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Apr-16-09 Cleveland, OH You might think of attorney Patrick Perotti as the Ohio legal profession's very own Robin Hood with a few modifications. Over the last several years Perotti and a band of fellow lawyers has distributed millions of dollars to charities, but there's no sheriff breathing down their necks and they didn't steal the money. They won it fair and squa... - Thoughts on the Crash of Flight 3407 from Airline Captain Turned Aviation Disaster Attorney John Greaves
Apr-16-09 Clarence Center, NY Ever since the tragic plane crash near Buffalo took 50 lives, there has been much speculation as to what could have caused the plane to fall out of the sky. Much of the focus has been on the role of icing in causing plane crashes. However, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is also examining other possible factors in the... - Quest Diagnostics Settles Federal Investigation for $302 Million
Quest Diagnostics has reached a $302 million settlement which will resolve criminal and civil allegations regarding some of its diagnostic test kits manufactured and sold up to 2006. The federal investigation was initiated based on branding and false claims allegations made by a whistleblower, who subsequently received nearly $45 million as settlemen... - Citigroup Global Fined Over Auction-Rate Debacle
Apr-15-09 Phoenix, AZ Long after the auction rate securities market dried up practically overnight, the fallout over the products and how they were sold continues. Auction rate securities were sold 'as good as cash,' but many an investor who went the auction rate route soon found out that things were not as they seemed. This week Citigroup Global Markets Inc. w... - Three Days on Reglan, A Lifetime of Pain
Apr-13-09 Osceola Mills, PA Patients who have suffered from Reglan side effects know how serious those complications can be. Now that a link has been found between Reglan and Tardive Dyskinesia, a black box warning has been ordered for the drug. However, that warning comes much too late for Tracy S., who says she was only on the drug for a couple of days but has s... - Female Farm Worker Harassment a Huge Problem
Apr-10-09 San Francisco, CA Far from an emerging issue, harassment in the workplace has been around since the dawn of the industrialized world. And while the situation is improving, workplace harassment is an issue that just won't go away, even in the face of harassment law and a society that has little tolerance for harassment of any kind. And yet it continue... - St. John Health Agrees to a $13.5 Million Settlement in Antitrust Class Action
A class action lawsuit that includes St. John Health of southeastern Michigan could be one step closer to being settled, as the health care provider has agreed to pay a $13.5 million settlement. St. John and the other defendants, namely Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health Medical System, Mount Clemens General Hospital, Oakwood Healthcare, Bon Secours... - California IT Overtime: Class Action Lawsuit Gives Employees Hope
Apr-8-09 Santa Clara, CA Employees who are not paid for their California IT overtime may be able to take heart: a California computer professional lawsuit, alleging unpaid overtime, has been granted class action status. Although this is not an indication that California software developers will win their lawsuits, this does give the plaintiffs in the class action... - John Hancock Settles Discrimination Class Action for $24.4 Million
Life insurance giant John Hancock has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit alleging that it racially discriminated against African Americans when selling its polices prior to 1959. Specifically, the suit alleged that John Hancock sold lower grade policies, rather than its full range of products to African Americans. The settlement is for a report... - Auction Rate Securities "Class Action is Dead"
Apr-6-09 Kansas City, MO If you have been waiting for a class action lawsuit to compensate you for money lost in Auction Rate Securities it might be time to consider filing an arbitration. According to Diane Nygaard, founder of the Nygaard Law Firm, it appears that class action lawsuits will not help clients who had money in the auction rate securities market. Un... - Antitrust Allegations Hit Healthcare
Apr-6-09 Houston, TX In what is considered a first of its kind, a community hospital was accused of violating the Antitrust Act and antitrust laws when it allegedly tried to shut out a competing, physician-owned hospital—a violation, it has been reported, of antitrust policy. The defendants admitted to no wrongdoing even though it settled for a $700,000 judg... - Old People Deserve Justice Too
Apr-3-09 Chicago, Ill Attorney Matthew Passen knew he had his work cut out for him when he decided to step up to the plate for an elderly couple who had been injured in a car accident . He'd have to get a jury to understand that all his clients' pain and suffering, the torn tissues, all the medical bills, prescription drugs, as well as the visits to doctors and... - RU-486 Mifeprex Abortion Pill Death - Abortion Pill Lawsuit & Case
Mifeprex (mifepristone) is a pill administered for a medical abortion up to 7 weeks after pregnancy, and is an alternative to surgical abortion. The drug blocks a hormone required to sustain a pregnancy, and when followed by Cytotec (misoprostol) to assist with contractions, the pregnancy is terminated. Since the U.S. FDA approved the drug in September... - Cymbalta Suicidality Lawsuit - Cymbalta Class Action Lawsuit
Cymbalta, Diabetes and MDD The FDA recently approved the first drug indicated for the management of peripheral neuropathy accompanied by pain that is associated with diabetes. The drug is trademarked as Cymbalta (duloxetine hydrochloride) and it's manufactured by Eli Lilly and Co. Cymbals, an SSNRI, was also recently approved to treat major depressiv... - Two Asbestos Mesothelioma Widows Win Big Victories
Apr-1-09 Port Orange, FL The widow of David Fortier, an ex-fireman on the aircraft carrier USS Forrestal who died from asbestos mesothelioma , was recently awarded a multimillion dollar settlement in an asbestos lawsuit that she and her husband filed before he died. Gail's husband was exposed to asbestos in the Navy, when he worked on the aircraft carrier betw... - Burger King Settles Brain Injury Suit for $20 Million
Jacob Buckett, a 12-year old boy from Temecula, CA, and his sister Isabelle, have been awarded $20 million as settlement in a personal injury suit brought against Burger King. Jacob and his sister were playing at a playground inside the restaurant in August, 2005, when Jacob fell injuring his lungs, and his parietal lobe and his left front lobe. T... - GSK Reaches Potential $28 Million Settlement over Defective Paxil Tablets
GlaxoSmithKline has reached a tenative $28 million settlement in a class action lawsuit over manufacturing defects in certain tablets of their best selling antidepressant Paxil. The suit alleged that Paxil "controlled release" (CR) tablets made between April 1, 2002 and March 4, 2005, contained a manufacturing defect that caused the tablets to... - New Mexico to Share in $109 Million Settlement for Securities Class Action
The attorney general of New Mexico, Gary King, has announced that the New Mexico State Investment Council and the Educational Retirement Board will benefit from a potential $109 settlement of a securities class action settlement brought against Ernst & Young and HealthSouth Corp. According to the law firm representing the plaintiffs, this is among the larges... - Boating Accident Settlement
$1,250,000 million was awarded to the grieving parents of a 16 year old boy who was struck and killed by a negligent watercraft operator. A verdict was reached by the jury after the defendan't insurer offer a $1.00 settlement. Register your Boating Accident Case If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obli... - Light Cigarettes Could Carry Heavy Price Tag for Philip Morris
Mar-21-09 Boston, MA A landmark decision brought down by the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, has paved the way for smokers to sue cigarette manufacturers for misleading advertising . The ruling, announced in the media March 19, effectively green lights a 10-year-old lawsuit against cigarette giant Philip Morris. The suit alleges that the use of the terms 'lig...