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Jul-2-14 A Los Angeles Superior Court jury has awarded $19,786,818 to a man who suffered severe burn and traumatic brain injuries when his rental home exploded as a result of Southern California Gas Company (“SoCalGas”) negligence. The plaintiff, 24-year-old Pengxuan Diao, was represented at trial by Kevin Boyle, Rahul Ravipudi and Robert Glassman of Panish... - Case Proves Bankruptcy Does Not Trump Asbestosis Compensation
Jun-28-14 Palmyra, NY With the extended incubation period of asbestosis, together with the prevalence of asbestos as a major component of the industrial and manufacturing industry before society finally identified its carcinogenic properties, many an asbestosis lawsuit has been filed in spite of a defendant declaring bankruptcy under the weight of litigation. ... - Judge Orders U.S. Government to Pay Injured Motorcyclist Nearly $5.4 Million
Jun-25-14 Verdict Reached After Trial in Zero Offer Case San Diego, Calif. (June 23, 2014) (Press Release): Following a four-day trial, the Honorable Larry H. Burns, United States District Court Judge for the Southern District of California has rendered a verdict totaling $5.4 million in damages against the United States Government in favor of motorcyclist Jo... - $1.2M Settlement for Best Buy Worker Who Slipped Out of Unsafe Harness
Jun-19-14 The maker of a hydraulically operated ‘picker’ lift agreed to pay a settlement of $1.2 million to an employee of Best Buy in Bloomingdale, IL, who fell from the lift platform while retrieving a TV from an elevated storage area in the store in 2008. The plaintiff, Christopher Connors, had a safety belt around his waist that was supplied by Big Joe M... - Medtronic Pays Big in Lawsuit Settlements
Jun-18-14 Lake Placid, NY Although Leanne is still suffering side effects from a Medtronic Infuse bone graft a few years ago, she may soon be getting financial relief. The medical device manufacturer is paying $22 million to settle 950 Medtronic lawsuits. Along with the settlement, last month Medtronic also announced it is setting aside between $120 to $140 m... - Following Suit: Yasmin Lawsuit Update
May-22-14 Over 10,000 women have filed a Yasmin lawsuit against Bayer claiming the drugmaker failied to adequately warn about the Yasmin side effects. Although Bayer has settled many claims, attorneys are still accepting Yasmin complaints. Although court records indicate the number of Yaz cases still pending declined over one percent for the month of April, fr... - Preliminary Settlement Reached in ACT Total Care Anticavity Fluoride Mouthwash Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging Chattem Inc, the makers of ACT Mouthwash, misrepresented the plaque-fighting capabilities of ACT Total Care Anticavity Fluoride Mouthwash. Consumers who purchased ACT Total Care Anticavity Fluoride Mouthwash between January 1, 2009 and June 30,... - Plaintiffs Cannot Seek Punitive Damages in Risperdal Lawsuits
May-17-14 Philadelphia, PA Janssen Pharmaceuticals has won a victory in Risperdal lawsuits being heard in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. The judge hearing the Risperdal side effects lawsuits has agreed with the defendants that punitive damages cannot be awarded in the litigation. A few hundred lawsuits currently sit before the judge. Those lawsuits alle... - Staples Subsidiary Hit with Off-the-Clock Work Lawsuit
May-9-14 Los Angeles, CA An oft-cited lawsuit in the world of egress/regress and off the clock work is the Amazon action that saw a vast collection of employees working at Amazon’s sprawling sort facilities crying foul over having to line up for bag checks and other forms of security, allegedly on their own time. However, Amazon is not the only alleged of... - Strippers and Health Care Workers File California Overtime Lawsuits
May-6-14 San Diego, CA Strippers and Health Care Workers had something in common last month: they both filed California overtime lawsuits - just in time for International Workers’ Day. Prime Healthcare Paradise Valley has been sued for allegedly failing to pay their hourly employees the proper overtime pay and allegedly failing to allow these employees... - Chicago Stroke Victim Awarded $14M after Taking Yasmin
