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The California Department of Insurance has reached a settlement agreement with Life Insurance Company of North America ( LINA ) to settle allegations that LINA committed disability insurance claims violations. To settle the LINA disability claims allegations, the life insurance company will pay a fine, change its claims handling policies and procedures a... - SpaceX v NLRB Lawsuit Currently Stays in Texas
Aug-16-24 Santa Clara, CA A 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on August 9th overturned—for now—a Texas federal judge’s decision that would have landed one of the rocket maker’s constitutional lawsuits against the National Labor Relations Board in California . U.S. District Judge Rolando Olvera in February refused to reconsider an ea... - Darvon and Darvocet, Darvocet Side Effects, Darvon Recall, Darvocet Lawsuit
The FDA has announced that Darvocet and Darvon have been pulled from the market after a recent study showed Darvocet pills and Darvon medication included serious Darvocet side effects , including potentially fatal heart rhythm abnormalities. As well, Darvon and Darvocet overdose have been linked to thousands of deaths each year, although Darvon and Dar... - Financial Elder Abuse Law: Protecting Those Who Can't Protect Themselves
Sep-25-08 San Diego, CA As terrible as it is to conceive, sometimes those who violate financial elder abuse law are family members of the victims. These abusers know their victims well—they know their account numbers, they know their passwords and they know their habits. They know just about everything about the victim, which makes financial elder abuse seem l... - Caught with Auction Rate Securities
Apr-30-08 New York, NY: What Barbara requested from her broker was a safe liquid alternative to her placing large sums in the bank but what she ended up with was auction rate securities that cannot be cashed out. "I told my broker that I had quite a bit of cash on hand and was looking to park it," says Barbara. "The bank was charging me too high interest fees i... - Attorney Linda M. Dardarian on Structured Negotiation
Apr-12-08 Oakland, CA: Traditional litigation is often an expensive, time-consuming, and adversarial route to resolution. Sometimes it's inevitable, but some areas of law lend themselves to a collaborative approach that yields benefits for both sides. It's called structured negotiation, and Linda M. Dardarian, partner in Goldstein, Demchak, Baller, Borgen and Dard... - 7-Eleven Franchisees Glorified Managers or Business Owners?
Apr-8-21 Los Angeles, CA Who is minding the store? 7-Eleven franchisees say they aren’t; they claim that Seven-Eleven, Inc. is in complete control and treats them like “glorified managers” rather than business owners. The franchise owners say they have been misclassified as independent contractors rather than employees. At the heart of this matt... - Attorney Charles W. Shipley Speaks on Messing with Farmers and the Environment
Mar-25-08 Tulsa, OK LawyersandSettlements heard from Tulsa attorney Chuck Shipley recently when he alerted us to a recent $21 million class action verdict against OK Foods of Fort Smith, Arkansas on behalf of 300 chicken farmers. When we spoke to him, he was just back from a week off. We didn't need to ask many questions! LawyersandSettlements (LAS): Where have... - Ted Olson - Bush Administration Preemption Gang - Part I
Mar-3-08 Washington, DC: The line up of attorneys supporting preemption for the device maker, Medtronic , in the US Supreme Court recently, demonstrates that no conflict of interest rules apply to attorneys who serve in the Bush Administration. The former Solicitor General, Ted Olson, represented Medtronic and other attorneys who filed amicus briefs or partic... - Excessive Attorney Fees: Homeowner Robbery
Oct-10-07 Fairdale, WV "Between Chase Manhattan bank and our EMC mortgage we have been charged about $20,000 in excessive attorney fees ," says Kelly Acord. It all started when Chase Manhattan mortgage bought their loan. "Every six months or so they added more charges to our mortgage, such as drive-by property preservation and attorney fees for sending me a let... - Consumer Fraud, Investor Fraud Investigated at Goldman Sachs
May-2-10 Washington, DC A few weeks ago it was alleged that banking giant Goldman Sachs committed what amounted to consumer and financial fraud when it sold clients a complex investment linked to the value of homes. The investment was secretly designed to fail—which would have benefitted another firm that allegedly assisted the bank in the creation of the inv... - Two Brooklyn Health Care Agencies Settle Fraud Lawsuits
Apr-28-22 Brooklyn, NY Two Brooklyn Home Care Service agencies failed to cheat both the federal government and their health care aids and now they have to pay nearly $7 million in back wages and Medicaid payments following two settlement agreements with New York Attorney General Letitia James. In its news release (March 25, 2022), the Justice Department s... - Acer Reaches Proposed Settlement in RAM Consumer Fraud Class Action Lawsuit
San Francisco, CA: A proposed settlement has been reached in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit pending against Acer America Corporation ("Acer"). The parties have reached a settlement in a nationwide class action lawsuit alleging that Acer America Corporation ("Acer") advertised and sold Acer notebook computers that did not contain enough Ra... - Chinese Drywall like Being up Against a Brick Wall
Dec-23-09 Tampa, FL Randy built a spec home in 2007, just before the housing market took a dive. Too late to sell, Randy opted to rent the house. Since then, the air conditioning coils have been replaced and his current tenant has complained about a foul odor. "We had a thorough inspection and it was determined that we have Chinese drywall ," says Randy. Now, he... - $3M Haier Freezer Class Action Settlement Proposed
San Francisco, CA: A $3 million settlement has been agreed by defendant Haier America Trading LLC, in the consumer fraud class action lawsuit alleging the company sold freezers that do not meet national energy consumption standards. Filed in 2011, the lawsuit, entitled Christopher Collins, et al. v. Haier America Trading LLC, et al, alleges Hai... - Consumer Investment Scam: This Could Happen to You
Apr-19-07 Miami, FL: At 68 and 75 respectively, Janis and Victor Noland should be enjoying their retirement in the sun-kissed Gulf Coast of Southwest Florida, They had done, they thought, everything right. They worked hard, saved their money, then abandoned Ohio for the warm embrace of the sunshine state, building their dream house on the water in the community o... - Whistleblower Mark Livingston Battles Wyeth Pharmaceuticals
May-10-06 Washington DC Attorney, Jason Zuckerman, says a positive result of the recent corporate scandals is the recognition of the value of whistleblowers in exposing fraud, corruption, and other wrongdoing within a company. As a result of a shift in the public's perception, he says, some whistleblowers are viewed as heroes for taking on powerful corporations lik... - 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... - Unpaid Overtime Hitting All Sectors
Jan-19-09 New York, NY Although Sprint is not compelled or required to admit any wrongdoing, the communications company is nonetheless required to pay $8.8 million as part of an unpaid overtime settlement relating to a trio of lawsuits brought against the company by call center workers. The employees allege that Sprint failed to pay overtime, and other compensati... - Netbank's Hidden Costs
Mar-14-06 ATM cards give you the ability to get cash almost anywhere, anytime, with the touch of a just few buttons. But Netbank users beware: it can be costly. While NetBank does not charge fees for any ATM worldwide, the ATM owner generally does, and herein lies the deception. Where your hard-earned money is involved, you do not want to be paying for virtual serv...