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Santa Cruz, CA: A $7 million settlement has been awarded to the family of a mentally ill woman who killed herself while incarcerated in a privately-owned prison in Delaware County. The first responder negligence lawsuit was made by the mother of the deceased. According to claims made by Janene Wallace’s mother, her daughter, aged 35, was all... - LinkedIn Data Breach Class Action Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A proposed class action settlement has been reached in a data breach lawsuit against LinkedIn, which operates a professional networking service (website at www.linkedin.com), related to its protection of user information. Filed in the US District Court for the Northern District of California, the lawsuit alleges LinkedIn did not u... - Feds Reach $8M Settlement with Omnicare in False Claims Whistleblower Suit
Santa Clara, CA: An $8 million settlement has been reached in a qui tam lawsuit brought against Omnicare Inc, a subsidiary of CVS Health Corp, by The US Department of Justice and 28 states. The whistleblower lawsuit alleged the defendants violated the False Claim Act by incorrectly labeling generic drugs. The labeling procedure enabled claims to be... - Sexual Harassment Lands Nevada Employer in Hot Water
Jan-4-13 Las Vegas, NV In deference to the popular adage 'what happens in Vegas, stays in Vegas,' Nevada employment and labor violations against employees who work in the service industry in Nevada can come back to haunt an employer. A lawsuit filed by a disgruntled worker under the auspices of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has resulted... - What Will 2013 Hold For Yasmin Birth Control?
Jan-3-13 St. Clair County, IL It's been a year since US District Judge David Herndon decided to postpone the trial associated with a Yasmin lawsuit in an effort to have the thousands of cases mediated instead, with the view of reaching a settlement. That effort with regard to Yasmin birth control, as well as Yaz lawsuits, resulted in the November 2012 settle... - Broadspectrum Downstream Settles California Labor Class Action for $3.45M
Santa Clara, CA: A $3.45 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought against Texas-based Broadspectrum Downstream Services Inc. The workers alleged they were not compensated for the time it took to prep for shifts at California refineries, in violation of California labor law. Broadspectrum, formerly call... - WA Workers' Compensation Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Workers' Compensation is insurance coverage purchased by the employer/business that provides workers' benefits for job-related employee injuries. Washington law requires all employers to purchase Washington workers' compensation coverage (with a few exceptions). Each state has a different workers compensation program laws, with benefits covering medic... - $265 Record Settlement for Victims of Amtrak Train Crash
Santa Clara, CA: A record $265 million settlement has been granted approval in settlement of the Amtrak train crash that occurred in Philadelphia in 2015, which killed eight people. U.S. District Court Judge Legrome Davis of Pennsylvania approved the settlement, believed to be among the largest of its kind, as there is a federal cap on damages th... - Settlement Reached in L'Oreal Hair-Relaxer Injury Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A settlement has been reached in a defective products class action lawsuit pending against L’Oreal alleging the cosmetics giant misrepresented the safety of its hair relaxer, consequently causing injury to consumers. The lawsuit alleged that L'Oreal’s Amla Legend Rejuvenating Ritual Relaxer damages hair and causes burns and blist... - $900K Settlement Final in Thrifty Payless Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $900,000 settlement of an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit pending against Thrifty Payless Inc, has received final approval. The lawsuit will resolve claims brought by 7,400 current and former employees of the drugstore chain. The complaint was filed by Oscar Willis Jr. and Renee Ortiz who alleged that Thrifty Payl... - $36M Lumber Liquidators Defective Flooring Settlement Reached
Richmond, VA: A $36 million settlement deal has been reached between Lumber Liquidators (LL) and two classes of consumers, potentially ending multidistrict litigation alleging LL manufactured and sold defective and hazardous laminate flooring. According to litigation, one class alleged that the durability of the wood was not what not up to grad... - $2M Awarded in Sexual Harassment Case of A Minor
Los Angeles, CA: A $2 million settlement has been awarded in the case of a 13-year old student who alleged she suffered sexual harassment by her teacher. According to the lawsuit, filed against the school district that employed the teacher, the 13-year old plaintiff claimed she was sexually harassed by her male middle school teacher when she was in t... - Raptiva Pulled from Market Due to Concerns About Side Effects
Dec-17-12 San Antonio, TX It has been more than three years since Raptiva was voluntarily withdrawn from the market due to concerns about serious Raptiva side effects. Specifically, the drug was pulled after reports surfaced of a reported increased risk of Raptiva PML (progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy), a rare progressive neurologic disease that is oft... - $36M Award to Family Of Child Injured Trying to Catch School Bus
San Bernardino, CA: A $36.1 million personal injury settlement has been awarded to the family of a now 11-year old girl who was hit by a car while attempting to catch her school bus. The accident left her with severe injuries including fractures to her neck, arm, leg and pelvis, and a permanent traumatic brain injury that requires she is cared for by... - Avis Settles TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: Avis has agreed to settle a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit accusing the car rental company of sending automated text messages to customers without their permission. The TCPA class action lawsuit was filed by a customer in New York who claimed that himself and other customers who rent a car through the... - California-Based Bank Hit For Unpaid Overtime Across Five States
Dec-11-12 San Francisco, CA One would assume that an entity devoted to the care and management of client funds would be conversant with regard to regulations governing overtime pay laws . In this case, however, First Republic Bank was found to have violated overtime pay laws and has paid in excess of $1 million in overtime wages owed to almost 400 employees in fi... - $39M Settlement Reached in USAA Auto Insurance Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $39 million settlement has been agreed between class members and The United Services Automobile Association in a bad faith insurance lawsuit alleging the insurer breached the terms of auto insurance policies by failing to fully pay members for sales tax in the purchase of a comparable vehicle after their vehicles were written off... - $5M Discover Home Loans Preliminary TCPA Settlement Approved
Santa Clara, CA: Preliminary approval of a $5 million settlement has been granted in Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action pending Discover Financial Services and Discover Home Loans Inc. The suit alleged that the defendants made unsolicited telemarketing calls to customers without receiving consent to do so. If you received telema... - Proposed Settlement Reached in Inyx Securities Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: To all persons and entities who purchased Inyx, Inc. common stock between April 1, 2005 and July 2, 2007, inclusive: this Summary Notice is given to inform you of the proposed settlement of the above-entitled securities class action (the "Action") against defendants Inyx, Inc., Jack Kachkar, Rima Goldshmidt, and Jay M. Green. A Sett... - A Trio of Auto Accident Related Back and Neck Injuries
Nov-27-12 Chicago, IL Last month, oddly enough, three separate back and neck injury lawsuits stemming from rear end car accidents were filed in Illinois within three days of each other. Angela Hausmann filed a lawsuit October 26 in St. Clair County Circuit Court against Natalie Williams (St. Clair County Circuit Court case number: 12-L-577) . The same day, i...