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Jan-21-18 Houston, TX: Although Jordan will receive compensation from Boston Scientific for transvaginal mesh injuries, she says the settlement cannot cover the collateral damage suffered not only by her injuries but also by her family. Jordan suffered from pelvic organ prolapse after childbirth back in 2007 so upon her doctor’s advice, she had the tran... - Kmart settles healthcare fraud lawsuit for $32.3 million
Jan-20-18 Washington, DC The Department of Justice announced that Kmart Corporation has agreed to pay $32.3 million ($59 million including state law issues) to settle a lawsuit that claims in-store pharmacies overbilled Medicare Part D, Medicaid, and TRICARE. The healthcare fraud scheme, which a Kmart pharmacist stumbled upon only when he had his own presc... - Despite Recent Settlements, Banks Still Bilking Consumers Out of Billions
Jan-19-18 Washington, DC: When one looks back to 2017 and considers examples when banks have been called to account for excessive bank overdraft fees – including last November’s $66.6 million settlement to end a bank overdraft fees lawsuit against Bank of America – one would naturally assume progress is finally being made on an issue that... - Xarelto Bellwether Score is 3-1 for the Defendants: MDL to Map out Strategy
Jan-7-18 New Orleans, LA: With three federal bellwether cases having gone to the defendant and a fourth in state court favoring the plaintiff, the judge heading up the 18,500 consolidated cases in federal court has signaled he is looking for guidance from the various parties involved, with oral arguments on the docket for the end of the month following a status repo... - PHH Mortgage to Pay $45M In Mortgage Servicing Fraud Lawsuit
Washington, DC: A $45 million settlement has been reached by PHH Mortgage Corp and 49 state attorneys general who sued the company alleging the mortgage servicer committed financial fraud by failing to properly apply payments from borrowers and other loan service deficiencies. While mortgage servicers do not directly issue home loans, they do co... - Opioid Epidemic Biggest News Story in 2017, Opioid Litigation May be Biggest Legal News in 2018
Jan-1-18 Cleveland, OH: Across the U.S., city and county newspapers looking back on 2017 say the top news story was the opioid crisis. And opioid litigation already looks like it will dominate legal news in 2018. Early in December, the U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation (MDL) ordered city and county cases to join more than five dozen similar civil ac... - Eli Lilly Reaches Deal in Testosterone Replacement Therapy Multi-district Litigation
Chicago, IL: A global settlement deal has been reached by Eli Lilly and plaintiffs in multidistrict litigation alleging the company’s testosterone replacement therapy is associated with cardiovascular adverse health events. The deal comes about one month before the first bellwether trial was set to go to court. The judge cancelled two upcomi... - $26 Million Georgia Medical Malpractice Award One of the Largest in the State
Dec-26-17 Muscogee County, GA: In what is believed to be one of the largest awards to a patient for a Georgia medical malpractice lawsuit in the State, a brain-damaged plaintiff goes home with a total of $26 million after a Superior Court jury found St. Francis Hospital Inc. (St. Francis) 100 percent liable for the post-surgery injuries sustained by patient Sand... - $13M Wells Fargo Unpaid Breaks and Wages Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A $13 million settlement has been reached between Wells Fargo and around 44,000 employees in California who filed an unpaid wages class action lawsuit. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges the bank failed to pay for hours worked off-the-clock, including both overtime and straight-time pay, and failed to provide meal and rest breaks. If... - Two Arguments to Watch in Physiomesh Bellwether Trials
Dec-18-17 Atlanta, GA As the Ethicon Physiomesh hernia patch lawsuits start to go to trial in January 2018, all eyes will be on the fate of two competing arguments . Plaintiffs in the cases centralized as In RE: Ethicon Physiomesh Flexible Composite Hernia Mesh Products Liability Litigation will argue that the mesh was defectively designed. Defendants,... - Not Too Late for Transvaginal Mesh Lawsuit
Dec-14-17 Dallas, TX: The US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) first raised serious questions about the safety and effectiveness of transvaginal mesh implants in 2008. Much has happened since then -- studies and recalls and thousands of lawsuits. But women still suffer serious and painful pelvic mesh complications, which may take years to manifest. Accordi... - Pier 1 Employees Win $3.5M Settlement in Flex Shift Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: A preliminary $3.5 million settlement has been reached potentially ending a California labor law class action lawsuit pending against Pier 1 Imports. The lawsuit, filed by Lauren Mathein and Christine Sabas, alleged Pier 1 failed to reimburse the class for hours spent working without pay while checking in to find out if they had... - City of Philadelphia Moves to Settle Hundreds of Police Misconduct Lawsuits
Dec-9-17 Philadelphia, PA: The Associated Press (AP 11/27/17) is reporting that the City of Philadelphia could be out millions of dollars as it moves to settle more than 300 police abuse lawsuits and other cases alleging misconduct on the part of police officers in the city and, specifically, members of a narcotics squad that resulted in at least two wrongful... - Healthcare Whistle Blower Awarded $351,000
Dec-8-17 Tampa, FL: It did not take long for Kathleen Siwicki to notice something was very wrong in the Florida cardiologist’s office where she was working. Siwicki, an experienced Certified Cardiovascular Technologist, immediately began to see the services the doctor was providing did not match the billing statements he was submitting for payment. In Novemb... - T-Mobile Retailer Get Preliminary Approval of $1.1M Unpaid Overtime Settlement
San Jose, CA: A proposed $1.1 million settlement has received preliminary approval, potentially ending an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against T-Mobile retailer TCC Wireless, which operates nearly approximately 160 stores in several states, with 33 located in Illinois, where the class action was filed. The complaint was brought by... - $16M Settlement Reached in ADT Data Breach Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Cruz, CA: A $16 million settlement has received preliminary approval potentially ending a data breach class action lawsuit pending against home security company ADT. According to the lawsuit, ADT was negligent in securing its customers’ data, leaving it vulnerable to hacking. This settlement resolves claims brought in five separate ADT... - $94M Settlement Reached in Celebrex Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit
Richmond, VA: A $94 million settlement has been reached in an antitrust lawsuit between a class of direct purchases and Pfizer, potentially ending allegations that the pharmaceutical company used fraudulent patents to delay generic competition for its anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex. In August, a US district judge certified a class of 32 direct... - $5.4M Settlement Reached in California Labor Law Class Action
San Francisco, CA: A $5.6 million settlement deal has been granted preliminary approval potentially ending a California labor law class action lawsuit alleging the staffing company Staffmark, failed to compensate its logistics workers for meal periods and overtime and failed to pay minimum wages. The lawsuit was filed by worker Earl Fronda against... - $28M Monitronics Robocall Class Action Settlement Reached
Santa Cruz, CA: Monitronics has agreed to pay $28 million to settle a Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) class action lawsuit alleging the company made automated telephone calls to phone numbers listed on the national Do Not Call Registry (DNCR) and to consumers who had not provided their consent. The settlement will address claims made in a... - Settlement Reached Dave & Buster’s Employee Class Action Lawsuit
Dallas, TX: A $7.425 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against the Texas-based restaurant and entertainment chain Dave & Buster’s Inc. The lawsuit alleged the company illegally cut its workers’ hours to deprive them of health-care benefits. The two-year old lawsuit is brought by an employee who...