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Sort by relevance 1,836 pages found matching %3Cscript%3Ealert%28%27What_Security%3F%27%29%3C%2Fscript%3E- First Saving Bank Hit with Excessive Overdraft Fee Lawsuit
Mar-12-20 Las Cruces, NM On January 14, Bonnie Becker, doing business as Oma’s Slice of Heaven, filed a class action lawsuit in New Mexico federal district court, claiming that First Savings Bank assessed bank overdraft fees even when the transactions in question did not overdraw the account. The Complaint is fairly cursory, but it seems to set out a fam... - PricewaterhouseCoopers to Settle Age Discrimination Lawsuit for $11.6 Million
Mar-12-20 San Francisco, CA On March 3, PricewaterhouseCoopers, LLP (PwC) offered to settle a lawsuit brought under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) and California labor law . The lawsuit claims the accounting giant systematically discriminated against job applicants older than 40. The settlement offer includes payment of $11.625 million and a promis... - Rantidine Recalls Stoke Zantac Cancer Lawsuits
Feb-12-20 Washington, DC A cascade of recalls – by Sanofi, the manufacturer of Zantac and a collection of pharmacies that distribute the heartburn drug – is fuel to the fire of the Zantac cancer lawsuits now forming. Lawyers reportedly anticipate an explosion of Zantac lawsuits over the next several months. What should heartburn sufferers who have... - Court Permanently Halts California Ban on Mandatory Arbitration
Feb-3-20 Sacramento, CA On January 31, the District Court for the Eastern District of California permanently enjoined enforcement of AB 51, a provision of California labor law that would have banned mandatory arbitration clauses in employment agreements on and after January 1, 2020. The ruling is a big blow to California workers seeking to participate in class... - Employees May Work 6 Years Longer when Employer Skims Fees off the Top of 401k Plan
Jan-22-20 Collingswood, NJ On November 5, former employee, Young Cho, filed a class action ERISA lawsuit (ERISA) in the District Court for the District of New Jersey alleging that fiduciaries of the Prudential Insurance Company 401k plan breached their duty to plan participants by selecting and managing investment options to benefit Prudential, rather than retirem... - Target Red Card Lawsuit Poised to Settle for $8.2 Million
Jan-6-20 San Diego, CA On December 2, the Southern District of California granted preliminary approval to the settlement of a class action lawsuit that shone a light on the real cost of Target’s Red Card purchases for thousands of Target shoppers since 2012. The store-branded payment card permitted Target to charge Returned Payment Fees (RPFs) of $20 to $40 i... - California Workers File Class Action Lawsuit against Cannabis Companies
Dec-10-19 San Francisco, CA On November 21, Casey Denning and Natalia Cole filed a lawsuit on behalf of themselves and similarly situated cannabis workers alleging that harvesting company Loud Buddha LLC and Pura Cali Management Corp, a cultivation contractor hired by Loud Buddha, violated provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act and the California labor code. T... - Zantac – Buyer Beware, but from Whom?
Dec-9-19 Santa Clara, CA Since the small pharmacy Valisure waved the red flag over Zantac cancer risk , over 40 countries worldwide have stopped sales and/or began investigating the possible health risks of the heartburn drug. And Zantac lawsuits have followed. Now the FDA says it is “investigating”. Zantac Cancer Lawsuit Zantac complaints want t... - Tommie Copper Deceptive Advertising Lawsuit, Legal News and Lawsuit Information
A class action lawsuit has been filed against Tommie Copper, Inc. alleging the company's copper-infused compression clothing was falsely marketed to consumers. Tommie Copper has already agreed to pay more than $1 million to settle allegations of deceptive advertising linked to its copper-infused clothing. Tommie Copper Advertising... - More Zantac Cancer Lawsuits and Recalls
Nov-19-19 Santa Clara, CA As more pharmaceutical companies are hit with Zantac cancer lawsuits , they are recalling the acid reflux medication in the U.S. and Canada over complaints of a link to a probable carcinogen called called N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), a chemical that has already been found in animals. What a difference one month can make. The FDA on Oc... - Asbestos Re-Surfaces in J&J Talcum Powder
Nov-15-19 Washington, DC For the first time ever, Johnson & Johnson recalled its baby powder (specifically single lot #22318RB, comprising 33,000 bottles) after the FDA announced trace levels of asbestos were found—purchased from an online retailer. J&J said it is working with the FDA to determine whether the product tested is authentic, counterfeit,... - 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... - T-Mobile Retail Workers Reach Wage Deal under California Labor Law
Nov-8-19 Santa Clara, CA T-Mobile will pay $8 million to settle California labor law violations. The telecommunications company allegedly failed to pay minimum and overtime wages; and compensation for off-the-clock work, and didn’t provide workers proper meal and rest breaks. The T-Mobile retail workers asked a federal judge on October 29 to okay a... - Intel Corp. Investment Policy Committee v. Sulyma to shape ERISA fiduciary lawsuits
Nov-7-19 Washington, DC On December 4, the US Supreme Court will hear arguments in an ERISA lawsuit that may have lasting implications for the ability of plan participants to sue over mismanagement of retirement funds. As Christopher Sulyma argues in his Supreme Court brief , ERISA plan participants should not be assumed to know about (and perhaps have consented... - Halliburton Settles California Labor Lawsuit
Oct-24-19 Santa Clara, CA: A former truck driver for Halliburton Energy Services on October 3 told a California Federal Court that they are working on an agreement to settle a lawsuit claiming California labor law violations. The settlement notice said the court will be asked to voluntarily dismiss plaintiff Luis Guerrero’s allegations against one of the world's... - Southwest Airlines Pilots Get $18.8 Million Settlement
Oct-23-19 City, CA On October 4, the Northern District of California approved a settlement that will pay roughly 2,000 Southwest Airlines pilots close to $19 million for benefits that Southwest allegedly failed to credit during short periods of military leave. The lawsuit that prompted the settlement is grounded in the Uniform Services Employment and Reemployme... - 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... - Safeway 401k Plan to Settle ERISA lawsuit for $8.5 Million
Oct-9-19 San Francisco, CA Safeway and Aon Hewitt Investment Consulting Inc. have agreed to pay $8.5 million to settle a proposed class action ERISA lawsuit brought by participants in the Safeway 401k Plan. The workers claim that Safeway and Aon breached their fiduciary obligations by offering high cost investment options that benefitted the investment manager at... - Diamonds and Wage Theft
Sep-25-19 Los Angeles, CA A proposed class of approximately 3,800 workers appears to be on the verge of settling a class action lawsuit against Sterling Jewelers Inc. Hudson v. Sterling Jewelers Inc. alleged that the jewelry giant failed to pay employee overtime pay, wages and meal breaks in violation of the provisions of California labor employment law . If... - 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...