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Chicago, IL: Several class action lawsuits naming providers of "premium content" (e.g., products and services such as voicemail and email services provided by entities other than the Local Exchange Carriers that are available to customers for a fee that is billed to the customer's landline telephone account) as defendants have recently been settled. The cl... - Lights, Action, Camera on Whistleblowers in 2011?
Jan-8-11 Washington, DC For many people, Cheryl Eckard became a celebrity after 60 minutes profiled the whistleblower in a sensational story that likely started the year off badly for GlaxoSmithKline (GSK). Lawyers and Settlements has been watching the qui tam whistleblower lawsuit unfold since last October , when we reported on the whistleblower lawsuit a... - Cement Giant on Hook for $1.51 Million in Unpaid Overtime
Jan-8-11 Sacramento, CA A California overtime case that has its roots in Texas was settled just prior to the start of the New Year after the largest suppler of cement in the nation agreed to compensate well over a thousand current and former employees in eight states including California, for unpaid overtime wages. Cemex will fork over $1.51 million. Overtim... - Is Taser Abuse out of Control?
Jan-7-11 Washington, DC Since 2004, Amnesty International has stated that taser electro-shock weapons are contributing to widespread human rights abuses and that tasers are being used as tools of routine force instead of their original purpose—an alternative to firearms. The organization says that since June 2001, more than 351 individuals in the US... - $2.2 Million Arbitration Award Issued Against UBS in Case Involving Lehman "Principal Protected" Notes
New York, NY: A $2.2 million settlement was recently awarded in a FINRA arbitration against UBS Financial Services, Inc. -- the latest in a series of pro-investor rulings against UBS in cases involving Lehman Brothers "Principal Protected" Notes. The award in the case, Motamed v. UBS Financial Services, Inc., FINRA Case No. 09-02087, was issued i... - Wrongful Termination Lawsuits on the Rise
Jan-5-11 Washington, DC According to a number of insurance companies, wrongful termination lawsuits are on the rise—and they are the single most frequent labor claim. Even though most employment in the US is considered "at will," wrongful employment termination claims have spiked for a number of reasons, mainly because the economy has caused an unprecede... - Judge Approves $70 Million for Medical Monitoring in DuPont Smelter Lawsuit
Charleston, WV: Harrison County circuit judge Thomas A. Bedell, has approved a $150 million lawsuit settlement that requires DuPont Co. to clean up contamination of the community of Spelter and fund a program to test residents for any illnesses the pollution might have caused. DuPont is alleged to have released cadmium, arsenic and lead from one of its... - Before You Sell Your Structured Settlement Read This
Jan-3-11 Austin, TX After twenty some years in the structured settlement business, Terry Taylor knows his industry—the good, the bad and the ugly. A former president of the National Structured Settlement Trade Association, Taylor warns there are vultures that prey on people who are poor, uninformed or desperate. The vultures Taylor is talking about are not pa... - $1.3 Million Wages and Hours Class Action Settlement with Madison Square Garden Security Officers
New York, NY: More than 300 employees will receive $1.3 million from Madison Square Garden in a settlement agreement filed today in federal court. The settlement will bring to an end a class action lawsuit brought in federal court in Manhattan in 2009 by four security officers claiming that since 2003 Madison Square Garden willfully failed to pay its secu... - PIMCO Resolves Class Action for $92 Million
Newport Beach, CA: PIMCO and PIMCO Funds today announced the proposed settlement of a class action lawsuit, Kohen et al. v. PIMCO and PIMCO Funds, originally filed in 2005 challenging certain trades by PIMCO in the June 2005 10-year futures contract. PIMCO will make a payment of approximately $92 million to the plaintiff class plus plaintiffs' a... - Will We Ever Know for Sure if Paxil Causes Paxil Birth Defects?
Dec-29-10 Toronto, Ontario The debate over Paxil side effects as they relate to infants born with heart defects continues to be hotly contested—especially given the need for some women to remain on antidepressants on a consistent basis for depression. So do you stop an antidepressant like Paxil during pregnancy and risk harming the mother? Or do you continue a... - Nursing Home Workers Sentenced in Nursing Home Abuse Cases
Dec-29-10 Chicago, IL Although deaths attributed to natural causes can occur at an Illinois nursing home , the sad truth is that some deaths are attributable to Illinois nursing home abuse. Families who thought their loved ones were safe at nursing homes in Illinois are then shocked to learn that Chicago nursing home abuse has caused death or serious injury to th... - Will Levaquin Lawsuit Win for Plaintiff Signal a Trend?
Dec-29-10 Minneapolis, MN Given that Levaquin reaps billions of dollars in profit for Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary, Ortho-McNeil-Janssen Pharmaceuticals, there should be no problem funding settlements stemming from Levaquin lawsuits—the first of which recently wrapped up with a $1 million-plus settlement for the plaintiff. The jury in the fi... - Deutsche Bank to Pay $553 Million in Tax Case
New York, NY: Deutsche Bank has agreed to admit criminal wrongdoing and pay a settlement of $553 million, settling a long-running investigation into tax shelter fraud by the US States Attorney's Office. By settling the investigation Deutsche Bank will escape prosecution for helping 2,100 customers evade taxes through some 2,300 financial transacti... - $3.3 Million Settlement for Amusement Park Accident
Dec-28-10 Angels Camp, CA It haunts every parent. Amidst the joy of taking your child to an amusement park is the fear that something could go wrong. Thus, you are entrusting your child's health and safety—indeed, your child's life—to the capacity for an amusement park operator to properly maintain an amusement park ride. That doesn't always happen, and... - WellCare Reaches Preliminary Settlement in Securities Class Action
TampaBay, FL: WellCare Health Plans Inc. has signed an agreement finalizing the terms of a $200 million settlement in a securities class action lawsuit. The settlement, which still requires court approval, is intended to resolve all the claims that are the subject of the class action, WellCare said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Com... - 2010 a Good Year for SSRI Birth Defects Plaintiffs
Dec-26-10 Dallas, TX Plaintiffs who filed lawsuits alleging SSRI side effects such as SSRI birth defects and PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn) may look back on 2010 as a good year. Hundreds of Paxil lawsuits were settled and a million-dollar award given in at least one other lawsuit. For plaintiffs who are investigating lawsuits concerning... - 2010 a Year for Paxil Birth Defects Plaintiffs to Remember
Dec-25-10 Dallas, TX Plaintiffs who filed lawsuits alleging Paxil side effects such as Paxil birth defects and PPHN (persistent pulmonary hypertension of the newborn) may look back on 2010 as a year to remember. Hundreds of Paxil lawsuits were reportedly settled and a million-dollar award handed out in at least one other lawsuit. For plaintiffs who still have Pa... - Victim of Unnecessary Mastectomy Awarded $198,000
Los Angeles, CA: A woman who was mistakenly diagnosed with breast cancer and consequently underwent a double mastectomy she didn't need to have, has been awarded $198,000 in a settlement approved by the Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors. Ana Jimenez-Salgado had her diagnosis of breast cancer confirmed by two pathologists who work outside of... - Drug Sales Reps Entitled to California Overtime
Dec-23-10 La Jolla, CA The recent overtime class-action lawsuit against Merck (December 10, 2010) will likely have the same outcome as the Novartis settlement: Drug sales reps are entitled to California overtime compensation. The Novartis Wage and Hour litigation may have opened the floodgates for overtime suits—not only this Merck complaint. Many Cali...