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  • Unum Wins in Divorce Court
    May-22-12 Pewaukee, WI Even though Cindy’s doctors sent Unum letters stating she was totally disabled, the largest disability insurance company worldwide disagreed, all because her husband testified in divorce proceedings that Cindy was able to work. Ironically, Cindy was a medical claims clerk for Workers Compensation before sinus problems (she underwe...
  • Medtronic Investigation Concludes as Another Medtronic Lawsuit is Filed
    May-20-12 Minneapolis, MN A federal lawsuit into the marketing of the Medtronic Infuse bone graft has reportedly ended with no charges being filed against Medtronic. The investigation looked into allegations that Medtronic illegally marketed its bone graft device. Meanwhile, another Medtronic lawsuit, alleging Medtronic Inc. downplayed the risks associated with...
  • Yasmin Lawsuit Settlement Update
    May-17-12 Richmond, VA Although Bayer is currently settling thousands of Yasmin lawsuits, Yaz and Yasmin attorneys say it isn't too late to file a Yasmin claim. As of April 26, the drug company says it has settled 651 cases and thousands more are pending. Yasmin attorneys advise claimants to contact their attorney if they haven't yet been notified about a...
  • Skechers Toning Shoes to Pay $45M to Settle False Advertising Allegations
    New York, NY: Skechers USA has agreed to pay $45M to resolve allegations brought by the US and state governments that it deceived customers about the benefits of its Shape-ups athletic shoes. The allegations center around claims that the shoe manufacturer's athletic shoes help people lose weight and strengthen their buttocks and legs. Acco...
  • Owner Pleads Guilty in Bad Faith Insurance Lawsuit
    May-14-12 Wentzville, MO With the high number of expensive products and appliances consumers buy these days, it is no wonder that some people turn to home warranty insurance and home warranty companies to provide an extended warranty for their purchases. The problem, however, is when these companies commit bad faith insurance by denying legitimate claims, or com...
  • Neck Injury Compensation 10 Years in the Making
    May-12-12 Washington, DC As far as neck injury compensation goes, this settlement was a long time coming—and while the individual upon whose behalf the lawsuit was fought and subsequently won, the outcome can at least bring some closure to the family of Curtis Suggs. The Washington Post (5/2/12) reported earlier this month on what is deemed as the lar...
  • Costa Concordia Victims Seek $200M in Lawsuit vs Carnival Cruise Lines
    May-11-12 New York, NY (Press Release) – Four Hungarian performers on the ill-fated Costa Concordia cruise ship are collectively seeking $200 million in damages in a Federal gross negligence complaint (12CV-3498, filed May 3, 2012) that has been filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York against the ship’s owner and operator. The plain...
  • Abbott Settles Depakote Lawsuits for $1.6 Billion
    May-11-12 Washington, DC Abbott Laboratories has agreed to settle a Depakote lawsuit alleging the company illegally marketed its drug for off-label use. The Depakote settlement will see Abbott pay approximately $1.6 billion, including a $500 million criminal fine, according to The Washington Post (5/7/12). An investigation into Abbott's marketing of Depakot...
  • Drilling Mud Defeat or Mere Fork in the Road?
    May-9-12 Jackson, MS What a difference a year can make. Last April, Thomas Brown was celebrating what was heralded as the largest asbestos award for a single plaintiff in US history. Brown was awarded, by a trial jury, the unprecedented sum of $322 million in combined damages for injuries allegedly stemming from his work with drilling mud . One year and two w...
  • Paxil Heart Defects: Will Mothers Ever Be Sure?
    May-9-12 Washington, DC "Now they're going to think for the rest of their lives that it was her fault because she took Paxil." Adrienne Einarson, semiretired assistant director of Motherisk in Toronto, was commenting on the debate that continues to boil surrounding antidepressants and pregnancy. Some studies have linked Paxil side effects and birth defects in b...
  • $3M Settlement Proposed in Ormat Technologies Securities Class Action
    Los Angeles, CA: To all persons who purchased or otherwise acquired Ormat Technologies Inc securities between May 7 2008 and February 24, 2010, inclusive, who incurred damages (the "class"): You are hereby notified that this Class Action is pending and that a Settlement of it for Three Million One Hundred Thousand Dollars ($3,100,000) has been...
  • Attorney: Yasmin Birth Control Makers Settling Lawsuits
    May-8-12 Dallas, TX When it comes to determining whether or not to take Yasmin birth control , Yaz birth control or Ocella birth control, one of the concerns is likely the risk of side effects from the contraceptives. Lawsuits filed against Bayer AG, allege the contraceptive maker knew about the side effects but failed to adequately warn patients about those ris...
  • 651 Yaz/Yasmin Lawsuits Settled for $142 Million
    May-4-12 Berlin, Germany Bayer AG, the manufacturer of Yaz/Yasmin birth control pills, has announced that it has settled 651 US Yasmin blood clot lawsuits for a total, so far, of $142 million. This makes the average settlement about $218,000 a case. The lawsuits allege that Yasmin/Yas oral contraceptives cause blood clots in the women taking the pills, and i...
  • Inflated Emergency Room Charges Just a Way of Doing Business
    May-4-12 Macon, GA Emergency room charges are now to the point where publications dedicated to helping Americans save money and maintain fiscal responsibility are including emergency room cost in their recommendations. For example, the "Saving Centsably" column carried April 11 in the Macon Telegraph advocated patients ask for a detailed accounting of all e...
  • Five Guys Gift Card Class Action Preliminary Settlement Reached
    Mendham, NJ: A preliminary settlement has been approved in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit against the popular Five Guys Burgers & Fries restaurant chain for the sale of gift cards in the state of New Jersey which contain dormancy fee provisions and expiration provisions in alleged contravention of New Jersey' Gift Card Act. The lawsuit,...
  • Infant's Family Files Tylenol Lawsuit After Death
    Apr-30-12 Washington, DC A subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson has been hit with a Tylenol death lawsuit , as the parents of a 2-month-old infant have accused the companies of being negligent in the manufacturing of the product, Reuters reported. According to the news outlet, the otherwise-healthy infant, Markus Cherry, died in April 2010, just three days af...
  • Concerns Raised about Toning Shoes
    Apr-29-12 New York, NY When it comes to dangerous shoes, most people probably think of six-inch stilettos as being the most dangerous thing out there, but according to some reports, the number of toning shoes injury complaints indicates that toning shoes and shape-up shoes might give stilettos a run for their money. Toning shoes lawsuits have been filed, allegin...
  • Asbestosis: The Sadness Never Goes Away
    Apr-27-12 Alexandria, VA Rosemary knows it is way too late to file an asbestosis claim—her father died from asbestosis back in 1961. "Maybe I can help someone who is sad about losing their father to asbestos, I want them to know they aren't alone," she says. "My father passed away on February 14, 1961, when I was 11 years old. And I should add that my d...
  • Citizens Bank Settles Overdraft Fee Class Action Lawsuit for $137.5M
    Apr-25-12 Coral Gables, FL (Press Release) Citizens Bank has agreed to pay $137.5 million to settle a class action lawsuit which accused the bank of manipulating its customers’ debit card and ATM transactions in order to generate excess overdraft fee revenues for the bank. The lawsuit, part of multidistrict litigation involving more than 30 different banks entitle...
  • Home Warranty Lawsuits Allege Bad Faith by Companies
    Apr-20-12 San Diego, CA When people make significant purchases, such as appliances, for their homes, they often buy home warranty insurance to ensure their purchases are protected. But home warranty lawsuits allege that some of the companies offering this "protection" are not at all interested in providing peace of mind to their customers. The lawsuits allege th...
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