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Nov-25-16 Harrisonburg, VA: Airbag injuries continue to dominate the conversation over a safety device that was once heralded as a cutting-edge augmentation to existing safety features such as lap belts and shoulder harnesses in vehicles, all designed to increase safety and minimize injury to occupants in the event of a crash. The reality in recent years, accord... - New York Employment Violations: Zero Tolerance
May-5-10 New York, NY As plans are made nationwide to reduce violations of wage, job safety and equal employment laws, Labor Solicitor M. Patricia Smith is already enacting zero tolerance measures to curb labor law violations in New York . Smith, who was confirmed by the Senate as the Solicitor of Labor on February 4, 2010 and assumed her duties on March 1, 2... - VA to Receive Millions from AstraZeneca Settlement over Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
May-4-10 Naples, Italy The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of a number of federal agencies set to share the multi-million dollar settlement of a fraud case in which noted drug manufacturer AstraZeneca alleged that its prescription antidepressant Seroquel could be used to treat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In 1997 the Food and Drug Administrat... - Seroquel Investigation Settled for $520 Million
Apr-27-10 Washington, DC AstraZeneca (AZ) has reached a $520 million settlement with the US Justice Department which will bring to an end federal investigations into the company's marketing practices for its blockbuster antipsychotic drug Seroquel . The UK-based pharmaceutical company will also sign a corporate integrity agreement with the US federal governmen... - Attorney Answers Asbestos Victims' Frequent Questions
Apr-26-10 Edwardsville, IL Robert Rowland and the law firm Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland have more than 25 years experience handling asbestos claims . "We recently obtained Vioxx and Celebrex settlements for our clients in excess of $7 million, as well as over $7.8 million in settlements for Illinois Coal Miners in claims against respirator manufactur... - New Jersey Lawyer Liable for Legal Malpractice for Failing to Report Settlement Offer
Apr-11-10 Trenton, NJ Veteran litigator and former state senator Gerald Stockman has been found liable for legal malpractice by a Mercer County jury after neglecting to inform a client of a $400,000 settlement offer in a personal injury case. In 2007 Stockman was representing Karen Oliver and her husband Gary in a suit that alleged that Mrs. Oliver suffered a... - $13.5 Preliminary Settlement Approved in Room To Go Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $13.5 million settlement has received preliminary approval in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against furniture retailer Rooms To Go. If the settlement receives final approval, it will end allegations that the company deliberately misled consumers into purchasing fabric protection that was not properly applied. US... - Manufacturer Attempts to Escape Federal Pradaxa Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Nov-4-16 Boston, MA: Having already paid out $650 million in settlement dollars over lawsuits in 2014, attorneys for the makers of dabigatran Pradaxa are busy attempting to escape a wrongful death lawsuit scheduled for December. It would be the first federal lawsuit over Pradaxa, set to commence next month. Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceutical Inc. is trying... - Oregon Family Lands $1 Million Settlement in Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Mar-23-10 Portland, OR A wrongful death lawsuit stemming from the 2005 death of an unarmed 27-year-old man in a police confrontation has been settled by Clackamas County to the tune of $1 million. Fouad Kaady was suspected in three hit-and-run crashes—incidents the Kaady family lawyer claims were the result of a fire in Fouad's automobile. When Kaady em... - $3.75M Preliminary Settlement Reached in California Unpaid Overtime Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: Kellogg Brown & Root LLC has agreed to pay a $3.75 million settlement ending a California overtime and labor law class action lawsuit brought by construction workers who allege the company shorted them on meal periods as well as wages. The 137 plaintiffs had worked on the Molycorp Mountain Pass rare earth facility in Mountain... - Transvaginal Mesh Doctors Still in Denial
Oct-29-16 Las Vegas, NV: Shirley’s doctor in 2012 told her that transvaginal mesh is “new and improved and no larger than a band-aid.” She partially blames her doctor for being duped, but mainly faults the TVM manufacturer for lying to her doctor. “My doctor reassured me that a TVM sling was the way to go and I wouldn’t have any... - ERISA Lawsuits Protect Employee Rights
Mar-10-10 Milwaukee, WI Violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) can result in lawsuits against a company and its trustees, as plan participants fight to recover money lost due to improper handling of Employee Stock Ownership Plans (ESOPs) and other benefits plans. The US Department of Labor recently filed a lawsuit against Steven D. Westra,... - Settlement Proposed in Sensa Weight Loss Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been preliminarily approved in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit challenging certain advertising claims about the Sensa® Weight Loss System ("ensa®"). The settlement includes all persons who purchased Sensa® prior to August 21, 2012 (except Linda Breeding, Melanie Gordon, Polin Mahboubian, and Shahriyar Bo... - Toyota Testifies Before Congress about Gas Pedal Problem
Feb-26-10 Washington, DC The Japanese head of the largest automotive company in the world admitted to a congressional hearing on Wednesday that Toyota may have let quality slide in the pursuit of quantity. Akio Toyoda, in Washington, offered a personal apology for the recent Toyota accelerator pedal recalls and vowed to regain consumers' trust. A settlement... - Siblings Share Nearly $2 Million of Late Sister's Estate
Feb-26-10 Philadelphia, PA The siblings of a 14-year-old girl with cerebral palsy who starved to death in her mother's apartment have settled their civil lawsuit against the social service agency they held responsible, earning nearly $2 million on behalf of their sister's estate . The MultiEthnic Behavioural Health agency had been contracted by the Philadelphi... - Aetna to Pay $17M in HIV Data Theft Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Cruz, CA: A $17,161,200 settlement, affecting some 12,000 insurance beneficiaries, has been reached in a data theft class action lawsuit against Aetna. The plaintiffs allege that Aetna, through their negligence, exposed private information on clients’ HIV status. The complaint, filed six months after initial reports of the data breach... - 26,000 Seroquel Lawsuits and Counting
Feb-14-10 Washington, DE No fewer than 26,000 lawsuits against Seroquel manufacturer AstraZeneca are percolating through the legal system and awaiting due process, prompting Stephen Saltzburg, a law professor at George Washington University, to quip, "I wish there was a magic wand that could be waved to settle all Seroquel cases instantly. Such a wand does not e... - J&J Talcum Powder Case Will Be Heard in Court
Sep-26-16 Santa Clara, CA: A California woman who has filed a complaint against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) alleging J&J asbestos-containing Talcum Powder caused her to develop ovarian cancer, has been remanded by a federal judge. The order, by U.S. District Judge Jean Hamilton in the Eastern District of Missouri, rejected claims by J&J that Tiffa... - Simon & Luke Collects Settlements on Behalf of Peanut Butter Salmonella Victims
Jan-4-10 Sylvester, GA Simon & Luke recently collected settlements on three more cases for individuals who suffered severe salmonella poisoning after consuming Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter made by ConAgra Foods, Inc. In November 2006, public health officials at CDC and state health departments detected a substantial increase in the number of r... - $6M Settlement Reached in BoFA Meal Breaks Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $6 million deal has been struck between Bank of America (BoFA) and 7000 plaintiffs in a California overtime and labor laws class action lawsuit. If approved, the settlement will end allegations that the BoFA failed to provide one hour of meal break premium pay on days when plaintiffs couldn’t start their lunch breaks befor...