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Washington, DC: Employees of the Rockville-based Hann & Hann Construction Services have won their overtime lawsuit, with the award of a $600,000 settlement to be paid to current and former workers. According to a report in the Washington Post the construction company will pay "overtime plus 50 percent to every hourly employee who worked for the comp... - Staples Agrees $42 Million Preliminary Settlement of Wage and Hour Class Actions
Framingham, MA: Staples, Inc, announced today that it has reached a global settlement in several retail wage and hour class action lawsuits related to the alleged misclassification of its assistant store managers concerning overtime pay. Under the terms of the global settlement, which is subject to court approval, the Company has agreed to pay $42 mi... - Auction Rate Securities
Many investors who put their money in Auction Rate Securities (ARS) did so because they believed that the securities were liquid and that they were a safe investment. However, they are now finding out that their Auction Rate Securities are not liquid and have very little value. Some companies involved in the Auction Rate Securities market are now under i... - United Airlines Pilots Awarded $44 Million in Retirement Class Action
Chicago, IL: Airline pilots for United Airlines have won a $44 million settlement, ending their three-year lawsuit against the Air Line Pilots Association (ALPA) International. The lawsuit was brought by a group of senior pilots who objected to the way in which the ALPA handled the split up of retirement payments under United Airline's recent bankru... - eHarmony Settles Same Sex Matching Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: The online matchmaking site eHarmony, has agreed a settlement in the class action it is currently facing over the dating services it provides for gays and lesbian. The proposed settlement would require eHarmony to display its gay and lesbian dating services more prominently than it currently does, by providing more links throughout... - Stone Energy Corporation Agrees Preliminary $10,500,000 settlement
Lafayette, LA: A $10,500,000 settlement has been proposed in the securities class action pending against Stone Energy Corp. A hearing will be held on March 23, 2010 to determine whether: (1) the proposed Settlement should be approved by the Court as fair, reasonable and adequate; (2) the Plan of Allocation should be approved; (3) Co-Lead Counsel's applicat... - Antibiotic Caused SJS and Permanent Brain Damage
Jan-26-10 Sacramento, CA Maribeth took Bactrim for a simple cold three years ago. The antibiotic caused Stevens Johnson Syndrome (SJS), which left her with permanent brain damage that affected her speech and emotions. "I may never; I may never feel what other people feel," says Maribeth, who has a BA in English and an associates degree in graphics—she is n... - AT&T Agrees to $18 Million ETF Settlement
New Jersey: AT&T has agreed a settlement in the class action it's currently facing over early termination fees (ETFs), according to a notice issued by the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Specifically, AT&T has agreed to pay $16 million in cash and a further $2 million in non-cash benefits to qualified class members who fi... - Gambling Addicts in Quebec Reach Tentative Multi-Million Dollar Settlement with Lotto-Quebec
Montreal, PQ: Loto-Quebec has reached a tentative multi-million dollar settlement in a lawsuit brought by thousands of compulsive gamblers who allege that video lottery terminals - or VLTs - are associated with pathological gambling. The class action, initiated in 2001, was brought by the addicts against the provincial lottery agency and currently... - Severe Jaundice: A Red Flag for Parents, Doctors and Nurses
Jan-19-10 Durham, NC Back in 1998 when May and her mother brought Melody to our office, my administrative assistant and I had never heard of kernicterus. We had never seen the word bilirubin . We didn't know that kernicterus comes from too much bilirubin in a baby's blood or that the yellow staining of the skin we call jaundice is caused by bilirubin. We didn't kno... - Station Night Club Fire Lawsuit Settled for $176 Million
West Warwick, RI: A settlement of $176 million has been approved by a federal judge, ending a lengthy lawsuit stemming from the infamous nightclub fire in Rhode Island in 2003. The Station Night Club fire killed 100 people. The settlement monies will be distributed among survivors of the fire who were severely injured, and the many children who los... - Tyson Foods Settles Consumer Class Action
Baltimore, MD: A $5 million settlement in the consumer class action brought against Tyson Foods Inc, was approved Tuesday in Baltimore. The suit was brought over Tyson's controversial advertising campaign which stated that its chickens were "Raised Without Antibiotics." According to media reports, Tyson's chicken feed contains ionophores, which are... - Garage Settles for $225K
Warren County, NY: A man who suffered serious injury as a result of a brake job on this vehicle, will receive $225,000 as an out-of-court settlement from the garage that did the repair. In 2005, Gregory Perkins had a special brake system installed in his car that would make it more suitable for mail delivery. However, a brake cable allegedly malfunc... - Car Accident Victim Awarded $21 Million
San Bernardino, CA: A 27-year old man who suffered a paralyzing stroke following injuries he sustained during a car crash has been awarded $21 million in settlement monies. Michael Nelsen was a passenger riding in the back seat of a car that was traveling at about 15 miles per hour when it was rear-ended in stop-and-go traffic by a van traveling at... - Upscale Restaurant in Alleged Violation of Federal and New York Labor Law
Jan-6-10 New York, NY A lawsuit recently filed by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) against an upscale New York City restaurant alleges various violations of New York labor law . Sparks Steak House is accused of allowing employees to be harassed in the workplace. The EEOC alleges that male managers and other workers at the facility behaved in... - SJS Dilantin: Wrongful Death Lawsuit
Jan-5-10 Vista, CA Jerra was 18 months old when she was diagnosed with epilepsy. "At first she was on Phenobarbital, but it turned her into a Jekyll and Hyde so we insisted she get another medication," says Randy, her father. "They came up with Dilantin, an anticonvulsant, which Jerra took for about 10 years." Jerra is fortunate that her only Dilantin side effect w... - Schering-Plough Settles Clarinex Class Action for $165 Million
Newark, NJ: A $165 million settlement has been approved by a US District judge in the investor class action brought against Schering Plough. The suit alleged that the pharmaceutical company made fraudulent statements to investors about its allergy medicine, Clarinex. Specifically, the suit alleged that between May 2000 and February 2001 Schering-Plo... - Simon & Luke Collects Settlements on Behalf of Peanut Butter Salmonella Victims
Jan-4-10 Sylvester, GA Simon & Luke recently collected settlements on three more cases for individuals who suffered severe salmonella poisoning after consuming Peter Pan and Great Value peanut butter made by ConAgra Foods, Inc. In November 2006, public health officials at CDC and state health departments detected a substantial increase in the number of r... - Truck Driver with Brain Injuries Earns Workers Comp
Jan-4-10 Richmond, VA A truck driver in Virginia who was injured on the job and denied workers compensation benefits finally saw the case settled in his favor following mediation. On December 21 Virginia Lawyers Weekly reported on an unidentified truck driver whose delivery truck broke down on US Route 50 in Loudoun County Virginia in September 2005. The dr... - James Woods Settles Negligence Suit over Brother's Death
Jan-4-10 Providence, RI After months of litigation, Actor James Woods has settled his negligence lawsuit with the Rhode Island hospital where his brother died of a heart attack in 2006. In July 2006, Michael Woods, who was only 49 years old at the time, was admitted to the emergency room at Kent Hospital in Warwick Rhode Island complaining of a sore throat a...