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Dec-6-14 Miami, FL Two more forced-place insurance lawsuits have been given final approval by the courts, putting an end to claims that mortgage lenders force-placed insurance with excessive costs on homeowners. Meanwhile, other financial institutions have announced that they’re getting out of force-placed insurance (also known as lender insurance). In... - Donning and Doffing Lawsuit Reaches Proposed Settlement
Dec-5-14 Wichita, KS An unpaid wages lawsuit alleging employees were not paid for time spent in required duties has reached a proposed settlement and now awaits approval from the courts. The unpaid wages claim, filed against National Beef, represents approximately 480 employees who could receive money for what they allege was off-the-clock work. According to... - Unum Terminates Depression Claim, Just in Time for Christmas
Dec-1-14 Slaughter, LA Even though Unum, or First Unum had its knuckles wrapped by the government regarding its denial of depression claims, Unum is back at it. Janice was cut off long-term disability this month, just in time for Christmas. Janice was diagnosed with depression and anxiety after her mother died. Because she is covered under her employer&rsqu... - John Malm Nine Inch Nails Settlement
Trent Reznor filed a lawsuit against his ex manager for breach of contract and fraudulent acts. Reznor claimed Malm duped him into signing a contract which gave Malm 20% of his gross earnings rather than his net earnings and enabled him to collect the commission forever. The Nine Inch Nails rocker has been awarded a $2.95 million settlement. (Jun-01-05)... - Cedarburg High School Wrongful Termination Settlement
Ben Siebert was fired from his position as basketball coach from the school and filed a lawsuit against his former employer for breach of contract and wrongful termination. Siebert removed players from the team for alcohol use and felt he was terminated for enforcing a zero tolerance policy. Cedarburg has agreed to pay Siebert a $10,000 settlement. (May... - A Hiccup of Copyright and Intellectual Privacy
Sep-13-08 Bucks County, PA On the surface it may appear like a hiccup in communication. Nonetheless, a dispute between the family of a girl plagued with hiccups and the manufacturer of a hiccup aid has escalated into a lawsuit alleging intellectual property infringement , and copyright infringement . It's a compelling story, and anyone who may have recalled see... - EntreMetrix, Inc. Employee Settlement
On August 19, 2004, former president Richard McKinley filed a civil lawsuit against the company for breach of contract, declaratory relief, fraud and rescission. EntreMetrix fired McKinley and cancelled securities shares that were connected with the EnStruxis, Inc. EntreMetrix Corporation has agreed to pay McKinley a $350,000 wrongful termination settle... - Southern University Basketball Coach Contract Settlement
Michael Grant was the men's basketball coach at the university but his contract ended when he was reassigned to assistant athletic director one year early. An undisclosed settlement was awarded to Grant for breach of contract. (May-12-05) [ THE ADVOCATE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer a... - Medtronic Sprint Fidelis Update: The News is No Better
Aug-26-08 Minneapolis, MN It's been several months since the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis lead recall made headlines after defibrillator patients experienced inappropriate shocks due to a fracture in the super-thin lead. However, the story is still at play: lawsuits keep coming in, and continued research verifies the problem with the Medtronic Sprint Fidelis . To... - City of Palo Alto Enron Settlement
Enron filed a lawsuit against the city for canceling energy contracts in 2001, before the energy company went bankrupt. Palo Alto has agreed to pay a $21.5 million settlement for breach of contract. (May-02-05) [ PALO ALTO ONLINE ] Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be contacted by a lawyer at no obligation, pleas... - Supreme Court Petitioned to Hear Another ERISA Case
Nov-12-14 Washington, DC While plaintiffs in one ERISA lawsuit have been given the opportunity to present their case to the Supreme Court, plaintiffs in another ERISA plan lawsuit wait to hear if the Supreme Court will hear their case. Both issues bring forward complex issues concerning how ERISA 401(k) plans are run and could have wide-ranging implications for... - Jacoby & Meyers: Small Business Owners Do not Need to Take it on the Chin
Aug-19-08 Dothan, AL Small and midsize business owners can't usually afford to have their own in house legal department or keep a law firm on retainer. So, when a supplier walks out on a contract, or a customer decides not to pay, small companies will often 'take it on the chin' rather than spend time and money going to court. If the dispute is with a big corporati... - Off-the-Clock Work Lawsuits Combine to $9 Million in Settlements
Nov-7-14 Fort Worth, TX Two separate unpaid wages lawsuits that alleged off-the-clock work required of employees before their paid workday even began, have recently settled and the settlement amounts approved. Combined, the settlements add up to $9 million: $3 million in a settlement reached with defendant SuperMedia Inc., and $6 million in a similar settlement... - CBS Pays $10.5M to Survivors of Guard Killed on NCIS Set
Nov-6-14 The survivors of 52-year old security guard were awarded $10.5 million after he was killed by a CBS van that was transporting passengers. Julio Vilamariona had emigrated from San Salvador, El Salvador, in hopes of providing a better future for his wife and three daughters. Villamariona was securing the set of the CBS detective show NCIS. The driv... - Death Row Records contract Settlement
Lydia Harris filed a lawsuit against the record company claiming she was an equal founding partner of the label but was forced out when Suge Knight realized its profitable potential. Death Row Records, Marion 'Suge' Knight and Tha Row Inc. have been ordered to pay Harris a $107 million settlement for breach of contract. (Mar-31-05) [ MUSIC TELEVISION... - Trusts and Estates: Be Careful Who You Trust
Jul-28-08 Charlotte, NC As the largest wave of baby boomers—now just hitting retirement—advance through old age, there will be a virtual flood of wills, estates and family trusts flowing to banks over the next three decades. The question is, for whom will they be working? You, or themselves? That's the billion-dollar question. Or should we say, the trillion... - Auction Rate Securities: UBS Commits "Flagrant Breach of Trust"
Jul-25-08 New York, NY If you needed any further proof that companies have been up to illegal activity regarding auction rate securities, this should finally convince you. New York State has filed a lawsuit against Swiss bank UBS AG, accusing the company of misleading clients by falsely selling auction rate securities as cash equivalents. According to the lawsuit,... - Justin Perl: Minneapolis Firm Wins 6.5 Million in Back Pay for Minnesota Wal-Mart Employees
Jul-13-08 Minneapolis, MN The next time you are in a Wal-Mart store in Minnesota, you might want to ask one of the staff if they have had lunch that day. The Dakota County District Court in Minnesota has ruled that Wal-Mart violated Minnesota's Fair Labor Standards Act over 2 million times, and awarded 6.5 million dollars in damages to approximately 56,000 curren... - Lehman Brothers Faces ERISA Lawsuit
Jul-10-08 Hartford, CT Lehman Brothers has become yet another name in a long list of companies facing ERISA lawsuits related to its handling of 401(k) plans. Companies like Lehman Brothers are finding themselves facing such lawsuits with increasing frequency, as plan participants realize that companies are withholding important information regarding plan stabili... - Antitrust: Intel vs. Advanced Micro Devices
Jun-18-08 San Jose, CA A computer chip giant that enjoys 80 percent of the global market is allegedly making life impossible for a competitor attempting to survive with 20 percent. Worse, is the accusation that Intel Corp. has violated antitrust laws in securing that dominant position. Earlier this month Intel was fined $25.4 million dollars by South Korea's an...