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Aug-17-12 Texting while driving is dangerous; it may lead to a serious accident, life threatening injuries, or even death. If you or someone you love is a victim of a negligent texting while driving wrongdoer you may have legal recourse. You should retain an attorney to seek fair compensation for your claim. Once legal counsel has been retained and litigation is be... - $5.5M Settlement Awarded in Transvaginal Mesh Personal Injury Lawsuit
Bakersfield, CA: A $5.5 million settlement has been reached in an Avaulta lawsuit filed by Christine Scott against C.R. Bard over a mesh implantation. Scott, just 53, claims the problems stem from the Bard Avaulta mesh implant she was provided with in 2008 to treat occasional urinary incontinence. The lawsuit alleged Scott now suffers from chro... - AMS Transvaginal Lawsuits Mounting
Aug-14-12 A recent $5 million-plus transvaginal mesh settlement against C.R. Bard could mean serious financial concerns for American Medical Systems (AMS), which is facing thousands of lawsuits, and financial hope for AMS victims—many of whom will continually face physical problems. At the beginning of August 2012, two lawsuits were filed in two separate... - $40M Settlement Approved in Healthcare Consumer Fraud Lawsuit
New York, NY: Final approval of a consumer fraud class action settlement in Smith, et al v. Collinsworth, et al. has been obtained on behalf of approximately 48,000 consumers who were sold a limited benefit health insurance policy and a membership in a doctor discount program marketed as providing coverage that was as good or better than major medic... - Skechers Settlement
Louisville, KY: A federal judge tentatively approved a $40 million settlement in the class action lawsuit Grabowski v. Skechers U.S.A., Inc. , No. 3:12-cv-00204 (W.D. Ky.) on August 13, 2012. The lawsuit claimed that Skechers violated certain state laws and consumer protection statutes in connection with the marketing and sale of their toning shoes. Skec... - Hyundai Airbag Settlement Announced
A settlement in the Hyundai airbag lawsuit has been announced. The settlement will allow owners of 2007-2009 Hyundai Santa Fe crossovers to return their defective vehicles if the company cannot repair the airbag problems through an upgrade of the vehicle's software. Approximately 200,000 Hyundai Santa Fe vehicles have been recalled for faulty airbags since t... - J.P. Morgan Gets Preliminary Approval for Settlement
A judge has given preliminary approval to a settlement of a class action lawsuit filed against J.P. Morgan Chase & Company. The lawsuit alleged J.P. Morgan violated the terms of credit card contracts by raising the minimum monthly payments. According to the lawsuit, as cited by The Wall Street Journal (08/10/12), customers were offered a fixed-rate, long-t... - Lawsuit Funding – The Answer to Deny, Delay, and Defend Tactics
Aug-9-12 Most accident victims are forced to file a lawsuit because a greedy insurance company will engage in deny, delay, and defend tactics and refuses to fairly compensate the innocent victims. Insurance companies know that the system takes a long time to resolve cases; lawsuits typically do not settle quickly, with the majority settling two to five years after... - Pfizer to Pay $60 Million To Settle US Charges of Bribing Doctors Abroad
Aug-8-12 Washington, DC One of the country's largest pharmaceutical companies has agreed to a multi-million dollar settlement on charges by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) that its overseas subsidiaries engaged in the bribing of doctors and other health officials to increase sales of their products. The New York Times (8/7/12) reported yesterday t... - Accutane Sufferer Hopeful with Generic Isotretinoin Lawsuit
Aug-7-12 Walnut Creek, CA Like countless teens, Brad was prescribed Accutane to treat acne. And like a small percentage of Accutane consumers, he is now suffering from Accutane Ulcerative Colitis , to the point where he was hospitalized on three occasions. “Just a few months after I stopped the Accutane four-month treatment back in 2005, I slowly develo... - $2.86 Million Settlement Awarded in Asbestos Lawsuit
New Castle, DL: A Delaware jury has awarded a $2.86 million verdict to the family of Michael Galliher, who died from asbestos mesothelioma. The lawsuit was filed against RT Vanderbilt In re Asbestos Litigation Michael Galliher, No. 10C-10-315 (Del. Super. Ct., New Castle City.). The settlement is the largest asbestos verdict against a single defenda... - $9 Million Settlement Proposed in Netflix Class Action Lawsuit
San Jose, CA: A Settlement has been reached in a privacy class action lawsuit that claims Netflix unlawfully kept and disclosed customer information, including records on the movies and TV shows its customers viewed. Netflix denies that it has done anything wrong. Any current or former Netflix subscriber as of July 5, 2012 and lives in the U.S. or... - $100M Preliminary Settlement in Chase Credit Card Class Action
New York, NY: JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a $100 million settlement of a credit card rate class action lawsuit in which is was accused of improperly increasing its credit card minimum payments as a means to generate higher fees. Filed in 2009, the Chase credit card lawsuit ( re: Chase Bank USA NA "Check Loan"Contract Litigation, Case No... - An Ongoing Lawsuit and A Financially Strapped Plaintiff
Jul-27-12 Thousands of innocent victims are injured or die due to the negligence of someone else. These unfortunate events can result from an auto accident, medical malpractice, nursing home negligence, slip and fall, or product liability. Often times, the more serious the injury, the harder it will be for a plaintiff to withstand the litigation process, especially on... - Car Rental Companies Settle California Airports Price Fixing Class Action
Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in an antitrust class action lawsuit filed against nine major rental car companies over allegations they improperly charged certain fees to consumers who picked up their rental cars at a California airport in 2007. The lawsuit, entitled Shames v. The Hertz Corporation, alleges the Defendants violated a... - Sierra Pacific Industries to Pay $122.5 M Settlement in Environmental Lawsuit
Sacramento, CA: A $122.5 million settlement has been reached in an environmental lawsuit brought against Sierra Pacific Industries by the United States Department of Justice. The lawsuit was filed over a 2007 wildfire that was among the most devastating in California history, according to the Department of Justice. The fire, known as the Moonl... - Lawsuit Funding Helps Auto Accident Victims Avoid Debt
Jul-21-12 Every day, thousands of Americans are involved in automobile accidents which are the number one cause of personal injuries in the U.S. Insurance companies know that an auto accident can cause both physical and financial strain to the victim and their family and will use deny, delay, and defend tactics in hopes that the plaintiff will accept a low settlement... - Goldman Sachs Reaches Settlement in $698M Mortgage-Backed Securities Lawsuit
New York, NY: A preliminary securities class action settlement has been agreed between Goldman Sachs Group Inc, (GS) and investors in a GS $698 million mortgage- backed securities offering. The Public Employees' Retirement System of Mississippi filed the securities class action against GS in 2009, alleging New Century Financial Corp, which orig... - Litigation Expenses: Interest Charged to Lawyer Passed on to Clients
Jul-18-12 New York, NY In Opinion #754 dated 2/25/2002, the New York State Bar Association’s Committee on Professional Ethics pronounced that attorneys financing a lawsuit with borrowed money may pass the interest costs onto their clients. At the time of the opinion, the U.S. litigation finance industry was virtually nonexistent, and the question of whether... - Chinese Drywall Settlement Reached
New Orleans, LA: A global settlement has been reached in a class action litigation involving all drywall imported to the US from China. The litigation claims that Chinese drywall causes property damage, including damage to fixtures, electrical wiring, corrosion of pipes, and damage to or destruction of air conditioners, HVAC systems, refrigerators, an...