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Sort by date 1,824 pages found matching bank of america- SEC Filing Reveals Unum Bad Faith Insurance Class Action Settlement
Nov-26-16 Los Angeles, CA: Often couched in the financial fine print of regular filings with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) are details pertaining to legal action brought against the submitting corporation. To that end, Unum Insurance (Unum Group) revealed in its 10-Q report filed back in late July that a settlement had been conclusively approved, b... - California Overtime –Too Much or None at All
Nov-18-16 San Francisco, CA: In a perfect world—including the state of California—all non-exempt hourly employees would get overtime pay for hours worked beyond 40 hours in any given work week. But some Southern California garment contractors have been found guilty of overtime violations and a San Francisco janitor earned $162,000 in overtime pay la... - Debt Collector Lawsuit by Feds Shuts Down Bogus Bill Collector
May-18-15 Buffalo, NY Recent events appear to have taken debt collector harassment to a new level, with bogus debt collectors calling and harassing seniors and other innocent consumers in the state of Florida, coercing them into making payments on debt they didn’t even owe. And in Buffalo, New York, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has taken... - Credit Suisse Group AG Agrees $70 Million Settlement in Sub Prime Risk Lawsuit
New York, NY: A $70 million settlement has been agreed by Credit Suisse Group AG which will end US securities litigation over allegations that bank miselead investors about its subprime exposure and ability to limit losses. The settlement requires court approval. According to court papers, the settlement also covers several executives, including C... - $10 Million Target Data Breach Settlement Proposed
May-14-15 Minneapolis, MN Given the propensity to conduct banking, purchasing and other activities online that involves the sharing of sensitive personal data, any revelation of a data breach can evoke feelings of fear and violation akin to a robbery or personal assault. A data breach is, indeed, an assault on one’s privacy. The Target data breach of 2013... - Potential Loss of Vehicle Control Prompts Recall of Bridgestone/Firestone Tires
135,310 Tires Affected Bridgestone/Firestone North America Tire, LLC (BFNT) is recalling 135,310 Firestone FR380 tires, size P235/75R15, manufactured between June 4, 2006 and September 8, 2007, and 26,941 Lemans Champion SE tires, size P235/75R15, manufactured between June 4, 2006 and September 2, 2006. These tires were produced with insufficient tread... - BP Reaches $19.5 Million Settlement in Pollution Class Action
A Madison County class action brought against BP Products North America over refinery pollution in Hartford will be settled for a reported $19.5 million. BP is just one of the defendants named in the class action. Earlier this year Equilon, a subsidiary of Shell Oil, and former refinery owner Premcor paid $16 million to be released from the suit. The 2... - Satyam To Pay $125M in US Securities Class Action
New York, NY: Satyam Computer Services has agreed a $125 million settlement of a shareholder class actions. Satyam had argued that the US shareholder litigation should be dismissed because the US is not the home country of the company, and therefore the improper venue for the litigation. In a filing to the exchanges, the company said it has ent... - Debt Collector Harassment Costs Green Tree Millions
Apr-28-15 Washington, DC Debt collector harassment can come in many forms and from many different purveyors of angst and unfairness. In this case, the harassment came at the hands of a mortgage servicing company that was alleged to have stooped to various forms of bill collector harassment , including multiple calls per day and sometimes as early as 5 am with thr... - Woman Awarded $70 Million in Talcum Powder Lawsuit
Oct-28-16 Modesto, CA: A woman who filed a talcum powder lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson has reportedly been awarded $70 million by a jury. The woman alleged her ovarian cancer was the result of having used Johnson & Johnson's talcum powder for decades, although the defendants argued that claim is not based on science. Currently, research on the link b... - United Rentals Settles Class Actions for $27.5 Million
America's largest construction equipment rental company has settled 3 class action lawsuits for $27.5 million. In 2004 United Rentals was sued following a Securities and Exchange Commission accounting probe, by investors who bought securities in the company between February 28, 2001 and August 30, 2004. United Rental's insurance carriers will pay... - Olympus Duodenoscopes: Failure to Warn “Disturbing”
Oct-23-16 Seattle, WA: Mere days after the Los Angeles Times detailed allegations that endoscope manufacturer Olympus Corp. instructed its US executives to keep mum about endoscope-related infections, Representative Ted Lieu (D-Torrance) was renewing his push for the US Congress to get tough with medical device warnings. Plaintiffs, in the meantime, remain embroiled... - Canadian Study: Surgical Warming Blankets and Link to Infection
Oct-21-16 Kingston, ON: It’s been a little over a year since a landmark study in Canada revealed the striking number of door openings and closings that occur in an operating theatre during surgery. This potential for entry, migration and movement of pathogens and various bacteria may be exacerbated by the common practice of using warming blankets fed with warm... - Missing Part Prompts Recall of Apeks Scuba Diving Regulator
Regulator Poses Drowning Risk About 25,000 Apeks Second Stage Scuba Regulators are being recalled as they may be missing the diaphragm cover. This can cause the diaphragm to become displaced during a dive, allowing water to enter the scuba regulator. This poses a drowning hazard to divers. This recall involves Apeks TX, ATX, and XTX second stage... - Stryker Continues to Sail a Restless Sea, Rejuvenate Lawsuits Continue
Oct-1-16 St. Paul, MN: As the greying of America continues with the move into retirement by the largest wave of Baby Boomers, medical device manufacturers continue to push new products onto the market in an attempt to catch that wave. Howmedica Osteonics Corporation, which does business as Stryker Orthopaedics, rode that wave briefly with the Stryker Rejuvenate mod... - Fracking Linked to Adrenal Problems
Mar-24-15 Valley Grove, WV Five years ago Mollie and her husband purchased their dream home in the country. Chesapeake Energy a few years later started fracking nearby and their dream turned into a nightmare. Mollie believes her adrenal issues and other health problems are directly caused by hydraulic fracturing contamination. Mollie was a full-time sales man... - Faulty Airbag Sensor Prompts BMW Recall
150,00 Vehicles Recalled Approximately 150,000 BMW vehicles will be recalled in North America by the luxury car manufacturer, because of a possible defect in an airbag sensor. This defect could prevent the front passenger airbag from inflating. Models affected include certain 2006 3-Series, 2004-06 5-Series and 2004-06 X3 vehicles. BMW is adv... - Citigroup Smith Barney Settle Gender Class Action for $33 Million
Professional women across America won a major employment victory today when a federal court ruled that they had been discriminated against by the investment house that employed them, and awarded the women groundbreaking financial compensation in a sweeping settlement. A federal court has granted final approval of a settlement of over $33 million with... - Cyber Security Expert Says Employees Need to Stop Opening the Door to Strangers
Mar-18-15 New York, NY Another day, another huge data breach . The latest is Premera Blue Cross. The health insurer has just revealed it discovered in January that its data systems were hacked 10 months ago. The Pacific Northwest-based insurer says the breach could have exposed the names, birth dates, Social Security numbers, mailing and e-mail addresses along wi... - Consumers Hit with Massive Universal Life Premiums Join Class Action
Sep-25-16 Los Angeles, CA: Rip off is a harsh term, although one plaintiffs embroiled in Life Insurance Rip Off lawsuits use with complete comfort. At the very least, consumers holding universal life insurance policies currently facing massive rate increases are stuck with a classic catch 22 situation, in that policyholders annoyed with rising premiums, or unabl...