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Mar-23-14 Miami, FL A tentative $300 million Lender insurance settlement that was announced last September and given preliminary approval a month later has been granted final approval by a federal judge in Florida. The settlement not only provides some compensation for plaintiffs embroiled in the Force-Place insurance battleground, but legal experts agree the se... - Lexapro Manufacturer Agrees to Settlement Worth Up to $10.4 Million
Mar-23-14 Boston, MA Plaintiffs litigating against the manufacturers of Lexapro may have lost one round of a fight accusing defendant Forest Laboratories Inc. (Forest) of misrepresentation. But another Lexapro lawsuit has been filed with regard to Lexapro and a companion drug, Celexa, amidst allegations that the manufacturer heavily promoted the drugs to be more... - Leading GM Injury Lawyer Speaks out on NHTSA Failures, GM’s Apparent Disregard
Mar-22-14 Top Attorney talks with LAS about the GM ignition system problems that have allegedly led to numerous accidents and, in the case of Brooke Melton, even death. Marietta, GA: According to its database, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says there was no reason to believe the rate of problems with GM vehicles was significan... - Landmark Ruling Threatens Internet Payday Loan Loophole
Mar-22-14 Las Vegas, NV A landmark legal ruling appears to have stripped away any perceived immunity by Internet payday loan vendors who have, until now, operated under the premise of protection through an affiliation with a Native American tribe. The ruling, affirmed this month by a Nevada federal judge, provides the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) with almost l... - Bayer Settles Yasmin DVT and Gallbladder Lawsuits
Mar-22-14 Springfield, IL Yasmin lawsuits continue to work their way through the courts and Bayer Pharmaceuticals indicates it expects more lawsuits to be filed. These Yasmin side effects lawsuits allege women suffered serious harm from the use of Yasmin, Yaz and Beyaz. Among the reported side effects of the birth control is an increased risk of deep vein thrombo... - J&J Wins Reversal of $1.2B Risperdal Settlement
Mar-21-14 Washington, DC Johnson & Johnson has won a reversal of a $1.2 billion settlement of a consumer fraud action concerning the marketing of Risperdal. On Thursday, an Arkansas Supreme Court reversed the earlier ruling which concluded that J&J had improperly marketed its anti-psychotic drug and concealed the its health risks. The settlement, imp... - Settlements Reached in Multiple Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuits
Mar-15-14 Miami, FL Banks and mortgage lenders who thought their use of force-placed insurance on homeowners would be an easy way to increase profits might be thinking twice, following numerous settlements in force-placed insurance lawsuits. According to reports, settlements have been reached in lawsuits filed against Bank of America, HSBC Holdings Plc, Citigrou... - Pre-Settlement Funding Provides Financial Stress Relief
Mar-14-14 Two years ago, my life was turned upside down from an auto accident. Now I am almost fully recovered and my lawsuit has finally settled. This would not have been possible without the help of Lawsuit Financial. I was rear-ended by a drunk driver on my way home from work. The impact sent me into oncoming traffic. After sideswiping another vehicle, my car c... - PPH, PAH & Fen-Phen - Ephedra, Ephedrine - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Fen-Phen and other diet drugs, including Adipex , Redux and Pondimin , were widely prescribed in the 1990s as short-term appetite suppressants. However, according to the FDA, , up to 20 percent of patients who took Redux, Fen Phen or Pondimin suffered heart damage, including Primary pulmonary hypertension ( PPH ) . PPH, PAH and Fen... - Risperdal Manufacturer Hit with Massive $2.2 Billion Penalty
Mar-13-14 Washington, DC One can well imagine the rush to file a Risperdal lawsuit following the release, back in the fall, of a damning report by the US Food and Drug Administration Office of Criminal Investigations (FDAOCI) that resulted in a $2.2 billion judgment against pharmaceutical giant Johnson & Johnson (J&J). At issue were allegations that J&am... - Preliminary Settlement Reached in Checkers and Rally's Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Cincinnati, OH: A preliminary settlement has been reached in the wage and hour class action lawsuit brought on behalf of crew members and shift managers employed by Rally's and Checkers restaurants. The case was filed in federal court in the Southern District of Ohio in 2012 and alleges that managers at Rally's and Checkers restaurants in Michigan,... - What Assemblyman Fox Has in Common with Chipotle Restaurant: California Overtime Lawsuit
Mar-10-14 Los Angeles, CA Question: What does Assemblyman Steve Fox have in common with Chipotle Mexican Grill? Answer: California overtime lawsuit alleging violation of the California labor law by not providing proper breaks and failing to pay minimum wage. When employees are require to perform between 15 and 25 hours per week of free labor, or when workers... - Suave 30-Day Smoothing Kit Class Action Settlement Reached
New York, NY: A settlement has been reached in the defective product causing personal injury class action pending against Unilever United States, Inc. ("Unilever") and two other companies (collectively, "Defendants") arising out of the purchase or use of the Suave Professionals Keratin Infusion 30-Day Smoothing Kit ("Smoothing Kit") in the United State... - $3M AvMed Data Breach Class Action Settlement Finalized
Miami, FL: Final approval of a $3 million settlement has just been granted, ending a long-running data breach class action pending against health insurance provider AvMed. Filed in 2009, the lawsuit alleged that sensitive data from 1.2 million records had been breached from unencrypted laptops. Among the settlement terms is the stipulation that... - $4M Settlement Reached in Toys R Us Employment Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: A $4 million settlement has been reached in a wage and hour class action lawsuit pending against three Toys R Us Inc stores in California. The class action lawsuit was filed in California federal court and represents some 39,000 current and former employees, who allege the retailer is in violation of California labor laws. Sp... - $3.2 Million Settlement in California Overtime Lawsuit
Feb-28-14 Los Angeles, CA A California overtime lawsuit has resulted in a $3.2 million settlement with Sears Roebuck & Co. The lawsuit alleged Sears violated overtime laws by not including commissions when it calculated employees’ overtime pay. The settlement has received preliminary approval from the judge. Approximately 18,000 Sears employees are... - 10,000 Yaz and Yasmin Lawsuits Just a Cost of Doing Business?
Feb-28-14 East St. Louis, IL It could be said that a majority of businesses fear the possibility of a lawsuit that could wipe them out - and not so much the settlement, but the rise in liability insurance premiums they would have to face. So imagine facing almost 10,000 lawsuits. That’s what Bayer Corp. is facing with regard to Yaz lawsuits and similar act... - SCI Settles Cemetery Class Action Lawsuit for $35.25m
New York, NY: Service Corporation International (SCI) has reached settlement of a consumer fraud class action lawsuit involving allegations its employees desecrated graves at its Eden Memorial Park. Specifically, the class action,brought in 2009 on behalf of 25,000 Jewish families with loved ones buried at Eden Memorial, claimed that for 25 years SC... - Massachusetts Wrongful Termination
As in other states, Massachusetts wrongful termination refers to situations in which an employee in Massachusetts has been wrongfully terminated from his or her employment. Although technically employers can end employment at any time for almost any reason, under Massachusetts and federal law, there are circumstances that can result in wrongful terminatio... - Stockbroker Arbitration - Stock Broker Fraud, Investment Losses - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Investors who lose money as the result of careless mistakes or intentional fraud by their stock brokers or financial advisers may be eligible to recover their losses through a process known as stockbroker arbitration . Stock broker fraud and other unethical acts on the part of a stockbroker are a violation of the stockbroker's duties to his clients. ...