Lawsuits & Judgments

A Kentucky couple has filed a Mesothelioma lawsuit against a whopping 52 companies this week after the husband was diagnosed with Mesothelioma. Mr .William Potter certainly seems to be a likely candidate for the Asbestos related desires, as he worked as a Steel worker and Crane operator for more than 30 years. […]

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The Ontario based law firm of Flaherty Dow Elliott & McCarthy, has launched a $10 million class action lawsuit against the Longhorn Bodyart Studio, an Oshawa ( Ontario, Canada) based body art  parlor.
The suit  alleges that a faulty equipment exposed more than  2000 customers who got tattoos or piercings at the shop  to blood borne […]

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On Tuesday, September 4th, a Federal Judge in Tennessee certified a class action suit against Unum Group. An article in Forbes provides many of the details: The suit, which was originally filed in 2003, claims that the insurance company “schemed” to terminate or deny the benefits of thousands of disabled Americans. Specifically, It is alleged […]

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The RIAA (Recording Industry Association of America) is best known for its seemingly endless series of lawsuits that it has filed against alleged music pirates. The front for the record industry has filed more than 21,000 lawsuits on behalf of its member, such as A&M, Sony and Virgin against people who are alleged to have […]

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A Boston judge has certified a class action lawsuit against McKesson Corporation, the largest drug distributor in North America. The Lawsuit, which was filed by the Seattle based law firm of Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro back in in October of 2006, was filed on behalf of consumers and various third part insurance providers, was […]

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On August 27th, the New York law firm of Abbey Spanier Rodd & Abrams, LLP has filed a class action securities lawsuit against Tween Brands in the US District Court of Southern Ohio.
The lawsuit claims that the company, specifically CEO Michael Rayden, made misleading statements about the company’s financial outlook for the second […]

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A lawsuit was filed against the California toy manufacturer for distributing more than one million toys that contained lead based paint. The suit was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court by Philadelphia firm of Woloshin & Killino.
The suit does not seek any damages, at this time, but instead is asking Mattel to set up […]

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The Houston law firm of Laminack, Pirtle & Martines filed a lawsuit on August 23, 2007 on behalf of seven Texans over damage caused my the Merck drug, Fosamax.
The plaintiffs allege that Fosemax, which is supposed to stop bone loss resulting from Osteoporosis instead caused permanent decay. Specifically, the patients claim to have developed […]

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Three Ecuadoran nationals who claimed to have contracted cancer as result of Texaco’s (a division of Chevron) oil field operations in Ecuador have filed two lawsuits against the US based oil company. One suit was filed in the US and the second was filed in Ecuador.
The US case was dismissed by a judge in the […]

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On the 10th of August, attorneys at The Brualdi Law Firm of New York, NY filed a class action lawsuit against Motorola, the Illinois based wireless communications company. The following day, the firm of Lerach Coughlin Stoia Geller Rudman & Robbins of San Diego, CA initiated a similar lawsuit. Both actions were filed in […]

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