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Mar-25-16 The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has implemented a new policy that will give pause to employers defending discrimination claims in the agency’s forum. • The procedure requires the release of employer position statements, including all non-confidential documents and exhibits, to the charging employee. • Emplo... - Telemarketing & Robocall Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Telemarketing lawsuits and robocall lawsuits are now being filed against companies accused of making continuous unwanted calls. These nuisance caller lawsuits allege consumers are being harassed by companies who make repeated and annoying phone calls, text messages, or faxes. A Supreme Court ruling on robocalls has opened the door for more lawsuits to... - Endo Stops Making AMS Transvaginal Mesh
Mar-13-16 Eden Prarie, MN: Endo International is closing its Astora Women’s Health device unit, the company that sells the now-defunct American Medical Systems (AMS) transvaginal mesh implants for stress urinary incontinence (SUI) or pelvic organ prolapse (POP). Endo, which bought AMS in 2011 for $2.9 billion, said it is shutting down transvaginal mesh pro... - Preliminary $100M Settlement Approved in Chase Check Loan Class Action
New York, NY: Preliminary court approval has been granted in a credit card class action lawsuit brought against Chase Bank over allegations that its loan and APR rates were increased improperly. Specifically, the lawsuit, brought by Chase credit cardholders, claimed those customers accepted promotional loan offers whereby the loan was subject to... - Risperdal Lawsuits beyond Statute of Limitations?
Feb-28-16 Philadelphia, PA: When Lucas was thirteen he was prescribed Risperdal to treat autism, but the antipsychotic drug was only approved for the treatment of schizophrenia in adults. “About a year or so after taking the drug, I got breast lumps and breast-like features,” he says. “I’m now 20 years old and only recently heard about th... - Defense Base Act Benefit Denial Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Defense Base Act (DBA) is a federal law that provides Worker’s Compensation and Death Benefits for civilian employees working outside the United States on U.S. military bases or under a contract with the U.S. government for public works or for national defense, according the United States Department of Labor. The DBA is designed to provide injured... - Mammoth Asbestos Trial Scheduled This Month in Kentucky
Feb-25-16 Owensboro, KY: An asbestosis lawsuit brought by plaintiff Doris White and scheduled to go to trial this month underwent some changes in December of last year, although the case was preserved. The circumstances of the case, while not unique, are nonetheless a little different from the everyday fodder of the legal blotter. White, the plaintiff who suf... - California Overtime Lawsuit Settlement Awards Restaurant Workers
Feb-18-16 Los Angeles, CA: Contrary to how some restaurant employers choose to conduct business, it doesn’t pay to cheat employees out of California overtime pay. For example, a recent overtime complaint resulted in the owners of a number of sushi and ramen eateries, namely Gatten Sushi and Yushoken Ramen, paying their sushi chefs and other workers $621,00... - Uber Lawsuit Alleges Driver Made $80 per Week
Feb-15-16 Sacramento, CA: Although the Lyft California labor lawsuit has been settled, the Uber lawsuit has so far not slowed down, with more drivers joining lawsuits filed in more than 10 states. A federal labor lawsuit filed in California has already been certified a class action, and a new lawsuit filed in Philadelphia illustrates some of the complaints alleg... - LAPD Employee Receives $1 Million Settlement for Workplace Retaliation
Feb-13-16 A Los Angeles Superior Court plaintiff received a $1 million settlement for her lawsuit against the city for discrimination, harassment and retaliation. Plaintiff Danielle Wells, a Los Angeles Police Department (LAPD) employee, filed a government tort claim and eventually a lawsuit against the City for serious violations of California Fair Employment and... - The Defective Saturn and the New GM: What's in the Cards?
Dec-12-08 Detroit, MI It will be interesting to view the forthcoming marriage of automotive law as it pertains to the defective car, and the new economic realities facing auto manufacturers. Case in point: Saturn, and the auto defect issue surrounding its failed "Vti" transmissions. Back in September General Motors Corporation (GM) agreed to pay out an estimat... - Cigna Faces Two New Denied Disability Lawsuits
Feb-4-16 Pittsburgh, PA: A woman injured in a car accident has filed a denied disability insurance lawsuit against Cigna, alleging the company improperly denied her disability claim. Meanwhile, a man in Louisiana has also filed a lawsuit against Cigna, also alleging he was improperly denied his long-term disability. The Pennsylvania Record (1/26/16) report... - Long Term Health Care Insurance: An Expert Consultant Weighs In: Part II
Nov-21-08 Sandpoint, ID In Part 2 of a series of articles about Long Term Care Insurance (LTCI) and Conseco in particular, consultant Martin McBirney discusses the possible demise of LTCI. For the past 3 years, McBirney has focused on expert consulting work for plaintiff's attorneys regarding unfair claim denials and excessive rate increases. Long Term Care I... - SSRI Antidepressants Pushers
Nov-16-08 After twenty long years, it appears that the epidemic in mental disorders in America might be coming to an end. It won't happen because of any great medical breakthrough but rather because the perpetrators of the greatest healthcare fraud in history are finally being exposed. The demolition of the giant "psycho-pharmaceutical complex" appears to be on the ho... - Report: Banks Make $6 Billion Off of Fees
Jan-23-16 New York, NY: Even if you think banks make huge profits off the various fees they charge their customers - including overdraft fees - you might still be surprised to learn just how much money the banks make. According to CNNMoney and SNL Financial, the three largest banks earned more than $6 billion in 2015 just from their ATM and overdraft fees. T... - Transvaginal Mesh Nerve Damage “Horrendous”
Jan-22-16 Philadelphia, PA: Imagine not knowing when you have to urinate. It happened to all of us as babies, and it happens to some elders. But Yolanda is in her 40s and she has been living with this horrific incontinence since having transvaginal mesh implanted five years ago! Generally, urinary stress incontinence means leakage of urine when you cough, lau... - Supreme Court Rules Spam Text Messaging Class Action to Proceed
Jan-20-16 Santa Clara, CA: The US Supreme Court has ruled that a case against an advertising firm accused of sending unsolicited text messages on behalf of the US Navy, which is a violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA), can proceed. The lawsuit was filed by lead plaintiff Jose Gomez against Campbell-Ewald, a subsidiary of the Interpublic G... - Capital One Robocall Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Lawsuits have been filed against Capital One Financial and Capital One Bank, alleging that Capital One violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act by using an automated telephone dialing system to "robocall" consumers in an attempt to collect on a credit card debt. Robocalls and telemarketing calls are currently the number one source of consumer complaint... - Stryker OP-1 Putty Linked to Adverse Events
Jan-10-16 Middlesex County, MA: It would come as no surprise that the use of any product that augments and actually fosters the growth of bone has to be used with extreme caution, lest bone growth occur where it isn’t wanted, or in an area that could cause a patient harm. To that end, a lawsuit alleging Stryker OP-1 Putty linked to adverse events claims th... - $1.6M Settlement Reached in Vita-Mix and Kelly Services Employment Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $1.6 million settlement agreement has been reached in an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit pending against blender maker Vita-Mix Corp. and staffing agency Kelly Services Inc. The lawsuit was filed lead plaintiffs Rainoldo Gooding and Nadeen Good in June 2016 against Vita-Mix and Kelly Services. The plaintiffs allege...