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Chicago, IL: Chicago City Council has approved a potential $16.5 million settlement in a class action lawsuit brought against the city's police department by some 514,000 plaintiffs. Three different allegations are involved in the suit, affecting three separate groups of plaintiffs. One group involves 12,000 people arrested on suspicion of a felony wi... - Georgia Employment Lawsuit Results in $18M Settlement
May-8-10 Atlanta, GA A Georgia employment lawsuit has resulted in an $18 million settlement for employees who alleged that Mohawk Industries Inc. hired illegal immigrants to keep wages down. This lawsuit could pave the way for more suits alleging violations of Georgia labor laws, especially in situations involving illegal immigrants. The settlement affects a... - $624 Million Settlement of Countrywide Securities Class Action
New York, NY: A $624 million settlement has been proposed in the securities class action brought by the New York State Common Retirement Fund and the five New York City public pension funds against Countrywide Financial Corporation. Under the proposed settlement, Countrywide would separately pay plaintiffs $600 million and the accounting firm, KPMG wo... - Couple Awarded $500 million in Hepatitis C Case
Las Vegas, NV: A jury has awarded a $500 million settlement to a man who contracted hepatitis C in 2006 following a routine procedure at Desert Shadow Endoscopy Center. The court has ordered Teva Parenteral Medicines to pay $356 million to Mr. Henry Chanin and his wife, and Baxter Healthcare Services to pay $144 million. According to a report by... - Schwab Enters Agreement to Settle All Claims in YieldPlus
San Francisco, CA: The Charles Schwab Corporation has announced that it has entered an agreement with plaintiffs to settle all claims in a civil class action lawsuit related to the Schwab YieldPlus Fund(R), including a California state law claim not included in an earlier settlement with plaintiffs announced on April 20, 2010. The combined settlement agree... - Employment Discrimination Lawsuit Settled for $35,000
Houston, TX: A woman who alleged she was discriminated against by her employer because she has multiple sclerosis (MS) and other disabilities has been awarded $35,000 in settlement of her lawsuit. Jill Roberts complained to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) in 2009, stating that her employer, Mannatech Inc, had turned her down for... - Family of Man Killed in Highway Crash Awarded $4.2 Million
Sarasota County, FL: The family of a man killed in a motor vehicle accident has recovered a $4.2 million settlement. In 2007, James Brashear was stopped on Interstate 75 in Florida, due to construction traffic, when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer traveling at 70 miles per hour. Mr. Brashear bled to death in his son's lap, who also in the car... - One Accutane Lawsuit Finished
May-5-10 Atlantic City, NJ The final defendant in a lawsuit related to Accutane acne medication has settled the claims against him, putting an end to the long-running suit. The plaintiff alleged he suffered from serious Accutane side effects, including inflammatory bowel disease, which caused him severe pain and resulted in multiple surgeries. Accutane medicati... - New York Employment Violations: Zero Tolerance
May-5-10 New York, NY As plans are made nationwide to reduce violations of wage, job safety and equal employment laws, Labor Solicitor M. Patricia Smith is already enacting zero tolerance measures to curb labor law violations in New York . Smith, who was confirmed by the Senate as the Solicitor of Labor on February 4, 2010 and assumed her duties on March 1, 2... - VA to Receive Millions from AstraZeneca Settlement over Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
May-4-10 Naples, Italy The Department of Veterans Affairs is one of a number of federal agencies set to share the multi-million dollar settlement of a fraud case in which noted drug manufacturer AstraZeneca alleged that its prescription antidepressant Seroquel could be used to treat post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In 1997 the Food and Drug Administrat... - Toyota Sudden Acceleration Litigation: 320 Lawsuits Filed
May-3-10 Los Angeles, CA Toyota now faces more than 320 lawsuits in both federal and state courts with regard to the problem with sudden and unanticipated acceleration. So far the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has linked no fewer than 52 deaths to acceleration problems. Toyota has paid a record $16.4 million fine to the NHTSA for its de... - Former Employees of Ohio Education Association Win Health Care Class Action
Columbus, Ohio: Past staff members of the Ohio Education Association (OEA), have won federal court approval of their class action settlement in the amount of $3.75 million in compensatory damages. The lawsuit arose over payment of healthcare benefits for retirees who had worked for the OEA, even after they turned 65 years of age, according to NBCi... - Nursing Facility Settles Suffocation Lawsuit for $190K
Clinton County, NY: The family of a patient who suffocated in her bed in an upstate medical center will receive $190,000 in a last minute settlement. The lawsuit was filed by the family of Lottie D'Aust, who died after becoming trapped between a bed rail and a mattress in the skilled nursing facility of Champlain Valley Physicians Hospital Medical Center,... - Seroquel Investigation Settled for $520 Million
Apr-27-10 Washington, DC AstraZeneca (AZ) has reached a $520 million settlement with the US Justice Department which will bring to an end federal investigations into the company's marketing practices for its blockbuster antipsychotic drug Seroquel . The UK-based pharmaceutical company will also sign a corporate integrity agreement with the US federal governmen... - California Overtime for Restaurant Managers: Class Actions or Individual Lawsuits?
Apr-27-10 Los Angeles, CA It is not easy to determine whether or not restaurant managers can claim California overtime , mainly because they are often misclassified as exempt. In April 2010 a California Court of Appeal denied a motion to certify a class action lawsuit against El Torito Restaurants, concluding there wasn't enough proof of widespread misclassificat... - From Construction Worker to Asbestos Attorney
Apr-27-10 Edwardsville, IL Before attending law school and working at Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland, PC, one of the foremost asbestos litigation firms in the US, attorney R.J. Abernathy was a union laborer for more than 20 years. "I worked in construction from 1983 until I went to law school," says Abernathy. "My father died of asbestos-related lung canc... - Seroquel Illegal Marketing Case Settled for $520 Million
Washington, DC: A $520 million settlement has been reached with AstraZeneca and the US Justice Department, which will bring to an end federal investigations into the marketing practices for the company's blockbuster antipsychotic drug Seroquel . The UK-based pharmaceutical company will also sign a corporate integrity agreement with the US federal g... - Attorney Answers Asbestos Victims' Frequent Questions
Apr-26-10 Edwardsville, IL Robert Rowland and the law firm Goldenberg Heller Antognoli & Rowland have more than 25 years experience handling asbestos claims . "We recently obtained Vioxx and Celebrex settlements for our clients in excess of $7 million, as well as over $7.8 million in settlements for Illinois Coal Miners in claims against respirator manufactur... - Medical Malpractice Lawsuit Settled for $2.7 Million
Great Neck, NY: Elysa Shatoff, who suffered a perforated small intestine as a result of a routine surgical procedure, has won her medical malpractice lawsuit with a negotiated pretrial settlement of $2.7 million. Ms. Shatoff, 47-years old at the time of the incident, was undergoing ablation of uterine fibroids. Her physician performed a procedur... - Career Painter Awarded $11 Million in Asbestos Mesothelioma Suit
Dallas, TX: A jury has awarded roughly $11 million to a Dallas family in settlement of their asbestos lawsuit. The suit was brought on behalf of mesothelioma patient and career painter Vernon Walker and wife Patsy Walker, after Mr. Walker was diagnosed with asbestos mesothelioma allegedly resulting from his exposure to asbestos during his working life. ...