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Oct-28-21 Spring, TX A former U.S. Navy firefighter has recently filed a civil action against about 18 chemical and safety equipment manufacturers claiming PFAS in firefighting foam caused his testicular cancer. Defendants, the Defense Department and more knew of the dangers but chose not to inform the public. Michael Sloane was diagnosed with testicular cancer... - Vapotherm Humidifier
--> The FDA has announced a recall of Vapotherm's popular 2000i and 2000h Respiratory Gas Humidifiers due to bacteria contaminations that can lead to serious illness or death. Authorities have received numerous reports of Vapotherm humidifiers/ oxygen masks containing bacteria such as Ralstonia. Patients who are exposed to this bacteria can de... - Gentamycin hearing loss and kidney damage
Gentamycin or Gentamicin (Garamycin ophthalmic) and other members of the aminoglycoside family of antibiotics (Amikacin, Kanamycin, Neomycin, Netilmicin, Paromomycin, Streptomycin, and Tobramycin) are well known for severe side effects and irreversible injuries. Gentamycin is prescribed as an ointment, a cream or as a solution to treat ear infecti... - Exxon Mobil Corp. Clean Air Act Violations Settlement
The U.S. Government claimed the world's largest publicly traded oil company violated the "New Source Review" section of the Clean Air Act, which requires refineries and utilities to install pollution reduction equipment when they upgrade and expand their facilities. Texas based Exxon Mobil has agreed to pay an $8.7 million civil penalty and spend $9.7 m... - Entry-Level Manager Sues Amazon for Misclassification
Jul-6-21 Oakland, CA Arguments in Michael Ortiz v. Amazon.com LLC opened in the Northern District of California on June 21, nearly five years after the California wage and hour lawsuit was initially filed . Much has already happened; the court has stripped out claims under the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) and denied the plaintiffs’ request to... - Production Worker Sues Sporting Goods Retailer for Overtime, COVID-19 Testing
Apr-26-21 Riverside, CA On March 15, Jose Hernandez Solis filed a California labor lawsuit against The Merchant of Tennis, where he was a non-exempt hourly employee. Hernandez Solis v. The Merchant of Tennis claims that the sporting goods retailer incorrectly calculated Mr. Solis’s overtime and failed to compensate him for time spent undergoing tempe... - Texas Sues Griddy Energy for Deceptive Advertising
Mar-12-21 Houston, TX On March 1, the State of Texas filed a lawsuit in Texas state court, alleging that Griddy Energy LLC misled energy consumers in violation of the Texas Deceptive Trade Practices—Consumer Protection Act (DTPA). In the aftermath of the massive February winter storm, Griddy customers found themselves with the astronomical electr... - Aldi, Inc. Settles California Overtime Lawsuit
Jul-1-20 Los Angeles, CA Jeree Gant filed a class action lawsuit against Aldi, Inc., claiming that the grocery chain failed to pay her for all the hours she worked between October 2017 and May 2018. The other allegations under the California labor code concerning meal breaks, rest breaks and wage statements follow from that central claim. Aldi has now offered t... - Bank of America Breached Customer Contracts, Charging Overdraft Fees on Non-Recurring Transactions
Feb-5-20 New York, NY Cockrom v. Bank of America alleges that Bank of America (BofA) charged overdraft fees on everyday one-time purchases, like a cup of coffee or a tank of gas, even when its deposit agreements promised that overdraft fees would be levied only on recurring transactions, such as a mortgage payments. This is a new twist on bank overdraft fee la... - Latest Studies Link E-Cigarette Vaping to Heavy Metal Lung Disease
Dec-20-19 Santa Clara, CA Recent studies are ramping up the dangers of vaping e-cigarettes. For more than five years, researchers have found that e-cigarette vaping causes physical harm, including chemical burns to lung tissue, toxic metal exposure and vitamin E oil that clogs lungs --all causing serious damage. Now a study shows that vaping e-cigar... - J&J Wins a Few Asbestos Talc Trials--and Loses More
