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Jun-2-10 Philadelphia, PA Reuters reported yesterday that GlaxoSmithKline has settled additional Avandia lawsuits . The lawsuits alleged that GlaxoSmithKline, the maker of Avandia, failed to adequately warn patients about the risk of serious side effects. A GlaxoSmithKline spokesperson announced the settlement on June 1, 2010, but did not give further detail... - US Justice Department Intervenes in Qui Tam Whistleblower Lawsuit
Jun-1-10 Washington, DC Under the auspices of the federal Whistleblower Act and provisions of the False Claims Act, a qui tam whistleblower who launches litigation on behalf of the government is entitled to a percentage of any damage award collected on behalf of the government. Such a lawsuit has been filed against Kellogg Brown & Root (KBR), Panalpina and... - $4M Settlement Agreed with Wal-Mart in Oregon Wages and Hour Class Action
Salem, OR: Wal-mart has agreed a $4 million settlement in a wage and hour class action brought against the retailer by 28,000 former employees. The class action began nearly five years ago and was a merger of two earlier lawsuits. The suit alleged that the Arkansas-based company violated Oregon's wage and hour laws. Reportedly, Wal-Mart has agreed to... - Abercrombie & Fitch Agrees $12M Settlement in Securities Class Action
New York, NY: Abercrombie & Fitch Co, has reportedly settled a securities class action brought by shareholders who alleged that the company's stock price declined in the summer of 2005 due to misstatements from the clothing retailer. According to media reports, the company has agreed to a settlement of $12 million. The suit was brought on behalf of an... - Roche Reaches Pretrial Settlement for Lawsuit over Accutane Side Effects
May-26-10 Nutley, New Jersey International pharmaceutical manufacturer Roche, the makers of Accutane , have reached a pretrial settlement in a 2003 lawsuit stemming from the purported link between the acne medication and serious bowel conditions. Acne sufferer Jason Peipert filed a claim against the drug maker in 2003 after he began to suffer bouts of bowel pa... - Jury Awards $1Million Settlement In Medical Malpractice
Kings County, NY: The family of a 63-year old man, who filed a medical malpractice suit on behalf of their deceased father, were recently awarded $1 million by a jury after a six day trial. The suit alleged that the father of seven, who had undergone quadruple bypass surgery and was subsequently placed in a telemetry unit and had his hear monitor... - 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... - Employment Discrimination Suit Settled for $2.5 Million
Minneapolis, MN: A tentative settlement is set to be approved in a discrimination class action brought by Latino employees against Mulcahy Inc., a major commercial construction company. The suit alleges that the construction company and its owner, Gary Mulcahy, discriminated against the workers based on their race and national origin, paying them l... - $4M Preliminary Settlement Reached with Polo Ralph Lauren Employees
San Francisco, CA: A $4 million settlement has been preliminarily approved by a federal judge, which could end a wage and hour class action brought against Polo Ralph Lauren by 6,700 former California employees. The four-year old lawsuit alleges that the high-end fashion retailer denied employees rest breaks and contained them for as long as 30 m... - 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... - Health Care Fraud Qui Tam Lawsuits Net Millions for Whistleblowers
May-20-10 Washington, DC As the federal government recoups billions of dollars from fraudulent healthcare providers, so do whistleblowers who have filed qui tam lawsuits . According to the New England Journal of Medicine on 5/13/10, 90 percent of health care fraud cases are currently qui tam actions initiated by whistleblowers on behalf of the government. From... - $14M Awarded in Florida Asbestos Mesothelioma Case
Miami, FL: A $14 million settlement has been awarded in an asbestos lawsuit brought by a man from who alleged that he developed deadly abdominal cancer after being exposed to the mineral in the 1970s. William Aubin, now 59 years old and a retired firefighter, worked for his family's construction company, Aubin Construction on Key Biscayne, in th... - Jury Awards $200,000 to Couple Who Sued Their Lawyer
New Jersey: A jury has awarded a husband and wife $200,000 as settlement of their lawsuit brought against their previous lawyer who, they alleged, failed to inform them of a settlement offer at a previous jury trial of their medical malpractice suit. Karen and Gary Oliver had engaged Gerald Stockman in a medical malpractice case that resulted in a $3... - 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... - Settlement Reached in Neurontin Suicide Suit
New York, NY: A wrongful death suit filed on behalf of a retired minister who committed suicide just two months after starting treatment with Pfizer's epilepsy medication, Neurontin, has reached settlement prior to going to trial. The details of the settlement have not been made public. Neurontin was prescribed to Richard Smith by his doctor, in... - FTC Mails Checks to Victims of Cross-Border Consumer Fraud
May-17-10 St. Paul, MN The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has begun mailing more than 34,000 redress checks to numerous victims across the country who lost money due to international consumer fraud schemes involving MoneyGram International. These checks, which began going out in late April, are a part of an $18 million settlement agreement between MoneyGram a... - Copyright Infringement News: Project Playlist Settles Ongoing Lawsuit With Universal
May-14-10 Beverly Hills, CA In the latest copyright infringement news coming out of California, Playlist.com, a social media service formerly known as Project Playlist has reached a settlement with Universal Music Group over a lawsuit first filed in 2008. The web-based service provides widgets for popular social media outlets like MySpace and Facebook that pu... - Environmental Hazard, Yes, But What of BP Oil Spill Effect on Volunteers?
May-12-10 Biloxi, MS The BP oil spill that occurred in the aftermath of the explosion of the Deepwater Horizon has already proved itself to be an environmental disaster—but could it also adversely impact those charged with the responsibility of cleaning up after it? According to CNN, the job is too big even for the professionals, and a call has gone out fo... - Wal-Mart Settles Unpaid Wages Class Action with 232,000 Ex-Employees
Oakland, CA: Retail giant Wal-Mart has agreed an $86 million settlement of a wages and vacation pay class action brought by tens of thousands of former California employees who allege they did not receive these monies when the left the organization. According to media reports, some 232,000 former employees will share in the settlement funds. T... - $60 Million Avandia Settlement Reported
May-11-10 Philadelphia, PA Reports indicate that GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay approximately $60 million to settle the first wave of lawsuits regarding Avandia side effects . The lawsuits alleged that patients were not warned about side effects linked to Avandia, including an increased risk of heart attack and stroke. According to Bloomberg on 5/10/10, Gla...