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Sort by date 1,812 pages found matching bank of america- Settlements Reached in Multiple Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuits
Mar-15-14 Miami, FL Banks and mortgage lenders who thought their use of force-placed insurance on homeowners would be an easy way to increase profits might be thinking twice, following numerous settlements in force-placed insurance lawsuits. According to reports, settlements have been reached in lawsuits filed against Bank of America, HSBC Holdings Plc, Citigrou... - Auction Rate Securities Settlement as Anniversary of Market Failure Nears
Jan-30-10 Raleigh, NC Yet another bank has agreed to buy back auction rate securities from investors who say they were misled about the liquidity and safety of the securities. The move comes almost two years after the failure of the auction rate securities market in 2008. According to the 1/14/10 edition of the Wall Street Journal, Deutsche Bank AG has agree... - Class Action Settlement Monies to Feed Hungry Kids
Reno, NV: The $25 million settlement of a nationwide class action brought against vitamin companies that allegedly cheated customers through illegal price fixing, will be used to help fund food banks and feed hungy elementary school children in Nevada, according to state officials. Nevada was one of 22 states to join a suit filed in November 2009... - Bank employees file suit for lost ERISA plan funds
Oct-7-09 Montgomery, AL Employees of Colonial Bank have filed a lawsuit claiming that the bank's founder and other officials caused them to lose $50 million in their ERISA plan . The suit claims that bank founder Robert Lowder engaged in an ill-advised investment of the money in the business's employee savings plan, which was significantly reduced after the val... - Mesothelioma & Asbestos Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Asbestos mesothelioma is a fatal asbestos cancer involving the mesothelium, a protective lining that encloses most of the body's internal organs. The only known cause of mesothelioma seems to be exposure to asbestos particles in the air. The time between exposure and the appearance of symptoms can be as long as 20 to 50 years. Asbestos Heal... - Asbestos Mesothelioma FAQ
Asbestos FAQ What is asbestos? Must asbestos be removed and who should remove it? What diseases are caused by asbestos exposure? What is asbestosis? What is mesothelioma? Who is at risk for asbestos-related disease? What should I do if I think I have been exposed to asbestos fibers? What is the government doing about asbestos use? Asbe... - FDA Recall for Fresenius Naturalyte Liquid Acid Concentrate and Naturalyte GranuFlo
Granuflo and NaturaLyte lawsuits have been filed against Fresenius Medical Care North America, the manufacturer and distributor of dialysis products Granuflo and NaturaLyte; and DaVita Healthcare Partners , alleging their actions, i.e., Alkali Dosing Errors led to the wrongful deaths of dialysis patients. Both Fresenius and Davita operate dialysis cen... - Bankruptcy Debt: Dispelling the Myths
Sep-12-08 Oak Brook, IL If there is any silver lining to the credit crisis the nation continues to find itself in, it is the reality that personal bankruptcy is no longer the life-altering disaster it once was. Make no mistake, bankruptcy debt is serious business, and you want to avoid it if you can. But if there's no other alternative on the horizon, rest assured... - Sexual Harassment: Women Feel Powerless
Aug-1-08 Rochester, NY Although there are laws that prohibit sexual harassment in the workplace, it still occurs far more frequently than many people know. Sometimes the harassment is subtle while other times it is obvious. No matter what form sexual harassment takes, it always makes the recipient feel uncomfortable. Jacqueline C. says it has taken her a long... - Lubbock National Bank to Settle ERISA Lawsuit for $2 Million
Nov-5-20 Raleigh, NC The Eastern District of North Carolina seems poised to approve a $2 million settlement that will end an ERISA lawsuit against Lubbock National Bank as trustee of the TBM Consulting Group, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan. It’s an unfortunately familiar story of a major shareholder/officer who unloads overpriced company stock on employ... - Environmental Law: Whistle-blowers Have the Wind at Their Back
Jun-11-07 Topeka, KA Sarah and Ray Dean are proof positive that you can take the environment into your own hands, and make a difference for the benefit of all. The Lawrence, Kansas couple has filed an environmental lawsuit demanding that the state limit carbon dioxide emissions. In doing so, the two environmentalists are testing the strength and tenacity of env... - Gender Harassment, First National Bank pays $350,000 settlement after vice president was charged with gender harassment toward female customers
Pontotoc, MS: (Nov-07-07) Several female borrowers and loan applicants brought a lawsuit against William Anderson Jr., a former vice president of the First National Bank of Pontotoc, alleging that they faced sexual harassment and a violation of their civil rights. The lawsuit was brought by the US Justice Department under the Equal Credit Opportunity Act... - Barclays Bank Insider Trading Settlement
New York, NY: (May-30-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed a securities fraud suit against Barclays Bank, alleging that the bank and a former trader for the bank engaged in securities fraud through a pattern of insider trading. The SEC alleged in a civil complaint filed in US District Court in Manhattan that Barclays and Steven Landzberg, a... - First American Cash Advance Payday Lender Fraud Settlement
Charleston, WV: (May-10-07) Attorney General Darrell McGraw's office brought charges against payday lender First American Cash Advance, following an investigation into the payday lending practices of First American and Community State Bank of South Dakota. The suit alleged that First American had claimed it was operating as an agent of Community State Bank... - Bank of America Bond Transaction Antitrust Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-09-07) The Internal Revenue Service filed an antitrust lawsuit against the bank regarding its role in providing guaranteed investment contracts and other agreements related to "blind pool" bond transactions. The bank said that, under the amnesty agreement, it would not face any criminal antitrust prosecution related to matters it repo... - Deutsche Bank AG Privacy Breach Fine
New York, NY: (Feb-08-07) The New York Stock Exchange charged Deutsche Bank with failure to report conflicts of interest. The lawsuit alleged a significant number of the firm's published research reports, as well as public appearances by research analysts, omitted required conflict-of-interest disclosures over a period of nearly two years. NYSE Regulati... - Millennium Bank Employee Whistleblower Settlement
Reston, VA: On July 14, 2006, a lawsuit was filed in the Circuit Court for the City of Alexandria, VA by a former management employee of Millennium Capital, Inc., an indirect subsidiary of Millennium Bankshares Corporation. The lawsuit claimed Millennium Capital, Millennium Bank, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Registrant, and Anita Shull, Execu... - Bank One Corporation Employee Long Term Disability Settlement
The US Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed charges against the bank for allegedly violating the Americans with Disabilities Act by failing to properly accommodate a group of employees who were medically released to return to work after leaves of absence exceeding six months. Bank One terminated some employees without first attempting to determ... - Rabobank King City Deposit Interest Settlement
King City filed a lawsuit against the new owner of the former Community Bank of Central California regarding a financial dispute. The city deposited $4.4 million into the bank as a deposit, but Rabobank maintained the city put the money up as collateral for loans on a city downtown redevelopment project called Town Square. In a settlement agreement, the... - Can California Employers Pay Workers with Reloadable Debit Cards?
Apr-27-20 Riverside County, CA Janelly Sandoval filed a class action lawsuit against Home Depot in Riverside Superior Court on January 31,2020. The lawsuit, which has since been removed to the District Court for the Central District of California, claims that Home Depot violated Sections 201 through 203 of the California Labor Code by paying her final wages by m...