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Nov-8-13 Jersey City, NJ As an attorney, Jason T. Brown is still taking Yasmin cases from women who have been injured as a result of Yasmin birth control. As a consumer rights advocate, he is troubled that this product is still on the market and still in women’s bodies. Attorney Brown started Yasmin litigation about seven years ago. He closely examined... - Excessive Overdraft Fees Lawsuit against DFCU Survives Motion to Dismiss
Nov-23-18 Boston, MA Brandi Salls’ excessive overdraft fees lawsuit against Digital Federal Credit Union (DFCU) has survived the credit union’s Motion to Dismiss. This is good news, but it was a near thing , at least with respect to some of the counts. Claimants in similar credit union lawsuits should take away five important lessons. Excessive Overdra... - Tennessee Drywall Workers Win Unpaid Overtime in DOL Settlement
Nov-21-18 Hermitage, TN On October 19, 2018, the U.S. Department of Labor announced that Tennessee contractor, Vasquez Drywall, had agreed to pay $103,300 in back wages to workers misclassified as independent contractors and a $2,424 civil penalty. Employment misclassification is rampant in the construction industry in Tennessee and throughout the country. Th... - Bank of America to Pay $32 Million to Resolve Debt Collector Harassment Claims
Oct-27-13 New York, NY When it comes to debt collector harassment , it’s not just third-party companies charged with collecting debts who are accused of breaking the law. Bank of America has reportedly just agreed to pay $32 million to settle claims of bill collector harassment on the part of the bank. The debt collector lawsuit was filed after customers co... - Fosamax Nearing Settlement?
Oct-22-13 New York, NY The recent news that Merck might be settling Fosamax lawsuits is “a glimmer of hope” for Mary, who suffered a Fosamax femur fracture back in 2008. At the end of August 2013, U.S. District Judge John Keenan in Manhattan ordered hundreds of Fosamax jaw injuries allegedly caused by the osteoporosis drug be dispersed to courts a... - Denied Disability Roller Coaster
Oct-16-13 San Diego, CA Rebecca was first approved then denied disability by Cigna. She had all but given up hope of getting any benefits until earlier this year. “I heard that CIGNA is settling some claims that were previously denied,” she says. “I’m wondering if they will reopen my wrongly denied disability claim.” Cigna’s s... - J.B. Hunt Settles California Labor Lawsuit with Truckers for $15million
Nov-8-18 Los Angeles, CA More than a decade ago truck drivers filed a California wage lawsuit against J.B. Hunt Transport, an Arkansas trucking company, claiming the company violated California's wages, rest break and meal rules. Since that time, the class action lawsuit has been the subject of recent debates over when – and whether-- federal rules rega... - Former College Player’s Dream Dashed by Concussion and Brain Injury
Oct-5-13 Pullman, WA A forthcoming book on brain injury and concussions in the National Football League slams the NFL barely a month after the announcement of a brain injury lawsuit settlement over concussions suffered by former NFL players, and the alleged dismissal of concern by the league. Meanwhile, a young college athlete who had dreams of playing in the N... - Yasmin Gallbladder Settlement News to Yasmin Victim
Oct-4-13 Athens, GA Jill had her gallbladder removed in 2011 and recently discovered that it could be linked to Yasmin birth control. “I was really surprised to hear about Yasmin gallbladder side effects and even more surprised to hear from LaywersandSettlements about Yasmin settlements,” says Jill. According to the court document , all gallbla... - Avoid the Financial Hurdles during a Pending Lawsuit with Litigation Funding
Oct-4-13 It is stressful enough when you or a family member is seriously injured, without worrying about losing everything. When things are at their worst, many plaintiffs turn to litigation funding . “I was seriously injured in an auto accident and unable to return to work. I needed surgery to repair a ruptured disk, but the defendant was contesting liabilit... - At 29,000 and Counting, When Will TVM Lawsuits End?
Sep-4-13 Charleston, WV The number of women who have filed an AMS transvaginal mesh lawsuit against manufacturer American Medical Systems Inc. (AMS) and its parent company Endo Health Solutions (ENDP) Inc. (Endo), is now above 5,000. However, that’s just a drop in the bucket compared to the over 29,000 lawsuits filed against various manufacturers of trans... - New Jersey Win for Johnson & Johnson and Los Angeles Mistrials in Asbestos –Mesothelioma Cancer Talc Trials
Oct-17-18 Los Angeles, CA Within two weeks of each other, two juries in California failed to reach a verdict on the same issues regarding asbestos-talc claims , resulting in two mistrials. Nine votes are needed for a verdict on claims that J&J was guilty of negligence, failure to warn about the risk of asbestos and marketing defective products. On Sept 24, the sixt... - UNUM LTD Claimants Must Beware of Exhaustion of Remedies Roadblock
Oct-15-18 Chattanooga, TN On September 25, 2018, the Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals granted UNUM Life Insurance’s motion for summary judgment, thus ending Richard Ravenscraft’s UNUM disability lawsuit on the grounds that he had not exhausted administrative remedies. These are the rocks on which many long term disability lawsuits have been dashed. An earlier... - Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuits
Aug-31-13 Tens of thousands of transvaginal mesh (TVM) lawsuits have been filed against the makers of TVM devices. To date, two lawsuits pending against C.R. Bard Inc, the manufacturer of Avaulta, Faslata, Pelvicol and PelviSoft products have been settled. In March 2013, an $11 million verdict was rendered for the Plaintiff in the first Ethicon trial (In re... - Even Mild Brain Injury Can Lead to Multimillion-Dollar Settlements
Aug-10-13 Waterford, CT An injury to the brain, either unto itself or in concert with other injuries (such as those sustained in an accident), can seriously impact a person’s life and livelihood, and can be the foundation for litigation in order to seek needed compensation for medical care. But not all brain injuries can be described as a traumatic brain injur... - California Donning and Doffing on the Clock?
Sep-26-18 Sacramento, CA: Workers in California, from farm harvesters to computer technicians, can’t come to terms with the California labor law regarding donning and doffing—putting on and taking off employer-mandated uniforms, clothing and safety gear, even though a number of donning and doffing lawsuits have settled in favor of the employee. The employer... - California Overtime Lawsuit Settled
Jul-14-13 Los Angeles, CA A California overtime lawsuit, filed by mechanics who alleged their employer failed to pay them properly according to overtime pay laws, has been settled for approximately $3.5 million. The settlement affects approximately 200 mechanics in California who work for Schneider National Inc. The Journal Sentinel (7/10/13) reports that t... - Valsartan Recall Lawsuits Filed over Alleged Carcinogenic Contaminants
Sep-17-18 Washington, DC On August 27, 2018, the Food and Drug Administration published updated press information that expands its original July 17 valsartan recall notice. Sixteen companies have now announced voluntary recalls of blood pressure and heart medications. Valsartan is an off-patent component of several commonly prescribed drugs used to treat hig... - Citigroup Settles Securities Lawsuit
Jun-22-13 New York, NY In the latest news involving a mortgage-backed securities lawsuit , Citigroup will settle allegations of securities fraud for an undisclosed amount. Citigroup faced securities fraud litigation filed by the US Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA), which alleged the financial firm made misleading statements about its mortgage-backed securiti... - Wells Fargo to Pay $19 Million in Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit
May-25-13 Miami, FL In yet another settlement involving a force-placed insurance lawsuit , a major financial firm has agreed to pay $19 million to settle allegations about its force-placed insurance practices. The force-placed insurance class action was filed against Wells Fargo in 2011, on behalf of Florida homeowners. According to South Florida Business Jou...