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Aug-30-14 Charleston, SC Lipitor lawsuits , which allege patients who took the drug suffered serious side effects, are reportedly mounting. Plaintiffs claim Pfizer, maker of Lipitor, knew about the risks of serious side effects but did not offer adequate warnings about the risks, including a reported increased risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a report from... - Weatherford Settles Unpaid Overtime for $6M
Santa Clara, CA: A $6 million settlement in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Weatherford PLC (U.S. division) by its oil field service workers is set to be finalized, with class approval now granted. The settlement, which received preliminary approval in July, will cover 1,758 non-exempt employees who alleged Weatherford violated... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Good News and Bad News
Aug-25-14 Charleston, WV When Trudy complained to her doctor about stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after she gave birth to her third child, he advised her to have a simple procedure that would solve any leakage. “He told me that this product was the next best thing to sliced bread so I had the AMS transvaginal mesh implanted and I will never trust doctor... - Acer Reaches Proposed Settlement in RAM Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Acer America Corporation ("Acer"). The parties have reached a settlement in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging that Acer America Corporation ("Acer") advertised and sold Acer notebook computers that did not contain enough Ra... - $60M Settlement Reached in K-Dur 20 Pay-For-Delay MDL
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval of a $60.2 million settlement against Merck & Co. Inc., and Upsher-Smith Laboratories Inc., has been granted, potentially ending a long running multi-district litigation (MDL) alleging the companies engaged in a pay-for-delay scheme affecting direct purchasers of the potassium supplement K-Dur. The MDL, whi... - Colorado Workers' Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Workers compensation is a type of insurance coverage that employers must provide for their employees. Except for some specific exclusions, all employers are required to provide workers compensation insurance coverage for their employees. Some workers may have been unreasonably denied their Colorado Workers Compensation Benefits or had to wait a long time for... - T-Mobile Retailer Get Preliminary Approval of $1.1M Unpaid Overtime Settlement
San Jose, CA: A proposed $1.1 million settlement has received preliminary approval, potentially ending an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against T-Mobile retailer TCC Wireless, which operates nearly approximately 160 stores in several states, with 33 located in Illinois, where the class action was filed. The complaint was brought by... - Physicians on Notice after $14 Million Yasmin Verdict
Aug-5-14 Washington, DC On the heels of a $14 million Yasmin settlement, this time against the plaintiff’s doctor and a medical center, physicians may be hesitant to prescribe Yaz and Yasmin birth control pills. In April 2014, a jury reached a verdict for a 37-year-old woman who was prescribed Yasmin, manufactured by Bayer, by her physician to trea... - Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and BMW Agree $553.6M Settlement in Takata Airbag MDL
Santa Clara, CA: $553.6 million in settlements has been agreed in multi-district litigation (MDL) involving Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and BMW, which will see the automakers pay the sum to end claims brought by plaintiffs over alleged defective Takata airbags. To date, the airbags, which can explode, have been linked with 11 deaths in the US. According... - ACE Cash Express to Pay $10 Million for Debt Collector Harassment
Jul-30-14 Cleveland, OH The crackdown on debt collector harassment continues, with efforts by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) against those of ACE Cash Express (ACE) to foster the use of bullying and other tactics aimed at forcing consumers to take out loans they neither needed or wanted. The Plain Dealer (7/11/14) reports that ACE is lookin... - $1.2B Settlement Approved in VW 3 Liter Engine Emissions Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A US district judge hearing the Volkswagen AG emissions scandal lawsuits has said he will grant approval of a $1.2 billion settlement deal, effectively ending claims affecting VW’s 3.0-liter-engine vehicles. The settlement is the latest in a series that total in excess of $17 billion. All the cases stem from the emission-cheati... - $3.9M SpaceX Unpaid Overtime Class Action Settlement Finalized
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.9 million settlement has received final approval in an California unpaid overtime law class action lawsuit pending against Space Exploration Technologies Corp. (SpaceX). The suit alleged that SpaceX failed to adequately compensate its non-exempt employees for normal and overtime work and didn’t adequately provide require... - Mother Says Her Autistic Son on Risperdal Could Wear B-cup Bra
Jul-20-14 San Francisco, CA When Albina heard of the Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuit filed by Mary Wasserman and her son Andrew last month, she was hopeful that her son might be compensated for Risperdal side effects. “My autistic son has been on Risperdal since he was nine years old,” says Albina, “and since he was a teenager, his breasts coul... - Overtime and Wage Violations Seen in Unlikely Places
Jul-19-14 Cleveland, OH When it comes to Ohio overtime and wage violations, one can be forgiven for thinking that the majority of culprits are businesses looking to save a dollar or two by not properly paying their employees. But as a recent Ohio overtime lawsuit recently in the news shows, even governments can get the law wrong. Meanwhile, Major League Baseball... - Lawsuit Filed against Six Flags in Roller Coaster Accident
Jul-17-14 Valencia, CA A lawsuit has been filed against Six Flags following a roller coaster accident that resulted in head injuries to two riders. The amusement park accident, which happened on July 7, occurred when a train on the roller coaster partially derailed. The accident involved the roller coaster Ninja, and occurred when a tree branch fell on the ro... - $26.3M Preliminary Settlement Reached in WEN Hair Loss Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $26.25 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against WEN by Chaz Dean Inc. and manufacturer Guthy-Renker LLC. The suit alleged that the celebrity stylist’s hair products caused consumers’ hair to fall out. In addition to hair loss, the plaintiffs alleged the WEN products contain... - $1.9M Settlement Reached Over Pharmavite False Ad Claims
Santa Clara, CA: A $1.9 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Pharmavite LLC. The suit alleged the supplement manufacturer wrongly labeld its Nature Made brand glucosamine products. Specifically, the lawsuit, which has been going on for six years, alleged Pharmavite falsely claimed that its su... - McDonald's: Fried Again
Feb-27-06 John Davies (requests anonymity pending possible lawsuit) from Saskatchewan, Canada has been inadvertently harming his three-year-old son. Every few weeks they went to McDonald's for an order of his son's favourite food - French fries. "My child has a severe milk allergy - he has been dealing with a serious lung issue for most of his life - and we dilige... - Johnson & Johnson Settles State Allegations regarding Hip Implant Failures
Jul-8-14 Portland, OR Johnson & Johnson has reportedly agreed to pay $4 million to settle Oregon claims concerning deceptive marketing practices related to the company’s hip implant failures . At the heart of Oregon’s allegations were that the metal-on-metal implants were marketed as safe when the company knew or should have known about a higher... - Hyundai, Kia Reach $395M Preliminary False Mileage Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
Detroit, MI: A preliminary $395 settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action pending against Hyundai Motor Corp. and Kia Motors alleging gas mileage rating were overstated by the automotive manufacturers. The settlement will affect some 600,000 of Hyundai' 2011-13 models and about 300,000 of Kia's 2011-13 models in the US. In Novemb...