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Sort by date 16,481 pages found matching <a href=""></a>- Berkley Insurance Company et al. Vehicle Service Contract Class Action Settlement
La Jolla, CA: A class action lawsuit was filed against the companies alleging certain car dealers and retailers sold Vehicle Service Contracts insured by National Warranty Insurance Risk Retention Group that proved to be worthless as a result of a Ponzi scheme which led to National Warranty Insurance Risk Retention Group's inevitable and foreseeable ban... - CarFax Vehicle History Report Fraud Class Action Settlement
Fairfax, VA: A class action lawsuit was filed against CarFax for allegedly providing services which were unfair, false, deceptive, and materially misleading. The suit claimed the vehicle history report provider could not check accident reports in 23 states and that the company's information was only updated every six months, so consumers could not find... - Florida Death Row Inmate Wrongful Death Settlement
Jacksonville, FL: In 1987, at the age of 36, Frank Valdes was sentenced to death for the murder of a corrections officer at Glades Correctional Institution who was shot to death when Valdes and another man attempted to free an inmate in a prison van. While serving time, Valdes died on July 17, 1999 after being attacked at Florida State Prison by corre... - Electronic Data Systems Inc. and Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. Flood Insurance Fraud Settlement
Baltimore, MD: In 2000, Wayne Lutz filed a whistleblower lawsuit in federal court alleging his employer and insurance giant Travelers Casualty and Surety Co. defrauded the National Flood Insurance Program by knowingly paying claims for losses not covered under the federal flood program. Lutz came forward after noticing Electronic Data Systems was proces... - University of California Wrestling Coach Retaliation Settlement
Davis, CA: Michael Burch worked as a wrestling coach for the University of California Davis from 1995 through 2001. In April 2001, Arezou Mansourian and Chris Ng were removed from the team. Burch publicly supported the two female wrestlers when they filed a claim with the Department of Education's Office of Civil Rights. One month later, Burch was infor... - State Farm and other Auto Insurers: Sneaky Tactics
Mar-27-07 Los Angeles, CA: Even though Proposition 103 was passed by voters, many insurance companies such as State Farm , Safeco and Mercury still broke the law and overcharged people when they applied for auto insurance. However, thanks to litigation and non-profit organizations such as the Foundation for Taxpayer and Consumer Rights, consumers are getting the... - Legion Insurance Co. et al. Phillipsburg Insurance Claims Settlement
Phillipsburg, NJ: The town of Phillipsburg filed a lawsuit against Legion Insurance Co., Aldwyn Group Inc., Health Choice Inc., Benefit Services LLC, Richard Ames, THU Enterprises Inc., and Westport RE. Back in 2000, the town was self insured and used third-party carriers to pay claims over $20,000. The lawsuit claimed Legion refused to pay $656,000 in... - Nexgrill Industries Inc. Gas Grill Defect Reporting Penalty
The US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) filed charges against the company for allegedly failing to report a hazard with its gas grills. Between April 2004 and October 2005, Nexgrill received 20 reports of gas grill fires, including three reports of minor burn injuries. The CPSC alleged Nexgrill failed to report the defect for 10 months, even a... - Hoover Company Inc. Defective Vacuum Reporting Penalty
In June 2004, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) received notice of several vacuum cleaner incidents and requested Hoover provide a full report of incident information. Hoover submitted a full report, including 260 consumer incidents, of which 141 involved reports of fire. In April 2005, Hoover conducted a recall of 636,000 Hoover Self-Pro... - Baxter Healthcare Corp. Employee Gender Discrimination Settlement
Kathryn Wedgeworth filed a gender discrimination lawsuit in November 2005 against her employer claiming two men had been promoted for two different director positions instead of her. The case was tried in December in US District Court, Western District of Arkansas in Harrison, where a jury awarded Wedgeworth $ 320,000 in damages. Despite winning the cas... - Compass Bank Un-Married Car Loan Discrimination Settlement
The US Department of Justice launched an investigation into Compass' automobile lending practices after the Federal Reserve Board, in 2003, found reason to believe that Compass Bank's loan pricing procedures constituted a practice of discrimination. In its complaint, the Justice Department alleged the bank had violated the Equal Credit Opportunity Act b... - US Forest Service Wildfire Campers Settlement
Yakima, WA: On July 10, 2001 a fire in Chewuch Canyon in the Okanogan National Forest trapped Bruce and Paula Hagemeyer while camping. The 9,300 acre wildfire killed four US Forest Service firefighters from Central Washington. The Hagemeyers survived by sharing a one-person aluminum fire shelter with a Forest Service employee who was part of a 14-member... - Cognis Corp. Air Pollution Violations Fine
Ohio State filed charges against the chemical maker for air pollution violations at its 100 acre plant. The state claimed Cognis exceeded permitted emissions of volatile organic compounds from its chemical processing operations and alleged particulate emissions exceeded permitted levels at two coal fired boilers. Cognis agreed to pay a $290,000 fine to... - Mothers Work Inc. Employee Pregnancy Discrimination Settlement
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit against the maternity clothing company alleging pregnancy discrimination and retaliation. The lawsuit claimed Mothers Work discriminated against a pregnant employee and two prospective pregnant employees. A manager who complained about the discrimination was subsequently fired. Mothers Work... - Berrien County, MI Doctor Wrongful Death Settlement
Niles, MI: On August 20, 2002 Dr. David Alan Speers showed up intoxicated for a meeting with a probation officer. He was charged with contempt-of-court and was sent to serve three days in Berrien County Jail. On August 23, Speers was found dead in his cell at 4:30 a.m. His family filed a lawsuit against Berrien County, Sheriff Paul Bailey, 10 sheriff's... - Blount County, TN Disrobed Teenager Settlement
Maryville, TN: A 17-year-old girl filed a civil lawsuit claiming a Blount County court officer forced her to disrobe, put on revealing lingerie, and be photographed partially nude. The girl claimed former Judicial Commissioner Dustin Hatcher summoned her to his office and used his position to force her into putting on lingerie and perfume in his presenc... - GlaxoSmithKline Paxil Promotion Class Action Settlement
Edwardsville, IL: A class action lawsuit was filed against the pharmaceutical company for allegedly promoting its antidepressant drug Paxil for use by children and adolescents while withholding negative information about the medication's safety and effectiveness. The class includes all US residents who bought Paxil or Paxil CR for their children. Madi... - State Marshals Sued in Class Action charging Abuse of Arrest Powers
Mar-14-07 Hartford, CT A lawsuit (see King class action status) filed in U.S. District Court on February 23, 2007, states that three Connecticut State Marshals recruited civilians to participate in the arrest of hundreds of residents. Over a two to three year period, State Marshals John Barbieri, Brian Hobart, and Jon Gallup organized arrest sweeps, in which they b... - Xcel Energy Inc. Employee Gender Discrimination Settlement
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a lawsuit on behalf of Michelle Jaramillo against the energy company alleging gender discrimination. The lawsuit claimed Xcel denied Jaramillo a promotion to senior metrologist at the metrology lab in Henderson, CO. Even though Jaramillo was the only woman in the lab, she claims she was not promoted... - International Business Machines Corp. Employee Gender Discrimination Settlement
Jodie Ross of St. Albans worked at IBM as a manager for 23 years at its facilities in Fishkill and Essex Junction, NY. She filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against IBM for allegedly treating her differently than male counterparts. Ross' allegations arose from a company audit in January 2004 where managers accused her of inappropriate conduct. She c...