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Apr-27-14 Denver, CO With GranuFlo lawsuits being filed alleging patients suffered severe adverse events due to issues caused by alkali dosing errors linked to GranuFlo and NaturaLyte, a judge has ruled that some claims in the DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc actions should be dismissed. Other claims in the GranuFlo litigation, however, are being allowed to contin... - Lawsuit Funding: Can it Make a Difference in YOUR Litigation?
Jun-7-12 You were seriously injured in an auto accident, a fall at the store or at a construction site, maybe the victim of a medical mistake. You hired a lawyer and he/she filed your lawsuit. But, your case may take months, years, to settle. You are unable to work, with no other sources of income and no savings. You are physically, emotionally, and financially deva... - Morgan Stanley & Company Inc. Retail Stock Investors Fraud Settlement
Tucson, AZ: (May-10-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed federal charges against Morgan Stanley & Company Inc., alleging that it failed to get retail stock investors the best prices possible on more than 1 million over-the-counter transactions. The charges claimed that over a three year period, Morgan Stanley's automated trading system delay... - American Home Mortgage Servicing Force-Placed Insurance Kickback Claims Investigation
May-24-12 New York, NY: The law firm of Kirby McInerney LLP announced today that it is investigating potential class action claims against American Home Mortgage Servicing, Inc. ("American Home") in connection with a scheme to improperly inflate the cost of force-placed hazard insurance charged to borrowers. To protect the lender's interest in secured proper... - Attorney: "Anyone Who Used Sears Dressing Rooms is a Potential Victim"
May-22-12 Lancaster, CA The case of the Sears Peeping Tom might have anyone who used the Sears North Hollywood location nervous, and rightly so. Alejandro Gamiz allegedly made a Sears secret videotape of customers using the dressing rooms and change rooms, and the recordings were reportedly released online. Now, allegations have been made that Sears knew about t... - Employee Duped, Not Paid California Overtime
May-10-12 Sacramento, CA If you are promised California overtime , wage and hour attorneys advise that you get it in writing. Not paying overtime is one of the most common California labor law violations. William started working for Yolo Sportsmen's Association "Y.S.A." in August 2008 as Office Manager. During 2008 and 2009, the Association had an additional p... - Beacon Rock Capital Market Timing Fraud Fine
Portland, OR: (Mar-27-07) A lawsuit filed by the US Attorney's Office in Philadelphia against Portland-based Beacon Rock, accused the hedge fund of market-timing. The suit alleged that Beacon Rock made 26,000 market-timing trades, profiting $2.4 million. While not illegal, market-timing trades, which are rapid trades to buy and sell shares of mutual funds,... - Ernst & Young LLP Auditor Independence SEC Fine
Washington, DC: (Mar-26-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission filed charges against accounting firm Ernst & Young LLP, accusing it of compromising its independence and contributing to faulty accounting by its clients. The suit alleged that Ernst & Young provided faulty and inaccurate audit work for Pittsburgh-based PNC Financial Services Group, a l... - Actos Side Effects Study Suggests Link to Bladder Cancer
Feb-21-14 Columbus, OH A new Actos side effects study suggests a link between Actos and bladder cancer. The study was published in late 2013 and appears to bolster the claims of plaintiffs in Actos bladder cancer lawsuits that their development of bladder cancer was caused by their use of Actos. The study was published in the British Journal of Clinical Ph... - District of Columbia, USA Protest Arrests Settlement
Washington, DC: (Mar-01-07) A wrongful arrest lawsuit was filed in a US District Court by four plaintiffs against the District of Columbia after they were arrested without warning during the 2002 protests of the World Bank and the International Monetary Fund. Two of the plaintiffs were law students working as legal observers for the National Lawyers Guild... - Swiss Re KeyCorp Contract Breach Settlement
Cleveland, OH: (Feb-20-07) KeyCorp filed a lawsuit against insurer Swiss Re in 2000 in US District Court in Cleveland. The lawsuit questioned whether Swiss Re was obligated to cover losses incurred by KeyCorp in its car leasing business. The Cleveland-based bank leased out about 160,000 cars between 1997 and 2000 through its Key Auto Finance division. K... - Actos Lawsuit Jury Allowed to Hear Testimony About Missing Actos Files
Feb-8-14 Lafayette, LA As the trial for the Actos lawsuit brought by former Actos patient Terrence Allen progresses, the judge hearing the case ruled in late January that the jury should be allowed to hear claims that defendant Takeda Pharmaceuticals wantonly destroyed documents and files related to Actos. Allen developed Actos bladder cancer after using Act... - TD Ameritrade Holding Corp. Program Fraud Settlement
New York, NY: (Feb-08-07) The National Association of Securities Dealers (NASD) began an inquiry in November 2004 examining an online brokerage Ameritrade program that transferred clients' cash through an intermediary agent into government-insured bank accounts. Regulators said the program did not completely remove the funds from Ameritrade, the NASD, w... - Cal Poly Pollution Fine
San Lois Obispo, CA: (Feb-08-07) A complaint filed by water officials in 2006 accused Cal Poly of violating clean water rules. Cal Poly allegedly disposed of waste water from its dairy and swine units by using it to irrigate pasture. University officials agreed to pay $60,000 in fines to state water quality officials after inspections showed that wa... - The Untold Super Bowl Story: All the Super Bowl Lawsuits...
Jan-29-14 East Rutherford, NJ Want a good fight? A good battle for glory? You're in for one on the gridiron this Sunday for sure - but that's just the one you'll tune into on CBS. What you won't see streaming live across every sports bar and in every family room across America are the behind-the-scenes battles being fought by folks who don't need to don Riddell ge... - Denied New York Overtime a Real Problem for Reality TV Writers, Producers
Jan-27-14 New York, NY When it comes to violations pertaining to New York overtime , you can’t get any more real than those working in the reality TV industry. It’s a sector that employs a large number of individuals, and according to a survey of producers and writers recently conducted by the Writers Guild America East, a large number of them are che... - Celebs Join Fracking Fight
Jan-16-14 Youngsville, NY “Debra Winger and Mark Ruffalo have been integral to our fight against fracking , and the anti-fracking celeb list is gaining momentum in large part because of them,” says Ramsay Adams, Founder and Director of Catskill Mountainkeeper, an environmental advocacy organization dedicated to protecting the Catskill Region in New Yo... - Hospital Overcharging Comes in Many Forms
Jan-14-14 Dallas, TX Ingrained in doctors and others in the health care field is a mantra that suggests no patient in need of important, indeed life-saving medical care should ever be turned away due to an inability to pay. Most hospitals would also agree with such a humane position, in spite of the fact that hospitals are businesses and succeed or fail based on the... - YP Corp. Internet Listing Service Fraud Settlement
Jefferson City, MO: A lawsuit was filed against the Internet phone listing service for allegedly tricking businesses in 34 states into paying monthly charges by sending them checks. YP Corp. mailed millions of activation checks, valued at $3.25 or $3.50, to prospective customers. When the checks were deposited, the businesses were automatically enroll... - Chase Bank, Chase Home Finance, and Trilegiant Corp. Misleading Membership Program Settlement
Harrisburg, PA: Attorney General Tom Corbett filed charges against the two companies for allegedly tricking people in 17 states into paying for membership programs that claimed to offer discounts on automotive service, home repair and other services. Chase Bank, its subsidiary Chase Home Finance, and Trilegiant allegedly offered free trial memberships t...