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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- $155 Million Overtime Settlement Approved for Prison Supervisors
Nov-6-23 San Francisco, CA A $155 million overtime settlement filed by current and retired California prison supervisors has been approved by a San Francisco Superior Court Judge. The original California labor lawsuit , dating back to 2008, alleged unpaid overtime wages for tasks performed before and after their shifts. According to the motion for final approva... - Attorney Discusses Bard Power Port Failures and Lawsuits
Nov-2-23 Santa Clara, CA After serious injuries have been linked to Bard PowerPort catheters, many PowerPort lawsuits have been filed. The Dickey Anderson law firm alone has filed dozens of complaints, which could be the tip of the iceberg: The FDA has received thousands of reports from patients claiming injuries or side effects from the Bard catheters. “Most... - Exactech Implants Worn Out Before Their Time
Oct-31-23 Santa Clara, CA Exactech lawsuits are mounting as hip and knee implants are wearing out well before their time. Granted there’s no express warranty or ‘best before’ or expiry date on its products, but Exactech medical devices show a three to seven-fold increased failure rate versus other arthroplasty devices. A Step Backwards Robe... - 3M’s Earplugs v. The U.S. Trustee
Oct-31-23 Pensacola, FL A group of 3M’s Aearo Technologies’ attorneys have taken issue with the U.S. Trustee’s objection to their motion seeking more than $7 million in fees in the 3M combat arms earplug lawsuit settlement of more than $6 billion. Without their "substantial contribution" to the dismissal of the Aearo bankruptcy case, th... - California Sues Meta Over Youth Marketing
Oct-31-23 Oakland, CA A lawsuit filed in California claims that Meta's Instagram and Facebook have “profoundly altered the psychological and social realities of a generation of young Americans" by knowingly and deliberately designing features that addict young people to its platforms. The lawsuit, which is filed in 33 states, alleges that such featu... - Hair Relaxer Formaldehyde and the FDA’s Failure to Warn
Oct-31-23 Santa Clara, CA The FDA has known since at least 2011 that hair straighteners containing formaldehyde and other toxic chemicals have made hair salon workers and their clients sick, yet it is just now considering banning hair relaxers that contain or emit the chemical by April 2024, due to a link with long-term health effects. The agency said it has bee... - Camp LeJeune Master and Short Form Complaint
Oct-30-23 Santa Clara, CA To help hundreds and thousands of Camp LeJeune plaintiffs claiming contaminated water caused serious health issues, lawyers have filed a Master Complaint outlining and defining all their common allegations and claims. And to streamline litigation for bringing new Camp LeJeune lawsuits , plaintiffs can take some of these allegations and cla... - Monsanto In and Out of Roundup’s Weeds
Oct-28-23 St Louis, MO Monsanto had another Roundup lawsuit win on September 28 after two weeks of trial. However, it was back in the weeds October 20th after a Missouri jury awarded $1.25 million to a plaintiff, making it a first plaintiff win in Missouri and the first time outside of California verdicts of $80 million, $289 million and $2 billion in favor of pla... - Company Secrets: Apple v. Rivos
Oct-25-23 San Jose, CA How much can former employees be ordered to keep secret? That is the issue with Apple and chip startup Rivos. In August 2022 the tech giant slammed Rivos and two employees with a California labor lawsuit alleging breach of contract and violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act. In a countersuit, Rivos claims that Apple forces employees to si... - Customer Service Representatives Stiffed of Pre- and Post-Shift Wages
Oct-23-23 Newark, NJ On September 22, Rusty Brittain and Richard Tounsel, two call center workers, filed a collective and class action unpaid wage lawsuit against their former employer. Brittain v. DialAmerica Marketing, Inc. alleges that DialAmerica had an established practice of failing to pay customer service representatives for all hours worked as req... - Exposure to PFAS Doubles Cancer Risk in Women
Oct-18-23 Ann Arbor, MI A study, published on September 18 in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology suggests that exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS and PFOA) compounds greatly increases the risk of melanoma, ovarian and uterine cancers in women. The precise mechanism is unknown, but PFAS exposure appears to... - Construction Laborers Pension Plan Sues Investment Manager for ERISA Breach
Oct-17-23 Los Angeles, CA On September 15, the Construction Laborers Pension Plan for Southern California and the Board of Trustees for that fund filed an ERISA lawsuit against Meketa Investment Group and Judy Chambers. The lawsuit alleges that Meketa breached its fiduciary duty to the Pension Fund by advising it to invest $30 million in participants’... - Equinox $36 million settlement for California Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Oct-16-23 Alameda, CA Equinox has agreed to pay $36 million to resolve two California labor lawsuits alleging the fitness company required more than 15,000 employees to perform pre-shift work without pay and to skip meal breaks. The settlement, which resolves California state and federal actions, covers those who worked for Equinox in California between April 3, 2... - Background Actor Files California Labor Law Complaint against HBO
Oct-11-23 Los Angeles, CA On the heels of actors talking again to studios regarding labor issues and writers back at work, a background actor in Los Angeles has filed a proposed class action claiming HBO and the production company Cooler Waters Productions, LLC violated California labor laws . Violations include failure to pay overtime and meal and rest period prem... - CPAP Lung Cancer Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Philips, the medical device manufacturer, is facing class-action lawsuits from consumers, including a CPAP lung cancer lawsuit, alleging the company knew about the risks associated with its CPAP and BiPAP machines a considerable time before it recalled millions of sleep machines. CPAP machines are breathing devices that help treat sleep apnea sympto... - Philips Cuts Deal with Owners of Recalled CPAP Machines and Lawsuit Claims FDA Fails CPAP Users
Oct-9-23 Santa Clara, CA Philips Respironics has cut a deal with CPAP machine consumers who are part of the class action lawsuits. The $479 million proposed settlement covers reimbursement costs to consumers who purchased, leased or rented the defective devices. Depending on the CPAP, BiPAP or mechanical ventilator model, claimants can expect from $55 to $1,552 p... - Operators of 14 Subway Restaurants: Sell or Shutdown
Oct-4-23 San Francisco, CA On the heels of a federal investigation into illegal child labor, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has issued the owners of 14 Subway franchises an ultimatum: Sell or Shut Down. Once the public and communities at those 14 locations know how John Michael Meza, his wife, Jessica L. Meza and their associat... - Allianz Asset Management Settles ERISA Lawsuit for $7.5 Million
Oct-3-23 Santa Ana, CA On August 18, Allianz Asset Management of America, LLC and the Investment Committee of the Allianz Asset Management of America 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan agreed to settle a breach of fiduciary duty ERISA lawsuit brought by former participants in the plan. The $7.5 million payout will go to roughly 5,139 participants and beneficiarie... - $12.5 Billion PFAS Settlement Revised to Extend 3M Liability
Sep-29-23 Charleston, SC On August 29, the District Court for the District of South Carolina preliminarily approved a revision to the $12.5 billion proposed settlement in a class action perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl lawsuit brought by a long list of water utilities. The settlement was reached after a five-year legal battle that involved 37.4 million page... - Amazon Unpaid Wages During COVID Screenings Settled
Sep-29-23 Santa Clara, CA An unpaid wages lawsuit filed by former Amazon warehouse employees in a California federal court has reached a settlement. The lawsuit, filed in February 2021, accused Amazon of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California Labor Code when they were forced to undergo unpaid COVID-19 screenings before clocking in. They spent at...