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Oakland, CA: The United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Judge Saundra B. Armstrong, has granted final approval to the settlement of a wages and hour class action suit against Wal-Mart in California, In re Wal-Mart Stores Wage and Hour Litigation, Case No. 02069SBA (Smith Case No. C-06-02069SBA and Ballard Case No. C-06-05... - Wal-Mart Agrees Tentative $40 Million Settlement in Wage and Hour Class Action
Wal-Mart has agreed to what is being heralded as the largest settlement of a wages class action in Massachusetts history, a record $40 million. If approved, the settlement will end the class action, filed in 2001. The lawsuit alleges that Wal-Mart workers were denied meal and rest breaks and refused overtime pay, and had their time cards manipulated in... - Potential $5M Settlement Reached in LegalZoom Class Action
Jefferson City, MO: A $5 million settlement has been proposed in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against LegalZoom, a California-based vendor of legal documents. The class action, filed by a Missouri resident, alleges that LegalZoom is not licensed to provide legal documents in Missouri. The suit is seeking reimbursement of three times... - $89M Settlement Awarded to ABM Security Guards in Unpaid Overtime Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: An $89.7 million settlement has been awarded by a California state judge to 15,000 former and present security guards of ABM Security Services Inc, who filed an unpaid wages class action lawsuit concerning rest breaks. The lawsuit, entitled Jennifer Augustus vs. American Commercial Social Security Services et al, was filed in July... - Barclays PLC, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup etc. BCS, Securities Fraud
Company: Barclays PLC, JP Morgan Chase, Citigroup etc. Ticker Symbol: BCS, Class Period: Jan-1-05 to Dec-31-09 Date Filed: Jul-6-12 Lead Plaintiff Deadline: Sep-4-12 Court: Southern District of New York Allegations: New York, NY: An American investor has filed a secu... - DaVita Dialysis Centers Settle Lawsuit for $55 Million
New York, NY: A $55 million settlement has been reached in a medical malpractice lawsuit alleging dialysis service provider DaVita Inc. overused an anemia medication. The lawsuit, filed in 2002, is based on a whistleblower's claim that DaVita overused Epogen, an anemia drug made by Amgen, over a 10-year period. Epogen is used to increase red bloo... - US Bank Agrees $55M Overdraft Fees Class Action Settlement
Coral Gables, Fl: U.S. Bank has agreed to pay $55 million to settle class action lawsuits that accused the bank of improperly manipulating its customers' debit card transactions in order to generate excess overdraft fee revenues. The lawsuits, part of multidistrict litigation involving more than 30 different banks entitled In re Checking Account Overdr... - $48 Million Asbestos Settlement Awarded
Los Angeles, CA: Bobbie Izell, who worked in construction in the 1960s and 1970s, and his wife have been awarded $48 million by a California court in settlement of their asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit. The lawsuit named Union Carbide and a number of other defendants including Riverside Cement and California Portland Cement Company as defendants... - Facebook Settles Class Action for $10 Million
San Francisco, CA: Facebook has agreed to pay $10 million to charities as settlement of a class-action lawsuit filed in December over the use of members' likenesses in sponsored stories. The lawsuit alleged that Facebook had violated California' Right of Publicity Statute, which prohibits the non-consensual use of another person' name, voice, s... - Two Navy Veterans Win Asbestos Mesothelioma Settlements
New York, NY: The lawsuits of two men who alleged a lifetime of working with asbestos led to their developing mesothelioma, a rare cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs have been successfully settled. The settlements, consisting of an undisclosed payment said by the firm to be "substantial,"will benefit the families of the men. In a statem... - $2.65M Awarded to Family of Mother Killed by Truck
Almeda County, CA: The family of a woman who was hit and killed by a pick-up truck in 2007, has been awarded a $2.65 million settlement of their wrongful death suit. Socorro Lopez, the mother of three, was out out jogging with her husband and children when she was struck by the truck on the shoulder of Patterson Pass Road in Almeda County. Luis... - Hilton LAX Settles Lengthy Unpaid Overtime Lawsuit for $2.5 Million
Los Angeles, CA: The Hilton Los Angeles Airport Hotel has agreed a $2.5 million settlement in the wage and hour class action brought by 1,200 of its hotel workers. The lawsuit alleged that the hotel withheld wages, failed to pay overtime and failed to provide meal and rest breaks. Filed in 2008, the unpaid overtime class action covers all hourly... - $3 Million Settlement Reached in METO Class Action
St. Paul, MN: A $3 million settlement has been reached in a federal class action lawsuit brought by three families against the State of Minnesota and other defendants for restraining and secluding residents with developmental disabilities, prior to September, 2008, at Minnesota Extended Treatment Options (METO), a state operated facility. In the... - Bayer Settles 200 Trasylol Cases
Washington, DC: Bayer AG has agreed to settle 200 of 2,000 lawsuits filed over allegations that their drug, Trasylol, which was meant to control bleeding during heart surgery, has caused injuries to patients including kidney failure. The various cases are being represented by different lawfirms, with different settlement outcomes. According to a r... - $2.4 Million Settlement Awarded in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Bridgeport, CT: A $2.4 million settlement has just been awarded in an asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit brought by the family of Hannibal "cottie"Saldibar, a tile setter from New Haven, who died after contracting the asbestos-related cancer. Saldibar, who was 84 when he died, worked as a tile setter for 30 years. He passed away in January 2010, just... - $14M Settlement Reached in Marcellus Shale Rights Class Action
Pittsburgh, PA: An out of court settlement of $14 million has been signed off by a Westmoreland judge, ending a two year civil suit brought by 230 property owners against State College-based Rex Energy. The lawsuit involved Marcellus shale drilling rights. In their lawsuit, filed in 2009, property owners in the rural areas of Cook, Derry, Fair... - Natura Pet Foods Reaches Preliminary $2.15M Settlement
New York, NY: Preliminary approval of a $2.15 million settlement in the consumer fraud class action brought Natura Pet Products has been granted. The suit alleges the manufacturer misrepresented the quality of its pet food. Additoinally the settlement, stipulates that Natura would stop promoting its pet food products as human grade, human quality or a... - Sprint Agrees Tentative $5.5M Settlement in Automated Phone Calls Class Action
Seattle, WA: Sprint has agreed a tentative $5.5 million settlement in a class action suit brought by customers who allege they received automated phone calls with pre-recorded messages, in violation of Washington State's Consumer Protection Act. The suit was filed in 2009 by customers like Sandra Palmer, who claimed she received auto-dial calls fo... - $11,250,000 Settlement Proposed in Amkor Class Action
To all persons and entities who purchased the common stock of Amkor Technology Inc, from July 26, 2001 to July 26 2006 inclusive (the "Class"). You are hereby notified that the above-captioned action has been certified as a class action and that a settlement for Eleven Million Two Hundred and Fifty Thousand Dollars ($11,250,000) has been proposed... - Former Chief Executive of UnitedHealth Group to Pay $30 Million Settlement
In addition to the more than $900 million settlement announced last month by UnitedHealth Group, Former Chief Executive William McGuire, has agreed to pay$30 million into a fund established in a class action settlement involving stock options for the country's largest health insurer. The settlement is subject to court approval, and it remains to be det...