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Sep-30-13 San Francisco, CA Bayer recently announced it had settled close to 7,000 Yasmin and/or Yaz lawsuits for about $1.4 billion, a seemingly staggering sum of money, except when you consider the death toll. In July, documents obtained from Health Canada found that 23 women in Canada had died mainly from blood clots associated with Yasmin or Yaz. These... - Debt Collector Harassment Finds a New Crusader
Sep-29-13 Washington, DC The incoming director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appears to have his work cut out for him, in view of the explosion of Internet payday loan sites and rising incidents of debt collector harassment . The latter is a growing byproduct of the practice increasingly undertaken by collection agencies of selling off... - California Environmental Lawsuit News and Legal Information
California is increasingly subjected to environmental disasters , from the discharge of toxic chemicals into water we drink to gas leaks contaminating the air we breathe. Oil spills causing coastal water damage have impacted the livelihood and property values of countless Californians. Consequently, citizens and communities are filing gas well lawsuits... - Drug Company Settles Securities Lawsuit for $40 Million
Sep-25-13 New York, NY Usually when a drug company is involved in litigation, that litigation involves side effects linked to the company’s drugs, but a recently settled securities lawsuit shows that drug companies can also face securities fraud litigation for statements related to their drugs. In this case, Sanofi agreed to settle claims of securities fra... - Addictive Opioid Medication Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Opioid Epidemic has spurred lawsuits filed by individuals, the Cherokee Nation, cities, counties and states in the U.S. and other countries, including Canada. These opioid lawsuits claim that drug companies have deceived doctors and the public about the safety of Addictive Opioid Medications such as Oxycontin, Fentanyl and Percocet. A number of parties... - Casino Workers Reach Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval of a settlement in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit has been granted, potentially ending a lawsuit brought by casino workers in Ohio against Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati. In the lawsuit the plaintiffs claim the Casino violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Ohio Minimum Fair Wage Stan... - $5M Settlement For DoorDash Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: DoorDash, a food delivery start-up, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle an employment class action lawsuit brought by workers who claimed they were misclassified so the company would not have to pay expenses among other costs. Two suits were filed in September 2015, one by Cynthia Marciano and the other by Evan Kissner both all... - $3.5M Settlement Reached in Old Navy Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Preliminary approval has been granted for a $3.5 million settlement in an employment class action lawsuit brought by approximately 26,000 Old Navy employees in California. According to the lawsuit, filed by named plaintiff Andre Wells in 2012, Old Navy failed to properly compensate its retail workers, specifically citing that it sh... - $12M Settlement Reached in Lyft Driver Misclassification Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $12.25 million employment class action settlement has been reached between Lyft drivers and the ride share app, which would provide additional job security to a proposed class of drivers, both current and former workers for Lyft in California. However, Lyft refuses to classify its drivers as employees. Currently, drivers for Lyft... - Yasmin Lawsuits Filed Internationally
Aug-30-13 Adelaide, Australia Yasmin birth control lawsuits have been filed not only in the US and Canada but also in Australia. These Yasmin side effects lawsuits allege women were not properly warned about the risks associated with Yasmin birth control, risks that reportedly include blood clots. The West Australian (8/20/13) reports that approximately 230... - $8M Kombucha Consumer Fraud Settlement Reached with Wholefoods and Millennium
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Millennium Products Inc., and Wholefoods over allegations that the defendants misrepresented the alcohol, sugar, and antioxidant content of certain GT’s Kombucha products. Under the terms of the proposed deal, a fund of up to $8,250,000... - $5M JC Penney Illinois Employment Class Action Settlement Gets Preliminary Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $5 million settlement in an Illinois employment class action lawsuit brought by part time workers at JC Penney Corp in Illinois, has received preliminary approval, potentially ending years of litigation between the two parties. The lawsuit asserts that the part time works were not paid vacation benefits when the left JC Penney. ... - $38M Settlement Reached in Canadian Polyurethane Foam Price Fixing Class Action
Toronto, ON: A CDN$38M settlement has been reached ending a price fixing class action lawsuit that alleged manufacturers of flexible polyurethane foam formed a cartel to fix their prices, between 1999 and 2012, resulting in inflated costs for Canadian consumers and entities. The class action lawsuits were settled out of court and represents one of th... - Rawlings-Power Balance Class Action Settlement Reached
Minneapolis MN: A settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit against Rawlings Sporting Goods Company, Inc., ("Rawlings") on behalf of consumers that purchased Rawlings-Power Balance products between March 1, 2010 and October 11, 2013. The products involved in this settlement are: Rawlings Power Balance Bracelets (wrist... - Proposed Settlement Reached in Inyx Securities Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: To all persons and entities who purchased Inyx, Inc. common stock between April 1, 2005 and July 2, 2007, inclusive: this Summary Notice is given to inform you of the proposed settlement of the above-entitled securities class action (the "Action") against defendants Inyx, Inc., Jack Kachkar, Rima Goldshmidt, and Jay M. Green. A Sett... - P&G Reaches $30M Probiotic False Ad Class Action Lawsuit Settlement
New York, NY: A $30 million settlement deal has been agreed by Procter & Gamble potentially ending a consumer fraud class action lawsuit claiming the company falsely advertised its probiotic supplement Align as “clinically proven” to promote digestive health. The proposed deal comes after seven years of litigation and months of negotiations and... - Lawsuit Funding: A Financial Lifeline in Failure-to-Yield Auto Accident
Jul-31-13 “An auto accident took the life of my mother when the driver of a pick-up truck failed to yield at an intersection. My mom was pronounced dead at the scene. My brother and I filed a wrongful death lawsuit, but our attorney advised us that failure-to-yield auto accidents can be complex and difficult to determine fault. Because my mother actually hit the a... - Preliminary $3.75 Settlement Reached in We Vibe Smart Vibrator Wire Tap Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.75 million settlement has been reached potentially ending a wire tap class action brought against the manufacturer of an internet-connected vibrator. The federal lawsuit alleged that Standard Innovation, makers of the We-Vibe Smart Vibrator, improperly tracked customers’ use of the sex toy, including which settings were... - Testimony against Takeda in Actos Lawsuit Alleges Profits Put before Patients
Jul-28-13 New York, NY A recent Actos bladder cancer lawsuit alleged that officials at Takeda Pharmaceutical Co., put profits ahead of patient safety when it came to Actos side effects. Testimony at the lawsuit, which was heard in March 2013, alleged the company was against including a bladder cancer warning on the Actos label. The Actos lawsuit resulted in a $6... - Synchrony Bank Lawsuit Information and Legal News
Synchrony Bank has been accused of violating the Telephone Consumer Protection Act and violating the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act (FDCPA). Thousands of people nationwide who received artificial or automatic telephone dialing systems were involved in the Synchrony Bank TCPA Class Action Lawsuit and Synchrony Bank settlement . Since the settl...