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Sort by relevance 1,813 pages found matching bank of america- Unfair Insurance: Policies Cancelled, Rates Doubled, Homeowners Abandoned
Oct-18-07 Eastham, MA Despite the fact that insurance companies continue to rake in record profits, homeowners by the thousands are seeing their policies cancelled or given the thumbs-down at renewal time, as their carriers try to limit future liability. They can't afford another $40 billion hit like that of Katrina, the carriers say. And so, over the past... - Hedge Fund Short Sales, Sandell Asset Management pays SEC $8 million securities settlement
New York, NY: (Oct-10-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) brought charges against Sandell Asset Management, alleging that the firm improperly made short sales that were designed to benefit from the turmoil following Hurricane Katrina. The suit was filed following an SEC investigation that revealed that the New York hedge fund group; Thomas... - Bank Loan Fraud, Law firm partner ordered to pay $250,000 fine for fraud
Miami, FL: (Oct-08-07) The Office of Comptroller of the Currency (OCC), which regulates all national banks, brought charges against Carlos Loumiet, a Hunton & Williams partner, alleging that he helped the now-defunct Hamilton Bank hide losses from $20 million in Russian loans. The suit claimed that Loumiet engaged in unsafe or unsound practices, which cost... - Excessive Attorney Fees: Homeowner Robbery
Oct-10-07 Fairdale, WV "Between Chase Manhattan bank and our EMC mortgage we have been charged about $20,000 in excessive attorney fees ," says Kelly Acord. It all started when Chase Manhattan mortgage bought their loan. "Every six months or so they added more charges to our mortgage, such as drive-by property preservation and attorney fees for sending me a let... - Excessive attorney mortgage fees
Lawyers are currently investigating Mortgage Electronics Registration Systems, Inc., (MERS) due to its practice of overcharging borrowers for fees in connection with foreclosures. The original lender is not MERS, although MERS is the party that brings the foreclosure action. MERS allegedly retains attorneys to handle foreclosure actions at a stated pri... - Allianz Annuities, Allianz Life Insurance Company pays $500,000 fine and refunds annuities sold to seniors
Minneapolis, MN: (Oct-08-07) Minnesota Attorney General Lori Swanson brought a lawsuit against Allianz Life Insurance Company of North America, alleging that the insurer used misleading marketing tactics while selling annuities. The suit, filed in January 2007, claimed that Allianz sold unsuitable financial products to senior citizens. In a settlemen... - Voice Over Patent, Vonage pays Sprint $80 million settlement for infringement
Albuquerque, NM: (Oct-08-07) Sprint Communications Co. brought charges against Vonage America Inc., alleging that Vonage infringed on its patents. The suit stemmed from Sprint's complaints in 2005 that Vonage had infringed on several of Sprint's patents. As part of a settlement reached, Vonage America and Sprint Communications agreed to resolve the dispute... - Bridge Eminent Domain, Tehama County pays residents to build new bridge through their property
Red Bluff, CA: (Oct-05-07) Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko and his three sisters filed suit against Tehama County over a bridge project that crosses their property south of town. The suit, filed by the siblings aimed at challenging an eminent domain proceeding that split their property to accommodate the straightening of Rawson Road and replacement of a... - Illegal Music Downloading, Woman pays $220,000 settlement for downloading and sharing 24 songs
Chicago, IL: (Oct-04-07) The Recording Industry of America and six major music labels filed a lawsuit against Jammie Thomas, a single mother from Minnesota, alleging that she illegally shared 24 songs online. Faced with the suit, Thomas, 30, was the first among more than 26,000 people sued by the world's most powerful recording companies to refuse a settle... - Credit card holders: Are You a Deadbeat or Revolver?
