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Nov-30-10 Los Angeles, CA Attorney Morris Nazarian has extensive experience handling California labor law issues and employment disputes. His law firm helps countless employees obtain their unpaid wages, overtime and other benefits to which they are entitled. Increasingly, the law offices of Morris Nazarian are seeing more retaliation and wrongful termination cl... - Worker Awarded $6.9Million for Injuries From Chemical Fire
Harris County, TX: Carl Cotright has been awarded a $6.9 million settlement in his workplace injury lawsuit. In 2007, then 39-year old Cotright was employed by K-Solv, a chemical storage and transportation company to work in its Houston yard. During the course of his work, a flashfire was started when fumes from a chemical called xylene, which wa... - Fifth Third Bank Class Action Settlement Involving Overdraft Fees
Chicago, IL: A notification program begun, as ordered by the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (the "Court"), to alert people who have or had a bank account with Fifth Third Bank ("Fifth Third") about a proposed class action settlement. The lawsuit alleges that Fifth Third improperly assessed overdraft fees for in... - Chinese Drywall Homeowners Finally Getting Their Due
Nov-28-10 Homestead, FL The Chinese drywall debacle is finally coming to an end for dozens of homeowners in Florida stricken with the substandard drywall. Not only will they have their homes repaired, but also their attorney's fees and other expenses will be covered. Another victory for the homeowners is that they won't have to reimburse the manufacturer if less... - California Overtime Law Case Affects IT Workers
Nov-26-10 San Diego, CA The California overtime law settlement between Kaiser Foundation Health Plan and its IT workers will be closely monitored by drug companies, where pay rate lawsuits can be abundant, CBS's BNET reports. The $2.9 million settlement threatens to bring IT staff into the overtime wage fray, according to the news provider. The case centere... - Worker Awarded $9 Million for Workplace Injuries
Madison, IL: An injured CSX Transportation conductor has been awarded $9 million as settlement of his workplace injury suit. Richard Burden, of Owensboro, KY, was hurt in 2007 while releasing vertical handbrakes on a tank car at night. As he dismounted the car, he fell and sustained a fractured leg, a neck injury, which required surgery at thre... - Roofer Injured in Fall Awarded $16.6 Million
Miami, FL: A roofer who became paralyzed after suffering a fall in February 2006 has been awarded $16.6 million in settlement of his construction site accident lawsuit. Antonio Acevedo was in the process of tearing off a roof when he fell about 20 feet, resulting in paraplegia and a traumatic brain injury. Consequently, he is now in a wheelchai... - Banner Supply Reachers Settlement in Chinese Drywall Lawsuits
Miami, FL: Banner Supply has agreed to settle its part of a class action lawsuit brought by 79 South Florida home owners over defective Chinese drywall. The settlement amount is confidential, however Banner has said it will replace its product in homes in this case and pay additional monies for related expenses homeowners have incurred. Homeowner... - Family Awarded $4.1 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
Brazoria County, TX: A $4.1 million settlement has been awarded to the family of a man who allegedly died of asbestos mesothelioma resulting from asbestos exposure at work. Diagnosed with the fatal disease in 2008, Jerry Johnston died eight months later at the age of 63. For eight years in the 1970s he worked at Dow Chemical where he was expose... - Lawyers Drop Their Opposition to Chinese Drywall Settlement
Nov-20-10 Columbus, GA Lawyers who initially opposed a settlement with Lowe's regarding Chinese drywall have dropped their opposition now that the terms of the agreement have been changed. Consumers who experienced Chinese drywall problems filed a lawsuit against Lowe's, alleging the home-improvement chain sold drywall with high levels of sulfur, strontium or ot... - Successful 9/11 First Responders Settlement Reached
Nov-19-10 New York, NY Attorneys representing the plaintiffs who were injured while working in the rescue, recovery and debris removal activities at the site of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and subsequent collapse of the twin towers have confirmed today that they have surpassed the requisite ninety-five percent (95%) opt-in threshold r... - Taco Bell Still Not Shelling Out Overtime
Nov-19-10 Sylmar, CA How many lawsuits will it take for Taco Bell to comply with the California labor code and shell out California Overtime ? The US Fair Labor Standards Act requires employers to pay non-managerial employees at a rate of one and one-half times the regular rate for each hour worked over 40 per week. Either the Act is news (!) to Taco Bell, the co... - Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit over Afghan Overbilling Settled
Nov-19-10 Kabul, Afghanistan A qui tam whistleblower lawsuit has been settled after one of the US government's highest-profile contractors in Afghanistan agreed to pay millions of dollars over allegations that he overbilled the government, McClatchy Newspapers reports. In return for the payment of tens of millions of dollars, the Justice Department has agre... - Successful 9/11 First Responders Settlement Reached
New York, NY: Attorneys representing the plaintiffs who were injured while working in the rescue, recovery and debris removal activities at the site of the World Trade Center following the 9/11 terrorist attacks and subsequent collapse of the twin towers have confirmed today that they have surpassed the requisite ninety-five percent (95%) opt-in thresh... - AT&T Reaches Preliminary Settlement Over Internet Usage Taxes
Houston, TX: AT&T has reportedly reached a tentative settlement of the class action brought by customers who allege that internet taxes charged by the wireless service provider violated the internet tax act AT&T sent out text messages to customers affected early in the week, although no word on how much any refunds offered may be. AT&T main... - Paxil Birth Defects Trial Underway
Nov-17-10 Philadelphia, PA A Paxil birth defects lawsuit , alleging infants suffered serious Paxil side effects when they were exposed to the antidepressant prior to birth, is underway in Philadelphia. The lawsuit alleges GlaxoSmithKline knew about Paxil birth defects but failed to warn consumers about that risk. According to Bloomberg (11/09/10), the lawsui... - Whitman Settles Unpaid Wages Suit with Ex-Housekeeper
San Jose, CA: Former California gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman has settled an unpaid wages dispute with her former housekeeper, to the tune of $5,500. The dispute between the former e-Bay CEO and Nicky Diaz Santillan, Whitman's housekeeper of nine years, became public during the final month of Whitman's campaign. It affected public support w... - Dog Bite Victim Awarded $210,000
Los Angeles, CA: The owners of a retriever-mix that bit a woman in 2009 have agreed to pay $210,000 in damages in a personal injury suit. Chelsea Jacobson was visiting Albert, Margaret and Jake Joseph Vita in the backyard of their home and petting their dog when the dog snapped and bit her in the face. Depiste the Vitas arguing that Jacobson pr... - Cook County Settles Strip Search Class Action for $55.3 Million
Chicago, IL: The Cook County Board has approved a $55.3 million settlement in a class-action civil lawsuit alleging that thousands of inmates at the county jail were improperly strip searched. The settlement resulted from the county losing several federal court rulings stemming back to 2006. The courts had already determined the strip search pr... - Settlement Proposed in Toys
Santa Clara, CA: To all persons residing in the United States who, between May 4, 2003 through October 29, 2010, returned merchandise purchased online to a Babies "R" Us or Toys "R" Us retail store, and received return credit less than theactual purchase amount, a settlement has been proposed in a class action lawsuit pending against Toys "R" Us, Inc. and...