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Apr-22-20 New York, NY JPMorgan Chase has notified the Second Circuit that it will settle a class action ERISA lawsuit affecting as many as a quarter million 401k plan participants. Details of the settlement will be available by May 22, when the motion for preliminary approval is submitted to the court. Thus ends yet another self-dealing lawsuit against JPMor... - Hydraulic Fracking Plaintiffs Reportedly Agree to Settle
Aug-22-12 Dimock, PA Residents of Dimock, a tiny community in northeastern Pennsylvania whose residents sued Cabot Oil & Gas Corporation over alleged hydraulic fracturing water contamination , have reportedly agreed to a settlement. Names on the proposed settlement document were redacted and the terms, and amounts of the proposed payouts have not been disclos... - Shell Faces More Benzene Leukemia Lawsuits
Aug-4-11 Roxana, IL Shell Oil faces another lawsuit alleging the company knowingly exposed residents of a small town to benzene side effects without adequately warning residents that their air and water were being contaminated. The plaintiff alleges he developed benzene leukemia, and that Shell knew about the link between benzene and cancer for years but minimi... - IT Overtime: "We're treated like Serf Laborers"
Mar-2-08 Dallas, TX Information technology (IT) worker Jamie Wells is classified as exempt and therefore is not entitled to overtime . "I'm paid a salary, which just means that our employer can work us as much as he wants," says Wells. He was working 70-80 hours per week as an operations analyst in an eyeglass firm; IT overtime was never even mentioned, for fear... - Water Samples, Govert Well & Pump agrees to $100,000 settlement after failing to test for coliform bacteria
Janesville, WI: (Feb-18-08) The Wisconsin Attorney General's office brought charges against Govert Well & Pump of Janesville, alleging that the local well drilling company falsified water samples. The suit claimed that the company falsified well water samples, required in all new Wisconsin wells to check for coliform bacteria. Employees allegedly collect... - School Property Tax, Education Foundation Osceola County pays $250,000 settlement in property tax
Osceola County, FL: (Oct-09-07) The Remington Community Development District (CDD) brought charges against the Education Foundation Osceola County, alleging that the foundation owed the district money from previous assessments. The CDD sued the foundation over assessments it said it was owed on P.M. Wells Charter Academy in order to help pay off bonds issu... - AIG Escapes Defense Bill in Force-Placed Insurance Litigation
Sep-20-14 New York, NY It may be a legal drop in the bucket, but a New York judge has ruled in QBE Americas Inc. et al. v. Ace American Insurance Co. et al., that American International Group Inc. (AIG) escapes from having to pay defense costs for individual and proposed Force-Placed insurance class action lawsuits against QBE Holdings Inc. as the AIG policy l... - Following Suit: Overdraft Fees Lawsuit Update
Jun-3-14 Overdraft fees lawsuits allege that banks and financial institutions charge excessive overdraft fees to consumers and further that the banks reorder credits and debits to push customers into their overdraft, increasing the fees they can charge. In March 2014, Synovus Financial Corp. agreed to pay $24 million to settle lawsuits alleging the company charg... - Banks Accused of Aiding and Abetting Predatory Internet Payday Loans
Feb-18-14 Four Oaks, NC Victims of Internet payday loan proprietors and the predatory interest rates they charge have a friend in the US Justice Department. As various states have taken matters into their own hands and launched Internet payday loan lawsuits against Internet lenders, the feds have launched their own initative. Dubbed “Operation Choke Point,... - Swindled Seniors: Former California Judge to Be Sentenced, Florida Lawsuit Continues
Sep-23-13 Fort Myers, FL An elderly woman who earned just $1,800 in monthly income between her Social Security check and her pension was somehow persuaded to take out a life insurance policy worth $7.5 million. According to her son’s financial elder abuse attorney, the woman was saddled with a trust and allegedly persuaded to take out a loan valued at $1.1 mil... - New York Urges National Adoption of Force-Placed Insurance Reforms
Aug-12-13 Albany, NY Lost somehow in the shadow of much larger settlements with Assurant Inc. ($14 million) and Wells Fargo Bank ($19.5 million) is a $10 million penalty against QBE Insurance Group Ltd. (QBE) following an investigation by New York’s Department of Financial Services into allegations of price gouging and kickbacks related to the provision of len... - Washington Mutual Settles Securities Lawsuit
Jul-8-11 Seattle, WA Washington Mutual has reportedly reached a settlement in the securities lawsuit filed against it by shareholders. The securities fraud settlement is reportedly the largest ever in Western Washington and joins the ranks as one of the largest class-action settlements to stem from the financial meltdown. Plaintiffs filed the securities fraud l... - Victims Targeted in Identity Theft
Apr-27-11 Atlanta, GA If you thought identity theft was just for small-time criminals looking to make a little money, you might want to think again. Identity theft fraud can make thieves millions of dollars, making identity theft scams worth their while. Some people involved in ID theft can rack up millions of dollars in fraudulent transactions, not only benefit... - Attorney Chases Justice in Foreclosure Crisis
Feb-3-11 Philadelphia, PA Got to hand it to attorney John Narkin. He's got this foreclosure crisis thing figured out—well, near as anyone can figure it out. The 113-page class-action suit on behalf of distressed homeowners filed by Narkin's firm, BHN Law in Philly, lays out the whole sorry story in amazing detail, complete with links to video clips. ... - New Fees Replace Excessive Bank Overdraft Fees
Jul-2-10 New York, NY Although regulators have pushed through legislation to protect consumers from excessive bank overdraft fees , this has not stopped banks from attempting to recover profits through other fees. Meanwhile, smaller banks may also be under fire for excessive bank fees. One of the first new fees to be brought in, according to the Wall Street... - Wells Fargo Faces California Overtime Class Action Lawsuit
Nov-2-09 San Diego, CA California overtime laws are designed to ensure that employees who work extra hours receive overtime pay in California. However, despite California employee overtime laws, some people find they are not properly paid for additional hours they work, causing them to file lawsuits to ensure they receive appropriate compensation. One lawsuit... - Group Arbitration Beneficial to Auction Rate Securities Investors
May-13-09 Kansas City, MO If you are still undecided about action to take concerning your auction rate securities, a new option has opened up to you. Although some people have chosen the class action lawsuit route, others have decided to file individual arbitrations, alleging they were told that the auction rate securities market was safe. However, it is possible... - A Tale of Two Contracts
Oct-14-08 Hollywood, CA Like any grade-school promise, commercial contracts are just that—a legal pledge, or a guarantee that a promised service will be carried out. A commercial contact is a covenant, and when it is breached commercial contract law comes into play. Sometimes those breaches can make for salacious headlines, especially when well-known celebrit... - Do Banks really need to Hold Checks for so Long?
Jul-7-06 Stephen Johnson knows how long it can take for a bank to set your money free. Last year his mother sold a large amount of stock and deposited a check from Wachovia - a large securities firm - into her Wells Fargo account. She was told the check would take several weeks to clear. Knowing just enough about the banking system to cause some trouble, Johnson e... - Porter Ranch Gas Leak: Are You Safe?
Jan-19-16 Los Angeles, CA: Attorney Patricia Oliver, who specializes in cases involving water contamination from oil production and waste injection wells, says people in and around Porter Ranch should be concerned about this gas leak, from benzene levels in the escaping gas to the SoCal Gas plan not to include a safety valve replacement on the well. Even if y...