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Sort by relevance 16,394 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Chinese Caregivers at Alleged Birth Tourism Center Sue For Unpaid Overtime
Jun-1-17 Irvine, CA Chinese caregivers for pregnant Chinese women who traveled to the US to give birth so their babies would have instant US citizenship are suing an alleged "birth tourism center," in a California overtime lawsuit, claiming they were paid low wages and denied overtime. Six Chinese immigrant caregivers, including two from Orange County, on Ma... - The Growing Concern over Recalled Airbags in Used Car Repairs
Jun-1-17 Miami, FL: Airbag injuries suffered by unsuspecting victims are frustrating enough when caused by a safety device designed to protect, rather than injure. The massive Takata airbag recall involving millions of vehicles is the most widely-cited example of the problem. However a lesser-known issue, but one just as compelling involve used airbags and recy... - Canadian Abilify Lawsuit
Jun-1-17 Calgary, AB: An Abilify lawsuit seeking class action status involving hundreds of Canadians has been filed in Calgary. In May 2017, CTV News Calgary reported that Christina Milisic and hundreds of others were not warned of side effects. She was prescribed Abilify for paranoia and hallucinations. Instead of improving her mental health, she develope... - $4.25M Settlement Reached in TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $4.25 million settlement been reached in a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit brought against Florida-based Insurer A&B Insurance and Financial LLC. Filed by plaintiffs Jim Youngman and Robert Allen, the suit alleged the defendants made unauthorized sales calls to consumers, including people on the fe... - Hotel Hilton acusado de apropiarse de las propinas de su personal
May-31-17 San Francisco, CA: La próxima vez que un restaurante coloque "cargo de servicio" en su cuenta es posible que desee preguntar para quién es ese dinero. Si piensa que es una gran propina para su camarero usted podría estar muy equivocado - especialmente si usted acaba de cenar en el Hotel Hilton en Union Square de San Francisco. La ab... - Defective Hip Implant Makers Busy with Recalls, Lawsuits and Settlements
May-31-17 Washington, DC: With countless recalls of defective hip implants , hip implant recipients are likely wondering when , rather than if, their device will fail. Companies recently having “issues” with their hip devices include Accolade, Smith and Nephew, Depuy, Zimmer Biomet and Stryker. Just over the past year, Stryker has been named def... - Bank Allegedly Robocalls Man More Than 125 Times to Collect a Debt
May-31-17 Orlando, FL: A Florida man is suing Credit One Bank , claiming that the bank "robocalled" him more than 125 times in violation of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act . Ronnie Selby on April 10, 2017 filed a lawsuit Selby v. Credit One Bank NA , Case No. 6:17-cv-642, US District Court, Middle District of Florida, Orlando Division against Credi... - $1.6M Settlement Reached in Vita-Mix and Kelly Services Employment Class Action
Santa Clara, CA: A $1.6 million settlement agreement has been reached in an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit pending against blender maker Vita-Mix Corp. and staffing agency Kelly Services Inc. The lawsuit was filed lead plaintiffs Rainoldo Gooding and Nadeen Good in June 2016 against Vita-Mix and Kelly Services. The plaintiffs allege... - Family of Shooting Victim Files First Responder Injury Lawsuit
May-30-17 Denver, CO: A purported drug raid two years ago that left a Colorado man dead and his family allegedly traumatized has now become a wrongful death and first responder injury lawsuit , with the victim’s family and estate filing a case just days ago in Colorado. The victim of the police shooting was James Edward Strong Jr., age 32 at the time of... - Zimmer Biomet Implantable Spinal Fusion Stimulators Legal News
Washington, DC: Zimmer Biomet, in conjunction with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), is recalling the SpF PLUS-Mini and SpF XL IIb Implantable Spinal Fusion Stimulators due to higher than allowed levels of potential harmful chemicals, which may be toxic to tissues and organs (cytotoxicity) and that were found during the company's routine mo... - Jury Awards $3 Million Verdict to California State Worker Who Claims Bosses Ignored His Allergies
