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Case Name : Carlos Elviro vs. Jackson Tower Las Olas Condominium Association, Inc., ATC International, Inc. a Fl Case Number : 04-002070 (12) Verdict Date : 2014-02-00 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : Circuit Court of the 17 Judicial Circuit in and for Broward County, Florida Plaintiff's Complaint : Attorney Gabriel F... - Civil/Human Rights - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$8,300,000
Case Name : M.H. v. Alameda County, et al. Case Number : C11-2868 JST Verdict Date : 2015-02-09 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : Civil rights violations causing the wrongful death of a 50 year old, alcoholic, jail inmate. Case brought by decedent, Martin Harrison\'s four adult children. Plaintiff's Complaint : Civil r... - Settlement Proposed in Diamond Walnuts Consumer Fraud Class Action
San Francisco, CA: A notification program has begun, as ordered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of California, to purchasers of Diamond of California brand walnut products about a proposed consumer fraud class action settlement of Zeisel v. Diamond Foods, Inc., Case No. 3:10-cv-1192-JSW. This lawsuit claims that Dia... - Office Depot Reaches Overtime Class Action Settlement
New York, NY: A 350,000 settlement in an overtime class action lawsuit pending against Office Depot Inc. has been granted preliminary approval and the plaintiff has filed a motion seeking final approval. "The settlement in this case, reached after lengthy and hard fought litigation, is fair, adequate and reasonable,"the motion states. Brought by an... - Lawyer Wins Landmark Drywall Case in Florida
Jun-30-10 Miami, FL "This is an important case for consumers," says attorney Ervin Gonzalez. "And this is what I do: sue bad companies who do bad things." Gonzalez has recently landed a $2.4 million verdict for a Florida family whose dream home was ruined by toxic Chinese drywall . The trial, says Gonzalez, sent a powerful message. It's the first jury trial in th... - Paxil Birth Defect Cases Continue on the Road to Settlement
Jun-29-10 Washington, DC Expectant mothers who suffer from depression face a difficult decision: Paxil and other antidepressants have been linked to an increased risk of birth defects, yet many pregnant women are unable to manage their depression without medication. While the debate rages on over the best course of action, it seems that the US Food and Drug Admi... - Night Attendant Owed California Overtime—Big Time
Jun-27-10 Sacramento, CA Edward, a former night attendant at a drug rehab center, was contacted by an attorney who advised him and another former co-worker to file a California overtime class action lawsuit. "My attorney believes I am owed $30,000 in overtime pay, but I am afraid of retaliation from my new employers," says Edward. "My shift began at 5 pm and... - $1.5M Settlement Awarded in Professional Misconduct Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A professional misconduct suit alleging sexual harassment has reached a $1,568,750 million settlement. The lawsuit was brought against White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, by Margarita De La Rosa, who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a male physical therapy assistant (PTA) during a physical therapy session at the c... - Caregiver Overtime Employment Lawsuit Information & Legal News
People who work in the nursing and home health industry have been in the news lately for lawsuits alleging such caregivers are not adequately paid for overtime . The rules governing in-home care workers, home health aides and other caregivers can be complex, but such workers may still be eligible for overtime pay, and if they have not received it, may be... - ESPN Facing Wrongful Termination Lawsuit from Former Production
Jun-15-10 Hartford, CT ESPN is facing a wrongful termination lawsuit from a former production assistant after a sex scandal with Major League Baseball commentator Steve Phillips led to her dismissal from the sports network. Brooke Hundley alleges that ESPN was willing to end its internal investigation of the incident after she and Phillips agreed to resolve t... - Charter Shells Out $18 Million to Settle California Overtime Suit
Jun-15-10 St. Louis, MO Charter Communications has agreed to pay a total of $18 million to settle a wage and hour class action lawsuit stemming from allegations that the company failed to properly compensate overtime pay in California , Missouri, Michigan, Minnesota, Illinois, Nevada, Washington, Oregon and Nebraska. The suit, which covered both current and fo... - $1.5M Settlement Reached in Family Dollar Unpaid Wages & Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A potential $1.5 million settlement has been reached in the Family Dollar Stores unpaid overtime class action lawsuit brought by current and former store managers who alleged the retailer failed to pay them overtime wages. The settlement has received preliminary approval, and if approved, will resolve the claims of about 517 stor... - Nurses Reach $42M Settlement in Antitrust Class Action Alleging Wage Fixing
Detroit, MI: A $42 million settlement has been reached between the parties involved in an antitrust class action pending against eight Detroit area hospitals. The lawsuit, brought by nurses employed at the hospitals, alleges that the hospitals conspired to keep their wages set low. In the complaint, which represents some 24,000 registered nurses,... - ExxonMobil to Pay $10.75 Million for New York State Oil Spill Clean Up
Santa Clara, CA: A $10.75 million fine has been levied against ExxonMobil Corp. and ExxonMobil Oil Corp., in an environmental action brought by New York State. The fine will be paid into the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Oil Spill Fund) for oil cleanup at eight locations in New York. The spill sites involved in th... - Whistleblower Receives $10M Confidential Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A whistleblower has been awarded $10 million by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office for providing information leading to a successful enforcement action by the agency. The award is the second largest ever issued by the agency, and steps have been taken by the CFTC to ensure the recipient's con... - Whistleblowers Reap Rewards from Qui Tam Lawsuits
Jun-9-10 Washington, DC Recently, a number of pharmaceutical representatives have reaped huge rewards from qui tam whistleblower lawsuits. There are financial incentives for both good and bad pharmaceutical representatives—some manufacturers encourage and reward their (bad) reps with big bonuses if they promote drugs off-label—but selling drugs off-... - $502M Settlement Awarded in Ultamet Hip Implant Lawsuits
Santa Clara, CA: A $502 million settlement has been awarded by a jury in Dallas hearing the consolidated lawsuits of five plaintiffs who all allege that DePuy Orthopedics and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Ultamet hip implant is defective and caused them pain, injury and suffering. The court has ordered J&J pay $502 million to the plainti... - Hospitals Named in Qui Tam Lawsuit Pay $9.4 Million in Medicare Fraud Settlements
May-25-10 Washington, D.C. Nine hospitals in seven states, many of which were named in a 2008 qui tam lawsuit , will pay a combined total of $9.4 million in settlement money for a whistleblower suit alleging that the healthcare providers committed Medicare fraud. In an official statement from the US Department of Justice, the hospitals are accused of keeping p... - Two Sites Resign from Avandia TIDE Clinical Trial
May-23-10 Winston-Salem, NC While the makers of Avandia continue to defend their product against allegations of heart attack, liver failure and other adverse effects, a clinical trial designed to determine the safety and efficacy of Avandia once and for all is going through some turbulent waters. In the meantime, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will ho... - Another Critic Comes out Against Avandia Safety Trial
May-18-10 Bellingham, WA Another researcher has joined the calls to end the Avandia safety trial, calling the study unethical and dangerous. Reports have also emerged that GlaxoSmithKline, maker of Avandia, has settled 700 lawsuits regarding Avandia side effects. Those lawsuits claim that Avandia exposed patients to an increased risk of heart attack. The most...