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Maximizing Your Compensation in a Personal Injury Claim in Maryland
Baltimore, MD If you’ve suffered a personal injury from another person’s negligence, fair compensation covers your lost wages, medical expenses, and damages. However, filing a personal injury claim can be tricky if you're in Maryland, so you may be unsure how to maximize your settlement.

Agreement to settle nearly 38,000 Bard hernia mesh lawsuits
Columbus, OH Becton, Dickinson and Company (BD), the parent company of BARD, has agreed to settle about 38,000 hernia mesh lawsuits. Reports indicate that the total payouts could exceed $1 Billion. The mesh lawsuits, some of which go back almost 20 years, allege that Bard designed defective mesh products, failed to adequately test them, and didn’t properly warn users about potential risks.

Darden Restaurants Hit with California Wage and Hour Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA On September 23, Antonia Rodriguez filed a class action lawsuit against Darden Restaurants in Los Angeles County Superior Court. The lawsuit alleges that Darden, the parent company of California restaurants, including Olive Garden, LongHorn Steakhouse, Cheddar's Scratch Kitchen, Yard House, the Capital Grille, Seasons 52, Bahama Breeze and Eddie V's, failed to pay overtime and did not provide hourly workers with full, uninterrupted meal and rest periods in violation of California labor law. A collection of derivative allegations follows, including failure to provide accurate wage statements and failure to pay all wages due on termination of employment.

Monsanto Wins in Philadelphia's Roundup Mass Tort
Philadelphia, PA Bayer’s Monsanto had a good September. A Philadelphia jury found that, although Monsanto's Roundup weedkiller was defective, it did not cause plaintiff Ryan Young's non-Hodgkin lymphoma. It determined that Young did not provide sufficient evidence to prove that Roundup was the cause of his cancer. This is the fifth Monsanto Roundup lawsuit verdict in Philadelphia and the second win for the agrochemical company since trials began here about a year ago.

Former UPS Worker Claiming Racial Discrimination Awarded $237 million
Spokane, WA A jury has awarded a former United Parcel Service (UPS) worker over $237 million in a racial discrimination lawsuit last month in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Washington at Yakima. One attorney for the plaintiff said it is likely the biggest of its kind and the biggest ever in the state.

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