New Jersey Seek Mass Tort Designation in Connection with Skin Graft Product
Plaintiffs in New Jersey filed an Application for Mass Tort Designation in connection with the Alloderm skin graft hernia patch linked to patient infections, abscesses and other harmful side effects. There are twenty-five Alloderm lawsuits in New Jersey and more complaints are expected. The plaintiffs claim that the maker of Alloderm, LifeCell, designed a defective […]
Florida Federal Judge Says Class Action Lawsuit Against Chiquita Can Move Forward
A Florida federal judge ruled earlier this month that a class action lawsuit against the Chiquita banana company could move forward. Four thousand family members of Columbians killed by paramilitaries sued Chiquita alleging that Chiquita paid the terrorist organization millions of dollars. Chiquita argued in court that it was a victim of extortion by the […]
Accutane Linked to Severe Bowel Diseases
Users of the drug Accutane may be eligible to participate in a class action lawsuit alleging that the drug causes certain forms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD). Members of the class could receive compensation for their physical discomfort, medical bills and other damages caused by Accutane. One of the reported conditions is Accutane Chron’s Disease. […]
Class Action Lawsuit Alleges Polaroid Televisions Burst Into Flames
Watching a certain brand of television could be a fire hazard according to a federal class action lawsuit filed in Minneapolis. The complaint alleges that Polaroid brand LCD televisions have a defect that causes the televisions to fail and burst into flames. Furthermore, Polaroid allegedly knew of the defect as early as 2006, but it […]
Michael’s Stores Facing Possible Class Action Suits for Security Breach
Michael’s Stores Inc., is facing two possible class action lawsuits from customers who had their debit and credit card information stolen from compromised checkout line PIN pads in 20 states. The plaintiffs requested class action status earlier this month, alleging that Michael’s failed to safeguard their credit and debit card information. One plaintiff in Illinois […]
Florida Businesses Receive Portion of $4.9 Million Class Action Settlement
Some businesses in South Florida will share in a $4.9 class action settlement that consisted of approximately nine thousand class members. The class action alleged that GE Capital IT Solutions and IKON Financial Services & Office Solutions raised the lease agreements on their copiers by five percent, in violation of the written lease agreements. According […]
Florida Governor Axes State Supreme Court Study
Using his line-item veto power, Florida Governor Rick Scott cut the $400,000 set aside for a study of Florida’s Supreme Court out of the state’s budget. The $400,000 would have gone to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability to examine the court’s workload, staff and quality of work. The veto was part […]
New York City Bicyclists Seek to File Class Action Suit for Over-Ticketing
Bicyclists in the Big Apple are tired of getting tickets from the police, so they have decided to go to court to try to stop it. Their frustration stems from the New York Police Department’s (NYPD) increased ticketing of bicyclists for running red lights, running stop signs, riding on sidewalks, not wearing helmets and hanging […]
Former Bloggers Sue Thomson Reuters Findlaw
A former writer is petitioning a California court for class action status in a lawsuit against Thomson Reuters Findlaw (TRF) and the staffing company Adecco. The plaintiff and 50 other writers seek back pay and attorney’s fees from alleged conduct at TRF’s Sunnyvale, California office. Specifically, the plaintiffs claim insufficient overtime pay and lack of […]
Tobacco Industry Lawyers Argue that Damages in Smoker’s Death are Excessive
Last week, attorneys for R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. challenged a $15.75 million jury award in a case of a man who died from lung cancer in 1995. An R.J. Reynolds lawyer argued to the First District Court of Appeal that the compensatory and punitive damages awarded to the man’s widow were excessive. It is one […]
