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Sort by date 1,824 pages found matching bank of america- Supreme Court Declines to Hear Airlines Meal & Rest Break Appeal
Jul-26-22 Santa Clara, CA The U.S. Supreme Court at the end of June declined to take up Alaska Airlines appeal of a ruling that Virgin America – now part of Alaska Airlines-- had to give California-based flight attendants meal and rest breaks required by California labor law . The justices found that California's break requirements are not preempted by fe... - Kohl TCPA Violations Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Kohl’s department store is facing allegations that it violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by using an automatic-capable dialer to send unsolicited text messages to plaintiffs and consumers nationwide, even after consumers have withdrawn their consent. Attorneys are investigating complaints of Kohl’s unsolicited messages and may seek to... - $13M Wells Fargo Unpaid Breaks and Wages Class Action Lawsuit Settlement Reached
Los Angeles, CA: A $13 million settlement has been reached between Wells Fargo and around 44,000 employees in California who filed an unpaid wages class action lawsuit. Specifically, the lawsuit alleges the bank failed to pay for hours worked off-the-clock, including both overtime and straight-time pay, and failed to provide meal and rest breaks. If... - It Just Got Harder to Sue Your Bank for Excessive Overdraft Fees
Oct-30-17 Washington, DC: On October 24,2017, the Senate voted to overturn a Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) rule that limited banks’ ability to enforce mandatory arbitration clauses in consumer contracts. While this change is unlikely to alter the course of existing excessive overdraft fee lawsuits , it will make it much harder for consumer... - Wells Fargo Now Favors Arbitration in Long-Running Overdraft Fees Lawsuit
Oct-16-17 Atlanta, GA: The defendant in an excessive bank overdraft fees lawsuit petitioned an appeals court back in August to compel more than a million Wells Fargo account holders allegedly hit with excessive bank fees to individually pursue a remedy through arbitration, rather than through the courts. The New York Post (08/25/17) reports that Wells Fargo... - Macy's TCPA Violations
Santa Clara, CA: During the past five years, Macy’s has faced allegations that it violates the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by making automated calls for debt collection purposes. Specifically, the allegations stated that customers with Macy’s credit card account received automated calls to their cell phones from Department... - Labor Department Orders Wells Fargo to Reinstate Whistleblower and Pay $577,000 in Back Wages
Jul-27-17 San Francisco, CA: The US Department of Labor has ordered Wells Fargo to reinstate a former branch manager whistleblower that the bank fired for reporting bank employees who where secretly opening new accounts for customers without their knowledge or consent. The Labor Department announced the ruling in a July 21, 2017 news release. "The US Depar... - $165M NovaStar MBS Settlement Gets Preliminarily Approval
Santa Clara, CA: A $165 million settlement has received preliminary approval, potentially ending allegations of securities fraud fraud against Wells Fargo, Deutsche Bank and the Royal Bank of Scotland, for their underwriting of $7.7 billion worth of mortgage-backed securities (MBS) issued by bankrupt subprime lender NovaStar. If granted final cour... - Settlement Proposed in Travelers Insurance Class Action
New Orleans, LA: A class action settlement has been reached in a class action lawsuit pending against certain property casualty insurance affiliates of The Travelers Companies, Inc. ("Travelers") in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana (styled Arthur v. Travelers, Case No. 09-7332) alleging, among other things, that Travel... - Delta Airlines asks Supreme Court to review California Wage Protections for Airline Workers
Oct-18-21 Washington, DC On September 9, Delta Airlines, Inc. asked the U.S. Supreme Court to review decisions by the Ninth Circuit and preceding lower courts in Oman v. Delta Airlines, Inc . The Oman decisions recognize the generous protections of the California Labor Code for airline employees based in California. Oman is not the only lawsu... - Citibank Telemarketing Lawsuit News & Legal Information
In August 2016 Citibank NA agreed to settle allegations the company violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by sending repeated unsolicited text messages to an individual, despite his requests the bank stop contacting him. The terms of the Citibank TCPA settlement are confidential, but Citibank faces other allegations of TCPA violations... - Wells Fargo Fake Bank and Credit Card Account Fraud Revealed
Sep-8-16 Santa Clara, CA: Wells Fargo is facing $185 million in fines, after authorities uncovered millions of fraudulent bank and credit card accounts set up by bank employees in order to boost or hit sales targets. Further, the employees also made up PIN numbers and email accounts in connection with the false accounts, to get people to sign up for online... - Reports of Burns and Property Damage Prompt Toaster Oven Recall
About 106,000 toaster oven/broilers imported by Haier America Trading are being recalled because the electrical connections in the toaster oven/broilers can become loose, posing electrical shock and burn hazards. Haier America has, to date, received 2 reports of minor burns, 1 report of a minor electrical shock to consumers and 1 report of minor proper... - Consumers Continue to Get Stung by Excessive Credit Union, Bank Overdraft Fees
Mar-14-16 Washington, DC: It is a situation that continues to plague American consumers: excessive and confusing overdraft fees that are costing Americans millions of dollars in often needless debits from their accounts. Sometimes such fees and overdraft programs serve to push consumers deeper into debt. And while the big banks historically take the most heat for th... - Force-Placed Insurance Class Action Alleges Violations of Truth in Lending Act
Jan-5-16 Orlando, FL: A couple from Florida are not at all happy with their residential loan servicing company and the insurance company their Force-Placed Insurance Bank teamed up with to ram what they view as unnecessary and excessive insurance coverage down their collective throats. To that end, John C. Sekula and his wife, Jacqueline, have filed a class-act... - Defendant Hit with Yet Another Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit
Jun-4-15 Philadelphia, PA Less than a month after insurance giant Assurant Inc. and HSBC Bank settled a Lender insurance lawsuit for $1.8 million, a subsidiary of Assurant and PNC Bank were hit with another Force-placed insurance lawsuit alleging inflated premiums and kickbacks in violation of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act. The plain... - BoFA Settles with CountryWide Investors
New York, NY: Bank of America has reached a settlement with former Countrywide Financial Corp institutional investors who decided not to join a $624 million class-action case that won court approval in February. The terms of the accord were not disclosed and Countrywide's former auditor KPMG was not part of the pact, according to the filing. ... - $212.5M Settlement Reached in Consumer Banking Fraud Lawsuit against First Tennessee
Santa Clara, CA: A $212.5M settlement has been reached ending a consumer banking fraud lawsuit brought by the US Attorney General an First Tennessee Bank NA, in which the federal government alleged the bank approved loans that failed to meet the government' requirements. The lawsuit also alleged violation of the False Claims Act. According to... - $10.2M Settlement Reached in JPMorgan Chase TCPA Class Action Lawsuit
Los Angeles, CA: A $10.2 million settlement has been agreed between the plaintiffs in a robocall class action lawsuit and JPMorgan Chase Bank NA. The bank allegedly made unsolicitied robocalls to more than 2 million customers' cellphones, in violation of the Telephone Consumer protection Act (TCPA). According to the agreement, if approved, Chase w... - Post-Settlement Funding Remains a Viable Tool to See You Through
Jan-24-15 Farmington Hills, MI So your lawsuit has settled. On the surface, this is good news. That means that your personal injury, and the inconvenience and suffering you have endured, has been vindicated. Your medical bills will now be paid, and so on. And then your attorney suggests something known as post-settlement funding . What that is, and why you may...