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Jun-9-16 San Francisco, CA: Coach has agreed to pay $1.75 million to settle allegations it did not pay employees proper overtime compensation , including not compensating employees for time they spent waiting for bag checks after their shifts were over. Additionally, Coach was accused of not providing adequate meal and rest breaks. The lawsuit was initially file... - CVS pays $2.8M to settle dietary supplement lawsuit
Sep-23-09 CVS Pharmacy will reportedly adhere to a proposed settlement from the Federal Trade Commission that will have the national drug chain refund $2.8 million and to halt "misleading claims" about one of the company's dietary supplements . The product in question is known as AirShield and was advertised by CVS as a dietary supplement that could prevent cold... - $5M Settlement Proposed in FalconStor Software Securities Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A proposed $5 million settlement has been reached in the securities class action lawsuit that would benefit purchasers of common stock of FalconStor Software, Inc. (Nasdaq:FALC). The settlement would affect all persons who purchased the common stock of Falconstor Software Inc during the class period March 12, 2008 to September 29, 201... - “Don’t Ever Settle,” Advises Unum Policyholder
Jun-4-16 Deerfield Beach, FL: Sixteen years ago, Diane says she couldn’t have asked for a better life. “I was on the top of my game, on top of the world.” But she got sick and one bad situation led to another. Unum, or Unum Provident was a very bad situation… “I wound up in hospital with viral meningitis, soon after my office... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Scammers?
Jun-2-16 Toronto, ON: In its AMS transvaginal mesh litigation, American Medical Systems says a medical funding scheme set up by businessmen, lawyers and doctors profits from women who want transvaginal mesh removed, according to Canada’s National Post and Reuters. Scam or legit? While AMS says it shouldn’t have to pay for needless mesh r... - Uber Sued by Sexual Assault Victims
Jun-1-16 A California Court has allowed two women sexually assaulted by Uber drivers to proceed in a lawsuit against Uber, despite the company’s motion to dismiss arguing it could not be held liable for crimes committed by the drivers who they consider independent contractors. Driver raped passenger Jane Doe 1 of Connecticut and Jane Doe 2 of Florid... - Risperdal Punitive Damages?
May-31-16 Philadelphia, PA: Several thousand Rispderdal victims with cases pending nationwide may have received good news this week. A Risperdal case has the first chance for a state appeals court to take into account punitive damages in the ongoing Risperdal trials. This case resulted in a $500,000 award for Timothy Stange in December 2015. Stange&rsq... - $6M Settlement Reached in BoFA Meal Breaks Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $6 million deal has been struck between Bank of America (BoFA) and 7000 plaintiffs in a California overtime and labor laws class action lawsuit. If approved, the settlement will end allegations that the BoFA failed to provide one hour of meal break premium pay on days when plaintiffs couldn’t start their lunch breaks befor... - Vytorin Liver Damage and Heart Attack Risk
Vytorin , a drug prescribed to treat high cholesterol, is a combination of the cholesterol-lowering Zetia and the statin Zocor. Since its FDA approval in 2004, serious Vytorin side effects have been reported, including Vytorin liver problems and statin cardiomyopathy , which can lead to Vytorin heart attack. Furthermore, the ENHANCE study in 2008 showed... - Pfizer Hit With Huge Fine, Whistleblowers Reap Millions
Sep-3-09 Washington, DC The world's largest pharmaceutical company was hit yesterday with the largest fine ever levied against a drug manufacturer for unlawful activity. Meanwhile a collection of six whistleblowers will take home $102 million for their role in ensuring the pharma juggernaut was held accountable. One individual, Gulf War veteran and former P... - Pfizer to Pay $2.3 Billion to Settle Investigation
Sep-2-09 New York, NY Pfizer Inc. has agreed to pay a $2.3 billion to settle an investigation into the company's drug marketing practices. As part of the $2.3 billion settlement, Pfizer will pay a $1.2 billion criminal fine. The fine is reportedly the largest in US history. An additional $1 billion in civil penalties will also be paid by the company. According... - $16M Settlement Reached in ADT Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Cruz, CA: A $16 million settlement has received preliminary approval potentially ending a data breach class action lawsuit pending against home security company ADT. According to the lawsuit, ADT was negligent in securing its customers’ data, leaving it vulnerable to hacking. This settlement resolves claims brought in five separate ADT... - $20M Settlement San Diego Infant Permanently Injured by Negligent NICU Staff
May-12-16 A Southern California family settled a medical malpractice case for $20 million after their premature newborn daughter suffered brain damage from negligent operation of a feeding machine. Sophia, the plaintiff, was born five weeks premature in January 2013. Her mother Connie was told by doctors that Sophia was healthy and feisty. Sophia stayed in the... - PPH and Fen-Phen: Herbal Recipe Just as Dangerous
Aug-9-09 Washington, DC Many people equate the words "natural", "organic" and "herbal" as safe and harmless, and good for you. But when it comes to herbal Fen-phen, nothing could be further from the truth. The association with PPH and Fen-phen has been known since 1997, and since that time, some companies put herbal Fen-phen on the market. But this herbal versi... - Whistleblower and Attorney Appeal QTC and Veterans’ Agent Orange Cases
May-10-16 Norfolk, VA: After LawyersandSettlements wrote about QTC Medical Services and its lawsuit involving Vietnam veterans’ disability cases and QTC reviewers inadequately reviewing their Agent Orange claims, the whistleblower in the lawsuit contacted us. “Under this federal contract, veterans’ claims were recklessly processed and as a resu... - Harrowing Survival of Oil Rig Accident Ends in Tragedy
Aug-7-09 Montrose, TX It was a horrendous oil rig accident that left 23-year-old Dennis Gurney enduring 40 painful surgeries over a 15-year period that still left him scarred for life. And even though he received a settlement from his employer that guaranteed he would never have to work again, life was not easy for Gurney. The lives of those injured and mai... - Whistleblower Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A whistleblower can be anyone who witnesses and reports misconduct to people or entities that can take corrective action through whistleblower policy. Whistleblower cases can involve a violation of any law or regulation. Under the whistleblower protection act , whistleblower laws protect and compensate the whistleblower, including the corporate whistle... - Plaintiff Awarded $3 Million-Plus in Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Jul-13-09 Louisville, KY It's a case of bad faith insurance as remarkable as the deed that triggered the claim in the first place. Imagine the reaction of the insurance bad faith attorney upon learning that a doctor performed a procedure he was not trained to do. In the ensuing months various delays attributed to the insurance company amounted to a bad faith ins... - PPH and Fen-Phen Lawsuits: Round Two
Jul-9-09 Fort Myers, FL Joe D. took Fen-phen in the mid-90s and chose to opt out of American Home Products $3.75 billion class action settlement in 1999—thus allowing him to pursue a lawsuit later. Ten years after taking the diet drugs, Joe has been diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and says that in retrospect, it's a good thing he didn... - Defense Base Act Benefit Denial Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Defense Base Act (DBA) is a federal law that provides Worker’s Compensation and Death Benefits for civilian employees working outside the United States on U.S. military bases or under a contract with the U.S. government for public works or for national defense, according the United States Department of Labor. The DBA is designed to provide injured...