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Sort by relevance 1,813 pages found matching bank of america- New Study: Putting the Positive Spin on Anti-Depressants
Jan-17-08 Boston, MA: In a confirmation of suspicions that critics have been harboring for years, a new study reveals that anti-depressant drug manufacturers routinely sweep less-than-stellar drug trial results under the rug, while trumpeting positive findings for the masses. The result distorts reality, critics claim. Perception—which is everything, as t... - Century City Realty LLC and JMB Realty Corp. pay $7.25 million settlement for underestimated traffic to the development
Los Angeles, CA: (Jan-08-08) Tract 7260, California Country Club Homes Assn., Cheviot Hills Homeowners Assn. and Westwood Homeowners Assn. brought charges against the developer of the Constellation Park project, Century City Realty LLC, a subsidiary of JMB Realty Corp., over the construction of two 47-story and one 12-story luxury condominium buildings in... - Preemption - Bush Administration Backs Medtronic in Supreme Court - Part I
Jan-1-08 Washington, DC: Under the arguments made before the US Supreme Court on December 4, 2007, by Deputy Solicitor General Edwin Kneedler, on behalf of the Bush Administration, in support of the medical device maker Medtronic, American citizens injured by a defective device would not be allowed to sue the manufacturer of a product, ever. In a nutshell, the g... - Information Disposal, American United Mortgage Company pays $50,000 FTC fine
Washington, DC: (Dec-19-07) The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) brought charges against American United Mortgage Company, based in Northbrook, IL, alleging that the mortgage broker left loan documents, with personal information such as Social Security numbers, in and around an unsecured dumpster. The suit claimed that the company violated the FTC's rules on... - Golf Pro, Mt. Lebanon pays former employee $25,000 age discrimination settlement
Mt. Lebanon, PA: (Dec-19-07) Matthew Kluck, the township's top golf pro, brought a lawsuit against the township, alleging that he was discriminated against on the basis of his age. He claimed that officials began trying to get him to quit in 2001. Kluck alleged that his bosses treated younger employees favorably while they alienated him, altered his pay st... - Retirement Fund Meltdown: Hint of Sub-Prime Mess in 2004
Dec-20-07 Iowa City, IA Keeping your money in a mattress does not a good investment make—but it suggests an element of safety and security that is often missing these days from certain retirement funds and products that carry increased investment risk . Mortgage-backed securities and other products, are proving the spoiler. With the normal flow of i... - Nurse's Family Files Avandia Wrongful Death Lawsuit against GlaxoSmithKline
Dec-18-07 San Diego, CA Rogelio Larosa and his adult son, Eric, of National City, San Diego County, California, filed a lawsuit on Monday, December 17, 2007, against Philadelphia-based GlaxoSmithKline ("GSK"), the maker of Avandia (rosiglitazone maleate), in U.S. District Court, Southern District of California (San Diego) accusing GSK of causing the wrongful death o... - Wills, Trusts, and Estates: "We thought we had all the bases covered"
Dec-17-07 Okmulgee, OK When you're planning and establishing a trust for your estate, look for a trustee who knows the difference between your interests and their own and who will work for you. Large financial institutions such as the Bank of America certainly know that difference, but as Lorene Grant discovered, they also know how to make your trust and estate wo... - Corrections Corp. agrees to $1.55 million settlement to settle overcharges lawsuit
Tallahassee, FL: (Dec-11-07) The state brought a lawsuit against Corrections Corp. of America, alleging that the company owed the state $3.635 million for alleged overcharges. The suit stemmed from a dispute dating back several years. Sources claimed that a 2005 audit by the Department of Management Services revealed numerous questionable payments to compa... - Less harassment - greater protection - for injured railroad workers
Dec-13-07 Workin' on the railroad all the live-long day is one way not to live long at all, as thousands of railroad workers in the U.S. have discovered. It is an issue the United States Congress is now investigating, and [ lawsuits ] are being filed. The House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee recently concluded its first hearing into the ongoing use... - Settlement: Real Estate Kickbacks
