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Gig Economy Company Settles Wage Theft Lawsuit for $2.1 Million

Gig Economy Company Settles Wage Theft Lawsuit for $2.1 Million

March 27, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
San Francisco, CA Qwick, a gig economy online staffing company for hotel and restaurant workers, is required to pay its misclassified California workers $1.5 million in restitution and convert all workers to employees. This agreement settles a misclassification lawsuit brought by the City Attorney of San Francisco and it significantly reclassifies thousands of workers – permanently. Misclassified as independent contractors, workers will now be entitled to employee rights and benefits. Read More
Exactech Defective Hip Implant MDL Takes Shape

Exactech Defective Hip Implant MDL Takes Shape

March 25, 2024. By Anne Wallace.
Brooklyn, NY As of March 2024, 1,244 defective, ankle, knee and hip implant lawsuits were pending in multidistrict litigation in the Eastern District of New York. Although no trials or settlements have yet occurred, some speculate that individual hip plaintiffs may ultimately expect to recover as much as $300,000. Read More
Meat Processors Pay $127.2 Million to Settle Wage-Fixing Case

Meat Processors Pay $127.2 Million to Settle Wage-Fixing Case

March 20, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Lincoln, NE Plaintiffs in a wage-fixing class-action lawsuit asked a judge in Colorado federal court to preliminarily approve deals with two meat processors. In early March, Brazil’s JBS, the world’s largest beef producer, agreed to pay $55 million and Arkansas-based Tyson will pay $72.25 million to settle a complaint involving several companies that allegedly participated in a nationwide scheme to fix and depress wages for meat plant workers. Read More
DOL Charges TPA Embezzled ERISA Plan Assets

DOL Charges TPA Embezzled ERISA Plan Assets

March 18, 2024. By Anne Wallace.
Pittsburgh, PA On February 5, the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a Temporary Restraining Order barring RiversEdge Advanced Retirement Systems, LLC and Paul Palguta, the company’s sole owner and president, from accessing the assets of various ERISA retirement plans. The Department of Labor has accused the third-party administrator of misappropriating and misallocating retirement plan assets from seventeen retirement plans, fourteen of which were covered by ERISA. The defendants also are alleged to have transferred assets among the trust accounts for these plans and generated false records to conceal these transfers. The fraudulent information provided to the plans duped them into filing false reports with the DOL, which further frustrated discovery of the embezzlement. Read More
Ozempic MDL and Semaglutide Update

Ozempic MDL and Semaglutide Update

March 15, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Philadelphia, PA Fifty-five Ozempic and similar weight loss drug lawsuits have been centralized in Eastern Pennsylvania, with U.S. District Judge Gene E.K. Pratter at the helm of the MDL and scheduled to commence March 14 at the first status conference. The litigation claims that Novo Nordisk's Ozempic, Wegovy and Rybelsus and Eli Lilly's Mounjaro and Trulicity cause gastroparesis and other serious gastrointestinal injuries, and the companies failed to warn patients about the risks associated with GLP-1 receptor agonist medications. Read More
Bayer in the Weeds over Monsanto’s Roundup

Bayer in the Weeds over Monsanto’s Roundup

March 13, 2024. By Jane Mundy.
Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Judge James Crumlish III dug Bayer’s Monsanto into the weeds last month. Along with rejecting Monsanto’s challenge to a $175 million Roundup verdict, he had harsh words regarding the company’s trial tactics, calling its performance indignant and self-promotional. And he dished out more punishment by awarding $2.3 million in delay damages to plaintiff Ernest Caranci. Read More
9 Best Ways to Remain Informed About Your Personal Injury Case

9 Best Ways to Remain Informed About Your Personal Injury Case

March 12, 2024. By LAS Staff Writer.
Columbia, SC Columbia, South Carolina is the capital city of the state and serves as its geographic and cultural center. With a population of 146,306 individuals, the city is home to a diverse community, including people from various racial, ethnic, and cultural backgrounds. As such, the city, unfortunately, also sees a high number of accidents and personal injury cases.

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