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Sort by date 1,836 pages found matching %3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27What_Security%3F%27%29%3C%2Fscript%3E- Some Amusement Park Accidents Have Little to Do with the Rides
Oct-15-14 Upper Marlboro, MD In most cases an amusement park accident or incident involves a mechanical problem with a ride or other attraction through mechanical breakdown, poor maintenance procedures or operator error. Newer riders are increasingly sophisticated, and faster. However, a fact of amusement park life that is not often mentioned is park security... - Car Wash Employers Don’t Come Clean
Dec-15-22 Los Angeles, CA Wage theft is an ongoing California labor law violation , and it often happens at the car wash. Sadly, most victims are the Golden State’s most vulnerable workers: they are low wage earners, have the least education and fewest legal protections. Often, they are immigrants and people of color. Generally no one goes to jail for the the... - Rollins v. Dignity Health Creeps toward Settlement
Nov-23-21 Oakland, CA Rollins v. Dignity Health , a nearly nine-year old ERISA lawsuit that has been moving through the federal court system since 2013, may be one step closer to settling. The Northern District of California has preliminarily approved a deal with the addition of an additional sub-class of plaintiffs. The same court rejected proposed settlement... - Ground Beef Recalled Due to Salmonella Contamination
Aug-6-09 Washington, DC Over 400 tons of ground beef were recalled today when officials linked the meat to a salmonella foodborne illness outbreak. The U.S. Department of Agriculture's Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced that Beef Packers, Inc. of Fresno, California has recalled approximately 825,769 pounds of ground beef products linked to an o... - FDA Officials Sued Over Conflict of Interest Part II
Oct-2-07 Washington, DC: The lawsuit filed on behalf of dying cancer victims against FDA officials that describes the intentional rigging of the advisory committee that met to review the application for the approval of Provenge, a cancer vaccine, on March 29, 2007, clearly proves that the industry-controlled FDA is never going to clean up its act. The defendants... - Whittling Down PPI Cases for Bellwether Trials
Jan-29-21 New Jersey If all goes according to Judge Cecchi’s plan, the pool of Proton Pump Inhibitor drugs (PPI) cases will have whittled down to six only – from a total of 32 potential bellwether cases by the end of January. The first bellwether trial is expected to begin on November 15, 2021 (initially set for September) with additional tria... - DOL Charges TPA Embezzled ERISA Plan Assets
Mar-18-24 Pittsburgh, PA On February 5, the Western District of Pennsylvania issued a Temporary Restraining Order barring RiversEdge Advanced Retirement Systems, LLC and Paul Palguta, the company’s sole owner and president, from accessing the assets of various ERISA retirement plans . The Department of Labor has accused the third-party administrator of... - Teen Mother on Depakote Concerned about her Newborn
Jul-1-10 Gayville, SD "Justice, my 15-year-old daughter, was on Depakote for three years, including the first 28 weeks of her pregnancy," says Angela Lee, Justine's mother and a new grandmother. "I feel so guilty because I gave this medication to my daughter; I wish I knew more about Depakote beforehand." Justice has bipolar disorder and ADHD and was prescribed... - Johnson & Johnson Strikes Back
Apr-5-24 Trenton, NJ On March 27, District Court Judge Michael Shipp issued a brief order that permits J&J to contest scientific evidence linking talc products to ovarian cancer. The ruling could seriously disrupt the 53,796 talcum powder lawsuits that have been consolidated in the District Court for the District of New Jersey. The order cites recent... - Some California Food Workers Choose between COVID-19 exposure or lost wages—will worker safety lawsuits follow?
May-12-20 Sacramento, CA Food sector workers are mostly front-line workers. From farmers to food processors to grocery store clerks, they continue to work to ensure the state’s 40 million residents have enough food during this crisis. And they continue to work even when co-workers have tested positive for COVID-19. If not, they could get fired, despite a new... - Canadian Health Officials Announce Foodborne Illness Recall, Could Have US Implications
Aug-30-09 Ottawa, ON A foodborne illness recall originating from Canada is always a concern in the summer months given the migration of vacationers across borders. Economic challenges have caused more people to scale back grandiose vacation plans, resulting in more day trips and holidaying a bit closer to home. That's when a food recall can haunt you: purchase... - Many Kaiser Kidney Transplant Patients Still In Limbo
Nov-2-06 San Francisco, CA: In May 2006, following reports by the LA Times and CBS News, Kaiser Permanente closed its 2-year-old San Francisco kidney transplant program amidst allegations that it failed to properly transfer patients on waiting lists, leading to missed opportunities for transplants and patients having to undergo years of unnecessary and grueling... - Bayer in the Weeds over Monsanto’s Roundup
Mar-13-24 Philadelphia, PA Philadelphia Judge James Crumlish III dug Bayer’s Monsanto into the weeds last month. Along with rejecting Monsanto’s challenge to a $175 million Roundup verdict, he had harsh words regarding the company’s trial tactics, calling its performance indignant and self-promotional. And he dished out more punishment by awardin... - $27 Million Awarded after Burn Injury
Dec-2-07 Fresno, CA A man who was burned over 65 percent of his body was awarded more than $27 million by an eight-person jury. The plaintiff suffered burn injuries during an industrial accident at a biomass power plant. As a result, he had to go through 27 surgeries and spent more than eight months in the hospital. The jury found that North American Industr... - There could be E. coli in your Hamburger: Topps Recall
Sep-29-07 Elizabeth, NJ Hamburgers possibly contaminated with E. coli have sickened eight people in eight states, and has resulted in a recall of frozen hamburger , according to a release by the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDCP) in Atlanta. On Tuesday the Topps Meat Company, based here, recalled 331,582 pounds of frozen beef patties as well as... - Walmart Workers ask California Judge to OK $2.25M settlement
Feb-8-24 Santa Clara, CA Over 1,700 Walmart employees last month asked a California federal judge to approved a revamped $2.25 million unpaid overtime settlement. The proposed California labor class action was revised to base the class members' payouts on total earnings rather than weeks worked. In a motion for preliminary approval, the Walmart workers sai... - 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... - ERISA Lawsuit Targets ESOP Scam
Sep-21-20 Wilmington, DE Set against the backdrop of California’s notorious water wars, the 1974 film “ Chinatown ,” focuses on the mysterious Evelyn, who must finally explain whether a young girl is her daughter or her sister. The awful truth unfolds. She is murdered – shot through the eye as her daughter or sister screams. Evelyn’s pr... - Pfizer Celebrex Lawsuits - 1500 and Counting
Sep-4-06 The first Celebrex trial, originally set for June 6, 2006, has been delayed indefinitely, reportedly to give attorneys more time to gather information. Although no new trial date has been set, legal analysts now predict that Celebrex trials will begin in early 2007. The delay was requested by a federal judge in San Francisco, where Pfizer is facing around... - $29 Million Verdict in Talcum Powder Lawsuit
Mar-18-19 Oakland, CA On March 13, a jury in California Superior Court awarded Terry Leavitt and her husband $29.4 million in the first Johnson & Johnson (J&J) talcum powder lawsuit to go to trial in 2019. Ms. Leavitt linked her mesothelioma diagnosis to her use of asbestos-contaminated J&J baby powder and Shower-to-Shower talcum powder. The verdict includes $...