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Aug-27-11 Topeka, KS The state of Kansas will reportedly receive more than $700,000 as part of a settlement of a Paxil lawsuit with GlaxoSmithKline and SB Pharmco Puerto Rico, Inc. According to a release from the office of Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt, the settlement—which totaled more than $40 million for distribution across a number of states... - Los Angeles Times Employees Settle ERISA Plan Lawsuit
Aug-23-11 Los Angeles, CA Employees of the Los Angeles Times have reportedly settled their lawsuit, which alleged their ERISA pension plan was used illegally. The ERISA plan lawsuit, which alleged violations of federal law, was settled with GreatBanc Trust for a reported $32 million. Plaintiffs in the ERISA benefits lawsuit claimed their employee pension plan... - Costco Settles California Overtime Lawsuit for $9 Million
Jun-22-17 San Diego, CA: Retail giant Costco has agreed to settle a Califronia overtime law putative class action in a settlement that is worth $9 million. The lawsuit was brought in April, 2014 and mediation began this past March. The overtime pay laws settlement was reached before the matter was due to go to trial. Plaintiffs in the putative overtime pay... - INRatio Proposed Class Action Settled Before Alere Lawsuit Could Proceed
May-1-17 Waltham, MA: An Alere lawsuit that had been proposed as a class action on behalf of litigants alleging injury from inaccurate readings from the INRatio blood monitoring device escaped trial when the parties involved agreed to a settlement at the eleventh hour. Briefings related to J.E. et al. v. Alere Inc. et al (Case No. 1:16-cv-11515, in... - Are Employers’ Facebook Recruiting Practices Exempt from Age Discrimination Laws?
Sep-16-20 San Francisco, CA Bradley et al v. T-Mobile US Inc. et al. , a long-running lawsuit first filed in 2017, alleges that T-Mobile’s Facebook recruitment practices violated the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) . The nationwide, class action lawsuit also alleges violations of the California labor code and other state laws. But per... - Black Farmers Hit Monsanto with “No More Roundup” Lawsuit
Sep-4-20 St Louis, MO In an attempt to stop the sale of the weedkiller Roundup, a federal civil rights lawsuit was filed last month on behalf of the National Black Farmers Association against Bayer (which bought Monsanto). Farmers argue that they are forced to buy more and more Roundup-resistant seeds every year and the only way to break the cycle is to remove Roun... - Attorney Discusses Camp Lejeune Contaminated Water Lawsuits
Aug-12-22 Garden City, NY “Attorneys have been lobbying many years for the Camp Lejeune Justice Act and now we see an opportunity for justice, an opportunity for victims to file a Camp Lejeune lawsuit,” says attorney Gary Falkowitz. “Our government knew about Camp Lejeune’s contaminated water for three decades but failed to do anything abo... - Former Exotic Dancer Launches California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-27-17 Santa Barbara, CA: An exotic dancer who claims to have received no compensation of any kind from the owners of the gentleman’s club for whom she briefly worked, has filed a putative class action lawsuit in a California court alleging violations of state overtime pay laws , and similar violations against the federal Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)... - Contractor to US Government Cited for Equal Pay Violations, Settles for $1.2 Million
Feb-25-17 Alpharetta, GA: A group of women employed by LexisNexis Risk Solutions in the state of Georgia will share in a $1.2 million settlement alleging pay discrimination due to gender. The 185 women in Georgia will be joined by 26 workers in Florida receiving back pay stemming from gender discrimination, a violation of Georgia employment and federal laws. ... - 2010 a Year for Paxil Birth Defects Plaintiffs to Remember
Dec-25-10 Dallas, TX Plaintiffs who filed lawsuits alleging Paxil side effects such as Paxil birth defects and PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn) may look back on 2010 as a year to remember. Hundreds of Paxil lawsuits were reportedly settled and a million-dollar award handed out in at least one other lawsuit. For plaintiffs who still have Pa... - Johnson & Johnson Faces Another Hip Replacement Lawsuit
Jan-20-17 New Brunswick, NJ: Days after a Texas jury awarded $1 billion to six patients in a hip replacement lawsuit , another lawsuit has been filed against Johnson & Johnson. The pharmaceutical company is not the only to face allegations of problems with its hip replacement devices, however. In addition to J&J subsidiary DePuy Orthopaedics, Stryker and... - PAGA Claims Survive Dismissal of California Labor Code Violations
Jul-20-20 San Francisco, CA On June 26, the California Court of Appeals held that an employee could continue his state Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claim even after settling his California Labor Code lawsuit . Linehan-Clodfelter v. Vivint, Inc. closely follows the reasoning of the recent California Supreme Court decision in Kim v. Reins Internat. Cali... - Glaxo $750 Million Settlement Fourth-Largest in History
Oct-28-10 Boston, MA A whistleblower is $96 million richer after bringing a federal False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit against UK pharmaceutical giant GlaxoSmithKline (Glaxo) over deviations in good manufacturing practices at a former plant in Puerto Rico. In total, Glaxo agreed to pay $750 million in penalties and will plead guilty to a criminal charge in rela... - Asbestosis Risk has been known since Roman Times
Jan-11-17 Edmonton, AB: While a class action lawsuit waged against Halliburton Co. has gone on for some 14 years, it’s been more than 114 years that knowledge about the dangers of asbestos and asbestosis lung disease has been known. Only in the last few decades has the industrialized world taken the risks of asbestos seriously by phasing asbestos out in ce... - DeVry University Settles FTC Fraud Lawsuit for $100M
Dec-16-16 Santa Clara, CA: A $100 million settlement has been reached between DeVry University and the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) over allegations of for-profit education fraud, specifically, that the for-profit university used false statistics about its graduates’ job placement rates in order to lure students and increase enrollment. According... - Court Approves Alorica California Overtime, Wage and Hour Lawsuit
Dec-12-16 Sacramento, CA: Call center employees who allege they are not properly paid California overtime and are not properly paid for all hours worked have been filing lawsuits against companies they allege make them work off-the-clock. These wage and hour lawsuits allege call center employees are forced to work before and after their shifts logging onto and o... - Settlement Approved in Countrywide Identity Theft Suit
Aug-28-10 Louisville, KY A settlement in a suit concerning identity theft between Countrywide Financial Corp. and 17 million of its customers received final approval from a federal judge. The 17 million people included anyone who obtained a mortgage from Countrywide or had the company service a mortgage before July 1, 2008, according to the Associated Press... - Zillow Will Pay $6 Million to Settle California Labor Lawsuit
Dec-8-16 Irvine, CA: Online real estate company Zillow has reportedly agreed to pay $6 million to settle a California labor law suit alleging the company did not pay its employees overtime and encouraged workers to skip meal and rest breaks they were entitled to. The lawsuit was filed by employees at the company's Irvine office and was one of a multiple lawsuit... - GlaxoSmithKline Settles Paxil Lawsuits
Aug-4-10 Portland, OR The Wall Street Journal reported on 7/20/10 that GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to settle certain Paxil lawsuits . The lawsuits reportedly alleged that Paxil was responsible for birth defects in babies exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth. Although GlaxoSmithKline has acknowledged the settlements, it did not provide details about the fi... - Attorney Kip Scott Answers Personal Injury Questions
Jul-27-10 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Kip Scott and the Personal Injury Law Center team have been assisting people who have suffered a personal injury for over a decade by maximizing the compensation they receive for their injuries. The firm has recovered millions of dollars on behalf of their injured clients. LawyersandSettlements: What personal injury cases d...