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Sep-19-06 Truro, NS In September 2005, Mary Allen was hospitalized and treated for manic depression. She was given Zyprexa . "I was never told about any side effects," she says. "My doctor nor I knew at the time of any correlation between Zyprexa and diabetes. "At the hospital, I was a subject of a clinical study to determine whether Zyprexa was more effecti... - Merck Vioxx Litigation Score Card
Sep-14-06 New Orleans, LA In the homestretch leading up to the latest trial in New Orleans, the score in the Vioxx litigation was 5 to 4 in favor of Merck. However, in mid-August, 2006, a New Jersey victory for Merck was thrown out reversing the score to 5 to 4 in favor of plaintiffs. But none of the winning plaintiffs should count their chickens before they... - Amtrak Settles Employment Class Action for $1.99M
New York, NY: A nine-year-old employment class action lawsuit against Amtrak has been settled, with final approval granted for a $1.99 million settlement fund. The lawsuit was between Sharyn Stagi, Winifred Ladd and those similarly situated and the National Railroad Passenger Corp., also known as Amtrak. The lawsuit was filed against Amtrak in O... - Abuse and Neglect of Elderly Rampant in Nursing Home Industry
Sep-12-06 Little Rock, AR In 1987, Congress passed landmark legislation aimed at improving nursing home care for the nation's vulnerable elderly population. However, a recent investigation by Consumer Reports found poor care in nursing homes is still extremely common, especially in the for-profit chains that have become the dominant force in the industry. The... - defective auto
Defective automobiles put vehicle occupants at risk of serious, life-threatening injury. Although newer vehicles have enhanced safety features designed to protect occupants in the event of an automobile crash , there are still situations in which the safety features designed to protect drivers and passengers actually result in injury. Auto defect lawsui... - UnumProvident: another Tactic to avoid Payouts
Aug-29-06 Unumprovident insurance company employs just about every trick in the book to avoid disability benefit payouts. Nancy King of Dewitt, Michigan got the run-around after she had an injury at work and applied for benefits that she was entitled to according to her policy. "I worked for a general nutrition center (GNC) and I didn't think it would be necessary... - $55M Settlement Reached in Online Hotel Booking Sites Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $55 million settlement has been reached in the unfair business practices practices class action pending against Hotels.com LP, Expedia Inc., Hotwire Inc. and eight other online travel companies. District Judge Orlando Garcia ordered the defendants to pay the settlement, effectively ending allegations the companies failed to... - $40 Million Settlement Approved in Lehman Brothers Class Action
Washington, DC: A federal judge has approved a $40 million settlement in a mortgage-backed securities class action lawsuit against individuals previously affiliated with Lehman Brothers Holding, Inc. (Lehman Brothers"), which in September 2008 filed the largest bankruptcy in US history. The lawsuit is led by Locals 302 and 612 of the International Uni... - Bayer Proposes $24M Settlement in Yaz and Yasmin Gallbladder Lawsuits
Washington, DC: Bayer AG, the maker of the oral contraceptives Yas and Yasmin, has agreed to pay $24 million to settle lawsuits alleging the contraceptives can cause serious, possibly fatal side effects, including heart attacks, pulmonary embolism, deep vein thrombosis, blood clots, gallbladder problems and stroke. Bayer will reportedly pay up to... - $8.5M Settlement Proposed in Spectranetics Securities Class Action
New York, NY: The plaintiff (the "Settling Class Action Plaintiff') in the action pending in the United States District Court for the District of Colorado (the "Federal Court"), and entitled In re Spectranetics Corporation Securities Litigation, Civil Action No. 08-cv-02048-REB-KLM (the "Class Action"), has entered into a Stipulation of Settlement, dated a... - $8.6M Asbestos Mesothlioma Settlement Awarded
Los Angeles, CA: An $8.6 million settlement has been awarded to the family of the recently deceased William Saller, who died from asbestos disease. According to the lawsuit, Saller allegedly contracted asbestos mesothelioma from exposure to asbestos dust generated by a thermal insulation product known as Mundet, made by defendant Crown, Cork & Sea... - Hartford Class Action Settlement of $72.5M Approved
Bridgeport, CN: A federal judge has approved a class-action settlement under which Hartford Financial Services Group will pay $72.5 million to settle claims that the company shortchanged some 22,000 injured claimants through structured settlements. U.S. District Court Judge Janet Hall approved the settlement on Sept. 21, according to court papers. Ha... - Zyprexa Lawsuits - Eli Lilly May Lose Insurance Coverage
Aug-3-06 In the company's first quarter report for 2006, Eli Lilly says it is having problems with insurance coverage. "We have experienced difficulties in obtaining product liability insurance due to a very restrictive insurance market," the report says, "and therefore will be largely self-insured for future product liability losses." Although Lilly has cover... - Preliminary Audi Volkswagen Settlement Approved
Los Angeles, CA: Volkswagen and Audi have agreed to pay sludge-related maintenance costs for nearly 480,000 vehicles as part of a proposed settlement conditionally approved in federal court. The order filed Thursday, September 23, 2010 by Judge Joseph L. Tauro in Boston, defined the group, or "class," that can benefit from the settlement as all current an... - Settlement Approved in Ferrellgas Consumer Fraud Class Action
Seattle, WA: United States District Judge Gary A. Fenner has granted preliminary approval to a settlement in a consumer fraud class-action lawsuit against Ferrellgas, which sells propane under the Blue Rhino label, alleging that the company reduced the amount of propane in tanks when energy prices rose and failed to inform customers. Propane cyli... - Eli Lilly and Co. under fire for Zyprexa
Aug-1-06 On July 24, 2006, Mississippi became the fifth state to file a lawsuit against Eli Lilly and Co. for its sales and marketing of Zyprexa (olanzapine). The lawsuit was filed in Lafayette County Circuit Court. According to a special attorney general who is handling the case, the lawsuit was filed to recover money the state of Mississippi spent purchasin... - Third Party Mobile Content Charges Settlement
Chicago, IL: A group of mobile content providers, including Cylon, Cellfish Media, Predicto Mobile, Too Lazy, the application provider 3C Interactive, and the aggregator OpenMarket, have agreed to settle a number of class action lawsuits against them, involving claims that these companies charged wireless subscribers for "mobile content" without auth... - $627M Settlement Reached in Wachovia Preferred Securities and Bond Litigation
New York, NY: The Orange County Employees' Retirement System, the Louisiana Sheriffs' Pension and Relief Fund, and the Southeastern Pennsylvania Transportation Authority, the court-appointed representatives of a class of investors who purchased certain Wachovia Corporation (Wachovia) bonds and preferred securities pursuant or traceable to numerous publ... - Bank of America 401(k) Plan Investigation
In January, 2008, Bank of America Corporation ("Bank of America" or the "Company") (NYSE: BAC) has announced that it had writedowns of $5.28 billion to reflect collateralized debt obligations ("CDO's"). As a result, the value of Bank of America stock owned through the Bank of America 401(k) Plans (the "Plans"), has fallen dramatically. Bank of America... - Not Exempt from Overtime
Jul-13-06 "We negotiated a settlement for my unpaid overtime but I turned down their final offer - the college wanted me to resign. It's not my fault that I was misclassified as exempt. Why should I resign? This third offer wasn't even enough to cover the overtime they owed me. "I'm going to fight to the end, all the way to trial if need be," says Susan James (not...