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Dec-11-14 A Florida jury has found Philip Morris USA, Inc., the makers of Marlboro brand cigarettes, liable for $35 million in damages to a smoker who endured two lung transplants as a result of his emphysema and chronic obstructive pulmonary diseases caused by cigarette smoking. Richard Boatright, a 61-year-old man who began smoking at the age of 12, is one of... - Contractors, Showgirls Dancing to a Different Tune
Dec-11-14 Los Angeles, CA A California overtime pay and wages lawsuit alleging gross underpayment of wages has been filed by the City of Los Angeles against a primary contractor and a handful of its subcontractors. At issue are alleged violations to California overtime law and other wage infractions. Those defendants contacted by the Los Angeles Times (11/1... - Back and Neck Injury Plaintiff Scores Record $7.5 Million Jones Act Settlement
Dec-8-14 Edwardsville, IL A native of Puerto Rico was recently awarded a record $7.5 million settlement in a back and neck injury lawsuit following the sudden explosion of an air tank aboard a marine vessel that was docked for repairs. Plaintiff Edward Perez-Mossetty was seriously injured in the explosion. According to an account in The Telegraph (11/19/14... - Healthcare Network Liable for $1.6M for Overdosing Patient
Dec-4-14 A jury in the Second District Court of Utah returned a verdict for $1.6 million in a wrongful death and medical malpractice action against Intermountain Healthcare for fatally overdosing a patient with a cocktail of medications. The original complaint alleged Intermountain negligently and carelessly acted below the standard of care by prescribing a c... - Students Charge Donald Trump with Racketeering in “University” Scheme
Nov-27-14 Two class action racketeering lawsuits and a lawsuit by the New York Attorney General have been filed against Donald Trump for swindling student-victims out of upwards of $35,000 each through their enrollment in his fictitious institution, Trump University. The supreme court of New York ruled earlier that Trump University, now renamed Trump Entreprene... - Home Warranty Insurance and the Manufactured Home
Nov-23-14 Washington, DC It’s an extended warranty question that was bound to come up sometime and begs to be asked: when we have a conversation about home warranty insurance, where are the jurisdictional parameters when it comes to manufactured homes? Not mobile homes or trailers per se, but large buildings complete with front porches and the like. Unl... - More Damning Revelations in the GM Faulty Ignition Switch Controversy
Nov-21-14 Detroit, MI In what can only be described as a damning revelation, one of the world’s largest automotive manufacturers at the center of an ignition switch controversy is alleged to have quietly ordered a massive quantity of ignition switch parts without submitting filings to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). The order, total... - NHTSA Wants National Recall of Vehicles with Defective Takata Airbags
Nov-19-14 Los Angeles, CA Further to the recent rash of defective airbag recalls by major automobile manufacturers in the US and Canada, The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says a full national recall is needed. BMW, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, Honda, Mazda, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Subaru and Toyota all use the rec... - FDA Links Depakote to Autism
Nov-16-14 Seattle, WA Over the past few years, a number of women who took Depakote while pregnant have filed complaints with LawyersandSettlements regarding a possible link to autism. The FDA has finally acknowledged that exposure to Depakote during pregnancy may increase the risk of autism spectrum disorders. In August 2014, AbbVie Inc. (formerly Abbott), th... - Supreme Court Petitioned to Hear Another ERISA Case
Nov-12-14 Washington, DC While plaintiffs in one ERISA lawsuit have been given the opportunity to present their case to the Supreme Court, plaintiffs in another ERISA plan lawsuit wait to hear if the Supreme Court will hear their case. Both issues bring forward complex issues concerning how ERISA 401(k) plans are run and could have wide-ranging implications for... - Online Legal Marketing Announces Launch Of Settlement, Verdict And Judgment Publishing Tool
Nov-6-14 Online Legal Marketing announces today the launch of a free service to attorneys and law firms. The new service is a Settlement, Verdict and Judgment Publishing Tool that gives lawyers, law firms and legal marketers the ability to self-publish settlements, verdicts and judgments for millions of online viewers to read. Santa Cruz, CA (PRWEB) November 06, 2... - Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit Settlement Approved at $31 Million
Nov-6-14 Portland, OR While there is little doubt that Lender insurance will always be a potential player of the mortgagee-lender relationship, the concept of Force-Place Insurance as an incentive to acquire commissions v. the need to protect property and investment appears to be alive and well, with one defendant in a recent case agreeing as part of a settleme... - Propecia Leads to Depression
Oct-30-14 Seattle, WA Jason has been prescribed Viagra to help with erectile dysfunction - a Propecia side effect. Contrary to the Propecia manufacturer’s label warning, his condition isn’t short-term: Jason took the hair loss medication five years ago and he is in therapy for depression. “I started to have sexual dysfunction problems not lo... - Hurricane Sandy Lawsuit
In the wake of Hurricane Sandy have come allegations of price gouging and other unethical dealings. Already Hurricane Sandy price gouging lawsuits has been filed against several gas stations, while consumers and small businesses potentially face Hurricane Sandy insurance lawsuits . Some utility customers have filed a Hurricane Sandy utility lawsuit clai... - Kugel Mesh Victim Says She Would Rather Live with a Hernia
Oct-23-14 Muskogee, OK Mary wishes she never had a Kugel Mesh patch implanted to treat a hernia. In fact, she would rather live with a hernia than the Composix Kugel Mesh patch. Back in 2006, Mary had a hiatal hernia protruding from the upper part of her stomach. She had surgery with the Kugel mesh but within a few weeks of recovery she was back to the surgeo... - Adderall Whistleblowers Result in $56.5 Million Blow to Shire Pharmaceuticals
Oct-19-14 Washington, DC Shire Pharmaceuticals, the Adderall manufacturer, took a major blow last month: the US Department of Justice (DOJ) and a number of state AGs announced a settlement with the Irish drug company regarding violations of the False Claims Act. Shire will pay $56.5 million to settle accusations of making false claims in the marketing of its... - Respected Non-Profit Reports Problems with Internet Payday Loans: Survey
Oct-18-14 Washington, DC You have to know that something is a definitive issue when the venerable Cable News Network aka CNN gets into the act. This time it’s CNNMoney, reporting on Internet payday loans and the efforts of the Pew Charitable Trusts to establish a snapshot of just how bad things can get. Given the availability and ease of acquiring a payday loa... - State Courts Invalidate Consumer Arbitration Clauses, and Sidestep SCOTUS Ruling
Oct-17-14 Two state supreme courts found consumer arbitration agreements unenforceable in the past week: Arkansas and New Jersey. •Arkansas grounded its decision on the lack of mutuality in the consumer arbitration agreement (similar to Missouri’s recent ruling). Alltel Corp. v. Rosenow, 2014 WL 4656609 (Ark. Sept. 18, 2014). •New Jersey grounded its de... - European Medicine Agency Warns of High Rate of Developmental Problems with Depakote (Valproate) During Pregnancy
Oct-15-14 Los Angeles, CA The risk for malformations and developmental problems in children exposed to depakote (valproate semisodium) during pregnancy has prompted The European Medicine Agency (EMA)'s Pharmacovigilance and Risk Assessment Committee to recommend strengthening the restrictions for the use of valproate in women of childbearing age. Specificall... - $38M Settlement Reached in Extendicare Health Services Fraud Whistleblower Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: Extendicare Health Services Inc. (Extendicare) and its subsidiary Progressive Step Corporation (ProStep) have agreed to pay $38 million to the United States and eight states to resolve allegations that Extendicare billed Medicare and Medicaid for materially substandard elder care nursing services that were so deficient that they w...