Blog Posts in December, 2008
Posted on Dec 31, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The FDA is warning against some diet pills that are being sold on the Internet . Some of them contain sibutramine and/or phenolphthalein, both of which have serious health risks such as heart attacks, ...
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Posted on Dec 31, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A suit against JPMorgan Chase filed by brokers will go forward. The overtime su it accuses the company of improperly denying overtime pay and commissions. The suit was brought under the Fair Labor ...
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Posted on Dec 30, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Wal-Mart will pay more than $54 million to workers in Minnesota. The workers alleged Wal-Mart forced them to take shortened breaks and labor off the clock . The settlement will reclaim wages for about ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
The AP (12/17) reported, "A federal appeals court has upheld a $35.6 million judgment against Family Dollars Stores Inc., which was sued by employees denied overtime pay because they were classified ...
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Posted on Dec 18, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A jury in Vermont awarded a former alter boy$3.6 million in damages because he was molested by a priest in the 1970s. The plaintiff claimed the diocese was to blame because it hired the priest knowing ...
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Posted on Dec 8, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
A man who was injured by a truck driver who was on methamphetamines was awarded $23.5 million. Jurors found that Swift Transportation was mostly responsible for the injuries that left the plaintiff ...
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Posted on Dec 2, 2008 By dhodges@kennedyhodges.com
Union Pacific has been ordered to pay one of its workers $48 million for injuries sustained on the job. Due to the company's alleged negligence, the plaintiff was left paraplegic following an accident ...
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