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Los Angeles, CA: A settlement has been reached in a consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Bear Naked. According to the terms of the settlement, a fund of $325,000 will be established by Bear Naked, which will resolve claims of false advertising, the grounds for both class actions. Specifically, the Bear Naked consumer fraud lawsuit,... - "Smell Ya Later" Does Not Apply to Zicam Smell Loss Plaintiffs
Aug-19-09 Boston, MA The incidence of Zicam smell loss may have been a surprise to users not expecting such Zicam side effects. However, Zicam loss of smell is not news to manufacturer Matrixx, which has received adverse reaction reports with regard to Zicam smell issues since 1999. A number of lawsuits have been filed. One such lawsuit, states the August 10... - Recent Developments in Chinese Drywall Lawsuits
Aug-18-09 New Orleans, LA Attorney Gary Mason, one of about 50 lawyers nationwide assigned to work on the Chinese drywall case, discusses with LawyersandSettlements recent developments in the ongoing contaminated drywall litigation… In July, Judge Fallon of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana appointed the lawyers who will se... - Fen-phen User's Cause of Death: PPH
Aug-16-09 Chicago, IL Chris (name withheld) says his mother, a Fen-phen user, passed away in Sept 2007 of PPH. She was part of the American Home Products (now Wyeth) class action settlement and received $1 per day for however long she used it—a total of $132. "She spent most of her last years in pain and discomfort," says Chris. "Nobody knew what she ha... - Asbestos Mesothelioma, A Plumber's Story
Aug-11-09 Dahlonega, GA After returning home from World War II, Margi's father began a career as a plumber, a career that would last many years, and in the end be responsible for his death. Mr. Hall was lethally exposed to asbestos during his work. He died of asbestos mesothelioma in 2004. "My father was diagnosed by accident," Margi said. "He had a routin... - Civil/Human Rights - Verdict in favor of Defendant
Case Name : Fernandez v. City of Phoenix Case Number : CV 2013-016076 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : Downtown Plaintiff's Complaint : Donald L. Myles, Jr., Lori L. Voepel, Michele Molinario, and Justin M. Ackerman, attorneys with Jones, Skelton & Hochuli in Arizona, previously obtained a win for the City of Phoenix at the Sup... - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$4,900,000
Case Name : Kisich v. Exhibit Works Inc. Case Number : 2012-45003 Verdict Date : 2015-01-20 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : Mr. Kisich was seriously injured at the Houston Auto Show when a display wall, designed and constructed by the defendants, collapsed and fell on him. He sustained multiple fractured ribs, permanent ulnar ner... - Employment - Verdict in favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$1,475,000
Case Name : Brooks v. Cal Dive International Inc. Case Number : 2012-35015 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : Mr. Brooks was hired by the defendant as an able-bodied seaman with a pre-existing lower back herniated disc compressing the nerve roots. Brooks was tasked with removing tile and grout from a restroom on-board the ship, which cau... - Lawsuit Threatened Against Financial Firm
Jul-23-09 Albany, NY New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo has threatened to file a lawsuit against Charles Schwab Corp. in an attempt to force the financial firm to pay off clients who were stuck with auction rate securities (ARS) after the ARS market failed, according to an article at latimes.com (July 20, 2009). For people who have filed stockbroker arbitratio... - Automotive Lawsuits, Automotive Lawyers, Attorneys, & Class Action Lawsuits
Automotive class action lawsuits can involve defective design complaints, predatory lending, financial fraud, automobile leasing, deceptive marketing, false advertising, and products that hurt your vehicle. Thousands of people are injured each year due to defectively designed automobiles. Car dealers can trick you out of your low APR. Unscrupulous dealers ca... - Payless Shoes Reaches $2.9M Employment Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: A $2.9 million settlement has been reached in an employment class action lawsuit pending against Payless Shoesource Inc, ending allegations that the retailer violated the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) by misclassifying its store managers as a means of avoiding overtime pay. According to the terms of the settlement agreement, tw... - comScore Reaches $14M Electronic Privacy Class Action Settlement
New York, NY: A $14 million settlement has been reached in an electronic privacy class action lawsuit pending against ComScore Inc. The lawsuit, believed to have the largest class ever certified under federal electronic privacy laws, represents Web users who alleged they had the online analytics giant's data-harvesting software installed on their com... - Legal Malpractice FAQ
What is Legal Malpractice ? Legal Malpractice occurs when a lawyer's services fall below the standard of care; it means a lawyer has been negligent when providing legal advice or representation and has caused harm. Three areas of liability are Negligence (the most common cause of action); Breach of fiduciary duty; and Breach of contract. (St... - Legal Malpractice Lawsuit, Legal Malpractice Law - LawyersAndSettlements.com
A legal malpractice lawsuit can be filed in situations where an attorney has been negligent in his or her dealings with a client, causing harm to that client. Legal malpractice cases involve any aspect of law that involve an attorney giving advice to or representing a client, including contract discussions, patent applications, court cases, insurance cla... - Malpractice - Verdict in Favor of Plaintiff in the amount of US$2,300,000
Case Name : Weisshar v Realty World Selzer Property Management Case Number : SCUKCVOP1463416 Verdict Date : 2015-03-18 Outcome Type : Settlement Court : Plaintiff alleged that his rental house was negligently managed, resulting in the creation of an unreasonably dangerous condition - ice on a walking surface caused by automatic... - California Janitors Win $2.3M Unpaid Wages Class Action Settlement
Los Angeles, CA: Ross Stores has reached a $2.3M settlement in an employment class action lawsuit brought by workers cleaning the retailer' discount stores in California. According to the terms of the deal, which the proposed class of janitors requested approval of, $1 million will be set aside for 2,000 janitors who cleaned Ross' retail stores a... - $1.6M Settlement Awarded in DuPont Tephlon Cancer Lawsuit
Santa Clara, CA: A jury has awarded a $1.6 million settlement in the case of a woman who developed cancer from exposure to tephlon. Clara Bartlett filed a suit against DuPont alleging that tephlon leaks at a DuPont plant before 2004 entered the local waterways which resulted in her developing kidney cancer. Bartlett' case is just one of some 3,5... - Former Mechanic Awarded $10 Million in Medical Malpractice Case
Jul-12-09 Houston, TX A man who entered hospital for a heart operation and came out without his fingers, toes and minus his left leg has been awarded $10 million in a medical malpractice lawsuit. Under medical malpractice law, plaintiffs can pursue damages if medical malpractice negligence can be alleged. In this case, a 32-year-old mechanic entered Method... - Plane Crash Lawsuit Settled for $4.5 Million
Jul-11-09 Daytona Beach, FL The children of a man who died in a plane crash will receive $4.5 million after a judge approved the settlement. The man, who was 29 years old when the plane crash occurred, was 1 of 4 people who died in the accident. Also killed were the man's mother, his sister and her husband, who was the plane's pilot. According to a June 24,... - Boehringer Agrees $650M Settlement in Pradaxa MDL
Newark, NJ: A $650 million settlement deal has been struck by Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH potentially ending claims in multidistrict litigation that its blood thinner Praxada (dabigatran) caused serious injuries including severe bleeding. If approved, the settlement will resolve both state and federal personal injury lawsuits. Boehring...