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Aug-19-18 San Francisco, CA When an employee brings a lawsuit alleging that they were not paid for all the time that they were lawfully owed under federal law, employers will frequently raise something called the de minimis doctrine in defense. This doctrine holds that working time that is trivially small, for instance a few seconds or minutes beyond working hours... - Cigna Settles Denied Disabilities Claims
May-23-13 Bangor, ME Cigna has agreed to settle wrongly denied disability claims with a variety of states. The states alleged three Cigna-operated companies improperly handled insurance claims. Improperly denied insurance claims can lead to bad faith insurance lawsuits against insurance companies. Maine Insurance Superintended Eric Cioppa announced on May 22,... - Fen-Phen Still Counting Victims and Fen-Phen Lawsuits
May-15-13 Dallas, TX When it comes to Fen-Phen , “it ain’t over til I’m over,” says Rosemary, who was recently diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension, or Fen-Phen PPH in Fen-Phen consumers. Even though Rosemary settled with Wyeth in 2007, her injuries have worsened - she settled when her complaint and diagnosis was mitral valve r... - Disability Claims Consultant Explains Unum’s Latest Practice to Dispute or Deny Long Term Disability Benefits
Aug-14-18 Santa Clara, CA: As a disability claims consultant and former Unum employee, Linda Nee knows just about every trick in the insurance company’s books to dispute and deny disability benefits to claimants. She says that Unum, or First Unum is “nickel and diming” its policy holders by alleging overpayments associated with SSDI and other monthly earnin... - Ohio Company Settles Employment Lawsuit
May-6-13 Cleveland OH A Cleveland manufacturing firm will pay $700,000 after a federal employment lawsuit alleged the firm violated employment laws by discriminating against women. Discrimination and overtime pay violations are two ways Ohio employers can wind up facing lawsuits alleging violations of Ohio labor laws and/or federal labor laws. Employees who fac... - California Labor Commissioner’s Office fined general contractor and sub-contractor for wage theft violations
Jul-13-18 Long Beach, CA After a lengthy investigation into wage theft of Champion Construction Inc., a contractor hired by San Diego general contractor TB Penick, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office found that Champion cheated 103 workers by maintaining false payroll records over a six-month period. Both TB Penick and Champion were held responsible under... - California Managers Overtime Pay Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Under California law, employers are obligated to pay workers for overtime hours worked, unless the employees are exempt. But California employers tend to misclassify workers to avoid overtime payment and other benefits. Misclassification has resulted in an explosion of wage and overtime litigation, including many class action lawsuits covering an entire cla... - “More and More Women Coming Forward,” says Attorney for USC Sex Abuse Plaintiffs
Jul-2-18 Los Angeles, CA: “We have filed a sexual abuse lawsuit on behalf of several women who were examined by Dr. George Tyndall, the former gynecologist at the University of Southern California,” says attorney Susan Owen, with the law firm of Owen, Patterson and Owen, LLP. “They were young women when they saw this sexual predator for their f... - ING Settles ERISA Lawsuit for More Than $5 Million
Feb-21-13 Washington, DC ING Life Insurance and Annuity Co. will reportedly pay more than $5 million to settle an ERISA lawsuit filed by the US Labor Department. The ERISA benefits lawsuit alleged the company violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) in its handling of retirement plans for clients. According to the US Department of Labor (i... - Litigation Funding Offers Financial Stability for Plaintiffs
Feb-21-13 Finances shouldn’t be a pressing concern during a lawsuit. After all, you are already a victim of wrongdoing and need to focus on recovering physically and emotionally, as well as strengthening the merits of your case. This is where litigation funding can help plaintiffs overcome some financial obstacles, while increasing access to justice. “Words... - Lawsuit Funding Covers Medical Expenses in Cerebral Palsy Lawsuit
Feb-14-13 “Thank you for funding our medical malpractice case. It was stressful enough to learn that our child will be permanently disabled, without having to worry about losing everything because of the mounting medical bills and cost of care to accommodate her needs. We are so glad Lawsuit Financial was there to help us through this devastating ordeal. You gav... - Reality Check: Illegal California Real Estate Fees
Feb-11-13 San Diego, CA It could be said that California real estate transactions are complicated enough, without the risk of potentially paying more fees than you need to. One also assumes that a real estate transaction should be the one place that would be void of potential fraud. The Fidelity National Title Insurance Company case, which resulted in a $2.3 mil... - Understanding Legal Malpractice
Jan-5-13 Tampa, FL People who have been victims of legal malpractice may be uncomfortable considering a lawsuit against their attorney, but if they have been harmed by a violation of legal malpractice law, a lawsuit may be the only way to compensate them for that harm. Lawyers deal with complex contracts and negotiations constantly and the unfortunate truth... - Wells Fargo to Pay $97M to Commissioned Brokers for Rest Breaks
May-21-18 Los Angeles, CA: A Wells Fargo mortgage broker last year filed a wage and hour lawsuit alleging the bank failed to provide rest breaks, among other violations. The bank said it owed employees $25 million, but last week a federal judge agreed with its bankers and consultants: the money they were entitled to for unpaid rest breaks should be based on their... - $3 Million-Plus Settlement with Phi Kappa Sigma Fraternity
Dec-4-12 Philadelphia, PA (Press Release) (December 3, 2012) - A $3 million-plus settlement has been reached between the defendants, including Phi Kappa Sigma International Fraternity, Inc., and its local Alpha Chapter, and a Bucks County beer retailer, and the parents of a 20-year-old college student who fatally fell over an unsafe stairway railing following a 20... - Woman's Face Disfigured in Horrific Amusement Park Accident
Nov-17-12 Ottawa, ON A Canadian woman who's face was severely disfigured as the result of an amusement park accident at a facility near the nation's capitol is suing the operator. Plaintiff Francine Cyr had been riding the Canyon rafting ride at the Calypso amusement park in August 2010 when something went horribly wrong. As detailed by Canwest News (8/15/1... - Following Avandia Problems, GlaxoSmithKline Agrees to Share Information
Nov-2-12 Toledo, OH Following concerns that it hid important clinical data on Avandia , drug maker GlaxoSmithKline has said it will now share more clinical data. GlaxoSmithKline was recently fined for withholding safety data about the risk of Avandia side effects from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). The FDA has severely restricted the uses for Avandia... - LawyersandSettlements Helps Plaintiff Win Lawsuit
Oct-24-12 Litchfield, CT Julian Morris says that a LawyersandSettlements article regarding his DUI case in 2008 was used as evidence that he had been harmed. His attorney demonstrated that Morris’ reputation was damaged because the article was viewed nationwide. “The defense argued that my reputation wasn’t damaged because nobody—except locally--knew... - “Fracking Contaminated My Well Water”
Oct-18-12 Johnstown, PA When John Slesinger’s tap water was too salty to drink he started asking the neighbors if they too had problems. Like many people who rely on well water, John was not aware that hydraulic fracking had contaminated his groundwater. “It took me a long time to discover that this gas well existed,” says John. “It got s... - LawyersandSettlements.com Reports 70 Percent Spike in Mortgage Claims
Oct-13-12 Santa Cruz, CA (Press Release) While the aftermath of the sub-prime mortgage crisis has seen a number of large U.S. banks defending themselves against charges of misconduct, new data reported by LawyersandSettlements.com indicates consumers are still being impacted by the crisis. Mortgage-related complaints submitted to the legal news website have continue...