Schools Sue Juul Labs Over Youth Vaping Epidemic
Category: Civil Plaintiff | January 27, 2020
San Diego’s public school schools have filed suit against Juul Labs, Inc., the largest U.S. producer of e-cigarettes, accusing the company of deliberately marketing its vaping products to young people, effectively rolling back years of progress made by anti-smoking campaigns. … Continue reading
Ford to pay $30M for Lawsuit Over Transmissions
Category: Civil Plaintiff | January 27, 2020
Ford will pay at least $30 million in a proposed settlement over a class-action lawsuit related to failing transmissions in its Fiesta and Focus vehicles. The lawsuit represents nearly 2 million owners and former owners of the cars, which had … Continue reading
The Nexus 6P $9.75M Settlement Pay Out
Category: Big Law | January 27, 2020
Recently, the Google/Huawei Nexus 6P was the subject of a class action lawsuit in which the claimants experienced a disproportional amout of battery drain, bootloops or both. This case was settled, and the beneficiaries have now been informed that they … Continue reading
Deceased Radiologist’s Estate on the Hook for $8.1M Jury Verdict
Category: Civil Plaintiff | January 15, 2020
The estate of deceased radiologist Palmer Jane Blakley, MD, and the corporation tied to her defunct practice must pay $8.125 million to remedy a missed cancer diagnosis in 2013, an Illinois jury determined last month. Althea Wright first visited the … Continue reading
$3.55M Settlement Reached in Medical Malpractice Suit
Category: Civil Plaintiff | January 15, 2020
A medical malpractice lawsuit will settle out of court for $3.55 million, an amount both sides had asked to keep confidential. Last month, U.S. District Court Chief Judge J. Randal Hall denied the request to seal the settlement reached between … Continue reading
Sears Corp. Reaches $18M Settlement of Sale Dispute
Category: Civil Plaintiff | January 14, 2020
Deal requires Transform Holdco to hand over $12 million in cash to Sears Sears Holdings Corp., the estate of the iconic department store left behind in bankruptcy, has agreed to settle litigation over new owner Edward Lampert’s $5 billion purchase … Continue reading
$248 Million Chinese Drywall Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | January 14, 2020
A proposed $248 million settlement has been filed in a decade-old federal court case over defective Chinese drywall blamed for damaging home appliances and sickening residents. The proposed settlement between property owners and Taishan Gypsum Co. was filed in U.S. … Continue reading
Company Agrees to $5M Settlement Over Fatal Crash
Category: Civil Plaintiff | January 14, 2020
An Idaho company has agreed to pay $5 million to the daughters of a woman killed by one of its employees in a drunk-driving crash. The Idaho-Press Tribune reported BSR Ventures and former employee Larry Halbert agreed to pay the … Continue reading
CNN Agrees to $76M Labor Settlement
Category: Civil Plaintiff | January 13, 2020
CNN has agreed to pay $76 million in backpay as part of a record settlement with the federal labor board after the cable television network terminated the contracts of unionized camera operators in 2003. The settlement is the “largest monetary … Continue reading
Wells Fargo to Pay USAA $200M for Patent Infringement
Category: Big Law | January 13, 2020
Wells Fargo was ordered to pay $200 million to USAA for infringement of its patents on mobile deposit capture technology may have significant ripple effects across the industry. The technology at issue was developed by Mitek and is used by … Continue reading