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Jan-26-23 Santa Clara, CA Health IQ has been slammed with two (so far) proposed California labor class actions alleging the Medicare broker insurance company terminated between 700 to 1,000 employees in December without a heads-up. By not giving workers notice, Health IQ violated the California's Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN), accord... - California Labor Commissioner’s Office reaches $5.5M Settlement for Wage Theft Lawsuit
Dec-19-23 Los Angeles, CA Thanks to the California Labor Commissioner’s Office (LCO), 148 caregivers who worked at Adat Shalom Board and Care Inc. will finally be compensated for California Labor wage theft allegations. A $5.5 million settlement has been reached after a lengthy investigation into wage theft found that Adat Shalom’s six adult residentia... - Another Philips CPAP Cancer Lawsuit
Jan-18-23 New York, NY Another CPAP lawsuit has been filed against Philips, this time by a New York man suffering from mouth and tongue cancer and other injuries. This latest lawsuit joins hundreds of other former users of Philips CPAP devices diagnosed with cancer as part of an MDL in the Western District of Pennsylvania. Lawrence Braverman’s Philips CPA... - 3M Promises to end PFAS Toxic Chemical Production by 2025
Jan-11-23 Santa Clara, CA 3M Company, which manufactures toxic per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) products, has promised to end production of ‘forever chemicals” by 2025. Critics say 3M’s move is related to its more than 3,000 firefighter foam cancer lawsuits , and attorneys anticipate more product liability complaints. Will the company ma... - MetLife to Settle ERISA Lawsuit for $4.5 Million
Dec-15-23 New York, NY On November 20 MetLife Group and a group of participants in the MetLife 401(k) Plan agreed to settle an ERISA breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit for $4.5 million. In their amended class-action complaint , plan participants accused plan fiduciaries of failing to act solely in the interest of plan participants and beneficiaries by including pro... - NYC Cannabis Pizzerias Slammed with Labor Lawsuit
Jan-9-23 New York, NY Three St. Ned’s Pizza restaurants in New York City are facing a proposed class action lawsuit alleging failure to pay workers minimum wage or properly compensate them for overtime hours worked and other labor violations. The pizzerias, owned by CB Hospitality and Events LLC, specialize in marijuana-infused pizzas. Owner Chris Barrett,... - DuPont, Corteva and Chemours to Pay State of Ohio $110 million
Dec-11-23 Washington County, OH The chemical manufacturers of “forever chemicals”, namely DuPont, Corteva and Chemours, have reached a $110 million settlement with the state of Ohio. The PFOA lawsuit was filed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, claiming that PFOA, the manmade chemical perfluorooctanoic acid, was released in the air and water from DuPont’s... - Exactech Knee Replacement Failure Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Santa Cruz, CA: Complaints regarding the design of the Exactech Optetrak knee replacement are coming to light, particularly allegations of early implant failures due to defective design. A product liability lawsuit has been filed and more may result from the alleged design defect, as people who undergo joint replacement surgery with the Optetrak k... - Camp Lejeune Denied Claims Must Be Resubmitted Under New Act – AKA more Red Tape
Jan-4-23 Wilmington, NC All previously denied Camp Lejeune injury claims need to be resubmitted, according to the new Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022. But many plaintiffs argue that they shouldn’t have to go through the same administrative process again. Just days after the Act went into effect, many Camp Lejeune injury lawsuits were filed by plaintiffs... - New California Employment Laws for 2024
Dec-8-23 Sacramento, CA California has become the nation’s employment law trendsetter. California Legislature passed, and Gov. Gavin Newsom signed, a number of new or amended California employment laws that take effect January 2024 that could impact the business and the culture of the workplace. And they can make a difference to Californians’ lives, f... - Amazon Retaliates against Women Demanding Fair Pay
Dec-7-23 Seattle, WA In Wilmuth v. Amazon , three professional research team leaders filed a proposed class and collective lawsuit against Amazon.com, Inc. for its established practice of paying women less than men for similar work. It’s the usual gross, dreary, demeaning stuff that women deal with at work. But the Amazon researchers also claim that the co... - Bayer Reeling After Plaintiffs’ Roundup Lawsuit Victories
Dec-6-23 Philadelphia, PA After Bayer lost the last four Roundup trials--breaking its nine-trial winning streak, the outcome of the trial underway in Philadelphia is crucial to its investors, and to about 50,000 Roundup lawsuits it currently faces. Bayer likely rues the day in 2018 when it bought Monsanto for $63 billion. Financial Woes The $2 billion in ve... - Camp Lejeune Litigation on Track, First Settlements Reached, and Unpublished Cancer Study
Dec-1-23 Jacksonville, N.C November has been a big month for Camp Lejeune attorneys. Litigation is on track – literally. Discovery is divided into two tracks of five illnesses each and the first lawsuits are slated for 2024. The first government settlements have finally been accepted and Reuters reported an unpublished study finding elevated Camp Lejeune c... - Almost All Pressure Cooker Lawsuits Settle out of Court, says Attorney
Nov-29-23 Santa Clara, CA Pressure cooker retailers and distributors are literally under pressure to settle defective pressure cooker lawsuits . “We have successfully gone after the retailers and distributors here in the U.S. because the manufacturers in China are hard to reach,” says attorney Kirk Pope at Pope McGlamry law firm. “They all settle... - Attorney Explains Why Lithium Batteries Explode and What You Can Do
Nov-28-23 Santa Clara, CA Li-ion-powered devices are relatively safe but lithium-ion batteries have become ubiquitous. They are the power source for so many electronic devices, not just smartphones and laptops. They’re in kids’ toys and medical devices, electric cars and e-bikes and even e-cigarettes. Because they have become so common, however, incident... - Lawsuit Links PFAS PFOA Water Contamination to Ulcerative Colitis
Nov-27-23 Charleston, SC On September 13, Marye Smith filed a perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of South Carolina. Smith v. 3M Company alleges that Ms. Smith developed ulcerative colitis because of years of exposure to toxic PFAS in drinking water contaminated with aqueous firefighting foam. Furthe... - Bard to Pay $500,000 in Third Bellwether Trial
Nov-25-23 Santa Clara, CA In the third hernia mesh bellwether trial in multidistrict litigation, C.R. Bard and Davol Inc. were ordered by a federal jury to pay $500,00 to a Maine man who claimed his hernia mesh caused pain and other complications. The jurors found the company liable for failure to warn, strict liability, and negligence but Bard was off the hook fo... - YouTube’s $4.3M to Settle Moderator Trauma Lawsuit
Dec-8-22 Oakland, CA A proposed California labor class action alleging YouTube failed to protect its content moderators from psychological trauma caused by constantly viewing violent and disturbing videos has reached a deal. The technology giant has agreed to pay $4.3M, according to a motion filed in California federal court. Content Moderators The plaintif... - North Carolina Sues 3M Co. for PFAS/PFOA Environmental Damage
Dec-5-22 Wilmington, NC On November 4, 2022 North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein filed four separate per-and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS) and perfluorooctanoic acid (PFOA) state court lawsuits in Mecklenburg, Wayne and Stanly Counties. This is in addition to federal Camp LeJeune toxic tort lawsuits that have been consolidated in the Eastern District... - Bayer has been ordered by a Missouri jury to pay $1.56
Nov-24-23 Jefferson City, MO A Missouri jury ordered Bayer on November 17th to pay $1.56 billion to three plaintiffs who blamed their non-Hodgkin lymphoma on glyphosate in Roundup, Monsanto’s weed- killer . The German drugmaker is on a losing streak, having this verdict its fourth consecutive loss in court and a complete turn-around after its ni...