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Case Name : Kendolyn Wright v. Richard Williams et al. Case Number : BC635319 Verdict Date : 2018-11-14 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : Judicate West, 1851 E. First St., Ste. 1600 Santa Ana, CA 92706 Incident Date : 2015-07-29 Plaintiff's Complaint : Mr. Williams [defendant], an employee of Young’s Holding, Inc... - Benicar Maker Settles False Claims Act Violations
Apr-3-15 Newark, NJ The company that makes Benicar has agreed to pay $39 million to settle claims the company paid illegal kickbacks to doctors for prescribing its drugs. Among the drugs involved in the alleged kickback scheme are medications that contain olmesartan, including Benicar, Azor and Tribenzor. Meanwhile, lawsuits have been filed against the company... - Truck Accidents: It's Bound to Get Worse
Jun-12-07 Lake Station, IN The dump truck crested the hill travelling way too fast. Yes, it's a truck accident. And the truck, too big and too fast, could not avoid colliding with the line of cars stopped along the interstate at the behest of a road crew. The Lincoln at the end of the line took the brunt of the damage, and drove it into the car in front carryin... - Transvaginal Mesh Terrifying Ordeal
Mar-28-15 Elmwood Park, NJ Lumy was sold on transvaginal mesh after reading brochures marketed to women with urinary stress incontinence. “Women should not be suffering in silence,” reads one advertisement. Given the number of transvaginal mesh lawsuits that have been filed, more women are suffering from the mesh than incontinence - and they aren&r... - Is Zofran Manufacturer GSK Talking from Both Sides of Its Mouth?
Mar-27-15 Pittsburgh, PA Twenty-three years is a long time. And yet, that’s the timespan a Zofran lawsuit alleges that Zofran manufacturer GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been in possession of evidence suggesting a risk of birth defects associated with the use of Zofran in pregnancy. Various studies have offered conflicting views on Zofran, and other generic... - Preliminary Settlement Approved in Cardell Cabinetry Wrongful Termination Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted to a settlement in a wrongful termination class action brought by former employees of Cardell Cabinetry, LLC related to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (also known as the "WARN Act"). The Plaintiff Class consists of the following: all persons: (1) who were employed at Ca... - JPMorgan Agrees $16.7M Unpaid Overtime Settlement
New York, NY: A $16.7 million settlement has been agreed between JP Morgan Chase & Co., and plaintiffs in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit. The settlement address claims made by assistant branch managers that Chase misclassified them as exempt from overtime, in violation of federal and state employment laws. There are four classes o... - Fen-Phen Lawsuits: Shortness of Breath Could Signal PPH
May-25-07 Philadelphia, PA Lawsuits are still being filed against the maker of fen-phen, a popular diet drug combination that resulted in serious complications for many of the people who took it, including PPH. Primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and heart valve damage are two such complications. Many people who take medications do not think that they will... - Benicar Sprue-Like Enteropathy Continuing to Drive Litigation
Mar-22-15 Little Rock, AR While all medications have side effects, it’s evident that some side effects are more serious than others. In the case of Benicar side effects , a malady known as sprue-like enteropathy can trigger chronic diarrhea and other gastrointestinal ailments that have the potential to foster weight loss, dehydration and serious health issu... - Debt Collector Harassment Can Take Many Forms
Mar-17-15 Washington, DC Lest anyone make a consumer feel like a second-class citizen for having debt, remember that well-managed debt makes the world go round and the term “debtor” is nothing to be ashamed of. And even in the face of unavoidable circumstances, were a consumer to miss a payment or two, there are certain rules a debt collector must follow... - California's Takin' Care of Business and Working (Unpaid) Overtime
May-11-07 San Francisco, CA "We're in a transition period, where a lot of companies assumed that they did not have to pay overtime and they're learning—sometimes the easy way and sometimes the hard way—that they do," states lawyer Cliff Palefsky over the phone from his law office in San Francisco. A member of the McGuinn, Hillsman and Palefsky law f... - California Overtime Lawsuit News
Apr-25-07 San Diego, CA: The number of lawsuits involving overtime pay and missed breaks continues to grow, as do the number of settlements. Below are some recent developments in California overtime lawsuits. In April, a Canadian company paid over $152,000 in settlements and fines after allegations that the company did not pay its employees for overtime and den... - “Transvaginal Mesh Ended My Sexual Life”
Mar-3-15 Winnipeg, MB “My primary goal in filing a transvaginal mesh lawsuit is to get the message out to other women,” says Fran. “The mesh manufacturers should never have been allowed to put this defective device on the market.” Fran is amongst hundreds of Canadians who have filed a transvaginal mesh (TVM) lawsuit with attorneys i... - Seat Belt Manufacturer Pays in Defective Buckle Fatality
Apr-20-07 Selma, AL: The manufacturer of a seat belt buckle settled recently for an undisclosed amount in an Alabama lawsuit filed following the death of a truck driver during a collision. Joseph Freeman, Jr., an employee of Evergreen Forest Products (Evergreen), was transporting wood chips from an Alabama lumber mill on October 12, 2005, when a Nissan pickup... - $100M Halliburton Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been preliminarily approved potentially ending a securities class action lawsuit that centered around Haliburton’s liability in its disclosure of asbestos use. Litigation of this suit has taken a decade and included two trips to the US Supreme Court. If granted final approval, the $100 milli... - Gynecare Intergel Linked To Pain, Tissue Adherence, and Internal Scarring
Apr-12-07 Chaska, MN Lawyers are investigating the possibility of filing lawsuits against Ethicon Inc., after a number of women were harmed by the use of Gynecare Intergel Adhesion Prevention Solution. The solution was used during gynecological surgery to protect tissue as it healed but in some cases it caused serious injury to patients. The United States Food... - $3.45 Million Bad Faith Verdict Affirmed Against Indiana Insurance Co.
Feb-26-15 The Kentucky Court of Appeals affirmed a verdict against The Indiana Insurance Company for acting in bad faith during a drawn-out claims negotiation with the insured. James Demetre was a customer of Indiana Insurance since 2006. He insured multiple properties including his vehicle with Indiana for a total bundled policy of $2.5 million in liability cov... - Maytag Involved In Another Recall: This Time Washing Machines
Apr-10-07 Newton, IA: Maytag and Samsung have announced a recall of around 270,000 front loading washing machines. The recall was announced after Maytag received reports of five incidents in which the circuit board ignited. Samsung received a report of one such incident. The ignition occurred after water leaked onto electrical connections to the thermal sensor... - $4.4M Settlement Final in Brickman Group Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Scranton, PA: Final approval of a $4.4 million settlement has been granted ending an employment class action lawsuit involving hundreds of employees of The Brickman Group Ltd. LLC (now Brightview Landscapes LLC). The plaintiffs claims filed in their October 2013 lawsuit that Brickman Group underpaid overtime to its salary-paid Supervisors by u... - $1.1M Live Nation Employment Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: Live Nation will pay $1.1 million to settle allegations pending in an employment class action lawsuit that it illegally deniged breaks to 1,500 parking and traffic employees in California. The entertainment company was sued in September, 2015, by named plaintiff Lee Webster, a former traffic controller at Live Nation’s Shoreline...