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Dec-14-21 San Francisco, CA San Francisco officials see the $5.325 million DoorDash settlement as a victory --and it’s the largest amount ever recouped-- after an investigation found that the food delivery company misclassified California workers , used customer tips to subsisize workers’ base pay, and failed to provide workers both sick leave and healt... - Philadelphia Federal Credit Union Accused of “Gouging” Consumers with Multiple NSF Fees
Nov-11-19 Philadelphia, PA “Gouging” is often implied, but rarely actually said excessive overdraft fee lawsuits . But there it is, in the class action lawsuit’s description of Philadelphia Federal Credit Union’s practice of charging multiple $28 insufficient fee charges for the same transaction and PFCU’s legal duty not t... - Texas Wage and Hour Lawsuits
Apr-30-14 Dallas, TX Texas employment lawsuits include allegations about wage and hour violations, meaning employers are allegedly not paying their employees the minimum wage required by Texas labor law or not properly paying overtime as required by the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA). In Texas the current hourly minimum wage for employees not exempt from mini... - DOL Forces Advisor to Pay for ERISA Violations
Apr-15-14 Johnston, IA The US Department of Labor announced that its investigation into ERISA violations on the part of a financial advisor has resulted in the advisor restoring more than $300,000 to various ERISA plans. The investigation reportedly found that the advisor breached his duty to the ERISA benefits plans. According to a news release from the Depa... - United Federal Credit Union Settles Excessive Overdraft Fee Lawsuit for $1.75 Million
Oct-16-19 Reno, NV On July 23, 2015, Tonya Gunter had enough money in her checking account to cover her transactions. Nonetheless, United Federal Credit Union (UFCU) charged her eight $30 overdraft fees because her “available balance,” a different and arguably artificially defined number, was too low. Gunter sued . United Federal Credit Union has now agreed t... - Possible MBIA, Inc. Employee 401K Stock Fraud Lawsuit
An investigation has begun into the financial services company alleging violations of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974. The complaint involves concerns that administrators of the MBIA Inc. 401(k) Plan may have breached their ERISA mandated fiduciary duties to plan participants and beneficiaries. A breach of fiduciary duties occurred when f... - J&J Wins a Few Asbestos Talc Trials--and Loses More
Oct-14-19 Torrance, CA: To date, Johnson and Johnson has lost 14 talcum powder lawsuits (and is appealing most of those), has won seven cases, and five mesothelioma cases have resulted in hung juries and mistrials. The pharma giant is still facing over 14,000 lawsuits alleging its baby powder contained asbestos talc and caused cancer. Two California juries in Octo... - Are Many ERISA Plans Being Run Improperly?
Mar-12-14 Washington, DC Employees may count themselves as fortunate if their employer offers ERISA plan benefits or other employee stock plan or retirement plan options. After all, not all employers do so, and having access to such plans can be a huge bonus for employees. The problem comes in when the plans are managed improperly. Employees faithfully pay into... - Following Suit: Telemarketing Lawsuit Update
Feb-27-14 A recent Supreme Court decision involving a lawsuit brought against Arrow Financial Services LLC over alleged nuisance phone calls has put other similar businesses and telemarketers on notice. The high court’s decision effectively allows people who are annoyed by nuisance phone calls to sue in state and federal courts. Here we present an updat... - Patient is Charged ER Fees Without Being Seen
Nov-12-21 Atlanta, GA After waiting in the Emory Decatur Hospital ER for seven hours to treat a head injury, Taylor Davis couldn’t wait any longer and went home. She later received an emergency room bill for $688.35. Are you familiar with the old English proverb that “Children should be seen and not heard”? Here’s a new American phrase: &ld... - Debt Collector Issues Extend beyond Harassment
Feb-13-14 Washington, DC Many complaints about debt collectors focus on issues such as debt collector harassment, where debt collectors repeatedly phone and threaten people who owe money. Debt collector lawsuits allege consumers have been subjected to aggressive language and false threats, sometimes over debts that they do not owe. In July 2010, the Federal Trad... - USAA Bank Forces Individual Arbitration of Excessive Overdraft Fee Claims
Sep-17-19 San Francisco, CA Elizabeth Eiess overdrew her USAA bank account when she tried to pay her Citibank credit card bill of $358.85.The payment was returned, and USAA bank assessed an overdraft charge of $29.00. USAA then charged her twice more – every time Citibank submitted the payment – ultimately for a total of $87.00. In her class action excessive ov... - Las Vegas Mass Shooting Launches Negligence and Personal Injury Lawsuits
Las Vegas, NV: In the wake of the October 1st, mass shooting at the Route 91 festival at the MGM Resort Mandalay Bay in Las Vegas, personal injury lawsuits are being filed. Among the allegations is the failure of the MGM Mandalay Bay hotel-casino to respond quickly enough to the shooting at one of their security guards by Stephen Paddock, who had che... - Ford Fuel Mileage Complaints Mounting
Aug-26-19 Santa Clara, CA: Many drivers of America’s top-selling vehicle, the 2018 or 2019 Ford F-150 pickup, could be spending an extra $2,000 in fuel. Now they are accusing Ford Motor Co. of falsifying fuel-economy tests, and looking at a Ford class action lawsuit for anyone who bought or leased a 2019 Ford Ranger--and likely more models and model-year vehicle... - ERISA Lawsuit Charges Plan with Mismanaging Both High and Low Yield Investment Choices
Aug-23-19 Birmingham, AL In an ERISA lawsuit filed in the Northern District of Alabama, participants in the Compass SmartInvestor 401(k) Plan claim that Plan fiduciaries failed in their legal duty to act prudently for the benefit of plan participants and beneficiaries. The Plan offered only one poorly performing short-term bond investment option and failed to moni... - Uber to Settle Class Action Contract Lawsuit for $395,000
Aug-5-19 San Francisco, CA The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California appears ready to approve a settlement in Dulberg v. Uber Technologies Inc. that will net nearly a quarter of the drivers only $20. The class action lawsuit is notable for two reasons. It was brought as a contract lawsuit, not under the provisions of California labor em... - Stockbroker Arbitration claiming Improper Trading Strategies
Dec-5-06 Coral Springs, FL: A securities law firm announced on November 15, 2006 that it has filed multiple stockbroker arbitration claims on behalf of former Axiom customers. The arbitration suit claims improper trading strategies with regards to Vistula (OTCBB:VSTL), iCurie, now known as Celsia Technologies, Inc (OTCBB:CSAT) and Xenomicx (OTCBB:XNOM). It al... - Vytorin Fraudulent Marketing Class Action Lawsuit
The makers of the cholesterol drug Vytorin are under fire for allegedly making false claims in their marketing campaign. New York Attorney-General Andrew Cuomo is investigating whether Vytorin's marketing campaign violated the state's laws regarding false advertising. Specifically, officials are concerned that, despite results from a study that found Vytorin... - Debt Collector Harassment Finds a New Crusader
Sep-29-13 Washington, DC The incoming director of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) appears to have his work cut out for him, in view of the explosion of Internet payday loan sites and rising incidents of debt collector harassment . The latter is a growing byproduct of the practice increasingly undertaken by collection agencies of selling off... - Stockbroker Arbitration: Protecting Yourself
Nov-7-06 Los Angeles, CA: If an investor feels his losses were the result of negligent actions on the part of his stockbroker , rather than the vagaries of the market, he can file for arbitration to try to recover those losses. Many contracts between investors and brokers require the investors to submit such disputes with their brokers to arbitration. Furth...