Category: Legal News

Toyota Motor Corporation and the United States government has reached a settlement agreement over a four-year criminal probe into recalls for unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles.

Toyota to Settle Criminal Charges for $1.2 Billion

Toyota Motor Corporation and the United States government has reached a settlement agreement over a four-year criminal probe into recalls for unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles. The settlement, reported at $1.2 billion, is the largest criminal penalty ever...

Texting While Driving Victim Seeks Punitive Damages

In a case before California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal, a plaintiff is seeking punitive damages in a car crash that occurred because of a driver who was texting, the first court case of its kind to make it to trial. If the court sides with the plaintiff, texting...

Teenager’s Facebook Post Causes Forfeiture of $80,000 Settlement

“Mama and Papa Snay won the case against Gulliver. Gulliver is now officially paying for my vacation to Europe this summer. SUCK IT.” With this post to Facebook, Dana Snay, a Miami teenager, cost her family $80,000 plus attorneys’ fees by violating a confidentiality...

Partner Law Firm Wins Huge Workers’ Rights Case

The Law Offices of Larry H. Parker works with a talented team of attorneys and law firms to best represent the legal needs of our clients. For workers’ compensation cases, we work with the experienced Perona, Langer, Beck, Serbin (PLBH) law firm. On November...

Johnson & Johnson to Settle Hip Implant Lawsuits for $4 Billion

Reports indicate that Johnson & Johnson will pay over $4 billion to settle outstanding DePuy hip implant recall lawsuits. This would be the largest ever legal settlement for medical devices in the United States. There are currently about 12,000 lawsuits pending in...

J&J to Pay Over $2.2 Billion to Settle Risperdal Claims

Janssen Pharmaceuticals and parent company Johnson & Johnson, after marketing anti-psychotic drug Risperdal off-label, will now pay $2.2 billion to settle criminal and civil lawsuits. The settlement will be one of the largest penalties of healthcare fraud ever...