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Jul-7-11 Washington, DC It is one thing to knowingly invest in an entity that puts the assets of an ERISA plan at risk. Such a move would prove a violation of fiduciary duty on the part of an employee stock plan manager. At the same time, however, prudent fund managers will invest their funds in legitimate, seemingly safe investments—only to find out afte... - Risperdal Now the Fastest-Growing Mass Tort Program
Jul-24-17 Philadelphia, PA: In the wake of several juries ordering Johnson & Johnson to pay compensation to Risperdal victims, over 3,600 new Risperdal lawsuits have been filed since the beginning of this year. The number of lawsuits in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas has doubled, making the Risperdal mass-tort the largest in the system. According... - GlaxoSmithKline Settles for $41 Million in Paxil Manufacturing Case
Jun-28-11 New York, NY GlaxoSmithKline has reportedly decided to settle allegations over manufacturing processes for drugs such as Paxil and will pay $41 million to various states across the US, reports Reuters . According to the news source, the drug company will pay portions of the settlement to 37 states across the country as well as Washington, DC. The s... - Study Finds Consumers Complain Most About Banks With Highest Overdraft Fee Revenue
Jul-19-17 Washington, DC: A consumer protection report has found a correlation between the banks that customers complain about most and the amount of revenue from overdraft fees and insufficient funds (NSF) those banks collect. The 2016 report , issued by the US Public Interest Research Group (PIRG), analyzed more than 10,000 bank-related customer complain... - Accidents - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$5,000,000
Case Name : Mariela Madariaga v Emmanuel Franco Quinteiro, et al Case Number : 2020-000069-CA-01 Verdict Date : Outcome Type : Settlement Court : 11th Judicial Circuit Miami-Dade County Florida Incident Date : ... - Wells Fargo Excessive Overdraft Fees Legal News & Lawsuit Information
Wells Fargo Bank and other financial institutions have faced allegations that they used deceptive practices in charging customers excessive overdraft fees. Federal rules that took effect in 2010 no longer allow banks and credit unions to charge overdraft fees on ATM or debit card transactions unless the bank customer agrees to "opt-in" to overdraft... - Amazon California Labor Lawsuit: Plaintiff’s Attorney Weighs In
Jul-9-17 Oakland, CA: Last month a California labor lawsuit was filed by a former Amazon manager accusing the company of failing to pay him overtime wages because he was misclassified as exempt. “Amazon has the burden to show my client, Michael Ortiz, was properly classified. I have grave doubts it can do that,” says attorney Scott Cole. As well, C... - Oklahoma Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Oklahoma medical malpractice lawsuits are made against doctors or other healthcare professionals and/or organizations whose standard of care fails to meet an acceptable level. When the standard of care falls and a patient suffers harm as a result, an Oklahoma medical malpractice lawsuit may be filed against the doctor, health care provider, or institution w... - Legal Wrangling Over Cost of Asbestos Settlement Continues Long After Victim Dies
Jul-1-17 Phoenix, AZ: Litigation surrounding the death of an underground pipe worker allegedly exposed to asbestos, demonstrates what often goes on behind the scenes that serves to shift the focus away from the victim, and onto defendants seeking to cover their financial losses. Many an asbestosis lawsuit has alleged failures on the part of employers and those... - Olympus Settles Four Power Morcellator Lawsuits
Jun-18-17 Upper Saucon Township, PA: Olympus Corp. of the Americas has settled four lawsuits for injuries and one death allegedly related to the company's power morcellator surgical device, according to The Morning Call . The lawsuits against Olympus Corp. and its Gyrus division alleged that women who underwent gynecological surgeries using the Olympus power... - IT Overtime and Severance: Confusing the Issue
May-1-11 Houston, TX Issues surrounding IT overtime are often complicated by whether or not an employee has been classed as exempt. As demanding and complex a job as IT is, determining who is exempt from claiming overtime and who isn't can be just as confusing. Add to that the attempts by some employers to stroke their bottom line by miss-classifying a deservin... - Asbestos Worker Never Given Respirator
Apr-28-11 Lebanon, OR "My doctor says it's a miracle I'm still alive," says 65-year-old John B., who worked for Certainteed Pipe Products in his early twenties. "I worked with concrete pipe made with asbestos and never even heard of respirators—we just wore little paper masks." John continued to work, hauling oil and different products for a tanker com... - Merger Deal between Device Manufacturers Reveals Device Shortcomings
Jun-6-17 Waltham, MA: A merger originally gone bad between two medical device manufacturers, since rescued, sheds some light into previous problems Alere Inc. has had with its measuring devices and, specifically the INRatio blood monitoring system. Various plaintiffs embroiled in an INRatio lawsuit allege the expensive monitoring device was inaccurate, flawed a... - McDonald’s Overnight Shift and Pay Protocol Tested in Court
Jun-5-17 Los Angeles, CA: The California labor lawsuit in which fast food giant McDonald’s is embroiled is anything but fast, having been litigated since 2013 and showing no signs of a quick settlement. Nonetheless, a bench trial underway late last month to settle various legal issues ahead of what is expected to be a jury trial going forward, is trying t... - BOK Financial Excessive Overdraft Fees Lawsuit News & Legal Information
OK Financial (BOKF) and other financial institutions face allegations that they use deceptive practices in charging customers overdraft fees. Overdraft fees lawsuits filed against BOK Financial allege the company reordered financial transactions to maximize profits from overdraft fees. BOK Financial, based in Tulsa, Oklahoma, is a top-25 US-based bank w... - Dental Malpractice: How Can Three Become Sixteen?
Apr-2-11 Florence, SC The particular case of dental malpractice may have occurred some time ago, but it bears repeating—if for no other reason than to serve as a reminder of just what can happen in the dentist's chair, and how horribly things can go wrong. To wit, a woman who agreed to have three teeth removed wound up losing every tooth she had in her up... - Defective Hip Implant Makers Busy with Recalls, Lawsuits and Settlements
May-31-17 Washington, DC: With countless recalls of defective hip implants , hip implant recipients are likely wondering when , rather than if, their device will fail. Companies recently having “issues” with their hip devices include Accolade, Smith and Nephew, Depuy, Zimmer Biomet and Stryker. Just over the past year, Stryker has been named def... - Lawsuit Alleges Paxil Birth Defects
Mar-30-11 Lake Charles, LA A lawsuit alleging a young boy suffered Paxil birth defects will reportedly be heard in a Louisiana court. The lawsuit alleges the young boy suffered the serious Paxil side effects, including Paxil heart defects, after being exposed to Paxil prior to birth. The lawsuit was reportedly filed by Russell and Desiree Figueroa, who allege... - Students Reach Settlement in Pain Pump Lawsuit
Mar-24-11 Lewis Center, OH A pain pump lawsuit that was just recently settled happened to involve the knees—but is not unlike similar lawsuits alleging equally similar injuries to the shoulder, when a shoulder pain pump is used to deliver pain medication directly to the shoulder joint—with often devastating results. Such devastation is all the mor... - Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Several banks and credit unions have faced allegations that they used deceptive practices in charging customers excessive overdraft fees. Allegations have been made about excessive bank overdraft fees . Specifically, customers of some banks allege that they have been the victims of excessive overdraft fees and that banks have used misrepresentation of acc...