HONOLULU - Attorney General Mark Bennett announced today that the State of Hawai'i has filed a complaint against McKesson Corporation and First DataBank, Inc., as part of an ongoing effort to recover for what the State believes were prescription drug overcharges to the State. The State's previous related lawsuit recovered (in total) more than $82 million from prescription drug manufacturers.
The Herald.net, an online publication serving Everett, Washington, reported recently that the Tesoro Petroleum Company faces a record fine for violations of state safety rules. The judgment by the state Department of Labor & Industries comes after an explosion at the company's petroleum refinery that killed seven workers. According the the L&I, the explosion and tragic loss could have been prevented if Tesoro had followed required safety procedures.
In a time of widespread joblessness, Mexicans in New York have proved unusually adept at finding and keeping work. Of the city's 10 largest immigrant groups, they have the highest rate of employment and are more likely to hold a job than New York's native-born population, according to an analysis of the most recently available census data. That success, though, has a flip side. One reason Mexicans have found work in such numbers, experts say, is that many are illegal immigrants, and less likely to report workplace abuses to the authorities.
Alleged foreclosure fraud at some of the country's largest banks has brought the already struggling American housing market to a screeching halt, as lenders freeze foreclosures. The allegations involve mortgage loans held by JP MorganChase, GMAC and Bank of America. It is estimated that tens of thousands of foreclosures were approved without proper review.
Beasley Allen attorney Rhon Jones has been selected as one of the 15 attorneys who will lead the multidistrict litigation (MDL) resulting from the BP oil spill. Jones was selected from among more than 100 lawyers to serve on the Plaintiff Steering Committee (PSC).
Four people were taken to the hospital after a wreck involving two 18-wheelers and an automobile in Montgomery Tuesday afternoon. The crash happened around 3:00pm at the intersection of Taylor Road and Troy Highway.
An article published Oct. 1 by the Super Lawyers Blog lists Beasley Allen attorney Rhon Jones among the top candidates for selection to the BP oil spill multidistrict litigation (MDL). The article, titled "Talent abounds among applicants for BP litigation steering committee" notes that many of the lawyers who are applying for a spot on the MDL panel have been featured on Super Lawyers and Rising Stars lists. Jones has been included on the Super Lawyers list in 2009 and 2010.
More than 100 lawyers who are suing BP PLC over the Deepwater Horizon oil spill have applied for coveted places on the committee that will lead the multidistrict litigation, citing either the extensive work they've already done or the unique role they would serve as the representative of a specific group of alleged victims.
GRAND ISLE, La. – An offshore petroleum platform exploded and was burning Thursday in the Gulf of Mexico about 80 miles off the Louisiana coast, west of the site where BP's undersea well spilled after a rig explosion.
Plaintiffs lawyers are converging on New Orleans today for another Gulf Coast oil spill gathering to discuss everything from the parallels with the Exxon Valdez disaster to the best trial techniques to nail an oil giant. No doubt the lawyers will also try to draw some shade of meaning for future litigation from Tuesday's decision by U.S. District Judge Martin Feldman of New Orleans to block the Obama administration's six-month moratorium on deep-water drilling.
