Personal injury

$5 Million Settlement Reached Against WorldStrides, Inc. by Cunningham Bounds and Laird, Baker & Blackstock Law Firms in Student Death Case

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Wednesday, January 31, 2024

MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The legal firms of Cunningham Bounds and Laird, Baker & Blackstock secured a $5 million settlement against Lakeland Tours, LLC d/b/a WorldStrides, Inc.

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  • MOBILE, Ala., Jan. 31, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- The legal firms of Cunningham Bounds and Laird, Baker & Blackstock secured a $5 million settlement against Lakeland Tours, LLC d/b/a WorldStrides, Inc.
  • The settlement exposed a disturbing discrepancy between what the company's told parents and the actual care provided.
  • In June 2018, a Cunningham Bounds client entrusted her 15-year-old son, Ryan Stokes, to a WorldStrides trip.
  • The law firm of Cunningham Bounds has offices in Mobile, Alabama and Atlanta, Georgia and has been representing plaintiffs for more than 65 years.

Multani Law Group Announces New Offering of Nationwide Immigration Services

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - January 23, 2024) - Multani Law Group has announced it now offers USA-wide immigration services.

Key Points: 
  • Washington, D.C.--(Newsfile Corp. - January 23, 2024) - Multani Law Group has announced it now offers USA-wide immigration services.
  • Founded in 2022 by Jashan Multani, Multani Law Group is known for its belief in compassionate legal endeavors and preferred service fields in personal injury, criminal, and immigration law.
  • Multani Law Group has been operating under its commitment to empowering clients and nurturing the next generations of legal professionals.
  • The purposefulness behind their services allows Multani Law Group to reach beyond the faculties of Facebook and television and into the communities where legal assistance is needed.

The Banks Law Firm Welcomes Jesse Rigsby as its Newest Principal

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Wednesday, January 24, 2024

Durham, North Carolina, USA, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Banks Law Firm, P.A .

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  • Durham, North Carolina, USA, Jan. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Banks Law Firm, P.A .
  • (“TBLF”) is excited to announce the promotion of Jesse Rigsby, IV to the position of Principal.
  • Mr. Rigsby primarily practices as a litigator focused on business, commercial, employment, and personal injury disputes.
  • We are excited to recognize him with this promotion to Principal for his contributions to TBLF and its clients” said Sherrod Banks, TBLF Founding Principal.

CN Announces Fourth Quarter and Year-End Results

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Tuesday, January 23, 2024

MONTREAL, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • MONTREAL, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CN (TSX: CNR) (NYSE: CNI) today reported its financial and operating results for the fourth quarter and year ended December 31, 2023.
  • For the fourth quarter, the Company delivered diluted earnings per share (EPS) of C$3.29, an increase of 57% and adjusted diluted EPS of C$2.02, a decrease of 4%.
  • (1) Operating ratio for the fourth quarter increased by 1.4-points to 59.3%.
  • (1)
    Operating performance improved across most measures in the fourth quarter of 2023 when compared to the same period in 2022.

Fontana Attorney Douglas Borthwick Receives Prestigious NAOPIA Recognition As 2024 Top Ranked Personal Injury Attorney

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Monday, January 29, 2024

Through a stringent, multiple stage selection process, NAOPIA awards the best Personal Injury attorneys in each state with the most prestigious honor.

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  • Through a stringent, multiple stage selection process, NAOPIA awards the best Personal Injury attorneys in each state with the most prestigious honor.
  • Because Attorney Douglas Borthwick has demonstrated an extraordinary amount of knowledge, skill, expertise and success in his practice of Personal Injury, NAOPIA has awarded him with their highest honors.
  • Attorney Borthwick is also AV® rated, the highest possible attorney peer review rating in both legal ability and ethical standards.
  • Attorney Douglas Borthwick has further achieved a "SUPERB" Rating from Avvo, the highest evaluation given by the nationally acclaimed attorney rating agency.

Carpenter & Zuckerman Appoints Two New Partners and Five New Senior Attorneys from Among its Ranks

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Friday, January 26, 2024

LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carpenter & Zuckerman (CZ Law) announced today that senior trial lawyers, Lance Behringer and Benjamin Berkley , have been elected as the firm's newest partners.

Key Points: 
  • LOS ANGELES, Jan. 26, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Carpenter & Zuckerman (CZ Law) announced today that senior trial lawyers, Lance Behringer and Benjamin Berkley , have been elected as the firm's newest partners.
  • Additionally, CZ Law has appointed five attorneys to the role of senior counsel, effective immediately.
  • "These attorneys have shown exemplary commitment to the firm's clients, the practice of personal injury law, and the firm as a whole," says Paul Zuckerman, Founding Partner of CZ Law.
  • Lance Behringer is a seasoned personal injury attorney and has successfully taken on some of the biggest cases in the nation.

