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Mar-25-08 San Francisco, CA: "From the perspective of our clients, the Dex Cool settlement is quite an achievement," says lawyer Eric H. Gibbs, of Girard Gibbs LLP. "There are over 100 named plaintiffs and hundreds of thousands of class members, making this one of the largest recoveries arising from allegations of automobile defects that I know of." A number of l... - Supplier for Chrysler Files Bankruptcy
Feb-4-08 Auburn Hills, MI: If Chrysler hasn't already had its fair share of trouble, Plastech Engineered Products, Inc., a plastics supplier for Chrysler, has filed for bankruptcy protection . This has Chrysler hurriedly securing their inventory of plastic parts used in a number of vehicles including the Chrysler 300. The Friday bankruptcy filing follows Plaste... - SUV Rollover: A Tragic End for a Young Woman
Oct-17-07 Washington, DC Laura Lynam, aged 17, was in the passenger seat of an SUV when it rolled over. The roof crushed like a tin can and the airbags didn't deploy—Laura was killed instantly. Tragic incidents like this make you wonder how vehicles are tested for car crashworthiness . At 9.30 am on October 17, 2004 seven teenagers, including Laura, piled... - Veterans Malpractice FAQ
What is Veterans medical malpractice? Veteran medical malpractice occurs when a doctor or other medical professional fails to meet a minimum standard of care for a patient or patients and that failure results in harm to the patient (or patients). The failure to meet a minimum standard of care can include a misdiagnosis, failure to diagnose in a timely m... - Veteran Medical Malpractice at VA Hospitals
If you are a veteran and you or family members have been injured due to veteran medical malpractice, including post-traumatic stress disorder (PSTD), a VA medical malpractice lawyer can help you determine whether you have a medical negligence lawsuit. Veterans Medical Malpractice The VA employees about 19,000 doctors and has 152... - California Labor Commissioner’s Office fined general contractor and sub-contractor for wage theft violations
Jul-13-18 Long Beach, CA After a lengthy investigation into wage theft of Champion Construction Inc., a contractor hired by San Diego general contractor TB Penick, the California Labor Commissioner’s Office found that Champion cheated 103 workers by maintaining false payroll records over a six-month period. Both TB Penick and Champion were held responsible under... - NLRB Hears Complaints of Workers Fired, Disciplined for Protesting Google’s Anti-Immigrant Work
Sep-8-21 San Francisco, CA In Google LLC and Alphabet Inc , the National Labor Relations Board (Board) charged Google and its parent company, Alphabet, Inc. with violating Sections 7 and 8 of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA). That federal law guarantees the rights of workers to unionize, join together to advance their interests as employees, and to refrai... - Infant Formula From China May be Contaminated Melamine
FDA Warns Public Not to Use Formula From China Reports of a contaminated milk-based infant formula manufactured in China have prompted the FDA to issue a warning to the general public not to use infant formula manufactured in China. It should be replaced with an appropriate infant formula manufactured in the United States. There is no known threat of cont... - Testosterone Lawsuits Continue to Rise
Apr-6-14 Philadelphia, PA As the debate over testosterone side effects continues to heat up, two new lawsuits within a week have appeared in Philadelphia. While there are various manufacturers and brands of the testosterone gels, creams and patches that have become the rage in recent years, Auxilium Pharmaceuticals’ Testim is a target for both. To that... - United Airlines California Wage Statement Settlement
Feb-21-23 Los Angeles, CA Many of us don’t realize that by providing accurate and complete information in pay stubs, workers’ rights are protected. With that in mind, it helps to understand why a federal judge at the beginning of February granted preliminary approval of a whopping $53.5 million class action and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) settle... - General Casualty Insurance pays $1.27 million insurance settlement in fire damage lawsuit.
Grand Blanc Township, MI: (May-29-08) Grand Blanc Court and Fitness brought a lawsuit against General Casualty Insurance based in Wisconsin, seeking compensation for their business, which was destroyed in a December 2007 fire. Records indicate that Kevin and Annette Kaczmarek, owners of Grand Blanc Court and Fitness announced plans to upgrade fitness equ... - General Electric Co. and SABIC Innovative Plastics
Bryan, TX: (May-23-08) The Texas A&M University System brought charges against General Electric Co. and SABIC Innovative Plastics, alleging that the two companies used the university's patented research without obtaining a license to do so. The dispute stemmed from the use of a scratch-resistant polymer developed by A&M researchers and patented by the Te... - Predatory Practices, Blue Hippo agrees to $3 million settlement after selling expensive products to people with poor credit
Baltimore, MD: (Feb-6-08) The Maryland attorney general's office brought charges against Maryland-based company Blue Hippo in 2007, alleging that the company engaged in predatory practices. The lawsuit claimed that Blue Hippo sold computers and plasma TVs to people with poor or no credit. Sources close to the case stated that a settlement was reached in th... - Healthfirst PHSP and St. Barnabas Community Health Plan Medicaid Duplicate Billing Settlement
New York, NY: (Aug-07-07) A settlement was reached with two companies, Healthfirst PHSP and St. Barnabas Community Health Plan and the state attorney general's office. The companies, who administered health care for the state, agreed to return $7 million that they received through duplicate billings. The recovery stemed from an audit of the state Medicaid... - Paraquat Parkinson's Disease Legal News and Lawsuit Information
The weed-killer Paraquat has been linked to increased rates of Parkinson’s disease and other serious health conditions in farmers, agricultural workers, families living near farming communities and others exposed to the toxic herbicide. Paraquat lawsuits claim Syngenta and other chemical manufacturers have not adequately warned users about the life-alt... - DuPont, Corteva and Chemours to Pay State of Ohio $110 million
Dec-11-23 Washington County, OH The chemical manufacturers of “forever chemicals”, namely DuPont, Corteva and Chemours, have reached a $110 million settlement with the state of Ohio. The PFOA lawsuit was filed by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, claiming that PFOA, the manmade chemical perfluorooctanoic acid, was released in the air and water from DuPont’s... - Deadly Frozen Pizza in Your Freezer?
Nov-7-07 Wellston, OH The box may say it's crisp 'n tasty, but the potential for an unseen ingredient in your Jeno's or Totino's frozen pizza could put you in the hospital with E. coli, and has resulted in a massive frozen pizza recall . It is, in fact one of the largest recalls that General Mills has seen in years. On November 1st, the huge manufacturer vol... - Customer Service Representatives Stiffed of Pre- and Post-Shift Wages
Oct-23-23 Newark, NJ On September 22, Rusty Brittain and Richard Tounsel, two call center workers, filed a collective and class action unpaid wage lawsuit against their former employer. Brittain v. DialAmerica Marketing, Inc. alleges that DialAmerica had an established practice of failing to pay customer service representatives for all hours worked as req... - $5.6 Million Settlement Against Kia Motors for Selling Cars With Defective Brakes
Philadelphia, PA The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has affirmed the $5.6 million class action judgment against Kia Motors America for selling cars with defective brakes to Pennsylvania consumers. The high Court issued a 79 page decision on December 2, 2011 upholding the 2005 class action verdict but remanding to the trial court for recalculation the award... - TIAA ERISA LAWSUIT TARGETS SELF-DEALING IN LOAN ADMINISTRATION
Mar-16-20 New York, NY Retirement plan participants who are concerned that plan administrators and service providers may be running the plan for their own benefit can extract three important lessons from Haley v. Teachers Ins. & Annuity Assoc. of America . First, the possibility that plan fiduciaries and record keepers may be engaged in self-dealing is a very...