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Sort by date 16,393 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Government Preemption Doesn’t Apply to 3M Earplugs
Apr-7-20 Florida In a Florida federal court last week, a group of military plaintiffs said that 3M can't argue that a government contract preemption gives it clearance to exit its 3M earplug lawsuit , which alleges the Combat Arms Earplug v2 made for the military is defective, because the earplugs were also advertised for civilian use. 3M’s 'gove... - Emergency Room Overcharges with Coronavirus Test
Apr-5-20 Santa Clara, CA Despite the $2 trillion coronavirus aid package that includes over $100 billion for hospitals and medical needs, and despite a law signed by President Trump on March 18 that supposedly allows Americans to be tested for coronavirus free of charge, some patients now face emergency room overcharges . While the tests may be free, both insured... - Overdraft Fees Waived During COVID-19 Pandemic
Apr-2-20 Washington, DC Some banks are pitching in during the COVID-19 pandemic by forgoing overdraft charges and other actions that can support consumers. Banks aren’t known for their philanthropy: In return financial institutions can earn credit toward their Community Reinvestment Act requirements (CRA). The Federal Reserve, Federal Deposit... - Porter Ranch Gas Leak Legal News and Lawsuit Information
An environmental Class Action lawsuit has been filed against the Southern California Gas Company (SoCalGas) after a California Porter Ranch Gas Leak was discovered, apparently caused by an enormous gas leak at a storage facility in Aliso Canyon . Porter Ranch SoCalGas Gas Field Disaster Attorney R. Rex Parris' law firm on Dece... - Januvia Efectos Secundarios - Januvia Cáncer, Januvia Pancreatitis, Januvia Demand
Januvia es un medicamento recetado para tratar a adultos con diabetes tipo 2. En 25 de septiembre de 2009, la FDA emitió una revisión a la etiqueta de advertencia de la droga Januvia o Janumet--un medicamento de combinación compuesto por Januvia y metformina--con respecto a los efectos secundarios de Januvia, incluyendo cáncer p... - Zantac Cancer Lawsuits Move to MDL Phase
Mar-20-20 West Palm Beach, FL Zantac cancer lawsuits will be consolidated in multidistrict litigation in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. At the time of its formation on February 6, the MDL included 15 cases. An additional 126 cases were pending in 21 districts nationwide, and more plaintiffs are expected to join. The consolidated la... - California Labor Law and COVID-19: Top questions asked by California Workers
Mar-17-20 San Francisco, CA Putting into place public health measures to deal with COVID-19 also raises a number of California labor law issues. Employers are scrambling to navigate a new workplace, which could mean their employees working from home. And employees are anxious to understand their legal rights. Here are the top FAQ’s asked by employees. 1... - Can Coronavirus and Lawsuits Vaporize E-cigarettes?
