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Sort by date 1,813 pages found matching bank of america- Minor League Players “Chasing a Dream” Under Harsh Living Conditions
May-11-22 Santa Clara, CA If Major League Baseball and its teams have their way, minor leaguers will be prohibited from mentioning their purported poor living conditions at a California wage trial, arguing that the evidence is irrelevant and could unfairly sway jurors. Chasing the Dream Back in 2014, three minor league baseball players filed a class action i... - BBB Reports Debt Collector Harassment Complaints Up 58 Percent
Dec-7-13 Washington, DC The Better Business Bureau (BBB) is that venerable consumer group known for rating companies, businesses and corporations doing commerce in America, and in so doing providing a snapshot to the consumer of the company they’re dealing with. Lately, the BBB has begun to comment on the thorny issue of bill collector harassment . The... - Meet the Lawyer Who's Fighting for Your Online Reputation
Jul-12-15 LAS Obtains Exclusive Interview with One of America’s “Rock Star” Anti-Defamation Lawyers - Neville Johnson Beverly Hills, CA: At 65, there’s no sign Neville Johnson is anywhere near finished with his law career. An outspoken courtroom crusader, he’s earned $350 million in judgments usually fighting for actors, writers and musicians that hav... - Portland Truck Plant Subject of Oregon Employment Lawsuits Over Harassment
Apr-24-15 Portland, OR An Egyptian-born engineer unhappy with alleged harassment, discrimination and other affronts to Oregon Employment law is the latest to launch an Oregon labor lawsuit against a prominent truck manufacturer based in Portland. Previous Oregon lawsuits against Daimler Trucks of North America LLC (Daimler) have alleged similar complaints. Th... - "Had I Known Unum's Bad Faith Practices, I Would Never Have Bought Their Policy"
Jul-28-11 Brooklyn, NY Despite a number of medical reports and letters from physicians, Unum or UnumProvident stating that Denise is disabled and therefore unable to work, Unum denied her disability benefits. "Had I known that Unum acted this way I would have never taken out my long-term disability policy," says Denise. Denise purchased a private Unum policy... - MassMutual Files UBS Lawsuit over Allegations of Hiding Risks
May-19-11 New York, NY Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Co. has filed a UBS lawsuit accusing the bank and three others of hiding risks on millions of dollars worth of mortgage-related debt it purchased, Reuters reports. According to the news provider, the lawsuit, which was filed in federal court in Boston, Massachusetts, names Goldman Sachs Group, JPMor... - Will 2015 Be Another Huge Year in Actos Litigation?
Jan-9-15 New Orleans, LA 2014 was a huge year in Actos side effects lawsuits, especially for the plaintiffs in one lawsuit. That Actos bladder cancer lawsuit saw a Louisiana jury award over $9 billion - most of it in punitive damages - to the plaintiffs. Although the award was lowered in October, it was not thrown out, and the jury was allowed to hear informati... - UBS Lined Its Pockets While Hanging Investors Out to Dry: Allegation
Apr-5-11 Orlando, FL Among a host of investors who were stung by alleged fraud thought to be associated with UBS Lehman Principal Protected Notes are retired individuals desperately trying to grow their nest egg through risk-free investments and a not-for-profit organization using the investment product to raise some much-needed capital with which to operate an... - Damages Cut in Actos Case, Request for New Trial Denied
Nov-3-14 New Orleans, LA A judge has cut the amount of damages awarded in an Actos bladder cancer lawsuit after finding the damages awarded by the jury excessive. The plaintiffs in the Actos side effects lawsuit had initially been awarded more than $9 billion after alleging patients were not adequately warned about the potential link between Actos and bladder c... - United Airlines Pilots and Flight Attendants Seek Summary Judgment in Pay Stub Fight
Feb-20-22 Los Angeles, CA – On January 12, United Airlines pilots and flight attendants asked the Central District of California to find that the pay statements they received from the airline violate section 226 of the California Labor Code because the statements do not include hourly rates or hours worked and are not easily understandable. Felicia Vidrio v... - You Have Until Midnight to Weigh In: What Should the SEC Do with Whistleblowers?
