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Sort by date 1,824 pages found matching bank of america- Green Dot Prepaid Fees A Surprise to Many
Oct-11-09 New York, NY It may seem unfamiliar to you, but to some 80 million Americans who are classed as 'unbanked,' the Green Dot Visa card is fast becoming a common way to make purchases and handle finances. However the Green Dot prepaid card—the largest player so far in the prepaid debit card game—is also proving a significant frustration, especially... - Settlement reached with discrimination case involving interest rates
Oct-6-09 Los Angeles, CA A California bank has settled a racial discrimination lawsuit with federal prosecutors after being accused of charging non-Asian customers a higher interest rate on loans. Nara Bank has agreed to pay up to $410,000 to the customers who were allegedly overcharged and will also invest at least $100,000 per year in programs that further con... - Third Actos Bladder Cancer Bellwether Lawsuit Concludes
Dec-29-13 Las Vegas, NV A third Actos bladder cancer bellwether lawsuit just recently concluded in Nevada was a victory for Actos manufacturer Takeda Pharmaceutical America Inc. (Takeda) after a jury cleared Takeda of any liability with regard to the plaintiff’s bladder cancer. However, as was the case with two previous Actos lawsuits, there were extenuati... - ’Twas the Week Before Christmas, and Two New GranuFlo Lawsuits
Dec-19-13 Boston, MA It might be literally a week to go before Christmas, but that hasn’t stopped the parade of lawsuits over the GranuFlo recall from advancing forward. On December 16, two more lawsuits were filed by plaintiffs alleging that GranuFlo, manufactured by Fresenius Medical Care (Fresenius), caused GranuFlo heart attack. One patient died. Th... - Major Banks Hit by New Round of Foreclosure Lawsuits
Dec-14-11 Boston, MA State officials from Massachusetts have targeted the nation's five largest mortgage servicers with foreclosure lawsuits for allegedly pursuing illegal practices and misleading troubled borrowers, according to the Los Angeles Times . The newspaper reported that in suing, Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley increases the pressure... - Is Zithromax Being Used Unnecessarily?
Oct-16-13 Washington, DC A new study suggests that patients could be exposed to Zithromax side effects unnecessarily, because the conditions Zithromax is prescribed to treat may not be serious enough to warrant the risk of adverse Zithromax reactions. The study suggests that strong antibiotics are not necessary for all the conditions they are being prescribed to... - Creeping Data Collection at Family Dollar, Dollar Tree
Jul-23-21 Chicago, IL Family Dollar collected Mantrise Herron’s fingerprints without her permission in apparent violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA is a privacy-protection law, and Herron v. Family Dollar Inc. is a class action privacy protection lawsuit. But privacy is increasingly a luxury for the well-heele... - Intel Hit With $1.45 Billion Antitrust Fine
May-13-09 Brussels In what is believed to be the largest penalty ever delivered in an antitrust case, the European Commission today slapped computer chip maker Intel a record $1.45 billion fine for abusing its market dominance in a bid to shut out rival AMD, according to a story this morning in the New York Times. "AMD is properly known as Advanced Micro Devi... - Capital One Excessive Overdraft Fees Lawsuit News & Legal Information
Capital One is among numerous financial institutions that have faced lawsuits concerning their overdraft fees . Capital One overdraft fees lawsuits alleged the financial institution used deceptive practices to increase profits from overdraft fees, including reordering transactions to push customers into overdraft more quickly. Capital One... - Financial Firms Face Securities Fraud Lawsuits
Sep-20-11 Washington, DC Banks that were involved in mortgage-backed securities may continue to face lawsuits alleging securities fraud for the way they marketed their stocks and securities. The government is getting in on the fraud litigation, filing lawsuits of its own against financial firms that sold mortgage-backed securities to Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac... - Surrogacy Company and Financial Agents Sued for Breach of Contract
Apr-30-09 Sherman Oaks, CA Dozens of would-be parents and the women who were acting as surrogate mothers in California have been left in the lurch after the company that made the arrangements and its financial holding company allegedly misappropriated thousands of dollars. Attorney Ted Penny, a Los Angeles litigator with expertise in consumer protection law, has la... - Consumer Fraud Scams: What's Old Is New Again
Apr-13-09 Nashville, TN The scam is as old as time itself and consumer fraud is growing with the development of new ways to lead the consumer down the garden path. Little wonder that the Consumer Protection Act has become a dog-eared reference for all kinds of scams that attempt to do an end run around fair play and consumer protection. And while the Internet... - United Airlines Pilots and Flight Attendants Seek Summary Judgment in Pay Stub Fight
Feb-20-22 Los Angeles, CA – On January 12, United Airlines pilots and flight attendants asked the Central District of California to find that the pay statements they received from the airline violate section 226 of the California Labor Code because the statements do not include hourly rates or hours worked and are not easily understandable. Felicia Vidrio v... - More Investors Suffer Massive Stock Losses
Mar-3-09 Houston, TX Following news that yet another financial firm was involved in investment fraud, a lawsuit has been filed by angry investors who claim they lost a lot of money because of the fraud. With the massive amounts of stock market losses, investors are in desperate need of honest stock market financial advice. Instead, many say they are being misled... - File Auction Rate Securities Claims Now, Attorney Says
Feb-18-09 Kansas City, MO If you had money in Auction Rate Securities and have not received a settlement, time is running out. Diane Nygaard, founder of the Nygaard Law Firm, says that now is the time to file a FINRA arbitration claim to recover money that was lost or frozen in the Auction Rate Securities market. According to Nygaard, there are still some firm... - The Horror of Financial Elder Abuse
Feb-5-09 Fresno, CA With more officials and regulators becoming concerned about financial elder abuse, more of the public learns about this horrible crime committed against a vulnerable population. Unfortunately, seniors are increasingly becoming victims of financial abuse and, too often, they think there is nothing they can do about it. California has financial... - Dialysis Lawsuit Update: The Latest on Granuflo Lawsuits
Jul-24-13 Dialysis Lawsuit Background: Granuflo and NaturaLyte lawsuits have been filed against Fresenius Medical Care North America, the manufacturer and distributor of dialysis products Granuflo and NaturaLyte, alleging their actions, i.e., alkali dosing errors , led to the wrongful deaths of some dialysis patients. Both Fresenius and Davita operate hundre... - Brokers Should be Held Liable for Bad Stock Market Financial Advice
Jan-14-09 Montreal, PQ The size, and breadth of stock market losses in this bear market has been staggering. For many, stock losses have been the direct result of questionable stock market financial advice, or brokers who do not follow your express wishes. It's easy enough to do. Joseph Epstein, the author most recently of "Fred Astaire" (Yale University Press... - Actos Plaintiffs Not Dissuaded by Vacated Actos Bladder Cancer Verdict
Jun-29-13 Deerfield, IL The recent overturning of an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit verdict that had awarded $6.5 million to an elderly plaintiff has not dissuaded other Actos plaintiffs from filing an Actos lawsuit alleging their Type 2 diabetes medication is the culprit behind the emergence of their bladder cancer. A lawsuit filed at the behest of four plaint... - Morgan Keegan Client "Better Off Playing Roulette"
Dec-9-08 Columbus, NE The loss of value in certain Morgan Keegan investment funds has obviously had a considerable impact on people who invested in those funds. Most of the time, the media covers people who have lost hundreds of thousands of dollars in the stock crisis. However, there are also many people like Frank S. (not his real name), who did not have a lot...