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Jun-4-13 Washington, DC While concern over the potential for SSRI birth defects has been growing, the issue is far from new. And while the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) released its most recent statement with regard to SSRI antidepressants in 2011, suspicion that either one SSRI in particular or all SSRI drugs in general carrying potential for serious,... - Jones act | Maritime law | Lawyersandsettlements.com
Maritime Law , frequently referred to as Admiralty Law , governs navigation and shipping on most bodies of water. Maritime Law specifically protects the rights of seamen, longshoremen, oil rig workers and other people who make their living on the seas. Maritime-related jobs can be dangerous and potential maritime claims include marine law versions of wor... - Monster Drink Contents Soon to Be Spelled Out, but Concerns Remain
Jun-1-13 Corona, CA In spite of Monster Energy Drink Deaths and Hospitalizations , the chairman and CEO of Monster Beverage Corp. stands by his claim that the highly caffeinated products manufactured and distributed by his company are safe. According to The Press Enterprise (5/9/13), Rodney Sacks opened a conference call with analysts May 6 with a defense of h... - ‘Keep On Truckin’ Has Little to Do with California Unpaid Overtime
May-29-13 Los Angeles, CA One of the plaintiffs in a California unpaid overtime lawsuit seeking class-action status says it’s hard to pay the bills when you’re misclassified as an independent contractor without the freedoms that ordinarily come with independent contractor status. To that end, it’s a classic Catch 22; the worker misses out on... - Monster Energy Drinks Plaintiff Attorney Weighs In
May-28-13 Riverside, CA Kevin Goldberg (pictured below) with Goldberg, Finnegan & Mester is one of the Monster Drink plaintiff attorneys representing the family of Anais Fournier, the 14-year-old girl who drank two bottles of Monster Energy drinks and went into cardiac arrest. She died six days later. Her parents have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against M... - CIGNA to Settle Lawsuit Brought by California and Other States
May-26-13 Sacramento, CA CIGNA will pay approximately $70 million to settle lawsuits filed by California, Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts and Pennsylvania over the company’s denied disability insurance claims . The lawsuit, which involved long-term disability denials, was filed against CIGNA Health and Life Insurance Company, Connecticut General Life Insu... - Researchers Argue SSRI Risks Outweigh Benefits
May-26-13 Baton Rouge, LA If any class of drugs has a great deal of confusion regarding the risks versus benefits, the class that likely has the most is the SSRI antidepressant class, including the drug Zoloft. The risk of Zoloft side effects , which like the rest of the SSRI class is reported to include a risk of Zoloft birth defects, may vary depending on which... - Cigna Settles Denied Disabilities Claims
May-23-13 Bangor, ME Cigna has agreed to settle wrongly denied disability claims with a variety of states. The states alleged three Cigna-operated companies improperly handled insurance claims. Improperly denied insurance claims can lead to bad faith insurance lawsuits against insurance companies. Maine Insurance Superintended Eric Cioppa announced on May 22,... - 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... - Appeals Court Finds for Plaintiff in Denied Disability Insurance Claim
May-15-13 Sacramento, CA A woman who filed a long-term disability claim under California insurance law found herself in a legal battle with the insurer who provided coverage to her company insurance plan, filing a lawsuit against the insurer when her benefits were terminated. The insurer also sought a repayment of benefits, described as overpaid, after the plain... - Amusement Park Government Regulation Urged
May-14-13 Boston, MA If more federal and state oversight would reduce the number of amusement ride injuries , lawyer Jonathan Karon would be happy to have fewer clients in his office. The first amusement park injury case Karon handled involved a little girl who suffered a torn scalp after coming into contact with an “unguarded motor.” “Her in... - 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... - ERISA Lawsuit Results in $153 Million Settlement
May-8-13 Columbus, OH An ERISA lawsuit brought by Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine against Fannie Mae and KPMG has been settled for $153 million. The ERISA investment lawsuit, which was filed on behalf of shareholders, ends litigation that started in 2004. The ERISA settlement is still pending approval of the United States District Court for the District of Co... - Antidepressants & Birth Defects: Weighing the Risks and Benefits during Pregnancy
May-7-13 In observance of the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD) Alcohol and Drug-Related Birth Defects Awareness Week, LawyersandSettlements.com reached out to Dr. Anick Bérard, director of the medications and pregnancy unit at Ste-Justine University Hospital, and a professor at the pharmacy faculty of the Université de Montr&e... - Ohio Company Settles Employment Lawsuit
May-6-13 Cleveland OH A Cleveland manufacturing firm will pay $700,000 after a federal employment lawsuit alleged the firm violated employment laws by discriminating against women. Discrimination and overtime pay violations are two ways Ohio employers can wind up facing lawsuits alleging violations of Ohio labor laws and/or federal labor laws. Employees who fac... - Off-the-Clock Work Alleged at Waste Management Inc.
May-5-13 Houston, TX On the surface, an unpaid wages lawsuit would suggest that work is performed without receiving compensation. But there is a grey area. Were an employee be required to don and then doff cumbersome uniforms or protective gear prior to starting work, one would assume the donning of protective gear required by the employer would be met with com... - Assurant Inc. Faces $14 Million in Penalties Over Forced-Place Insurance
May-4-13 New York, NY It’s not clear if mortgage holders requiring homeowners insurance to protect their collateral are actually happy when a struggling homeowner feels the need to drop their insurance. You wonder. Because in such an instance, homeowners can be forced to accept insurance, known as Force-Place Insurance , at rates much higher than is the no... - Legislators Trying to Temporarily Stall California Fracking
Apr-21-13 Sacramento, CA A California fracking lawsuit initiated at the beginning of the year seeks enforcement of existing California laws that require oversight of an increasingly controversial method of oil and gas extraction. The lawsuit, filed January 24 in Alameda County Superior Court, suggests the required oversight is not happening and that existing law... - California Chain Cited for Care Center Abuse Twice in Three Years
Apr-19-13 Anaheim, CA A chain of elder care centers previously cited for care center abuse and was successfully sued by a collection of disgruntled plaintiffs has again found itself under scrutiny. Various elder care centers associated with Skilled Healthcare Group Inc. (Skilled Healthcare) will again be closely monitored for the next two years, and the company... - California Issues Insurance Directive on Discrimination
Apr-17-13 Sacramento, CA California’s Department of Managed Health Care has issued a directive to ensure there are no violations of California Insurance Law when it comes to denying insurance to transgendered people. The directive is aimed at guaranteeing a person has access to health care regardless of his or her gender identity or expression. Discriminat...