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Apr-21-16 Santa Clara, CA: Volkswagen has agreed to either fix or buy back some 500,000 VW and Audi diesel vehicles in the US equipped with illegal emissions software designed to hide nitrogen oxide emissions. This announcement follows the September 2015 recall of around the same number of vehicles. Nitrogen oxide is a pollutant that contributes to the crea... - $1 Billion NFL Concussion Class Action Settlement Approved on Appeal
Santa Clara, CA: A $1 billion settlement has been upheld in the infamous concussion class action lawsuit brought by National Football League (NFL) players against the NFL. Approved by the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, the revised settlement deal will resolve thousands of lawsuits brought against the league, as well as covering over 20,000 r... - $84M Settlement Reached in Mitsubishi Antitrust Class Action Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A US$ 84,512,195 settlement has been reached between Mitsubishi Electric Corporation and its subsidiaries, Mitsubishi Electric US Holdings, Inc. and Mitsubishi Electric Automotive America, Inc., and indirect purchaser plaintiffs in a class action lawsuit alleging price-fixing of certain automotive parts. The suit was filed in Febru... - Attorneys Investigating Check Re-presentment Lawsuits
Apr-17-16 New York, NY: If you have a checking account that doesn’t tend to carry a lot of money, you may have noticed some fees charged to the account that you did not authorize. Take a closer look and you may discover you’ve been charged for check re-presentment . Check re-presentment occurs when a declined check is sent to a third party and that pa... - Maker Of “Neuro” Drinks Agrees To Pay $500,000 In Fines and Restitution
Apr-15-16 April 14, 2016 (Press Release): Neurobrands LLC, the Santa Monica-based maker of the “Neuro” line of drinks, has agreed to a permanent court injunction that requires it to change its marketing practices. The company will also pay $500,000 in penalties and restitution as part of a settlement with local prosecutors. The final court Judgment was approv... - Lyft: The Jury’s Still Out
Apr-15-16 Los Angeles, CA: Everyone working in the “shared economy” is likely waiting the outcome of the Lyft litigation with baited breath. Attorney Todd Scherwin explains that, if drivers have been misclassified, employers will be on the hook for California overtime and benefits - and it will cost the consumer. Because US District Judge Vince Ch... - $1.5M Settlement Awarded in Professional Misconduct Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A professional misconduct suit alleging sexual harassment has reached a $1,568,750 million settlement. The lawsuit was brought against White Memorial Medical Center in Los Angeles, CA, by Margarita De La Rosa, who alleged she was sexually assaulted by a male physical therapy assistant (PTA) during a physical therapy session at the c... - Goldman Sachs to Pay $41M in RMBS Securities Litigation
Santa Clara, CA: In resolution of yet another residential mortgage-backed (RMBS) securities lawsuit, Goldman Sachs has been ordered to pay $41 million to resolve allegations brought by Illinois Attorney General Lisa Madigan. The charges specifically allege misconduct during the bank' marketing and sale of residential mortgage-backed securities (... - Caregiver Overtime Employment Lawsuit Information & Legal News
People who work in the nursing and home health industry have been in the news lately for lawsuits alleging such caregivers are not adequately paid for overtime . The rules governing in-home care workers, home health aides and other caregivers can be complex, but such workers may still be eligible for overtime pay, and if they have not received it, may be... - Judge Rejects $12.25 Million Lyft Settlement
Apr-11-16 San Francisco, CA: A federal judge has rejected the settlement of a California labor lawsuit , finding plaintiffs’ attorneys undervalued the drivers’ claims and settled the suit for too little money. The ruling came in a California labor claim alleging Lyft drivers were misclassified as independent contractors, which deprived them of the pro... - ExxonMobil to Pay $10.75 Million for New York State Oil Spill Clean Up
Santa Clara, CA: A $10.75 million fine has been levied against ExxonMobil Corp. and ExxonMobil Oil Corp., in an environmental action brought by New York State. The fine will be paid into the New York Environmental Protection and Spill Compensation Fund (Oil Spill Fund) for oil cleanup at eight locations in New York. The spill sites involved in th... - Whistleblower Receives $10M Confidential Settlement
Santa Clara, CA: A whistleblower has been awarded $10 million by the US Commodity Futures Trading Commission (CFTC) Whistleblower Office for providing information leading to a successful enforcement action by the agency. The award is the second largest ever issued by the agency, and steps have been taken by the CFTC to ensure the recipient's con... - $502M Settlement Awarded in Ultamet Hip Implant Lawsuits
Santa Clara, CA: A $502 million settlement has been awarded by a jury in Dallas hearing the consolidated lawsuits of five plaintiffs who all allege that DePuy Orthopedics and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) Ultamet hip implant is defective and caused them pain, injury and suffering. The court has ordered J&J pay $502 million to the plainti... - Unum’s Latest Bad Faith Practice
Apr-5-16 Chattanooga, TN: Unum, the nation’s largest disability insurer, appears to have a new scheme to deny short-term disability benefits and transfer liability to Workers’ Compensation claims. This is how an insurer can practice bad faith. “Unum is looking at short-term disability claims and the attending doctor statements, calling the... - Employment Attorney Predicts Lyft Class-Action Settlement Has Far-Reaching Implications
Apr-4-16 Los Angeles, CA Countless independent contractors and employers, not only on-demand companies and Lyft and Uber drivers, are paying close attention to the proposed Lyft settlement. “Many companies hire independent contractors, so whatever the outcome, it may have long-standing implications,” says attorney Todd Scherwin, who specializes in labor... - Lyft Settlement Might Not Pass Muster
Mar-31-16 San Francisco, CA: The federal judge in a California employment lawsuit said in March that the settlement isn’t high enough to adequately compensate plaintiffs. The California lawsuit, which was filed by Lyft drivers against the ride-sharing company, alleged drivers were employees and not independent contractors, meaning they should have been pai... - Kentucky Risperdal Lawsuit Settles for $15.5 Million
Mar-28-16 Frankfort, KY: Risperdal remains an effective drug for the treatment of various degrees of psychosis and schizophrenia, bipolar disorder as well as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). However, akin to every pharmaceutical on the market, there are Risperdal side effects , some of which can be particularly harmful to children and the elderly... - EEOC Grants Employees Access to Employer Position Statements
Mar-25-16 The United States Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (“EEOC”) has implemented a new policy that will give pause to employers defending discrimination claims in the agency’s forum. • The procedure requires the release of employer position statements, including all non-confidential documents and exhibits, to the charging employee. • Emplo... - Unum Group Agrees to Settle Unum Lawsuit for $46 Million
Mar-21-16 Los Angeles, CA: The insurance provider known in recent years as Unum Group has struggled beneath a black cloud of controversy amidst accusations of wrongdoing and bad faith insurance. While the insurer has undertaken various efforts to distance itself from a reputation that has dogged Unum insurance for some time, continuing Unum lawsuits appear to su... - Insurance Company Breached Its Duty to Defend Even After Settlement
Mar-18-16 The Wisconsin Supreme Court ruled that an insurance company breached its duty to provide a defense of an insured even though there was a settlement. The court ruled that even if a settlement is reached, the insurer was responsible for defending the covered party until the maximum liability limit was paid on the plaintiff’s claim. The plaintiff, Ke...