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Although it may seem unthinkable, senior citizens can be victims of Illinois nursing home abuse . Abuse in an Illinois nursing home can take a variety of forms, including neglect, emotional abuse, physical abuse and sexual abuse. Nursing homes in Illinois must provide proper care to residents, including providing residents with a safe place to live, fr... - See’s Candies Employee Can Sue for COVID Death, Rules Appeals Court
Jan-10-22 San Francisco, CA A California Appeals Court ruled that a See’s Candies worker can move forward with a labor lawsuit alleging the company’s lax COVID-19 safety protocols caused her husband’s death. The company had argued that it couldn’t be held liable for an injury or illness that a non-employee suffered outside their workp... - T Marzetti Dips Recalled due to Possible Salmonella Contamination
Columbus, Ohio: T. Marzetti Company has announced that it is voluntarily recalling certain production codes of T. Marzetti Veggie Dips, Oak Lake Chip Dips and Great Value Chip Dips because an ingredient used in the product has the potential to be contaminated with Salmonella. There have been no reports of illnesses associated with the identified p... - ERISA Lawsuit Against UnitedHealth Subsidiary Gets Class Action Status
Jan-7-22 Madison, WI On December 15, the District Court for the Western District of Wisconsin agreed that plaintiffs in a lawsuit against UMR, the benefits administrator for employer-sponsored UnitedHealth insurance plans, could proceed as a class. As many as 1,600 individuals may ultimately be included in ERISA lawsuit . This appears to have weighed heavily in... - Pay Increases in 2022 for California’s Guest Farm Workers
Jan-5-22 Sacramento, CA Farmworkers will finally see pay increases in 2022, thanks to winning a California labor lawsuit that will stop the guest farmworkers wage freeze, and also to the USDA’s annual survey results on farm labor. The U.S. Department of Labor proposed a modified formula for calculating minimum wages for agricultural guest workers on... - Avandia Drug Maker's Stock Rises: FDA "Dropped the Ball" says Congressman
Aug-7-07 Gaithersburg, MD The International Herald Tribune reports that shares of GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia , rose the most in two years last week, after a U.S. FDA panel recommended that Avandia be kept on the market. The FDA panel was organized by U.S. Rep. Henry Waxman (D-California), who stated he believes the FDA may not be adequately requir... - Nail gun injury legal help. File your complaint with a nail gun lawyer.
Nail gun injuries are potentially life-threatening accidents that can result in serious harm to the victim. Because nails are designed to pierce and penetrate material, nail gun accidents can penetrate the victim's skin, putting him at risk of internal injuries. Despite warnings from doctors and researchers, nail guns are available at hardware stores... - Daubert Hearing Underway is Crucial to Johnson & Johnson Asbestos Talc Lawsuits
Jul-24-19 Trenton, NJ : Johnson & Johnson is hoping to snuff out over 20 plaintiffs’ expert witnesses from the multi-district litigation in a Daubert Hearing that began this week. The plaintiff cases are built on expert testimonies who say that asbestos fibers have been found in samples of talcum powder provided by plaintiff lawyers purchased on eBay and other pl... - Credit Card Abuse: a Debt that Never Ends
Jul-10-07 Dallas, TX: The average credit card debt in America stands at about $10,000 per household. That's the average. Some are a lot higher than that - especially when you take into account the many households that have many, many credit cards already, and are inundated with invitations to acquire many more. Stories that children, and even dogs receiving cre... - Johnson & Johnson Investors Accuse the Company of Cover-Up
Jul-19-19 New York, NY: A Johnson & Johnson shareholder in February 2018 filed a securities class action claiming that J&J has known its talcum powder contains asbestos fibers and that exposure to J&J’s talc can cause mesothelioma and ovarian cancer. Shareholders are now urging a federal judge to move forward with the lawsuit because they purpor... - Bronson Healthcare to Settle Excessive Fee ERISA Lawsuit
Dec-29-21 Kalamazoo, MI Bronson Healthcare and participants in the Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc. 403(b) Tax Sheltered Matching Plan have agreed in principle to settle a proposed class action ERISA lawsuit . The lawsuit focused on the fiduciaries’ decision to include the actively-managed Fidelity Freedom Fund in the plan’s investment portfolio. Details... - California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Although California labor law requires hourly (non-exempt) employees be paid for all time spent in work related duties, Meal and Rest Break Wage Violations and subsequent meal and rest break lawsuits are common. And when it comes to issues such as donning and doffing and logging into and out of computer systems, the rules are not always clear. Californ... - Flowers Foods Leaves Bad Taste for Distributor Drivers
Dec-30-21 Santa Clara, CA A California federal judge ruled that Flowers Foods Inc. misclassified its distributor drivers as independent contractors and drivers can go ahead with overtime claims against the second-largest commercial bakery in the US (whose brands include Wonder Bread, Tastykake, Sunbeam, and Nature’s Own). It has a track record of misclassifi... - Lawmakers Go After Thugs at FDA Over Avandia
Jun-11-07 Washington, DC: In one of the latest developments in the Avandia diabetes drug saga, on June 7, 2007, a bipartisan group of powerful lawmakers sent a letter to FDA asking Commissioner Andrew von Eschenbach for an explanation of the agency's policy on conflicts of interest regarding hiring employees directly from drug companies regulated by the FDA. At... - Unions and Musicians Poised to Settle Royalty Lawsuit for $8 Million
Dec-28-21 Los Angeles, CA On November 8, the District Court for the Central District of California gave preliminary approval to a proposal that will end a 2018 lawsuit between studio musicians and their unions. Risto v. SAG-AFTRA highlights the difficulties that union and non-union artists face in collecting forms of compensation that are not protected under Ca... - Starbucks Faces Age Discrimination Lawsuit
Dec-26-21 Atlanta, GA On November 29, Markel Oden filed an age discrimination lawsuit against Starbucks Corporation, alleging that the coffee giant systematically discriminates against workers protected under both the federal Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and the Georgia Age Discrimination Act. Starbucks has previously been accused of discriminating... - Wyoming Medical Malpractice Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Wyoming medical malpractice claims may be made against doctors or other healthcare professionals or organizations when the treatment rendered falls below the commonly accepted professional standard. To be successful, though, these claims must certain very stringent requirements that relate to timing and pre-litigation review. An injured pati... - Ready To Eat Bacon Base Product Recalled for Salmonella
Washington, DC: Nestlé Professional North America, a Cleveland, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 6,000 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon base product that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of bacon base contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled. Due t... - Ready To Eat Beef Taquito and Chicken Quesadilla Products Recalled for Possible Salmonella
Washington, DC: Windsor Foods is recalling approximately 1.7 million pounds of ready-to-eat (RTE) beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of beef taquito and chicken quesadilla products contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled, the U.S... - Gulf War Syndrome Medical Claims to Be Reviewed
Washington, DC: The Department of Veterans Affairs has announced that it will review disability claims and update regulations affecting veterans, including those suffering from Gulf War Syndrome. Reports suggest that as many as 700,000 veterans who served in the 1990-91 Gulf War suffer from chronic fatigue, heightened chemical sensitivity, skeletal pa...