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Dec-17-18 Oklahoma City, OK In November 2018, a jury awarded nearly $25.6 million to the family of a Oranna Cunningham, a woman who was diagnosed with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer. Her insurer, Aetna, refused to cover the cost of the proton beam therapy recommended by her physician, claiming that it was “experimental or investigational.” After her dea... - Employers can be Liable for California Wage-Hour Violations
Dec-10-18 Sacramento, CA: Can an individual be held liable for alleged California wage law violations? Yes, according to the California Court of Appeal, which holds that they can be held personally liable for civil penalties, regardless of whether they were the employer or if the employer is a limited liability entity. Further, the Court concluded that private... - Unum: the Gift of Giving and Taking Away
Dec-6-18 Chicago, IL: Yet another lawsuit was filed in November against First Unum for allegedly denying long-term disability benefits. In the same month, Unum announced to the media that it had donated $300,000 to a high-school girls’ leadership program. Along with this charitable announcement, policy holders who have been denied disability benefits or wron... - Stryker Rejuvenate Litigation Update
Feb-24-13 Bergen County, NJ Because so many people have complained about their Stryker Rejuvenate hip implant, attorney Ben Stewart says that the judge in charge of all Stryker hip cases formed a multi-district litigation (MDL) last week, which is more practical than trying all cases on an individual basis. An MDL makes more sense for plaintiffs and the judic... - The Pressure’s On AstraZeneca and Nexium
Feb-13-13 Boston, MA The manufacturer of a popular acid reflux drug, Nexium, appears to be in a state of flux with various issues percolating inherent with the pharmaceutical company. AstraZeneca , with a new leader at the helm, has reportedly axed thousands of jobs and is facing diminished returns from Nexium sales when the patent on the prescription version of... - Reality Check: Illegal California Real Estate Fees
Feb-11-13 San Diego, CA It could be said that California real estate transactions are complicated enough, without the risk of potentially paying more fees than you need to. One also assumes that a real estate transaction should be the one place that would be void of potential fraud. The Fidelity National Title Insurance Company case, which resulted in a $2.3 mil... - Fibromyalgia Sufferer Brings LTD Lawsuit against Life Insurance Co. of North America
Nov-16-18 Los Angeles, CA On September 14, 2018 Marisa Finnerty filed a long term denied disability lawsuit against the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA), alleging that she had been wrongly denied benefits under her employer, Quest Diagnostics’, long term disability and group life insurance plans. Two things stand out about this lawsuit. It’s... - Sephora Accused of Shorting Workers for Time to Don Makeup
Nov-5-18 San Francisco, CA Cosmetics retailer, Sephora, has recently found itself embroiled in several California unpaid wages lawsuits . The allegations are similar from lawsuit to lawsuit, and so are the plaintiffs’ evidentiary problems. Basically, Sephora is accused of failing to pay workers for time required to go through security, put on makeup before sh... - Home Health Worker Overtime: Understanding the Laws
Dec-12-12 New York, NY The world of home caregivers and home health workers often involves long hours and low pay. In fact, a recent study conducted by the National Domestic Workers Alliance (NDWA) found that 23 percent of domestic workers??"including home caregivers??"make less than minimum wage. Although federal law does not protect the rights of all home care... - Fidelity Faces Self-Dealing Lawsuit over 401(k) Plan Mismanagement
Oct-18-18 Boston, MA On October 10, 2018, participants in the Fidelity Retirement Savings Plan filed a class action ERISA pension plan lawsuit against the Plan’s fiduciaries. The Complaint alleges that the Plan fiduciaries breached their duties under ERISA, thus harming the Plan and its participants and beneficiaries. This is another in a recent spate of... - Advil Ibuprofen - Stevens Johnson Syndrome, SJS Ibuprofen - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Advil , an ibuprofen based medication, is one of the most common drugs associated with Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS) in children. SJS is typically an allergic reaction to a drug and can be life-threatening. Advil (Ibuprofen) was approved for public use by the FDA in 1973 and is considered the first non-Aspirin, non-Acetaminophen based non-steroidal a... - SuperStorm Sandy Home Repair and Car Scams
Nov-7-12 Newark, NJ Consumers and residents affected by Superstorm Sandy are being warned by state attorneys general, business and consumer groups and the Justice Department to be aware of consumer fraud scams. Today, Part 2 of our continuing series on Superstorm Sandy Scams focuses on home repair fraud and flood damaged car repair plans and sales. Ho... - Skirting around Donning and Doffing
Oct-4-18 Santa Clara, CA: California wage and hour laws get complicated, particularly donning and doffing issues in the manufacturing industry. While federal and state laws agree that employers are required to compensate employees for all “work” performed, they often differ on whether donning and doffing is considered work. When employees are paid hourly... - Negligence Law
Negligence is a failure to use reasonable care that results in harm to another party. Under negligence law , there are two different forms of negligence. In one form, a person does something that a reasonable person would not do. In the other form a person fails to take action that a reasonable person would take to prevent harm. Both forms of negligence c... - JPMorgan Faces Securities Lawsuit
Oct-22-12 New York, NY The New York attorney general has filed a securities lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co. alleging securities fraud on the part of Bear Stearns before Bear Stearns was sold to JP Morgan. JPMorgan has said it will fight the securities fraud litigation. According to Attorney General Eric T. Schneiderman (10/2/12), the lawsuit involves... - Helicopter Accidents - Defective Products, Helicopter Crash
Helicopter crashes can be catastrophic events that lead to serious injuries and even fatalities. Helicopter crash victims can suffer from life-long injuries that have a serious impact on their wages and can cost a lot in medical bills. Although plane crash news tends to receive more media attention than helicopter crash news , helicopter crashes are rep... - Preliminary $60M Settlement Reached in Hospira Securities Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: Hospira Inc, has agreed to pay $60 million to settle a securities class action lawsuit alleging the pharmaceutical company violated securities laws by providing misleading positive statements which resulted in artificially inflated share prices. If approved, the settlement will end the lawsuit which was filed in 2011 by a group of pen... - Exotic Dancers Bring California Labor Lawsuit to Recover Back Wages
Sep-18-18 Santa Ana, CA By a July 18, 2018 Order , the Superior Court of Orange County ruled that the new Dynamex “ABC” test for determining whether workers are employees or independent contractors should be applied retroactively. The decision in Dynamex v. Superior Court of Los Angeles County was already expected to have far reaching consequences... - California Court Saves Class Action Wage Claims from Forced Arbitration
Sep-7-18 San Francisco, CA On August 14, 2018, the California Court of Appeals preserved a worker’s right to bring a class action wage lawsuit against Robert Half International (RHI). RHI tried to force Jessica Gentry to arbitrate, alone, her claim that she was cheated out of pay for the time she spent prepping for assignments. The California Labor Code r... - Seroquel Lawyer Diabetes Side Effects Lawsuit
Seroquel (quetiapine) is an antipsychotic medication originally used as treatment for schizophrenia and acute manic episodes associated with bipolar disorder. It has allegedly been linked to increased weight gain as well as serious Seroquel side effects including hyperglycemia and diabetes, tardive dyskinesia, neuroleptic malignant syndrome and birth...