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Another Huge Drug Lawsuit

Attorney General Jim Hood, with assistance from Flowood attorney John Davidson, has sued eight pharmaceutical companies, alleging that they have promoted drugs like hydrocodone by understating the health risks and overstating the benefits — in violation of state law. Washington Post editorial writer Charles Lane’s column said the lawsuit, based in Hinds County, could …




Judge Rules Lawsuit Against Dental Giants Can Proceed

U.S. District Judge Brian M. Cogan ruled on September 28 that a class-action lawsuit filed in March against Henry Schein, Patterson Companies, and Benco Dental can proceed. “Plaintiffs have sufficiently alleged that defendants orchestrated a single interconnected nationwide conspiracy not to compete on price with the common goal of driving up margins and preventing competitive upstarts from …


Too Much of a Good Thing? Lawsuit Alleges Eye Drop Dispenser Is Too Big

Some lawsuits just make you want to roll your eyes. Take, for instance, two different cases over eye drops. In one case, a federal class action lawsuit that has been certified against several drug companies, claiming that the dispenser on their prescription eye drop bottles is too large, causing excessive drops to roll down the plaintiffs’ cheeks.


McDivitt Files for Class Action on Second Groundwater Contamination Lawsuit in Colorado Springs Area

A Colorado Springs law firm filed the second lawsuit this week targeting the manufacturers of a firefighting foam believed to have contaminated drinking water in Security, Widefield and Fountain. McDivitt Law Firm capped a monthlong campaign to woo clients by filing a federal lawsuit Thursday seeking class-action status on behalf of thousands of people whose tap water comes from the fouled …


Members of Congress Want Safe Harbor Provision in CFPB’s Final Arbitration Rule

The leaders of a Congressional subcommittee are urging the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau to include a safe harbor provision in its final set of rules prohibiting arbitration clauses that prevent class action lawsuits. U.S. Reps. Randy Neugebauer, R-Texas, who chairs the House Financial Services Committee’s Subcommittee on Financial Institutions and Consumer …


U.S. Lawmakers Probing Wells Fargo Scandal Blast Arbitration Pacts

Wells Fargo & Co customers aiming to sue the bank over bogus accounts opened in their names may be in for an unpleasant surprise: the fine print requires them to take their claims to an arbitrator instead of a court. Continue Reading Below Mandatory arbitration rules inserted into account-opening agreements prohibit customers from joining class actions or suing the third-largest U.S. bank in …


Judge: Negligence Lawsuit Can Continue in Navy Yard Shooting

A federal judge has ruled that a negligence lawsuit filed by the families of seven victims, as well as two survivors, can continue against the employers of the computer technician who opened fire at the Washington Navy Yard on Sept. 16, 2013, killing 12 people. Navy Yard Shooting
It’s been three years since the Navy Yard shooting. This is the gallery WTOP ran at that time.


Chicago Taxi Surcharge Fee Class Actions End in Settlement Deal for Refunds, $48K Attorney Fees

Lawsuits targeting Chicago taxi companies for adding a 50-cent surcharge to nearly 410,000 credit card payments over three-plus months this spring have been garaged, according to a settlement agreement filed Sept. 9 in Cook County Circuit Court. On Feb. 22, Chicago resident James Freeman-Hargis filed a class action complaint against Taxi Affiliation Services, a Chicago-based company affiliated …