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Automotive class action lawsuits can involve defective design complaints, predatory lending, financial fraud, automobile leasing, deceptive marketing, false advertising, and products that hurt your vehicle. Thousands of people are injured each year due to defectively designed automobiles. Car dealers can trick you out of your low APR. Unscrupulous dealers ca... - The Economic Crisis: Wall Street's Responsibility to Joe American
Sep-27-08 Washington, DC As the Congress continues to wrestle with undoubtedly the worst single economic crisis to hit the United States since the Great Depression, forgive Americans for thinking that they've been had. And now a proposed $700-plus billion bailout package aimed at rescuing the economy will be borne by the taxpayer, and push the national debt to a lev... - Stockbroker Arbitration: Large Sums Awarded
Sep-12-08 Tyler, TX A commonly-held belief is that if you are looking to recover a large amount of lost money, the best way to get it is through a lawsuit. However, stockbroker arbitration claims can also help investors recover lost money—and not just small amounts. Furthermore, stockbroker arbitration is often the only way to go about getting money back because... - JPMorgan Chase to Settle 401k Self-Dealing Lawsuit
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... - Settlement Proposed in Krossland Calling Cards Class Action
San Diego, CA: This is a summary notice, issued in accordance with the Court order dated May 21, 2012 preliminarily approving the settlement of a consumer fraud class action entitled Carol Galvan, et al. v. Krossland Communications, Inc., United States District Court, Central District of California, Case No. 8:08-CV-00999-JVS (ANx). Lolis Tackwo... - $2.4 Million Settlement Awarded in Asbestos Mesothelioma Lawsuit
Bridgeport, CT: A $2.4 million settlement has just been awarded in an asbestos mesothelioma lawsuit brought by the family of Hannibal "cottie"Saldibar, a tile setter from New Haven, who died after contracting the asbestos-related cancer. Saldibar, who was 84 when he died, worked as a tile setter for 30 years. He passed away in January 2010, just... - FedEx to Pay $21.5 Million in Overcharging Class Action Settlement
New York , NY: A $21.5 million settlement has been granted final approval in a consumer fraud class action pending against FedEx Corp. The lawsuit, brought in 2011 by two law firms, alleged the world' largest cargo delivery company overcharged by as much as $3 per package for tens of thousands of packages. The plaintiffs, made up of government an... - JPMorgan Chase Reaches $4.5B Agreement Investors Settlement
New York, NY: JPMorgan Chase & Co. has reached a $4.5 billion agreement with 21 major institutional investors, to make a binding offer to the trustees of 330 residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) trusts issued by J.P. Morgan, Chase, and Bear Stearns. The investors include Black Rock Financial Management, Goldman Sachs Asset Management and... - Data Breach Lawsuit Information and Legal News
A data breach occurs when sensitive information collected (and sometimes stored) by a company is made vulnerable by someone illegally accessing that information. Information breaches can occur in a number of ways, but generally involve computer hackers or computer theft, followed by unlawful access to customer or client information. This sometimes resul... - Retirement Rip-off: Seniors Taken to the Cleaners
Nov-26-07 New York, NY Change is a constant. But this oxymoron is more a truism than a cliché: just as we have had to get used to the change of not spending an entire career in one job and paying into one good company pension (that will keep us well into our old age) there is an equal need for diligence in knowing and determining the hidden investment risks inher... - Retirement Rip-off: Seniors Left Holding the Bag—and it's Empty.
Nov-20-07 New York, NY: Seniors and individuals on fixed incomes relying on a retirement income stream generated by a certain basket of income products could be at tremendous risk of getting ripped off , given the reality that many of these products are tied to the dangerously under-performing mortgage industry. In so doing, banks and brokers are passing the r... - Oil and Gas - Oil and Gas Accidents, Oil and Gas Law - LawyersAndSettlements.com
Oil and Gas workers are subject to some of the most hazardous industrial conditions in the US. Serious injuries and fatalities occur too often from an oil accident or gas accident. Oil and gas attorneys ensure that gas and oil companies are held accountable for oil drilling accidents and oil field accidents . People employed by gas and oil com... - Amazon Facing California Wage and Hour Proposed Class Action
Nov-17-23 Santa Clara, CA A proposed class action filed in California federal court on behalf of Amazon warehouse managers accuses Amazon of violating California labor laws , including failure to pay overtime, not providing adequate meal and rest breaks, and failure to keep accurate payroll records. And this isn’t the first Amazon overtime lawsuit. Sheyann... - Experts Warn About Toning Shoes Injuries
May-5-12 Cleveland, OH In theory, the idea of Skechers Shape-up shoes and Reebok toning shoes is great; after all, why not design a shoe that helps a person build muscle while carrying out daily activities? But according to various toning shoes lawsuits and critics of the shoes, not only is there an increased risk of toning shoes injury, the shoes do not work a... - More Long-Term Part Timers May Now Save Through 401k ERISA Plans
Jan-22-24 Washington, DC Beginning on January 1, 2024, an expanded group of long-term part-time employees may be able to participate in their employer’s 401k ERISA retirement plan . It’s a small tweak in the 2019 Setting Every Community Up for Retirement Enhancement Act ( SECURE Act ) that could have major implications for young and underemployed worker... - Heartland America Recalls Wooden Stools
Washington, DC: Heartland America is recalling about 5,850 wooden stools because the legs and seat of the stool can crack and break, causing the consumer to fall. Heartland has received 11 reports of incidents, including seven reports of injuries. Injuries include one person with a head laceration. The stool is a an adjustable-height solid w... - State Farm Car Insurance: California Overcharges
Mar-12-07 Los Angeles, CA: According to consumeraffairs.com, the consensus regarding State Farm Mutual Automobile Insurance Company is that it may be a good company, just as long as you never have an accident. And you don't live in California. State Farm has been charging an inappropriate insurance surcharge to its California policy holders from 1997 to 2002... - Ameriprise Agrees Preliminary Settlement in Securities America Investor Class Action
New York, NY: A preliminary settlement has been reached by Ameriprise Financial and its brokerage unit, Securities America Inc, and clients who allege in they lost roughly $400 million on fraudulent private placements. The preliminary agreement would see Securities America pay $80 million, further to a separate agreement in which SA has agreed to... - $4.3 Million Settlement Tentatively Approved in First Group Class Action
Cincinnati, OH: A tentative $4.3 million settlement has been approved in the class action against First Group America. The national suit, brought by employees of sister companies First Student, which employees school bus drivers, and First Transit, which employs mass transit drivers, claimed the companies obtained criminal background checks on drivers... - Haier America Recalls Chest Freezers Due to Fire Hazard
Washington, DC: Haier America Trading is recalling about 67,500 chest freezers because a capacitor in the freezer's circuitry can overheat, posing a fire hazard. Haier America and CPSC have received reports of 18 incidents, including four reports of fires with minor property damage, consisting of smoke damage, damage to a wall, and food spoilage. T...