Oct-7-07 Los Angeles, CA Dan Bozin holds several credit cards. The credit card companies used to consider him a 'deadbeat': like 55 million Americans, Bozin paid off his bills each month. But without knowing it, he joined 90 million other US credit card holders and became a 'revolver'-- his credit card rate went from 9 percent to 17 percent—another victim o... - Longshoreman Personal Injury, State Ports Authority pays $13.2 million settlement after worker gets crushed under shipping container
Walterboro, SC: (Oct-01-07) Michael Clarkin and his family brought a lawsuit against the South Carolina State Ports Authority (SPA), after he was nearly crushed to death in 2004. An empty shipping container broke loose in mid-air, plunged 50 feet and bounced onto Clarkin's parked Ford Explorer. The suit claimed that the Mount Pleasant longshoreman was sitt... - Bank Scandal, Swiss bank pays Parmalat $30 million bankruptcy settlement
Talk to a local bankruptcy lawyer right away! Chur, Switzerland: (Sep-27-07) Italian dairy giant Parmalat filed a lawsuit against Graubuendner Kantonalbank, a Swiss bank, seeking damages after the company collapsed in a 2003 fraud scandal. Parmalat Finanziaria SpA collapsed in 2003 under billions of dollars of debt following an accounting scandal. I... - Credit Card Company Practices: Legality is Questionable
Sep-28-07 Bothell, WA Hugh Gerrard had a credit card with Chase Bank and never made a payment late in 10 years—his credit rating was impeccable. But he made one mistake that cost Chase a loyal customer. "Because I overlooked an old balance of $20, my interest rate was raised to 29.9 percent from 5.99 percent," says Gerrard. "Last April Chase made me an offe... - US Law firm sells Extramarital Sizzle -- but what about Conservative Canada?
Sep-25-07 Chicago, IL You couldn't miss it if you were strolling through Chicago's Rush Street nightclub district, known as the "Viagra Triangle" for its appeal to middle-aged suburbanites on the prowl. On one side of the giant billboard was a voluptuous, lingerie-clad female torso bent forward in a provocative pose; on the other, a buff male torso with a white towe... - Interview with Labor Lawyer Jose Garay, Part 2
Sep-25-07 Irvine, CA In the second part of our interview, lawyer Jose Garay answers some of the most commonly asked questions by employees regarding California labor law . LawyersandSettlements (LAS): What is your area of expertise? Jose Garay (JG): My area of expertise started in labor law representing employees for a wide variety of reasons, from discrimina... - Car Crashworthiness: Hyundai Tiburon Worthless
Sep-17-07 Mars, PA Brennan Ringler purchased a Hyundai Tiburon in 2003 and he hadn't even received the registration sticker before he got into a driver-side collision. The man who caused the accident hit Ringler's car at 65 mph. "The side airbag didn't deploy, even though the impact pushed the driver's door handle onto my inner thigh," says Ringler. So much for the... - Overtime: Another Tactic that Won't Hold in Court
Sep-17-07 Los Angeles, CA Marcel C. was happy with his job at a large communications company until a new manager was hired. "He hasn't paid us overtime that we are entitled to, even though we submit overtime on our timesheets," says Marcel. "This has become a general problem for my entire crew," says Marcel (not his real name). "When we put in the hours for o... - Michael Saquella and Lawrence Kaplan Stock Promoter Securities Fraud Settlement
Washington, DC: (Sep-06-07) The US Securities and Exchange Commission brought chargers against Michael Saquella and Lawrence Kaplan, two Arizona-based stock promoters, alleging that they participated in securities fraud. Authorities charged that the pair dumped millions of shares of penny-stock companies onto investors after artificially inflating the pric... - Attorney Subpoenas J&J AstraZeneca and Lilly for Hidden Antipsychotic Data Part II
Sep-10-07 Washington, DC Attorney Jim Gottstein is the director of the Law Project for Psychiatric Rights, a public interest law firm that has mounted a campaign against forced psychiatric drugging all over the country. He represents mostly indigent clients through his non-profit organization and is not involved in the lawsuits filed against the atypical makers by p... - DCFS Trust and Daimler Chrysler Services North America and Alexander Levine SUV Wrongful Deaths Settlement
McHenry County IL: (Sep-06-07) The families of Gertrude "Trudy" Stephens, 55, of Cary and Margaret "Peggy" Lewandowski, 56, of Lake in the Hills, brought wrongful death lawsuits against a driver, Alexander Levine, and the companies that owned and leased him his vehicle, DCFS Trust and Daimler Chrysler Services North America, after the women died in a car c...