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A $200,000 settlement has been reached in the lawsuit filed against Wal-Mart over the sale of toy guns in their New York stores. The company was accused of selling the toys without safeguards to ensure that they did not look too much like real weapons. Under federal law, toy gun barrels must have an orange end piece on the toy gun barrels, and under New... - US Supreme Court Strikes Down Massive Wal-Mart Class Action
Jun-20-11 Washington, DC Plaintiffs seeking compensation from Wal-Mart for alleged sex discrimination in hiring and promotion will have to wage their battles individually, after the US Supreme Court ruled this morning that a class-action lawsuit against the giant retailer can't go ahead. In the Supreme Court's view, the proposed class would prove too unwieldy... - Three Men File Wrong Termination Lawsuits Against Wal-Mart
Aug-9-10 Charleston, WV Three separate wrongful termination lawsuits have been filed against Wal-Mart Stores East by three former assistant managers. The wrongful termination claims date back to late last December, when a man identified as John Doe entered the South Ridge Wal-Mart in Charleston, West Virginia, reports the West Virginia Record. According... - Pharmacist receives $2 million for violation of Massachusetts labor laws
Oct-31-09 Boston, MA A woman in Boston is receiving $2 million in damages from Wal-Mart after a judge decided that the big box chain breached Massachusetts employment labor laws when it unceremoniously fired her in 2004. Cynthis Haddad, who had worked in the Pittsfield Wal-Mart as a pharmacist for seven years, claims that she was paid less than her male coworke... - Workers Bracing for Hit in California Budget Discussions
Dec-19-08 Sacramento, CA A potential battle royal is brewing in the State of California with regard to California labor laws . On one side, formidable State Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger and a ballooning state deficit: on the other, California workers who fear California State labor law will be watered down in the effort to rescue the State coffers. Labor critics... - Tomato-Pepper Salmonella: Frustration led to Lawsuit
Sep-16-08 Dolores, CO Cheryl Grubbs contacted Marler Clark LLP before she knew that jalapeno peppers likely caused the Tomato/Pepper Salmonella outbreak. " I wanted to know who was supposed to report this, who was responsible, says Grubbs. "What is the protocol-- was I just supposed to phone the local newspaper and tell them my husband had salmonella? " Cheryl... - Jalapeno and Serrano Pepper Salmonella Lawsuit
Aug-24-08 Seattle, WA Since the Salmonella outbreak began, it has spanned 43 states and Canada. At least 1,319 people have been sickened, 255 hospitalized and two people have died and those numbers may rise: as of August 22, 2008 the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say they do not believe the tomato/pepper salmonella outbreak has ended. The fi... - Defective Lamp Crushes Toes
Feb-18-08 Dongola, IL Judy was thrilled when she received a set of Sam's Club Outdoor Torch Lamps for her birthday. The third time she used them, however, the product proved defective. Its ceramic top fell off, landed on her bare feet, and broke two of her toes. "I was on the back deck cleaning up my hanging plants," says Judy. "I'd placed the four lamps one in e... - Tomato grower to pay undisclosed settlement in lawsuit.
Miami, FL: (Mar-24-08) The family of Carlos Candelario Herrera, a 3-year-old boy, brought a personal injury claim against tomato grower Ag-Mart, after the boy was born with no arms and no legs. The suit claimed that the child's parents worked in Ag-Mart's fields, in NC and in FL, while his mother was pregnant in 2004. The parents alleged that the birth d... - Walmart Workers ask California Judge to OK $2.25M settlement
Feb-8-24 Santa Clara, CA Over 1,700 Walmart employees last month asked a California federal judge to approved a revamped $2.25 million unpaid overtime settlement. The proposed California labor class action was revised to base the class members' payouts on total earnings rather than weeks worked. In a motion for preliminary approval, the Walmart workers sai... - Walmart Wage Statement Lawsuit and $35M Settlement
Jan-10-23 Los Angeles, CA Walmart has agreed to settle for $35 a wage-and-hour class action lawsuit filed in 2017 alleging the retail giant failed to provide accurate wage statements to employees and therefore violated California labor law . In his lawsuit, plaintiff James Evans argued that an inaccurate wage statement is the same as “not providing any... - Massive Walmart California Labor Law Class Action Lawsuit Certified
San Francisco, CA: An wage and hour class action lawsuit filed against Walmart by workers who allege they were underpaid when they missed lunch breaks and were not provided with proper information on their pay stubs, has received certification. In fact, three classes of plaintiffs in the employment lawsuit have been certified. The three classes ra... - Too Hard to Eat Lunch? – That Cost Wal-Mart $6 Million
Jun-26-19 Los Angeles, CA Chelsea Hamilton and Alyssa Hernandez brought a class action California labor lawsuit against Wal-Mart, claiming that going through the mandatory security check took so much time and was so intrusive that they were left with less than their legally protected half-hour meal break. Taking feminine hygiene stuff out of their purses was... - Between Slips, Falls and Dog Bites, Consumers Need to be Wary
Oct-24-17 Orlando, FL: A Florida consumer has launched a Florida premises liability lawsuit against a Wal-Mart store in Orlando, alleging she was injured due to a problem with the flooring in the store. The Florida slip and fall lawsuit was filed in May. According to the Florida Record (06/15/17), plaintiff Carmen R. Rodriguez was shopping in the defendant&... - Stevens Johnson Syndrome Lawsuit Filed Against Johnson & Johnson, Wal-Mart
Nov-5-16 Chicago, IL: A new Stevens Johnson syndrome lawsuit has been filed alleging a child suffered from the serious condition after taking medication for a cold. The lawsuit was reportedly filed by Charlene Monk against Johnson & Johnson and Wal-Mart after her six-year-old daughter was diagnosed with SJS following a severe allergic reaction to medication... - Walmart Could Owe $100 Million in Back Pay
Jun-13-15 Los Angeles, CA A federal judge has ruled that Walmart violated California minimum wage laws in its payment of truck drivers. The judge made the ruling in late May, finding Walmart did not pay its truck drivers at least minimum wage for all time worked. Under Walmart’s pay policies, truck drivers are paid by mileage and activity, not by the hour,... - Feed Your Body with Food, Not Herbal Supplements
Mar-1-15 New York, NY Most everyone over 40 remembers Jefferson Airplane’s famous song, “White Rabbit.” Grace Slick, the writer and singer, said the song was intended to be a wake-up call to parents who read their children novels such as Alice In Wonderland, and then wondered why their children would later use drugs, namely hallucinogens. Today... - Herbal Supplements Under Attack from Regulators and Consumers
Feb-18-15 Washington, DC If you take any pill, you’re supposed to know what’s in that pill. That’s the basis for regulations concerning pharmaceuticals. But when it comes to herbal supplements , the rules are more relaxed, and it turns out that some herbal supplements may have been sold without the ingredients their labels claimed they contained... - $4M Settlement Agreed with Wal-Mart in Oregon Wages and Hour Class Action
Salem, OR: Wal-mart has agreed a $4 million settlement in a wage and hour class action brought against the retailer by 28,000 former employees. The class action began nearly five years ago and was a merger of two earlier lawsuits. The suit alleged that the Arkansas-based company violated Oregon's wage and hour laws. Reportedly, Wal-Mart has agreed to... - Wal-Mart Settles Unpaid Wages Class Action with 232,000 Ex-Employees
Oakland, CA: Retail giant Wal-Mart has agreed an $86 million settlement of a wages and vacation pay class action brought by tens of thousands of former California employees who allege they did not receive these monies when the left the organization. According to media reports, some 232,000 former employees will share in the settlement funds. T...