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NASD brokerage regulators fined the Wall Street investment bank $1.5 million for failing to adequately supervise its fee based brokerage business. The lawsuit claimed that from January 2001 to December 2003, Morgan Stanley failed to monitor what sorts of customers were being guided into its "Morgan Stanley Choice" accounts which charged a $1000 annual... - Depakote Birth Defects Lawsuit Filed in Illinois
Feb-27-13 Chicago, IL Recent revelations, according to a new study, that Depakote use by pregnant women could foster lower IQ scores in their offspring is only the latest in a series of suspected Depakote side effects that are culminating in lawsuits. According to PRWeb (2/18/13), one of the most recent lawsuits was filed January 25, 2013, at Illinois South... - Supreme Court Rules in Favor of Chase in Credit Card Rate Hikes Case
Feb-10-11 Washington, DC The Supreme Court recently ruled that Chase Bank USA could legally implement credit card rate hikes on a man's card without notifying him, The Associated Press reports. The court ruled against James A. McCoy, who claimed that Chase had retroactively increased his interest rate after he defaulted. He claimed that regulations prohibit... - TVM Mesh Lawsuit to Be Launched in Canada
Feb-25-13 Winnipeg, MB The western Canadian city of Winnipeg will serve as the backdrop for a transvaginal mesh lawsuit in Canada. The Winnipeg Free Press (2/8/13) reports that court documents are being filed in three Canadian provinces with an eye toward launching a class-action case representing more than 300 Canadian women. Transvaginal mesh has evolved... - Attorney Chases Justice in Foreclosure Crisis
Feb-3-11 Philadelphia, PA Got to hand it to attorney John Narkin. He's got this foreclosure crisis thing figured out—well, near as anyone can figure it out. The 113-page class-action suit on behalf of distressed homeowners filed by Narkin's firm, BHN Law in Philly, lays out the whole sorry story in amazing detail, complete with links to video clips. ... - Retailing Giant “Targets” Your Cell Phone
Feb-18-13 Houston, TX If you’ve received an automated text message from Target recently, the retailing giant may owe you some money. Not only is it annoying to get automated messages pumped into your cell phone, it happens to be against the law. The Telephone Consumer Protect Act (TCPA) sees it as personal interference and an invasion of your privacy. T... - No Trouble Communicating GranuFlo Lawsuit Claims, but Alkali Dosing Errors?
Feb-17-13 Waltham, MA Regardless of the apparent posturing by members of the Fresenius Medical Care (Fresenius) legal team with regards to many a GranuFlo lawsuit , it appears extraordinary that in the midst of the present information age that allows for news and data to be transmitted globally in mere nanoseconds, a company cannot (or allegedly chose not) to com... - Employee Afraid to Ask for California Overtime
Jan-26-11 Seattle, WA There isn't enough time in the day for Angie to discuss her California overtime issue, but Michael, her husband, can attest that her employer violated the California labor law. "Not once in more than two years she has worked for this realtor has my wife been paid overtime," said Michael, "and Angie always worked through lunch when she was i... - Settlement Reached in Amusement Park Accident Lawsuit
Feb-9-13 Buffalo, NY A lawsuit filed after a tragic amusement park accident has been resolved in a confidential settlement, according to reports. The wrongful death lawsuit was filed after a roller coaster accident took the life of an Iraq war veteran. According to WKBW (1/8/13), the terms of the settlement with Darien Lake Amusement Park are confidential,... - Citigroup Inc. European Trade Settlement
The nation's largest bank has agreed to pay a $25 million settlement to clear an investigation by the U.K. securities regulator into a series of European government bond trades. Citigroup must forfeit the 9.96 million pounds in profit made from the August 2nd bond trades and pay a 4 million pound penalty. (Jun-28-05) [ BLOOMBERG ] Legal Help... - Healthy Pay Day for Two Qui Tam Whistleblowers
Jan-16-11 Washington, DC A Qui Tam Whistleblower case that has been going on since 2008 continues to recover losses for the government. To that end, an allegedly fraudulent billing practice on the part of a collection of hospitals that cost Medicare millions of dollars in unnecessary spending has come home to roost yet again with the announcement January 4 of an... - Credit Card Fraud Victims at California Gas Station Increase to 282
Jan-10-11 Sierra Madre, CA Thus far, detectives have identified 282 credit card fraud victims at a gas station in Sierra Madre, California, the Los Angeles Times reports. The authorities are reportedly now turning their attention to a man who allegedly used a clone card at a bank in Montebello, the news source said. Sierra Madre Mayor Jose Mosca said tha... - Are Fen-Phen Pills Back? You Would be Half-Right…
Jan-25-13 Washington, DC Fen-Phen, at one time a miracle weight loss drug that was pulled from the market due to grievous health concerns years ago, is back in part. That’s because the particular combination of Fenfluramine and Phentermine proved to be toxic, primarily due to the first ingredient, Fenfluramine. Phentermine, at the time and even now, was not se... - Accounting Malpractice Lawsuit Launched against Giant E&Y Firm
Dec-31-10 New York, NY A major Accounting Malpractice lawsuit has been filed in the State of New York, and is the first major action to emerge from the failure of the once-Herculean Lehman Brothers bank. While all eyes are on the action and how it all plays out, the lawsuit also comes at a critical time for New York with the ascension of outgoing New York Attorn... - $3.3 Million Settlement for Amusement Park Accident
Dec-28-10 Angels Camp, CA It haunts every parent. Amidst the joy of taking your child to an amusement park is the fear that something could go wrong. Thus, you are entrusting your child's health and safety—indeed, your child's life—to the capacity for an amusement park operator to properly maintain an amusement park ride. That doesn't always happen, and... - Discover Accused of Misleading Tactics
Dec-23-10 Cottage Grove, MN When it comes to credit card abuse , many customers may have thought the new credit card laws offered them greater protection from predatory credit card practices. In truth, there is some protection from credit card rate hikes and credit card fraud, but those restrictions have forced credit card companies to find new ways of generating... - Hydraulic Fracking Hits the Big Screen
Jan-16-13 Hollywood, CA: The debate surrounding hydraulic fracturing water contamination elevates to a new pitch this month with the release of two films, one a presumed blockbuster from the fertile minds of actors Matt Damon and John Krasinski, and the other a documentary that appears to support the ideals behind fracking and debunks many of the concerns of cri... - Seniors at Risk of Illinois Nursing Home Abuse
Dec-14-10 Chicago, IL When it comes to crime, allegations of Illinois nursing home abuse can be shocking. Although many people think their loved ones are safe when they move into an Illinois nursing home, even seniors who live in nursing homes in Illinois can be victims of Illinois nursing home abuse. According to the Illinois Department on Aging, many victim... - What Will 2013 Hold For Yasmin Birth Control?
Jan-3-13 St. Clair County, IL It's been a year since US District Judge David Herndon decided to postpone the trial associated with a Yasmin lawsuit in an effort to have the thousands of cases mediated instead, with the view of reaching a settlement. That effort with regard to Yasmin birth control, as well as Yaz lawsuits, resulted in the November 2012 settle... - Chantix Aggression, And the Role Prescription Drugs Can Play
Dec-31-12 Newtown, CT As 2012 comes to a close, the horrific massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut continues to galvanize public opinion on everything from the availability of guns, to the reasons why a young man like Adam Lanza might be driven to undertake such a shocking assault on human life. And while the debate rages over the gun issu...