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Aug-16-15 New Orleans, LA With the first Xarelto Death and Xarelto Bleeding Issue lawsuits expected to begin about a year from now, in August 2016, it’s instructive to take a look back and see from whence we came. Xarelto is one of the so-called “new age” blood thinners designed to knock warfarin (Coumadin) from its perch with a promise of r... - Rent-A-Center and More California Labor Law Violations
Jul-14-15 Los Angeles, CA It’s a toss-up whether Rent-A-Center has more disgruntled customers than it does employees. However, one thing is a sure bet: the company must have deep pockets to pay for more California labor law violations. According to attorney Ben Stewart, Rent-A-Center has misclassified its managers and assistant managers and in doing so,... - Feds Crack Down on Medical Device Implant For Profit Industry - Part II
Nov-14-07 Washington: DC: To settle criminal charges of conspiring to violate the federal anti-kickback statute by using consulting agreements as inducements for orthopedic surgeons to use a company's products, four device makers recently entered into deferred prosecution agreements with the Department of Justice and agreed to pay a total of $311 million. The com... - Halliburton Settles California Labor Lawsuit
Oct-24-19 Santa Clara, CA: A former truck driver for Halliburton Energy Services on October 3 told a California Federal Court that they are working on an agreement to settle a lawsuit claiming California labor law violations. The settlement notice said the court will be asked to voluntarily dismiss plaintiff Luis Guerrero’s allegations against one of the world's... - Did the Ninth Circuit Gut ERISA Enforcement in Schwab 401k Mismanagement Lawsuit?
Oct-21-19 San Francisco, CA In August, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Charles Schwab Corp. could force plan participants to individually arbitrate their claims that fiduciaries of the Schwab Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (Plan) had mismanaged plan assets. The ERISA lawsuit decision sent shock waves through the Ninth Circuit as it appears to reverse ne... - Five Top Pit Bull Verdicts
Jun-10-15 Each day about 1,000 U.S. citizens require emergency care treatment for dog bite injury, according to Dogsbite.org. For pit bull injuries or dangerous breeds, one in every six bites require medical attention. In the last 10 years, pit bulls killed 203 Americans and accounted for 62 percent of total recorded animal related injuries. A victim may recove... - State Farm allegedly low-balling write-offs in California
Oct-11-07 Sacramento, CA: The alleged practice by State Farm in California of [ undercutting policy holders ] on the value of their totalled vehicles contrasts with State Farm's recent 'good neighbor' announcement of a rate reduction for California residents, announced earlier this year. On the surface, the perception is that while one hand giveth, the other ta... - An interview with wage and hour claims attorney Jose Garay, Carter and Garay
Sep-18-07 Irvine, CA An interview with wage and hour claims attorney Jose Garay, Carter and Garay LawyersandSettlements (L&S): You are a difficult guy to get hold of. Jose Garay (JG): Sorry about that—I've been rather busy lately. In the last three years our law firm has expanded by about 400 percent in the number of cases filed pertaining to wage an... - Safeway 401k Plan to Settle ERISA lawsuit for $8.5 Million
Oct-9-19 San Francisco, CA Safeway and Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting Inc. have agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a proposed class action ERISA lawsuit brought by participants in the Safeway 401k Plan. The workers claim that Safeway and Aon breached their fiduciary obligations by offering high cost investment options that benefitted the investment manager at... - Stryker Recall Lawsuit Pretrial Order Appears to Void Original Surgery Deadline
May-22-15 Minneapolis, MN Back in April we mused about the various extensions of the deadline issued to prospective plaintiffs for the filing of a Stryker Orthopedics Rejuvenate Modular Hip System Recall lawsuit. Originally, prospective plaintiffs were given little time following the announcement of the ground-breaking settlement last fall to file their clai... - New Allegations in Zofran Lawsuit Hurled at Manufacturer
May-14-15 Randolph, MA With every new lawsuit that stems from an allegation that GlaxoSmithKline’s Zofran causes Zofran birth defects , we are reminded of charges levied against the manufacturer by the US Department of Justice (DOJ) in 2012 which, among other things, accused GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) of promoting Zofran and other drugs off-label. Specificall... - Woman Wins $12 Million Asbestos Talcum Powder Lawsuit
May-9-15 Santa Barbara, CA In a move that could open asbestos litigation to consumers, a California woman was recently awarded more than $12 million in her asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit. The plaintiff, Judith Winkel, claimed her development of mesothelioma was caused by asbestos in Colgate-Palmolive’s talcum powder. According to the lawsuit, Judith Win... - Unum Denial Based on Nurse’s Recommendation
May-4-15 Baltimore, MD It’s bad enough that Unum, or First Unum terminates disability benefits based on its independent medical examiner’s opinion. But denying a policyholder further long-term disability based on a nurse’s recommendation is unconscionable. Kimberly first collected workers compensation benefits when she was injured on the jo... - Diamonds and Wage Theft
Sep-25-19 Los Angeles, CA A proposed class of approximately 3,800 workers appears to be on the verge of settling a class action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers Inc. Hudson v. Sterling Jewelers Inc. alleged that the jewelry giant failed to pay employee overtime pay, wages and meal breaks in violation of the provisions of California labor employment law . If... - Debt Collector Harassment Costs Green Tree Millions
Apr-28-15 Washington, DC Debt collector harassment can come in many forms and from many different purveyors of angst and unfairness. In this case, the harassment came at the hands of a mortgage servicing company that was alleged to have stooped to various forms of bill collector harassment , including multiple calls per day and sometimes as early as 5 am with thr... - $4.9 Million Settlement for Worker Injured by Collapsed Wall
Apr-16-15 A Florida man seriously injured by a display wall that fell on him while working at the Houston auto show settled pretrial with the defendants in charge of the wall for $4.9 million. Houston attorney Scott Krist, a member of The National Trial Lawyers Top 100, of The Krist Law Firm, P.C., represented plaintiff David Kisich of Hollywood, Florida. As a... - Fiduciaries’ Desperate Drive to Fund Benefits Backfires
Sep-11-19 Santa Ana, CA Aaron Kushner and Eric Spitz, who mismanaged the investments of the Retirement Plan of Freedom Communications, Inc. (the Pension Plan) have offered to settle an ERISA lawsuit brought by the federal Pension Benefits Guaranty Corporation (PBGC) for $7.8 million. Following the twists and turns of this lawsuit requires not only some app... - Vytorin Brightens with IMPROVE-IT, but Vytorin Lawsuits Remain
Mar-27-15 San Diego, CA The folks at Merck & Co. and their Vytorin partner Schering-Plough Corp. can be forgiven if they are enjoying the re-birth of Vytorin and the accompanying optimism after enduring the scorn that accompanied the delayed release of the ENHANCE study in 2008. The most recent “IMPROVE-IT” study was designed to foster a better outc... - Three Million Pages of Little Lies
May-27-07 Los Angeles, CA: If you bought James Frey's "memoir" A Million Little Pieces and didn't chuck it in the recycle bin after discovering, like Oprah Winfrey did—that it was a fraud; if it is still tucked behind War and Peace or wedged between real memoirs such as Frank McCourt's Angela's Ashes or George Orwell's Down and Out, you can send page 163 t... - Consumers Count on Corporations to Keep Their Data Secure
Mar-23-15 Washington, DC The $10 million preliminary settlement announced last week in the 2013 Target data breach , together with preceding settlements tied to prior data breaches affecting other retailers and organizations, signals corporate America’s willingness to settle in view of continuing thefts of and threats to a consumer’s personal informat...