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The production company has agreed to a $30 million settlement with the state of New Mexico. The settlement stems from unpaid royalties to the state from BP America, a large natural gas and oil company. The royalties are from areas of land used by the company for the drawing out of carbon dioxide. $6 million of the settlement will go towards funding for... - Balkan Workers Allege Tesla Denied California Overtime
Jul-12-23 Fremont, CA A California federal judge has ruled that over 100 Balkan workers employed at Tesla’s facility in Fremont can proceed with an overtime class action. According to Judge Beth Labson Freeman, there is enough evidence to imply that the workers were paid flat monthly wages without overtime, a California labor law violation. Tesla is gaining... - Ready To Eat Bacon Base Product Recalled for Salmonella
Washington, DC: Nestlé Professional North America, a Cleveland, Ohio establishment, is recalling approximately 6,000 pounds of a ready-to-eat (RTE) bacon base product that may be contaminated with Salmonella. The packages of bacon base contain as an ingredient the specific Hydrolyzed Vegetable Protein (HVP), which was previously recalled. Due t... - Deloitte Parmalat Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-20-07) Deloitte, an audit firm, was sued by Parmalat for prolonging fraud at the company leading to its collapse in 2003. In a court ruling, Deloitte was ordered to pay $149 million in damages to the Italian Dairy Company. Parmalat claims to have let Deloitte off for a relatively small amount, though it hopes to secure bigger settleme... - As Goes the Water in Waterville, so Goes the Nation’s
Jun-13-23 Waterville, ME Waterville, Maine, on the banks of the Kennebec River, is 23 miles northeast of Augusta, the capital of Maine. In 2021 it had a population of 15,828 . More to the point, however, Waterville’s drinking water is contaminated with perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl (PFAS/PFOA) compounds, a situation faced by many towns and cities. I... - Family Feud Savages ESOP Participants’ Retirement Fund
Jun-12-23 Newark, NJ On May 9, former participants in the Asbury Carbons, Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan (ESOP) filed a class action ERISA lawsuit in the District of New Jersey. Lance Miller and Larry Richardson et al. v. Neil Brozen, Asbury Carbons Inc., Patrick Sook and Asbury Carbons Inc. Employee Stock Ownership Plan alleges that ESOP fiduciaries allow... - Court Reinstates Lawsuit Against JP Morgan for Rise in Credit Card Rate
A couple in Oregon who attempted to sue JP Morgan for failing to properly disclose risk factors the bank used to raise its interest rates on its credit cards, has had their suit reinstated. Earlier, a federal district court in Oregon had dismissed the couple's claim for further proceedings. But the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit has now rule... - California Unpaid Wages Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Although California labor law requires hourly (non-exempt) employees be paid for all time spent in work related duties, Meal and Rest Break Wage Violations and subsequent meal and rest break lawsuits are common. And when it comes to issues such as donning and doffing and logging into and out of computer systems, the rules are not always clear. Californ... - Lehman Brothers Bankrupt
158-Year-Old Investment Bank Files Chapter 11 Lehman Brothers has filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Protection against its creditors, following the removal of an offer to purchase by Barlcays PLC on Friday. Also, the federal government told Lehmans late Friday that it would not be providing emergency funding. Citigroup is among Lehman's biggest unsec... - Wells Fargo Faces California Labor Lawsuit Alleging Failure to Pay Overtime, Wrongful Termination
Oct-3-16 Los Angeles, CA: Wells Fargo, currently under scrutiny for reportedly using unethical and illegal tactics to open unauthorized debit and credit card accounts, now faces a California labor lawsuit from two former employees who allege they were fired for refusing to open unauthorized accounts and/or for failing to meet unrealistic sales quotes. The lawsu... - Age Center Meals-on-Wheels Bankruptcy Settlement
Worcester, MA: (Jul-08-07) Chartwells Division, who ran Meals-on-Wheels, a nutrition program for the Age Center of Worcester, and TD Banknorth, filed a lawsuit against Age Center after it went bankrupt. The suit sought to reach settlements for the limited funds the Age Center had before it closed in June 2006. Chartwells, who ran the Age Center's Meals-on-... - $30 Million Proposed Settlement Reached in Wells Fargo TCPA Lawsuit
Sep-4-16 Atlanta, GA: Wells Fargo has reached a preliminary settlement worth around $30 million in the TCPA lawsuit filed against it. The settlement addresses allegations the financial institution violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA) by using autodialers and systems that helped the system predict when consumers were likely to answer their phone... - Settlement in eBay and PayPal Inc lawsuit Preliminarily Approved
A settlement has been given preliminary approval in a class-action lawsuit against eBay Inc. and PayPal, Inc. (collectively, "Defendants"). The Settlement will resolve a lawsuit against Defendants involving claims arising out of representations in the PayPal User Agreement regarding PayPal's policies and practices for responding to refund requests from those... - Deceptive Marketing, EDP Technologies Corporation et al. agree to $2.2 million settlement to subprime customers
New York, NY: (Jan-24-08) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against a group of defendants charged as deceptive marketers targeting subprime consumers. The suit named EDP Technologies Corporation, EdebitPay, EDP Reporting, Secure Deposit Card, Dale Paul Cleveland, and William Richard Wilson as defendants. It claimed that the defendants prom... - Bank Faces $10 Million Fine Linked to Overdraft Fees
Aug-11-16 Boston, MA: Santander Bank reportedly faces $10 million in fines after the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau found the company misled customers about its overdraft protection program . Banks and credit unions have faced increasing scrutiny in recent years over excessive overdraft fees and other unethical practices, and consumers have fought back, in... - Fibromyalgia Sufferer Brings LTD Lawsuit against Life Insurance Co. of North America
Nov-16-18 Los Angeles, CA On September 14, 2018 Marisa Finnerty filed a long term denied disability lawsuit against the Life Insurance Company of North America (LINA), alleging that she had been wrongly denied benefits under her employer, Quest Diagnostics’, long term disability and group life insurance plans. Two things stand out about this lawsuit. It’s... - UBS to pay $35 million settlement in financial lawsuit..
Boston, MA: (May-07-08) State Attorney General Martha Coakley's office brought charges against Swiss bank UBS, over investments that proved to be risky and resulted in losses instead of generating cash for municipal budgets. The suit was filed after state led investigations into whether the investment bank misled the governments into believing that their... - DirecTV is allegedly charging consumers a cancellation fee that is improperly disclosed to them.
Law firms are investigating complaints that DirecTV imposes a cancellation fee that is improperly or insufficiently disclosed to consumers. This fee is imposed regardless of the reason for cancellation (including for poor reception or service) and regardless of the amount of time of the subscription. Some Excerpts from Unhappy DirecTV Customers ... - Developers to pay $13.2 million settlement in property lawsuit.
Orange Beach, AL: (Apr-03-08) Checkers restaurant co-founder, and Mobile, AL native Jim Mattei, brought a lawsuit against John Case and Rick Phillips, along with OB Development, developers of the defunct Mandalay Beach Resort in Orange Beach, alleging that they defaulted on a $45 million loan used to buy Gulf-front property. The suit claimed that in late... - Bank Transaction, City Bank president Mike Liner agrees to pay $25,000 fine for assisting in a cash deposit
Lubbock, TX: (Feb-26-08) The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. brought charges against the president of City Bank, Mike Liner. The Federal Deposit Insurance did not make the allegations it brought pubic against the banking head, but officials confirmed that a settlement had been reached between the parties. Under the terms of the deal, Mike Liner agreed to p...