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Washington, DC: American pharmaceutical manufacturer Allergan Inc. has agreed to plead guilty and pay $600 million to resolve its criminal and civil liability arising from the company's unlawful promotion of its biological product, Botox Therapeutic, for uses not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the Justice Dep... - 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... - Veterans PTSD Families Question Seroquel, Settlement Announced
Sep-1-10 Washington, DC Veterans PTSD , or post-traumatic stress disorder, is a fact of post-tour life for scores of veterans young and old alike. Now, a medication that has been increasingly prescribed to returning soldiers and post-traumatic stress disorder veterans is the subject of settlement news, a warning from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and... - Mobile Content Class Action Settlement Announced
Chicago, IL: A group of mobile content providers, including Flycell, Inc., Glomobi, Mobilefunster, Inc., Thumbplay, Inc., WebAMG Holdings, as well as the marketing affiliate Glispa, LLC, and the aggregator Motricity, Inc., have agreed to settle a number of class action lawsuits against them, involving claims that these companies charged wireless subscriber... - Settlement of Class Action Lawsuit Against Beazer Homes
Atlanta, GA: A settlement has been preliminarily approved by a federal court in Atlanta in a consolidated class action lawsuit against Beazer Homes USA, Inc. ("Beazer Homes") and certain of its current and former directors and officers (collectively, "Defendants"), alleging breaches of fiduciary duties under the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1... - 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... - Settlement Approved in Countrywide Identity Theft Suit
Aug-28-10 Louisville, KY A settlement in a suit concerning identity theft between Countrywide Financial Corp. and 17 million of its customers received final approval from a federal judge. The 17 million people included anyone who obtained a mortgage from Countrywide or had the company service a mortgage before July 1, 2008, according to the Associated Press... - Lexmark to Pay $8.3M in Employee Vacation Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: Lexmark has been ordered to pay $8.3 million in compensation to its employees in California as settlement of the class action lawsuit they brought over the company's "use it or loose it" vacation policy The employees originally challenged the company saying they should not lose compensation for the time that they did not use. L... - $7.5 Million Asbestos Judgment Upheld in New Jersey
Trenton, NJ: A $7.5 million settlement has been awarded to a woman who contracted asbestos mesothelioma from washing her husband's work clothes for three decades. The settlement was upheld by a New Jersey appellate court, resulting from an earlier decision in the case of Bonnie Anderson vs. AJ Friedman Supply Co Inc. The court also awarded $500,000 for Mr... - Recent Chinese Drywall Settlement Smells like Rotten Eggs
Aug-25-10 New Orleans, LA Homeowners with Chinese drywall are likely on tenterhooks awaiting the mediation outcome today by US District Judge Eldon Fallon, who is presiding over about 10,000 federal and state Chinese drywall cases consolidated in multidistrict litigation (MDL) in New Orleans. Some of those in attendance are Knauf Plasterboard Tianjin Co. Ltd... - 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... - Metro Gang Strike Force to Pay Victims $3 million
The Metro Gang Strike Force in Minneapolis has agreed to a $3 million settlement for victims who claimed their rights were violated by members of the now-defunct Strike Force. The settlement will allow victims of proven Metro Gang Strike Force misconduct to submit claims seeking compensation for monetary and property losses, as well as compensation for havin... - Colgan Continental Airlines Wrongful Death
Two families have agreed to settle wrongful-death lawsuits over the crash of Continental Airlines Connection Flight 3407 outside Buffalo, New York, that killed all 49 people aboard and one person on the ground. The families of John G. Roberts III and Darren Tolsma claimed that corporate decisions caused Captain Marvin Renslow, 47, and co-pilot Rebecca Sh... - Some Denture Cream Lawsuits Reportedly Settled
Aug-24-10 Seattle, WA GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Super Poligrip denture adhesive , has settled lawsuits alleging that the denture cream caused zinc poisoning and other serious health problems. What this means for remaining lawsuits against Poligrip and Fixodent denture creams is yet to be seen. News about the Poligrip settlement comes from a GlaxoSmithKli... - Call Center Reps Entitled to Overtime
Aug-23-10 Columbia, MO How many class action lawsuits and subsequent settlements will it take for call centers to pay their employees overtime ? Just last week a class action suit was filed by a former State Farm claims processor from Columbia, alleging the insurance company required telephone-dedicated workers to work overtime without pay. Federal labor law... - Peanut Corp. of America to Pay Settlements
The Peanut Corp. of America (PCA) will give settlement payments to the families of nine victims who died and 44 children who got sick from salmonella-contaminated PCA peanut butter last January, 2009. Kellogg has agreed to pay part of the settlement payments: contaminated peanut ingredients used in its crackers came from PCA. After PCA filed for bankrupt... - Two Energy Companies Settle Whistleblower Qui Tam Suit
A unit of Dominion Resources Inc. and Marathon Oil Corp agreed to pay $2.2 million and $4.7 million, respectively, to settle a claim that arose from a whistleblower qui tam lawsuit. The Justice Department said both companies knowingly underpaid royalties owed on natural gas from federal and Indian leases. The settlement resolves claims that the companies... - Matrixx agrees to settle Zicam cold remedy suits
Matrixx Initiatives has agreed to settle 18 class action lawsuits outstanding in federal courts over its Zicam cold remedy, which was taken off the market in June following a safety warning from federal regulators. The FDA told consumers to discontinue Zicam Cold Remedy nasal gel and related products because they can permanently damage the sense of smell. ... - Will Paxil Settlements Affect Potential Effexor Lawsuits?
Aug-20-10 Seattle, WA Now that certain Paxil lawsuits have been settled, the question remains as to whether those settlements will have an effect on potential Effexor lawsuits. Although Paxil and Effexor are similar, there are some important differences between the two that make it impossible to determine for sure if Effexor plaintiffs will reach the same r... - Atlanta Offers $4.9 Million to End Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Aug-19-10 Atlanta, GA The city of Atlanta has offered $4.9 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit with the estate of a 92-year-old woman who was shot and killed by police during an illegal raid of her home. In November 2006, police, acting on a tip from an informant, executed a "no-knock" warrant on Kathryn Johnston's home to conduct a drug raid, accordin...