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Jun-27-24 New York, NY On May 31, U.S. District Court Judge Katherine Polk Failla denied Teachers Insurance and Annuity Association of America’s (TIAA) motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit that accused the insurance giant of aggressive and misleading sales tactics. TIAA’s “fear selling” strategy was crafted to persuade pension plan part... - Parties to Settle 401k Fiduciary Breach Lawsuit in Reichert v. Juniper Networks, Inc.
Oct-31-22 San Jose, CA On November 11, the District Court for the Northern District of California is expected to approve a settlement in Reichert v. Juniper Networks Inc . The class action ERISA lawsuit , like many before it, alleges that the fiduciaries of the Juniper Networks, Inc. 401(k) Plan breached their legal duty to plan participants because of the way t... - Proving Your Social Security Disability Insurance Case
Jan-27-12 Tulsa, OK If you are applying for Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) or Social Security Insurance, you must prove that you are 100 percent unable to work, either in your past relevant work and even in less demanding work. SSDI attorney Eric B. Brown, Garrett Law Office, P.C explains that there are several ways to go about that. First, you... - Identity Theft Complaints on the Rise
Mar-4-16 Washington, DC: A report from the Federal Trade Commission indicates that complaints about identity theft increased 47 percent in 2015 over 2014. As more organizations become victims of data breaches , more consumers are exposed to a risk of identity theft. Consumers are fighting back, filing lawsuits against the companies and organizations they trust w... - Norton Internet Security Symantec Subscription Overpayment
Norton Internet Security, which is produced by Symantec Corp, is pre-installed on many new computers, both desktop and laptop. Norton Internet Security is designed for the purpose of protecting the computer from on-line threats such as spy ware, viruses, worms and hackers. The pre-installed version of the Norton Internet Security is good for 60 days. A... - Social Security Disability: If at First You Don't Succeed…
May-6-10 Washington, DC If at first you are denied social security disability benefits , try again. About 60 percent of all initial claims are denied, but social security disability attorneys can help you appeal and win a social security benefits or SSI disability claim. Most claims are denied because people file who have nowhere else to turn: perhaps their u... - In the Latest Data Breach, Ashley Madison Cheating Site Gets Screwed
Jul-23-15 Toronto, ON There is little doubt that as far as data breaches go, this week will go down as The Week Time Stood Still, and not just for the 37 million worldwide subscribers to the cheating website Ashley Madison, which was hacked through the back door of its parent company, Avid Life Media (ALM), sometime before Monday. Consumers of Ashley Madison&rsq... - Rite-Aid not doing it Right
Jul-3-20 Santa Clara, CA A California federal judge says Rite Aid violated California labor law by not reimbursing its employees for their uniforms. And one month previously, in May, Rite-Aid was hit with another lawsuit. Along with Thrifty PayLess Inc., about 10,000 employees may be owed wages for time spent undergoing off-the-clock security checks. Uniforms... - Target Data Breach: Nearly 100 Million Consumers Affected
Jan-11-14 New York, NY The Target Data Breach, first believed to affect 70 million consumers, is now up to 100 million victims, making this cyber attack the country’s biggest data breach crime against a single retailer. A Target spokesperson announced January 10 that, in addition to the original 40 million customers hit by hackers, the personal informat... - Authority of FTC Over Cyber Security and Data Breaches Upheld
Sep-24-15 Philadelphia, PA A recent decision by a US appeals court reveals a surprising source for the enforcement of cyber security: the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). In the absence of any concrete enforcement coming out of the US Congress, it appears that authority given to the FTC 101 years ago qualifies the agency to ride shotgun over the seemingly unstoppa... - Judge Gives Green Light to Pepsi and Kronos Settlement
Dec-21-22 New York, NY A New York federal judge in early December has granted preliminary approval of a $12.75 million settlement. The PepsiCo class action lawsuit alleges that Pepsi workers were not paid overtime and wages weren't timely or fully compensated for all hours worked during an outage with their Kronos timekeeping system. Along with Pepsi, the work... - Securities Class Action Lawsuits - Securities Fraud, Mutual Fund Losses - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Securities fraud , also known as stock fraud or investment fraud, is an illegal practice designed to convince investors to buy or sell stocks or securities on the basis of false information. This false information includes inaccurate statements about a company's status or omissions regarding facts that could affect stock value. Victims of stock inves... - Securities FAQ
What are securities? Securities include a number of investments including stocks, bonds, notes, mutual funds, treasury stocks and investment contracts. What is securities fraud? Securities fraud occurs when someone attempts to defraud a person in an attempt to sell or market a security. This includes providing false or misleading information... - Privacy Violation Lawsuit News and Legal Information
More and more companies face lawsuits alleging their actions or negligence have compromised people's privacy. This privacy invasion can occur through internet data breaches , misuse of targeted advertising, or illegal monitoring of private communications. Even when purchases are made in person, there is a possibility of a breach of privacy if the retaile... - Nurse Says Unum Ordered Her Back to Work, but She Might Kill Someone!
Oct-5-14 Richmond, VA Constance worked as a nurse for 32 years, until her fibromyalgia caused her to make errors on patients’ hospital charts. HR at the hospital contacted Unum, or Unum Provident on her behalf and, to make a long story short, Constance began collecting Unum long term disability (LTD) payments. According to Constance, Unum told HR that... - Unum Denies and Policyholders in Denial
Sep-7-14 Chattanooga,TN Many policyholders collecting long-term disability benefits with Unum insurance are sadly surprised when Unum reduces their checks each month by the amount they receive from Social Security benefits - which Unum demanded they apply for. And some policyholders don’t want to give up that lump sum of back pay from Social Security. But... - Bronson Healthcare to Settle Excessive Fee ERISA Lawsuit
Dec-29-21 Kalamazoo, MI Bronson Healthcare and participants in the Bronson Healthcare Group, Inc. 403(b) Tax Sheltered Matching Plan have agreed in principle to settle a proposed class action ERISA lawsuit . The lawsuit focused on the fiduciaries’ decision to include the actively-managed Fidelity Freedom Fund in the plan’s investment portfolio. Details... - 400,000 Yahoo and Related Internet Accounts Breached
San Francisco, CA: A major Internet security breach has been confirmed by Yahoo. According to a report in the New York Times, a group of hackers calling themselves D33D breached 453,492 user names and passwords to Yahoo and other, related accounts belonging to Gmail, AOL, Hotmail, Comcast, MSN, SBC Global, Verizon, BellSouth and Live.com and posted... - O’Reilly Auto Settlement Over California Wage Lawsuit
Jun-24-24 San Diego, CA O’Reilly Auto Enterprises LLC‘s workers have preliminary approval of a proposed $4.1 million to settle four consolidated cases alleging California labor law violations. The main lawsuit, filed in June 2021, said the retailer should have paid workers at its 28 U.S. distribution centers for time they spent each day in COVID-19 scr... - First Car-Hacking Class Action Filed against Ford, GM and Toyota
Jul-25-15 Dallas, TX So, imagine you are driving at 70 mph in your car when suddenly the windshield wipers go on, the entertainment system clicks on full blast, the horn is honking and the air conditioner starts blowing arctic cold air. Then suddenly you feel the brakes engage. The vehicle is coming to full stop with a freeway full of cars coming up fast in your rea...