BP Found Grossly Negligent, Halliburton Reaches $1.1 Billion Settlement in...
This week in news related to the Gulf Coast oil spill, BP was found to be “grossly negligent” in events pertaining to the 2010 Deepwater Horizon disaster. United States District Judge Barbier ruled on...
View ArticleAs Football Reigns, Take A Minute To Remember The Impact Of Concussions On...
As new seasons for both the National Football League (NFL) and the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) commence, this season is a bit different than past seasons since they start in the...
View ArticleGuilty Verdict Handed to Manufacturer in Bellwether Transvaginal Mesh Trial
Lead plaintiff Martha Salazar emerged victorious in a transvaginal mesh bellwether trial, when the jury determined that the device manufacturer Boston Scientific Corp owed a total of $73.4 million to...
View ArticlePreliminary Settlement Approved for Lenovo Class Action
On September 15th, the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California, Southern Division, approved a preliminary settlement agreement in the consumer class action against Lenovo, Inc....
View ArticleChinese Drywall Plaintiffs May See Big Payout
After the first complaints were filed five years ago, U.S. District Judge Eldon Fallon ruled that the almost 4,000 homeowners who built their homes with Chinese drywall will be entitled to receive...
View ArticleBP Shunned By Supreme Court; Settlement Agreement Will Not Be Appealed
Ever since BP agreed to settle the 2010 Horizon Deepwater Oil Spill in the United States Gulf region, the company has been doing its best to find a way out of the deal. The Horizon Deepwater crisis...
View ArticlePfizer Agrees to $400 Million Settlement to Prevent Shareholder Class Action
Pharmaceutical giant Pfizer recently agreed to pay $400 million to settle claims that it illegally marketed drugs for off-label usages. Investors claim that because Pfizer offered misleading...
View Article$5 Million GM Defective Ignition Switch Settlement
General Motors has settled with the family of Brooke Melton, a 29 year old nurse from Georgia who died due to a defective ignition switch in her 2005 Cobalt. Her parents accepted an undisclosed amount...
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