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Dec-3-20 San Jose, CA “This case is about Walmart’s practice of routinely violating the California Labor Code .” The first sentence of plaintiff’s’ brief to the Ninth Circuit in Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates, Inc. neatly sums up the workers’ argument. Walmart, on the other hand, argues that this is all very unfair,... - Older Defendant to Younger Plaintiff: “You’re No Spring Chicken!”
Dec-29-16 Santa Barbara, CA: Under California labor law , akin to generally-recognized statutes in force elsewhere, it remains unlawful to terminate an individual’s employment without just cause. In this California labor lawsuit, total damages exceeding a half million dollars were awarded to the plaintiff, resolving a complaint and accompanying circumstance... - California Office Manager Need Not Arbitrate PAGA Claim
Nov-24-20 Santa Ana, CA On October 26, California's Fourth District appellate court ruled that Enedina Aguirre does not have to arbitrate a claim she made against Prudential Overall Supply under the California Private Attorneys General Act. The California labor lawsuit affirms, once more, that the mandatory arbitration agreements, which many employees must s... - Sensitive Hospital Records Left on Train a Breach of Civil Human Rights
Jun-7-09 Boston, MA A major tenet of basic civil human rights is the right for privacy. So one can imagine the affront to civil and human rights after a sheath of confidential medical records was removed by an employee of a hospital in order to work at home over the weekend, only to leave the documents on a commuter train the following Monday. Judging from the mu... - Booz Allen Hamilton BlackRock Target Date Funds at Heart of New ERISA Lawsuit
Dec-4-22 Richmond, VA On August 2, 2022, Michael Tullgren filed a class action ERISA lawsuit against Booz Allen Hamilton Inc. and fiduciaries of the company’s Capital Accumulation Plan in the Eastern District of Virginia. Tullgren v. Booz Allen Hamilton alleges that company violated its fiduciary duty under ERISA by including poorly performing BlackRock... - Zoloft Birth Defects Lawsuit
Concerns have been raised about the risk of Zoloft birth defects , and other Zoloft effects on fetus , similar to the concerns raised about other drugs in the same class. In addition to the risk of Zoloft PPHN , studies suggest an increased risk of a variety of other birth defects, including Zoloft cleft palate , Zoloft craniosynostosis, Zoloft omphaloc... - Google Worker Secrecy Agreements to face California Labor Lawsuit
Oct-19-20 San Francisco, CA On September 21 the California Court of Appeals ruled that Google and Adecco USA, Inc., a staffing company, must face allegations that the confidentiality agreements required of all Google employees violate the California Labor Code . Among other remedies, Doe v. Google seeks penalties under the California Private Attorneys Gene... - Kentucky Files Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit Against J&J for Deceptive Marketing
Aug-30-16 Frankfort, KY: Kentucky’s attorney general has filed a civil lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson for deceptively marketing transvaginal mesh to more than 15,0000 women in Kentucky. Attorney General Andy Beshear said these women had transvaginal mesh implanted without being provided with sufficient information about complications that can lead t... - The Eclipse 500 Jet: Are Passengers in Danger?
Sep-18-08 Washington, DC It's the kind of stuff that makes you want to never set foot in an aircraft again: allegations that the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) fast-tracked the approval of the new Eclipse 500 very light jet aircraft despite unresolved design problems, according to testimony presented to Congress this week. The FAA flatly denies the alleg... - Parties to Settle 401k Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit in Reichert v. Juniper Networks, Inc.
Oct-31-22 San Jose, CA On November 11, the District Court for the Northern District of California is expected to approve a settlement in Reichert v. Juniper Networks Inc . The class action ERISA lawsuit , like many before it, alleges that the fiduciaries of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 401(k) Plan breached their legal duty to plan participants because of the way t... - Accretive Health, Inc AH Securities Fraud
Company: Accretive Health, Inc Ticker Symbol: AH Class Period: Mar-2-11 to Apr-24-12 Date Filed: Apr-24-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Jun-23-12 Court: Northern District of Illinois Allegations: San Diego, CA: A securities class action has been commenced in the United States District Cour... - Consumer Fraud: Attorneys General Aid in the Fight
Aug-6-08 Chicago, IL A lawsuit alleging consumer fraud has been filed by the Attorney General's Office in Chicago against an electronics retailer that reportedly failed to deliver merchandise and dropped the ball with regard to refunding customers their down payments on store items. The defendant, Ellis Computer Consulting Inc and its president Renault J. Ell... - Employment Law and Discrimination: "I Have a Dream" Still a Dream for Some
Jul-20-08 Middlesex County, NJ Most would assert that we have come a long way from those dark days when the Reverend Martin Luther King proclaimed that he had a dream, and few Caucasians were listening. But have we come that long way? Even as Barack Obama makes his run for the White House, employment discrimination and racial bias is alive and well in America. ... - Assisted Living Operator to Settle Wage and Hour Lawsuit for $9.5 Million
Oct-18-22 Sacramento, CA Frontier Management LLC will pay $9.5 million to settle a California labor lawsuit brought by roughly 1,000 workers who were not paid for work required before they clocked in, after they clocked out and during meal breaks. Wright v. Frontier Management , as originally filed, alleged nine causes of action under the federal Fai... - Nurse Accuses Staffing Company of Illegal Contract
Oct-14-22 New York, NY A Filipino nurse has filed a complaint against his employer, Advanced Care Staffing LLC, which recruits foreign nurses for U.S. health care facilities. In his employment lawsuit filed in New York federal court, Benzor Shem Vidal claims that the staffing company forced him to sign an illegal, "predatory" arbitration agreement that t... - Nursing Home Abuse And Personal Injury
You may have gone to great lengths and expense to find the right elder care facility or nursing home for a member of your family or someone you know. It is a traumatic and difficult decision to place someone in a nursing home and you can only hope that they will receive the best possible care. Unfortunately, nursing home abuse is more prevalent than... - Massachusetts Firms Settle Allegations of Improper Asbestos Removal
May-6-16 Oxford, MA: A compelling aspect of any asbestosis lawsuit or issue concerning the health risks of asbestos are the hazards associated with the removal of asbestos. Those hazards affect not only workers tasked with removal of the known carcinogen, but also members of the general public and passersby who may inadvertently be exposed to free-floating asbe... - Sheldon Bradshaw - Bush Administration Preemption Gang
Mar-4-08 Washington, DC: Sheldon Bradshaw stepped in to replace the pharmaceutical industry's inside guy, Daniel Troy, in the Office of Chief Counsel at the FDA in April 2005, and the Bush Administration's steadfast protection of the industry did not miss a beat. On September 20, 2005, an article by Lily Henning entitled, "Is FDA's New Chief Counsel a Change in... - Bank of New York Mellon Corporation BK Securities Fraud
Company: Bank of New York Mellon Corporation Ticker Symbol: BK Class Period: Feb-21-08 to Aug-11-11 Date Filed: Dec-15-11 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Feb-13-12 Court: --- Allegations: New York, NY: A securities class action lawsuit has been filed on behalf of its client the Louisiana Muni... - Plavix Lawsuit - Plavix Bleeding, Plavix Stomach Bleeding, Plavix Side Effects
Patients who take Plavix to ward off heart attack or stroke may find that the risk of Plavix side effects is greater than the potential benefit. Studies suggest a link between Plavix and bleeding and a risk of Plavix interactions with other medications. Patients who have been harmed by use of Plavix may be eligible to file a Plavix lawsuit against t...