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Moss Point, MS: (Jun-20-07) The city of Moss Point reached a settlement with Adjusters International, an insurance company mediator, over damages to vehicles during Hurricane Katrina. As a result of the Hurricane Katrina automobile insurance settlement, some of the cars that make up the junkyard of police vehicles across the street from the city's police s... - William Trudeau & Newtown Oil Contract Default Settlement
Hartford, CT: (Jun-20-07) The State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office filed suit against Newtown Oil in 2002 alleging that the company defaulted on prepaid contracts. The suit stated that Newtown Oil stopped making deliveries on prepaid contracts four years ago, causing consumers to lose significant amounts of money. The AG's office has since th... - California Overtime and Exemption: LawyersandSettlements.com asks an Expert
Jun-22-07 Washington, DC Lawyer Harvey Shulman has represented employers in several Department of Labor overtime investigations and class action litigations. In this interview with LawyersandSettlements, he explains California overtime versus overtime in other states, and whether or not an IT employee is exempt from overtime. "Let me start by mentioning my back... - First Montauk Financial Corp. Okun Merger Termination Refund Settlement
Newark, NJ: (Jun-18-07) Edward Okun terminated a merger agreement that he and his affiliated companies had entered into with First Montauk Financial Corp. Four separate lawsuits arising out of the termination of the merger agreement were filed in December 2006. In a settlement reached between the parties, both agreed to exchange general releases and... - Omnicare, Inc. Nursing Home Drugs Whistleblower Settlement
Chicago, IL: (Jun-18-07) The Inspector General of the United States Department of Health and Human Services recognized a significant whistleblower action against the nationwide pharmacy Omnicare, Inc. The suit alleged that Omnicare, the nation's largest pharmacy for nursing homes, switched drugs to garner huge profits by evading federal and state price lim... - John Messina John Lennon Video Tape Copyright Settlement
Middlesex County, MA: (Jun-17-07) World Wide Video LLC filed suit against John Messina, after he took private footage tapes of John Lennon in March 2000, and failed to return them after several requests. The lawsuit filed by the company in Middlesex County Superior Court in Massachusetts, alleged that World Wide Video partner Robert Grenier claimed to have... - Part 1: Avandia and the FDA: The Bottom Line
Jun-19-07 Washington, DC The FDA has come under vocal criticism in the last three weeks over its handling of Avandia , the widely-prescribed GlaxoSmithKline diabetes drug. The FDA's supporters and its critics are still offering their views of what happened, what should have happened, and what should happen in the future. As regular readers will know, Avandia wa... - Survey Indicates Blasé Attitude Toward Job-Terminating Disabilities
Jun-17-07 Portland, ME Here are two bits of bad news: the number of disabled workers in the U.S. is on the rise, even as many Americans remain clueless about the financial impact of being struck down with a disability. Meanwhile, insurance giants such as the Unum Group continue to rake in huge bucks. Unum (formerly UnumProvident, prior to a March 2007 name-chan... - Glaxo now faces Lawsuit by Shareholders over Avandia Problems
Jun-16-07 New York, NY GlaxoSmithKline PLC, the maker of the popular diabetes drug Avandia, just can't stay out of the news. And the news is all bad. Since May 21, when a meta-analysis (that is, an analysis of pooled data) of 42 clinical trials involving nearly 28,000 diabetes patients was published, showing that those taking Avandia had a 43% higher risk of... - Fortune 1000 Companies 401(k) Plan Excessive Fees
A firm is investigating Fortune 1000 companies that, we believe, have breached their fiduciary duties and engaged in prohibited transactions by allowing excessive administration and management fees and expenses in connection with the administration of their 401(k) plans. Persons adversely impacted by this practices include current employees who ar... - Veterans Affairs Medical Malpractice: VA System at Breaking Point
Jun-14-07 Washington, DC In addition to facing claims of Veteran medical malpractice , the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) now faces criticism that veterans are waiting too long for appointments, not being put on waiting lists when they should be, and waiting too long to be accepted to the VA system. According to an article in McClatchy Newspapers , the VA... - Smithfield Foods Inc. Hog Farm Damage Settlement Fund
Kansas, MO: (Jun-13-07) Missouri Attorney General Jay Nixon brought charges against Smithfield Foods Inc., who bought Kansas City-based Premium Standard Farms in May 2007 in a deal valued at $800 million. The suit was over environmental damage caused by Premium Standard's hog farms in the state. Nixon reached an agreement with Smithfield Foods that will pr... - Warner Chilcott Ltd. Generic Ovcon Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-12-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office filed charges against Warner Chilcott Ltd. alleging that the pharmaceuticals company illegally conspired with Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. to block a generic drug for its oral contraceptive, Ovcon. The settlement is related to a November 2005 lawsuit, alleging Warner Chilcott agre... - Loan Max Fees and Interest Rate Violations Settlement
Richmond, VA: (Jun-11-07) The State Attorney General Bob McDonnell's office brought charges against Loan Max, a consumer loan company, alleging that it was guilty of violating Virginia's Consumer Finance Act. Loan Max, a company with 36 locations in Virginia, makes loans to consumers in amounts generally below $2,500. The loans are secured by a motor vehic... - Zale Corp. Piercing Pagoda Employee Overtime Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-11-07) A wage and hour lawsuit was filed against Zale Corp. in the Sacramento County Superior Court by certain current and former employees of Zale Piercing Pagoda chain of stores. The suit claimed that the store underpaid its employees and did not equally compensate for overtime. In a settlement reached, Zale Corp. agreed to pay $... - New England Gas Company Customer Bill Overcharges Settlement
Boston, MA: (Jun-08-07) Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley's office and New England Gas Company (NE Gas) reached a settlement that will significantly reduce the company's requested rate increases and provide other benefits for the citizens of Fall River and North Attleboro. The settlement was negotiated with NE Gas after the company filed a noti... - The "Dark Side" of Fortune 1000 Companies' 401(k) Fees
Jun-11-07 New York, NY An investigative report by Kiplinger's magazine has shed light on "the dark side of 401(k) fees" by some Fortune 1000 companies. Kiplinger's has identified "questionable business practices and conflicts of interest" associated with certain policies and fees. As well, experts have suggested that fees are being in essence "hidden" within... - Environmental Law: Whistle-blowers Have the Wind at Their Back
Jun-11-07 Topeka, KA Sarah and Ray Dean are proof positive that you can take the environment into your own hands, and make a difference for the benefit of all. The Lawrence, Kansas couple has filed an environmental lawsuit demanding that the state limit carbon dioxide emissions. In doing so, the two environmentalists are testing the strength and tenacity of env... - Ezra Dweck Fraudulent Online Bidding Settlement
New York, NY: (Jun-10-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo's office brought civil fraud charges against Manhattan jeweler Ezra Dweck, owner of the EMH Group. An investigation begun after EBay, in an ongoing effort to combat abuses of its services, brought the deceptive practices to the attention of then attorney general, Eliot Spitzer in late 2005. C... - MRI for Profit Scheme May Turn Deadly
Jun-10-07 Washington, DC: The FDA issued a press release on May 23, 2007, to announce that the agency was asking manufacturers to include a new black box warning on the labeling of all gadolinium-based contrast agents used to enhance the quality of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). The warning states that patients with severe kidney insufficiency who receive the...