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Los Angeles, CA: Final approval has been granted for a $31 million settlement of seven proposed force-placed insurance class actions alleging Bank of America NA (BofA) illegally forced homeowners to buy excessive amounts of flood insurance. Approved by a federal judge in Oregon, the settlement will see BofA pay $31 million into a settlement fund... - Will Endo Unload American Medical Systems Over AMS Mesh Problems?
Sep-21-14 Washington, DC It was about three years ago that Endo International acquired American Medical Systems (AMS), the medical device manufacturer responsible for AMS mesh . Now, according to Business Monitor Online (9/2/14), Wall Street is abuzz with news that Endo has AMS on the block. The parent company would not have been happy with the millions of d... - AIG Escapes Defense Bill in Force-Placed Insurance Litigation
Sep-20-14 New York, NY It may be a legal drop in the bucket, but a New York judge has ruled in QBE Americas Inc. et al. v. Ace American Insurance Co. et al., that American International Group Inc. (AIG) escapes from having to pay defense costs for individual and proposed Force-Placed insurance class action lawsuits against QBE Holdings Inc. as the AIG policy l... - Kugel Mesh Lawsuits Still Being Filed
Sep-18-14 Houston, TX Although it has been more than three years since Kugel Mesh litigation resulted in a settlement with C.R. Bard, Kugel Mesh lawsuits are still being filed. That’s because some patients received the device before the Kugel Mesh recalls began, and in some cases the hernia repair mesh reportedly can take longer to fail. In 2011, C.R. B... - $82M Pension Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: An employment lawsuit filed in 2010 alleging Meriter Health Services improperly calculated employee pensions, has reached a $82 million settlement, which will see some 4,000 Meriter Health Services employees receive an average of $14,000 each in damages. A dozen people named as plaintiffs will each get an additional $5,000, and anothe... - Bereaved Families Wait for Justice with Lawsuit Funding
Sep-12-14 You know your case is strong and you are expecting a fair settlement, but when? How do you financially wait out an extended legal process when the bills keep coming in and the income has been reduced? When faced with the complexity and duration of a lawsuit, pre-settlement lawsuit funding can be a helpful option for plaintiffs seeking justice. An unfo... - $73.4M Settlement Awarded in Boston Scientific Obtryx Transvaginal Sling Injury Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A massive $73.4 million settlement has been awarded against Boston Scientific Corp in an Obtryx transvaginal sling personal injury and defective products lawsuit. A Dallas jury awarded the settlement in what is the first trial to go against the pelvic mesh devices manufacturer. The jury found that Boston Scientific grossly n... - Washington Settles Claims following Car Accident
Sep-11-14 Seattle, WA Washington state will pay $10 million to settle claims filed after a tree fell on a vehicle, killing two people and causing serious back injuries in three others. The three people who survived the accident suffered permanent injuries, including a back injury that has left one of the victims a quadriplegic. According to The Seattle Times... - $3.27M Awarded Against J&J in Pelvic Mesh Case
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.27 million settlement has been awarded to Jo Huskey and her husband, Allen, whose bellweather Johnson & Johnson transvaginal mesh lawsuit was before the court in Charleston, WV. In their lawsuit, the Huskey' allege that Mrs. Huskey has sustained life-long, irreversible complications resulting from the TVT-O pelvic mesh sli... - Landmark $1.25M Settlement for Oakland Raiderettes Unpaid Wages Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $1.25 million settlement has been reached in the landmark unpaid wages class action pending against the Oakland Raiders football team. The employment lawsuit was filed by the Oakland Raiders' Cheerleaders alleging wage theft and other unfair employment practices. If approved, the settlement would cover 90 cheerleaders who wor... - Pennsylvania Wrongful Termination Legal News and Lawsuits
Pennsylvania wrongful termination lawsuits allege Pennsylvania workers have been fired for illegal reasons. Although Pennsylvania is an at-will employment state, there are still situations in which an employee's firing could be considered wrongful termination. In such situations, a Pennsylvania wrongful termination claim may be brought against the empl... - Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding Helps Plaintiffs Hold Responsible Parties Accountable
Sep-5-14 Auto accident lawsuits can be hard-fought and take months, even years to settle. During this time, victims may struggle financially without the resources to pay the bills. Many will settle for less than they deserve because few know there is an alternative known as pre-settlement lawsuit funding . “I was in an auto accident last year. Due to my injur... - Medical Lien Funding: What It Is and How It Can Help
Sep-5-14 Farmington Hills, MI So now we are on the subject of medical lien funding, which is another type of lawsuit advance similar in nature to pre-settlement funding and other lawsuit loans . However, to understand the idea behind medical lien funding, you first have to understand what a medical lien is. A medical lien is not unlike other forms of liens th... - Trio of Washington Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuits Spurs Action
Sep-3-14 Washington, DC Sometimes it takes a Washington long term denied disability lawsuit in order to affect change. And there are two examples where litigation has succeeded in waking up insurers or federal regulators with regard to the very real needs of Americans, together with the need for fairness. In July, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission... - $32M Settlement Approved in BofA TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $32 million settlement has been reached in a Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA) class action pending against Bank of America (BofA). The lawsuit claims the bank and FIA Card Services, also a defendant, violated the TCPA when it used automatic telephone dialing systems and/or an artificial or prerecorded voice to contact indi... - Truckers Win $3.4M Settlement in Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $3.4 million preliminary settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action lawsuit pending against Old Dominion Freight Line Inc. The lawsuit, brought by over 500 drivers , alleged the shipping company failed to compensate its drivers for working more than 40 hours a week and failed to provide legal duty-free meal bre... - Bashas' Grocery Settles Hispanic Discrimination Class Action Lawsuit for $6.5M
New York, NY: A $6.5 million settlement has been reached in a discrimination class action lawsuit filed against Arizona-based Bashas' Inc, alleging the grocery chain discriminated against its Hispanic workers for nearly a decade, by paying them less than Caucasian employees. Filed in 2002, the class action alleged Bashas' paid its employees at it... - Lipitor Lawsuits Mount
Aug-30-14 Charleston, SC Lipitor lawsuits , which allege patients who took the drug suffered serious side effects, are reportedly mounting. Plaintiffs claim Pfizer, maker of Lipitor, knew about the risks of serious side effects but did not offer adequate warnings about the risks, including a reported increased risk of type 2 diabetes. According to a report from... - $9.5M Settlement Reached in Lowe's Managers' Unpaid Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $9.5 million settlement has been reached in an unpaid overtime class action pending against Lowe' Home Centers Inc. The lawsuit was brought by the big box DYI store' human resources managers' who alleged they were misclassified as being exempt from overtime Filed in August 2012, the lawsuit alleged that Lowe' classified its human... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Good News and Bad News
Aug-25-14 Charleston, WV When Trudy complained to her doctor about stress urinary incontinence (SUI) after she gave birth to her third child, he advised her to have a simple procedure that would solve any leakage. “He told me that this product was the next best thing to sliced bread so I had the AMS transvaginal mesh implanted and I will never trust doctor...