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Sort by date 1,812 pages found matching bank of america- Mid-Air Collision at San Francisco Airport Narrowly Avoided
Mar-31-10 San Francisco, CA A United Airlines jetliner that took off from San Francisco on Saturday with 251 passengers and 17 crew on board narrowly avoided a mid-air plane crash with a small aircraft that was only several hundred feet away. According to media reports, the Beijing-bound United Airlines Flight 889 had just taken off and was at 1,100 feet when... - Richmond Woman Faces Charges of Nursing Home Abuse after Alleged Kidnapping Plot
Mar-29-10 Berkeley, CA A 51-year-old Richmond woman faces a nursing home abuse lawsuit stemming from allegations that she stole more than $50,000 from six elderly patients, including one woman whom she kidnapped. Concepcion "Connie" Pinco Giron was working as an assistant administrator at the Elmwood Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Berkeley in August 20... - Distracted Driving Accidents can Leave Victims in Financial Ruin
May-26-12 Driver distractions are so much a part of our day, we don‘t give them a second thought. They occur when a driver's attention is diverted away from the principal task of driving by some other, far less important, activity--like texting. Unfortunately, distracted driving accidents can be deadly for their victims--and costly--and many victims find ou... - Accutane Plaintiff Awarded $25.16 Million in Damages for IBD Injury
Mar-20-10 Trenton, NJ: When Andy McCarrell started using Accutane for acne control, he got more than he bargained for: Accutane inflammatory bowel disease , also known as Accutane IBD. And while the disease cost him his colon, his bank account is to benefit by $25.16 million. According to the 3/7/10 issue of Pharma Investments, Ventures & Law Weekly, McCa... - Confidential Electronic Medical Records Can Be File-Shared
Mar-5-10 Ottawa, ON As medical information is increasingly stored on electronic health databases, known as Health Information Technology (HIT), there is growing concern over the security of patient records, given the possibility that unknown agents could hack into electronic medical records through home-based file-sharing programs. According to the results... - Could Zimmer NexGen Lawsuits Cripple the Company?
Apr-18-12 Pittsburgh, PA Lawsuits continue to be filed against Zimmer's NexGen knee replacement device, which could explain why Zimmer Holdings' American market net sales dropped by four percent last year. Perhaps more patients like William and Susie are voicing concern to their doctors and requesting knee replacements other than Zimmer NexGen. Nearly one in... - Filing for Bankruptcy Is the Latest in a String of Financial Losses for Clinic
Feb-3-10 Chicago, IL For the East Chicago Community Health Center, filing for bankruptcy may have seemed inevitable. The institution just endured its fifth consecutive year of financial loss, prompting the removal of its founder and CEO, Cornell Brantley, and the resignation of its CFO, Ricardo Perez. In chapter 11 filings entered last month, the clinic decl... - Unum Insurance: Deny, Delay, Discontinue…
Apr-4-12 Kesgrave, UK Unum insurance is a global company with policyholders around the world. Little wonder then that Unum lawsuits exist elsewhere and are just as prevalent in other countries as they are in North America. In the UK, an area where Unum Group has sizeable market share, a Unum lawsuit has been filed by a disgruntled policyholder unhappy with th... - Illinois Employee Convicted of Fraud
Jan-11-10 Belleville, IL Job applicants should expect their personal information to remain confidential and strictly for the use of the job application. However, a Belleville, Illinois restaurant manager has been cited with fraud and a violation of Illinois employment laws after a handful of employees and job applicants in Illinois discovered that she had stolen... - Depakote Birth Defects: An Uninviting Badge
Mar-22-12 Washington, DC While Depakote birth defects such as cleft palate can be surgically repaired over time, in many instances, there are lingering scars and after-effects that can last a lifetime. Those effects can severely impact a life. Depakote is an anti-convulsant medication prescribed to manage and help control seizures. To such patients, valpro... - Prepaid Debit Fees Too High for Some Cardholders
Jan-5-10 Sacramento, CA Consumers who use prepaid debit cards may have spent a lot more money this holiday season than they had originally anticipated. Prepaid debit card fees can add a lot to a person's expenses—some consumers say the fees are too high for what the cards offer. However, prepaid debit cards could become the payment method of choice for... - Actor Nicolas Cage Could Face Two $3 Million Contract Fraud Lawsuits
Dec-30-09 Hollywood, CA In the latest legal fiasco surrounding the famous Hollywood actor, Nicolas Cage, the star of such popular films as National Treasure and Gone in 60 Seconds , is facing a multi-million dollar contract fraud lawsuit stemming from a real estate deal gone sour. Red Curb Investments, a real estate development firm, has filed suit against t... - Juez establece vista preliminar en relacion a demandas contra Actos Diabetes
Mar-15-12 Nueva Orleans Un juez federal en Louisiana ha programado una audiencia judicial inicial de un grupo de demandas que afirman que el fármaco para diabetes Actos conlleva un mayor riesgo de cáncer de vejiga, informó The Associated Press. De acuerdo con la cadena de noticias, la Juez de Distrito Rebecca Doherty dijo que planea nom... - Settlements and Verdicts: Morgan Stanley.
A 38.5 EU million verdict has been found in the lawsuit filed on behalf of luxury goods maker LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton. The suit alleged that the investment bank had published "considerably prejudiced" research regarding LVHM's activities and reputation. (Jan-12-04) Legal Help If you have a similar problem and would like to be con... - Stock Broker Fraud Case Nets $1.375 Million
Mar-14-12 Incline Village, NV A stock broker arbitration case has returned a jilted investor his entire lost investment, plus interest. The case surrounded the placement of a sizeable investment into a high-risk product when the investor instructed his broker not to do so. The Reno Gazette-Journal (3/9/12) reports that Bobby Hayes will receive an award tota... - Prepaid Debit Card Users Have Little Protection
Dec-20-09 Provo, UT With Christmas just around the corner, consumers are trying to make their money go as far as possible. However, those who use prepaid debit cards often find that their money goes much faster than expected. Some say they load money onto their cards but are not able to access it; others were unaware of all the fees they would be incurring. C... - Pre-Paid Debit Cards at Christmas: Ho Ho Hold the Fees!
Dec-11-09 New York, NY Prepaid debit cards may not be the perfect Christmas gift you thought them to be, given that a host of fees can seriously erode the value of the card. The product can be preferable to the credit card in an economy where few can afford to run up additional debt. Cash is king this year, as consumers scale back their celebrations and attemp... - Settlements and Verdicts: Credit Lyonnais.
In legal trouble? Get help now from a local criminal defense attorney. A $760 million settlement has been reached in the criminal lawsuit filed in regards to the company's allegedly illegal takeover of California's Executive Life Insurance Co. in 1993. The suit charges the French bank with fraud and financial reporting violations. (Dec-12-03) ... - Customer Says Green Dot Took $270 from Him
Dec-7-09 Denver, CO Prepaid debit cards offer a handy solution to consumers concerned about using their credit cards online. However, some consumers say the prepaid visa debit card does not work out as well as expected. James S. says he lost $270 because of his Green Dot prepaid card. "On November 12, I went to 7-Eleven and bought a Green Dot Debit Visa," Ja... - Social Gamers Subject to Unauthorized Charges, According to Suit
Nov-30-09 Sacramento, CA Gaming users have a serious bone to pick with Facebook and the Zynga Game Network over an estimated $500 million in unauthorized charges billed to their credit cards. Rebecca Smith had to change her bank account to put a stop to the unauthorized charges. She is now the lead plaintiff in a national class action suit that alleges the two comp...