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A lawsuit was filed on behalf of consumers against the satellite service provider alleging its contracts were unreadable and they failed to offer local TV channels. Customers claimed they were charged for not activating the service in a timely manner and charged a fee for ending the service before the "free programming offer" ended. DIRECTV has agreed t... - Drivers’ PAGA Claims Survive Postmates’ Arbitration Challenge
Aug-13-21 San Francisco, CA On July 20, the California Court of Appeals rejected Postmates Inc.’s argument that the plaintiff drivers must submit their Private Attorney Generals Act (PAGA) claims to arbitration. In Winns v. Postmates, Inc. , the couriers alleged that Postmates withheld wages, took tips given intended for couriers and misclassified the... - Washington Football Team to Pay $10 Million Plus Legal Fees to End Sexual Harassment Claims
Aug-12-21 Alexandria, VA On July 1, the NFL announced that it had fined the Washington Football Team $10 million plus fees and expenses incurred in the investigation of allegations of sexual harassment by female employees. The conclusions of the investigation have not been publicly released, and efforts to keep the underlying allegations secret have sparked more l... - Uber and Lyft Drivers Strike, California Misclassification Lawsuit Drags On
Aug-10-21 Los Angeles, CA California Uber and Lyft drivers last month joined forces nationwide for a 24-hour strike to protest poor working conditions due to misclassification, along with the right to organize. Meanwhile, a California misclassification complaint filed by a Lyft driver is dragging in California state court. Misclassification “Like Concrete... - America Online Inc. Internet Billing Settlement
Approximately 300 consumers filed complaints with Attorney General Eliot Spitzer's office accusing AOL of ignoring demands to discontinue Internet service and cancel billing. The Attorney General launched an investigation against the company for rewarding employees for retaining subscribers who tried to cancel their Internet service. AOL has agreed to p... - Demanda de Denunciante. Mande su Caso a un Abogado de Denunciantes.
Un denunciante puede ser cualquier persona que a sido testigo y luego informa de mala conducta por parte de un individuo, una organización, o de una entidad gubernamental. Normalmente, la falta de conducta implica una violación de cualquier ley o reglamento. Casos de denuncia de irregularidades pueden implicar fraude de acciones/valores... - Whistleblower Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A whistleblower can be anyone who witnesses and reports misconduct to people or entities that can take corrective action through whistleblower policy. Whistleblower cases can involve a violation of any law or regulation. Under the whistleblower protection act , whistleblower laws protect and compensate the whistleblower, including the corporate whistle... - AT&T Corp. Overcharging Long Distance Settlement
The Texas Attorney General filed a lawsuit against the telecommunications company for allegedly overcharging thousands of Texas consumers on their long distance bills. Approximately 75,000 AT&T customers received "monthly recurring fees" of $3.95 on their residential bills. AT&T applied this charge to customers enrolled in its interstate basic rate plan... - Creeping Data Collection at Family Dollar, Dollar Tree
Jul-23-21 Chicago, IL Family Dollar collected Mantrise Herron’s fingerprints without her permission in apparent violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA is a privacy-protection law, and Herron v. Family Dollar Inc. is a class action privacy protection lawsuit. But privacy is increasingly a luxury for the well-heele... - Uber’s Ratings System Racist?
Jul-22-21 San Francisco, CA A former Uber driver claims in a California labor lawsuit that he was terminated due to poor ratings from passengers and the ride-sharing app’s star-based ratings system is racist. San Francisco U.S. District Court Judge Vince Chhabria somewhat agrees, at least at the pleading stage, saying that “the inference that Uber&rsqu... - ERISA Lawsuit Alleges DuPont Underpaid Retirees
Jul-21-21 Wilmington, DE M.P. Moon will have another chance to persuade a Delaware federal court that DuPont and its corporate predecessors and successors cheated him and similarly situated retirees of thousands of dollars in pension benefits. His ERISA lawsuit describes years of misinformation, followed by internal procedural rules that protected DuPont from the... - Studies Link SSRI and Autism
Nov-21-11 Boston, MA A new study into SSRI birth defects suggests a potential link between SSRIs and autism. The study suggests that SSRI side effects in infants exposed to the medications prior to birth could include a risk of autism or of autism-like behaviors. The study appears online in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (10/24/... - Attorney is Hopeful Current Opioid Litigation will Pave the Way for Individual Opioid Lawsuits
Mar-3-18 Dallas, TX: "With all these opioid lawsuits filed against big Pharma, manufacturers, distributors and pharmacy chains, we are hopeful that a treasure trove of discovery will be uncovered to help individuals," says attorney Shezad Malik. "This teacher, this fireman, so many people wouldn't have fallen into the opioid trap if these drugs weren't pushed... - Syngenta Sues Insurers to Mount Defense, Pay Excess Claims
Jun-30-21 Wilmington, DE On May 17 Syngenta, the manufacturer and distributor of paraquat-based herbicides , filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the State of Delaware seeking a declaratory judgment that would compel nearly 100 insurers to undertake Syngenta’s defense in the growing number of product-based personal injury lawsuits. The underlying lawsuits... - Ninth Circuit Reverses $102 Million Wage Penalty against Walmart
Jun-24-21 San Francisco, CA On May 28, the Ninth Circuit reversed a decision by the Northern District of California that had required Walmart to pay $102 million in penalties for violations of the California Labor Code. The Ninth Circuit’s decision in Roderick Magadia v. Wal-Mart Associates was a blow to thousands of Walmart workers. It may also have sig... - Ecolab to Settle Overtime Lawsuit for $2.55 Million
Jun-11-21 San Francisco, CA Parties have asked the Northern District of California to approve an agreement to settle unpaid wages claims against Ecolab. If approved as expected, the settlement would end a lawsuit in which employees claim that they were misclassified as salaried workers and consequently deprived of overtime, double time and unpaid rest perio... - In-N-Out Burger Accused of California Labor Violations
Jun-7-21 Los Angeles, CA A former employee of In-N-Out Burger accuses the fast food restaurant chain of numerous California Labor Code violations , and unfair business practices, from COVID protocol failure to retaliation for whistleblowing. Luis Becerra is seeking to represent current and former In-N-Out employees dating back to January 2020. Former In-N-Out b... - Recent Studies Show Other Side Effects, including certain Cancers, with Long-term PPI Use
Jun-3-21 Santa Clara, CA For more than a decade, studies have shown that proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) are associated with serious side effects, including kidney failure and other injuries. Researchers now add to “other” injuries biliary track cancer, gallbladder cancer and cholecystitis (inflammation of the gallbladder) and might be carcinogenic... - California Lawsuit: Paraquat Caused Parkinson’s disease
May-25-21 San Francisco, CA On April 2, Russell Denes filed a personal injury Paraquat lawsuit in the Northern District of California, alleging that his Parkinson’s disease was caused by his decades’ long, low-dose exposure to Paraquat. Denes, a certified pesticide applicator, allegedly used the herbicide according to safety regulations, and was awa... - A Trio of Overtime Pay Disputes
Apr-21-11 Norfolk, VA Overtime pay , together with the need for overtime, can be both a blessing and a curse depending upon the type of business involved. In the automotive sector and other industries that adhere to tight inventories, overtime is budgeted for and routinely employed. In other sectors, however, overtime is viewed as something to avoid at all costs...