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Maximizing Your Compensation in a Personal Injury Claim in Maryland
Maximizing Your Compensation in a Personal Injury Claim in Maryland
Baltimore, MD If you’ve suffered a personal injury from another person’s negligence, fair compensation covers your lost wages, medical expenses, and damages. However, filing a personal injury claim can be tricky if you're in Maryland, so you may be unsure how to maximize your settlement.

Suboxone Tooth Decay MDL – Status Update
Suboxone Tooth Decay MDL – Status Update
Cleveland, OH In recent years, Suboxone, a critical medication used to treat opioid addiction, has come under fire for its unintended side effects—specifically, severe tooth decay. While the drug has helped millions overcome opioid dependence, patients across the country have filed dangerous drug lawsuits claiming that Suboxone caused serious dental problems, leading to painful and costly procedures as well as social isolation for some individuals. These claims have been consolidated in an ongoing multidistrict litigation (MDL) in the Northern District of Ohio, where patients are suing the manufacturers of Suboxone for failing to warn about the risk of tooth decay. 

Agreement to settle nearly 38,000 Bard hernia mesh lawsuits
Agreement to settle nearly 38,000 Bard hernia mesh lawsuits
Columbus, OH Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), the parent company of BARD, has agreed to settle about 38,000 hernia mesh lawsuits. Reports indicate that the total payouts could exceed $1 Billion. The mesh lawsuits, some of which go back almost 20 years, allege that Bard designed defective mesh products, failed to adequately test them, and didn’t properly warn users about potential risks.

AA Pilot Not Guilty of Assaulting Flight Attendants
AA Pilot Not Guilty of Assaulting Flight Attendants
Los Angeles, CA An American Airlines pilot has been vindicated of sexual assault and harassment. Two former flight attendants did not convince the eight-person Los Angeles jury, which delivered the unanimous California labor verdict to U.S. District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald on September 25.

Darden Restaurants Hit with California Wage and Hour Lawsuit
Darden Restaurants Hit with California Wage and Hour Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA On September 23, Antonia Rodriguez filed a class action lawsuit against Darden Restaurants in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that Darden, the parent company of California restaurants, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, the Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and Eddie V's, failed to pay overtime and did not provide hourly workers with full, uninterrupted meal and rest periods in violation of California labor law. A collection of derivative allegations follows, including failure to provide accurate wage statements and failure to pay all wages due on termination of employment.

Six Things Vets Should Know about Filing a Veterans Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Six Things Vets Should Know about Filing a Veterans Medical Malpractice Lawsuit
Washington, DC No veteran expects to be injured because of medical negligence on the part of the VA, but it happens. If you or a family member has been a victim of veterans’ medical malpractice, don’t give up.   

Monsanto Wins in Philadelphia's Roundup Mass Tort
Monsanto Wins in Philadelphia's Roundup Mass Tort
Philadelphia, PA Bayer’s Monsanto had a good September. A Philadelphia jury found that, although Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller was defective, it did not cause plaintiff Ryan Young's non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It determined that Young did not provide sufficient evidence to prove that Roundup was the cause of his cancer. This is the fifth Monsanto Roundup lawsuit verdict in Philadelphia and the second win for the agrochemical company since trials began here about a year ago.

Tips for Maximizing Your Compensation in a Malpractice Case
Tips for Maximizing Your Compensation in a Malpractice Case
Santa Clara, CA Medical malpractice happens when a healthcare expert, via omission or negligent act, injures or causes harm to patients. If you suffer any harm or are injured because of a healthcare professional’s negligence, you’re entitled to compensation. However, your settlement amount primarily depends on how you handle your medical malpractice lawsuit. Discussed below are four tips for maximizing your compensation in a malpractice case.

Former UPS Worker Claiming Racial Discrimination Awarded $237 million
Former UPS Worker Claiming Racial Discrimination Awarded $237 million
Spokane, WA A jury has awarded a former United Parcel Service (UPS) worker over $237 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit last month in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington at Yakima. One attorney for the plaintiff said it is likely the biggest of its kind and the biggest ever in the state.

Splintered Decisions in ERISA 401k Forfeiture Lawsuits
Splintered Decisions in ERISA 401k Forfeiture Lawsuits
San Diego, CA On September 24, the Southern District of California granted Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.’s motion to dismiss Konstantina Dimou’s ERISA lawsuit. Dimou v. Thermo Fisher Scientific claims that forfeited contributions should have been used to pay the administrative expenses of the Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. 401(k) Retirement Plan rather than to offset required employer contributions. The financial difference can be significant.

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