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Dec-1-09 Los Angeles, CA The Clarence Center plane crash happened almost 10 months ago, but according to attorney Ron Goldman of Baum, Hedlund Aristei & Goldman, wrongful death lawsuits are still being filed on behalf of the families of plane crash victims. Cases are in the process of being transferred to be heard by one judge. "The Judicial Panel on Mul... - Employee Receives More Than $800,000 in Racial Discrimination Lawsuit
Nov-27-09 Seattle, WA Washington State employment laws are designed to protect employees from unfair treatment at the hands of their employers. Although many employees are treated fairly by their employers, there are still some employers who violate Washington employee rights. In such cases, employees often turn to the courts to uphold Washington state employee r... - Ohio Worker Files Discrimination Lawsuit
Nov-26-09 West Chester Township, OH A long-time West Chester Township city employee recently filed a lawsuit alleging that she was sexually discriminated against in the workplace. Ohio employment law protects Ohio employees against discrimination on any grounds such as gender, race, or age. Denise Brown has been an employee of West Chester Township since 197... - Testosterone Bellwether Trials Chosen
Sep-1-16 Chicago, IL: For the men who filed testosterone lawsuits alleging they suffered serious side effects as a result of testosterone therapy, news that litigation is moving forward will be welcomed. Eight bellwether cases have been chosen and an initial trial date set for 2017. Claims surrounding testosterone therapy include allegations the therapy is link... - Pradaxa Bleeding Event Lawsuits Continue to Flow Unabated
Sep-1-16 Hartford, CT: As we move into September and an end to the summer season with a return to classes, it’s instructive to revisit the onset of summer two years ago and the $650 million Pradaxa side effects settlement offered by Pradaxa manufacturer Boehringer Ingelheim over its troubled new-age blood thinner. Two years later, the lawsuits are stil... - Risperdal and Growing Male Breasts a Continuing Issue
Aug-31-16 Albany, NY: The manufacturers of Risperdal have been facing the financial music in Risperdal lawsuits of late, with a $15.5 million settlement with the State of Kentucky over allegations the Janssen Pharmaceuticals unit of Johnson & Johnson failed to disclose risks, and marketed the drug off-label. That was soon followed by the $70 million dollar Ris... - Massachusetts Contractor Violates Massachusetts Labor Laws
Nov-20-09 Boston, MA The failure of a Dorchester-based contractor to pay prevailing and overtime wages according to the provisions of Massachusetts Labor Law has cost Nealco Environmental Services, Inc. thousands of dollars in fines and other restitutions. According to the tenets of the Prevailing Wage Laws, which are part of Massachusetts Employment Law, all... - FTC Brings the Hammer Down for Negative Option Consumer Fraud
Nov-17-09 San Francisco, CA A smoking cessation enterprise has been cited by the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC) for consumer and financial fraud . The company's apparent negative option marketing plan duped smokers trying to quit into believing they had enrolled into a so-called "free trial" that was anything but free. NextClick Media LLC, Kenneth Chan and... - Lawyer who won $1 billion Fen-Phen settlement dies
Nov-9-09 Houston, TX Houston Attorney John O'Quinn, widely known and respected in legal circles for his lucrative Fen-Phen settlement and successful prosecution of the tobacco industry, was killed in a car accident late last week. O'Quinn earned a $1 billion verdict against Wyeth Laboratories, makers of the popular appetite suppressant Fen-Phen after the... - Mesothelioma Victim Awarded $8.75 Million Has Only Months to Live
Aug-21-16 Beaverton, OR: He’s 65, a father, a grandfather and a few years into his retirement, looking toward his twilight years that statistically should number about 17. That translates into a life expectancy that would take him into his early eighties. But it has not worked out that way for David Hoff, a resident of Beaverton, Oregon. Hoff is living with a... - $16M Settlement Reached in ADT Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Cruz, CA: A $16 million settlement has received preliminary approval potentially ending a data breach class action lawsuit pending against home security company ADT. According to the lawsuit, ADT was negligent in securing its customers’ data, leaving it vulnerable to hacking. This settlement resolves claims brought in five separate ADT... - A Victory for California Labor Law, and Others
Oct-23-09 Los Angeles, CA The failure of a contactor to pay fair wages and overtime has resulted in a nearly quarter-million dollar settlement to laborers in California and two other states, upholding California labor law regulations and the California labor code. With a nod to California state labor laws and those of other states, Building Materials Holding Cor... - Pennsylvania Employment Lawsuits
Oct-22-09 Hanover, PA Pennsylvania employment law protects the rights of Pennsylvania employees. However, there are situations in which employees must turn to Pennsylvania lawyers to defend their rights. This can occur in situations where discrimination or harassment have occurred in the workplace or where employees' benefits programs are not being properly manag... - GSK to Pay $2.5 Million to Family in Birth Defects Lawsuit
Oct-13-09 Philadelphia, PA A jury in Pennsylvania has returned a landmark ruling in the case of Lyam Kilker, whose family sued GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) alleging the boy was born with Paxil birth defects . With another 600 or so suits pending, the settlement of $2.5 million is precedent-setting. Lyam Kilker was born with two holes in his heart, birth defects his m... - Fen-Phen lawsuit lawyer recommended for permanent disbar
Oct-8-09 Louisville, KY A lawyer involved in Kentucky's Fen-Phen settlement has been recommended for permanent disbarment for allegedly violating 17 ethics rules. Melbourne Mills Jr. was acquitted on criminal charges concerning the Fen-Phen lawsuit after claiming he was "too drunk" to have joined a conspiracy hatched by lawyers William Gallion and Shirley Cunn... - Plane Crash Case Settles for Just Over $2 Million
Oct-5-09 Charlotte, NC Planes just don't fall out of the sky, say lawyers who have won sizeable settlements on behalf of their clients in plane crash lawsuits. An airplane crash, which almost always results in plane crash victims, is explained generally by aircraft failure, pilot failure, adverse weather or any combination of the three. A legal professional... - Pfizer to Pay $486 Million to Settle Securities Lawsuit
Aug-2-16 New York, NY: Pfizer will pay $486 million to settle a class action securities lawsuit alleging the drug maker misled investors about the safety of its drugs Celebrex and Bextra. Pfizer did not admit to wrongdoing in the securities fraud allegations, stating it agreed to the settlement to avoid the distraction of litigation. The securities fraud lawsui... - Transvaginal Mesh POP v SUI Warning
Aug-2-16 Dallas, TX : Margot has undergone three surgeries in an attempt to remove AMS transvaginal mesh she had implanted for stress urinary incontinence (SUI). She is outraged that the FDA reclassified transvaginal mesh as high risk only to repair pelvic organ prolapse (POP). And she is worried that her transvaginal mesh lawsuit may be delayed or reduced becau... - CVS pays $2.8M to settle dietary supplement lawsuit
Sep-23-09 CVS Pharmacy will reportedly adhere to a proposed settlement from the Federal Trade Commission that will have the national drug chain refund $2.8 million and to halt "misleading claims" about one of the company's dietary supplements . The product in question is known as AirShield and was advertised by CVS as a dietary supplement that could prevent cold... - $35M Babies "R" Us Preliminary Class Action Settlement
Philadelphia, PA: Two class action lawsuits are currently pending in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. The lawsuits allege that Babies "R" Us conspired with each of BabyBjorn AB, Britax Child Safety, Inc., Kids Line LLC, Maclaren USA, Inc., Medela, Inc., Peg Perego, U.S.A., Inc., and Regal Lager, Inc. in violation of federa...