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May-14-14 Washington, DC A proposed settlement has reportedly been reached in Endo International Plc’s transvaginal mesh lawsuits . The settlement will resolve around 20,000 claims against the company, alleging women suffered serious side effects from the use of transvaginal mesh. A day before the settlement was announced, the FDA announced that the risk of... - Settlement Good News for Medtronic Infuse Bone Graft Victims
May-13-14 Los Angeles, CA Last week Medtronic agreed to settle its Infuse bone graft lawsuit for $22 million that involves 950 people. A further $140 million is estimated to also settle about 3,800 additional claims, 1,200 of which have been filed and the remainder (2,600) unfiled. Despite FDA reports of complications over the past four years resulting fr... - GMAC Settles Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit
May-9-14 Philadelphia, PA GMAC Mortgage LLC has agreed to settle a force-placed insurance lawsuit alleging the company violated the Real Estate Settlement Procedures Act. GMAC has also been involved in other force-placed insurance claims. Meanwhile, other companies are also settling lawsuits alleging their force-placed insurance practices are illegal. In Apr... - Staples Subsidiary Hit with Off-the-Clock Work Lawsuit
May-9-14 Los Angeles, CA An oft-cited lawsuit in the world of egress/regress and off the clock work is the Amazon action that saw a vast collection of employees working at Amazon’s sprawling sort facilities crying foul over having to line up for bag checks and other forms of security, allegedly on their own time. However, Amazon is not the only alleged of... - AMS Transvaginal Mesh Settlement “Never Enough,” Says Attorney
May-7-14 Dallas, TX At first glance, American Medical Systems’ $830 million agreement to settle about 22,000 AMS transvaginal mesh complaints seems generous. But that only averages about $40,000 per case, before legal fees. The lawsuits allege the AMS polypropylene mesh is defective and that doctors and consumers were not properly warned about transvagina... - Strippers and Health Care Workers File California Overtime Lawsuits
May-6-14 San Diego, CA Strippers and Health Care Workers had something in common last month: they both filed California overtime lawsuits - just in time for International Workers’ Day. Prime Healthcare Paradise Valley has been sued for allegedly failing to pay their hourly employees the proper overtime pay and allegedly failing to allow these employees... - During Playoffs, the Ongoing Battle Over Traumatic Brain Injury in the Courts
May-5-14 New York, NY While hockey players and fans alike focus on the current rounds of playoffs that lead up to the iconic Stanley Cup Final later this spring, an issue that constantly simmers behind the drama of play is the potential for serious injuries related to the physical nature of the game. To that end, while the playoffs continue, and with fans caught up... - JP Morgan Chase Agreed $280M Mortgage Backed Securities Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A $280 million preliminary settlement has been approved ending a mortgage-backed-securities consolidated class action which alleges JPMorgan Chase & Co. affiliates. misled investors into buying $36.8 billion worth of the investments. The preliminarily certified class could consist of more than 2,850 investors who purchased pass-t... - Actor’s Widow Files Asbestos Lawsuit
May-1-14 Los Angeles, CA Among the long list of industries that one expects to see involved in an asbestos lawsuit , the television industry might not rank high. Generally, when it comes to asbestos claims, plaintiffs and their families tend to be involved in construction, oil and gas, or other heavy industries. But, a recently filed asbestos lawsuit alleges tha... - Endo Reaches $830m Transvaginal Mesh Injury Settlement
May-1-14 Washington, DC A potential $830 million settlement has been reached between thousands of women who have filed transvaginal mesh (TVM) injury lawsuits and TVM manufacturer Endo International PLC. If approved, the agreement would resolve “a substantial majority” of the claims which allege the TVM devices, made by Endo subsidiary America... - Filling the Financial Gap with Pre-Settlement Lawsuit Funding
Apr-30-14 Let’s assume you have filed a personal injury lawsuit and are now facing a significant gap between the time the claim is filed and when a settlement is reached. In the meantime, you are out of work due to injuries and have a mountain of medical bills on top of your ordinary monthly expenses. How do you avoid settling for less than full case value when... - Transvaginal Mesh Litigation Getting Hotter, Good News for TVM Victims
Apr-29-14 Washington, DC As transvaginal mesh litigation moves forward in the courts, women - and their partners in some cases - are still filing complaints against a number of manufacturers. By the end of March, about 40,000 transvaginal mesh lawsuits had been filed. In early February, LawyersandSettlements reported TVM lawsuits heating up . Now they are... - Silicon Valley Settles Tech Engineer Salary Fixing Class Action for $324M
San Francisco, CA: Apple Inc, Google Inc, Intel Inc and Adobe Systems Inc have reached a pre-trial settlement of $324 million, potentially ending an antitrust and unfair business practices class action lawsuit that brought by Silicon Valley tech engineers. The lawsuit alleged that the four tech giants conspired to hold down salaries in Silicon Va... - Homeowners and Regulators Take Action against Force-Placed Insurance Companies
Apr-26-14 Miami, FL Following increased media coverage regarding force-placed insurance and recent force-placed insurance lawsuits and settlements, regulators in Florida have taken action to protect homeowners in the state from allegedly predatory practices. Two companies that offer force-placed insurance, also called lender-placed insurance, will have to comply... - Chicago Stroke Victim Awarded $14M after Taking Yasmin
Apr-22-14 A Chicago woman who suffered a severe stroke 13 days after starting the controversial birth control medication Yasmin has been awarded $14 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit against the doctor who prescribed the medication. Dr. Zbigniew Aniol wrote the prescription for Mariola Zapalski, 37, who is now wheelchair-bound after the stroke paralyzed the... - Pfizer to Pay $190M in Neurontin Class Action Settlement
New York, NY: A $190M settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Pfizer which alleges the pharma giant engaged in tactics to delay market entry of generic versions of its epilepsy drug Neurontin. The lawsuit was filed by purchasers of Neurontin in 2002, claiming Pfizer undertook campaign of sham patent infri... - Residents Near Bridgeton Landfill to Receive Settlement for Noxious Odors, Underground Fire
Apr-21-14 Settlement requires landfill owners to pay residents most impacted by putrid odor nearly $7 million ST. LOUIS (April 17, 2014) (Press Release): A federal magistrate judge gave preliminary approval to a settlement that will require the owners of the Bridgeton Sanitary Landfill to pay residents living near the site nearly $7 million. The class action la... - Judge Finds Insurer Guilty of Bad Faith
Apr-20-14 Los Angeles, CA News of bad faith insurance does not surprise a lot of people any more, but news of a company acting egregiously and hiding evidence might come as a bit of a shock. A lawsuit in Massachusetts against an insurer shows that insurance companies, even national companies, can allegedly act in bad faith when denying a disability claim or avoi... - Debt Collectors to Surrender $3.3 Million in Assets
Apr-17-14 Washington, DC The principal owners of a company accused of debt collector harassment and other illegal activities will surrender assets worth more than $3.3 million to pay back their victims. The settlement was announced by the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), which had filed a bill collector harassment complaint against the owners of Rincon Debt Manag... - Monster Settles Securities Class Action Lawsuit for $16M
Los Angeles, CA: Monster Beverage Corp, has agreed to pay over $16 million in settlement of a securities class action lawsuit it' currently facing. The lawsuit contends that the energy drink manufacturer overstated the benefits of a distribution deal with Anheuser-Busch Co, causing the stock to artificially increase in value. According to documen...