May-30-17 Sacramento, CA: A jury has awarded a $3 million verdict to a California state worker whose supervisors allegedly violated California Labor Law by ignoring his allergies to perfumes and cleaning products, according to the Sacramento Bee . A Nevada County jury delivered the verdict in May 2017 during a trial for a lawsuit filed by John Barrie, a Cali... - Long Island Signalman Awarded Damages for Injury Exacerbation
May-29-17 Long Island, NY: A workers compensation lawsuit brought by a signal worker with the Long Island Railroad Co. (LIRR) in New York has ended with a verdict in favor of the plaintiff. Daniel Curran claims to have been injured while responding to a so-called ‘heat kink’ issue that resulted in a buckled rail on the track. Curran had been dispatched, in J... - $6.75M Preliminary Aveeno Naturals Settlement Reached
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $6.75 million settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) alleging the “Active Naturals” label on their Aveeno products is false and misleading. J&J has also agreed to remove that label under the terms of the settlement. According to the suit, J... - Deadly Drugs and Devices Report by AAJ is a Must Read for Women
May-28-17 Washington, D.C. The American Association of Justice’s (AAJ) review of 150 years of drugs and devices offered to ostensibly improve or protect the health of women, sometimes with devastating even deadly results, is a well-researched, informative and sometimes oddly entertaining read. The AAJ report “From Accutane to Zonite: A History of Dangero... - California Unpaid Overtime, from Caregivers for the Elderly to Caretakers for the Unborn
May-28-17 Los Angeles, CA: Caregivers who have been denied California overtime for years may finally have their rights upheld, thanks to an overtime lawsuit filed by the LA City Attorney. And “birth tourism” workers are following suit. Last September, Senate Bill 105 gave domestic workers, including caregivers, permanent overtime protections in the... - Surgical Mesh Lawsuit Nets $2.16 Million for Pen Argyl Plaintiff
May-28-17 Philadelphia, PA: Pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson has just lost its fourth surgical mesh lawsuit after a jury in Philadelphia just this past Friday returned a verdict of $2.16 million against Johnson & Johnson (J&J) and its subsidiary Ethicon Women’s Health and Urology (Ethicon). The fourth loss for the defendants in as many tr... - An Award-Winning Employee Culture at Unum Can’t Stop Lawsuits
May-27-17 Philadelphia, PA: Unum Group, which calls Chattanooga home, may hold a place amongst the Top 500 employers in the US as ranked by Forbes . However, such lofty plaudits have not stopped a Unum lawsuit from a woman who claimed Unum insurance stopped her benefits without just cause. The plaintiff in the case is Melissa Maiellano, who filed her Unum di... - Retaliation to be added to Tesla Inc. Workplace Racial Discrimination Suit
May-26-17 Oakland, CA Legal team representing a 44-year-old African American man who claims he was harassed and discriminated against while working as an assembly line worker at the Tesla car factory in Fremont, California is adding a charge of retaliation to the already long list of claims of violations of the California state labor laws. DeWitt Lambert, wh... - $22M Awarded in Whistleblower Wrongful Termination Lawsuit.
Santa Clara, CA: A former employee who filed a wrongful termination lawsuit alleging he was let go by his employer after reporting illegal sales activity, has been awarded $22 million by the jury hearing his case. Steven Babyak, who had worked from October 2012 to June 2015 as a sales manager for defendant Cardiovascular Systems Inc. ("CSI"),... - Zimmer-Biomet Shoulder: Buyer (Patient and Surgeon) Beware
May-25-17 Minneapolis, MN: Shoulder replacement surgery is a well-established and should be a straightforward procedure, unless your orthopedic surgeon is implanting a Zimmer Biomet shoulder that has failed and you are unfortunate to have one or two of the 3,600 implants that have been recalled. According to the University of Minnesota, improvements in surgi...