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Mar-25-23 Wilmington, NC The Camp LeJeune Justice Act of 2022 created a process (admittedly cumbersome) through which veterans and their surviving families might be compensated for harm caused by the base’s contaminated water supplies between 1953 and 1987. The earliest date on which these Camp LeJeune Contaminated Water toxic tort lawsuits could be filed... - Department of Defense Testing for Veterans’ Hearing Loss Falls on Deaf Ears at 3M
Mar-23-23 Santa Clara, CA A federal judge in the 3M defective earplugs MDL is not buying into 3M’s interpretation of medical testing records recently produced by the Department of Defense. 3M hired an economic consulting firm to analyze the DOD data to ensure the company a positive outcome, rather like insurance companies hiring their own medical exper... - Cumulus Media Settles ERISA class action for $1M
Mar-21-23 Atlanta, GA A proposed class action claiming that Cumulus Media Inc. violated the Employee Retirement Income Security Act will settle for $1 million, subject to court approval . The complaint was filed in December 2022 against the radio broadcasting company by seven former employees who claimed the fee practices and investment selections of the company'... - Thinx, Inc. to Settle PFAS/PFOA Lawsuit
Mar-20-23 New York, NY In late January, Thinx, Inc. announced that it had reached a $5 million settlement agreement to end Dickens v. Thinx, Inc ., a class action perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS/PFOA) lawsuit. Thinx will provide up to $5 million to reimburse consumers who bought the company’s signature period underwear between November 12, 2016 and... - All You Need to Know About Filing a Claim After a Truck Accident
Mar-19-23 Santa Clara, CA Truck accidents can be devastating, causing severe injuries and property damage. If you've been involved in a truck accident , filing a claim may be necessary to cover your expenses. However, the process of filing a claim can be complicated and overwhelming. If you're feeling overwhelmed or unsure about the process, don't worry... - Qui Tam FAQ
Qui Tam FAQ... - Qui Tam Whistleblower - Government Fraud - Qui Tam Lawsuit
Qui tam is a law passed by Congress that allows a private individual with knowledge of fraud committed against the federal government to act as a government whistleblower and bring about a qui tam lawsuit on behalf of the US. Any situation where a company or individual has defrauded the government comes under the False Claims Act, including Medicare... - Lowe’s Class Action Alleges California Wage and Hour Violations
Mar-7-23 Santa Clara, CA Lowe’s has been hit yet again with a California wage and hour class action lawsuit claiming the retail giant failed to pay accurate wages and did not provide uninterrupted breaks. Lowe’s employees may be working hard to keep customers satisfied but many of its workers, including managers, are unsatisfied. The most recent wa... - United Airlines California Wage Statement Settlement
Feb-21-23 Los Angeles, CA Many of us don’t realize that by providing accurate and complete information in pay stubs, workers’ rights are protected. With that in mind, it helps to understand why a federal judge at the beginning of February granted preliminary approval of a whopping $53.5 million class action and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) settle... - Camp Lejeune Water Contamination Lawsuits Rising
Feb-3-23 Camp Lejeune, NC Since the Camp Lejeune Justice Act of 2022 came into effect, the floodgates have opened for veterans to file Camp Lejeune contaminated water lawsuits , along with a trail of red tape. About 14,000 claims submitted by veterans, military family members and others injured by contaminants have already been filed since the Act came into eff... - ERISA Lawsuit Settlement Hits Stumbling Block
Jan-30-23 Cincinnati, OH The partial settlement of Berry v. FirstGroup America , which seemed like a sure thing less than a month ago, has hit a snag that may require substantial changes. The class action ERISA lawsuit alleged that FirstGroup America removed well-performing investment funds from the FirstGroup America, Inc. Retirement Savings Plan (the “P... - Judge Irate Over 3M Earplugs Litigation
Jan-23-23 Santa Clara, CA 3M’s move to shift liability for military earplug injury lawsuits by placing its Aearo Technologies subsidiary into bankruptcy seems to have backfired. A federal judge has described the move as “bad faith tactics” and an “abuse of the litigation process”. Shifting the blame of its defective military earplu... - Walmart Wage Statement Lawsuit and $35M Settlement
Jan-10-23 Los Angeles, CA Walmart has agreed to settle for $35 a wage-and-hour class action lawsuit filed in 2017 alleging the retail giant failed to provide accurate wage statements to employees and therefore violated California labor law . In his lawsuit, plaintiff James Evans argued that an inaccurate wage statement is the same as “not providing any... - California FedEx Driver’s Misclassification Lawsuit Settles
Jan-6-23 Santa Clara, CA A former linehaul driver for FedEx Ground Package System, Inc. brought a California misclassification lawsuit against FedEx – the poster child for independent contractor misclassification claims. A California federal judge last November agreed to end the lawsuit just days after the driver's proposed class action was denied. A... - Mortgage Loan Officers Entitled to Rest Periods
Jan-3-23 San Francisco, CA A California federal judge ruled that PNC Bank violated the California labor code by failing to pay mortgage loan officers for rest breaks. The complaint stems from an unpaid rest break lawsuit that was filed back in 2018. PNC Lawsuit Time Frame Aug 2018: Two months after plaintiff Tanseer Kazi filed the lawsuit, P... - Asbestos Mesothelioma Victims Stymied by Bestwall LLC Bankruptcy
Dec-27-22 Richmond, VA On December 6, asbestos mesothelioma claimants asked a Fourth Circuit panel for permission to pursue their claims against Georgia-Pacific, the corporate parent of Bestwall LLC, which has filed for Chapter11 bankruptcy protection. The fundamental question in Bestwall LLC et al. v. Official Committee of Asbestos Claimants is whether the comp... - Judge Gives Green Light to Pepsi and Kronos Settlement
Dec-21-22 New York, NY A New York federal judge in early December has granted preliminary approval of a $12.75 million settlement. The PepsiCo class action lawsuit alleges that Pepsi workers were not paid overtime and wages weren't timely or fully compensated for all hours worked during an outage with their Kronos timekeeping system. Along with Pepsi, the work... - CPAP Recall Gone Wrong Nearing Settlement with Philips and Justice Department
Dec-14-22 Santa Clara, CA More than a year after Philips Respironics announced its CPAP recall , which led to the U.S. Justice Department investigating possible criminal violations, The New York Times reported that Philips and government attorneys are negotiating a settlement, which would include Philips to implement a plan that would prevent another product... - Veterans Want Stay Lifted on 3M Earplug Hearing Loss Lawsuits
Dec-9-22 Santa Clara, CA A group of veterans have filed a motion to allow hearing loss lawsuits to move forward. They want the stay on all 3M earplug lawsuits lifted, arguing that 3M is responsible for design flaws because they used the company’s earplugs after it acquired Aearo Technologies – which initially developed the Combat Arms Earplugs version... - YouTube’s $4.3M to Settle Moderator Trauma Lawsuit
Dec-8-22 Oakland, CA A proposed California labor class action alleging YouTube failed to protect its content moderators from psychological trauma caused by constantly viewing violent and disturbing videos has reached a deal. The technology giant has agreed to pay $4.3M, according to a motion filed in California federal court. Content Moderators The plaintif...