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Los Angeles, CA: A massive $73.4 million settlement has been awarded against Boston Scientific Corp in an Obtryx transvaginal sling personal injury and defective products lawsuit. A Dallas jury awarded the settlement in what is the first trial to go against the pelvic mesh devices manufacturer. The jury found that Boston Scientific grossly n... - Actos Cancer Victims Awarded $2.4B Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.4 billion settlement has been agreed between Takeda Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and some 9,000 plaintiffs who filed personal injury lawsuits against the company, alleging it failed to warn of bladder cancer risks from taking its Type 2 diabetes drug Actos (pioglitazone hydrochloride). Under the terms of the agreement, Takeda w... - Truckers Win $3.4M Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.4 million preliminary settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. The lawsuit, brought by over 500 drivers , alleged the shipping company failed to compensate its drivers for working more than 40 hours a week and failed to provide legal duty-free meal bre... - Omnicare Qui Tam Whistleblowers
Sep-29-10 Boston, MA Omnicare has deep pockets when it comes to qui tam whistleblower lawsuits. In the past few years, the nation's largest pharmacy for nursing homes has been involved in a number of lawsuits involving claims that it paid kickbacks and made improper medication substitutions for patients. It has already paid millions upon millions of dollars to s... - Maker of Celexa Pleads Guilty to Illegal Promotion
Sep-29-10 Washington, DC Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc. has pled guilty to illegally promoting the antidepressant Celexa for use by adolescents and children. The drug company has agreed to pay $313 million and has pled guilty to obstruction of justice and the distribution of the then-unapproved thyroid-deficiency drug Levothroid, according to the Associated Pre... - Attorney Has a Lot of Clients with "Internet Regret"
Sep-28-10 Los Angeles, CA Five years ago, Los Angeles attorney Erik Syverson saw the future. He decided to focus his legal practice on what happens in the world of cyberspace. "The internet is here to stay," says Syverson. "I realized a few years ago that the internet world is going to bring up all kinds of legal issues." As a 30-something-year-old, Syverson... - Did Fired Florida Bartender Work for Four Cents an Hour?
Sep-26-10 Coral gables, FL According to the Miami New Times on 9/16/10, there are some fairly high-end establishments that have been accused of violating Florida labor law . Angela Suarez (not her real name) illustrates the problem. For one week when she claims to have worked 60 hours, her paycheck reflected only 38. Suarez told the Miami New Times that s... - Woman Files Appeals in Legal Malpractice Lawsuit
Sep-21-10 Mount Vernon, IL A woman is appealing a ruling in her legal malpractice lawsuit against the law firm that represented her in a case regarding her husband's asbestos-related death. Madison County Circuit Court Judge Barbara Crowder let a number of attorneys named as defendants in the case out of the legal malpractice lawsuit, but plaintiff Judy Buckl... - Understanding the Stockbroker Arbitration Process
Sep-16-10 Miami, FL For investors who have suffered at the hands of stockbroker fraud , stockbroker arbitration may not sound very appealing. It does not have all the glitz and glamour of a lawsuit, nor does it usually carry the ridiculously high awards. But for many investors, stock fraud arbitration is actually a much better option, because cases are resolved m... - $5.75M Settlement Reached in Regis Salon Workers Employment Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $5.75 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid wages and overtime class action lawsuit pending against Regis Corp, filed by workers in the company' hair salons who allege they were shorted on overtime and minimum wage pay. The preliminary deal would end claims that Regis violated California labor law and the Fa... - Seroquel Maker Given More Time to Settle Lawsuits
Sep-14-10 London, UK AstraZeneca, the manufacturer of Seroquel , has been granted more time to settle nearly 6,000 lawsuits. The lawsuits at issue are only a portion of some 17,500 lawsuits that the manufacturer has agreed to settle by way of a $198 million kitty. That announcement was made last month. However, the 6,000 will have to wait a little longer after... - $1.5 Million Awarded in First Ever Vaccine Autism Settlement
Sep-9-10 Washington, DC The family of Hannah Poling, a young child who at the age of 18 months allegedly developed autism after receiving vaccines against nine diseases in one doctor's visit, has been awarded $1.5 million. The case of Hannah Poling was in fact settled by the government in 2008, before going to court. The government then had the documents sea... - $2.5M Settlement Agreed in Securitas Guard Vacation Pay Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A $2.5 million settlement agreement has been reached in an unpaid vacation pay class action lawsuit filed by former and current security guards who allege Securitas Security Services USA Inc, violated federal and California labor law regarding its vacation pay policy. The terms of the proposed agreement, if approved, would cover... - Spam Fax Class Action Lawsuit Reaches Tentative $15M Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $15 million settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit alleging violations of the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). Brought by a class of nursing homes, the lawsuit asserts that PharMerica, a pharmacy serving long-term care facilities, hounded the nursing homes with unsolicited fax advertisements, in d... - Earth Friendly Products Agrees $925,000 Settlement in Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A preliminary $925,000 settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against a cleaning products manufacturer. The lawsuit alleged that the company fraudulently advertised its products as being "natural". Under the terms of the proposed agreement, the defendant, Earth Friendly Products Inc (EFP), wil... - Did Seroquel Cause Veteran's Death?
Sep-5-10 Washington, DC Families of soldiers and veterans who have died while taking Seroquel have requested an investigation, citing concerns that the antipsychotic medication may have caused their loved ones' deaths. The Associated Press ( AP ) reported on 8/30/10 that Andrew White returned from a tour of duty in Iraq showing signs of post-traumatic... - Checkbook Accounts: Unum Gets a Reality Check
Sep-2-10 Washington, DC In 2008 the US First Circuit Court of Appeals ruled against Unum after three beneficiaries of an employer-sponsored plan sued the insurer when they were mailed checkbooks, arguing that their policies with Unum stated they would be paid "in one lump sum." According to the 8/6/10 edition of the Wall Street Journal Unum and plaintiffs law... - Average Paxil Birth Defect Settlement $1.2 Million
Aug-28-10 London, UK While no amount of money can adequately compensate for a life-altering birth defect allegedly caused by or linked to the use of the antidepressant Paxil, the average settlement in a Paxil birth defect lawsuit appears to be in excess of $1.2 million for each family involved. The Newark Star-Ledger noted in July that Paxil manufacturer GlaxoSm... - Noodle Soup Maker Settles MSG Consumer Fraud Lawsuit for $1.5M
Santa Clara, CA: A proposed $1.5 millions settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against CJ America Inc, the maker of Annie Chun' noodle and soup bowls and Ramen House products. The lawsuit, filed by lead plaintiff Dennis Petersen, claims that the company lied to customers about the amount of flavor-enhancing m... - Indiana AG Urges Qui Tam Lawsuits for Medicare Fraud
Aug-25-10 Indianapolis, IN Indiana's attorney general, Greg Zoeller, is encouraging residents to report instances of Medicare fraud to his office or to file a qui tam lawsuit . Zoeller urges Hoosiers to follow the lead of Kathleen McCoy, a South Bend child therapist, said she had seen health professionals give treatments that patients didn't need and then bill...