LAWSUITS NEWS & LEGAL INFORMATION
Search Results for
Sort by date 2,370 pages found matching General Motors- Unlimited Internet, Verizon Wireless pays $150,000 fine and $1 million in reimbursements for deceptive marketing
Albany, NY: (Oct-23-07) New York Attorney General Andrew Cuomo brought a lawsuit against Verizon Wireless, alleging that the cellular giant engaged in deceptive marketing practices for its unlimited Internet service. In the suit, the company was accused of marketing its wireless Internet plan as unlimited, but then terminated accounts for excessive use... - Shareholder Buyout, Leucadia National Corp. pays investors $13.7 million settlement
Wilmington, DE: (Oct-21-07) A series of shareholder lawsuits were brought against Leucadia National Corp., a holding company with interests in insurance, wine and real estate, regarding the 2005 buyout of the mining firm MK Resources Co. Sources reveal that in June 2005, the company said it would pay 0.0317 of its shares for each MK share, or about $1.27... - Palladone
On July 13, 2005, the drug manufacturer of Palladone, Purdue Pharma, agreed to the FDA's request to pull the drug completely from the US market because of possible deaths that may occur when combined with the use of alcohol. Palladone, approved in September 2004 for patients with chronic moderate to severe pain, is a formulation of the controlled... - Possible Definity and Optison Heart Damage Lawsuit
The FDA has received reports of deaths and serious cardiopulmonary reactions following the administration of ultrasound micro-bubble contrast agents used in echocardiography. Four of the 11 reported deaths were caused by cardiac arrest occurring either during infusion or within 30 minutes following the administration of the contrast agent; most of the seriou... - In Wake of Supplements Lawsuit, GNC Agrees to Changes
Apr-17-15 New York, NY Following news of herbal supplements lawsuits and allegations of fraudulent labeling in the herbal supplement industry comes news that at least one retailer has agreed to make changes to its herbal supplements products. GNC has reportedly agreed to make changes to its testing procedures in an attempt to regain some of the trust lost in the... - Stolen Phones, AT&T pays California state fine for unlawfully charging customers for unauthorized calls
Sacramento, CA: (Oct-10-07) The California attorney general's office brought charges against AT&T's cellular phone business, alleging that the company charged customers for calls made from lost or stolen phones. The suit was filed after several customers complained, alleging that they were charged thousands of dollars for calls made on cell phones that wer... - Allianz Annuities, Allianz Life Insurance Company pays $500,000 fine and refunds annuities sold to seniors
Minneapolis, MN: (Oct-08-07) Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson brought a lawsuit against Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, alleging that the insurer used misleading marketing tactics while selling annuities. The suit, filed in January 2007, claimed that Allianz sold unsuitable financial products to senior citizens. In a settlemen... - Disability Access, Santa Cruz pays fines for inadequate access to election polls for disabled voters
Santa Cruz, CA: (Oct-06-07) Former Attorney General Bill Lockyer brought a lawsuit against Santa Cruz County, alleging that county leaders failed to adequately ensure that polling places meet federal and state requirements for disabled access. Kern County also was sued on the same grounds. The suit, filed in 2005, reached a settlement that will cost the co... - Inflated Drug Prices, Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc. pays $2 million settlement for false price reporting
Boston, MA: (Oct-06-07) The state brought a lawsuit against Barr Pharmaceuticals Inc., alleging that the company inflated drug prices. Reports show that Barr was among 13 generic drug makers sued by the Massachusetts attorney general in a federal complaint. It is believed that at least one other company has settled, while litigation is pending against othe... - Hiring Discrimination, JBS Swift & Co. pays $200,000 settlement to female job applicants
Cactus, TX: (Oct-04-07) The US Department of Labor brought charges against JBS Swift & Co.'s facility in Cactus, TX alleging that the company engaged in hiring discrimination based on gender over a two-year period against 402 female applicants. The suit claimed that the applicants had applied for the position of laborer in the general production job gro... - Inappropriate Adoption, Social worker awarded $380,000 after being fired for not approving a foster home placement