Hartford, CT: (Dec-10-07) State Attorney General Richard Blumenthal's office brought charges against Reiner, Reiner & Bendett, a law firm, Absolute Mortgage Solutions, a mortgage company and Century 21 Access America, a real estate broker, alleging that they engaged in kickback schemes that cheated hundreds of home buyers for mortgage-related services. Sou... - California Labor Law: One employee cites three Violations
Dec-12-07 San Francisco, CA Brenda Cain worked the nightshift at a bank for eight years. For the first five years she and her co-workers didn't get a lunch break—ever. "We could have breaks, long enough to smoke a cigarette but then we had to get back to our desks because they had deadlines to meet," says Cain (not her real name). It is unbelievable that the b... - SSRI's: "Stories like mine have to be out there"
Dec-12-07 Salem, OR Before her son was born in 2003, Louise Morgan had been taking SSRIs for post-partum depression; her doctor had initially prescribed Selexa , then later changed her prescription to Lexapro . Morgan (not her real name pending possible legal action) says, "I took Lexapro from conception to post-partum, all the way along." Her doctor didn't ment... - TJX Data, TJX agrees to pay Visa and Fifth Third Bank a $41 million settlement for a massive data breach
Boston, MA: (Nov-30-07) Visa and Fifth Third Bank brought charges against TJX, over a massive data breach. As part of a settlement reached TJX agreed to pay as much as $41 million in a settlement with Visa and the bank that processes TJX's credit card payments over the data breach. Sources claimed that the Framingham-based discount retailer stated that the... - Corroded Pipeline, BP Exploration Alaska Inc. agrees to $20 million fine related to an oil spill
Anchorage, AK: (Nov-29-07) Federal agencies brought an environmental damage lawsuit against BP Exploration Alaska Inc., the Alaska subsidiary of oil company BP PLC, alleging that the company failed to prevent a crude spill across a swath of delicate tundra in America's largest oil field. Sources confirmed that the company pleaded guilty to the allegations,... - Lawyer Discusses Overtime in Food Distribution Industry
Nov-30-07 Los Angeles, CA: Many employees are unaware that they are owed overtime compensation, or they don't know where to get help. Wage and hour attorney, Kim Anglin discusses overtime issues in the food distribution industry. "Route sales representatives are often misclassified as outside salespersons exempt from overtime wages by their employers," says Angli... - Potential Malfunction Lawsuits Filed Against Medtronic
Nov-29-07 Charleston, WV Medtronic faces more lawsuits alleging that its Sprint Fidelis Leads caused injury or death to patients using the leads. And lawsuits have been filed by plaintiffs who argue that the potential for a malfunction causes them a great deal of stress and has negatively impacted their lives. One lawsuit, which seeks class action status, al... - Kadant Composites LLC is Dead, but Kadant Inc. is Thriving
Nov-28-07 Westford, MA Since news spread that Kadant Composites had recalled certain lots of their GeoDeck composite decking due to deterioration, disgruntled consumers have been posting their stories and frustrations online for the entire world to see. Their stories seem to have a familiar ring: decks proudly built with this new, environmentally friendly pro... - Immigration Detention, Correctional Services Corp. agrees to pay former female inmate $100,000 settlement for abuse
Newark, NJ: (Nov-26-07) Hawa Abdi Jama of Somalia brought a lawsuit against the Correctional Services Corp. (CSC), alleging that the private company that ran an immigration detention facility in Elizabeth was negligent in its hiring and training. Records stated that Jama, now a US citizen living in Ohio, was one of nine immigrants who had sued Correctional... - Retirement Rip-off: Seniors Taken to the Cleaners
Nov-26-07 New York, NY Change is a constant. But this oxymoron is more a truism than a cliché: just as we have had to get used to the change of not spending an entire career in one job and paying into one good company pension (that will keep us well into our old age) there is an equal need for diligence in knowing and determining the hidden investment risks inher...