#1 Aftermath of a Horrific Amusement Park AccidentLouisville, KY It is not only a parent's worst nightmare but anyone's worst nightmare??"in this case an Amusement Park Accident at a popular theme park that resulted in a 13-year-old girl having both of her feet severed above the ankle. Kaitlyn Lasitter survived, and doctors were able to re-attach her right foot. But they could not save her left, and Kaitlyn now walks with a prosthesis.
#3 One Fair Wage Slams Darden Restaurants’ Wage PracticesOakland, CA One Fair Wage (OFW), a national advocacy organization, filed a lawsuit in the Northern District of California that challenges Darden Restaurants’ policy requiring payment of the lowest legally permissible wages to servers and other employees who receive tips. Under California prevailing wage law employers of 25 or fewer workers, including tipped workers, must pay the workers at least $13 per hour. Employers of 26 or more employees must pay all workers at least $14 per hour. Local minimum wages may be higher. Unlike some other states, California labor law does not permit employers to offset tips from customers against their own legal obligation to pay the minimum wage. For brevity’s sake, this is often referred to as the “tip credit.”
#4 California Lawsuit: Paraquat Caused Parkinson’s diseaseSan Francisco, CA On April 2, Russell Denes filed a personal injury Paraquat lawsuit in the Northern District of California, alleging that his Parkinson’s disease was caused by his decades’ long, low-dose exposure to Paraquat. Denes, a certified pesticide applicator, allegedly used the herbicide according to safety regulations, and was aware that Paraquat was acutely toxic.
#5 Lisinopril—Hidden DangersLas Vegas, NV Many prescription drugs are as common as aspirin; it's no wonder that many consumers don't read warning labels or consider that a medication could be associated with side effects. Take Lisinopril, for instance. It is one of the most widely prescribed drugs in the US, and it also has the potential to harm a lot of people.
#6 Bayer’s Roundup Settlement: A Brief HistorySanta Clara, CA Bayer has been working out Monsanto’s Roundup settlement since acquiring the glyphosate manufacturer in 2018. The corporation expects to resolve future claims that its weedkiller causes cancer by mid-May. Here is a brief history of Bayer’s $11 billion outline settlement.
#8 What to Expect in Zantac Cancer Lawsuits for 2021 and BeyondWest Palm Beach, FL As 2020 draws to a close, the toll of death and injury from Zantac-related cancers continues to rise, as do the number of Zantac cancer lawsuits. Meanwhile, In Re: Zantac (Ranitidine) Products Liability Litigation, the multidistrict litigation into which many of the individual lawsuits have been consolidated, grinds on without much apparent news.
