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Los Angeles, CA: A preliminary $500,000 settlement has been reached in a California California unpaid overtime and wage and hour class action lawsuit pending against Hershey. The lawsuit alleges that the class members are owed wages including unpaid overtime and minimum wage pursuant to several sections of the California labor law and are... - Follow-Up with Ortho Evra Patch Victim
Jul-1-07 Warsaw, NY Last week I spoke with [ Jennifer Gardner ]; she suffered two strokes at the age of 18, allegedly caused by the Ortho Evra Patch. Because of the damage done, Jennifer had to quit her job but in spite of her disability, she remains optimistic: shortly after our conversation, she was on her way to a job interview. Hello Jane, I just want to... - Preliminary Settlements Reached in Nutella Consumer Fraud Class Actions
San Francisco, CA: Settlements have been reached in two consumer fraud class action lawsuits against Ferrero U.S.A., Inc. ("Ferrero") regarding its labeling, advertising and marketing of the Nutella brand hazelnut spread. The Settlements provide Class Members who do not opt out the opportunity to receive monetary relief as well as prospective relief in... - Hotels Face Lawsuits Over Billing Practices
Jun-25-07 Orlando, FL: Customers are expected to pay an estimated $1.75 billion this year in "automatic" hotel fees and surcharges, including the "safe warranty fee." However, some of these hotel billing practices are illegal and lawsuits are now being filed challenging hotels for not disclosing their automatic fees until guests check out. Hotels are finding... - 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... - Melnick Sisters Reach Settlement in Eli Lily DES Lawsuit
Boston, MA: A potential settlement has been reached between four sisters and the drug company Eli Lily, which could end the women' lawsuit that alleges the diethylstilbestrol (DES) they were exposed to in the womb caused them to develop breast cancer. Between 1940 and 1971, DES was commonly used to prevent miscarriage and other pregnancy complicati... - Car Accidents: Why Walk Away?
Jun-13-07 Beaumont, TX It is said that the odds of injury or death in a plane crash are a lot lower than simply getting into your car and driving to the corner store for milk. Comforting for anyone with a fear of flying. But what happens in the event of a car accident , and especially if other parties or entities are at fault? Do you simply say, "oh well, I es... - Motel 6 Settles Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A proposed $890,000 settlement has been reached in a wage and hour class action lawsuit pending against Motel 6 Inc. The lawsuit, entitled Monica Gould et al v. Motel 6 Inc. et al, case No. 2:09-cv-08157 in the United States District Court for the Central District of California Central Division, was brought by past and present Motel 6... - Remembering a Hero: Asbestos Activist Les Skramstad
Jun-12-07 Missoula, MT When Lester Lewis "Les" Skramstad died at age 70 several months ago, he left a legacy of community advocacy on behalf of asbestos victims. Skramstad died at his home in Libby, Montana, following a long battle with mesothelioma, an asbestos-related illness. Even as he struggled in his last weeks, he remained outspoken on behalf of his town... - 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... - Fire Accidents Can Happen to You
Jun-10-07 Bellingham, WA A campfire represents the perfect end to a perfect day in the wilderness. We look forward to them. And yet how we fear fire, and fire accidents. The thought of losing a child, one's home, health, a job - are all tied to the fear of starting, living through, or dying from a fire. Disfigurement from burns, beyond the sheer pain and discom... - Bad Faith Insurance: Looking Out for Number One - And it isn't You
Jun-9-07 Beaumont, TX Freddie and Zohreh Shahrodi know all about what their insurance policy SAYS. It's what their insurer didn't deliver that has the Jefferson County couple up in arms, and battling in court—yet another lawsuit against bad faith insurance. According to an article in the Southeast Texas Record the couple's insurer, Fire Insurance Exchan... - Housing 101: Tenants Get the Last Laugh (all the way to the bank)
Jun-6-07 Milwaukee, WI Maybe you're late with your rent one month, and your landlord gives you a hard time, or the guy turns out to be an s.o.b. and you can't take it anymore, so you start looking for alternate housing . Instead, you might consider looking around for some legal help, and fighting back. One would assume that being a landlord is a statement that... - OxyContin Canada: Hillbilly Heroin in the Great White North
Jun-6-07 Toronto, ON: The arrest of actress Lindsay Lohan and the various reports of her addiction to OxyContin have thrust the prescription painkiller back into the news. It has been suggested that OxyContin is quickly becoming the most coveted drug on the street. And Canada's Centre for Addiction and Mental Health (CAMH) pulls no punches when it comes to OxyCon... - $11.5M Settlement Reached in RBS Citizens Bank Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: An $11.5 million settlement is pending in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit against RBS Citizens Financial Group Inc. The lawsuit is brought by employees against the financial institution and two of its subsidiaries alleging they failed to adequately compensate employees for overtime pay. All six of the complaints, which have... - Overtime after 12 Hours Spells Double Time
Jun-5-07 Oakland, CA Not long after Vince H. started working for a cement-mixing company, he was "asked" to sign a letter waiving lunch. "We get paid regular time for working through our first lunch and that's fine with me, but they should pay double time for second lunch—after 12 hours," he says. That's a lot of money owed to more than 500 cement truck drive... - $9.75M Settlement Reached in Domino's Pizza Franchise Robo-Calls Class Action Lawsuit
Baton Rouge, LA: A $9.75 million settlement has been reached in a robo-calls class action lawsuit against Defendant RPM Pizza, LLC ("RPM"), a Domino's Pizza franchised operator. The lawsuit claims that the Defendants violated federal law by sending pre-recorded messages ("robo-calls") about pizza and other food products to consumers in Louisiana,... - Medieval Times Settles Credit Information Class Action for $2M
Newark NJ: A federal court in Trenton, NJ, has approved a class action settlement brought against Medieval Times over allegations the company violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Ac ("FACTA"). The plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed that Medieval Times provided prohibited information, including the expiration date, on its customers' credit... - Unpaid Overtime Claims of San Diego Police Pass Court Hurdle
May-24-07 San Diego, CA The City of San Diego tried to get the courts to throw out their police officers' million dollar overtime pay claim before trial, but last week the Court gave the city the thumbs down. The police officers' case, Abbe, et al v. the City of San Diego began in September, 2005, and has been wending its way through the U.S. District Court... - Avandia Concerns Known Since 2000
May-24-07 Chapel Hill, NC The diabetes drug Avandia , which has been in the news this week following a report in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM) over concerns of a link to heart problems, continues to percolate throughout the prescription drug world - and telling information, lurking beneath the surface almost since the drug fist came onto the market, is...