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Sort by date 16,586 pages found matching %3Ca href%3D%22%22%3E%3C%2Fa%3E- Boston Scientific Won Guidant - What A Prize
Jul-24-06 In the second quarter of 2006, Boston Scientific may have lost 27% of its value, but in the first quarter, it did win a nearly two month bidding war with Johnson and Johnson over the heart device maker, Guidant, with a bid of $27.5 billion for the grand prize. It probably seemed like a great deal when the bidding started. Guidant's heart device division... - Two Popular California Bakeries Slammed with Wage Theft Lawsuits
Feb-1-24 Los Angeles, CA Two famous bakeries, Firebrand Artisan Breads in the Bay Area, and Sweet Lady Jane in the L.A. area, are both accused of withholding the dough from their employees, and now face California wage theft lawsuits . Filed in Alameda County Superior Court under California’s Private Attorneys General Act, the lawsuit allows employees to see... - Another Monsanto Roundup Loss for Bayer
Jan-31-24 Philadelphia, PA A Pennsylvania man was awarded a massive $2.25 billion after a Pennsylvania jury unanimously ruled that Bayer’s Roundup caused his non-Hodgkins lymphoma. The jury’s verdict on January 26 included $2 billion in punitive damages and jury members determined that Monsanto was negligent in warning customers about the dangers of it... - The Cheesecake Factory Settles California Janitors Wage Theft Lawsuit
Jan-29-24 Santa Clara, CA If you worked as a janitor at any of eight Cheesecake Factory restaurants in Orange and San Diego counties and were forced to work overtime and/or worked through breaks between 2014 and 2017 without being compensated, the California’s Labor Commissioner’s Office is handing out checks to ex-employees of the restaurant chain and w... - Weight Loss Drugmakers Face Stomach Paralysis Lawsuits
Jan-27-24 Santa Clara, CA A drugmaker’s dream is a patient continuing treatment and forever refilling prescriptions--and that spells profit. Such is the case with the weight loss drugs because discontinuing them leads to regaining lost weight. Ozempic, Mounjaro and Wegovy are star performers, but a drugmaker’s nightmare is the serious side effect... - Nurses Filed Unpaid Wages Lawsuit Against U.S. Nursing Corp
Jan-25-24 Denver, CO Two nurses last month filed a proposed class action against U.S. Nursing Corp, claiming they were underpaid while filling in for workers on strike at Kaiser Permanente South Bay Medical Center last October. And it’s not the first class action facing U.S. Nursing. Plaintiffs Rayshawnda Gilmore and Taneisha McClymont filed their complai... - Johnson & Johnson to Pay $700 Million to Settle State AG Lawsuits
Jan-23-24 Trenton, NJ Johnson & Johnson has reportedly agreed to pay $700 million to settle talcum powder lawsuits brought by 42 states. These state lawsuits allege that the company wrongfully marketed a product that it either knew or had reason to know was dangerous to human health. This settlement affects only this subset of talcum powder lawsuits... - More Long-Term Part Timers May Now Save Through 401k ERISA Plans
Jan-22-24 Washington, DC Beginning on January 1, 2024, an expanded group of long-term part-time employees may be able to participate in their employer’s 401k ERISA retirement plan . It’s a small tweak in the 2019 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act ( SECURE Act ) that could have major implications for young and underemployed worker... - Cumulus Media Settles ERISA class action for $1M
Mar-21-23 Atlanta, GA A proposed class action claiming that Cumulus Media Inc. violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act will settle for $1 million, subject to court approval . The complaint was filed in December 2022 against the radio broadcasting company by seven former employees who claimed the fee practices and investment selections of the company'... - $120M awarded in Westchester Medical Center Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Jan-21-24 Westchester County, NY – A state Supreme Court jury last November awarded $120 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against Westchester Medical Center. In 2018 the plaintiff was rushed to hospital and because doctors failed to diagnose a stroke, he suffered extensive brain damage. The hospital argued that brain damage had already occurred before... - Hair Relaxers – Read the Label
Jan-16-24 Chicago, IL Black women who have used hair relaxers for most of their lives have been “shocked” and “horrified” to discover that studies have linked formaldehyde—the chemical found in most hair relaxers —to cancer and fibroids. A recent Boston University report highlights an increased risk for Black women to develop ute... - $70M Award Granted in J&J Talc Powder Cancer Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $70 million award has been granted court approval for a woman in California who sued Johnson & Johnson (J&J) alleging J&J Talc Powder caused her cancer. The suit alleged “negligent conduct" in making and marketing its baby powder. The case was brought by Deborah Giannecchini of Modesto, California, who was diagnosed with ovar... - Race Bias Lawsuit: Tesla v. EEOC
Jan-13-24 San Francisco, CA At a San Francisco federal court yesterday, Tesla Inc. said an Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) lawsuit claiming widespread race-based harassment at the company’s Fremont, California facility is short on details and, thereford, the lawsuit should be dismissed. The EEOC sued Tesla in September 2023... - Problems with Philips CPAP Replacement Machines
Jan-10-24 Pittsburgh, PA Nearly two years after Philips Respironics recalled millions of CPAP machines , including ventilators for the sick and dying and DreamStation for sleep apnea patients--including children, consumers are still having problems. A recent investigation has found that the new replacement breathing machines might also be emitting dangerous chemica... - Unum FAQ
What is Unum? Unum insurance company is a Fortune 500 company that provides long term and short term disability, group life and long term care insurance for more than 100,000 companies and insures more than 25 million people worldwide. Unum is the world’s largest individual disability insurance carrier. Unum’s pre... - Sexual Abuse by Priests Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A survey commissioned by the US Conference of Catholic Bishops has found that children have made more than 11,000 allegations of sexual abuse by priests dating back to 1950. According to the survey, 61 percent (6,700 claims), have been substantiated and although most of the children abused were between 11-17 years of age, 6 percent of the abused childr... - Unum Denied Disability Claims Legal Information and Lawsuit News
Unum (formerly known as Unum Provident and First Unum ) has systematically denied Unum disability insurance to thousands of policy holders in the past two decades. Unum and its subsidiaries, including Provident Life, The Paul Revere Life Insurance Company and Colonial Life & Accident Insurance Company have been subject to numerous lawsuits for il... - Disney’s Gender Wage Complaint Now Class Action
Jan-5-24 Los Angeles, CA Mickey and Minnie are not on the same page when it comes to wages. A California labor lawsuit initially filed in 2019 and now turned into a class action, alleges that Disney has been systematically paying women employees in California less than men for substantially similar jobs. Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Elihu Berle certifi... - Are Forfeiture Lawsuits the Next Trend for ERISA Litigation in 2024?
Jan-3-24 Oakland, CA On December 13, Clorox Co. asked the Northern District of California to dismiss a class action ERISA breach of fiduciary duty lawsuit that targets the company’s longstanding practice of using forfeited employer contributions to participants’ accounts to reduce its required contributions to the plan. Plan participants argue that... - What to Do if Pulled Over for a DUI
Jan-4-24 Santa Clara, CA Not only is drunk driving considered to be a criminal offense in all 50 states, but there’s also a zero-tolerance policy for anyone under the age of 21 who’s caught driving with even trace amounts of blood alcohol concentration. To avoid getting on the wrong side of the law, the best course of action is to avoid drinking and d...