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Sort by relevance 1,863 pages found matching %3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27What_Security?%27%29%3C/script%3E- New Lawsuits Describe Serious Paragard IUD Complications
Aug-14-20 East St. Louis, IL Paragard IUD defective medical device lawsuits are popping up in courts throughout the country. Huitt v. Teva Pharmaceuticals was filed in the Eastern District of California on May 11. Lewis v. Teva Pharmaceuticals was filed in the Southern District of New York on May 26, followed on July 30 by Harnish v. Teva Pharmaceutic... - 3 Lessons for Plaintiffs in 401k Fiduciary Mismanagement Lawsuits
Aug-10-20 Green Bay, WI Albert v. Oshkosh Corp. , a class action ERISA lawsuit filed in the Eastern District of Wisconsin, alleges that participants in the Oshkosh Corporation and Affiliates Tax Deferred Investment Plan (the “Plan”) were harmed when Plan fiduciaries chose imprudent investments and authorized unreasonably high fees. In a nut... - Meat Packing Giant JBS Souderton under Fire for Covid-19 Death
Jul-16-20 Philadelphia, PA Enock Benjamin, a meat packer at JBS Souderton Inc., died of Covid-19 on April 3, four days after the plant shut down to stop the spread of the virus. His family has filed a wrongful death and survivor lawsuit , claiming that his death was the predictable and preventable result of the JBS’s decisions to ignore worker safety. In fact... - California Supreme Court Clarifies Reach of California Labor Code
Jul-13-20 San Francisco, CA On June 29, the California Supreme Court handed down a pair of opinions that clarify the application of the California labor code to employees who work both within and outside of the state. Ward v. United Airlines, Inc. stands broadly for the proposition that the California labor code applies to employees if the employee... - TD Bank Hit with Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees Lawsuit
Jul-9-20 Camden, NJ On June 24, Judith Jimenez filed a class action bank overdraft fees lawsuit claiming that TD Bank, NA re-opened her checking account, which the bank had previously closed, for the express purpose of charging her an overdraft fee. Mission accomplished, the bank then closed her account again – all without her authorization. The laws... - District of Columbia Sues Elevate Credit, Inc.
Jun-24-20 Washington, DC On June 5, Karl Racine, Attorney General for the District of Columbia filed a lawsuit against Elevate Credit Inc., alleging that Elevate charged loan interest rates on what are essentially internet payday loans in excess of the District’s usury limits. The interest rates of 149 to 251 percent associated with Elevate’s Rise and... - Tobacco Industry’s Back in Business with E-Cigarettes
Jun-22-20 Santa Clara, CA “The FDA has clamped down on a few e-cigarette companies that have behaved very irresponsibly, but the big boys, the multinational tobacco companies, are taking over the e-cigarette business,” says Dr. Stanton Glantz, a globally recognized expert on e-cigarettes and anti-smoking activist since the 1970s. Professor Glantz, w... - Insured Californians Getting Gouged by Out-of-Network Providers
Jun-16-20 Santa Clara, CA Back in 2017, a law was passed to protect Californians against surprise medical bills for non-emergency care. Before that, AB1611 was proposed: it was supposed to protect against emergency room overcharges but California consumers are still getting gouged by out-of-network providers. Two years after California’s surprise-billing... - Employment Discrimination, Disability Accommodations and Return to Work after COVID-19 Closures
Jun-10-20 New York, NY Vincent White, a partner at White, Hilferty and Albanese, hears stories like this frequently now: An employee at a New York financial services firm wants to continue to work from home even after the rest of the sales operation returns to the office. His serious heart condition raises the risks associated with exposure to COVID-19, but... - ERISA Lawsuits Target United HealthCare Reimbursements Practices
Jun-10-20 Pasadena, CA The Glendale Outpatient Surgery Center’s (“GOSC”) ERISA lawsuit against United HealthCare Services Inc. and UnitedHealthcare Insurance Co. (collectively “United HealthCare”) claims that the insurance giant skimped on reimbursement for services rendered by GOSC to United HealthCare patients. On May 19 the Ninth C... - Getting Caught Can Reduce Emergency Room Overcharges
May-14-20 San Francisco, CA Last year Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital reduced a patient’s emergency room charges from $20,243 bill down to $200—after the patient, Nina Dang, contacted the media. She broke her arm on the pavement in a bike accident. Can’t reach the media? Of course lawyers experienced with negotiating ER overcharges can... - 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... - Illinois Employment Labor Law
Illinois labor law lawsuits allege violations of Illinois state labor laws including overtime pay and minimum wage violations. The rights of employees in Illinois are protected by a number of laws including the Illinois Prevailing Wage Act, the Illinois Equal Pay Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA)... - California Suspends Worker Layoff Notifications. Did Velodyne Take Advantage?
May-4-20 San Jose, CA Siers v. Velodyne Lidar is a class action lawsuit brought under the provisions of the federal Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act (WARN) and provisions of California labor law that afford employees similar protection against sudden and precipitous layoff. According to Benjamin Siers, Velodyne terminated a third of its workf... - JPMorgan Chase to Settle 401k Self-Dealing Lawsuit
Apr-22-20 New York, NY JPMorgan Chase has notified the Second Circuit that it will settle a class action ERISA lawsuit affecting as many as a quarter million 401k plan participants. Details of the settlement will be available by May 22, when the motion for preliminary approval is submitted to the court. Thus ends yet another self-dealing lawsuit against JPMor... - Georgia Employment Labor Law
Georgia labor law lawsuits allege violations of Georgia state labor laws including minimum wage and overtime pay violations. The rights of employees in Georgia are protected by laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), the Family Medical Leave Act (FMLA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Possible violations of Georgia employme... - Washington State Employment Labor Law
Washington State labor law lawsuits allege violations of Washington state employment laws including overtime pay, discrimination and harassment. Washington state labor law sets out guidelines for minimum wage, meal and rest breaks and family care leave Possible violations of Washington employment law include wrongful termination, retaliation and discri... - Pennsylvania labor law | Pennsylvania employment law | Lawyersandsettlements.com
Pennsylvania labor law lawsuits allege violations of Pennsylvania state labor laws including overtime pay and minimum wage violations. The rights of employees in Pennsylvania are protected by a number of laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Possible violations of Pennsylvania employment l... - Florida Employment Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Florida labor law lawsuits allege violations of Florida state labor laws including overtime pay and minimum wage violations. The rights of employees in Florida are protected by a number of laws including the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA). Possible violations of Florida employment labor law include wro... - Colorado Employment and Labor Law Legal News and Lawsuits
Colorado employment lawsuits allege employees in Colorado have been improperly treated by their employees. Colorado employment law requires employees be paid a minimum wage and overtime wage and prevents employees from being fired under certain circumstances. If employers in Colorado violate Colorado labor law , employees may be able to file a lawsuit...