Lexington, KY: (Oct-02-07) Pat Moore of Elsmere, a former social worker, brought charges against the state alleging that she was urged to arrange an inappropriate adoption so the state could get federal bonus money. In the lawsuit filed in 2005 against the Cabinet for Health and Family Services, Moore claimed that her supervisors harassed and ultimately fi... - Drug Pricing, Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. finalizes $499 million settlement
Boston, MA: (Sep-28-07) The US Department of Justice and the US Attorney for the District of Massachusetts brought a lawsuit against Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. following an investigation into the company's drug pricing, sales, and marketing activities. Under finalized terms, the company entered a five-year corporate integrity agreement with the Office of the... - Cell Phones Taxes, Sprint Nextel Corp. pays $2.375 million settlement to Springfield, MA for license gross receipt taxes
Springfield, MA: (Sep-27-07) The city of Springfield brought a lawsuit against Sprint Nextel Corp., over the collection of business license gross receipts tax. The city filed two separate lawsuits, one in US District Court in Jefferson City in May 2004, naming SBC, Sprint, Alltel, Cingular and Nextel as defendants, and the other in Greene County Circuit Co... - Bank Scandal, Swiss bank pays Parmalat $30 million bankruptcy settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Chur, Switzerland: (Sep-27-07) Italian dairy giant Parmalat filed a lawsuit against Graubuendner Kantonalbank, a Swiss bank, seeking damages after the company collapsed in a 2003 fraud scandal. Parmalat Finanziaria SpA collapsed in 2003 under billions of dollars of debt following an accounting scandal. I... - Wyndham Worldwide St. Anthony Hotel Price Gouging Settlement
San Antonio, TX: (Sep-22-07) Attorney General Greg Abbott's office brought a lawsuit against St. Anthony, a San Antonio hotel, and Wyndham Worldwide franchise, over alleged price gouging during 2005's Hurricane Rita. The lawsuit accused St. Anthony of charging customers who fled Rita nearly double the regular rates when they stayed additional nights, even... - Robert Perlick, and Toney and Patricia Russell Landlord Bias Settlement
Milwaukee, WI: (Sep-20-07) The Department of Housing and Urban Development brought charges against Robert Perlick, a trustee of the Walter Perlick Family Trust, and property managers Toney and Patricia Russell, accusing them of housing discrimination. The government brought the current case in 2005 after investigations by the Metropolitan Milwaukee Fair Ho... - Texas Youth Commission Inmate Brutality Settlement
Austin, TX: (Sep-19-07) Erik Rodriguez, a 19-year-old former inmate, brought a lawsuit against the Texas Youth Commission (TYC), alleging that he was abused while he served time at the Commissions Corsicana Residential Treatment Center in April 2006. The suit claimed that the teenager was brutally beaten by other inmates while in state custody. Rodriguez s... - ConocoPhillips Greenhouse Gases Settlement
San Francisco, CA: (Sep-11-07) California Attorney General Jerry Brown brought charges against ConocoPhillips, over the oil company's proposed $600 million expansion of its East Bay refinery. In a settlement reached, ConocoPhillips agreed to spend $10 million to offset greenhouse gases created by the proposed $600 million expansion. The suit was filed as p... - Dr. David S. Egilman Zyprexa Information Leak Settlement
New York, NY: (Sep-07-07) Eli Lilly brought a lawsuit against Dr. David S. Egilman, alleging that the doctor leaked confidential materials about Lilly's antipsychotic drug Zyprexa . The documents were among evidence provided by Lilly as part of a lawsuit filed by patients who contended that side effects from Zyprexa caused excessive weight gain and diabe... - General Electric Co. Power Plant Construction Settlement
Oxford, CT: (Sep-05-07) The town of Oxford brought a lawsuit against General Electric Co. (GE), after it had earlier sued Calpine Corp., of San Jose, CA. Calpine's subsidiary, Towantic Energy, had planned to build a $300 million plant in Oxford for several years before filing for bankruptcy in December 2005. In a settlement reached, US Bankruptcy Judge Bur...