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Jul-14-16 Philadelphia, PA: The Risperdal maker , Johnson & Johnson, was ordered July 1 to pay $70 million to a teenager who developed gynecomastia, which is the abnormal development of breasts in males. This latest lawsuit is surely a blow to the drug giant, especially because it is still facing more than 1,200 lawsuits nationwide, but mainly in Philadelphia... - Pfizer Hit With Huge Fine, Whistleblowers Reap Millions
Sep-3-09 Washington, DC The world's largest pharmaceutical company was hit yesterday with the largest fine ever levied against a drug manufacturer for unlawful activity. Meanwhile a collection of six whistleblowers will take home $102 million for their role in ensuring the pharma juggernaut was held accountable. One individual, Gulf War veteran and former P... - Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion to Settle Investigation
Sep-2-09 New York, NY Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.3 billion to settle an investigation into the company's drug marketing practices. As part of the $2.3 billion settlement, Pfizer will pay a $1.2 billion criminal fine. The fine is reportedly the largest in US history. An additional $1 billion in civil penalties will also be paid by the company. According... - Disgruntled District 11 Pennsylvania Employees Launch Unpaid Wages Lawsuit
Jun-30-16 Allegheny County, PA: It was in mid-spring that some employees of the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) quietly filed a federal Unpaid Wages lawsuit against their employer, alleging off the clock work and unpaid wages through the regular movement of department vehicles and equipment. The lawsuit, filed April 27 of this year, makes var... - Another Risperdal Lawsuit Filed, J&J on the Hook for Billions in Fines
Jun-29-16 Albany, NY: Along with the physical side effects of Risperdal , boys with gynecomastia are bullied and teased at school and will likely carry psychological scarring all their lives. One such victim is Shaquil Byrd. He recently filed a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson and is currently waiting for a judge to decide on a dismissal motion from the d... - Hartford Life Faces Denied Disability Lawsuit
Jun-28-16 San Francisco, CA: Hartford Life faces a lawsuit alleging the company wrongfully denied a disability insurance claim. The lawsuit was filed in June 2016 under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), and alleges the plaintiff’s insurance claim was denied without proper reasons given. According to the Northern California Record (6... - Twitter, Instagram, Yelp and Foursquare Reach Settlement in Privacy Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Several major tech companies have agreed in principal to a $5.3 million settlement deal that, if approved, would end a privacy class action lawsuit accusing the companies of accessing the address book of iOS users without permission. If court approval is granted, Foodspotting, Foursquare, Gowalla, Instagram, Kik, Path, Twitter and... - PPH and Fen-Phen: Herbal Recipe Just as Dangerous
Aug-9-09 Washington, DC Many people equate the words "natural", "organic" and "herbal" as safe and harmless, and good for you. But when it comes to herbal Fen-phen, nothing could be further from the truth. The association with PPH and Fen-phen has been known since 1997, and since that time, some companies put herbal Fen-phen on the market. But this herbal versi... - Harrowing Survival of Oil Rig Accident Ends in Tragedy
Aug-7-09 Montrose, TX It was a horrendous oil rig accident that left 23-year-old Dennis Gurney enduring 40 painful surgeries over a 15-year period that still left him scarred for life. And even though he received a settlement from his employer that guaranteed he would never have to work again, life was not easy for Gurney. The lives of those injured and mai... - Wright Medical to pay $340M to end Hip Implant Failure Lawsuits
Los Angeles, CA: Wright Medical Technologies has announced it will pay $340 million to end about 2000 claims resulting from alleged failure of its hip implant devices. This settlement will augment the Wright defective hip implant settlement reached in 2016 by $90 million, according to the defendant’s legal counsel. The lawsuits are consolida... - $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... - Coach to Pay $1.75 Million to Settle Overtime Lawsuit
Jun-9-16 San Francisco, CA: Coach has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle allegations it did not pay employees proper overtime compensation , including not compensating employees for time they spent waiting for bag checks after their shifts were over. Additionally, Coach was accused of not providing adequate meal and rest breaks. The lawsuit was initially file... - Plaintiff Awarded $3 Million-Plus in Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Jul-13-09 Louisville, KY It's a case of bad faith insurance as remarkable as the deed that triggered the claim in the first place. Imagine the reaction of the insurance bad faith attorney upon learning that a doctor performed a procedure he was not trained to do. In the ensuing months various delays attributed to the insurance company amounted to a bad faith ins... - PPH and Fen-Phen Lawsuits: Round Two
Jul-9-09 Fort Myers, FL Joe D. took Fen-phen in the mid-90s and chose to opt out of American Home Products $3.75 billion class action settlement in 1999—thus allowing him to pursue a lawsuit later. Ten years after taking the diet drugs, Joe has been diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and says that in retrospect, it's a good thing he didn... - “Don’t Ever Settle,” Advises Unum Policyholder
Jun-4-16 Deerfield Beach, FL: Sixteen years ago, Diane says she couldn’t have asked for a better life. “I was on the top of my game, on top of the world.” But she got sick and one bad situation led to another. Unum, or Unum Provident was a very bad situation… “I wound up in hospital with viral meningitis, soon after my office... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Scammers?
Jun-2-16 Toronto, ON: In its AMS transvaginal mesh litigation, American Medical Systems says a medical funding scheme set up by businessmen, lawyers and doctors profits from women who want transvaginal mesh removed, according to Canada’s National Post and Reuters. Scam or legit? While AMS says it shouldn’t have to pay for needless mesh r... - Uber Sued by Sexual Assault Victims
Jun-1-16 A California Court has allowed two women sexually assaulted by Uber drivers to proceed in a lawsuit against Uber, despite the company’s motion to dismiss arguing it could not be held liable for crimes committed by the drivers who they consider independent contractors. Driver raped passenger Jane Doe 1 of Connecticut and Jane Doe 2 of Florid... - Risperdal Punitive Damages?
May-31-16 Philadelphia, PA: Several thousand Rispderdal victims with cases pending nationwide may have received good news this week. A Risperdal case has the first chance for a state appeals court to take into account punitive damages in the ongoing Risperdal trials. This case resulted in a $500,000 award for Timothy Stange in December 2015. Stange&rsq... - Allegations About Zicam Apparently Not New
Jun-27-09 Washington,DC People who have suffered Zicam side effects, specifically a loss of sense of smell [anosmia], are contacting attorneys to discuss whether they are eligible to join a lawsuit against the maker of the cold remedy products. Gary E. Mason, founding partner of The Mason Law Firm, LLP, says his firm has been contacted by clients across the US w... - When Employers Fail, ERISA Laws Protect Employee Benefit Plans
Jun-26-09 San Francisco, CA When it comes to providing employee stock options, there are rules that employers must follow to ensure the stock options are run to the benefit of employees who invest in stock option plans. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) mandates that fiduciaries, that is people who manage stock option and other benefit plans, fol...