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Apr-12-17 Riverside, CA: “This dog delivery company is cruel to us drivers and the dogs we deliver across the country,” says Randy. “They have violated the California labor laws and I am pretty sure they have broken the California Law regarding animal abuse.” Randy delivered dogs all over the country, from breeders in California to bre... - $5M Settlement For DoorDash Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: DoorDash, a food delivery start-up, has agreed to pay $5 million to settle an employment class action lawsuit brought by workers who claimed they were misclassified so the company would not have to pay expenses among other costs. Two suits were filed in September 2015, one by Cynthia Marciano and the other by Evan Kissner both all... - Defendants on Philadelphia Xarelto Mass Tort Seek Disclosure of Third-Party Funding
Apr-11-17 Philadelphia, PA: As the Philadelphia Xarelto mass tort moves closer towards the bellwether trial stage, Xarelto principles Bayer AG and Janssen Pharmaceuticals have signaled that they want to know the identity of any third-party funders associated with Xarleto bleeding issue lawsuits. In other words, the defendants want to know how plaintiffs are fund... - 3M Bair Hugger Blanket Bellwether Cases Chosen for Trial
Apr-11-17 Santa Clara, CA: Plaintiffs involved in multi-district litigation (MDL) against 3M’s post-surgery patient-warming device, Bair Hugger, are on their way to court, following the selection of approximately 30 bellwether cases. The patients involved in the MDL allege that the Bair Hugger Forced-Air Warming system caused them to develop infections aft... - Study Finds That People With Lowest Incomes Pay Most in Bank Overdraft Fees
Apr-11-17 Philadelphia, PA: A recent study has found that the largest percentage of bank overdraft fees are collected from bank customers who earn the lowest incomes. While banks market their overdraft programs as a service, consumers often incur unexpected overdraft fees that exceed the original transaction amount, according to a Dec. 2016 issue brief http:/... - Missouri Talcum Powder Cancer Lawsuit Could Go to New Jersey MDL
Apr-11-17 Kansas City, MO: A talcum powder cancer lawsuit filed in state court by multiple plaintiffs in Missouri has been removed to federal court by attorneys for Johnson & Johnson, who may transfer the case to a multidistrict litigation in New Jersey. The federal court uses multidistrict litigation (MDL) to manage large numbers of similar cases by tran... - CA Workers Comp Lawsuit News and Legal Information
California Labor Code 3212 allows individuals who hold a stressful government job such as police officers, firefighters, corrections officers and other types of first responders to possibly be eligible for benefits under the California workers' compensation system for stress-related illnesses such as a heart attack, other cardiac events and other illn... - Florida Premises Liability Lawsuit Claims Excessive Traffic in Government Office
Apr-10-17 Boca Raton, FL: Business owners responsible for the management of property and premises traversed by the public may not be conversant with Florida premises liability law that holds the business owner principally responsible for any real, or perceived lack of security. This can run the gamut from slips and falls, to crowd control. Anyone conversant with... - Mounting Essure Lawsuits Amount to Decline in Bayer’s Sales
Apr-10-17 Boston, MA: Since Bayer won’t withdraw Essure from the market in the wake of Brazil’s recent news and instead potentially harm more women, perhaps its financial woes might be more convincing. Last year the permanent birth control device caused the company to lose $413 million, according to its annual report . Add to the fray 3,700 US law... - The Story of Libby Montana and Asbestosis
Apr-9-17 Birmingham, AL In January 2017, after more than a decade of litigation, 1,000 vermiculite mine workers and residents of the town of Libby, Montana were awarded a $25 million settlement in compensation for exposure to asbestos from the W.R. Grace Company vermiculite mine that caused dozens and dozens of cases of asbestosis, mesothelioma or lung cancer... - Makers of Eliquis Ask the Court to Stop Sale of Generic Version
Apr-9-17 Wilmington, DE: The makers of the blood thinner Eliquis have sued Mylan Pharmaceuticals for patent infringement and asked a judge to stop approval of Mylan's generic version of the drug used in Eliquis. Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company and Pfizer filed a lawsuit Bristol-Meyers Squibb Company et al v. Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc. , Case No. 1:17-cv-00379... - Unum Accused of Denying Claims While Giving Away Millions
Apr-8-17 Pensacola, FL: Unum Group appears to be talking from both sides of its mouth, in denying what are held to be legitimate disability claims by the plaintiff in an Unum lawsuit, while at the same time stretching its philanthropic muscles for the benefit of others through charitable giving. Such charity and empathy however do not appear to be extended to d... - Allegations of Corruption: Monsanto Roundup Lawsuit Plaintiffs
Apr-7-17 San Francisco, CA: When evidence was ordered unsealed last month in the multidistrict litigation that houses Monsanto Roundup lawsuits , the resulting revelations read like a movie plot with allegations of corruption, suppressed data, ghostwritten articles of support, and a toxicological profile of Roundup’s active ingredient that was announced fo... - Defendant in Shingles Vaccine Lawsuit Wants Case Removed to Federal Court
Apr-7-17 Philadelphia, PA: A shingles vaccine lawsuit that was originally filed in state court in Philadelphia this past February may wind up in federal court if the defendant in the matter, Merck & Co., has its way. Plaintiff Jorga Bentley filed her Zostavax side effects lawsuit in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. There are five other Zostavax pl... - Latest Risperdal Trial Restarted After Health Emergency Resulted in a Mistrial
Apr-7-17 Philadelphia, PA: The seventh Risperdal lawsuit in the mass tort in Philadelphia has heard opening arguments, with attorneys for the plaintiff suggesting that 8-year-old boys should not be growing male breasts. Legal counsel for the defense shot back that plaintiff Dean Hibbs, now 23, was obese to begin with and only took Risperdal for a period of seve... - Science Day Scheduled For Taxotere Multidistrict Litigation
Apr-7-17 New Orleans, LA A multidistrict litigation of hundreds of Taxotere lawsuits alleging that the chemotherapy drug Taxotere causes permanent hair loss continues to move forward in federal court with a "Science Day" scheduled in May. US District Judge Kurt Engelhardt on March 24 issued a pre-trial order instructing the court to convene a Science Day on... - Abdominal Mesh Recipient has More Pain after Hernia Surgery
Apr-7-17 Brady, TX: ”If you ever get a hernia, don’t get the kind of abdominal mesh I have,” says Kade. “It’s hard to wrap my head around the fact that I went to the hospital to get something fixed and came out hurting more.” Kade had abdominal mesh surgery to repair a double hernia and a torn groin muscle about two years... - Qui Tam Whistleblower “Double-Dipping”
Apr-6-17 Kansas City, KS: Of the 18 healthcare lawsuits filed under the whistleblower qui tam provision of the False Claims Act and unsealed last November, 13 of the whistleblowers (relators) are current or former employees of the defendant. Four of those 18 qui tam lawsuits involved kickback allegations, according to The National Law Review , and one la... - Twitter, Instagram, Yelp and Foursquare Reach Settlement in Privacy Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: Several major tech companies have agreed in principal to a $5.3 million settlement deal that, if approved, would end a privacy class action lawsuit accusing the companies of accessing the address book of iOS users without permission. If court approval is granted, Foodspotting, Foursquare, Gowalla, Instagram, Kik, Path, Twitter and... - Did Some California Employers Miss the Overtime Memo?
Apr-5-17 Riverside, CA: Some employers seem to have missed the memo: California workers are entitled to California overtime for hours worked after an eight-hour day or over 40 hours in a work week. Last month wage and hour lawsuits were filed against a flooring company and an auto retailer, alleging violations of California labor laws , including unpaid o...