Mar-25-20 Santa Clara, CA Coronavirus and e-cigarette use have one thing in common: they harm the lungs. And as of March 2020, hundreds of Juul e-cigarette lawsuits have been combined in a California federal court, with many more complaints expected. The Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids says growing evidence indicates that vaping can harm lung health and vapers... - Bayer’s Monsanto Purchase Sews Seeds of Discontent Amongst Shareholders
Mar-23-20 Whippany, NJ Bayer, one of the largest and most high-profile public companies in the world, started negotiations last year with plaintiffs’ lawyers to settle tens of thousands of lawsuits involving Roundup . Now it’s been slammed with a shareholder derivative lawsuit. The number of plaintiffs is growing to such an extent that Bayer says it... - TIAA ERISA LAWSUIT TARGETS SELF-DEALING IN LOAN ADMINISTRATION
Mar-16-20 New York, NY Retirement plan participants who are concerned that plan administrators and service providers may be running the plan for their own benefit can extract three important lessons from Haley v. Teachers Ins. & Annuity Assoc. of America . First, the possibility that plan fiduciaries and record keepers may be engaged in self-dealing is a very... - First Saving Bank Hit with Excessive Overdraft Fee Lawsuit
Mar-12-20 Las Cruces, NM On January 14, Bonnie Becker, doing business as Oma’s Slice of Heaven, filed a class action lawsuit in New Mexico federal district court, claiming that First Savings Bank assessed bank overdraft fees even when the transactions in question did not overdraw the account. The Complaint is fairly cursory, but it seems to set out a fam... - Zantac Medication Cancer Legal News & Lawsuit Information
Zantac (ranitidine hydrochloride) is being investigated after 150 Zantac tablets were found to contain a carcinogenic chemical up to 3,000 times greater than the FDA’s daily intake limit. The chemical found in the popular heartburn drug is N-nitrosodimethylamine (“NDMA”). Numerous studies have shown a link between the NDMA in Zantac and can... - $2 Million Blue Apron Settlement Tells Two Stories
Mar-9-20 Richmond, CA Blue Apron workers have agreed to settle Bailey v. Blue Apron LLC , their lawsuit over the company’s practice of requiring workers to submit to security checks before clocking in for work and after clocking out. The time required for the security checks was unpaid and allegedly violated California labor laws requiring payment for all... - Defectos de Nacimiento, HPP y defectos cardiacos provocados por los ISRS
Los antidepresivos más modernos se clasifican como ISRS o Inhibidores Selectivos de Recaptación de Serotonina. En varios estudios realizados durante los últimos años, los antidepresivos ISRS tales como Prozac, Zoloft, Paxil, etc. han sido asociados con defectos de nacimiento en bebés. En un estudio reciente publicado p... - PricewaterhouseCoopers to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit for $11.6 Million
Mar-12-20 San Francisco, CA On March 3, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC) offered to settle a lawsuit brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and California labor law . The lawsuit claims the accounting giant systematically discriminated against job applicants older than 40. The settlement offer includes payment of $11.625 million and a promis... - Veterans Can Still File 3M Earplug Lawsuits and Bellwether Trial Coming Up
Mar-11-20 Santa Clara, CA Many veterans wrongly believe they cannot file a lawsuit against 3M after the company reached a $9.1 million settlement with the Department of Justice in July 2018 to resolve claims that it defrauded the government by knowingly selling the defective earplugs. But that $9.1 million dollars 3M paid did not go to the service members affected... - UPS Facing Multiple Employee Lawsuits, Employees Feeling Pressured
Mar-7-20 Riverside, CA UPS Supply Chain Solutions employees filed a class action lawsuit claiming the company failed to pay overtime wages, failed to pay minimum wages, failed to provide required meal breaks and rest periods and other violations of the California labor law . This lawsuit is currently pending in the Riverside County Superior Court, Case No. RIC20... - Monsanto Facing Lawsuits over Alleged Roundup Cancer Connection
Santa Clara, CA: Legal investigations have been initiated into a growing number of claims against Monsanto, a multinational agrochemical manufacturer, alleging one of the components in its herbicide product Roundup causes cancer. Reports indicate that several consumers have developed cancer as a result of coming into contact with Roundup, and tw... - E-Cigarette Toxic Vape Ban Less Than Meets the Eye, Critics Say
Feb-17-20 Washington, DC Effective February 6, a change in FDA policy banned sales of fruit, mint and dessert-flavored vape pods that were reportedly intended to attract teens. The effectiveness of this ban in protecting young consumers from e-cigarette health hazards remains in doubt, however. The ban does not affect menthol or tobacco-flavored pods, open-tank sy... - Strippers Settle California Labor Lawsuit for $3.65 Million
Feb-10-20 Riverside, CA The District Court for the Central District of California has approved a $3.65 million settlement to end a California labor lawsuit that claims The Spearmint Rhino nightclub chain misclassified dancers as independent contractors in violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and provisions of California Labor Law . The dancers, who &quo...