Oct-14-19 Torrance, CA: To date, Johnson and Johnson has lost 14 talcum powder lawsuits (and is appealing most of those), has won seven cases, and five mesothelioma cases have resulted in hung juries and mistrials. The pharma giant is still facing over 14,000 lawsuits alleging its baby powder contained asbestos talc and caused cancer. Two California juries in Octo... - Plaintiffs Cry Foul over $10.2 Million Morgan Stanley Settlement Offer
Oct-3-19 San Francisco, CA The Northern District of California has preliminarily approved an agreement to settle a California labor lawsuit brought by a group of financial advisors who claim that Morgan Stanley Smith Barney failed to pay business expenses in violation of California labor laws. The $10.2 million settlement covers a class of 2,800 California-based f... - Diamonds and Wage Theft
Sep-25-19 Los Angeles, CA A proposed class of approximately 3,800 workers appears to be on the verge of settling a class action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers Inc. Hudson v. Sterling Jewelers Inc. alleged that the jewelry giant failed to pay employee overtime pay, wages and meal breaks in violation of the provisions of California labor employment law . If... - Sickening Stock Drop Prompts Boeing 737 ERISA Lawsuit
Apr-19-19 Chicago, IL On March 31, participants in the Boeing Voluntary Investment Plan (VIP Plan) filed a class action ERISA lawsuit in the Northern District of Illinois. The lawsuit alleges that Boeing knew about problems with its 737 MAX series of airplanes and hid the bad news, all while encouraging plan participants to invest in company stock though the... - Patients Battle Surprise Emergency Room Charges
Feb-20-19 Washington, DC Dr. Joaquin Lopez ‘s surprise emergency room bill came after he and his insurer had already paid $11,000 toward the cost of emergency gallbladder surgery . For dentist Brad Buckingham, who fell off his bicycle, the shock was a $70,000 bill to repair a broken hip. For Stacey Shapiro, it was a $6,720 emergency room fee to treat sudd... - Is a Health Plan Liable for the Negligence of an Unqualified Claims Reviewer?
Oct-23-18 Sherman, TX Johnson v. UnitedHealthcare raises more questions than it answers about how ERISA protects health plan participants who bring bad faith insurance lawsuits over denied medical claims. Stephen Johnson had more than his share of hardship. The law hasn’t helped him. But it’s a complicated story that will affect claimants and health in... - Ninth Circuit Champions Wrongly Denied Disability Claimant
Jun-8-18 Los Angeles, CA In Bowlin v. The Prudential Life Insurance Company of America , the United States District Court for the Central District of California overruled Prudential’s decision to deny long term disability benefits to a worker who gave evidence of many physical and psychological ailments. Bowlin is something of a rarity in long term deni... - The FDA Warning Letter RE: St. Jude ICD Batteries One Year Later
Feb-10-18 Sylmar, CA: We will soon be coming up to the one-year anniversary of the receipt by Abbott Laboratories of a scathing warning letter by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). At issue were various allegations and findings of non-compliance and failures to maintain good manufacturing practices determined during an inspection of its facility in Sylmar, C... - Are ER’s Cashing in on Upcoding?
Feb-3-18 Washington, DC Since 2009 emergency room charges have jumped by as much as 85 percent . Are patients really sicker? Has the actual cost of care gone up that much? Are hospitals price-gouging? For both uninsured patients and those with big deductibles, the bottom line is the same – a gaping hole in the pocketbook. The secret (and thus perha... - Stockert 3T Heater-Cooler Case Awaits Consolidation Decision
Jan-29-18 Minneapolis, MN Lawyers and plaintiffs are awaiting an important decision in the Stockert 3T heater-cooler litigation process as the Judicial Panel Multidistrict Litigation (JPML) decides whether or not to consolidate 42 lawsuits into a single federal MDL. Plaintiffs allege the German manufactured operating room device infected some thoracic cardiovasc...