LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION

Santa Clara, CA Sadly, another infant formula lawsuit has been lodged against Abbott Nutrition by parents of a baby who died last year allegedly from its bacteria-tainted infant formula. Cow milk-based infant formulas such as Similac and Enfamil have been linked to a dangerous and potentially deadly neonatal medical condition known as necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), in which bowel tissue dies. Read More

Santa Clara, CA A California federal judge has been urged to certify a proposed age discrimination collective action against X Corp, formerly Twitter, on behalf of older workers who were fired during Elon Musk’s massive layoffs in 2022. Read More

Oakland, CA On August 8, the California Court of Appeal denied Tesla’s motion to dismiss a Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) lawsuit brought by former Tesla employees. At its simplest, Sharonda Taylor v. Tesla, Inc. is about the workers’ struggle to access their own wage and hour records. Read More

San Francisco, CA On August 15, 2024, the Supreme Court of California in Stone v. Alameda Health Systems held that:

• California meal and rest break laws do not apply to public agencies unless the laws specifically state they apply to them;


• the terms “political subdivision” and “municipal corporation” in the Labor Code should be understood to include all government employers; and


• public employers are not subject to California’s Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) and no PAGA penalties may be pursued against public employers.

There is a lot in this ground breaking decision – none of it good for public servants claiming wage and hour protections under the California labor code. The California Supreme Court has the last word on the meaning of California statutes, so there is no avenue for further appeal through the court system. That task now rests with the California legislature.

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Charlotte, NC A former Wells Fargo Securities supervisor was awarded $22.1 million by a federal court jury in Charlotte last month. Christopher Billesdon’s disability and age discrimination lawsuit accused the San Francisco-based bank of violating the Americans with Disabilities Act and wrongful discharge under North Carolina state law. Read More

Northampton, MA In March, Bennett Walsh, the former superintendent of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home, and its former medical director, Dr. David Clinton resolved criminal neglect charges against them. The veterans medical malpractice charges stemmed from the deaths of 76 veterans at the state-run facility during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic. Neither leader pleaded guilty; they did, however, acknowledge that there were sufficient facts to warrant a guilty finding. Read More

Los Angeles, CA A class action California labor lawsuit alleging STG Logistics and STG Drayage misclassified truck drivers as independent contractors has settled for a $4.2 million. As part of the deal, STG will no longer classify its long-haul drivers as independent contractors in California and New Jersey. And this isn’t STG’s first court appearance. Read More