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What is the DePuy Pinnacle Implant? The DePuy Pinnacle implant is a metal-on-metal hip implant device, used in hip replacement surgeries. Has the DePuy Pinnacle Implant been recalled? No, the DePuy Pinnacle Implant has not been recalled. Last year, the DePuy ASR hip replacement was recalled due to a high failure rate. That recall was not e... - Navigating Legal Challenges Faced by People With Cerebral Palsy
Dec-18-23 Santa Clara, CA Have you ever wondered about the legal challenges faced by individuals living with cerebral palsy? Understanding the legal landscape for individuals with cerebral palsy involves delving into various facets. Addressing discrimination in educational settings and ensuring access to appropriate resources are critical components of advocating... - Health Care Provider Settles Overtime Lawsuit
Dec-4-23 Santa Clara, CA Bayada Home Health Care agreed to settle for $700,000 a minimum wage and overtime lawsuit brought by a group of client service managers. The home health care provider told a New Jersey federal court that the settlement finally puts an end to six years of litigation and the workers concurred, saying that the 63 workers could lose out on an... - Judge Gives Green Light to Pepsi and Kronos Settlement
Dec-21-22 New York, NY A New York federal judge in early December has granted preliminary approval of a $12.75 million settlement. The PepsiCo class action lawsuit alleges that Pepsi workers were not paid overtime and wages weren't timely or fully compensated for all hours worked during an outage with their Kronos timekeeping system. Along with Pepsi, the work... - Exactech Hip Recall Attorney Weighs In
Nov-30-23 Atlanta, GA Since attorney Kirk Pope filed in federal court an Exactech class-action lawsuit against the orthopedic device manufacturer alleging its hip implant is defective, his civil litigation law firm Pope McGlamry is working with more clients who have had their Exactech hip recalled. “I have several clients who needed revision surgery&mdash... - Booz Allen Hamilton BlackRock Target Date Funds at Heart of New ERISA Lawsuit
Dec-4-22 Richmond, VA On August 2, 2022, Michael Tullgren filed a class action ERISA lawsuit against Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and fiduciaries of the company’s Capital Accumulation Plan in the Eastern District of Virginia. Tullgren v. Booz Allen Hamilton alleges that company violated its fiduciary duty under ERISA by including poorly performing BlackRock... - California “New” Hero Pay for Grocery Workers Backfires
Feb-10-21 Los Angeles, CA Another Hero Pay wage hike, this time local government-mandated pay, requires that grocery companies with over 300 employees increase California hourly wages an extra $4 per hour. The salary boost is meant to compensate grocery store workers for the dangers they face during the coronavirus pandemic. However, it seems to have backfire... - Company Secrets: Apple v. Rivos
Oct-25-23 San Jose, CA How much can former employees be ordered to keep secret? That is the issue with Apple and chip startup Rivos. In August 2022 the tech giant slammed Rivos and two employees with a California labor lawsuit alleging breach of contract and violation of the Defend Trade Secrets Act. In a countersuit, Rivos claims that Apple forces employees to si... - Customer Service Representatives Stiffed of Pre- and Post-Shift Wages
Oct-23-23 Newark, NJ On September 22, Rusty Brittain and Richard Tounsel, two call center workers, filed a collective and class action unpaid wage lawsuit against their former employer. Brittain v. DialAmerica Marketing, Inc. alleges that DialAmerica had an established practice of failing to pay customer service representatives for all hours worked as req... - Amazon Unpaid Wages During COVID Screenings Settled
Sep-29-23 Santa Clara, CA An unpaid wages lawsuit filed by former Amazon warehouse employees in a California federal court has reached a settlement. The lawsuit, filed in February 2021, accused Amazon of violating the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California Labor Code when they were forced to undergo unpaid COVID-19 screenings before clocking in. They spent at... - Hair Relaxer Makers Splitting Hairs in Georgia Court
Sep-21-23 Atlanta, GA Hair relaxer manufacturers have successfully argued with the Georgia Court of Appeals to take into consideration the state’s 10-year repose statute regarding a hair relaxer lawsuit filed by a Georgia woman last October. But plaintiff Kiara Burrough's attorney point out that the statute doesn’t apply to claims for neglige... - 3M Settles Earplug Lawsuits for $6 Billion
Sep-13-23 Santa Clara, CA 3M announced in August that it reached a $6 billion settlement over defective earplug lawsuits brought by thousands of veterans and military service members who have suffered hearing damage. From 2003 to 2105 the military used the earplugs to protect them from combat noise, including in Afghanistan and Iraq. 3M earplug lawsuits —whic... - Apple Settles California Wage & Hour Lawsuit
Sep-12-23 Santa Clara, CA Apple Inc. workers who filed a wage-and-hour dispute in a California court have settled for $500,000. An investigation, which began in early 2022, showed that Apple’s overtime pay rate each month did not include the commissions that Solutions Consultants earned that month and Apple did not pay all Solutions Consultants for travel time... - The Importance of Due Diligence During a Divorce
Apr-26-24 Philadelphia, PA The divorce process can be stressful and complicated and it's undoubtedly one both parties will be keen to wrap up as soon as possible. Despite the tensions, the complex legal language, and the need to make pressing decisions regarding your finances, living arrangements and possible custody of your children, it is essential to negotia... - New FDA Hernia Mesh Information and its Flawed 501(k) Process
Sep-6-23 Santa Clara, CA In response to a multitude of hernia mesh adverse event reports , the FDA published new information in July about the risks and benefits of hernia mesh surgery. The agency gives non-surgical options and advises that patients should obtain certain information “If you have post-surgical problems”. It would seem like the FDA has m... - Surgeons Warned to Stop Using Synovo Total Hip Implants
Apr-24-24 Silver Spring, MD On January 3, 2024, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued an updated advisory to medical professionals warning them not to purchase or implant, and to remove from their inventory all Synovo Total Hip Systems because the devices have been substantially modified since their initial 1991 approval. The gathering storm of Synovo... - Maryland Orders Employer to Fork Over Missed Contributions to 401k Plan
Apr-22-24 Baltimore, MD On February 1, 2022, the District Court of Maryland ordered Bicallis LLC and its owner, Bryan Hill to restore missing contributions to the Bicallis 401(k) Plan. Bicallis was a Baltimore-based logistics, engineering and management support services company with 25 employees. The contributions were owed to the pension plan under th... - Bard PowerPort Bellwether Trial Process on Time
Apr-19-24 Santa Clara, CA U.S. District Judge David G. Campbell has said that the Bard PowerPort lawsuit selections will go ahead as scheduled, despite the manufacturer arguing to delay the bellwether process. Judge Campbell is presiding over all Bard PowerPort fracture and migration lawsuits filed in federal courts nationwide. The defendants, C.R. Bard and its... - Ozempic Babies, Another Side Effect
Apr-17-24 Santa Clara, CA Women on birth control or presumed to be infertile have been reporting surprise pregnancies while on Ozempic and similar medications . Referred to as “Ozempic Babies”, they add to increasing concern over the side effects of these diabetes and weight-loss drugs. Healthcare professionals, seeing an association between these medic... - Plaintiff calls for Appeal after Monsanto's Roundup Win in Philadelphia
Apr-15-24 Philadelphia, PA After Monsanto's first Roundup trial win in Philadelphia, plaintiff Carl Kline claims that key evidence linking non-Hodgkin's lymphoma to the weed killer containing glyphosate was unable to be presented during the trial and he has appealed the ruling. A new Monsanto Roundup trial has been ordered. In a post-trial motion...