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Sep-6-13 Illinois Federal Court Grants Class Certification, Rejects Shell’s Attempts to Dismiss Case... ALTON, Ill., Sept. 5, 2013 (Press Release): Property owners in the Village of Roxana filed suit last year against Shell Oil Company, ConocoPhillips and WRB Refining LP, seeking to hold the former and current owners and operators of the Wood River Refinery... - Legislators Trying to Temporarily Stall California Fracking
Apr-21-13 Sacramento, CA A California fracking lawsuit initiated at the beginning of the year seeks enforcement of existing California laws that require oversight of an increasingly controversial method of oil and gas extraction. The lawsuit, filed January 24 in Alameda County Superior Court, suggests the required oversight is not happening and that existing law... - Hydraulic Fracking Hits the Big Screen
Jan-16-13 Hollywood, CA: The debate surrounding hydraulic fracturing water contamination elevates to a new pitch this month with the release of two films, one a presumed blockbuster from the fertile minds of actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski, and the other a documentary that appears to support the ideals behind fracking and debunks many of the concerns of cri... - Upstate New York Community Launches Fracking Suit
Feb-25-11 New York, NY: Nine families from the town of Horseheads in Upstate New York have launched a massive class-action suit against the Anschutz Exploration Corporation and its subcontractors alleging that a hydraulic fracturing operation to extract natural gas destroyed their property values and contaminated their drinking water. Hydraulic fracturing (kn... - Water Contamination Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Alarmingly, water contamination is increasing, causing harm to thousands and thousands of people and the environment. Environmental laws are in place to protect us and environmental law policy prohibits the dumping of toxic waste or other hazardous materials in our lakes, rivers, streams, and public land. But new chemicals used in fracking by natura... - Rural Residents Launch Lawsuit over Environmental Protection
Nov-23-09 Dimock, PA Environmental law will hopefully serve a handful of residents whose wells and drinking water were allegedly contaminated by natural gas, affecting not only their health but also the value of their properties. Pat Farnelli is one of 13 area residents of Dimock, Pennsylvania, a rural community 15 miles south of the New York border. According... - Mortgage Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Buying a home is stressful enough, but some financial institutions and other organizations linked to home buying fees are accused of predatory lending practices. Among the alleged practices are charging excessive mortgage fees and closing fees , violating the Truth in Lending Act, abusing force placed insurance, illegally foreclosing on homes, and di... - Comenity Bank TCPA Violations Lawsuit News & Legal Information
The Comenity Bank settled a class action lawsuit in 2014 over allegations it violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA). The Comenity Bank's TCPA class action lawsuit involved more than 4 million people who received automated calls from the bank to their cellphones. The Comenity Bank Settlement was approved for about $8.5 million. Co... - Are All Helicopter Medical Transports Really Necessary?
Dec-16-08 Baltimore, MD Helicopter accidents are never easy to hear at the best of times—but helicopter crashes involving medical helicopters are the worst, as they involve patients who have already suffered. Now, helicopter accident news has included the revelation that there have been so many downed aircraft, that medical personnel are starting to balk at flyi... - New Research Links PFAS to Kidney Damage & Poor Sleep
Nov-25-24 Santa Clara, CA Researchers have published new studies linking PFAS to kidney damage and poor sleep. These “forever chemicals” are already known to increase a host of health problems, but now researchers are connecting the dots between problems and potential solutions. And another study has found that over 20 percent of people in the U.S. rel... - Force-Placed Insurance and Bank Lawsuit
anks, lenders and loan service providers face force-placed insurance lawsuits alleging their force-placed insurance pushes already financially-burdened home owners into greater financial crisis, putting them at risk of foreclosure. Furthermore, allegations have been made that force-placed home insurance is much more costly than traditional home insuran... - California Sexual Harassment and Discrimination
If you have been sexually harassed or treated unfavorably in the workplace - either as an applicant or an employee - because of your gender or sexual orientation, you may have a sex discrimination claim. Or you may have a sexual harassment claim, which is a form of sexual discrimination. The California labor law forbids sex and gender discrimination w... - Internet Payday Loans
anks and smaller financial institutions have been accused of becoming involved in Internet payday loans , short-term loans offered over the Internet that carry high interest rates. Although the banks themselves do not offer Internet loans , they may be allowing companies that do offer the loans to engage in predatory online loan activity, possibly in vio... - Armored Car Drivers Unpaid Overtime Claims Allowed
Newark, NJ: A recent judgement in an unpaid wages and overtime collective action filed by an armored car driver against Eastern Armored Services Inc, has resulted in a victory not only for the plaintiff, but possibly for thousands of other drivers similarly situated across the US. The complaint claimed that Easter Armored Services Inc was in viola... - Parties to Settle 401k Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit in Reichert v. Juniper Networks, Inc.
Oct-31-22 San Jose, CA On November 11, the District Court for the Northern District of California is expected to approve a settlement in Reichert v. Juniper Networks Inc . The class action ERISA lawsuit , like many before it, alleges that the fiduciaries of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 401(k) Plan breached their legal duty to plan participants because of the way t... - Internet Payday Loans
Los bancos y las instituciones financieras más pequeñas han sido acusados de ser involucrado en préstamos de día de pago de Internet , préstamos a corto plazo que ofrece a través de Internet que llevan a altas tasas de interés. Aunque los propios bancos no ofrecen préstamos de Internet, pueden permitir a las empresas que sí ofrecen los préstamos a... - Costco Settles Excessive Fee ERISA Lawsuit for $5.1 Million
Aug-29-22 Green Bay, WI The Eastern District of Wisconsin has approved a $5.1 million settlement in Soulek v. Costco Wholesale Corporation . The settlement brings to an end another ERISA lawsuit , which alleged that plan fiduciaries failed to manage employee retirement funds prudently, as required by ERISA. Former participants and current participants w... - $161.7M Settlement Reached with Six Banks in Veterans Home Refinancing Class Action Lawsuit
Atlanta, GA: A settlement has been reached in a whistleblower class action lawsuit brought against six large banks who are accused of charging military veterans with hidden fees on home refinancing loans. The out-of-court settlement, reached November 19 in federal court, allows for a fund of $161.7 million to be paid by the six banks to the class... - Reverse Mortgage Lawsuit
Some reverse mortgage lenders are accused of using deceptive and aggressive tactics to lure senior homeowners into taking out a reverse mortgage . Among the complaints about information on reverse mortgages seniors say they are given are allegations that seniors were not informed of the risks associated with reverse mortgages and were told there was no ri... - FINRA Fining Banks for Selling Derivatives to Elderly Investors
New York, NY: Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) has fined Wells Fargo & Co. (WFC) $2 million for failing to supervise the sale of a type of securities called derivatives to elderly investors by the company's top salesman. Alfred Chi Chen, 64, reportedly sold hundreds of reverse convertibles to these customers, generating over $1 mil...