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Portland, OR: Attorney General John Kroger has announced a $3.34 million agreement with the world's largest research-based pharmaceutical company, Pfizer, Inc., over allegedly deceptive marketing claims related to its prescription drug Zyvox®. This is the largest ever consumer drug agreement that Oregon has achieved with a prescription drug manufacturer... - Medieval Times Settles Credit Information Class Action for $2M
Newark NJ: A federal court in Trenton, NJ, has approved a class action settlement brought against Medieval Times over allegations the company violated the Fair and Accurate Credit Transaction Ac ("FACTA"). The plaintiffs in the lawsuit claimed that Medieval Times provided prohibited information, including the expiration date, on its customers' credit... - ERISA Lawsuit Plaintiffs Worked Hard for the Money
Mar-13-12 Winston-Salem, NC Employees who filed an ERISA lawsuit against N.C. Baptist Hospital could begin receiving their ERISA plan settlement money as early as April. The lawsuit alleged ERISA investment fees charged to employees were higher than what other corporate clients paid, which reportedly constituted a violation of ERISA laws. According to the Wi... - Settlement Proposed in Wachovia Securities Class Action
New York, NY: To all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired Wachovia Corporation ("Wachovia") common stock between May 8, 2006, and September 29, 2008, inclusive, and were damaged thereby, including all persons or entities who acquired Wachovia common stock through any of Wachovia's (a) offerings of common stock in connection with its... - Patients Hurt by Deceit in Bjork Shiley Valve Approval
Mar-10-12 San Diego, CA When Donald P. Shiley, co-inventor of the Bjork Shiley Heart Valve died in 2010, the Los Angeles Times (8/7/10) covered his death. Shiley had suffered failing health not related to the Bjork Shiley heart valves that he helped create. But the Los Angeles Times article noted that fewer than 10 years after the valve was approved for sale... - The Money Pit Lives in Englewood Says Home Warranty Lawsuit
Mar-8-12 Englewood, NJ The house at the center of a Home Warranty Lawsuit has been likened to the movie The Money Pit, according to the owners of a 4,883-square foot home in which they can no longer live. The primary difference between cinema and reality in this case—whereas the house in the movie was old and in disrepair, the home at the center of this... - Batali Settles Labor Class Action for $5.25M
New York, NY: A settlement has been reached between celebrity chef Mario Batali and workers at several of his restaurants. The settlement amount is a reported $5.25 million. The employees accused Batali and his partner, Joseph Bastianich, of withholding 4 to 5 percent of the staff's tip pool, pushing hourly wages below the legal level, and refusing to... - More Defective Synthetic Mesh with Bard Avaulta
Mar-7-12 Ormond Beach, FL When will Bard stop messing around with people's lives and stop making mesh products, including kugel mesh and Avaulta mesh ? The latest recall by Bard is its XenMatrix surgical mesh, although this product is made from pig tissue. Apparently, this current problem is caused by the testing mechanism, unlike the synthetic mesh that... - Madoff Securities Fraud Lawsuit Affects Investors Across US
Mar-6-12 San Diego, CA California might seem far removed from the Bernard Madoff securities fraud that was centered in New York, but investors across the country were affected by the securities investment fraud. Now, even the owners of the New York Mets may have to pay, following the investigation into Bernard Madoff's fraud and subsequent securities fraud liti... - Silzone Mechanical Valves: Is the Story on Silzone Over?
Feb-29-12 Dallas, TX Just because the St. Jude Silzone mechanical heart valves were voluntarily recalled, that does not mean that the story about the St. Jude Silzone valves is entirely over. During the Silzone valve recall, which was announced in January 2000, St. Jude recommended that not all patients undergo surgery to remove and replace the valves. Of approx... - $15.5M Settlement Reached in California Paper Carriers' Unpaid Wages Class Action
Santa Ana, CA: A final settlement in the Orange County Register unpaid wages class action lawsuit (Gonzalez, et al. v. Freedom Communications, Inc., et al., Orange County Superior Court, Case No. 03CC08756) has been reached. In the settlement, the directors and officers of Freedom Communications, the parent of the OC Register, agreed to pay $15... - Proposed Settlement Reached in Inyx Securities Class Action Lawsuit
New York, NY: To all persons and entities who purchased Inyx, Inc. common stock between April 1, 2005 and July 2, 2007, inclusive: this Summary Notice is given to inform you of the proposed settlement of the above-entitled securities class action (the "Action") against defendants Inyx, Inc., Jack Kachkar, Rima Goldshmidt, and Jay M. Green. A Sett... - Attorney Makes New Case Law to Protect Privacy of the Families of the Dead
Feb-25-12 Newport Beach, CA The Catsouras family was very distraught when they came to see attorney Keith Bremer in November 2006. Their 18-year-old daughter Nicole "Nikki" had recently been killed in a horrible traffic accident that happened on October 31—Halloween Day. She had been decapitated, and extremely graphic pictures of their daughter had gone viral... - Are Overtime Pay Laws About to Worsen?
Feb-25-12 Palo Alto, CA The love may not have been felt in some circles on Valentine's Day this year as the debate over a landmark overtime pay laws bill continued to heat up like two lovers in the throes of mid-February fireworks. In the face of a growing number of class-action lawsuits seeking redress for alleged infractions to overtime laws, companies employi... - $41.5M Settlement Proposed in WaMu Securities Class Action
New York, NY: A settlement has been proposed which would end a securities class action lawsuit brought against Washington Mutual by investors who purchased the bank's common stock between n April 15, 2003 and June 28, 2004, inclusive, and who were damaged thereby (the "Class"). The class has been certified and a settlement for $41.5 millio... - Nitro Residents Win Against Monsanto in Environmental Class Action
Winfield, WV: A proposed settlement has been reached in an environmental class-action lawsuit against the chemical manufacturer Monsanto. The lawsuit, brought by residents of Nitro, claims that Monsanto unsafely burned dioxin wastes which resulted in the spread of contaminated soot and dust across Nitro, polluting homes and making them and the surrou... - Teva Settles Propofol Hepatitis C Lawsuits for $285M
New York, NY: Teva Pharmaceuticals, the maker of Propofol, will settle 120 personal injury lawsuits arising from a hepatitis C outbreak in Southern Nevada, for a reported $285 million. The Israeli-based generic drug maker was facing lawsuits brought by some 150 former patients of The Endoscopy Center of Southern Nevada and its sister clinics, who con... - Settlement Proposed in Pilgrims Pride Securities Class Action Lawsuit
Marshall, TX: A settlement has been proposed in the securities class action pending against Pilgrim's Pride Corporation. The settlement, if approved, could affect all persons and entities who purchased or otherwise acquired the common stock of Pilgrim's Pride Corporation from May 5, 2008 to October 28, 2008, inclusive, including all those who purchas... - Apple iPhone 4 Antenna Lawsuit Reaches Preliminary Settlement
New York, NY: A preliminary settlement has been reached in a defective products class-action lawsuit against Apple that alleges underperformance of its iPhone 4 resulting from antenna problems. The class for the lawsuit is comprised of 25 million US residents who could receive a $15 in cash or a bumper case provided by Apple under the terms of the s... - When Emergency Room Charges = Hospital Overcharges
Feb-18-12 Providence, RI The issue of emergency room charges may appear to be a symptom of all that is wrong with the current status quo in the American health care system. However, the observation does little to defray the frustration over emergency room costs, when determining the actual cost of a service is next to impossible. Various reports have targeted...