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Oct-18-23 Ann Arbor, MI A study, published on September 18 in the Journal of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology suggests that exposure to perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS and PFOA) compounds greatly increases the risk of melanoma, ovarian and uterine cancers in women. The precise mechanism is unknown, but PFAS exposure appears to... - Construction Laborers Pension Plan Sues Investment Manager for ERISA Breach
Oct-17-23 Los Angeles, CA On September 15, the Construction Laborers Pension Plan for Southern California and the Board of Trustees for that fund filed an ERISA lawsuit against Meketa Investment Group and Judy Chambers. The lawsuit alleges that Meketa breached its fiduciary duty to the Pension Fund by advising it to invest $30 million in participants’... - Equinox $36 million settlement for California Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Oct-16-23 Alameda, CA Equinox has agreed to pay $36 million to resolve two California labor lawsuits alleging the fitness company required more than 15,000 employees to perform pre-shift work without pay and to skip meal breaks. The settlement, which resolves California state and federal actions, covers those who worked for Equinox in California between April 3, 2... - Philips Cuts Deal with Owners of Recalled CPAP Machines and Lawsuit Claims FDA Fails CPAP Users
Oct-9-23 Santa Clara, CA Philips Respironics has cut a deal with CPAP machine consumers who are part of the class action lawsuits. The $479 million proposed settlement covers reimbursement costs to consumers who purchased, leased or rented the defective devices. Depending on the CPAP, BiPAP or mechanical ventilator model, claimants can expect from $55 to $1,552 p... - Operators of 14 Subway Restaurants: Sell or Shutdown
Oct-4-23 San Francisco, CA On the heels of a federal investigation into illegal child labor, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California has issued the owners of 14 Subway franchises an ultimatum: Sell or Shut Down. Once the public and communities at those 14 locations know how John Michael Meza, his wife, Jessica L. Meza and their associat... - Allianz Asset Management Settles ERISA Lawsuit for $7.5 Million
Oct-3-23 Santa Ana, CA On August 18, Allianz Asset Management of America, LLC and the Investment Committee of the Allianz Asset Management of America 401(k) Savings and Retirement Plan agreed to settle a breach of fiduciary duty ERISA lawsuit brought by former participants in the plan. The $7.5 million payout will go to roughly 5,139 participants and beneficiarie... - $12.5 Billion PFAS Settlement Revised to Extend 3M Liability
Sep-29-23 Charleston, SC On August 29, the District Court for the District of South Carolina preliminarily approved a revision to the $12.5 billion proposed settlement in a class action perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl lawsuit brought by a long list of water utilities. The settlement was reached after a five-year legal battle that involved 37.4 million page... - Twitter’s Age Discrimination Lawsuit Proceeds Says California Judge
Sep-27-23 San Francisco, CA A proposed California labor class action against Twitter, or X Corp., alleging age discrimination will proceed after a California federal judge partially denied the company’s attempt to toss the complaint. The social media platform is now facing claims that mass layoffs occurred after Elon Musk took control of the company and disp... - San Francisco files Misclassification Lawsuit Against Qwick Hospitality Staffing Company
Sep-26-23 San Francisco, CA The City of San Francisco at the end of August filed a lawsuit against Qwick Inc., accusing the hospitality staffing company of misclassifying their workers as independent contractors to deny them guaranteed wages and benefits. Qwick workers are unable to receive overtime, meals and rest breaks, health care or paid leave, and San Franci... - Poultry Processers to Pay $85m for Alleged Wage-Fixing
Aug-23-22 Santa Clara, CA Three poultry processors and a consulting firm have agreed to pay $85 million to plant workers who were affected by an alleged wage-fixing scheme, the Department of Justice (DoJ) announced. Cargill, Wayne Farms and Sanderson Farms (now Wayne-Sanderson Farms) were accused by the DOJ of suppressing worker pay at the plants and using decepti... - Experienced Birth Injury Attorneys Discuss Lawsuits and Settlements
Sep-23-23 Los Angeles, CA The day your child is born should be one of the happiest days of your life. Sadly, medical complications may arise during childbirth that put your baby’s health at risk. When a doctor or a medical professional or medical facility fails to handle the situation properly, your infant may suffer injuries or illnesses resulting in permanen... - Navy Offers Elective Option to Hasten Camp Lejeune Settlements
Sep-20-23 Santa Clara, CA The Department of the Navy has come up with its “Elective Option”, which it describes as an expedited resolution process. It is an attempt to speed up compensation for more than 1,100 federal lawsuits and 93,000 administrative claims filed by Camp Lejeune veterans and their families. To date, not one Camp Lejeune claim has bee... - Monsanto RoundUp Lawsuit Update
Sep-18-23 Santa Clara, CA The last few months have been busy for Bayer and Monsanto’s legal team and Roundup lawsuits . The U.S. Supreme Court refused to review a $39 million Roundup settlement regarding cancer warnings on Roundup; the latest Roundup cancer trial is underway in Missouri and south of the border; and a U.S. dispute settlement panel challenges M... - Cancer Causing Agents
In January 2005, The Department of Health and Human Services released the Eleventh edition of the "report on Carcinogens today." This edition of the report added seventeen new substances to the list, which now totals 246. For the first time ever, viruses are listed in the report including Hepatitis B, Hepatitis C and some human papilloma viruses. Other... - New York Pizza Shops Allegedly Pay Less than Minimum Wage
Sep-15-23 New York, NY A former pizzeria employee has filed a proposed class action lawsuit against the owner of two New York pizza shops, alleging he was paid below minimum wage and was not paid overtime . The complaint claims that an “illegal” tip credit was used to justify being paid no more than $10 per hour. The complaint, which was filed late Augu... - WestRock Disability Discrimination Lawsuit Amounts to $9.5 million
Sep-14-23 Los Angeles, CA A Los Angeles jury sided with a WestRock employee who claimed he was discriminated against and awarded him $9.5 million in a California labor lawsuit. Lowry McCray accused the cardboard packaging giant of terminating him because he has a mental disability that caused his unfair treatment in the workplace. Further, WestRock refused to inve... - U.S. v. Academy Mortgage Corp., the Whistleblower Lawsuit that Will not Die
Jul-27-22 San Francisco, CA Academy Mortgage Corp. has asked the Northern District of California to dismiss a whistleblower lawsuit brought by a former underwriter, Gwen Thrower. The lawsuit, which was initially filed in 2016, accuses Academy Mortgage of writing shaky FHA-backed mortgage loans to boost the company’s profits. In 2020, the federal govern... - Lawsuit: Philips Knew CPAP Sleep Machines Link to Cancer
Jul-28-22 Santa Clara, CA Philips has been slammed with another Dreamstation lawsuit , alleging the company knew its sleep machines could cause cancers and other injuries years before the world-wide recall. Mario Olivares filed the lawsuit mid-June in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania, claiming that Philips knew for years that its... - Abbott Formula and ‘Absurd’ Loophole
Jul-25-22 Chicago, IL In an attempt to keep Similac baby formula lawsuits in federal rather than state court, Abbott tried to use a legal loophole known as “snap removal”, but a federal judge rejected it as “absurd” and kicked the four lawsuits back to state court. The plaintiffs claim that Abbott’s Similac PM 60/40 formula caused a de... - California Real Estate Agents Entitled to Overtime
Sep-11-23 Santa Clara, CA A California wage and hour lawsuit filed by a real estate brokerage operator and almost 3,000 agents is close to settlement. The lawsuit, which was filed three years ago, alleges Redfin Corp. misclassified the real estate agents as independent contractors to avoid paying overtime wages, and other California labor law violations. The mo...