Dec-17-10 Washington, DC Should whistleblowers be rewarded up to 30 percent of whistleblower settlements over $1 million and be protected for alerting the government to corporate misconduct? If you have an opinion, either for or against, you have until midnight tonight to weigh in. You can fill out a form online with The US Securities and Exchange Commis... - Lipitor Lawsuits Growing, but Concern Extends beyond Atorvastatin Type 2 Diabetes
Sep-24-14 Washington, DC It is no secret that Lipitor diabetes lawsuits have been growing exponentially, with more than 200 lawsuits recently added to the Lipitor diabetes lawsuits MDL in South Carolina (In re Lipitor (atorvastatin) Litigation, MDL No. 2502, US District Court, District of South Carolina). According to PRWeb Newswire (9/1/14), the litigation co... - "FRS Healthy Energy Wants Your Time and Money"
Nov-18-10 New Rochelle, NY Sue T. says she is mad at the FRS Company for two reasons: "These FRS healthy energy drinks are way too expensive for what they contain, which I think is false advertising," she says, "and when I signed up for their 'free trial,' all I got were the drinks sweetened with Splenda, which I didn't want, and it was so hard to get out of t... - Everybody Deserves Due Process Says Attorney Gary Mason
Nov-12-10 Washington, D.C. Banks are being hit with a hailstorm of class actions for being quick to trigger foreclosures without actually reviewing the facts of the case. So-called "robo-signers" from GMAC and several other lenders have admitted in depositions that they signed thousands of foreclosure affidavits without ever reading the files. "The courts are... - Airbag Defect Leads to Recall
Sep-7-14 Detroit, MI An airbag defect has reportedly led to a recall of certain Honda vehicles. The recall, which affects approximately 63,000 vehicles, has so far not been linked to any airbag injuries. This is the latest in a string of issues with airbag failures, some of which have resulted in lawsuits. According to Reuters (8/28/14), Honda will recall... - Creeping Data Collection at Family Dollar, Dollar Tree
Jul-23-21 Chicago, IL Family Dollar collected Mantrise Herron’s fingerprints without her permission in apparent violation of Illinois’ Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA). BIPA is a privacy-protection law, and Herron v. Family Dollar Inc. is a class action privacy protection lawsuit. But privacy is increasingly a luxury for the well-heele... - Airbag Injuries Lawsuit Filed against GM
Aug-15-14 Charleston, WV As more airbag injuries lawsuits are being filed against GM, concerns have risen that the death toll related to faulty ignition switches - which can lead to airbag failure - is much higher than initially believed. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is also reportedly investigating concerns about airbags not deploy... - Oregon Long-Term Disability Denials
Aug-7-14 Salem, OR Regardless of whether you live in Oregon, California or New York, there is a chance you could have your long-term disability claim denied. Insurance companies such as Unum, CIGNA and others have faced lawsuits alleging they improperly denied legitimate insurance claims. When an Oregon long-term insurance claim is denied, residents may be able t... - Uloric Black Box Warning Legal News and Lawsuit Information
The FDA issued a black box warning for the gout medication Uloric (febuxostat) in February 2019 after results of a clinical safety study found an increased risk of heart-related death and death from all causes compared to other drugs to treat gout. Uloric lawsuits claim that Takeda, the manufacturer of Uloric, failed to warn users of the increased risk of he... - Surgeon Sues Over California Denied Disability
Jul-16-14 Walnut Creek, CA A recent court decision under California insurance law demonstrates just how complex lawsuits alleging denied disability insurance can become. There is also no guarantee that a rider purchased on an insurance policy will automatically provide the benefits associated with that rider, without the courts becoming involved. That’s...