story was the opioid crisis. And opioid litigation already looks like it will dominate legal news in 2018. Early in December, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) ordered city and county cases to join more than five dozen similar civil ac... - Insufficient Funds Charges Threaten Small-Balance Accountholders
Mar-31-21 Albany, NY Excessive bank fees that are based on insufficient funds (NSF) charges may pose a greater threat to checking accountholders than overdraft fees. Recent lawsuits recognize that, without protections based largely in state contract law, consumers have little protection from NSF fees that result when checks or electronic payments that are presente...