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Sort by date 1,813 pages found matching bank of america- Employer Must Defend Against A Wrongful Death Lawsuit For Not Monitoring Employee Computer Use
Aug-29-14 An Illinois Appellate Court recently held that an employer must defend against a wrongful death lawsuit alleging that it was negligent in failing to investigate death threats that its employee had emailed to his family from his work computer, and not subsequently protecting the family from the husband’s threatened harm, which resulted in their death... - Hawaii Sues Three Automakers Over Defective Takata Airbags
Jun-13-17 Honolulu, HI: The State of Hawaii is suing Ford, Nissan and Toyota for marketing and selling vehicles with Takata airbags that could potentially explode and cause injuries or death. On May 24, 2017, The Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Office of Consumer Protection (CCA) on behalf of the State of Hawaii filed a lawsuit , State of Haw... - The Big Story of UBS Whistleblower Lawsuit
Jul-7-22 New York, NY After nearly seven years in court, Trevor Murray prevailed in his whistleblower lawsuit against UBS Securities, his former employer. The latest flurry of activity is an after-the-fact attempt by UBS’s attorneys to reduce the firm’s financial liability. No harm, no foul. It’s simply what diligent lawyers try to do. ... - Showdown between Honeywell Inc. and Retirees Brewing in Michigan
May-23-17 Detroit, MI: A showdown is brewing between retirees of Honeywell International Inc. and the company for whom they once worked, over health care benefits Honeywell is threatening to take way. The former unionized workers counter that ongoing healthcare benefits were part of their promised retirement packages and they are litigating their Michigan employme... - $553M in Settlements Reached with Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and BMW in Takata Airbag MDL
May-18-17 Santa Clara, CA $553.6 million in settlements has been agreed in multi-district litigation (MDL) involving Toyota, Subaru, Mazda and BMW, which will see the automakers pay the sum to end claims brought by plaintiffs over alleged defective Takata airbags. To date, the airbags, which can explode, have been linked with 11 deaths in the US. According t... - Internet Payday Lender May Owe As Much As $20 Million to Consumers
Jun-15-14 New York, NY An Internet payday lender that fell under the weight of state lawsuits, in spite of claims of immunity under Indian tribe status, may, in tandem with its service partner, owe New Yorkers caught up in the online payday loan snare upwards of $20 million in excessive interest. “Thousands of New Yorkers who were the victims of exorbi... - CIGNA Denied Disability Lawsuit News and Legal Information
Consumers who have CIGNA insurance may have been victims of CIGNA denied disability claims, in which CIGNA is accused of violating consumer protection laws. Recently, a regulatory settlement was announced with five states, settling claims that CIGNA' claims-handling procedures did not conform to required standards. CIGNA Insurance Cla... - Midfirst Bank Settles Forced-Placed Class Action for $2.7 Million
May-23-14 New York, NY Yet another Force-placed insurance lawsuit accusing a major bank of forcing unnecessary flood insurance onto the backs of homeowners at inflated rates and profiting from the forced placement has settled for $2.7 million. The lender insurance class-action lawsuit, which involved Midfirst Bank in a consolidated action that also had Citigr... - The Right To Walk: Why Everyone Should Have Access to Sidewalks and Crosswalks
Nov-4-22 Orlando, FL Take a walk with me. I live in Orlando, one of the most walkable cities in the world—and also one of the most dangerous for pedestrians. In 2021, cars hit more than 150 people on a public road in this city. That's nearly one person every week. And those are just the accidents that happen on public roads. Think about sidewalks and pede... - The Whistleblower and H&M Unused Gift Cards - $36 Million Settlement
May-23-22 New York, NY A whistleblower is getting a big payout after he filed a lawsuit under the New York False Claims Act, accusing H&M of keeping millions of dollars in unused funds from its gift cards. Rather than transferring unredeemed gift card balances to the Abandoned Property Fund as the law stipulates, H&M lied about an out-of-state company hand... - Disability Lawsuit filed, Others say ‘Bah Humbug’ to Unum
Dec-30-16 Chattanooga, TN: While Unum Insurance has been working to shore up both its reputation and its business strategy from its headquarters in Chattanooga, Unum disability claims are still coming. The latest is an Unum lawsuit filed earlier this month in the State of Florida. According to the Florida Record (12/28/16), the plaintiff is Vera Viamontes,... - LawyersandSettlements.com Interviews Elder Financial Abuse Attorney Regarding Elderly Financial Fraud
Dec-9-13 With an aging population, the potential exists for elderly Americans to either put their financial trust in unscrupulous advisors thereby leading to financial elder abuse, or to relinquish management of their assets to family members who then take advantage of the elderly individual’s trust. As an elder financial abuse attorney, Phil Brown has seen it... - Tales from the Dark Side of Debt Collection
Nov-30-13 San Jose, CA More Americans than ever have debts they can’t pay because they lost a job or got sick, or their finances got out of hand for some reason. But as attorney Ben Dupre explains, it doesn’t mean that they need to be further victimized by the illegal tactics of unscrupulous debt collectors that try to harass people into paying up ra... - Outrage Over Financial Exploitation of Elderly Drives California Lawyer
Nov-23-13 Beverly Hills, CA After 45 years practicing law, Phil Brown could go golfing and forget about coming to the office every day. Instead, he says he can’t wait to get to work every morning. His focus for almost a decade now has been financial elder abuse . He often sees situations so egregious, so despicable, that he’s on a mission to see th... - Force-Placed Insurance Lawsuit Settled for $300 Million
Oct-11-13 New York, NY JPMorgan Chase & Co and Assurant have settled a lawsuit alleging the companies were involved in unethical dealings related to force-placed insurance . The force-placed insurance lawsuit alleged the companies forced borrowers into price-inflated property insurance and that the companies were involved in kickbacks that increased the price... - When It Comes to Force-Placed Insurance, “Borrowers Don’t Have Many Answers”
Sep-20-13 Washington, DC Force-placed insurance lawsuits have resulted in at least one large settlement for homeowners, but Tracey Carragher, CEO of Breckenridge Insurance Services (pictured), says homeowners still do not have options when it comes to issues with force-placed insurance. Carragher says the industry needs to change, so that homeowners and taxpayers... - Elder Abuse Lawsuits, Legal News and Lawsuit Information
Seniors deserve to be safe from harm, but every year more than 2 million seniors are reported to be victims of physical or psychological abuse and neglect. And millions of more cases probably go unreported. Elder Abuse Information "Elders who are ill, frail, disabled, mentally impaired, or depressed are at greater risk of abuse, not... - A Home Warranty Insurance Story with a Twist
Jul-3-13 Naples, FL The need for home warranty insurance is a given, to protect the homeowner from shoddy workmanship on the part of a contractor or subcontractor. To that end, much has been written about home warranty companies and corresponding lawsuits when home warranty companies stoop to bad faith insurance practices to the detriment of a homeowner facing... - $20,000 a Month? Thanks, Forced-Placed Insurance…
Jun-30-13 Dade County, FL Imagine the pain, and the impossibility of a monthly cost to stay in your home, of $20,000. Per month . Such was the financial bleed reportedly felt by one plaintiff in the now-infamous Wells Fargo Force-placed insurance lawsuit , after forced-placed insurance fees drove monthly costs into the stratosphere. In reality, forced-placed i... - Talcum Powder Users Blame Product for Ovarian Cancer
Jul-12-16 Sacramento, CA: When science produces conflicting results and experts contradict each other about the toxicity of a product, patients are often left worried that products they used may have caused their cancer. Sometimes when looked on in retrospect - such as with cigarettes or asbestos - the dangers seem obvious. But in other products, such as talcum po...