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Sort by date 6,125 pages found matching male lawsuits- Wells Fargo to Pay $97M to Commissioned Brokers for Rest Breaks
May-21-18 Los Angeles, CA: A Wells Fargo mortgage broker last year filed a wage and hour lawsuit alleging the bank failed to provide rest breaks, among other violations. The bank said it owed employees $25 million, but last week a federal judge agreed with its bankers and consultants: the money they were entitled to for unpaid rest breaks should be based on their... - Ohio Health Centers
Akron, OH: A class action lawsuit has been filed against St. Elizabeth Boardman Health Center, and a second suit filed against Forum Health Northside Medical Center. Both suits allege that the hospitals improperly billed Medicaid patients for Medicaid-covered services. Further, both suits allege breach of contract and negligence. The complaint a... - The Class-Action Ban-Wagon and What It Means to Consumer Protection Laws
Nov-8-15 Rohnert Park, CA: Consumers are becoming increasingly affected by a massive change in the options people have to fight unfair practices like consumer fraud undertaken by corporations and service providers, without even realizing it. What’s more, the legal pathway that provides corporations with what many pundits call a “get-out-of-jail-card” begi... - Zumiez Overtime Settlement Increased to $2.1M
Washington, DC: Zumiez Inc has increased the settlement cost of a class action overtime lawsuit in California from $1.3 million to $2.1 million. According to documents filed by the Securities and Exchange Commission, the Everett-based you apparel retailer said "the lawsuit is similar to numerous lawsuits filed against retailers and others with ope... - Anthem Blue Cross to Pay $8.3 Million to Settle Lawsuits
Nov-4-15 Los Angeles, CA: Anthem Blue Cross has agreed to pay $8.3 million to settle insurance lawsuits that alleged the company breached its contracts and engaged in unfair business practices. The settlement affects up to 50,000 Anthem Blue Cross customers who live in California and were affected by the company changing costs associated with individual policie... - Lyrica Birth Defects Cause for Concern
Oct-10-16 Washington, DC: Is Lyrica safe? It depends who you ask. Studies indicate the risk of birth defects is high, but Pfizer, the manufacturer, disagrees. And perhaps the benefits outweigh the risks for an epileptic patient. Maybe not so much for women taking the anticonvulsant drug off-label… A study published earlier this year in Neurology fo... - Amazon Faces California Employee Lawsuit
Nov-2-15 Los Angeles, CA: Amazon has become the latest company to face a California labor lawsuit concerning on-demand workers. Much like other on-demand California employee lawsuits, a central question facing the courts is whether Amazon workers are employees or are independent contractors. Similar lawsuits have also been filed against Uber, Lyft and other on-... - Mobile Content Class Action Settlement Announced
Chicago, IL: A group of mobile content providers, including Flycell, Inc., Glomobi, Mobilefunster, Inc., Thumbplay, Inc., WebAMG Holdings, as well as the marketing affiliate Glispa, LLC, and the aggregator Motricity, Inc., have agreed to settle a number of class action lawsuits against them, involving claims that these companies charged wireless subscriber... - California Overtime Lawsuit Settles in Record Time for $5.95 Million
Aug-11-17 San Francisco, CA: A California overtime pay class action lawsuit will settle for $5.95 million following the granting of final approval by a California federal judge earlier this week. The settlement brings to a close a lawsuit brought by a class of service managers against Ecolab Inc., alleging violations against California overtime law. According... - Colgan Continental Airlines Wrongful Death
Two families have agreed to settle wrongful-death lawsuits over the crash of Continental Airlines Connection Flight 3407 outside Buffalo, New York, that killed all 49 people aboard and one person on the ground. The families of John G. Roberts III and Darren Tolsma claimed that corporate decisions caused Captain Marvin Renslow, 47, and co-pilot Rebecca Sh... - Monsanto to Merge with Bayer, While Still Facing Hurdles
Aug-7-17 Chicago, IL: Various issues that have come to the fore in recent months appear to be taking some of the focus away from Monsanto Roundup lawsuits for the time being, although the respite is likely only to be temporary. Indeed, increased crosstalk focused on the pending merger between Monsanto and Bayer AG of Germany and recent lawsuits against Monsanto... - Matrixx agrees to settle Zicam cold remedy suits
Matrixx Initiatives has agreed to settle 18 class action lawsuits outstanding in federal courts over its Zicam cold remedy, which was taken off the market in June following a safety warning from federal regulators. The FDA told consumers to discontinue Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell. ... - New California Ruling Easy as 'ABC' to Determine Employee or Independent Contractor?
May-10-18 Los Angeles, CA: California courts have been debating, defining and determining employment status—whether a worker is an employee or independent contractor-- since 1989. Misclassification has always been a gray area, despite California labor law holding for three decades the “Borello” standard. As of April 30, however, the new and mor... - Xarelto MDL Judge Orders Redacted Personnel Files of Two Bayer Doctors
Oct-2-16 New Orleans, LA: The expected wave of litigation stemming from Xarelto Bleeding complications has come to pass, with a parade of cases continuing to find harbor in Multi-District Litigation (In Re Xarelto MDL 2592, US District Court, Eastern District of Louisiana). More than 7,000 cases are pending, with the expectation of further cases given the deadl... - Inside the $300 Million Benicar Settlement
Aug-5-17 Camden, NJ: When the manufacturers and marketers of Benicar agreed to the $300 million settlement to resolve state and federal Benicar lawsuits , they did so while admitting no liability for any wrongdoing, and maintaining their position that claims have no merit. What’s more, according to manufacturer Daiichi Sankyo – which markets Benic... - Xarelto Lawsuits Reportedly Filed
Oct-10-14 Dallas, TX The first Xarelto lawsuits alleging patients were not adequately warned about the risk of Xarelto side effects have reportedly been filed. Although the number of lawsuits alleging Xarelto bleeding complications is small, it could grow as the number of reports of bleeding events grows. According to Reuters (6/14/14), Bayer AG faces fewer... - Single Mom Files Implanon Wrongful Birth Lawsuit
Oct-1-16 Bangor, ME: Implanon birth control lawsuits have been filed against Merck, with some women arguing the company knew or should have known about the risks associated with use of the implantable birth control device. But the issues involved in Implanon lawsuits are not necessarily as clear as those with other adverse events. That's because when birth cont... - Payments Begin in Landmark $16 Million Medicaid Class Action
Washington, DC: In two cases that will have far-reaching implications for the way the Medicaid program is administered, Washington, DC and Maryland have begun to make comprehensive changes in the way they administer payments for nursing home residents-a major sector of the Medicaid program. The two cases are Janigian v. District of Columbia (in the D... - Fresenius Facing GranuFlo Lawsuits
Oct-8-14 Boston, MA GranuFlo lawsuits filed against Fresenius Medical Care allege patients suffered severe injuries and were not warned about the risks associated with GranuFlo. Although many lawsuits involve concerns about GranuFlo, Fresenius has also faced a lawsuit concerning procedures at one of its medical centers. According to court documents related t... - ‘Back the Blue Bill’ Will Crush Civil Rights/Wrongful Death Lawsuits
Aug-1-17 Los Angeles, CA: The noise from Washington D.C. these past months is such a wild, aggressive cacophony of loud voices, tweets, emails, conflicting opinion and unending TV gab that it is easy to overlook some very significant Trump inspired legislation making its way through the House of Representatives and the Senate. The Back the Blue Act of 2017, put...