LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 7,426 pages found matching settlement- Capital One Excessive Overdraft Fees Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Capital One is among numerous financial institutions that have faced lawsuits concerning their overdraft fees . Capital One overdraft fees lawsuits alleged the financial institution used deceptive practices to increase profits from overdraft fees, including reordering transactions to push customers into overdraft more quickly. Capital One... - Are Overtime Pay Laws About to Worsen?
Feb-25-12 Palo Alto, CA The love may not have been felt in some circles on Valentine's Day this year as the debate over a landmark overtime pay laws bill continued to heat up like two lovers in the throes of mid-February fireworks. In the face of a growing number of class-action lawsuits seeking redress for alleged infractions to overtime laws, companies employi... - Are Paxil Side Effects a Serious Concern?
Feb-16-12 Aspen, CO Ever since pregnant women have been prescribed medications, concerns about the risks associated with those medications, such as the risk of Paxil side effects have been a source of debate. While some people are concerned that the risk of Paxil birth defects is too high, others argue that the risk associated with untreated depression during pr... - Canadian Zimmer Durom Cup Hip Implant Class Action Settlements Reached
Vancouver, BC: Subject to court approval, a settlement has been reached in the certified class actions involving Canadians who were implanted with the Zimmer Durom Cup hip implant. Class actions have been certified in British Columbia (Jones v. Zimmer) and Ontario (McSherry v. Zimmer). Authorization (Certification) is pending in a proposed class acti... - Will 2012 Be a Year of Reckoning for Fosamax Lawsuits?
Feb-3-12 New York, NY There should be some movement on the Fosamax side effects front in 2012, according to a prolific legal blogger close to the various lawsuits involving Fosamax and femur fractures, and Fosamax osteonecrosis of the jaw (ONJ). According to Tom Lamb of Drug Injury Watch (01.12.12), three trials have been set for Fosamax ONJ matters this y... - Invokana Lawsuits Consolidated into MDL in New Jersey
Nov-20-17 Trenton, NJ: The FDA warns of fracture risk with Invokana and Invokamet and more recently of a higher risk for foot and leg amputation. The lawsuit chickens have now come home to roost. As of November 7, 2017, 943 Invokana lawsuits had been filed in the US District Court for the District of New Jersey. These have now been consolidated into Invok... - Respected Consumer Advocate Public Citizen wants Benicar Banned
Nov-18-17 Santa Cruz, CA: Prospective plaintiffs who did not make it into the $300 million Benicar settlement and concerned about the capacity for filing a Benicar lawsuit going forward will be cheered by the latest petition to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) by the consumer advocacy group Public Citizen. On November 15 the respected organizatio... - $247M Verdict for Plaintiffs In DePuy Pinnacle Hip Replacement Trial
Nov-16-17 Dallas, TX: A $247 million verdict has been awarded against the maker of DePuy’s Pinnacle line of metal-on-metal hip implants, DePuy Orthopaedics Inc, and its parent company Johnson & Johnson (J&J), with $90 million in punitive damages against J&J and $78 million in punitive damages against DePuy. The settlement is the third, conse... - Sun Life Denied Disability Benefits Lawsuit Settled Previously, But Issues Remained
Nov-7-17 New York, NY: A Sun Life disability claims lawsuit dating back to 2009 initially settled, but took on added longevity with a dispute over attorneys’ fees. On Halloween day of this year a Ninth Circuit panel reversed a lower court’s ruling that originally denied an employee benefit plan appellate attorneys’ fees. The case is John... - Onglyza Lawsuits Seek MDL Status in California
Nov-4-17 San Francisco, CA: On October 11, 2017, a group of Onglyza plaintiffs filed a Motion to Transfer with the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (JPML). The motion seeks to consolidate the Onglyza lawsuits filed throughout the federal court system in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. At the time of... - Morgan Keegan Faces Mutual Fund Lawsuits
Dec-30-11 Memphis, TN Morgan Keegan reportedly faces mutual fund lawsuits worth more than $1 billion, which could be a factor in the financial firm not being sold. According to The Commercial Appeal (12/01/11), Morgan Keegan mutual fund lawsuits involve mutual fund losses in eight failed funds. Although the firm is for sale, buyers could reportedly be put off... - Zimmer Natural - Zimmer Natural Knee, Zimmer Natural Hip
Hip and Knee Attorneys are currently reviewing Zimmer Natural Knee and Zimmer Natural Hip complaints. A number of patients implanted with the Zimmer Natural knee or hip or the Zimmer Natural Knee II have experienced complications and some patients may be facing revision surgery. Zimmer Natural Knee and Hip... - Major Banks Hit by New Round of Foreclosure Lawsuits
Dec-14-11 Boston, MA State officials from Massachusetts have targeted the nation's five largest mortgage servicers with foreclosure lawsuits for allegedly pursuing illegal practices and misleading troubled borrowers, according to the Los Angeles Times . The newspaper reported that in suing, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley increases the pressure... - $417 Jury Verdict Tossed in California J&J Ovarian Cancer Lawsuit
Oct-23-17 Los Angeles, CA: Another multi-million dollar jury verdict awarded to a woman who alleged she developed ovarian cancer from using Johnson & Johnson Baby Powder has been tossed by a California Judge. The ruling, by Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Maren Nelson, reverses the $417 million verdict against J&J which was awarded to California resident... - California Overtime: Panera 'Breadwinners' Await Settlement Approval
Nov-30-11 San Bernardino, CA Bakery-cafe employees may be the breadwinners in California Overtime class-action lawsuits filed against Panera Bread Co. Class-action lawsuits filed in 2009 and 2011 claimed the franchise failed to pay overtime and provide breaks at some company or franchised stores in California, which are violations of the California Labor Law. ... - Risperdal Lawsuits a Complicated Lot
Nov-26-11 Bridgewater, NJ Events surrounding a host of Risperdal lawsuits percolate with alleged conflict, wrongdoing and opportunism that is thought to have cost various states millions of dollars in unnecessary expenditures toward the acquisition of an expensive drug alleged to be no more effective than older and less-expensive products. And it's not over yet... - Cook Celect IVC Filter Lawsuit Goes to Trial
Oct-9-17 Indianapolis, IN: On October 23, 2017, Hill v. Cook Medical, Inc., et al , 1:14-cv-6016 will go to trial in the US District Court for the Southern District of Indiana. This will be the first of three IVC filter lawsuits to be heard in the brewing multidistrict litigation (MDL) against Cook Medical, Inc. That MDL now includes approximate... - Santander TCPA Violations Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Santander Consumer USA recently faced a TCPA class action lawsuit over alleged Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations as well as violations of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). The lawsuit also alleges Santander breached its own contracts by charging improper fees. Santander Consumer USA and TCPA Violations Santander Consumer U... - Whistleblower Nets $2.9 Million in Healthcare Fraud Lawsuit
Oct-4-17 Columbus, OH: The Department of Justice has announced that Olympia Therapy, Inc. (Olympia), an Ohio nursing home, and its management service provider, Provider Services, Inc. (Provider) have agreed to settle a healthcare fraud lawsuit brought by Vladimir Trakhter, a former Olympia employee. The case puts a uniquely human face on the damage done... - Back and Neck Injury: Win, Loss and "Wild Card"
Nov-4-11 St Louis, MO According to a recent personal injury verdict (October 2011), chances are slim you'll receive a substantial back and neck injury settlement if the defense proves you already had existing back and neck problems. A St. Louis family, however, recently settled for more than $1 million after they suffered back and neck injuries in a tractor-tra...