Patrick A. Salvi listed among top 10 Illinois Super Lawyers for eleventh consecutive year

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Thursday, January 25, 2024

CHICAGO, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce the firm's founder and Managing Equity Partner Patrick A. Salvi has been listed among the Top 10 Illinois Super Lawyers in all practice areas for the 11th consecutive year.

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  • Mr. Salvi has been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list since its inception in 2005.
  • CHICAGO, Jan. 25, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Salvi, Schostok & Pritchard is pleased to announce the firm's founder and Managing Equity Partner Patrick A. Salvi has been listed among the Top 10 Illinois Super Lawyers in all practice areas for the 11th consecutive year.
  • Every year, Super Lawyers evaluates lawyers across the country for its annual list of top attorneys in each state.
  • Mr. Salvi has been named to the Illinois Super Lawyers list since its inception in 2005.

Victims' Advocate Guy D'Andrea Promoted to Co-Managing Partner of Laffey, Bucci & Kent

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Monday, January 22, 2024

PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Personal injury law firm Laffey, Bucci & Kent is pleased to announce that Guy D'Andrea has been promoted to Co-Managing Partner of the firm. A former prosecutor and seasoned civil trial lawyer, D'Andrea represents those who have suffered sexual and physical assaults/abuse in institutional settings.

Key Points: 
  • PHILADELPHIA, Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Personal injury law firm Laffey, Bucci & Kent is pleased to announce that Guy D'Andrea has been promoted to Co-Managing Partner of the firm.
  • "Guy is an incredible asset to the firm, and we are proud to elevate him to the role of Co-Managing Partner," said Jeff Laffey, Co-Managing Partner.
  • "Guy is an incredible asset to the firm, and we are proud to elevate him to the role of Co-Managing Partner," said Jeff Laffey, Co-Managing Partner.
  • Laffey, Bucci & Kent was founded in 2009 by Jeff Laffey, Paul Bucci & Brian Kent.

Legal-Bay Pre-Settlement Funding Reports Johnson & Johnson Talc Powder Settlement of $700MM with 40 States Nationwide

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Monday, January 22, 2024

TRENTON, N.J., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay, The Pre Settlement Funding Company, announced today that Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $700MM settlement with various state regulators across the country.  J&J has agreed to over $300MM above the $400MM that the company had reserved for this particular case. This first major settlement comes in conjunction with a dispute with its own shareholders, including a large fund in San Diego that determined J&J's concealment is tantamount to securities fraud – an opinion which a New Jersey Judge recently certified.

Key Points: 
  • TRENTON, N.J., Jan. 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Legal-Bay, The Pre Settlement Funding Company, announced today that Johnson & Johnson has agreed to a $700MM settlement with various state regulators across the country.
  • J&J attempted a bankruptcy filing and a $9 billion offering to resolve that litigation, but the amount was rejected as unlawful.
  • The proposal by J&J would essentially provide the average settlement amount of each talc case to be approximately $150K per—a figure woefully short considering the severity of the victims' injuries.
  • Their loan for settlement funding programs are designed to provide immediate cash in advance of a plaintiff's anticipated monetary award.

Opioid Master Disbursement Trust II Wins Key Opening Victory in Covidien Litigation

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Friday, January 19, 2024

NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 18, 2024, the Opioid Master Disbursement Trust II ("MDT II") won a key, opening victory in its case against Covidien Unlimited Company, Mallinckrodt's former parent, and three of its subsidiaries ("Covidien"), surviving a substantive motion to dismiss that had been filed by the defendants that sought to dismiss all of MDT II's claims against the defendants.

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  • NEW YORK, Jan. 19, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- On January 18, 2024, the Opioid Master Disbursement Trust II ("MDT II") won a key, opening victory in its case against Covidien Unlimited Company, Mallinckrodt's former parent, and three of its subsidiaries ("Covidien"), surviving a substantive motion to dismiss that had been filed by the defendants that sought to dismiss all of MDT II's claims against the defendants.
  • John T. Dorsey held that MDT II had pled facts sufficiently plausible to find that the transfers made in connection with the spinoff were actually fraudulent.
  • Judge Dorsey dismissed MDT II's claims for constructive fraudulent transfer, breach of fiduciary duty as a promoter, and equitable disallowance.
  • It is expected that full merits discovery will now commence as to the many claims asserted by MDT II that the Court sustained in its decision.