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May-12-11 Durham, NC Critics of the mining process for natural gas known as "fracking" (fracturing) received a boost with the publication of a landmark study that suggests a definitive link between the process of fracking and contamination found in area groundwater. Even with the study, the debate over hydraulic fracturing water contamination is expected to cont... - $2.4B Settlement to Proceed in Actos Bladder Cancer Lawsuits
Santa Clara, CA: A previously announced $2.4 billion settlement has been approved by enough plaintiffs in a mass torte against Takeda Pharmaceuticals, to enable the deal to proceed. The plaintiffs had filed Actos bladder cancer lawsuits, across the country, totalling over 8,000 product liability complaints. They alleged that Takeda withheld informa... - Asbestos Lawsuit Results in $1.7 Million Settlement
May-9-11 Buffalo, NY An asbestos lawsuit, filed by a former police officer who reportedly developed mesothelioma after exposure to the carcinogen could be settled for approximately $1.7 million. Like many others who alleged they suffered an asbestos injury, the police officer said he was exposed to asbestos in his line of work, which resulted in his asbestos me... - Atlas Mining Settles Class Action for $1.25 Million
Atlas Mining Company announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement settling the class action In Re Atlas Mining Company Securities Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Civil Action No. 07-428-N-EJL (D. Idaho). Under the terms of the settlement agreement Atlas will pay plaintiffs $1,250,00... - California Truckers Win $28M in Employment Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A $28 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against Schneider National Carriers Inc. The lawsuit was brought by more than 6,000 California truck drivers who alleged the company had violated state wage-and-hour laws and failed to provide meal and rest breaks. The plaintiffs are California-... - Verizon Pays $93.5 Million to Settle Government Whistleblower Lawsuit
Apr-8-11 Washington, DC Verizon Communications Inc. recently paid more than $93 million to resolve government whistleblower allegations that it overcharged on invoices for telecommunications service contracts, the Wall Street Journal reports. According to the news provider, the Justice Department claimed Verizon subsidiary MCI Communications Services Inc... - Whistleblowers Go Directly to Attorneys—Bypass Feds
Mar-31-11 Washington, DC Increasingly, attorneys are taking on qui tam whistleblower cases without waiting for the go-ahead from the Department of Justice (DOJ). In fact, about 80 percent of the cases filed under the False Claims Act (FCA), which are mostly Medicare-related, were recently filed without the DOJ's intervention. For instance, whistleblower Se... - J&J to Pay $502M in DePuy Pinnacle Metal-On-Metal Hip Replacement Lawsuits
Santa Clara, CA: A $502 million verdict has been awarded to five plaintiffs in a bellwether trial concerning Johnson & Johnson's DePuy Pinnacle metal-on-metal hip replacement devices. The jury verdict is for $142 million compensatory and $360 million punitive damages and was reached following 37 days of testimony in the US District Court for the... - Overtime Pay Violations Cost Restaurateur a Cool Quarter Million
Mar-23-11 Decatur, IL A restaurant owner who claimed to have the best interests of his staff at heart and remained unaware of overtime pay violations at one of his restaurants was, nonetheless, ordered to pay a quarter of a million dollars after the US Department of Labor launched an action against J. David Fuentes. The latter is the proprietor of Los Matadores,... - Wells Fargo Reaches $14.5M Debt Collection TCPA Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A $14.5 million preliminary settlement has been reached in a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit brought on behalf of millions of customers who alleged Wells Fargo Bank NA called them on their cellphones to collect credit card debt. Brought by lead plaintiff Lillian Franklin, the settlement motion, if appr... - Former Adviser Charged with UBS Fraud
Mar-16-11 Walnut Creek, CA A former financial adviser in northern California has been charged with UBS fraud for allegedly transferring money from his clients to his personal bank accounts, Bloomberg reports. According to the news provider, Steven T. Kobayashi also recently settled a US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) lawsuit claiming he committed... - Aftermath of a Horrific Amusement Park Accident
Mar-14-11 Louisville, KY It is not only a parent's worst nightmare but anyone's worst nightmare??"in this case an Amusement Park Accident at a popular theme park that resulted in a 13-year-old girl having both of her feet severed above the ankle. Kaitlyn Lasitter survived, and doctors were able to re-attach her right foot. But they could not save her left, and K... - Patient Facing Hip Revision Surgery Joins DePuy Canada Class Action
Mar-13-11 Toronto, ON Andrew's orthopedic surgeon recently confirmed that he was given a defective DePuy hip replacement in May of 2009, which explains why Andrew has been in chronic pain ever since. "The pain now is worse than before my surgery," says Andrew," and to make matters worse, I have elevated cobalt steel ions in my bloodstream from this DePuy ASR and... - Georgia Employment Lawsuits Take on Sexual Harassment
Mar-11-11 Atlanta, GA Georgia employment lawsuits alleging sexual harassment and other violations of federal and Georgia state labor laws can help employees recover wages lost for refusal to comply with an employer's unethical demands. They can also help restore employees who have been wrongfully terminated, in violation of federal or Georgia employment law, to t... - Did Legal Maneuvering Work in Unum's Favor?
Mar-8-11 New York, NY A complicated series of events appears to have stymied what may have otherwise been a legitimate claim against Unum by a group of plaintiffs alleging the undue termination and denial of their claims due to the defendant's alleged quotas for revenue and profit. The class-action lawsuit was dismissed by a Federal Judge in New York, primarily... - A Bad Faith Insurance Story
Mar-8-11 Billings, MT There have been many bad faith insurance stories, whereby insurance companies happily collect premiums but balk at paying out claims. This is one such example. But this is one story that has the hallmarks of the most cruel and punishing of blows to the survivor of a good man lost to a car accident. In this case, Todd Pierce—a fait... - Construction Firm Begins Fixing Florida Homes Containing Chinese Drywall
Mar-8-11 Fort Lauderdale, FL Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based construction company Moss & Associates was chosen recently to fix homes that have been affected by Chinese drywall , the Miami Herald reports. The firm will reportedly work to replace electrical wiring, fire safety equipment and other portions of homes that were damaged by the tainted drywall,... - LA Premises Liability Attorney Discusses Faulty Construction Claims
Mar-7-11 Los Angeles, CA "When it comes to Premises Liability I think that most people try to do the right thing—they don't want to be litigious," says Premises Liability attorney Kip Scott. "But if a victim of faulty construction, for example, doesn't know the processes involved, they are going to make mistakes. That's where we come in. "Perhaps someo... - $4M HSBC Settlement Reached in Massachusetts Forced-Place Insurance Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A settlement has been reached between HSBC and the office of the Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey for $4 million, ending allegations that HSBC took illegal commissions and kickbacks for forced-place insurance policies. Reportedly, thousands of borrowers were allegedly improperly charged force-placed insurance premiums, h... - VA Medical Malpractice and PTSD
Feb-28-11 Ann Arbor, MI When John, a Gulf War veteran, came home from Iraq, he was suffering from panic attacks and wound up in the psychiatric ward of a Veteran's Administration hospital. But he still has "massive" panic attacks because he didn't get any help from the VA. "Sometimes it takes the slightest trigger and PTSD is hard to keep under control if you aren't...