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Jan-22-20 Collingswood, NJ On November 5, former employee, Young Cho, filed a class action ERISA lawsuit (ERISA) in the District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that fiduciaries of the Prudential Insurance Company 401k plan breached their duty to plan participants by selecting and managing investment options to benefit Prudential, rather than retirem... - E-Cigarette Lawsuit Claims Deceptive Advertising, Fraud
Jan-20-20 Eugene, OR Among other e-cigarette side effects , Kewmarse Imani, who began JUULing in 2018, is now addicted to nicotine and will struggle with that addiction for life. Imani v. JUUL Labs, Inc. and Altria Group, Inc. , a class action lawsuit , claims that his nicotine addiction is the result of a permanent injury to his developing brain and that he suff... - Target Red Card Lawsuit Poised to Settle for $8.2 Million
Jan-6-20 San Diego, CA On December 2, the Southern District of California granted preliminary approval to the settlement of a class action lawsuit that shone a light on the real cost of Target’s Red Card purchases for thousands of Target shoppers since 2012. The store-branded payment card permitted Target to charge Returned Payment Fees (RPFs) of $20 to $40 i... - Uber Likely to Dodge “Existential Threat” Posed by Driver Misclassification Lawsuit – Again
Dec-17-19 San Francisco, CA “How can you approve the settlement when the underlying contract is illegal?” Uber driver, S. Patrick Mendel’s question to the Northern District of California last spring rings with frustration. Judge Chen acknowledged as much: “This case did not resolve the ultimate question” for drivers who claim they were... - Defendant 'Grateful' for Credit Union Overdraft Fee Lawsuit
Dec-13-19 Denver, CO Ent Credit Union has agreed to settle a class action credit union lawsuit concerning excessive overdraft fees . Its CEO has issued an apology and promises to refund all identified NSF fees and overdrafts. Here is what Ent CEO Chad Graves said, “We are truly sorry for the inconvenience this has caused our members and are grateful to both... - Dignity Health ERISA Lawsuit Inches Toward $100 Million Settlement
Dec-10-19 Oakland, CA The Dignity Health ERISA lawsuit has been exhaustively litigated since 2013, but now appears close to settlement. The proposed settlement in Rollins v. Dignity Health , which still requires final approval by the Northern District of California, would require Dignity Health to add $50 million in retirement plan funding in 2020 and at least... - McDonald’s $26 million California Labor Class Action Settlement
Dec-5-19 Santa Clara, CA A California labor lawsuit accusing McDonald’s of underpaying thousands of workers has settled for $26 million. The wage theft class action claims that the fast-food giant used a timekeeping system that cheated workers out of overtime, barred workers from taking rest breaks during their shifts and forced workers to clean and iron th... - Tommie Copper Deceptive Advertising Lawsuit, Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Tommie Copper, Inc. alleging the company's copper-infused compression clothing was falsely marketed to consumers. Tommie Copper has already agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle allegations of deceptive advertising linked to its copper-infused clothing. Tommie Copper Advertising... - Disney’s Overtime Deal
Nov-25-19 Santa Clara, CA Disneyland workers on November 4 got the green light to settle their California overtime class action lawsuit, but a federal judge needs “further convincing” before approving one-third of the $2 million settlement for attorney fees. Judge James Selna said that upwards of $660,000 in legal fees is higher than the Ninth Circu... - Goldman Sachs 401k Plan Participants file ERISA Lawsuit over Self-Dealing
Nov-21-19 New York, NY A class action ERISA lawsuit filed on October 25 in the Southern District of New York claims that Goldman Sachs Inc. and related defendants failed to administer the Goldman Sachs Group Inc. 401k plan prudently and in the best interest of participants. Instead, Falberg v. Goldman Sachs Group Inc. alleges that Goldman managed the plan to ben... - Vytorin Liver Damage and Heart Attack Risk
Vytorin , a drug prescribed to treat high cholesterol, is a combination of the cholesterol-lowering Zetia and the statin Zocor. Since its FDA approval in 2004, serious Vytorin side effects have been reported, including Vytorin liver problems and statin cardiomyopathy , which can lead to Vytorin heart attack. Furthermore, the ENHANCE study in 2008 showed... - Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Several banks and credit unions have faced allegations that they used deceptive practices in charging customers excessive overdraft fees. Allegations have been made about excessive bank overdraft fees . Specifically, customers of some banks allege that they have been the victims of excessive overdraft fees and that banks have used misrepresentation of acc... - Capital One Excessive Overdraft Fees Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Capital One is among numerous financial institutions that have faced lawsuits concerning their overdraft fees . Capital One overdraft fees lawsuits alleged the financial institution used deceptive practices to increase profits from overdraft fees, including reordering transactions to push customers into overdraft more quickly. Capital One... - T-Mobile Retail Workers Reach Wage Deal under California Labor Law
Nov-8-19 Santa Clara, CA T-Mobile will pay $8 million to settle California labor law violations. The telecommunications company allegedly failed to pay minimum and overtime wages; and compensation for off-the-clock work, and didn’t provide workers proper meal and rest breaks. The T-Mobile retail workers asked a federal judge on October 29 to okay a... - Defense Base Act Benefit Denial Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Defense Base Act (DBA) is a federal law that provides Worker’s Compensation and Death Benefits for civilian employees working outside the United States on U.S. military bases or under a contract with the U.S. government for public works or for national defense, according the United States Department of Labor. The DBA is designed to provide injured... - Has J&J Lost Its Way?
Oct-25-19 Philadelphia, PA: One of thousands of Risperdal cases pending in the Philadelphia court system has resulted in a whopping $8 billion in damages awarded to a single plaintiff who claimed he developed breasts, a condition known as gynecomastia. Plaintiff Nicholas Murray’s lawyers told the jury following the verdict that, “Johnson and Johnson... - Halliburton Settles California Labor Lawsuit
Oct-24-19 Santa Clara, CA: A former truck driver for Halliburton Energy Services on October 3 told a California Federal Court that they are working on an agreement to settle a lawsuit claiming California labor law violations. The settlement notice said the court will be asked to voluntarily dismiss plaintiff Luis Guerrero’s allegations against one of the world's... - Southwest Airlines Pilots Get $18.8 Million Settlement
Oct-23-19 City, CA On October 4, the Northern District of California approved a settlement that will pay roughly 2,000 Southwest Airlines pilots close to $19 million for benefits that Southwest allegedly failed to credit during short periods of military leave. The lawsuit that prompted the settlement is grounded in the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployme... - Did the Ninth Circuit Gut ERISA Enforcement in Schwab 401k Mismanagement Lawsuit?
Oct-21-19 San Francisco, CA In August, the Ninth Circuit ruled that Charles Schwab Corp. could force plan participants to individually arbitrate their claims that fiduciaries of the Schwab Retirement Savings and Investment Plan (Plan) had mismanaged plan assets. The ERISA lawsuit decision sent shock waves through the Ninth Circuit as it appears to reverse ne... - Court Rejects $1.75 Million Hertz Wage Lawsuit Settlement for the Third Time
Oct-11-19 Los Angeles, CA The Central District of California has refused to approve a $1.75 million settlement designed to end a class action California labor lawsuit brought by more than 2,000 Hertz Transportation Inc. workers. The workers claim that their paystubs were inaccurate, in violation of California labor employment law . Hertz Transportation has o...