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Does Bayer Regret Buying Monsanto?

Does Bayer Regret Buying Monsanto? October 18, 2019. By Jane Mundy.
St Louis, MO: About 18,400 Monsanto glyphosate lawsuits alleging Roundup cancer are bound to put a large dent into the $63 billion that Bayer bought St. Louis-based Monsanto for last year. While Bayer knew it inherited the Roundup lawsuits, one plaintiff attorney believes the German pharmaceutical company wasn’t anticipating the high cost of losing.
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United Federal Credit Union Settles Excessive Overdraft Fee Lawsuit for $1.75 Million

United Federal Credit Union Settles Excessive Overdraft Fee Lawsuit for $1.75 Million October 16, 2019. By Anne Wallace.
Reno, NV On July 23, 2015, Tonya Gunter had enough money in her checking account to cover her transactions. Nonetheless, United Federal Credit Union (UFCU) charged her eight $30 overdraft fees because her “available balance,” a different and arguably artificially defined number, was too low. Gunter sued. United Federal Credit Union has now agreed to settle Gunter’s class action excessive overdraft fee lawsuit for $1.75 million.
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J&J Wins a Few Asbestos Talc Trials--and Loses More

J&J Wins a Few Asbestos Talc Trials--and Loses More October 14, 2019. By Jane Mundy.
Torrance, CA: To date, Johnson and Johnson has lost 14 talcum powder lawsuits (and is appealing most of those), has won seven cases, and five mesothelioma cases have resulted in hung juries and mistrials. The pharma giant is still facing over 14,000 lawsuits alleging its baby powder contained asbestos talc and caused cancer. Two California juries in October, however, rejected allegations that J&J’s talc contained asbestos and caused mesothelioma.
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Court Rejects $1.75 Million Hertz Wage Lawsuit Settlement for the Third Time

Court Rejects $1.75 Million Hertz Wage Lawsuit Settlement for the Third Time October 11, 2019. By Anne Wallace.
Los Angeles, CA The Central District of California has refused to approve a $1.75 million settlement designed to end a class action California labor lawsuit brought by more than 2,000 Hertz Transportation Inc. workers. The workers claim that their paystubs were inaccurate, in violation of California labor employment law.
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Safeway 401k Plan to Settle ERISA lawsuit for $8.5 Million

Safeway 401k Plan to Settle ERISA lawsuit for $8.5 Million October 9, 2019. By Anne Wallace.
San Francisco, CA Safeway and Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting Inc. have agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a proposed class action ERISA lawsuit brought by participants in the Safeway 401k Plan. The workers claim that Safeway and Aon breached their fiduciary obligations by offering high cost investment options that benefitted the investment manager at the expense of participants.
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Plaintiffs Cry Foul over $10.2 Million Morgan Stanley Settlement Offer

Plaintiffs Cry Foul over $10.2 Million Morgan Stanley Settlement Offer October 3, 2019. By Anne Wallace.
San Francisco, CAThe Northern District of California has preliminarily approved an agreement to settle a California labor lawsuit brought by a group of financial advisors who claim that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney failed to pay business expenses in violation of California labor laws. The $10.2 million settlement covers a class of 2,800 California-based financial and private wealth advisers who worked with Morgan Stanley from 2013 until the present.
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Johnson and Johnson Asbestos Talc Trials Not About Attorneys

Johnson and Johnson Asbestos Talc Trials Not About Attorneys September 26, 2019. By Jane Mundy.
New JerseyJohnson & Johnson struck another loss in its asbestos talc trial September 11, 2019, and the pharma giant has been ordered to pay $37.3 to four plaintiffs – after the defendants’ attorney called the plaintiffs’ attorney “sinister”, according to Courtroom View Network. That seemed to be enough for the judge, the straw that broke the camel’s back, so to speak.
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Diamonds and Wage Theft

Diamonds and Wage Theft September 25, 2019. By Anne Wallace.
Los Angeles, CA A proposed class of approximately 3,800 workers appears to be on the verge of settling a class action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers Inc. Hudson v. Sterling Jewelers Inc. alleged that the jewelry giant failed to pay employee overtime pay, wages and meal breaks in violation of the provisions of California labor employment law.
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Ford Fuel Economy Lawsuits Ramping Up

Ford Fuel Economy Lawsuits Ramping Up September 19, 2019. By Jane Mundy.
Detroit, MI: At least ten Ford class action lawsuits against Ford allege its 2019 Ford Ranger and 2018 Ford F-150 trucks underwent inaccurate Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) testing that overstated fuel economy. But complaints are pouring in regarding other Ford models with poor fuel economy MPG ratings.
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Taylor Farm’s Don-Doff Deal is Off

Taylor Farm’s Don-Doff Deal is Off September 18, 2019. By Jane Mundy.
Tracy, CA: A proposed $5.3 million settlement by Taylor Farms Pacific Inc. to resolve claims that employees were not paid for donning and doffing and other California labor law violations was declined by a California federal judge last month, because the court “cannot simply rubber stamp a class action settlement.”
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