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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... - Death by Delay – CFPB Defers Credit Union Overdraft Regulations into Indefinite Future
May-22-18 Washington, DC On May 10, 2018, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) quietly scuttled proposed consumer overdraft protection regulations, moving them to the inactive list until some undefined, unknown day in the future when a permanent director is named. Meanwhile, banks and credit unions continue to rake in fees through questionable practi... - Car Wash Blues Turn Green with $1 Million Settlement
Jan-12-12 San Ramon, CA It is a victory for anyone who has ever worked for a car wash in California that ignored overtime pay laws . In a settlement announced by the Office of the Attorney General for the State of California, a total of eight car washes throughout the state will pay in excess of $1 million after accusations by workers that they were denied pay. ... - Pain Pump Surgery Not the Only Way to Heal Shoulder
Jan-5-12 Auburn, NY There are many things that contribute to shoulder problems, and these various factors may point to why using pain pump surgery may not be the best form of treatment for affected individuals. Pain pumps can provide a sense of relief for a patient with shoulder problems, but the device can also cause severe and irreparable damage. According... - Not-So-Happy Holidays with California Securities Fraud
Dec-28-11 Orange County, CA There's nothing like a good securities fraud story at the end of the year to bring perspective to the task of wrapping everything up for the upcoming tax season. As much as we may lament the performance of our stocks and securities, at the end of the day, few of us find ourselves in the crosshairs of stock investment fraud . But some d... - Major Banks Hit by New Round of Foreclosure Lawsuits
Dec-14-11 Boston, MA State officials from Massachusetts have targeted the nation's five largest mortgage servicers with foreclosure lawsuits for allegedly pursuing illegal practices and misleading troubled borrowers, according to the Los Angeles Times . The newspaper reported that in suing, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley increases the pressure... - FDA Investigating Deaths and Hospitalizations from 5-Hour Energy and Monster
Update: April 15, 2013 Monster Beverage Corp is facing a lawsuit over allegations the contents of its popular energy drink, Monster, caused the death of a 14-year-old girl, Anais Fournier. According to the lawsuit, Fournier had drunk two 24-oz. Monster Energy drinks in a 24-hour period, just prior to her death. The two drinks combined contained 480 m... - Penguin to Pay $75M in eBook Pricing Class Action Settlement
Seattle, WA: Book publisher Penguin has agreed to pay $75 million to settle an ebook pricing class action lawsuit, making it the last of the major publishers to settle. HarperCollins, Simon & Schuster, Hachette and Macmillan have all settled with both the states and the Department of Justice (DOJ). Penguin settled with the DOJ several months ago. App... - Concerns About DES Side Effects Grow
Oct-15-11 Boston, MA It may have been decades since women were given diethylstilbestrol to prevent miscarriage, but according to reports, side effects of the drug, known also as DES, are still a concern. The issue now, however, is the impact that diethylstilbestrol side effects are having on the children of women who took the medication. According to a study... - Kardashian QuickTrim Class Action Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A proposed settlement has been preliminarily approved in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against the Kardashian sisters, their product QuickTrim, and several retailers. The settlement resolves allegations that improper statements were made on the labels and in advertisements for the Quicktrim Weight Loss System® an... - Will Pennsylvania Supreme Court Hear Risperdal Time Bar Appeal?
Mar-12-18 Philadelphia, PA: All eyes are on the Pennsylvania Supreme Court, as justices with the highest hall of justice in the State debate whether, or not to hear an appeal of a lower court ruling that could put an undetermined number of Risperdal gynecomastia lawsuits currently housed in a mass tort, in jeopardy. Risperdal is the powerful antipsychotic dru... - "Tarde para el almuerzo" explica las demandas laborales de California y un entorno de trabajo cambiante
Mar-7-18 Los Angeles, CA En los últimos años, un gran porcentaje de demandas laborales en California se han centrado en tiempo para comer y descansos. Por ejemplo, las demandas por tiempo extra han agregado causas de acción para las multas por el tiempo para comer y descanso. Demandas recientes de comidas y períodos de descanso ... - Takata Settles with 44 States. No Dough, Though
Mar-1-18 Washington, DC Takata airbag failures have already killed 22 people and injured nearly 200 more. The ensuing lawsuits and recalls affect nearly 13 percent of registered vehicles in the United States (and as many as a third of the cars on the road in Australia). It was the largest automotive recall in history, and it drove the company into bankruptcy... - Amiodarone Increases Risk for Cancer Study Finds
Washington, DC: Men taking the antiarrhythmia drug amiodarone (Nexterone, Baxter Healthcare Corp), are at increased risk for cancer, according to a study published online in Cancer. The study also showed that men who had been exposed to the drug extensively, were at particularly high risk. The retrospective study found that the risk for cancer in... - First Bard IVC Filter Bellwether Lawsuit Gearing Up for March
Feb-18-18 Phoenix, AZ: With the scheduled start of the first Bard IVC filter bellwether trial set for next month, all eyes will be on the outcome to gauge how the remaining bellwether cases might fare, and ultimately what general direction the remaining 3,500 cases in C.R. Bard multidistrict litigation may wind up taking. The case selected for the first trial... - Late for Lunch Spells California Labor Lawsuits and a Shifting Work Environment
Feb-6-18 Los Angeles, CA: Over the last few years, a great percentage of California labor lawsuits have focused on meal and rest breaks . For instance, overtime lawsuits have added causes of action for meal and rest break penalties. Recent Meal and Rest Period Lawsuits According to Class Action Reporter, a number of California labor law lawsuits seeking... - After 24 Years, a New Concern with Prozac?
Jul-20-11 Boston, MA There are various potential birth defects and adverse reactions associated with SSRI antidepressants that fall within the Selective Serotonin Reuptake Inhibitor class— prozac pphn among them. However, a new entry in the parade of potential prozac birth defects that is harder to pinpoint is the possibility of autism. A small study, in... - Call Center Employees Unpaid Wages and Overtime
Santa Clara, CA: Complaints of unpaid wages and unpaid overtime made against call centers by employees in the US are an ongoing problem and a frequent cause of class action lawsuits. In fact, the practices that result in unpaid wages and unpaid overtime among call center employees is so pervasive the US Department of Labor (DOL) has developed a fac... - Kmart settles healthcare fraud lawsuit for $32.3 million
Jan-20-18 Washington, DC The Department of Justice announced that Kmart Corporation has agreed to pay $32.3 million ($59 million including state law issues) to settle a lawsuit that claims in-store pharmacies overbilled Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE. The healthcare fraud scheme, which a Kmart pharmacist stumbled upon only when he had his own presc... - Emergency Room Charges and What to Do About Them
Jan-14-18 Washington, DC: A study into medical bills, treatment costs at hospitals and emergency room charges undertaken last year and published in May by the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine confirmed what we already know: charges for medical care can be excessive when compared to what Medicare and Medicaid interprets as the true value for services...