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Eastman Kodak Company and Employees Committed for Justice, an organization of African American current and former employees of Kodak, jointly announce that they have reached an agreement to settle their pending litigation. The settlement is subject to approval by the Court. The case, Davis, et al. v. Eastman Kodak Company, Civil Action No. 6:04-cv-06098, wa... - Plaintiff Awarded $3 Million-Plus in Bad Faith Insurance Claim
Jul-13-09 Louisville, KY It's a case of bad faith insurance as remarkable as the deed that triggered the claim in the first place. Imagine the reaction of the insurance bad faith attorney upon learning that a doctor performed a procedure he was not trained to do. In the ensuing months various delays attributed to the insurance company amounted to a bad faith ins... - AES Corp. Coal Ash Dumping Settlement
Delray Beach, FL: (Apr-14-07) A lawsuit filed against AES Corp. accused it of dumping over 82,000 tons of coal ash on Dominican Republic beaches. The publicly-traded international energy company has maintained it had nothing to do with the incident, alleging instead that it hired Florida resident Roger Fina's company, Silver Spot Enterprises, to dispose... - Former Mechanic Awarded $10 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
Jul-12-09 Houston, TX A man who entered hospital for a heart operation and came out without his fingers, toes and minus his left leg has been awarded $10 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Under medical malpractice law, plaintiffs can pursue damages if medical malpractice negligence can be alleged. In this case, a 32-year-old mechanic entered Method... - Plane Crash Lawsuit Settled for $4.5 Million
Jul-11-09 Daytona Beach, FL The children of a man who died in a plane crash will receive $4.5 million after a judge approved the settlement. The man, who was 29 years old when the plane crash occurred, was 1 of 4 people who died in the accident. Also killed were the man's mother, his sister and her husband, who was the plane's pilot. According to a June 24,... - Atlas Mining Settles Class Action for $1.25 Million
Atlas Mining Company announced today that it has entered into a settlement agreement settling the class action In Re Atlas Mining Company Securities Litigation pending in the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, Civil Action No. 07-428-N-EJL (D. Idaho). Under the terms of the settlement agreement Atlas will pay plaintiffs $1,250,00... - PPH and Fen-Phen Lawsuits: Round Two
Jul-9-09 Fort Myers, FL Joe D. took Fen-phen in the mid-90s and chose to opt out of American Home Products $3.75 billion class action settlement in 1999—thus allowing him to pursue a lawsuit later. Ten years after taking the diet drugs, Joe has been diagnosed with primary pulmonary hypertension (PPH) and says that in retrospect, it's a good thing he didn... - Just Go Ahead and Try to Sue the Coast Guard
Jul-8-09 Baltimore, MD What happens if the Coast Guard miscalculates a critical piece of safety information and that miscalculation is implicated in an accident that resulted in the death of five people? According to a June 2009 decision by the Federal Court, the Coast Guard is immune from any financial liability. "I respectfully disagree with the court's interpre... - Settlement Proposed in Class Action Involving Cold MD Dietary Supplement
A notice program authorized by the Los Angeles County Superior Court began over the weekend to alert those who purchased Cold MD dietary supplement from March 26, 2004 through May 29, 2009 about a proposed settlement against Iomedix Cold International SRL ("Defendant"). The notice is a result of the Court certifying, on May 29, 2009, a plaintiff class in a l... - Dog Bites Peak in Summer Months
Jul-5-09 Huntsville, AL As we head into the most prolific season for potential dog bite injury , there are a number of issues to be aware of with regard not only to dog bite law, but also of health issues that are becoming an increasing concern as the result of (CASE PAGE LINK dog_bites). It's also a sad fact that with the onset of warm weather, the phone for the... - Your Swimming Pool Filter is a Bomb Warns California Attorney
Jul-4-09 San Francisco, CA: Attorney Kevin Lancaster's office gets calls from people injured in pool filter explosions with an alarming frequency. "I've had four calls this morning about four different pool filter explosions," says Lancaster. The calls don't really surprise Lancaster. He has been fighting on behalf of people injured or killed – yes killed – b... - Attorney Mantese on Groundbreaking Autism Case
Jul-3-09 Troy MI Attorney Gerard Mantese appears to have struck a very substantial blow to bad faith health insurance companies that routinely deny claims for treatment of autistic children. In a groundbreaking case, Mantese forced Blue Cross Blue Shield to concede that it was wrong to categorize behavioral therapy for autistic children as experimental treatment... - California Importer Hit with $655,000 Fine in Defective Products Case
Jul-1-09 Washington, DC While there have been no injuries cited, the potential for personal injury from a collection of defective products sold by OKK Trading of Commerce, California might have been enormous. This month the company agreed to pay a civil penalty in the amount of $665,000 for failure to comply with the long-standing federal ban on lead paint in toys,... - Missouri Cities, AT&T Reach Preliminary $65 Million Settlement
Some 330 cities in Missouri will split $65 million to be paid by AT&T as settlement of a class action suit alleging that the communications gint underpaid telephone business taxes. If approved, $17 million will go to 10 cities in the Kansas city area as settlement of a class action going back to 2004, over taxes on landlines. The settlement... - Allegations About Zicam Apparently Not New
Jun-27-09 Washington,DC People who have suffered Zicam side effects, specifically a loss of sense of smell [anosmia], are contacting attorneys to discuss whether they are eligible to join a lawsuit against the maker of the cold remedy products. Gary E. Mason, founding partner of The Mason Law Firm, LLP, says his firm has been contacted by clients across the US w... - When Employers Fail, ERISA Laws Protect Employee Benefit Plans
Jun-26-09 San Francisco, CA When it comes to providing employee stock options, there are rules that employers must follow to ensure the stock options are run to the benefit of employees who invest in stock option plans. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) mandates that fiduciaries, that is people who manage stock option and other benefit plans, fol... - Interview with Cipro and Avelox Attorney Mike Stratton
Jun-25-09 New Haven, CT: " Cipro (Ciprofloxacin) and Avelox are 'last resort' antibiotics to kill off very dangerous forms of bacteria but they have been marketed and advertised way beyond what is appropriate for patients' conditions," says Attorney Mike Stratton of Stratton Faxon. He adds that Bayer, the manufacturer of both drugs, has been "cagey" about Cipro... - MRI Health Risks: Research, Recent Cases and Lawsuits
Jun-24-09 Carlsbad, NM Carlsbad Open MRI lab is putting into place safety checks regarding Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) procedures that require the use of injecting contrast agents, about a year after warnings about MRI health risks , namely gadolinium kidney failure associated with the dye. Carlsbad Open MRI says it will only inject patients with the rec... - Microsoft Settles with Arizona for $4.4 Million
Microsoft Corporation has reached a preliminary settlement of $4.4 million in a class-action lawsuit brought by Arizona state and local governmental entities. The suit alleged that Microsoft illegally obtained monopoly power in the market for operating systems and software applications, "and used that power to charge higher prices." State and lo... - Landmark Autism Class Action Reaches Settlement
It is being hailed as a landmark autism case--a class action lawsuit brought against Blue Cross Blue Shield, by 100 families of autistic children over reimbursement for screening and treatment for the children. The settlement, $1 million, represents a significant victory for the families. The suit, filed by the family of an autistic child, alleged that...