Apr-22-14 A Chicago woman who suffered a severe stroke 13 days after starting the controversial birth control medication Yasmin has been awarded $14 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who prescribed the medication. Dr. Zbigniew Aniol wrote the prescription for Mariola Zapalski, 37, who is now wheelchair-bound after the stroke paralyzed the... - Certainteed Organic Roofing Shingles Class Action Reaches Potential Settlement
CertainTeed Corporation and Counsel for the Plaintiffs in In re: CertainTeed Corporation Roofing Shingles Products Liability Litigation, MDL Docket No. 1817 (E.D. Pa), announced today that they have entered into an agreement to settle a class action alleging that organic asphalt shingles manufactured by CertainTeed from July 1, 1987 through 2005 are subject... - $775,000 Costco Coconut Oil Consumer Fraud Settlement Reached
San Francisco, CA: A $775,000 settlement has been granted preliminary approval, potentially ending a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Costco. The lawsuit, filed by plaintiffs James Boswell and Malia Levin in 2016, claims that Costco falsely advertised its 42.3-fluid ounce jars of Kirkland Signature Organic Virgin Coconut Oil as... - Enbridge Reaches $177 Million Settlement after 2010 Oil Spills
Santa Clara, CA: A $177 million settlement agreement has been reached between Canadian pipeline operator Enbridge Energy Limited Partnership and the US federal government regarding the 2010 oil spills in Michigan and Illinois. The US Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Justice announced a settlement with Enbridge Energy Limited... - BofA Settles Overdraft Lawsuit for $410 Million
New York, NY: A federal lawsuit alleging that Bank of America (BofA) charged excessive overdraft fees has been settled. The court has granted approval to the class action lawsuit, Checking Account Overdraft Litigation, 1:09-MD-02036-JLK. Settlement class members will receive checks. BofA, the largest bank in the US, reportedly stated in a court f... - Jury Awards $6B in Damages in Actos Cancer Trials
Apr-8-14 Lafayette, LA Japanese drug maker Takeda Pharmaceutical Co Ltd, has been ordered to pay $6 billion in punitive damages in settlement of allegations the company concealed information regarding the risk for cancer associated with its diabetes drug Actos. Eli Lilly and Co, a co-defendant in the case, was ordered to pay $3 billion in punitive damages an... - It’s Trial by Fire As Lawyer Becomes Victim in Yaz Lawsuit
Apr-5-14 Pleasanton, CA Brian, a personal injury attorney, had no idea that deep vein thrombosis was related to Yasmin - until his wife was diagnosed with Yasmin DVT. “My wife, Ceci, took Yasmin for a few years and neither of us gave it a second thought,” says Brian. “In 2008, she complained of chest pains, something she had never experienc... - Tyson Foods Off-the-Clock Work Settlement Is Approved at Nearly $19 Million
Apr-4-14 Lexington, NE Barring an appeal, it appears as though an Unpaid Wages lawsuit brought against Tyson Foods Inc. (Tyson) in 2008 is in its final days, following approval by a federal judge in late January of terms relating to a settlement that will bring the six-year-old lawsuit to a close. However, the Tyson donning and doffing lawsuit, alleging off-... - Feds Stick Up for the Little Guy and Ohio Employee Rights
Apr-3-14 Akron, OH Anyone burned by an employer attempting to circumvent Ohio Labor Laws can take solace in the fact that even an employer who closes shop and attempts to shield oneself from responsibility, is not immune to prosecution after the fact. To that end, even the federal government is involved in an attempt to secure back wages and overtime for a grou... - Concern Over Suspected Link between Risperdal and Male Breasts Growing
Mar-31-14 Philadelphia, PA The basket of various Risperdal side effects , which includes Risperdal diabetes and Risperdal stroke, appears to be tilting more heavily toward the phenomenon known as gynecomastia: the development of breasts in males. Once thought to be the bastion of older, sedentary men who tend to pack on the pounds in mid-life, gynecomastia has no...