#1 Cathay Pacific Pilots Flying High in California with $16.65M SettlementLos Angeles, CA - Airline workers in California are likely flying high with news that Cathay Pacific pilots will receive $16.65M to resolve a wage and hour class action lawsuit filed back in 2017. The pilots claimed the airline violated California’s labor laws relating to meal and rest periods, overtime and reserve duty pay – in some instances they weren’t even paid minimum wage. The settlement, however, tallies up to about three times as much as Cathay’s prior offer.
#2 Reasons to Quit OzempicSanta Clara, CA - Not only is stomach paralysis an Ozempic side effect. From blindness to suicidal thoughts to organ failure, thousands of people are quitting Ozempic and other weight loss drugs that contain the active ingredient semaglutide as recent studies show the link to debilitating adverse events.
#3 Exactech Recalls Shoulder DevicesSanta Clara, CA - Exactech has voluntarily recalled ankle, hip, and knee replacement devices over the years but it took an FDA warning letter for the medical device manufacturer to recall its Equinoxe Shoulder Systems. The agency was concerned about the shoulder device failure due to defective packaging and advised surgeons against implanting them.
#4 BP Retirees Win Long-Fought ERISA Lawsuit -- Sort ofHouston, TX - On March 28, Judge George C. Hanks of the Southern District of Texas held that more than 7,000 North Slope Alaskan pipeline retirees who had participated in the BP America Retirement Plan (BP plan) were entitled to equitable relief under Section 502(a)(3) of ERISA. Guenther v. BP Retirement Accumulation Plan, a long-running ERISA lawsuit, alleges that BP "committed fraud or similarly inequitable conduct" in how it announced a pension formula change more than 30 years ago.
#5 Transgender Veterans Sue VA over Gender-Confirmation SurgeryWashington, DC - On April 15, an organization representing transgender veterans (Transgender American Veterans Association or “TAVA”) sued the Veterans Administration, over its failure to approve gender-affirming surgery at VA hospitals. The VA lawsuit argues that gender-confirmation surgery is medically necessary care and that the VA’s exclusion of this kind of care from the Veterans’ Medical Benefits Package violates:
#6 Clickwrap Employment Contract Roils California Arbitration LawSan Francisco, CA – On July 23, the California Court of Appeal heard oral arguments in Inostroza. v. Amazon, a California labor employment lawsuit. The workers’ challenge threatens to upend California law at the weird intersection of clickwrap contracts, California labor law and arbitration agreements.
#7 Delta Airlines Settles with Flight Attendants for $16MLos Angeles, CA - After almost a decade, Delta Airlines has reached an agreement with its flight attendants. The workers told a California federal judge that a nearly $16 million settlement, which will end their California Labor Code and Private Attorneys General Act (PAGA) claims, should be approved because that amount will give California-based Delta flight attendants almost full reimbursement.
#8 VA Docs Protected by Code of SilenceWashington, DC - In September 2016, bright and bubbly one-year-old ZaMari Reese suffered devastating brain damage during an operation to place tubes in his ears at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center. An ear tube operation, or tympanostomy, is a common procedure used to treat childhood ear infections and is generally thought to be very safe. ZaMari, now eight, cannot walk or talk and will require around-the-clock care for the rest of his life.
#9 An Extensive Guide To The Types Of Personal Injury ClaimsSanta Clara, CA - Personal injury law encompasses a wide range of cases where an individual suffers harm due to the negligence or intentional actions of another party. Both potential plaintiffs and defendants should understand their various types. This article explores the most common categories of personal injury claims, providing insight into their unique characteristics and legal considerations.
#10 Seroquel Side Effects for the ElderlyPearblossom, CA - Seroquel is a neuroleptic indicated for the treatment of bipolar disorder—and like most drugs carries a host of Seroquel side effects, including diabetes, tardive dyskinesia and even birth defects. However, there is a little-known use for Seroquel off-label that concerned the daughter of one Alzheimer's patient for whom she was caring.
